BMJ Open

Hospitalisation, associated factors and out-of-pocket expenditure among patients with multimorbidity in Kerala, India: a cross-sectional study

Objectives To estimate the rate of hospitalisation, identify associated factors and assess out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) among adults with multimorbidity in Kerala, India. Design Community-based ...
BMJ Global Health

Prevalence, spatial and temporal distribution of tungiasis in the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS) in Kenya

Introduction Tungiasis is a highly neglected tropical disease of the skin caused by an embedded female sand flea affecting ...
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)Opinion

Pollen exposure and matriculation exam performance among students in Finland

Background Little is known about the association between direct pollen exposure and cognitive performance. The aim of our ...
BMJ Global Health

Implementation of a decision aid to promote shared decision-making on mode of birth in low-risk pregnant women: a cross-sectional study within the QUALI-DEC hy…

Introduction Implementing shared decision-making (SDM) in maternity care remains challenging in low-income and middle-income ...
IEEE

How does 5G NR V2X Mode 2 Handle Aperiodic Packets and Variable Packet Sizes?

Abstract: 5G NR V2X complements LTE V2X to support advanced V2X services for connected and automated driving. 5G NR V2X introduces novel features at the MAC layer that are designed to cope with ...
Open Heart

Depression may not be an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease: data from NHANES 2011–2018

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, while depression is highly prevalent in this patient population and has long been regarded as an independent risk ...