Vinod Diwan

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Senior Professor of Epidemiology.

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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(3):875-881
Environmental hazards increase the fall risk among residents of long-term care facilities: a prospective study in Shanghai, China
Jiang Y; Xia Q; Zhou P; Jiang S; Diwan VK; Xu B
Article: AIDS CARE. 2021;33(4):448-452
Targeting for male medical circumcision: profiles from two South African cities
Marais L; Toefy Y; Thompsen S; Diwan V; Skinner D; Mofolo N; Lenka M; Cloete J
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2021;4(3):e211740
Point-of-Care Digital Cytology With Artificial Intelligence for Cervical Cancer Screening in a Resource-Limited Setting
Holmstrom O; Linder N; Kaingu H; Mbuuko N; Mbete J; Kinyua F; Tornquist S; Muinde M; Krogerus L; Lundin M; Diwan V; Lundin J
Article: GERIATRICS. 2020;5(4):E103-103
Experience of Elderly People Regarding the Effect of Yoga/Light Exercise on Sedentary Behavior: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Madhya Pradesh, India
Gour P; Choudhary A; Sahoo KC; Jirwe M; Hallgren M; Diwan VK; Mahadik VK; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2020;96:390-397
Improved treatment outcome of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with the use of a rapid molecular test to detect drug resistance in China
Shi W; Forsman LD; Hu Y; Zheng X; Gao Y; Li X; Jiang W; Bruchfeld J; Diwan VK; Hoffner S; Xu B
Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2020;66(6):523-531
Falls and Fall-Related Consequences among Older People Living in Long-Term Care Facilities in a Megacity of China
Jiang Y; Xia Q; Zhou P; Jiang S; Diwan VK; Xu B
Article: GERIATRICS. 2019;4(4):E64-64
Effect of Yoga versus Light Exercise to Improve Well-Being and Promote Healthy Aging among Older Adults in Central India: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Choudhary A; Pathak A; Manickam P; Purohit M; Rajasekhar TD; Dhoble P; Sharma A; Suliya J; Apsingekar D; Patil V; Jaiswal A; Gwarikar S; Osth J; Jirwe M; Diwan VK; Hallgren M; Mahadik V; Diwan V
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2019;9(5):e027386
Effects of yoga on well-being and healthy ageing: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (FitForAge)
Osth J; Diwan V; Jirwe M; Diwan V; Choudhary A; Mahadik VK; Pascoe M; Hallgren M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(3):e0208366
Detection of breast cancer lymph node metastases in frozen sections with a point-of care low-cost microscope scanner
Holmstrom O; Linder N; Moilanen H; Suutala A; Nordling S; Stahls A; Lundin M; Diwan V; Lundin J
Article: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION. 2018;146(12):1565-1571
Applying the zero-inflated Poisson model with random effects to detect abnormal rises in school absenteeism indicating infectious diseases outbreak
Song XX; Zhao Q; Tao T; Zhou CM; Diwan VK; Xu B
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;18(1):216
Trial protocol: a parallel group, individually randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of a mobile phone application to improve sexual health among youth in Stockholm County
Nielsen A; De Costa A; Bagenholm A; Danielsson KG; Marrone G; Boman J; Salazar M; Diwan V
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2018;11(1):1500763
High-risk screening and detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in two prefectures of China: a drug susceptibility surveillance-based secondary data analysis
Yang Z; Zhou C; Ning Z; Lu W; Zhao Q; Hu Y; Diwan VK; Xu B
Article: TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2017;111(11):504-511
Barriers to prompt TB diagnosis-a comparative study between northern Malawi and eastern rural China
Chimbatata NBW; Zhou C; Chimbatata CM; Mhango L; Diwan VK; Xu B
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2017;10(sup3):1337325
Point-of-care mobile digital microscopy and deep learning for the detection of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma haematobium
Holmstrom O; Linder N; Ngasala B; Martensson A; Linder E; Lundin M; Moilanen H; Suutala A; Diwan V; Lundin J
Article: STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS. 2017;235:338-342
Use and Adaptation of Open Source Software for Capacity Building to Strengthen Health Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Hochwarter S; Atkins S; Diwan VK; Zary N
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2016;16(1):759
Impact of peer support on virologic failure in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy - a cluster randomized controlled trial in Vietnam
