2019
The relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review
Wang KH, Hendrickson ZM, Brandt CA, Nunez-Smith M. The relationship between non-permanent migration and non-communicable chronic disease outcomes for cancer, heart disease and diabetes – a systematic review. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 405. PMID: 30987618, PMCID: PMC6466700, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6646-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiabetes MellitusHealth StatusHeart DiseasesHumansNeoplasmsNoncommunicable DiseasesRisk FactorsTransients and MigrantsConceptsNon-communicable chronic diseasesNCD outcomesHealth outcomesSystematic reviewSystematic Review 1Chronic disease outcomesFull-text reviewComprehensive search stringsDifferent health outcomesHeart diseaseRisk factorsChronic diseasesDisease outcomeEpidemiologic studiesReference listsElectronic databasesSearch stringDisease ratesStudy designRelevant studiesDiseaseOutcomesSignificant differencesGrey literaturePeer-reviewed articles
2018
Non-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Wang KH, Thompson TA, Galusha D, Friedman H, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Maharaj RG, Adams OP, Nunez-Smith M, on behalf of the ECHORN Writing Group. Non-communicable chronic diseases and timely breast cancer screening among women of the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Cancer Causes & Control 2018, 29: 315-324. PMID: 29423760, PMCID: PMC6587190, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-018-1005-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable chronic diseasesTimely breast cancer screeningBreast cancer screeningChronic diseasesCancer screeningBreast cancerEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyUsual sourceReceipt of mammographyChronic disease controlCohort studyEligible womenCancer deathCross-sectional data analysisPreventive screeningCancer preventionSubstantial burdenClinical providersTimely screeningDiabetesTimely mammographyBivariate analysisHypertensionDisease controlDisease