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Validation of the surgical fear questionnaire in adult patients waiting for elective surgery by Theunissen, Maurice, Peters, Madelon L, Schouten, Erik G W, Fiddelers, Audrey A A, Willemsen, Mark G A, Pinto, Patrícia R, Gramke, Hans-Fritz, Marcus, Marco A E

“…Because existing instruments for assessing surgical fear seem either too general or too limited, the Surgical Fear Questionnaire (SFQ) was developed. The aim…”
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HIV and tuberculosis in prisons in sub-Saharan Africa by Telisinghe, Lilanganee, Dr, Charalambous, Salome, PhD, Topp, Stephanie M, PhD, Herce, Michael E, MD, Hoffmann, Christopher J, MD, Barron, Peter, FFCH, Schouten, Erik J, MD, Jahn, Andreas, PhD, Zachariah, Rony, PhD, Harries, Anthony D, Prof, Beyrer, Chris, Prof, Amon, Joseph J, PhD

“…Summary Given the dual epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa and evidence suggesting a disproportionate burden of these diseases among…”
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Breast and cervical cancer screening services in Malawi: a systematic review by Pittalis, Chiara, Panteli, Emily, Schouten, Erik, Magongwa, Irene, Gajewski, Jakub

“…To identify and to assess factors enhancing or hindering the delivery of breast and cervical cancer screening services in Malawi with regard to accessibility,…”
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Mortality and health outcomes of HIV-exposed and unexposed children in a PMTCT cohort in Malawi by Landes, Megan, van Lettow, Monique, Chan, Adrienne K, Mayuni, Isabell, Schouten, Erik J, Bedell, Richard A

“…Mortality and morbidity among HIV-exposed children are thought to be high in Malawi. We sought to determine mortality and health outcomes of HIV-exposed and…”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the health-related Millennium Development Goals: time for a public health approach by Schouten, Erik J, Dr, Jahn, Andreas, PhD, Midiani, Dalitso, BSc, Makombe, Simon D, Dipl Clin Med, Mnthambala, Austin, MPH, Chirwa, Zengani, MBCh, Harries, Anthony D, Prof, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Prof, Meguid, Tarek, MD, Ben-Smith, Anne, PhD, Zachariah, Rony, PhD, Lynen, Lutgarde, PhD, Zolfo, Maria, MD, Van Damme, Wim, Prof, Gilks, Charles F, Prof, Atun, Rifat, Prof, Shawa, Mary, PhD, Chimbwandira, Frank, MBBS

“…The logistics of delivery will be improved, the risks of running out of stocks lessened, the need for multiple guidelines and training eliminated, and the…”
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Treatment Expectancy and Credibility Are Associated With the Outcome of Both Physical and Cognitive-behavioral Treatment in Chronic Low Back Pain by Smeets, Rob J. E. M, Beelen, Saskia, Goossens, Mariëlle E. J. B, Schouten, Erik G. W, Knottnerus, J André, Vlaeyen, Johan W. S

“…INTRODUCTIONPatientsʼ initial beliefs about the success of a given pain treatment are shown to affect final treatment outcome. The Credibility/Expectancy…”
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The influence of emotion-focused rumination and distraction on depressive symptoms in non-clinical youth: A meta-analytic review by Rood, Lea, Roelofs, Jeffrey, Bögels, Susan M., Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan, Schouten, Erik

“…This review examined evidence for some core predictions of the response styles theory (RST) concerning the relation between response styles and symptoms of…”
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Using touchscreen electronic medical record systems to support and monitor national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi by Douglas, Gerald P, Gadabu, Oliver J, Joukes, Sabine, Mumba, Soyapi, McKay, Michael V, Ben-Smith, Anne, Jahn, Andreas, Schouten, Erik J, Landis Lewis, Zach, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Allain, Theresa J, Zachariah, Rony, Berger, Selma D, Harries, Anthony D, Chimbwandira, Frank

“…Gerry Douglas and colleagues describe the rationale and their experience with scaling up electronic health records in six antiretroviral treatment sites in…”
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Lessons Learned From Option B+ in the Evolution Toward "Test and Start" From Malawi, Cameroon, and the United Republic of Tanzania by Kalua, Thokozani, Tippett Barr, Beth A, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy, Schouten, Erik J, Gupta, Sundeep, Sande, Amakobe, Zomba, Gerald, Tweya, Hannock, Lungu, Edgar, Kajoka, Deborah, Tih, Pius, Jahn, Andreas

