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1. [Feeding the people: food policy and population policy in China].

Author

Wu I

Subjects
Asia, Child, China, Conservation of Natural Resources, Demography, Developing Countries, Employment, Environment, Asia, Eastern, Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Old Age Assistance, Population, Population Characteristics, Population Dynamics, Rural Population, Urban Population, Agriculture, Economics, Food Supply, Population Control, Population Growth, Public Policy, Social Planning
Published
1981

2. [Six cases of acute pulmonary embolism associated with COVID-19].

Author

Steeman A, Mazairac G, Kirsch L, Frusch N, Morandini E, and Benoit A

Subjects
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, China, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral, Pulmonary Embolism diagnosis, Pulmonary Embolism etiology
Abstract

Rising from the province of Wuhan in China, the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 broke out in winter 2019, causing a global pandemic. In most cases reported, COVID-19 symptoms include cough, dyspnea, myalgia and asthenia. In some cases, the disease can also cause severe respiratory distress syndrome, requiring intensive care. Recent studies suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection predisposes to thromboembolic event such as pulmonary embolism. Moreover, there is an overlap between signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism and COVID-19, which brings a challenge for the diagnosis and could potentially be fatal. Nevertheless, the incidence rate of pulmonary embolism in cases of COVID-19 is currently not known. In this paper we describe six cases of pulmonary embolism associated with COVID-19.

Published
2020

3. [Hypersensitivity reaction and Chinese heparin].

Author

Désormeaux A, Montpas N, and Adam A

Subjects
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors adverse effects, Blood Transfusion, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, China, Chondroitin Sulfates adverse effects, Humans, Renal Dialysis, Anticoagulants adverse effects, Drug Hypersensitivity physiopathology, Heparin adverse effects
Abstract

Severe hypersensitivity reactions have been reported with bolus injection of heparin contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulphate, which has been shown to activate the plasma contact system. In this paper, we parallel the pathophysiology of these acute side effects with this of hypersensitivity reaction during hemodialysis or blood product transfusion in patients treated with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.

Published
2009
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4. The impact of gender and hierarchy on women's reproductive health in a Kam village, Guizhou Province, China.

Author

Yen FT

Subjects
China, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Sexual Partners, Social Class, Courtship, Cultural Characteristics, Hierarchy, Social, Rural Population, Social Values, Women's Health
Abstract

This paper explores the power hierarchies that shape the reproductive health of Kam village women with the purpose of identifying key potential causes of reproductive morbidity. The analysis is based on one year's fieldwork undertaken in a minority ethnic village in Guizhou in southwest China. Data from women's narratives reveal the ways in which power hierarchies, including the sex/gender system, shape daily life, dominance and resistance as well as actual health outcomes. Findings demonstrate how the sex/gender system intersects with other aspects of the village hierarchy, and how both affect villagers' reproductive decisions and reproductive health. Suggestions are offered on how to improve women's sexual and reproductive health in Kam areas.

Published
2007
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