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• Crack pipe sharing in context: how sociostructural factors shape risk practices among noninjection drug users

  Authors:Andrew Ivsins, Eric Roth, Cecilia Benoit, and Benedikt FischerFrom:Contemporary Drug Problems (Vol. 40, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 20137,614 words Article 1370LWith the increasing prevalence of crack use in Canada in the previous decade, crack pipe sharing has emerged as a public health concern, implicated in the transmission of blood- and saliva-borne infections. Drawing on...

• The S.T.O.N.E. nephrolithometry scoring system: how valid is it?

  Authors:Thomas Tailly and Hassan RazviFrom:Canadian Urological Association Journal (Vol. 9, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2015637 words Viewpoint essay 1850LWith the observed trend toward the greater use of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the management of urinary stone disease, the importance of preoperative risk assessment and estimation of treatment success has...

• Assessment of emotional distress in children and young people: Suzy O'Connor explains how the Paediatric Index of Emotional Distress can be used to identify and alleviate mental health problems among school-age patients

  Author:Suzy O'ConnorFrom:Mental Health Practice (Vol. 14, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 2011590 words Report 1490LSummary It is widely accepted that most adult mental health difficulties originate in childhood so it is essential that they are detected and treated early to prevent them from becoming more serious later in life....

• Lipoprotein(a) is the best single marker in assessing unstable angina pectoris

  Authors:Vidosava B. Djordjevic, Vladan Cosic, Ivana Stojanovic, Slavica Kundalic, Lilika Zvezdanovic, Marina Deljanin-Ilic, et al.From:Cardiology Research and PracticePeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20115,111 words Report 1520LThis study evaluated whether statin therapy changed a diagnostic validity of lipid and inflammatory markers in ischemic heart disease (IHD) patients. Levels of lipids, lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, inflammatory...

• Risk assessment and treatment of venous thromboembolism: Jean Rogers considers two forms of emergency prophylaxis for one of the most common preventable causes of patient death in hospital

  Author:Jean RogersFrom:Emergency Nurse (Vol. 18, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20101,649 words Report 1540LSummary This article argues that the number of deaths caused by venous thromboembolism (VTE) can be reduced if all patients in emergency departments are assessed to identify those who are most at risk of developing...

• Assessment initiative enhances delivery of intravenous therapy

  From:Cancer Nursing Practice (Vol. 8, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 2009130 words Brief article 1420LAN INNOVATIVE cancer nurse has developed two assessment tools to help nurses choose the most appropriate device to deliver medication directly to a patient's veins. The venous assessment tool (VAT) and deciding on...

• Urinary levoglucosan as a biomarker of wood smoke exposure: observations in a mouse model and in children

  Authors:Christopher T. Migliaccio, Megan A. Bergauff, Christopher P. Palmer, Forrest Jessop, Curtis W. Noonan, and Tony J. WardFrom:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 117, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20096,465 words Clinical report 1400LBACKGROUND: Biomass smoke is an important source of particulate matter (PM), and much remains to be discovered with respect to the human health effects associated with this specific PM source. Exposure to biomass smoke...

• Assessment and treatment of suicide risk in bipolar disorders

  Authors:Maurizio Pompili, Zoltan Rihmer, Marco Innamorati, David Lester, Paolo Girardi, and Roberto TatarelliFrom:Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 200925,766 words Report Author(s): Maurizio Pompili [[dagger]] 1 , Zoltán Rihmer 2 , Marco Innamorati 3 , David Lester 4 , Paolo Girardi 5 , Roberto Tatarelli 6 Keywords: bipolar disorder; risk factors; suicide; therapy Bipolar...

• The effect of graphical and numerical presentation of hypothetical prenatal diagnosis results on risk perception

  Authors:Michael Siegrist, Pascale Orlow, and Carmen KellerFrom:Medical Decision Making (Vol. 28, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20085,669 words Report 1300LByline: Michael Siegrist, PhD (Institute for Environmental Decisions, Consumer Behavior, Zurich, Switzerland, msiegrist@ethz.ch); Pascale Orlow, MSc (Institute for Environmental Decisions, Consumer Behavior, Zurich,...

• New tool to help identify patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease

  From:Practice Nurse

  July 27, 20071,388 words Report 1670Lhe DoH is evaluating a new scoring system1 that could give practice nurses a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing heart disease and which adults would most benefit from treatment. The...

