Objectives The financial impact on trauma patients can be devastating. Although Taiwan has universal health insurance coverage, medical bill reimbursement cannot compensate for the damage to a ...

Objectives This study aimed to identify the determinants of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) relapse among children aged 6–59 months. Design Case-control study. Setting Selected public health ...

Introduction Acute pain is a hallmark of sickle cell disease (SCD) for which frequent hospital admissions may be required, affecting the quality of life of patients. Objectives To characterise the ...

Objectives There is increasing evidence that passive smoking is associated with chronic respiratory diseases, but its association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires more study.