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Bulletin of WHO Vol. 92 No. 04 2014.

The Bulletin of the World Health Organization is an international journal of public health with a special focus on developing countries. Since it was first published in 1948 the Bulletin has become one of the world's leading public health journals. As the flagship periodical of the World Health...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Organization, World Health
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2014.
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  • Cover; Bulletin of the World Health Organization; In this month's Bulletin; Editorials; Human rabies in India: a problem needing more attention; References; The lack of progress in reducing anaemia among women: the inconvenient truth; References; News; Public health round-up; Contraception and human rights; WHO finalizes guideline on "free sugars"; New WHO standards for influenza surveillance; Vaccines for sexually transmitted infections; New guidance on health and climate change; Indonesia's breastfeeding challenge is echoed the world over.
  • In the mood for wiping out vaccine-preventable diseasesResearch; Effect of breastfeeding on immunogenicity of oral live-attenuated human rotavirus vaccine: a randomized trial in HIV-uninfected infants in Soweto, South Africa; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Bypassing primary care clinics for childbirth: a cross-sectional study in the Pwani region, United Republic of Tanzania; Introduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; References; Systematic reviews Systematic reviews.
  • Global methylmercury exposure from seafood consumption and risk of developmental neurotoxicity: a systematic reviewIntroduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Policy & practice Policy & practice; Monitoring compliance with high-level commitments in health: the case of the CARICOM Summit on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases; Introduction; CARICOM Summit follow-up; From the Caribbean to the United Nations; Monitoring compliance; Compliance assessment results; References; Retaining doctors in rural Timor-Leste: a critical appraisal of the opportunities and challenges.
  • IntroductionHealth policies and human resource development; Opportunities for deployment and rural retention; Challenges for deployment and rural retention; Policy implications; References; Why "improved" water sources are not always safe; Introduction; Water safety compromised by storage; Unsafe piped water; Access not a guarantee of consistent use; Discussion; References; Lessons from the field Lessons from the field; Scale-up of a programme for malaria vector control using long-lasting insecticide-treated nets: lessons from South Sudan; Introduction; Local setting; Relevant changes.
  • Lessons learnt and discussionReferences; A training programme to build cancer research capacity in low- and middle-income countries: findings from Guatemala; Introduction; Training programme; Capacity-building model; Current status; Lessons learnt; Conclusion; References; Early response to the emergence of influenza A(H7N9) virus in humans in China: the central role of prompt information sharing and public communication; Problem; Approach; Local setting and relevant changes; Lessons learnt; References.