• A diagnostic study using a modified risk assessment tool to rule out DVT in patients presenting to an emergency department. (SSL Prize Session)

  Authors:S.R. Jones, B. Lane, and K. Mackway-JonesFrom:Emergency Medicine Journal (Vol. 19, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2002230 words Brief article Aims: The aim of the study was to assess the validity of a modified risk assessment tool in patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms and signs suggestive of a DVT. Methods: Consecutive patients...

• Community participation in health impact assessments: intuitively appealing but practically difficult.

  Authors:Jayne Parry and John WrightFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 81, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2003982 words Editorial Health impact assessment (HIA) attempts an extremely difficult task. It tries not only to project the impacts of policies, programmes and developments on public health but to influence the political decision-making...

• HIV Infection and Risk Behaviors in Two Cross-Sectional Surveys of Heterosexuals in Alcoholism Treatment(*)

  Authors:WILLIAM J. WOODS, CHRISTINA P. LINDAN, ESTHER S. HUDES, JOSEPH A. BOSCARINO, WAYNE W. CLARK, and ANDREW L. AVINSFrom:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Vol. 61, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20003,898 words Article Objective: To measure the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and high-risk behaviors among heterosexuals in alcoholism treatment, comparing two cross-sectional surveys completed 2 to 3 years...

• Risk assessment in primary prevention of coronary heart disease: randomised comparison of three scoring methods

  Authors:Christopher G Isles, Lewis D Ritchie, Peter Murchie, and John NorrieFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 320, Issue 7236) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 11, 20001,047 words Article That lipid lowering with statins benefits even those at low risk of coronary heart disease is no longer open to question. The challenge now is for clinicians to strike a balance between what is desirable, affordable,...

• Heterosexual AIDS: setting the odds

  Author:Booth, William (English archbishop)From:Science (Vol. 240, Issue 4852) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 29, 1988794 words Article Heterosexual AIDS: Setting the Odds Norman Hearst and Stephen Hulley of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California in San Francisco recently performed a series of calculations that have...

• A high-risk screen for psychiatric discharge planning

  Authors:Winifred R. Christ, John F. Clarkin, and James W. HullFrom:Health and Social Work (Vol. 19, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19945,377 words Article This article tests the hypothesis that psychiatric inpatients at high risk for presenting difficulties in aftercare planning can be accurately identified on admission to an inpatient unit. A 16-item high-risk screening...

• Factors affecting contrasting results between self-reported and performance-based levels of physical limitations

  Authors:G.I.J.M. Kempen, M.J.G. van Heuvelen, R.H.S. van den Brink, A.C. Kooijman, M. Klein, P.J. Houx, et al.From:Age and Ageing (Vol. 25, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19964,914 words Article We have examined the role of socio-demographic variables, cognitive and affective functioning, and personality in discrepancies between performance-based and self-report measures within three domains of physical...

• Chronic disease, functional health status, and demographics: a multi-dimensional approach to risk adjustment

  Authors:Mark C. Hornbrook and Michael J. GoodmanFrom:Health Services Research (Vol. 31, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 19968,109 words Article Objective. The goal of this study was to develop unbiased risk-assessment models to be used for paying health plans on the basis of enrollee health status and use propensity. We explored the risk structure of adult...

• Chronic kidney disease risk factors in workers of an agricultural research institute in Southern Nigeria

  Authors:Enajite Okaka, Bibiana Eiya, Afeaje Olokor, Ikponmwosa Iyawe, Chimezie Okwuonu, Oluseyi Adejumo, et al.From:African Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (Vol. 16, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-June 20173,181 words Report 1510LByline: Enajite. Okaka, Bibiana. Eiya, Afeaje. Olokor, Ikponmwosa. Iyawe, Chimezie. Okwuonu, Oluseyi. Adejumo, Odigie. Ojeh-Oziegbe, Frank. Imarhiagbe, Evelyn. Unuigbe Background: The incidence and prevalence of...

• Comparative assessment of transport risks--how it can contribute to health impact assessment of transport policies. (Policy and Practice)

  Authors:Tord Kjellstrom, Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Gabriele Bammer, and Tony McMichaelFrom:Bulletin of the World Health Organization (Vol. 81, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20035,072 words Article Abstract Health impact assessment (HIA) and comparative risk assessment (CRA) are important tools with which governments and communities can compare and integrate different sources of information about various health...