Do DC; Sonnerborg A; Vu VT; El-Khatib Z; Santacatterina M; Marrone G; Nguyen TKC; Diwan V; Thorson A; Le NK; Pham NA; Larsson M
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2016;9:30524
North-south collaboration and capacity development in global health research in low- and middle-income countries - the ARCADE projects
Atkins S; Marsden S; Diwan V; Zwarenstein M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2016;20(10):1370-1376
Screening diabetes in tuberculosis patients in eastern rural China: a community-based cross-sectional study
Zhao Q; Xiao X; Lu W; Qiu L-X; Zhou C-M; Jiang W-L; Xu B; Diwan V
Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2016;5(3):e155
Voice-Message-Based mHealth Intervention to Reduce Postoperative Penetrative Sex in Recipients of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in the Western Cape, South Africa: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Thomsen SC; Skinner D; Toefy Y; Esterhuizen T; McCaul M; Petzold M; Diwan V
Article: BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2016;16:4
Drug resistance characteristics and cluster analysis of M. tuberculosis in Chinese patients with multiple episodes of anti-tuberculosis treatment
Hu Y; Zhao Q; Werngren J; Hoffner S; Diwan VK; Xu B
Article: AIDS RESEARCH AND THERAPY. 2016;13:39
HIV sero-discordance among married HIV patients initiating anti-retroviral therapy in northern Vietnam
Vu VT; Do DC; Alfven T; Ho DP; Nguyen TKC; Nguyen PH; Diwan V; Larsson M
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;15:1127
A cost-effectiveness analysis of three components of a syndromic surveillance system for the early warning of epidemics in rural China
Ding Y; Sauerborn R; Xu B; Shaofa N; Yan W; Diwan VK; Dong H
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2015;15:287
Measuring costs of data collection at village clinics by village doctors for a syndromic surveillance system-a cross sectional survey from China
Ding Y; Fei Y; Xu B; Yang J; Yan W; Diwan VK; Sauerborn R; Dong H
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(12):e0144688
Quantification of Estrogen Receptor-Alpha Expression in Human Breast Carcinomas With a Miniaturized, Low-Cost Digital Microscope: A Comparison with a High-End Whole Slide-Scanner
Holmstrom O; Linder N; Lundin M; Moilanen H; Suutala A; Turkki R; Joensuu H; Isola J; Diwan V; Lundin J
Article: THE BMJ. 2014;349:g5978
Effect of mobile telephone reminders on treatment outcome in HIV: evidence from a randomised controlled trial in India
Shet A; De Costa A; Kumarasamy N; Rodrigues R; Rewari BB; Ashorn P; Eriksson B; Diwan V
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;128(9):792-798
Using daily syndrome-specific absence data for early detection of school outbreaks: a pilot study in rural China
Tan L; Cheng L; Yan W; Zhang J; Xu B; Diwan VK; Dong H; Palm L; Wu Y; Long L; Tian Y; Nie S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e104855
A Malaria Diagnostic Tool Based on Computer Vision Screening and Visualization of Plasmodium falciparum Candidate Areas in Digitized Blood Smears
Linder N; Turkki R; Walliander M; Martensson A; Diwan V; Rahtu E; Pietikainen M; Lundin M; Lundin J
Article: ANTIVIRAL THERAPY. 2014;19(8):813-818
Limited evolution but increasing trends of primary non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance mutations in therapy-naive HIV-1-infected individuals in India
Neogi U; Gupta S; Palchaudhuri R; Rao SD; Shastri S; Diwan V; Laishram RS; De Costa A; Shet A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(11):e112255
Evaluation of Outbreak Detection Performance Using Multi-Stream Syndromic Surveillance for Influenza-Like Illness in Rural Hubei Province, China: A Temporal Simulation Model Based on Healthcare-Seeking Behaviors
Fan Y; Wang Y; Jiang H; Yang W; Yu M; Yan W; Diwan VK; Xu B; Dong H; Palm L; Nie S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(9):e106856
Estimating the Effectiveness of Early Control Measures through School Absenteeism Surveillance in Observed Outbreaks at Rural Schools in Hubei, China
Fan Y; Yang M; Jiang H; Wang Y; Yang W; Zhang Z; Yan W; Diwan VK; Xu B; Dong H; Palm L; Liu L; Nie S
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2014;7:24593
Experiences in anti-tuberculosis treatment in patients with multiple previous treatments and its impact on drug resistant tuberculosis epidemics
Xu B; Zhao Q; Hu Y; Shi Y; Wang W; Diwan VK
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2013;6:1-10
Bringing evidence to policy to achieve health-related MDGs for all: justification and design of the EPI-4 project in China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Thomsen S; Ng N; Biao X; Bondjers G; Kusnanto H; Nguyen TL; Mavalankar D; Malqvist M; Diwan V
