Medicine: Recent submissions
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Shared determinants of poor sleep and increased adiposity and obesity in childhood and adolescence
(2024-12-03) - ThesisIntroduction: Poor sleep and obesity in adolescents present significant public health challenges. Previous research has shown that sleep duration and obesity are bidirectionally associated in adolescents, however the ... -
Exploring the utility and implementability of an innovative method to monitor tuberculosis treatment response in a resource limited high burden setting
(2020-12-01) - ThesisTuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health disease responsible for over 1 million death every year. Effective diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of treatment response are crucial for controlling TB. The gold standard ... -
Nutritional, inflammatory and functional biomarkers in lung cancer : identifying patients at risk of adverse outcomes through two retrospective cohort studies
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-31) - ThesisBackground Lung cancer is the commonest cause of cancer death worldwide. A range of biomarkers are associated with adverse outcomes in lung cancer, but these have not been assimilated into routine clinical practice. The ... -
Impact of interprofessional eye health education using the Arclight training package and the International Classification of Function Disability and Health (ICF) framework among health sciences students in Rwanda : a mixed methods study
(2024-12-03) - ThesisThe World vision report states that 1.1 billion people live with vision loss with 90% being preventable or treatable. Interprofessional education (IPE) promotes interprofessional collaboration (IPC) improving outcomes from ... -
Characterisation of prognostic and cardiovascular markers in coronavirus disease 19
(2024-12-03) - ThesisCoronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is responsible for one of the worst pandemics of our time. Clinical risk stratification plays a pivotal role in guiding patient care decisions, such as admission vs. discharge from the ...