Search Results - "Hatcher, Juanita"

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Lung cancer survival and stage at diagnosis in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK: a population-based study, 2004–2007

by Walters, Sarah Maringe, Camille Coleman, Michel P Peake, Michael D Butler, John Young, Nicholas Bergström, Stefan Hanna, Louise Jakobsen, Erik Kölbeck, Karl Sundstrøm, Stein Engholm, Gerda Gavin, Anna Gjerstorff, Marianne L Hatcher, Juanita Johannesen, Tom Børge Linklater, Karen M McGahan, Colleen E Steward, John Tracey, Elizabeth Turner, Donna Richards, Michael A Rachet, Bernard Published in Thorax (01.06.2013)

“...Background The authors consider whether differences in stage at diagnosis could explain the variation in lung cancer survival between six developed countries...”

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Health seeking behaviour and health service utilization in Pakistan: challenging the policy makers

by Shaikh, Babar T Hatcher, Juanita Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (01.03.2005)

“...There is a growing literature on health seeking behaviours and the determinants of health services utilization especially in the context of developing...”

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Community-Based Interventions to Promote Blood Pressure Control in a Developing Country: A Cluster Randomized Trial

by JAFAR, Tazeen H HATCHER, Juanita KHAN, Ata BADRUDDIN, Salma H CHATURVEDI, Nish POULTER, Neil ISLAM, Muhammad HASHMI, Shiraz QADRI, Zeeshan BUX, Rasool KHAN, Ayesha JAFARY, Fahim H HAMEED, Aamir Published in Annals of internal medicine (2009)

“...Despite convincing evidence that lowering blood pressure decreases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, the hypertension burden remains high and control...”

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Effect of general practitioner education on adherence to antihypertensive drugs: cluster randomised controlled trial

by Qureshi, Nudrat Noor Hatcher, Juanita Chaturvedi, Nish Jafar, Tazeen H Published in BMJ (01.11.2007)

“...Objective To determine the impact of a simple educational package for general practitioners on adherence to antihypertensive drugs.Design Cluster randomised...”

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A multicentre matched case control study of risk factors for Preeclampsia in healthy women in Pakistan

by Shamsi, Uzma Hatcher, Juanita Shamsi, Azra Zuberi, Nadeem Qadri, Zeeshan Saleem, Sarah Published in BMC women's health (30.04.2010)

“...Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality world-wide. The risk for developing preeclampsia varies depending...”

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Complementary and alternative medicine in pakistan: prospects and limitations

by Shaikh, Babar T Hatcher, Juanita Published in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (01.06.2005)

“...Despite all the marvelous advancements in modern medicine, traditional medicine has always been practiced. More than 70% of the developing world's population...”

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Where Do They Go, Whom Do They Consult, and Why? Health-Seeking Behaviors in the Northern Areas of Pakistan

by Shaikh, Babar T Haran, David Hatcher, Juanita Published in Qualitative health research (01.06.2008)

“...This study presents an ethnographic account of health-seeking behaviors and determinants of health service utilization of people living in the rural Northern...”

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Linking past and future: cross-border development and quality of life in the Badakhshans

by Sherbut, Graham Kanji, Nazneen Hatcher, Juanita Published in Central Asian survey (03.04.2015)

“...The 1895 Pamir Convention divided the mountainous region of Badakhshan into separate entities under Russian and British/Afghan influence, leading to a...”

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Use of albumin creatinine ratio and urine albumin concentration as a screening test for albuminuria in an Indo-Asian population

by Jafar, Tazeen H Chaturvedi, Nish Hatcher, Juanita Levey, Andrew S Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01.08.2007)

“...Background. Albuminuria (>30 mg/day) based on 24 h urine albumin excretion is one of the criteria for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a predictor of...”

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Case–control study of risk factors associated with hepatitis C virus infection among pregnant women in hospitals of Karachi‐Pakistan

by Khan, Uzma R Janjua, Naveed Z Akhtar, Saeed Hatcher, Juanita Published in Tropical medicine & international health (01.06.2008)

“...Summary Objective To identify risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among pregnant women seeking antenatal care in tertiary care hospitals of...”

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Social environment and depression among pregnant women in urban areas of Pakistan: Importance of social relations

by Kazi, Ambreen Fatmi, Zafar Hatcher, Juanita Kadir, Muhammad Masood Niaz, Unaiza Wasserman, Gail A Published in Social science & medicine (1982) (2006)

“...Aspects of the social environment, including social conditions (socio-economic status, household situations, chronic illnesses) and social relations (attitude...”

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Patterns of cigarillo use among Canadian young adults in two urban settings

by Erika A. Yates Jolene Dubray Robert Schwartz Maritt Kirst Ashley Lacombe-Duncan Juhee Suwal Juanita Hatcher Published in Canadian journal of public health (01.02.2014)

“...Current estimates indicate that cigarillo use has become commonplace among young adults in Canada despite the established risks to health. However, little else...”

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Improving Quality of Life in Remote Mountain Communities

by Nazneen Kanji Graham Sherbut Romin Fararoon Juanita Hatcher Published in Mountain Research and Development ( 2012)

“...Abstract This article explores how physical remoteness influences the quality of life of people living in mountain communities in Afghanistan's Badakhshan...”

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Update on prevalence, trend and socio-demographic association of five modifiable lifestyle risk factors for cancer in Alberta and Canada

by Feng Xiao Li Juanita Hatcher Published in Canadian journal of public health (01.11.2009)

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Rapidly rising rates of overweight and obesity coupled with persistently high rates of undernutrition among school aged children in an urban Indo-Asian population: authors’ respons...

by Jafar, Tazeen H Hatcher, Juanita Bhutta, Zulfiqar A Published in Archives of disease in childhood (01.11.2008)

“...[...]central obesity has been shown to be associated with insulin resistance and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in youth, especially of Indo-Asian...”

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Effect of Low vs. High Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure Levels in a Normotensive Indo-Asian Population

by Jessani, Saleem Hatcher, Juanita Chaturvedi, Nish Jafar, Tazeen H Published in American journal of hypertension (01.11.2008)

“...Background Hypertension is a major modifiable risk factor, and while sodium restriction in hypertensive patients appears effective, its role in normotensive...”

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Association of depression with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes among adults aged between 25 to 60 years in Karachi, Pakistan

by Perveen, Shazia Otho, Muhammad S Siddiqi, Muhammad N Hatcher, Juanita Rafique, Ghazala Published in Diabetology and metabolic syndrome (19.03.2010)

“...The combination of depression with type 2 diabetes is a public health problem. If diabetes is managed in its initial phase, the morbidity and mortality due to...”

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Health in the Middle East: Making healthcare systems more responsive to women in Pakistan

by Shaikh, Babar T Hatcher, Juanita Haran, David Published in BMJ (01.11.2006)

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Daily contact with a patient and poor housing affordability as determinants of pulmonary tuberculosis in urban Pakistan

by Haider, Batool A Akhtar, Saeed Hatcher, Juanita Published in International journal of mycobacteriology (2013)

“...Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) among individuals aged 15 years or more in urban...”

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Breast cancer risk factor knowledge among nurses in teaching hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

by Ahmed, Faiza Mahmud, Sadia Hatcher, Juanita Khan, Shaista M Published in BMC nursing (19.09.2006)

“...Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in both the developed and the developing world. The incidence of breast cancer in Karachi, Pakistan is 69.1...”

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