Lancet
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to global population health this century, and is a major contributor to rising healthcare costs worldwide. The primary cause of this resistance is antibiotic misuse, especially routine inappropriate use of antibiotics for self-limiting illnesses. In China, over prescribing of antibiotics is pervasive leading to very high and increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance in both hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and behaviours of university students in relation to antibiotic use in six Chinese provinces. ⋯ None.
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Patient-physician mistrust has become deeply embedded in medical clinics within a wide variety of settings, including many in China. The purpose of this research was to develop a series of actionable policy recommendations to rebuild patient-physician trust in China. ⋯ Harvard China Fund and the China Medical Board.
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Following the appeal of the World Health Assembly for national cancer plans and programmes, the Chinese Ministry of Health issued governmental outlines of the National Cancer Prevention and Control Programme (2004-10). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of that programme in mainland China. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (81301866) and Outstanding Young Scientific Scholarship Foundation of Sichuan University, from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (2015SCU04A43).
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Grassroots health-care institutions in China are facing a shortage of professionals, especially general practitioners. To encourage health-care providers to come to and stay at rural grassroots institutions, Pudong New Area of Shanghai undertook a series of incentive reforms for rural health-care providers in July, 2014. We evaluated the effectiveness of incentive reform. ⋯ National Nature Science Foundation of China (#71503170) for data interpretation. Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning (#201540400, #201540134) for data collection and analysis.
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Congenital cataract is the primary cause of treatable childhood blindness worldwide. The establishment of reliable, epidemiological estimates is an essential first step towards development of causal and management strategies. We therefore undertook an initial systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the global prevalence and other epidemiological characteristics of congenital cataract. ⋯ The Ministry of Science and Technology of China Grants (973 programme, 2015CB964600), the Key Research Plan for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (number 91546101), and the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (number 2014A030306030).