Public Health Reviews
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This new section will contain review articles that focus on a particular disease or public health policy. This month there are two public health reviews. The first, by Philippe G. Kestelyn & Emmett T. Cunningham Jr, deals with the ocular problems associated with HIV/AIDS. It is followed by a review, by John P. Whitcher, M. Srinivasan, & Madan P. Upadhyay, of the global problem presented by corneal blindness.
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Medical and Surgical Treatment of Reproductive Outcomes in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and complex condition affecting up to 18% of reproductive-aged women with reproductive, metabolic and psychological dysfunction. We performed an overview and appraisal of methodological quality of systematic reviews assessing medical and surgical treatments for reproductive outcomes in women with PCOS. Methods This was an overview of syste...
متن کاملWorldwide inequality in production of systematic reviews
Background: Investment in science is vital for the development and well-being of societies. This study aims to assess the scientific productivity of countries by quantifying their publication of systematic reviews taking the gross national income per capita (GNIPC) into account. Methods: Medline and ISI Web of Science were searched for systematic reviews published between 1st January 2006 an...
متن کاملPreface: a new stage in the evolution of public health reviews
* Correspondence: [email protected] Braun School of Public Health, Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel Ashkelon College Ashkelon, Ashkelon, Israel Full list of author information is available at the end of the article Foundation and Continuation of Public Health Reviews Public Health Reviews (PHR) was founded in 1972 in Israel and published for over 30 years, with listing in P...
متن کاملGlobal priority setting for Cochrane systematic reviews of health promotion and public health research.
BACKGROUND Systematic reviews of health promotion and public health interventions are increasingly being conducted to assist public policy decision making. Many intra-country initiatives have been established to conduct systematic reviews in their relevant public health areas. The Cochrane Collaboration, an international organisation established to conduct and publish systematic reviews of heal...
متن کاملThe effects of community pharmacy public health interventions on population health and health inequalities: a systematic review of reviews protocol
BACKGROUND Community pharmacies have great potential to deliver services aimed at promoting health and preventing disease, and are embedded within communities. In the light of a rapid increase in community pharmacy-delivered public health services and an accompanying increase in the evidence base, this systematic review of reviews will synthesise systematic reviews of public health community ph...
متن کاملJust telling and selling: current limitations in the use of digital media in public health: a scoping review.
OBJECTIVE To undertake a scoping review and to map research in the area of digital media use in public health. STUDY DESIGN Scoping review. METHODS PubMed, PsycINFO, Google and major textbooks of public health communication and health psychology were searched for primary studies or systematic reviews examining the use of digital media in a health context. Searches focussed on studies publis...
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