Posted on July 13th, 2007 by Salady
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Mutual aid agreements: essential legal tools for public health preparedness and response.
Am J Public Health. 2007 Apr;97 Suppl 1:S62-8
Authors: Stier DD, Goodman RA
Mutual aid is the sharing of supplies, equipment, personnel, and information across political boundaries. States must have agreements in place to ensure mutual aid to facilitate effective responses to public […]
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Posted on July 11th, 2007 by h251183
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Chikungunya infection: an emerging rheumatism among travelers returned from Indian Ocean islands. Report of 47 cases.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2007 May;86(3):123-37
Authors: Simon F, Parola P, Grandadam M, Fourcade S, Oliver M, Brouqui P, Hance P, Kraemer P, Mohamed AA, de Lamballerie X, Charrel R, Tolou H
A large chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreak emerged in 2005-2006 […]
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Posted on July 9th, 2007 by pillaireshmi
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Agreement of decision analyses and subsequent clinical studies in infectious diseases.
Am J Med. 2007 May;120(5):461.e1-9
Authors: Bress JN, Hulgan T, Lyon JA, Johnston CP, Lehmann H, Sterling TR
PURPOSE: Decision analysis techniques can compare management strategies when there are insufficient data from clinical studies to guide decision making. We compared the outcomes of decision […]
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Posted on July 5th, 2007 by h251183
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Reference chart for relative weight change to detect hypernatraemic dehydration.
Arch Dis Child. 2007 Jun;92(6):490-4
Authors: van Dommelen P, van Wouwe JP, Breuning-Boers JM, van Buuren S, Verkerk PH
OBJECTIVE: The validity of the rule of thumb that infants may have a weight loss of 10% in the first days after birth is unknown. We […]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Thomas F. Heston, MD, FAAFP, FACNP, FASNC
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Should paediatric central lines be aspirated before use?
Arch Dis Child. 2007 Jun;92(6):517-8
Authors: Coulthard MG, Skinner R
As blood clots commonly occur in the lumens of paediatric haemodialysis central-venous lines, they must be routinely aspirated before use to prevent pulmonary emboli. The smaller diameter lines used for parenteral nutrition and cancer chemotherapy are seldom […]
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Posted on July 1st, 2007 by saluja
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Climate change and children.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2007 Apr;54(2):213-26, vii
Authors: Ebi KL, Paulson JA
Climate change is increasing the burden of climate-sensitive health determinants and outcomes worldwide. Acting through increasing temperature, changes in the hydrologic cycle, and sea level rise, climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of heat […]
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