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Effectiveness of antenatal care services in reducing neonatal mortality in Kenya: analysis of national survey data by Arunda, Malachi, Emmelin, Anders, Asamoah, Benedict Oppong

“…Background: Although global neonatal mortality declined by about 40 percent from 1990 to 2013, it still accounted for about 2.6 million deaths globally and…”
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Sources of variation for indoor nitrogen dioxide in rural residences of Ethiopia by Kumie, Abera, Emmelin, Anders, Wahlberg, Sonny, Berhane, Yemane, Ali, Ahmed, Mekonen, Eyassu, Worku, Alemayehu, Brandstrom, Doris

“…Unprocessed biomass fuel is the primary source of indoor air pollution (IAP) in developing countries. The use of biomass fuel has been linked with acute…”
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People's willingness to pay for health insurance in rural Vietnam by Lofgren, Curt, Thanh, Nguyen X, Chuc, Nguyen Tk, Emmelin, Anders, Lindholm, Lars

“…The inequity caused by health financing in Vietnam, which mainly relies on out-of-pocket payments, has put pre-payment reform high on the political agenda…”
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DSS and DHS: longitudinal and cross-sectional viewpoints on child and adolescent mortality in Ethiopia by Byass, Peter, Worku, Alemayehu, Emmelin, Anders, Berhane, Yemane

“…In countries where routine vital registration data are scarce, Demographic Surveillance Sites (DSS: locally defined populations under longitudinal surveillance…”
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Spatio-temporal clustering of mortality in Butajira HDSS, Ethiopia, from 1987 to 2008 by Byass, Peter, Fantahun, Mesganaw, Emmelin, Anders, Molla, Mitike, Berhane, Yemane

“…Background: Mortality in a 1 1 The Deputy Editor Peter Byass, has not had any part in the review and decision process for this paper. population may be…”
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Indoor air pollution: a poverty-related cause of mortality among the children of the world by Emmelin, Anders, Wall, Stig

“…This article reviews the research on the relation between indoor air pollution exposure and acute respiratory infection (ARI) in children in developing…”
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Sexual risk-taking during travel abroad - a cross-sectional survey among youth in Q2 Sweden by Sundbeck, Mats, Emmelin, Anders, Mannheimer, Louise, Miörner, Håkan, Agardh, Anette

“…Summary Background: The aim was to assess sexual risk-taking behaviour in a sample of Swedish youth who were sexually active while travelling abroad and to…”
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Sexual risk-taking during travel abroad – a cross-sectional survey among youth in Sweden by Sundbeck, Mats, Emmelin, Anders, Mannheimer, Louise, Miörner, Håkan, Agardh, Anette

“…Summary Background The aim was to assess sexual risk-taking behaviour in a sample of Swedish youth who were sexually active while travelling abroad and to…”
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Biomass fuel use and the risk of asthma in Nigerian children by Thacher, Jesse D, Emmelin, Anders, Madaki, Aboi J.K, Thacher, Tom D

“…Summary Background Biomass fuel smoke exposure contributes to respiratory infections in childhood, but its association with asthma has not been established. We…”
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From birth to adulthood in rural Ethiopia: the Butajira Birth Cohort of 1987 by Byass, Peter, Fantahun, Mesganaw, Mekonnen, Wubegzier, Emmelin, Anders, Berhane, Yemane

“…Summary Long‐term birth cohorts from developing countries are uncommon. Here a unique birth to 18‐years cohort based on all births during 1987 in a rural area…”
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Magnitude of indoor NO2 from biomass fuels in rural settings of Ethiopia by Kumie, A., Emmelin, A., Wahlberg, S., Berhane, Y., Ali, A., Mekonnen, E., Brandstrom, D.

“…Half of the world's population and about 80% of households in Sub-Saharan Africa depend on biomass fuels. Indoor air pollution due to biomass fuel combustion…”
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Vulnerability to episodes of extreme weather: Butajira, Ethiopia, 1998-1999 by Emmelin, Anders, Fantahun, Mesganaw, Berhane, Yemane, Wall, Stig, Byass, Peter

“…Background: During 1999-2000, great parts of Ethiopia experienced a period of famine which was recognised internationally. The aim of this paper is to…”
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Magnitude and variation of traffic air pollution as measured by CO in the City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Kume, A, Charles, K, Berehane, Y, Anders, E, Ali, A

“…Air pollution level in Addis Ababa is presumed to be high due to the prevalence of old vehicles and substandard road infrastructures. This study assessed CO…”
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Does "the injury poverty trap" exist? A longitudinal study in Bavi, Vietnam by Thanh, Nguyen Xuan, Hang, Hoang Minh, Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim, Rudholm, Niklas, Emmelin, Anders, Lindholm, Lars

“…In this study we concentrate on injuries and affected households' capacities to earn incomes. A longitudinal study was performed in Bavi district, Vietnam,…”
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A rural Ethiopian population undergoing epidemiological transition over a generation: Butajira from 1987 to 2004 by BERHANE, YEMANE, WALL, STIG, FANTAHUN, MESGANAW, EMMELIN, ANDERS, MEKONNEN, WUBEGZIER, HÖGBERG, ULF, WORKU, ALEMAYEHU, TESFAYE, FIKRU, MOLLA, MITIKE, DEYESSA, NEGUSSIE, KUMIE, ABERA, HAILEMARIAM, DAMEN, ENQUESELASSIE, FIKRE, BYASS, PETER

“…Aims: To describe die epidemiological development of a rural Ethiopian population from 1987 to 2004 in terms of mortality and associated sociodemographic…”
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The role of demographic surveillance systems (DSS) in assessing the health of communities: An example from rural Ethiopia by Byass, P, Berhane, Y, Emmelin, A, Kebede, D, Andersson, T, Högberg, U, Wall, S

“…Longitudinal demographic surveillance systems (DSSs) in selected populations can provide important information in situations where routine health information…”
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Vulnerability to episodes of extreme weather: Butajira, Ethiopia, 1998–1999 by Emmelin, Anders, Fantahun, Mesganaw, Berhane, Yemane, Wall, Stig, Byass, Peter

“…Background: During 19992000, great parts of Ethiopia experienced a period of famine which was recognised internationally. The aim of this paper is to…”
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Patterns of local migration and their consequences in a rural Ethiopian population by Byass, Peter, Berhane, Yemane, Emmelin, Anders, Wall, Stig

“…Aims: In the context of the Butajira Rural Health Programme (BRHP) in Ethiopia, which has maintained demographic surveillance in selected communities since…”
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Does “the injury poverty trap” exist? by Thanh, Nguyen Xuan, Hang, Hoang Minh, Chuc, Nguyen Thi Kim, Rudholm, Niklas, Emmelin, Anders, Lindholm, Lars

“…In this study we concentrate on injuries and affected households’ capacities to earn incomes. A longitudinal study was performed in Bavi district, Vietnam,…”
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Diesel Exhaust Exposure and Smoking: A Case-Referent Study of Lung Cancer among Swedish Dock Workers by Emmelin, Anders, Nyström, Lennarth, Wall, Stig

“…We studied 50 lung cancer cases and 154 matched referents, all dock workers, for whom we obtained smoking information and employment histories. We assessed…”
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