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Factors Contributing to Maternal and Child Mortality Reductions in 146 Low- and Middle-Income Countries between 1990 and 2010 by Bishai, David M, Cohen, Robert, Alfonso, Y Natalia, Adam, Taghreed, Kuruvilla, Shyama, Schweitzer, Julian

“…From 1990-2010, worldwide child mortality declined by 43%, and maternal mortality declined by 40%. This paper compares two sources of progress: improvements in…”
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Estimated impact of the 2020 economic downturn on under-5 mortality for 129 countries by Cardona, Marcelo, Millward, Joseph, Gemmill, Alison, Jison Yoo, Katelyn, Bishai, David M

“…In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), economic downturns can lead to increased child mortality by affecting dietary, environmental, and care-seeking…”
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Systematic assessment of South Korea’s capabilities to control COVID-19 by Yoo, Katelyn J., Kwon, Soonman, Choi, Yoonjung, Bishai, David M.

“…•Successful implementation of Korean strategy required more than actions, measures and policies.•It owes tremendously to legal and organizational reforms…”
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What makes health systems resilient against infectious disease outbreaks and natural hazards? Results from a scoping review by Nuzzo, Jennifer B, Meyer, Diane, Snyder, Michael, Ravi, Sanjana J, Lapascu, Ana, Souleles, Jon, Andrada, Carolina I, Bishai, David

“…The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak was a wake-up call regarding the critical importance of resilient health systems. Fragile health systems can become overwhelmed…”
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Public health spending, primary care, and perceived risk promoted vaccination against H1N1 by Zhao, Anna R., Bishai, David M.

“…The purpose of this study is to examine factors affecting the intent to vaccinate during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and to leverage the results to inform public…”
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The slowing pace of life expectancy gains since 1950 by Cardona, Carolina, Bishai, David

“…New technological breakthroughs in biomedicine should have made it easier for countries to improve life expectancy at birth (LEB). This paper measures the pace…”
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Can you repeat the question? Paradata as a lens to understand respondent experience answering cognitively demanding, sensitive questions by Bell, Suzanne O, Bishai, David

“…Survey researchers hope that respondents will provide high-quality data, but evidence suggests that social desirability bias may be commonplace. Social…”
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Temperature extremes and infant mortality in Bangladesh: Hotter months, lower mortality by Babalola, Olufemi, Razzaque, Abdur, Bishai, David

“…Our study aims to obtain estimates of the size effects of temperature extremes on infant mortality in Bangladesh using monthly time series data. Data on…”
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Life Course Associations Between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and the Prevalence of Prediabetes and Diabetes: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Taiwan and Hong Kong by Yi, Yuanyuan, Guo, Cui, Zheng, Yiling, Chen, Siyi, Lin, Changqing, Lau, Alexis K. H., Wong, Martin C. S., Bishai, David M.

“…OBJECTIVE Both air pollution and diabetes are key urban challenges. The association between particulate matter with a diameter of <2.5 μm (PM2.5) exposure and…”
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Essential drugs policy in three rural counties in China: What does a complexity lens add? by Xiao, Yue, Zhao, Kun, Bishai, David M., Peters, David H.

“…In 2009 the government of China identified an essential drugs policy as one of five priority areas for health system reform. Since then, a national essential…”
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Modeling The Economic Burden Of Adult Vaccine-Preventable Diseases In The United States by Ozawa, Sachiko, Portnoy, Allison, Getaneh, Hiwote, Clark, Samantha, Knoll, Maria, Bishai, David, Yang, H Keri, Patwardhan, Pallavi D

“…Vaccines save thousands of lives in the United States every year, but many adults remain unvaccinated. Low rates of vaccine uptake lead to costs to individuals…”
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District-level religious composition and child health in India by Richards, Bailey, Rao, Krishna, Bishai, David

“…Community characteristics are a significant social determinant of child health. Little is known about the effects of social heterogeneity as a specific factor…”
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Correction: Temperature extremes and infant mortality in Bangladesh: Hotter months, lower mortality by Babalola, Olufemi, Razzaque, Abdur, Bishai, David

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189252.]…”
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Road safety risk factors for non-motorised vehicle users in a Chinese city: an observational study by Li, Qingfeng, Yu, Sile, Chen, Ting, Bishai, David M, Bachani, Abdulgafoor, Hyder, Adnan A

“…The objective of this study is to describe and analyse the prevalence of speeding, helmet use and red-light running among riders of non-motorised vehicles…”
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Being Accountable for Capability-Getting Public Health Reform Right This Time by Bishai, David M, Resnick, Beth, Lamba, Sneha, Cardona, Carolina, Leider, Jonathon P, McCullough, J Mac, Gemmill, Alison

“…Underinvestment in our nation's public health system continues to diminish COVID-19 control efforts.1 Successive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic are a Sisyphean…”
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Practical strategies to achieve resilient health systems: results from a scoping review by Bishai, David, Saleh, Basma M, Huda, Maryam, Aly, Eman Mohammed, Hafiz, Marwa, Ardalan, Ali, Mataria, Awad

“…This paper presents the results of a systematic review to identify practical strategies to create the institutions, skills, values, and norms that will improve…”
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Results of an RCT in Two Pediatric Emergency Departments to Evaluate the Efficacy of an m-Health Educational App on Car Seat Use by Gielen, Andrea C., Bishai, David M., Omaki, Elise, Shields, Wendy C., McDonald, Eileen M., Rizzutti, Nicholas C., Case, James, Stevens, Molly W., Aitken, Mary E.

“…The growing interest in incorporating prevention into emergency health care make it timely to examine the use of computer technology to efficiently deliver…”
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National road casualties and economic development by Bishai, David, Quresh, Asma, James, Prashant, Ghaffar, Abdul

“…Objective: This paper explores why traffic fatalities increase with GDP per capita in lower income countries and decrease with GDP per capita in wealthy…”
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Public Health Policies: Go Local by Bishai, David M, Frattaroli, Shannon, Pollack, Keshia M

“…The risks of pandemics and epidemics are substantial as are harms and threats routinely controlled by the World Health Organization, US Food and Drug…”
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Socioeconomic disparities in healthcare utilization under universal health coverage: evidence from Dubai household health survey by Malaviya, Shreena, Bishai, David, Soni, Meenu Mahak, Suliman, El Daw

“…In 2013, Dubai implemented the Insurance System of Advancing Health in Dubai (ISAHD) law which required mandatory health insurance for all residents of Dubai…”
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