Published in BMC Int Health Hum Rights on October 25, 2009
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Determinants of delay in malaria treatment-seeking behaviour for under-five children in south-west Ethiopia: a case control study. Malar J (2010) 1.48
Protecting vulnerable road users from injury. PLoS Med (2010) 1.43
Increased use of community medicine distributors and rational use of drugs in children less than five years of age in Uganda caused by integrated community case management of fever. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.34
Improving access to health care for malaria in Africa: a review of literature on what attracts patients. Malar J (2012) 1.22
The quest for universal access to effective malaria treatment: how can the AMFm contribute? Malar J (2010) 1.17
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An exploratory qualitative study on perceptions about mosquito bed nets in the Niger Delta: what are the barriers to sustained use? J Multidiscip Healthc (2011) 1.02
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Barriers to Essential Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Pilot Study of a Comprehensive Assessment Tool in Ghana. World J Surg (2015) 0.84
Education and knowledge helps combating malaria, but not degedege: a cross-sectional study in Rufiji, Tanzania. Malar J (2014) 0.83
Adherence and uptake of artemisinin-based combination treatments for uncomplicated malaria: a qualitative study in northern Ghana. PLoS One (2015) 0.81
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Factors influencing adverse events reporting within the health care system: the case of artemisinin-based combination treatments in northern Ghana. Malar J (2016) 0.77
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How local community knowledge about malaria affects insecticide-treated net use in northern Ghana. Trop Med Int Health (2005) 2.10
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Accurate and inaccurate HIV transmission beliefs, stigmatizing and HIV protection motivation in northern Thailand. AIDS Care (2004) 1.59
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Maternal responses to childhood febrile illnesses in an area of seasonal malaria transmission in rural Ethiopia. Acta Trop (2007) 1.15
The influence of cultural perception of causation, complications, and severity of childhood malaria on determinants of treatment and preventive pathways. Int Q Community Health Educ (2007) 1.08
Urban malaria treatment behaviour in the context of low levels of malaria transmission in Lagos, Nigeria. Afr J Med Med Sci (2001) 1.08
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A community perspective on the efficacy of malaria treatment options for children in Lundazi district, Zambia. Trop Med Int Health (1999) 1.03
A qualitative study to identify community structures for management of severe malaria: a basis for introducing rectal artesunate in the under five years children in Nakonde District of Zambia. BMC Public Health (2005) 0.94
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Issues of measuring and improving the treatment of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Trop Doct (2005) 0.87
Lay health beliefs concerning HIV and AIDS--a barrier for control programmes. AIDS Care (1993) 0.78
Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial. Lancet (2010) 12.92
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American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2012) 9.25
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HIV status in discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis (2010) 6.95
The need for an institute of continuing health education. CMAJ (2008) 6.36
Stopping randomized trials early for benefit and estimation of treatment effects: systematic review and meta-regression analysis. JAMA (2010) 5.90
Antimalarial drug quality in the most severely malarious parts of Africa - a six country study. PLoS One (2008) 4.76
YouTube as a source of information on immunization: a content analysis. JAMA (2007) 4.47
Barriers to participation in clinical trials of cancer: a meta-analysis and systematic review of patient-reported factors. Lancet Oncol (2006) 4.32
An evidence-based practice guideline for the peer review of electronic search strategies. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 3.98
Current status and future prospects of epidemiology and public health training and research in the WHO African region. Int J Epidemiol (2012) 3.60
Risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome after seasonal influenza vaccination and influenza health-care encounters: a self-controlled study. Lancet Infect Dis (2013) 3.27
The abandoned trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV: what went wrong? PLoS Med (2005) 3.27
Male sex and the risk of mortality among individuals enrolled in antiretroviral therapy programs in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS (2013) 3.17
Treatment of periodontal disease for glycaemic control in people with diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 3.08
Problems with use of composite end points in cardiovascular trials: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2007) 3.06
Does ratification of human-rights treaties have effects on population health? Lancet (2009) 2.93
Jordan's Principle, governments' paralysis. CMAJ (2007) 2.85
Lower pill burden and once-daily antiretroviral treatment regimens for HIV infection: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Infect Dis (2014) 2.65
Statin therapy in stroke prevention: a meta-analysis involving 121,000 patients. Am J Med (2008) 2.44
Directly observed antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. Lancet (2009) 2.35
Systematic review of qualitative studies exploring parental beliefs and attitudes toward childhood vaccination identifies common barriers to vaccination. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 2.32
History, principles, and practice of health and human rights. Lancet (2007) 2.19
Roll back malaria? The scarcity of international aid for malaria control. Malar J (2003) 2.17
Severe mental illness at ART initiation is associated with worse retention in care among HIV-infected Ugandan adults. Trop Med Int Health (2012) 2.08
The Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS (CAMPS) trial: a randomized trial of text messaging versus usual care for adherence to antiretroviral therapy. PLoS One (2012) 2.05
Shoppers Drug Mart or poachers drug mart? CMAJ (2007) 2.05
Treatment outcomes of patients on second-line antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS (2012) 2.03
Getting to the electronic medical record. CMAJ (2008) 2.02
Depression, alcohol use and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. AIDS Behav (2012) 2.01
