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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Long-term relapse risk of multibacillary leprosy after completion of 2 years of multiple drug therapy (WHO-MDT) in Cebu, Philippines.

30 Oct 2009 From 1987 to 1994, we enrolled 500 subjects completing 2-year WHO multiple drug therapy (MDT) for multibacillary leprosy in a prospective relapse study. Relapse was defined as new skin lesions and an increase in the bacterial index (BI) > or = 2+ (> ... Read more...

The burden of hospitalizations and clinic visits for rotavirus disease in children aged <5 years in the Philippines.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Recent data on the burden of hospitalization and clinic visits for rotavirus gastroenteritis are needed to support the decision to introduce rotavirus vaccine in the Philippines. METHODS: From 2005 through 2006, children aged <5 years ... Read more...

Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i.

29 Sep 2009 The Hawai'i Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) offers free mammograms and Pap smears to women who are uninsured or underinsured through a statewide provider network. Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Filipinas are priority ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Philippines'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Long-term relapse risk of multibacillary leprosy after completion of 2 years of multiple drug therapy (WHO-MDT) in Cebu, Philippines. 30 Oct 2009
• The burden of hospitalizations and clinic visits for rotavirus disease in children aged <5 years in the Philippines. 30 Oct 2009
• Philippines struggles to recover from typhoons. 29 Oct 2009
• Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i. 29 Sep 2009
• Description of a new hepatitis B virus C6 subgenotype found in the Papua province of Indonesia and suggested renaming of a tentative C6 subgenotype found in the Philippines as subgenotype C7. 30 Aug 2009
• The role of fine needle aspiration cytology in medical-surgical missions. 30 Aug 2009
• Swine Ebola. 30 Aug 2009
• Contextual effects on health care access among immigrants: lessons from three ethnic communities in Hawaii. 29 Aug 2009
• Relationships, love and sexuality: what the Filipino teens think and feel. 3 Aug 2009
• Philippines joins other developing countries in limiting prices of drugs. Aug 2009
• Standing up for migrant nurses' rights at work. 30 Jul 2009
• The STTEP: a Model for musculoskeletal health care in marginalized communities. 30 Jul 2009
• A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral procyanidin with vitamins A, C, E for melasma among Filipino women. 30 Jul 2009
• Ethnicity and health care in cervical cancer survival: comparisons between a Filipino resident population, Filipino-Americans, and Caucasians. 30 Jul 2009
• Rabies virus dissemination in neural tissues of autopsy cases due to rabies imported into Japan from the Philippines: immunohistochemistry. 30 Jul 2009
• Exploring management strategies for community-based forests using multi-agent systems: A case study in Palawan, Philippines. 26 Jul 2009
• [Malaria--current diagnosis and therapy] 13 Jul 2009
• Discovery of swine as a host for the Reston ebolavirus. 8 Jul 2009
• Population-based molecular epidemiology of leprosy in Cebu, Philippines. 29 Jun 2009
• Physical activity pattern of prepubescent Filipino school children during school days. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Philippines'

Descriptor UI: D010679

Alternative terms: Philippines; Philipines; Phillipines; Phillippines;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.252.145.671;

Technical Notes: be careful: one -l-, two -pp