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2024, 'Comparison of the performance of cardiovascular risk prediction tools in rural India: the Rishi Valley Prospective Cohort Study.', Eur J Prev Cardiol, 31, pp. 723 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad404
,2024, 'Correction to: Development, Objectives and Operation of Return-of-Service Bursary Schemes as an Investment to Build Health Workforce Capacity in South Africa: A Multi-Methods Study (Healthcare, (2023), 11, 21, (2821), 10.3390/healthcare11212821)', Healthcare (Switzerland), 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070723
,2024, 'Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults', The Lancet, 403, pp. 1027 - 1050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2
,2024, 'Interpersonal Violence and Gender Inequality in Adolescents: A Systematic Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data From 1990 to 2019', Journal of Adolescent Health, 74, pp. 232 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.08.044
,2024, 'CKD is the Major Cause of Death in Uddanam: A Population-Representative Study Using Smart Verbal Autopsy', Kidney International Reports, 9, pp. 108 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.10.026
,2024, 'Risk factors for incident cardiovascular events and their population attributable fractions in rural India: The Rishi Valley Prospective Cohort Study', Tropical Medicine and International Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13981
,2023, 'Correction: Validation studies of verbal autopsy methods: a systematic review (BMC Public Health, (2022), 22, 1, (2215), 10.1186/s12889-022-14628-1)', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14895-y
,2023, 'Morbidity and utilisation of healthcare services among people with cardiometabolic disease in three diverse regions of rural India', Chronic Illness, 19, pp. 873 - 888, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17423953231153550
,2023, 'Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project', BMC Psychiatry, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05246-1
,2023, 'Prioritising and planning scale-up research projects targeting non-communicable diseases: A mixed-method study by the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases upscaling working group', BMJ Global Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012804
,2023, 'Development, Objectives and Operation of Return-of-Service Bursary Schemes as an Investment to Build Health Workforce Capacity in South Africa: A Multi-Methods Study', Healthcare (Switzerland), 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11212821
,2023, 'Promoting equitable health workforce distribution through improved migration governance: A mixed methods study of African health professionals' perceptions in Australia', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 38, pp. 1789 - 1815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3704
,2023, 'Effectiveness of return-of-service schemes for human resources for health retention: a retrospective cohort study of four Southern African countries', BMJ Global Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013687
,2023, 'Skilled Health Workforce Emigration: Its Consequences, Ethics, and Potential Solutions', Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 98, pp. 960 - 965, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.02.035
,2023, 'Combining general and central measures of adiposity to identify risk of hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in rural India', Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 17, pp. 249 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2023.04.005
,2023, 'How Were Return-of-Service Schemes Developed and Implemented in Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho?', Healthcare (Switzerland), 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101512
,2023, 'Social networks and skilled health worker migration in Nigeria: An ego network analysis', International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 38, pp. 457 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3595
,2023, '“We just have to help”: Community health workers' informal task-shifting and task-sharing practices for hypertension and diabetes care in Nigeria', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1038062
,2023, '“We're on the ground, we know what needs to be done”: Exploring the role of Aboriginal Health Workers in primary health care', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1010301
,2023, 'Control of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region', Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2023.1240420
,2023, 'Does Collaboration between General Practitioners and Pharmacists Improve Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Global Heart, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/gh.1184
,2023, 'A Qualitative Study Exploring the General Practitioner’s Perspective of Barriers and Facilitators for Collaborative Care in Cardiovascular Disease Within the Primary Care Setting', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32, pp. S335 - S335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.765
,2023, 'Identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of return-of-service bursary schemes for health workforce capacity: a qualitative study of Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini', BMJ Public Health, 1, pp. e000142 - e000142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000142
,2023, 'Scope of health worker migration governance and its impact on emigration intentions among skilled health workers in Nigeria.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 3, pp. e0000717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000717
,2023, 'WCN23-0960 ASSESSMENT OF CAUSES OF DEATH IN A POPULATION REPRESENTATIVE COHORT AT RISK OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, USING SmartVA TECHNOLOGY', Kidney International Reports, 8, pp. S179 - S180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.400
,2022, 'Validation studies of verbal autopsy methods: a systematic review', BMC Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14628-1
,2022, 'Child Marriage in South Asia: A Systematic Review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 15138, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215138
,2022, 'Utility of the Right to Health for Addressing Skilled Health Worker Shortages in Low-and Middle-Income Countries', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11, pp. 2404 - 2414, http://dx.doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6168
,2022, 'It is not all about salary: A discrete-choice experiment to determine community health workers' motivation for work in Nigeria', BMJ Global Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009718
,2022, 'Assessing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Physicians for Home Death Certification in Shanghai: Application of SmartVA', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.842880
,2022, 'Caring for carers: A virtual psychosocial supervision intervention to improve the quality and sustainability of mental health and psychosocial support in humanitarian contexts', EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 65, pp. S884 - S884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2295
,2022, 'Exploring complementary and competitive relations between non-communicable disease services and other health extension programme services in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis', BMJ Global Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009025
,2022, 'Hydroxychloroquine plus personal protective equipment versus personal protective equipment alone for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers: a multicentre, parallel-group randomised controlled trial from India', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059540
,2022, 'How do diverse low-income and middle-income countries implement primary healthcare team integration to support the delivery of comprehensive primary health care? A mixed-methods study protocol from India, Mexico and Uganda', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055218
,2022, 'Integrated Management of Diabetes and Tuberculosis in Rural India – Results From a Pilot Study', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.766847
,2022, 'Editorial: Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension or Diabetes in India: The Impact of Public Health Promotion', Frontiers in Public Health, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.906862
,2022, 'An intervention package for supporting the mental well-being of community health workers in low, and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic', Comprehensive Psychiatry, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2022.152300
,2022, 'Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale-up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: Protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053122
,2022, 'Pharmacist’s time spent: Space for Pharmacy-Based Interventions and Consultation TimE (SPICE) – An observational time and motion study', BMJ Open, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055597
,2022, 'Challenges in operationalising clinical trials in India during the COVID-19 pandemic', The Lancet Global Health, 10, pp. e317 - e319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00546-5
,2022, 'Social media interventions targeting exercise and diet behaviours in people with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs): A systematic review', Internet Interventions, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100497
,2022, 'Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Deterioration in Glycemic Status among South Asian Women with Recent Gestational Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Network Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0773
,2022, 'Governance systems for skilled health worker migration, their public value and competing priorities: an interpretive scoping review', Global Health Action, 15, pp. 2013600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2021.2013600
,2022, 'Simulated tele-management for teaching medical students on primary health care managerial decision making', Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 83, pp. 313 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/anales.v83i4.23116
,2022, 'Are return-of-service bursaries an effective investment to build health workforce capacity? A qualitative study of key South African policymakers.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000309
,2022, 'Community health extension workers’ training and supervision in Ethiopia: Exploring impact and implementation challenges for non-communicable disease service delivery', PLOS Global Public Health, 2, pp. e0001160 - e0001160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001160
,2022, 'The organisation of primary health care service delivery for non-communicable diseases in Nigeria: A case-study analysis.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000566, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000566
,2021, 'Charting the rights of community health workers in india: Hhr_final_logo_alone.indd 1 the next frontier of universal health coverage', Health and Human Rights, 23, pp. 225 - 238
,2021, 'Improving cause of death certification in the Philippines: implementation of an electronic verbal autopsy decision support tool (SmartVA auto-analyse) to aid physician diagnoses of out-of-facility deaths', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10542-0
,2021, 'Lessons learnt during the implementation of WISN for comprehensive primary health care in India, South Africa and Peru', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 12541, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312541
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