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(4):e62749
ISS - An Electronic Syndromic Surveillance System for Infectious Disease in Rural China
Yan W; Palm L; Lu X; Nie S; Xu B; Zhao Q; Tao T; Cheng L; Tan L; Dong H; Diwan VK
Article: BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. 2013;91(1):64-69
Factors influencing the provision of public health services by village doctors in Hubei and Jiangxi provinces, China
Ding Y; Smith HJ; Fei Y; Xu B; Nie S; Yan W; Diwan VK; Sauerborn R; Dong H
Article: PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. 2013;7(12):e2547
On-Chip Imaging of Schistosoma haematobium Eggs in Urine for Diagnosis by Computer Vision
Linder E; Grote A; Varjo S; Linder N; Lebbad M; Lundin M; Diwan V; Hannuksela J; Lundin J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(2):e55955
Study on the Factors Associated with Postpartum Visits in Rural China
You H; Chen J; Bogg L; Wu Y; Duan S; Ye C; Liu X; Yu H; Diwan V; Dong H
Article: INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION. 2012;12(2):448-452
Transmitted drug resistance and phylogenetic analysis of HIV CRF01_AE in Northern Vietnam
Bontell I; Do DC; Agneskog E; Diwan V; Larsson M; Sonnerborg A
Article: BMC MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND DECISION MAKING. 2012;12:4
Establishing a web-based integrated surveillance system for early detection of infectious disease epidemic in rural China: a field experimental study
Yan W-R; Nie S-F; Xu B; Dong H-J; Palm L; Diwan VK
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(6):e39819
Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 Subtypes in India: Origin and Evolutionary History of the Predominant Subtype C
Neogi U; Bontell I; Shet A; De Costa A; Gupta S; Diwan V; Laishram RS; Wanchu A; Ranga U; Banerjea AC; Sonnerborg A
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2011;11:351
Mapping private pharmacies and their characteristics in Ujjain district, Central India
Sabde YD; Diwan V; Saraf VS; Mahadik VK; Diwan VK; De Costa A
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH. 2011;125(2):84-89
Community perceptions of tuberculosis: A qualitative exploration from a gender perspective
Karim F; Johansson E; Diwan VK; Kulane A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2010;14(8):994-1000
A snapshot of the biodiversity and clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Oman using spoligotyping
Al-Maniri A; Singh JP; Al-Rawas O; Al Busaidi S; Al Balushi L; Ahmed I; Al Mahruqi S; Haile M; Diwan VK; Hoffner S
Article: BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 2010;10:25
Design of a randomized trial to evaluate the influence of mobile phone reminders on adherence to first line antiretroviral treatment in South India - the HIVIND study protocol
De Costa A; Shet A; Kumarasamy N; Ashorn P; Eriksson B; Bogg L; Diwan VK
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2009;93(1):41-47
Where are healthcare providers? Exploring relationships between context and human resources for health Madhya Pradesh province, India
De Costa A; Al-Muniri A; Diwan VK; Eriksson B
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2009;2:1866
Financial incentives to influence maternal mortality in a low-income setting: making available 'money to transport' - experiences from Amarpatan, India
De Costa A; Patil R; Kushwah SS; Diwan VK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2008;12(11):1336-1339
Female-male differences at various clinical steps of tuberculosis management in rural Bangladesh
Karim F; Ahmed F; Begum I; Johansson E; Diwan VK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2008;12(11):1333-1335
PPM: 'public-private' or 'private-public' mix? The case of Ujjain District, India
De Costa A; Kazmi T; Loennroth K; Uplekar M; Diwan VK
Article: PHARMACY WORLD AND SCIENCE. 2008;30(5):584-589
Patterns of drug use in the public sector primary health centers of Bhopal district
De Costa A; Bhartiya S; Eltayb A; Nandeswar S; Diwan VK
Article: QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH. 2008;18(6):756-766
Barriers of mistrust: Public and private health sectors' perceptions of each other in Madhya Pradesh, India
De Costa A; Johansson E; Diwan VK
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2008;8:177
Tuberculosis suspicion and knowledge among private and public general practitioners: Questionnaire Based Study in Oman
Al-Maniri AA; Al-Rawas OA; Al-Ajmi F; De Costa A; Eriksson B; Diwan VK
Article: BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE. 2008;2:4
Psychosomatic complaints and sense of coherence among adolescents in a county in Sweden: a cross-sectional school survey.
