Primary care COPD patients compared with large pharmaceutically-sponsored COPD studies: an UNLOCK validation study.

BackgroundGuideline recommendations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are based on the results of large pharmaceutically-sponsored COPD studies (LPCS).There is a paucity of data on disease characteristics at the primary care level, while the majority of COPD patients are treated in primary care.ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the exter

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Process evaluation of a community-based intervention promoting multiple maternal and neonatal care practices in rural Nepal

Abstract Background The challenge of delivering multiple, complex messages to promote maternal and newborn health in the terai region of Nepal was addressed through training Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) to counsel pregnant women and their families using a flipchart and a pictorial booklet that was distributed to clients.The booklet co

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A new method for determination of most likely landslide initiation points and the evaluation of digital terrain model scale in terrain stability mapping

This paper introduces a new approach for determining the most likely initiation points for landslides from potential instability mapped using a PUMPKIN PIE SPICE terrain stability model.This approach identifies the location with critical stability index from a terrain stability model on each downslope path from ridge to valley.Any measure of terrai

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