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Mortality of patients lost to follow-up in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings: systematic review and meta-analysis by Brinkhof, Martin W G, Pujades-Rodriguez, Mar, Egger, Matthias

“…The retention of patients in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes is an important issue in resource-limited settings. Loss to follow up can be substantial,…”
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Untangling the role of social relationships in the association between caregiver burden and caregiver health: an observational study exploring three coping models of the stress process paradigm by Tough, Hannah, Brinkhof, Martin W. G., Fekete, Christine

“…Abstract Background Caregivers health is often at risk due to the detrimental effects of caregiver burden. It is therefore vital to identify strategies and…”
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Labor market integration of people with disabilities: Results from the Swiss spinal cord injury cohort study by Reinhardt, Jan D, Post, Marcel W. M, Fekete, Christine, Trezzini, Bruno, Brinkhof, Martin W. G

“…We aimed to describe labor market participation (LMP) of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Switzerland, to examine potential determinants of LMP, and to…”
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Electronic medical record systems, data quality and loss to follow-up : survey of antiretroviral therapy programmes in resource-limited settings by FORSTER, Mathieu, BAILEY, Christopher, EGGER, Matthias, BRINKHOF, Martin W. G, GRABER, Claire, BOULLE, Andrew, SPOHR, Mark, BALESTRE, Eric, MAY, Margaret, KEISER, Olivia, JAHN, Andreas

“…To describe the electronic medical databases used in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in lower-income countries and assess the measures such programmes…”
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Long-term immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy in low-income countries : a collaborative analysis of prospective studies by NASH, Denis, KATYAL, Monica, EGGER, Matthias, BRINKHOF, Martin W. G, KEISER, Olivia, MAY, Margaret, HUGHES, Rachael, DABIS, Francois, WOOD, Robin, SPRINZ, Eduardo, SCHECHTER, Mauro

“…Few data are available on the long-term immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings, where ART is being rapidly scaled up…”
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Public-health and individual approaches to antiretroviral therapy: township South Africa and Switzerland compared by Keiser, Olivia, Orrell, Catherine, Egger, Matthias, Wood, Robin, Brinkhof, Martin W G, Furrer, Hansjakob, van Cutsem, Gilles, Ledergerber, Bruno, Boulle, Andrew

“…The provision of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in resource-limited settings follows a public health approach, which is characterised by a…”
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Is financial hardship associated with reduced health in disability? The case of spinal cord injury in Switzerland by Fekete, Christine, Siegrist, Johannes, Reinhardt, Jan D, Brinkhof, Martin W G

“…To investigate socioeconomic inequalities in a comprehensive set of health indicators among persons with spinal cord injury in a wealthy country, Switzerland…”
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COSTS OF AN INDUCED IMMUNE RESPONSE ON SEXUAL DISPLAY AND LONGEVITY IN FIELD CRICKETS by Jacot, Alain, Scheuber, Hannes, Brinkhof, Martin W. G

“…Immune system activation may benefit hosts by generating resistance to parasites. However, natural resources are usually limited, causing a trade-off between…”
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Adjusting mortality for loss to follow-up: analysis of five ART programmes in sub-Saharan Africa by Brinkhof, Martin W G, Spycher, Ben D, Yiannoutsos, Constantin, Weigel, Ralf, Wood, Robin, Messou, Eugène, Boulle, Andrew, Egger, Matthias, Sterne, Jonathan A C

“…Evaluation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) programmes in sub-Saharan Africa is difficult because many patients are lost to follow-up. Outcomes in these…”
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Correcting mortality for loss to follow-up: a nomogram applied to antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa by Egger, Matthias, Spycher, Ben D, Sidle, John, Weigel, Ralf, Geng, Elvin H, Fox, Matthew P, MacPhail, Patrick, van Cutsem, Gilles, Messou, Eugène, Wood, Robin, Nash, Denis, Pascoe, Margaret, Dickinson, Diana, Etard, Jean-François, McIntyre, James A, Brinkhof, Martin W G