Simonsson B; Nilsson KW; Leppert J; Diwan VK
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2008;36(1):99-106
Managing with maps? The development and institutionalization of a map-based health management information system in Madhya Pradesh, India
De Costa A; Saraf V; Jhalani M; Mahadik VK; Diwan VK
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2007;84(2-3):269-276
'Where is the public health sector?' Public and private sector healthcare provision in Madhya Pradesh, India
de Costa A; Diwan V
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2007;22(5):329-334
Gender differences in delays in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
Karim F; Islam MA; Chowdhury A; Johansson E; Diwan VK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2007;11(2):175-180
Towards the elimination of tuberculosis in a developing country: 25 years of tuberculosis control in Oman
Al-Maniri A; Al-Rawas O; Al-Tuhami H; Eriksson B; Diwan VK
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2007;35(4):396-402
Access to tuberculosis care: What did chronic cough patients experience in the way of healthcare-seeking?
Xu B; Diwan VK; Bogg L
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2006;10(9):995-1000
Health care seeking among individuals with cough and tuberculosis: a population-based study from rural India
Fochsen G; Deshpande K; Diwan V; Mishra A; Diwan VK; Thorson A
Article: QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH. 2005;15(9):1164-1179
"If we have to die, we just die": Challenges and opportunities for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS prevention and care in northern Thailand
Ngamvithayapong-Yanai J; Winkvist A; Luangjina S; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2005;9(7):784-790
Diagnostic delays in access to tuberculosis care in counties with or without the National Tuberculosis Control Programme in rural China
Xu B; Jiang QW; Xiu Y; Diwan VK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2005;9(6):673-679
Lay health worker intervention with choice of DOT superior to standard TB care for farm dwellers in South Africa: a cluster randomised control trial.
Clarke M; Dick J; Zwarenstein M; Lombard CJ; Diwan VK
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2005;72(1):1-8
Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis at basic health care facilities in rural Vietnam: a survey of knowledge and reported practices among health staff.
Hoa NP; Diwan VK; Thorson AE-K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2004;8(5):603-608
Knowledge about tuberculosis and its treatment among new pulmonary TB patients in the north and central regions of Vietnam.
Hoa NP; Diwan VK; Co NV; Thorson AEK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2004;8(4):424-427
An economic analysis of persons with prolonged cough in rural northern Vietnam
Khe ND; Thorson AEK; Hoa NP; Diwan VK; Eriksson B
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2004;57(4):398-402
Do women with tuberculosis have a lower likelihood of getting diagnosed? Prevalence and case detection of sputum smear positive pulmonary TB, a population-based study from Vietnam
Thorson A; Hoa NP; Long NH; Allebeck P; Diwan VK
Article: QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH. 2004;14(3):299-312
Perception of tuberculosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: wali ya nkumu in the Mai Ndombe district.
Bennstam AL; Strandmark M; Diwan VK
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2004;101(5):390-394
[Tuberculosis--social, economic and political problem. Two billions of people are infected].
Thorson A; Lönnroth K; Diwan V
Article: CURATIONIS: RESEARCH JOURNAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC NURSING ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA. 2003;26(4):66-71
DOTS for temporary workers in the agricultural sector. An exploratory study in tuberculosis case detection.
Clarke M; Dick J; Zwarenstein M; Diwan V
Article: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING. 2003;43(3):263-274
Cultural childbirth practices and beliefs in Zambia
Maimbolwa MC; Yamba B; Diwan V; Ransjö-Arvidson AB
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2003;7(2):165-171
Private tuberculosis care provision associated with poor treatment outcome:: comparative study of a semi-private lung clinic and the NTP in two urban districts in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lönnroth K; Thuong LM; Lambregts K; Quy HT; Diwan VK
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2003;62:59-65
Knowledge of tuberculosis and associated health-seeking behaviour among rural Vietnamese adults with a cough for at least three weeks.
Hoa NP; Thorson AEK; Long NH; Diwan VK
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2003;31:70-75
Faces of poverty:: sensitivity and specificity of economic classifications in rural Vietnam
Khe ND; Eriksson B; Phuong DN; Höjer B; Diwan VK
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATTERS. 2002;10(20):95-107
Chinese maternal health in adjustment: Claim for life
Bogg L; Wang KL; Diwan V
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2002;55(11):1148-1155
Improving private pharmacy practice: A multi-intervention experiment in Hanoi, Vietnam
Chuc NTK; Larsson M; Do NT; Diwan VK; Tomson GB; Falkenberg TE
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2002;61(1):95-109
Primary health concept revisited:: Where do people seek health care in a rural area of Vietnam?
