ReviewIranian journal of medical sciences2020
International Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Rapid Review.
Review in Iranian journal of medical sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Communication to promote and support physical distancing for COVID-19 prevention and control: a rapid reviewThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- The Analytical Framework of Governance in Health Policies in the Face of Health Emergencies: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of health sector responses to the coincidence of disasters and COVID-19.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Medical students' perceptions of online versus physical teaching methods in southern Nigeria: a post covid-19 pandemic cross-sectional pilot study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- The bidirectional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social determinants of health among refugees and internally displaced persons in low and lower-middle income countries: A systematic review of qualitative studies.Journal of migration and health · 2025Review
- Design and psychometrics of a tool for measuring social cognitive factors related to the preventive behaviors toward Covid-19 in the society.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Unveiling coagulation dysfunction in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective analysis.Journal of medicine and life · 2024Article
- Vaccines reduced hospital length of stay and fraction of inspired oxygen of COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Socio-economic pandemic modelling: case of Spain.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Understanding the progress of COVID-19 transmission in a rural district: a social network approach.PeerJ · 2024Article
- Opportunities and challenges to implementing mRNA-based vaccines and medicines: lessons from COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The Role of Obesity in the Poor Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection: A Review of 192 Patients.Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases · 2024Review
- A confirmatory factor analysis of the Iranian version of the interpersonal communication skills scale among healthcare professionals.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters of low-cost air purifiers in community-based organizations.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2023Article
- The barriers, facilitators and association of vaccine certificates on COVID-19 vaccine uptake: a scoping review.Globalization and health · 2023Article
- Detection of Enteroviruses and SARS-CoV-2 in Tunisian Wastewater.Food and environmental virology · 2023Article
- Consensus Guidelines for Teledermatology: Scoping Review.JMIR dermatology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed a significant threat to many countries. Since the disease does not currently have a particular treatment, there is a compelling need to find substitute means to dominate its expansion. In this rapid review, we aimed to determine some countries' public responses to the COVID-19 epidemic.
methodsIn this study, academic databases, including MEDLINE, Scopus, and Embase, were investigated. The keywords applied in the search strategy besides the names of each country were: "Public Health," "Public Response", "Health Policy", "COVID-19", "Novel Coronavirus," "2019-nCoV", and "SARS-CoV-2". The countries included China, Italy, Iran, Spain, South Korea, Germany, France, United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, and Singapore.
resultsThe total number of retrieved articles in MEDLINE, Scopus, and Embase in April 2020 was 594, and after removing 259 duplicate articles, 335 papers were screened by the experts. After this investigation, 50 articles, in addition to 12 webpages, were extensively reviewed for the results section. Public health strategies and responses can be divided into four main areas, including monitoring, public education, crowd controlling, and care facilities.
conclusionAccording to the results of the management decisions of some governments on quarantining, social isolation, screening methods, and flight suspensions due to the severity and anonymity of COVID-19, it is highly assured that these strategies would be the most successful approaches to confront the present pandemic. Governments should put in place timely and strict measures to halt the spread and diminish its unintended deadly consequences.
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