CONNECTING KNOWLEDGE WITH ACTION FOR HEALTH EQUITY: A CRITICAL INTERPRETIVE SYNTHESIS OF PROMISING PRACTICES


Short-term effects of a physical activity intervention on obesity and cardiovascular fitness of 12-14-year-old boy students

Background: Some local governments have implemented strategies to increase physical activity as a way to control obesity in children, but in Iranian Household students few studies have evaluated the effects of such interventions on overweight and obese children.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a short-term school-based physical

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Factors associated with frequent use of emergency-department services in a geriatric population: a systematic review

Abstract Background Frequent geriatric users of emergency departments (EDs) constitute a small group of individuals accounting for a disproportionately high number of ED visits.In addition to overcrowding, this situation might result in a less appropriate response to health needs and negative health impacts.Geriatric patients turn to EDs for a vari

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