Khe ND; Toan NV; Xuan LTT; Eriksson B; Höjer B; Diwan VK
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2002;55(2):115-120
Difference in symptoms suggesting pulmonary tuberculosis among men and women.
Long NH; Diwan VK; Winkvist A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2001;5(11):1013-1020
Health seeking behaviour and diagnosis for pulmonary tuberculosis in an HIV-epidemic mountainous area of Thailand
Ngamvithayapong J; Yanai H; Winkvist A; Diwan V
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2001;58(1):69-81
Fear and social isolation as consequences of tuberculosis in VietNam: a gender analysis
Long NH; Johansson E; Diwan VK; Winkvist A
Article: JOURNAL OF MIDWIFERY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. 2001;46(4):226-234
Views on involving a social support person during labor in Zambian maternities
Maimbolwa MC; Sikazwe N; Yamba B; Diwan V; Ransjö-Arvidson AB
Article: EPILEPSIA. 2001;42(5):667-673
Antiepileptic drug therapy and its management in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A case-control study
Nilsson L; Bergman U; Diwan V; Farahmand BY; Persson PG; Tomson T
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 2001;16(1):47-54
Utilization of private and public health-care providers for tuberculosis symptoms in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lönnroth K; Thuong LM; Linh PD; Diwan VK
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 2001;52(6):935-948
Can I afford free treatment?:: Perceived consequences of health care provider choices among people with tuberculosis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lönnroth K; Tran TU; Thuong LM; Quy HT; Diwan V
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2000;10(4):241-248
GPs' knowledge and attitudes regarding treatment of UTI and asthma in Sweden -: A randomised controlled educational trial on guideline implementation
Lundborg CS; Tomson G; Wahlström R; Oke T; Diwan VK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2000;4(11):1052-1059
Private pharmacies and tuberculosis control:: a survey of case detection skills and reported anti-tuberculosis drug dispensing in private pharmacies in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lönnroth K; Lambregts K; Nhien DTT; Quy HT; Diwan VK
Article: AIDS. 2000;14(10):1413-1419
High AIDS awareness may cause tuberculosis patient delay: results from an HIV epidemic area, Thailand
Ngamvithayapong J; Winkvist A; Diwan V
Article: EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2000;77(5):240-244
Household survey of injuries in a Kenyan district
Nordberg E; Kimani V; Diwan V
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2000;52(1):33-51
Gender and tuberculosis control Perspectives on health seeking behaviour among men and women in Vietnam
Johansson E; Long NH; Diwan VK; Winkvist A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 1999;3(11):992-1000
Delay and discontinuity -: a survey of TB patients' search of a diagnosis in a diversified health care system
Lönnroth K; Thuong LM; Linh PD; Diwan VK
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 1999;3(10):862-868
Attitudes to compliance with tuberculosis treatment among women and men in Vietnam
Johansson E; Long NH; Diwan VK; Winkvist A
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 1999;49(6):815-822
Different tuberculosis in men and women: beliefs from focus groups in Vietnam
Long NH; Johansson E; Diwan VK; Winkvist A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 1999;52(8):801-812
Influencing prescribing for urinary tract infection and asthma in primary care in Sweden:: A randomized controlled trial of an interactive educational intervention
Lundborg CS; Wahlström R; Oke T; Tomson G; Diwan VK
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 1999;48(1):29-45
Association between health insurance and antibiotics prescribing in four counties in rural China
Dong HJ; Bogg L; Rehnberg C; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 1999;3(5):388-393
Longer delays in tuberculosis diagnosis among women in Vietnam
Long NH; Johansson E; Lönnroth K; Eriksson B; Winkvist A; Diwan VK
Article: THE LANCET. 1999;353(9157):1000-1001
Sex, gender, and tuberculosis.
