The present contribution analyses sanitary theatrical performances as a means of anti-tuberculosis propaganda in the early Soviet Union. Starting in the 1920s, sanitary theatrical performances were demonstrated in open-air theatres and clubhouses for workers and farmers. Since 1925, the newly...
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Polianski, I. J.; Kosenko, O.
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Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
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Microbes and Infection, 2021, 23, 8,
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McGill-Queen's University Press, Montréal, Canada
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Tuberculosis then and now: perspectives on the history of an infectious disease, 2010, pp 24-48
The Global Fund, in collaboration with its partners across the globe, continues to play a major role in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). This article briefly describes the collaboration between Global Fund and South Africa's Isango Ensemble to raise TB control awareness through theatrical...
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FSG Communications Ltd, Cambridge, UK
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Africa Health, 2012, 34, 3, pp 38-39
In 1895, Rafael Lavista founded the Anatomopathological Museum inside the Hospital of San Andrés in Mexico City with the objective of preparing and conserving anatomical pieces that would serve for the study of diseases. Porfirio Díaz officially inaugurated it in March 1896, and in June 1899 it was ...
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Guzmán Méndez, S.; Salinas Lara, C.; Castañeda López, G.
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Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Deleg Tlalpan, Mexico
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Revista de Investigación Clínica, 2013, 65, 1, pp 94-101
Artistic representations of disease are widespread yet largely ignored in health psychology research. In this paper we use two infectious diseases, tuberculosis and the plague, as tracers to study how infectious diseases are represented in novels, films, paintings, and songs. They were represented...
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Kaptein, A. A.; Meulenberg, F.; Murray, M.
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Routledge, Abingdon, UK
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Psychology, Health & Medicine, 2020, 25, 4, pp 492-496
Background: Large events or mass gatherings (MGs) are known to amplify the risk of infectious diseases, many of which can be prevented by vaccination. In this review we have evaluated the burden of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in MGs. Methods: Major databases like PubMed and Embase, Google...
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Alqahtani, A. S.; Alfelali, M.; Arbon, P.; Booy, R.; Rashid, H.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
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Vaccine, 2015, 33, 48, pp 6552-6563
Background: Sedentary behavior is associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and cancer morbidity, and watching television (TV) is an important sedentary behavior. The aim of this study is to clarify the association between TV viewing time and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
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Ukawa, S.; Tamakoshi, A.; Yatsuya, H.; Yamagishi, K.; Ando, M.; Iso, H.
Publisher
Japan Epidemiological Association, Fukuoka, Japan
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Journal of Epidemiology, 2015, 25, 6, pp 431-436
Infectious diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Epidemiologically, differences in the patterns of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance exist across diverse geographical regions. In this review on infectious diseases in the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt, the...
Author(s)
Shibl, A.; Senok, A.; Memish, Z.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012, 18, 11, pp 1068-1080