The effects of a national policy to reduce c-sections in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4630
Abstract: In this paper, we assess the effects of a national policy implemented in Brazil to avoid unnecessary cesareans. The policy has a supply-side component that prohibits elective c-sections before the 39th gestational week and a… read more here.
Keywords: national policy; policy reduce; sections brazil; policy ... See more keywords
Guiding policy to reduce the burden of COPD: the role of epidemiological research
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DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211356
Abstract: In Thorax , Bhatt and colleagues’ interesting cross-sectional analysis of data from the COPDGene study cohort demonstrates, somewhat unsurprisingly, that the compound (multiplicative) measure of cumulative exposure to tobacco smoking, ‘pack-years’, is a suboptimal index… read more here.
Keywords: burden copd; reduce burden; role epidemiological; guiding policy ... See more keywords