GEOSPATIAL CLUSTERING AND MODELLING PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDING FOR ACTIVE TB CASE FINDING IN ETHIOPIA

Geospatial clustering and modelling provide policy guidance to distribute funding for active TB case finding in Ethiopia

Tuberculosis (TB) exhibits considerable spatial heterogeneity, occurring in clusters that may act as hubs of community transmission.We evaluated the impact of an intervention targeting spatial TB hotspots in a rural region of Ethiopia.To evaluate the impact of targeted active case finding (ACF), we used a spatially structured mathematical model tha

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Prognosis and survival analysis of patients with pancreatic cancer: retrospective experience of a single institution

Abstract Background The overall survival of patients with pancreatic cancer is extremely low.Despite multiple large-scale studies, identification of predictors of patient survival remains challenging.This study aimed to investigate the prognostic factors for pancreatic cancer.Methods The clinical Wireless Keyboards data of 625 patients with pancrea

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