Combination antiretroviral therapy in population affected by conflict: outcomes from large cohort in northern Uganda. BMJ (2009) 1.98
Barriers to participating in an HIV vaccine trial: a systematic review. AIDS (2004) 1.97
A survey of health-related activities on second life. J Med Internet Res (2009) 1.92
The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials (2009) 1.92
Effectiveness of smoking cessation therapies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health (2006) 1.91
Teaching evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: 1. A learning structure for clinical decision changes. J Altern Complement Med (2002) 1.90
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Potential impact on estimated treatment effects of information lost to follow-up in randomised controlled trials (LOST-IT): systematic review. BMJ (2012) 1.85
Neglected diseases, civil conflicts, and the right to health. Lancet (2007) 1.80
Trading ideology for dialogue: an opportunity to fix international aid for health? Lancet (2003) 1.74
Association of autistic spectrum disorder and the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: a systematic review of current epidemiological evidence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2003) 1.74
Iraq War mortality estimates: a systematic review. Confl Health (2008) 1.72
Mobile phone text messages for improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART): an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open (2013) 1.66
The challenges in making electronic health records accessible to patients. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2011) 1.62
Liver transplant outcomes in HIV-infected patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis with synthetic cohort. AIDS (2011) 1.61
Migration and transmission of blood-borne infections among injection drug users: understanding the epidemiologic bridge. Drug Alcohol Depend (2007) 1.60
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Survival of HIV-infected adolescents on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: findings from a nationally representative cohort in Uganda. PLoS One (2011) 1.56
Sharing evidence on humanitarian relief. BMJ (2005) 1.56
A Canadian framework for applying the precautionary principle to public health issues. Can J Public Health (2011) 1.54
HIV treatment adherence, drug resistance, virologic failure: evolving concepts. Infect Disord Drug Targets (2011) 1.53
Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet HIV (2016) 1.51
Safety of task-shifting for male medical circumcision: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS (2012) 1.51
An analysis of the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine debate on MySpace blogs. Vaccine (2009) 1.50
Adverse events associated with nevirapine and efavirenz-based first-line antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS (2013) 1.49
Knowledge, perceptions and information about hormone therapy (HT) among menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. PLoS One (2011) 1.48
Safe water? Depends on where you live! CMAJ (2008) 1.48
Predictive risk algorithms in a population setting: an overview. J Epidemiol Community Health (2012) 1.47
Health system determinants of infant, child and maternal mortality: A cross-sectional study of UN member countries. Global Health (2011) 1.46
Medical errors, apologies and apology laws. CMAJ (2009) 1.44
Reducing the amount of blood transfused: a systematic review of behavioral interventions to change physicians' transfusion practices. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.41
Coping with public health 2.0. CMAJ (2009) 1.41
Ending life with grace and agreement. CMAJ (2008) 1.41
Safety of efavirenz in first-trimester of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes from observational cohorts. AIDS (2010) 1.41
Congratulations to our colleagues at Open Medicine. CMAJ (2007) 1.39
It's time to take back the health care debate. CMAJ (2007) 1.38
America, embrace health care reform. CMAJ (2009) 1.38
Physicians and patent law. Lancet (2003) 1.38
Pilot study of essential drug quality in two major cities in India. PLoS One (2009) 1.37
Does outcome feedback make you a better emergency physician? A systematic review and research framework proposal. CJEM (2009) 1.37
A legislative failure of epidemic proportions. CMAJ (2008) 1.36
The effect of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection on in-hospital mortality. Arch Intern Med (2010) 1.36
Knowledge for knowledge translation: the role of the Cochrane Collaboration. J Contin Educ Health Prof (2006) 1.35
Clinical and immunological outcomes of a national paediatric cohort receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in Uganda. AIDS (2008) 1.35
Ethics of conducting research in conflict settings. Confl Health (2009) 1.34
HIV/AIDS in African militaries: an ecological analysis. Med Confl Surviv (2008) 1.34
Hypertension prevalence and Framingham risk score stratification in a large HIV-positive cohort in Uganda. J Hypertens (2013) 1.33
LOST to follow-up Information in Trials (LOST-IT): a protocol on the potential impact. Trials (2009) 1.32
Descriptive review and evaluation of the functioning of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Annex 2. Global Health (2012) 1.31
The effect of hospital-acquired infection with Clostridium difficile on length of stay in hospital. CMAJ (2011) 1.31
Expanding access to treatment for hepatitis C in resource-limited settings: lessons from HIV/AIDS. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.30
Adverse events associated with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smoking cessation. A systematic review and meta-analysis of one hundred and twenty studies involving 177,390 individuals. Tob Induc Dis (2010) 1.27
The first decade of antiretroviral therapy in Africa. Global Health (2011) 1.27
Impact of African herbal medicines on antiretroviral metabolism. AIDS (2005) 1.27
In the era of systematic reviews, does the size of an individual trial still matter. PLoS Med (2008) 1.26
The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on medical house staff: a qualitative study. J Gen Intern Med (2005) 1.24
Aging with HIV in Africa: the challenges of living longer. AIDS (2012) 1.21
Risk of resistance to highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive injecting drug users: a meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis (2010) 1.21
Disclosure of natural product use to primary care physicians: a cross-sectional survey of naturopathic clinic attendees. Mayo Clin Proc (2005) 1.20
Physical and chemical stability of expired fixed dose combination artemether-lumefantrine in uncontrolled tropical conditions. Malar J (2009) 1.20