Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Journals "BMC Medicine"

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    • Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy: a cluster-randomised controlled pilot study 

      Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Røyset, Inga Marie; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Halsteinli, Vidar; Døhl, Øystein; Vossius, Corinna Elisabeth; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bergh, Sverre; Rostoft, Siri; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bye, Asta; Melby, Line Kari; Røsstad, Tove Garåsen; Eriksen, Guro Falk; Sollid, May Ingvild Volungholen; Rolfson, Darryl; Saltyte Benth, Jurate (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Geriatric assessment and management (GAM) improve outcomes in older patients with cancer treated with surgery or chemotherapy. It is unclear whether GAM may provide better function and quality of life (QoL), or ...

    • Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018 

      Haeuse, Emily; Serfes, Audrey L; Cork, Michael A.; Kisa, Adnan; Yang, Mingyou; Abbastabar, Hedayat; Hay, Simon I.; Kisa, Sezer; Ayanore, Martin Amogre; Didarloo, Alireza; Olakunde, Babayemi Oluwaseun; Subsaharan Africa HIV Prev. Co, Local Burden of Disease (BMC Medicine;20, Article number: 488 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Human immunodefciency virus and acquired immune defciency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to meet ...

    • Mapping subnational HIV mortality in sixLatin American countries with incompletevital registration systems 

      Kisa, Adnan; Hay, Simon I.; Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura; Cork, Michael A; Henry, Nathaniel J.; Watson, Stefanie; Kisa, Sezer; HIV Collaborators, Local Burden of Disease; Croneberger, Andrew J; Baumann, Mathew; Yang, Mingyou; Serfes, Audrey L (BMC Medicine;19, Article number: 4 (2021), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-08)
      Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health priority in Latin America. While the burden of HIV is historically concentrated in urban areas and high-risk groups, subnational estimates that cover ...