Published in Int J Infect Dis on June 21, 2006
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Combining drinking water treatment and hand washing for diarrhoea prevention, a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 2.07
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A cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a handwashing-promotion program in Chinese primary schools. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.92
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An outbreak of HIV infection among injection drug users in a small town in Pakistan: potential for national implications. Int J STD AIDS (2004) 1.72
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A large cholera outbreak in Kano City, Nigeria: the importance of hand washing with soap and the danger of street-vended water. J Water Health (2003) 1.36
Knowledge and attitudes about health research amongst a group of Pakistani medical students. BMC Med Educ (2006) 1.32
Burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fever in a densely populated urban community, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Int J Infect Dis (2010) 1.31
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A novel technology to improve drinking water quality: a microbiological evaluation of in-home flocculation and chlorination in rural Guatemala. J Water Health (2003) 1.31
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The impact of providing symptom management assistance on caregiver reaction: results of a randomized trial. J Pain Symptom Manage (2006) 1.16
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Missed opportunities for diagnosis and treatment of diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia in a Mexican American population, Cameron County Hispanic Cohort, 2003-2008. Prev Chronic Dis (2012) 1.15
Prevalence and correlates of stunting among children in rural Pakistan. Pediatr Int (2003) 1.15
Neonatal tetanus: mortality rate and risk factors in Loralai District, Pakistan. Int J Epidemiol (2002) 1.11
Influenza A and B infection in children in urban slum, Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.11
Prevalence and significance of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency among apparently healthy adults. Clin Biochem (2010) 1.10
High prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tertiary care hospital in Tehran, Iran. J Infect Dev Ctries (2010) 1.10
Lassa fever vaccine. Expert Rev Vaccines (2004) 1.08
Rabies deaths in Pakistan: results of ineffective post-exposure treatment. Int J Infect Dis (2004) 1.08
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and risks of abnormal serum alanine aminotransferase in Hispanics: a population-based study. PLoS One (2011) 1.07
The influence of end-of-life cancer care on caregivers. Res Nurs Health (2007) 1.07
An online method for diagnosis of difficult TB cases for developing countries. Stud Health Technol Inform (2011) 1.07
Prevalence of infection with waterborne pathogens: a seroepidemiologic study in children 6-36 months old in San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2004) 1.07
A cholera outbreak associated with drinking contaminated well water. Arch Iran Med (2011) 1.06
Men who have sex with men: new emerging threat of HIV/AIDS spread in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc (2008) 1.05
Public private mix model in enhancing tuberculosis case detection in District Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc (2009) 1.04
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Socio-demographic correlates of betel, areca and smokeless tobacco use as a high risk behavior for head and neck cancers in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy (2006) 1.02
Knowledge, attitude and practice of private practitioners regarding TB-DOTS in a rural district of Sindh, Pakistan. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad (2010) 1.02
Selective enrichment and detection of mycobacterial DNA in paucibacillary specimens. J Microbiol Methods (2006) 1.01
Detection of antibodies secreted from circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific plasma cells in the diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2009) 1.00
Social environment and depression among pregnant women in urban areas of Pakistan: importance of social relations. Soc Sci Med (2006) 1.00
Chewing of betel, areca and tobacco: perceptions and knowledge regarding their role in head and neck cancers in an urban squatter settlement in Pakistan. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev (2006) 1.00
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The burden of non-communicable disease in transition communities in an Asian megacity: baseline findings from a cohort study in Karachi, Pakistan. PLoS One (2013) 0.98
Association between intensive handwashing promotion and child development in Karachi, Pakistan: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2012) 0.97
Recycling of injection equipment in Pakistan. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2003) 0.97
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Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in a tertiary care hospital in Tehran, Iran. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2007) 0.96
Patterns and trends in Pakistan's heterogeneous HIV epidemic. Sex Transm Infect (2013) 0.95
Disparities in access to surgical care within a lower income country: an alarming inequity. World J Surg (2013) 0.95
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The role of neighborhood level socioeconomic characteristics in Salmonella infections in Michigan (1997-2007): assessment using geographic information system. Int J Health Geogr (2007) 0.94
Knowledge gaining by human genetic studies on tuberculosis susceptibility. J Hum Genet (2010) 0.94
Resource allocation within the National AIDS Control Program of Pakistan: a qualitative assessment of decision maker's opinions. BMC Health Serv Res (2007) 0.93
Status of children's blood lead levels in Pakistan: implications for research and policy. Public Health (2008) 0.93
Characterization of antibodies to PspA and PsaA in adults over 50 years of age with invasive pneumococcal disease. Vaccine (2004) 0.92
Lung function decrement with arsenic exposure to drinking groundwater along River Indus: a comparative cross-sectional study. Environ Geochem Health (2010) 0.92
Human metapneumovirus infection among children, Bangladesh. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 0.92
Knowledge and beliefs of adolescents regarding sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS in a rural district in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc (2007) 0.92
Infection control practices in clinical laboratories in Pakistan. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2003) 0.91
Indoor air pollution (PM2.5) due to secondhand smoke in selected hospitality and entertainment venues of Karachi, Pakistan. Tob Control (2011) 0.91
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PNPLA3 polymorphisms and liver aminotransferase levels in a Mexican American population. Clin Invest Med (2012) 0.91
Rapid DNA extraction for specific detection and quantitation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in sputum specimens using Taqman assays. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2011) 0.91
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Does a symptom management intervention affect depression among cancer patients: results from a clinical trial. Psychooncology (2004) 0.91
Ancestral effect on HOMA-IR levels quantitated in an American population of Mexican origin. Diabetes Care (2012) 0.90
Diagnosis of tuberculosis lymphadenitis using a polymerase chain reaction on peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2003) 0.90
The missing men: high risk of disease in men of Mexican origin. Am J Mens Health (2010) 0.90
Perceived barriers to exercise in Hispanic adults by level of activity. J Phys Act Health (2011) 0.90
Adiponectin/leptin ratio and metabolic syndrome in a Mexican American population. Clin Invest Med (2011) 0.89
Molecular immunity to mycobacteria: knowledge from the mutation and phenotype spectrum analysis of Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases. Int J Infect Dis (2011) 0.89
Condom use during commercial sex among clients of Hijra sex workers in Karachi, Pakistan (cross-sectional study). BMJ Open (2011) 0.89
Leptospirosis as a cause of fever in urban Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 0.89
Incidence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with urinary tract infection. Sao Paulo Med J (2012) 0.88
Learning to dislike safe water products: results from a randomized controlled trial of the effects of direct and peer experience on willingness to pay. Environ Sci Technol (2012) 0.88
Ancestry informative marker set for han chinese population. G3 (Bethesda) (2012) 0.87
Attitudes and perceptions about prenatal diagnosis and induced abortion among adults of Pakistani population. Prenat Diagn (2008) 0.87
Short report: Gender differences in tuberculosis notification in Pakistan. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2011) 0.87