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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 13 Sep, 2007
LSHTM Audio News Special: Energy and Health

Paul Wilkinson
How does energy use lead to poor health?
REFERENCE: Lancet, September, 2007
PAUL WILKINSON, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Paul Wilkinson, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says there are many ways
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 9 May, 2007
Can Road-Side Tranexamic Acid Therapy Reduce Mortality and Blood Transfusions after Trauma? The CRASH Trial.
JAIME MIRANDA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peru
An antifibrinolytic agent, tranexamic acid (commonly used to reduce bleeding during surgery) is being investigated as first-aid to cut mortality and the need for blood transfusion immediately after trauma or
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 18 Apr, 2007
Rural to Urban Migration: Cardiovascular Health Risks Assessed in Lima, Peru
JAIME MIRANDA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peru
The consequences of migration from rural to urban areas in Peru has provided an opportunity for studying the impact of a radically altered lifestyle and diet upon health. Jaime Miranda
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 26 Jan, 2007
Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index
PAT DOYLE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
REFERENCE: BJOG 2007 114:170
Underweight women were found to be at increased risk of miscarriage in a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A team from
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