Background Stay-at-home orders (lockdowns) have been deployed globally to control
COVID-19 transmission, and might impair economic conditions and mental health, and …

Despite worldwide economic and scientific development, more than a quarter of the world’s
population remains anemic, and about half of this burden is a result of iron deficiency …

OBJECTIVE: More than 75% of Indian toddlers are anemic. Data on factors associated with
anemia in India are limited. The objective of this study was to determine biological, nutritional…

Among African immigrants in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, we demonstrated lower geometric
mean vitamin D levels in immigrants with latent tuberculosis infection than in those with …

Background About 47% of preschool children worldwide are anaemic. Daily oral iron
supplementation is a commonly recommended intervention for treatment and prevention of …

Objective: To identify the most common health issues diagnosed by general practitioners in
newly arrived African refugees. Design: Descriptive study based on a purposive sample of …

… Beverley-Ann Biggs conceived the systematic review design, interpreted the data and
revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. All of the authors approved the …

The problems associated with pulmonary aspergilloma were assessed retrospectively in 23
patients presenting from 1953 to 1982. Haemoptysis occurred in over half the patients and in …

Background Acute respiratory infections and diarrhea remain the leading causes of infant
morbidity and mortality, with a high burden of both pneunomia and diarrhea in South-East Asia…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common cause of
anemia worldwide. The prevalence is highest among preschool-aged children. Iron is widely …