Ethical machine learning in healthcare

IY Chen, E Pierson, S Rose, S Joshi… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
The use of machine learning (ML) in healthcare raises numerous ethical concerns,
especially as models can amplify existing health inequities. Here, we outline ethical …

Self‐care for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease and stroke: A scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart …

B Riegel, DK Moser, HG Buck, VV Dickson… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Self‐care is defined as a naturalistic decision‐making process addressing both the
prevention and management of chronic illness, with core elements of self‐care …

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in urban communities of north Sudan: Population‐based study: 北苏丹城市人群中的糖尿病患病率及其危险因素: 基于 …

WM Elmadhoun, SK Noor, AAA Ibrahim… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
摘要背景: 在非洲以及全世界范围内糖尿病都是一个主要的健康问题. 预计非洲的糖尿病患病率
将会以极高的速率在不断升高. 据估计目前有2 千万非洲人患糖尿病, 这对于目前以及将来的 …

Multiple health behaviours: overview and implications

B Spring, AC Moller, MJ Coons - Journal of public health, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background More remains unknown than known about how to optimize multiple health
behaviour change. Methods After reviewing the prevalence and comorbidities among major …

Civil wars kill and maim people—long after the shooting stops

HA Ghobarah, P Huth, B Russett - American Political Science Review, 2003 - cambridge.org
Political scientists have conducted only limited systematic research on the consequences of
war for civilian populations. Here we argue that the civilian suffering caused by civil war …

Epidemiological transition and the double burden of disease in Accra, Ghana

S Agyei-Mensah, A de-Graft Aikins - Journal of urban health, 2010 - Springer
It has long been recognized that as societies modernize, they experience significant
changes in their patterns of health and disease. Despite rapid modernization across the …

African fermented foods and probiotics

CMAP Franz, M Huch, JM Mathara, H Abriouel… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Africa has an age old history of production of traditional fermented foods and is perhaps the
continent with the richest variety of lactic acid fermented foods. These foods have a large …

An overview of cardiovascular risk factor burden in sub-Saharan African countries: a socio-cultural perspective

R BeLue, TA Okoror, J Iwelunmor, KD Taylor… - Globalization and …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are currently experiencing one of
the most rapid epidemiological transitions characterized by increasing urbanization and …

Tackling Africa's chronic disease burden: from the local to the global

A de-Graft Aikins, N Unwin, C Agyemang… - Globalization and …, 2010 - Springer
Africa faces a double burden of infectious and chronic diseases. While infectious diseases
still account for at least 69% of deaths on the continent, age specific mortality rates from …

Prevalence of child mental health problems in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

MA Cortina, A Sodha, M Fazel… - Archives of pediatrics …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To assess the prevalence of child mental health problems in community settings in
sub-Saharan Africa. Data Sources A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and …