Gaps and opportunities for the World Heritage Convention to contribute to global wilderness conservation.
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PMID: 28664996 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Conservation Biology)
Source: Conservation Biology - June 30, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Allan JR, Kormos C, Jaeger T, Venter O, Bertzky B, Shi Y, Mackey B, van Merm R, Osipova E, Watson JEM Tags: Conserv Biol Source Type: research
Assessing the feasibility of the Healthy Life in Suriname Study: using advanced hemodynamics to evaluate cardiovascular risk.
Conclusions: Findings of this feasibility assessment indicate that large-scale, detailed evaluations of cardiovascular risk, including a questionnaire and advanced central and peripheral hemodynamics, are feasible in a high-risk population in a middle-income setting.
PMID: 28614469 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - June 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Rev Panam Salud Publica Source Type: research
Dispensing of psychotropic medication among 400,000 immigrants in The Netherlands
ConclusionsThe findings agree with earlier reports of more mental health problems among Moroccan and Turkish individuals. Surinamese/Antillean individuals did not use psychotropic drugs at excess and discontinued antidepressants and anxiolytics earlier. The data strongly suggest under-treatment for ADHD in all ethnic minority groups. (Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - June 14, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Ethnic differences in coeliac disease autoimmunity in childhood: the Generation R Study
Conclusions
Ethnic differences in children with CDA are present in childhood. Socioeconomic position, daycare attendance and CMV seropositivity partly explained these differences, which may serve as targets for prevention strategies for CDA. (Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood)
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - May 23, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jansen, M. A. E., Beth, S. A., van den Heuvel, D., Kiefte-de Jong, J. C., Raat, H., Jaddoe, V. W. V., van Zelm, M. C., Moll, H. A. Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Ethnic inequalities in psychological distress among urban residents in the Netherlands: A moderating role of neighborhood ethnic diversity?
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether neighborhood ethnic diversity moderated the association between ethnicity and psychological distress in the four largest cities of Netherlands. Multilevel linear regression analysis was used to assess whether the association between ethnicity and psychological distress differed by levels of neighborhood ethnic diversity. Results showed that the Turkish and Moroccan residents reported significantly higher psychological distress than native Dutch and Surinamese residents. In high ethnic diverse neighborhoods Turkish residents reported signifi...
Source: Health and Place - May 20, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Erdem Ö, Burdorf A, Van Lenthe FJ Tags: Health Place Source Type: research
