Exploration of factors associated with perceived barriers to cervical cancer screening among Chinese American women

This study is one of the first to explore factors related to perceived barriers to Pap smear testing among CAW. Demographic factors (i.e., education level, employment status, health insurance, disease history) and previous Pap smears were significantly associated with perceived barriers.

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Comparison of plasma lipids changes after middle-distance running in euglycemic and diabetic subjects

Total cholesterol remained unchanged after the run in both categories of subjects. Notably, no significant difference was noted between diabetic and euglycemic subjects in the percent post-run variation of all lipoprotein fractions after the running trial.

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Focused Issue on Advances in Countering Emerging and Zoonotic Pathogens

This focused issue on “Advances in Countering Emerging and Zoonotic Pathogens” is edited by Dr. Kuldeep Dhama, from Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Focused Issue on HPV vaccine uptake and acceptance in Asia region

This Focused Issue on “HPV vaccine uptake and acceptance in Asia region” is edited by Li Ping Wong, from Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Focused Issue on Non-coummunicable Diseases

This focused issue on “Non-coummunicable Diseases” is edited by Dr. Anand Krishnan, from Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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Focused Issue: Precision Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Guest Editors:Antoine Flahault, Olga De Santis
Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

This special issue of JPHE focuses on a carefully selected set of EID and aims to learn from intelligent approaches to help better understanding the conditions that promote their emergence. Two groups of emerging viral pathogens are of primary concern here: (I) airborne viruses, and (II) arboviruses (arthropod-borne).

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Investigation and analysis on level of medical exposure in radiodiagnosis and radiotherapy in Jiangsu Province in 2016

The aim of the present study is to investigate the frequency and the dose level of the medical exposure and estimate the distribution of the medical radiation in Jiangsu 2016, which can establish foundation to improve the protection of the medical irradiation.

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Spatial accessibility to midwifery institutions in Wuhan city

As one of the major medical resources, midwifery facilities provide important healthcare for maternal and newborn health. The research on the spatial distribution of midwifery facilities can help to improve the convenience of seeking midwifery service. The study explored the spatial distribution of midwifery institutions and residents in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province in China, with the aim to further optimize the planning and allocation of obstetric resources.

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Application of the CARE Guideline as reporting standard in Journal of Public Health and Emergency

Journal of Public Health and Emergency welcomes case reports which are supposed to report new observations of diseases, clinical findings or novel/unique treatment outcomes relevant to practitioners in the fields of medicine.

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Focused Issue on The Role of Sudanese Diaspora and NGO in Health System in Sudan

In this special issue we have tried to highlights the contributions of Sudanese medical diaspora and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the development of the health care system in Sudan. The reader may find the special issue covered different disciplines and this can be attributed to the contributions of different specialists.

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