Diwan VK; Thorson A
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 1999;48(6):777-786
Drug policy in China: pharmaceutical distribution in rural areas
Dong HJ; Bogg L; Rehnberg C; Diwan V
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 1999;15(3):458-472
Combining feedback from simulated cases and prescribing -: Design and implementation of an educational intervention in primary care in Sweden
Lundborg CS; Wahlström R; Diwan VK; Oke T; Mårtenson D; Tomson G
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 1999;14(1):41-56
A description of outpatient drug use in rural China: Evidence of differences due to insurance coverage
Dong HJ; Bogg L; Wang KL; Rehnberg C; Diwan V
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 1998;45(2):81-97
Risks and benefits of private health care: exploring physicians' views on private health care in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Lonnroth K; Thuong LM; Linh PD; Diwan V
Article: JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 1998;52(6):385-391
Maternal and infant health problems after normal childbirth: a randomised controlled study in Zambia
Ransjo-Arvidson AB; Chintu K; Ng'andu N; Eriksson B; Susu B; Christensson K; Diwan VK
Article: EPILEPSIA. 1997;38(10):1062-1068
Cause-specific mortality in epilepsy: A cohort study of more than 9,000 patients once hospitalized for epilepsy
Nilsson L; Tomson T; Farahmand BY; Diwan V; Persson PG
Article: MIDWIFERY. 1997;13(3):125-131
Routine care of women experiencing normal deliveries in Zambian maternity wards: a pilot study.
Maimbolwa MC; Ransjö-Arvidson AB; Ng'andu N; Sikazwe N; Diwan VK
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 1997;52(4):299-305
Chloroquine blood concentrations and malaria prophylaxis in Tanzanian women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy
Massele AY; Kilewo C; Abdi YA; Tomson G; Diwan VK; Ericsson O; Rimoy G; Gustafsson LL
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. 1997;44(8):1221-1228
Practice-knowledge-attitudes-practice: An explorative study of information in primary care
Diwan VK; Sachs L; Wahlstrom R
Article: ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION. 1997;2(3):221-236
Changing Primary Care Doctors' Conceptions - A Qualitative Approach to Evaluating an Intervention
Wahlstrom R; Dahlgren LO; Tomson G; Diwan VK; Beermann B
Article: HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING. 1996;11(3):238-252
The cost of coverage: Rural health insurance in China
Bogg L; Dong HJ; Keli W; Cai WW; Diwan V
Article: THE LANCET. 1996;347(9014):1529-1532
Population policies and reproductive patterns in Vietnam
Johansson A; Hoa HT; Lap NT; Diwan V; Eriksson B
Article: TUBERCLE AND LUNG DISEASE. 1996;77(2):178-183
Staff and patient attitudes to tuberculosis and compliance with treatment: An exploratory study in a district in Vietnam
Johansson E; Diwan VK; Huong ND; Ahlberg BM
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 1996;49(3):355-357
Improving drug use through continuing education: A randomized controlled trial in Zambia
Bexell A; Lwando E; vonHofsten B; Tembo S; Eriksson B; Diwan VK
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 1995;48(5):705-711
EFFECTS OF GROUP DETAILING ON THE PRESCRIBING OF LIPID-LOWERING DRUGS - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN SWEDISH PRIMARY-CARE
DIWAN VK; WAHLSTROM R; TOMSON G; BEERMANN B; STERKY G; ERIKSSON B
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Corrigendum: BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE. 2015;9:22
Psychosomatic complaints and sense of coherence among adolescents in a county in Sweden: a cross-sectional school survey (vol 2, pg 4, 2008)
Simonsson B; Nilsson KW; Leppert J; Diwan VK
Editorial comment: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2013;6:1-3
The world we want: focus on the most disadvantaged
Thomsen S; Biao X; Kusnanto H; Mavalankar D; Malqvist M; Ng N; Diwan V
Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2005;9(6):700-701
Will the bleach method keep its promise in sputum smear microscopy? : Reply
Ängeby K; Hoffner SE; Diwan VK
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2004;8(7):806-815
Should the 'bleach microscopy method' be recommended for improved case detection of tuberculosis? Literature review and key person analysis.
Angeby KAK; Hoffner SE; Diwan VK
Editorial comment: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 2003;62:3-7
FilaBavi, a demographic surveillance site, an epidemiological field laboratory in Vietnam.
Chuc NTK; Diwan V
Review: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2002;81(6):491-501
Mother and child health care in Kabul, Afghanistan with focus on the mother: women's own perspective.
Kaartinen L; Diwan V
Published conference paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE. 2001;5(8):741-745
Feasibility of home-based and health centre-based DOT: perspectives of TB care providers and clients in an HIV-endemic area of Thailand
Ngamvithayapong J; Yanai H; Winkvist A; Saisorn S; Diwan V
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE. 2001;7(3):165-169
Gender inequalities in tuberculosis: aspects of infection, notification rates, and compliance.
Thorson A; Diwan VK
Letter: THE LANCET. 1996;347(9016):1702
Tuberculosis control in China
Bogg L; Diwan V

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