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A rapid systematic review of public responses to health messages encouraging vaccination against infectious diseases in a pandemic or epidemic (2020)
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Lawes-Wickwar, S., Ghio, D., Tang, M., Keyworth, C., Stanescu, S., Westbrook, J., & et al. (2020). A rapid systematic review of public responses to health messages encouraging vaccination against infectious diseases in a pandemic or epidemic

Background: Public health teams need to understand how the public responds to vaccination messages in a pandemic or epidemic to inform successful campaigns encouraging the uptake of new vaccines as they become available. Methods: A rapid systematic... Read More about A rapid systematic review of public responses to health messages encouraging vaccination against infectious diseases in a pandemic or epidemic.

Evaluation of the antimicrobial and odor-removing efficacy of Bio-Oxygen device for air decontamination (2020)
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Elgujja, A. (2020). Evaluation of the antimicrobial and odor-removing efficacy of Bio-Oxygen device for air decontamination

Background: Maintaining a clean air in the contemporary environment laden with pollution from several factors has continued to be a challenge. Modern technological advancement has continued to make several attempts at ameliorating environmental poll... Read More about Evaluation of the antimicrobial and odor-removing efficacy of Bio-Oxygen device for air decontamination.

What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations (2020)
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Ghio, D., Lawes-Wickwar, S., Tang, M., Epton, T., Howlett, N., Jenkinson, E., & et al. (2020). What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations

Background Population level behaviour change, requiring individual behaviour change such as hand hygiene and physical distancing, are central to reducing transmission of infectious diseases, including COVID-19, but little is known about how best to... Read More about What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations.

Venesection best practice : a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals (2020)
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Johnson, M., Francis, Y., & Mortimer, G. (2020). Venesection best practice : a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals. Spalding, Lincs

Historically, venesection or blood-letting has been practised for thousands of years, mostly without helpful effect on the ailments then treated. However, there are some conditions such as the quite common genetic haemochromatosis which results in t... Read More about Venesection best practice : a guide for nurses and healthcare professionals.