“…The acceleration of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) activities, coupled with the rollout of 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines,…”
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Scaling-up antiretroviral therapy in Malawi by Jahn, Andreas, Harries, Anthony D, Schouten, Erik J, Libamba, Edwin, Ford, Nathan, Maher, Dermot, Chimbwandira, Frank

“…In Malawi, health-system constraints meant that only a fraction of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and in immediate need of…”
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Act local, think global: how the Malawi experience of scaling up antiretroviral treatment has informed global policy by Harries, Anthony D, Ford, Nathan, Jahn, Andreas, Schouten, Erik J, Libamba, Edwin, Chimbwandira, Frank, Maher, Dermot

“…The scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi was based on a public health approach adapted to its resource-poor setting, with principles and…”
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Fear of movement/(re)injury predicting chronic disabling low back pain : A prospective inception cohort study by SWINKELS-MEEWISSE, Ilse E. J, ROELOFS, Jeffrey, SCHOUTEN, Erik G. W, VERBEEK, André L. M, OOSTENDORP, Rob A. B, VLAEYEN, Johan W. S

“…Prospective inception cohort study. To investigate prospectively whether pain-related fear predicts future perceived disability and participation in patients…”
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Early post-partum viremia predicts long-term non-suppression of viral load in HIV-positive women on ART in Malawi: Implications for the elimination of infant transmission by Landes, Megan, van Lettow, Monique, van Oosterhout, Joep J, Schouten, Erik, Auld, Andrew, Kalua, Thokozani, Jahn, Andreas, Tippett Barr, Beth A

“…Long-term viral load (VL) suppression among HIV-positive, reproductive-aged women on ART is key to eliminating mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) but few data…”
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Evaluating the impact of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Malawi through immunization clinic-based surveillance by Sinunu, Michele A, Schouten, Erik J, Wadonda-Kabondo, Nellie, Kajawo, Enock, Eliya, Michael, Moyo, Kundai, Chimbwandira, Frank, Strunin, Lee, Kellerman, Scott E

“…Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programs can greatly reduce the vertical transmission rate (VTR) of HIV, and Malawi is expanding…”
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Community health workers for ART in sub-Saharan Africa: learning from experience--capitalizing on new opportunities by Hermann, Katharina, Van Damme, Wim, Pariyo, George W, Schouten, Erik, Assefa, Yibeltal, Cirera, Anna, Massavon, William

“…Low-income countries with high HIV/AIDS burdens in sub-Saharan Africa must deal with severe shortages of qualified human resources for health. This situation…”
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Reliability and validity of the short Schema Mode Inventory (SMI) by Lobbestael, Jill, van Vreeswijk, Michiel, Spinhoven, Philip, Schouten, Erik, Arntz, Arnoud

“…This study presents a new questionnaire to assess schema modes: the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI). First, the construction of the short SMI (118 items) was…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of Option B+ for HIV prevention and treatment of mothers and children in Malawi by Fasawe, Olufunke, Avila, Carlos, Shaffer, Nathan, Schouten, Erik, Chimbwandira, Frank, Hoos, David, Nakakeeto, Olive, De Lay, Paul

“…The Ministry of Health in Malawi is implementing a pragmatic and innovative approach for the management of all HIV-infected pregnant women, termed Option B+,…”
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Pain-related fear in low back pain: A prospective study in the general population by Leeuw, Maaike, Houben, Ruud M.A, Severeijns, Rudy, Picavet, H. Susan J, Schouten, Erik G.W, Vlaeyen, Johan W.S

“…Abstract A cognitive behavioural account of chronic low back pain (CLBP) proposes that the relationship between pain catastrophizing and functional disability…”
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Correction: Validation of the Surgical Fear Questionnaire in Adult Patients Waiting for Elective Surgery by Theunissen, Maurice, Peters, Madelon L, Schouten, Erik G W, Fiddelers, Audrey A A, Willemsen, Mark G A, Pinto, Patrícia R, Gramke, Hans-Fritz, Marcus, Marco A E

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100225.]…”
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Assessing community health workers’ time allocation for a cervical cancer screening and treatment intervention in Malawi: a time and motion study by Chinkhumba, Jobiba, Low, Dorothy, Ziphondo, Evelyn, Msowoya, Lizzie, Rao, Darcy, Smith, Jennifer S, Schouten, Erik, Mwapasa, Victor, Gadama, Luis, Barnabas, Ruanne, Chinula, Lameck, Tang, Jennifer H

“…Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are essential field-based personnel and increasingly used to deliver priority interventions to achieve…”
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