“…The World Health Organization estimates that in sub-Saharan Africa about 4 million HIV-infected patients had started antiretroviral therapy (ART) by the end of…”
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Mortality after failure of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa by Keiser, Olivia, Tweya, Hannock, Braitstein, Paula, Dabis, François, MacPhail, Patrick, Boulle, Andrew, Nash, Denis, Wood, Robin, Lüthi, Ruedi, Brinkhof, Martin W.G, Schechter, Mauro, Egger, Matthias

“…To assess the outcome of patients who experienced treatment failure with antiretrovirals in sub-Saharan Africa. Analysis of 11 antiretroviral therapy (ART)…”
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Urodynamics Are Essential to Predict the Risk for Upper Urinary Tract Damage after Acute Spinal Cord Injury by Birkhäuser, Veronika, Anderson, Collene E, Kozomara, Marko, Bywater, Mirjam, Gross, Oliver, Kiss, Stephan, Knüpfer, Stephanie C, Koschorke, Miriam, Leitner, Lorenz, Mehnert, Ulrich, Sadri, Helen, Sammer, Ulla, Stächele, Lara, Tornic, Jure, Liechti, Martina D, Brinkhof, Martin W G, Kessler, Thomas M

“…We used clinical parameters to develop a prediction model for the occurrence of urodynamic risk factors for upper urinary tract (UUT) damage during the first…”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in people with spinal cord injury by Boldt, Inga, Eriks-Hoogland, Inge, Brinkhof, Martin W G, de Bie, Rob, Joggi, Daniel, von Elm, Erik

“…Chronic pain is frequent in persons living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Conventionally, the pain is treated pharmacologically, yet long-term pain medication…”
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Productive activities, mental health and quality of life in disability: exploring the role enhancement and the role strain hypotheses by Fekete, Christine, Siegrist, Johannes, Post, Marcel W M, Brinkhof, Martin W G

“…Keywords: Productive activities, Mental health, Quality of life, Role enhancement, Role strain, Disability, Spinal cord injuries…”
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Kinetics of maternally acquired anti-hepatitis A antibodies: Prediction of waning based on maternal or cord blood antibody levels by Brinkhof, Martin W.G, Mayorga, Orlando, Bock, Jürgen, Heininger, Ulrich, Herzog, Christian

“…Highlights ► Maternal anti-hepatitis A antibodies impede the immune response to hepatitis A vaccines in infants. ► We found a transplacental transport of…”
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Female preference for multiple condition–dependent components of a sexually selected signal by Scheuber, Hannes, Jacot, Alain, Brinkhof, Martin W. G.

“…Theoretical models explain the evolution of multi–cue mate–choice decisions from a trade–off between benefits owing to improved assessment of potential mates…”
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Social inequalities in the burden of care: a dyadic analysis in the caregiving partners of persons with a physical disability by Tough, Hannah, Brinkhof, Martin W G, Siegrist, Johannes, Fekete, Christine

“…Socioeconomic position (SEP) is an important contextual factor in the Stress Process Model of caregiving. However, the basic assumption that low SEP is…”
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Juvenile immune system activation induces a costly upregulation of adult immunity in field crickets Gryllus campestris by Jacot, Alain, Scheuber, Hannes, Kurtz, Joachim, Brinkhof, Martin W. G.

“…Gryllus campestris…”
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Unplanned hospital admissions due to secondary health conditions after spinal cord injury: a population-based description of determinants of length of stay by Jedrusik, Anna M., Brinkhof, Martin W. G., Müller, Lorena L., Meier, Susanna B., Pannek, Jürgen, Eriks-Hoogland, Inge E.

“…Study design Population-based prospective study. Objectives To provide a population-based description of length of stay (LOS) and person-related risk factors…”
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Health conditions in people with spinal cord injury: Contemporary evidence from a population-based community survey in Switzerland by Brinkhof, Martin W G, Al-Khodairy, Abdul, Eriks-Hoogland, Inge, Fekete, Christine, Hinrichs, Timo, Hund-Georgiadis, Margret, Meier, Sonja, Scheel-Sailer, Anke, Schubert, Martin, Reinhardt, Jan D

“…Health conditions in people with spinal cord injury are major determinants for disability, reduced well-being, and mortality. However, population-based…”
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