Health sciences topic list of research papers
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Environmental risk factors for relapse of melanoma
Abstract Aim To identify lifestyle factors affecting risk of relapse. Methods A comparison of 131 relapsed melanoma patients with 147 non-relapsers. ...
2008 / Samantha Beswick, Paul Affleck, Faye Elliott, Edwina Gerry, Andy Boon, et al. -
Rabies exposure in international travelers: do we miss the target?
Abstract Background Little data exist about the spatial distribution of the risk for travelers of being injured by a potentially rabid animal. Methods Over the...
2009 / Philippe Gautret, Eric Adehossi, Georges Soula, Marie-Josèphe Soavi, Jean Delmont, et al. -
Does a reduction in antibiotic consumption always represent a favorable outcome from an intervention program on prescribing practice?
Summary Objectives In our hospital, a continuous intervention program aimed at optimizing the quality of antibiotic use was introduced by late 1999 and antibiotic consumption was a major outcome for assessment. However, healthcare...
2006 / Carlos Bantar, Diego Franco, Claudia Heft, Eduardo Vesco, Carina Arango, et al. -
Epidemic of tuberculosis in a high school in Northern Sardinia
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission among high school student and teacher populations in a high school in Northern Sardinia. Tuberculin skin-test screening, chest-X-rays,...
2012 / Alessandra Bua, Paola Molicotti, Anna Zanetti, Melania Ruggeri, Marina Cubeddu, et al. -
Clinical characteristics of influenza A H1N1 versus other influenza-like illnesses amongst outpatients attending a university health center in Oman
Summary Objectives To identify the clinical characteristics of outpatients with flu-like illnesses stratified by influenza A H1N1 status. Methods The study was...
2012 / Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi, Nafisa Samir, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Zakaria Al-Muharmi, Abdulla Balkhair, et al. -
Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in urban Pakistan: A multicenter case–control study
Abstract Objective To evaluate risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in an urban setting of Pakistan. Design and methods In this multicenter...
2012 / Ahsan M. Ahmad, Saeed Akhtar, Rumina Hasan, Javaid A. Khan, Syed F. Hussain, et al. -
Acute kidney injury in patients with sepsis: a contemporary analysis
Summary Objectives To analyze the clinical characteristics of septic acute kidney injury (AKI) according to the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) classification, and to evaluate the capacity of this system in predicting...
2008 / José António Lopes, Sofia Jorge, Cristina Resina, Carla Santos, Álvaro Pereira, et al. -
Homologous and heterologous immune responses to naturally-acquired influenza virus infection2010 / L. Lau, V.J. Fang, K.H. Chan, E. Ma, G.M. Leung, et al.
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A Study of Atypical Manifestations of Vivax Malaria2008 / V. Acharya, K.T. Kumar
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Clinical chracteristics and prognostic factors in patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia2010 / Y. Nukui, S. Hatakeyama, Y. Shintani, H. Yotsuyanagi, K. Moriya, et al.
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Mycobacterial Dermal Lesions of Children in Bam's Earthquake and Determination of their Antibiotic Resistance and Susceptibility2008 / F. Fallah, G. Eslami, A. Jahansepas, M. Sharifian, H. Goudarzi, et al.
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Preparation and Characterization of Live Attenuated Strain of L. major2008 / A.R. Khabiri
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The “PREVEN” urban community randomised trial of a combined intervention for sexually transmitted disease prevention in Nepal2010 / R.P. Bhandari, S.D. Joshi
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Bloodstream infections in febrile neutropenic patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon: a view of the past decade
Summary Objectives Previous studies from Lebanon have shown Gram-negative organisms to be the predominant agents in febrile neutropenic patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the most current epidemiological trends...
2007 / Zeina A. Kanafani, Ghenwa K. Dakdouki, Khalil I. El-Chammas, Shaker Eid, George F. Araj, et al. -
Quality of life after carotid endarterectomy2008 / Fernando Abelha, Susana Quevedo, Henrique Barros
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An explanatory model of factors related to well baby visits by age three years for Medicaid-enrolled infants: a retrospective cohort study2013 / Donald L Chi, Elizabeth T Momany, Michael P Jones, Raymond A Kuthy, Natoshia M Askelson, et al.
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Chronic hepatitis B in children and adolescents2012 / Massimiliano Paganelli, Xavier Stephenne, Etienne M. Sokal
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Rank, job stress, psychological distress and physical activity among military personnel2013 / Lilian Martins, Claudia S Lopes
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The influence of gender on the epidemiology of and outcome from severe sepsis2013 / Yasser Sakr, Cristina Elia, Luciana Mascia, Bruno Barberis, Silvano Cardellino, et al.
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The association of very-low-density lipoprotein with ankle-brachial index in peritoneal dialysis patients with controlled serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level2013 / Eiichiro Kanda, Masumi Ai, Mitsuyo Okazaki, Yoshitaka Maeda, Sei Sasaki, et al.