2025
Biomarker testing of lung cancer in North America versus globally.
Smeltzer M, King J, Connolly C, Brunson K, Chau M, Chen S, Kerpel-Fronius A, Lantuejoul S, Mohan A, Plaxco A, Rice J, Basu Roy U, Santos R, Woodard G, Wynes M, Young A, Yatabe Y, Soo R, Kelly K. Biomarker testing of lung cancer in North America versus globally. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2025, 43: 8541-8541. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2025.43.16_suppl.8541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational Association for the Study of Lung CancerHigher incomeKey barriersBiomarker testingLung cancerPatient outcomesTesting practicesIdentified key barriersMiddle income countriesImpact patient outcomesBiomarker testing practicesStudy of Lung CancerSuboptimal due to lackChi-square testEarly-stage patientsEarly-stage LCFocus groupsAdvocacy partnersMedical educationLMICsIncome countriesMulti-disciplinary committeeSignificant disparitiesTurnaround timeMeasure improvement
2023
Comparative impact assessment of COVID-19 policy interventions in five South Asian countries using reported and estimated unreported death counts during 2020-2021
Kundu R, Datta J, Ray D, Mishra S, Bhattacharyya R, Zimmermann L, Mukherjee B. Comparative impact assessment of COVID-19 policy interventions in five South Asian countries using reported and estimated unreported death counts during 2020-2021. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002063. PMID: 38150465, PMCID: PMC10752546, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 deathsPolicy of BangladeshUnder-reporting of deathsCOVID-19 performanceSouth Asian countriesIndia's strategyDeath dataGlobal SouthDeath registration systemPolicy interventionsMiddle income countriesDeath tollComparative impact assessmentSouth AsiaPandemic policiesDeath estimationPublic health interventionsPolicyRegistration systemDeath countsSri LankaIncome countriesCountriesAsian countriesHealth interventions
2021
Use, cost-effectiveness, and end user perspectives of a home solar lighting intervention in rural Uganda: a mixed methods, randomized controlled trial
Sundararajan R, D’Couto H, Mugerwa J, Tayebwa M, Lam N, Wallach E, Wiens M, Ponticiello M, Stanistreet D, Tsai A, Vallarino J, Allen J, Muyanja D, Shrime M, Nuwagira E, Lai P. Use, cost-effectiveness, and end user perspectives of a home solar lighting intervention in rural Uganda: a mixed methods, randomized controlled trial. Environmental Research Letters 2021, 17: 015002. PMID: 35295194, PMCID: PMC8923618, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac3f05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthHealth-related quality of lifeRandomized Controlled TrialsQuality of lifeLighting interventionThematic analysisRural UgandaImprove health-related quality of lifeImprove health-related qualityThematic analysis of qualitative dataSequential mixed methods studyDeterminants of healthExplanatory sequential mixed methods studyHealth-related qualityMixed methods studyIntervention cost-effectivenessGross domestic productReflexive thematic analysisAnalysis of qualitative dataMiddle income countriesHousehold air pollutionEducational performance of childrenAssociated with numerous benefitsSocial determinantsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratio
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