Finally, given the substantial variability in the prevalence of caries, exposure to secondhand smoke, and lifestyle across countries, our results may not be generally applicable to populations with different environmental and lifestyle factors.
The public health practitioner may feel that robustness to 10% uncertainty in the model parameters is rather small, given the substantial uncertainty in the epidemiological dynamics of TB with HIV prevalence.
Given the substantial social and economical regional differences observed in Brazil, our results cannot be extended to the whole country, where prevalence rates and transmission patterns of CD are expected to differ.
Given the substantial morbidity associated with vivax infection in non-African endemic areas, it will be important to investigate whether the distribution and prevalence of P. vivax have been underestimated in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa
This difference in MRSA prevalence found between horse farms and intensive food production animal facilities seems unlikely to be due to differences in host adaptation given the substantial MRSA carriage found in equine clinics [ 7, 26].
While magnitude of the misalignment of incentives to provide guideline-driven care is likely to be less for a PCP because of the diversity of illness that they see, it will still be substantial given the prevalence of diabetes in the U.S. In addition, the model assumes that all standards-based services included in the model will be covered by all payers.
If confirmed, this relationship would be of substantial public health importance, given the population prevalence of periodontal infections (25) and the availability of effective periodontal disease therapies.
However, given the global prevalence of child obesity, the recognized substantial adverse health consequences of the condition, and the limited resources of EIN as an NGO, higher-level assistance to address the identified issues appears warranted.
Given the high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its potential consequences, there is substantial interest in understanding its causes and mechanisms in population-based longitudinal studies.
