Health sciences topic list of research papers
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Ensuring the quality of multiple-choice exams administered to small cohorts: A cautionary tale2017 / Meredith Young, Beth-Ann Cummings, Christina St-Onge
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Why hospital physicians attend work while ill? The spiralling effect of positive and negative factors2016 / Fay Giæver, Signe Lohmann-Lafrenz, Lise Tevik Løvseth
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Evaluation of the Tobacco Heating System 2.2. Part 8: 5-Day randomized reduced exposure clinical study in Poland
Abstract The Tobacco Heating System (THS) 2.2, a candidate Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP), is designed to heat tobacco without burning it. Tobacco is heated in order to reduce the formation of harmful and potentially harmful constituents...
2016 / Christelle Haziza, Guillaume de La Bourdonnaye, Dimitra Skiada, Jacek Ancerewicz, Gizelle Baker, et al. -
Tratamento da atrofia vaginal da mulher na pós‐menopausa
Resumo Sintomas relacionados com a atrofia vulvovaginal apresentam um impacto negativo sobre a qualidade de vida de até 50% das mulheres na pós‐menopausa. No entanto, algumas recusam o uso de estrogênios, que é a terapia eficaz padrão, devido à...
2016 / Rinaldo Florencio‐Silva, Ricardo Santos Simões, João Henrique Rodrigues Castello Girão, Adriana Aparecida Ferraz Carbonel, Cristiane de Paula Teixeira, et al. -
Breastfeeding in Brazil: major progress, but still a long way to go2016 / Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
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Development of a trauma and emergency database in Kigali, Rwanda
Abstract Introduction Injuries account for 10% of the global burden of disease, resulting in approximately 5.8 million deaths annually. Trauma registries are an important tool in the development of a trauma system; however, limited ...
2016 / Alexis S. Kearney, Lise M. Kabeja, Naomi George, Naz Karim, Adam R. Aluisio, et al. -
Factores asociados a mortalidad a 30 días en pacientes mayores de 75 años llevados a cateterismo cardiaco
Resumen La enfermedad coronaria es la principal causa de mortalidad en el mundo, y en tal sentido, la población anciana es la más afectada. Paralelo al creciente aumento de la población mayor de 75 años, se cuestiona la seguridad y eficacia de la...
2016 / Diego Alejandro Echeverri Marín, Andrés Felipe Coy Barrera, Alirio Bastidas Goyes, Juan Camilo Ortiz Uribe -
Parameters indicative of persistence of valvular pathology at initial diagnosis in acute rheumatic carditis: the role of albumin and CD19 expression
Abstract Objective The aim of this study is to define the predictors of chronic carditis in patients with acute rheumatic carditis (ARC). Methods Patients...
2016 / Taliha Oner, Rahmi Ozdemir, Dildar Bahar Genc, Mehmet Kucuk, Cem Karadeniz, et al. -
Effect of an intervention based on child-care centers to reduce risk behaviors for obesity in preschool children
Abstract Background Preschool age is a critical stage for health promotion and prevention of obesity, which is an emerging public health problem in children. The aim of this study was to design and evaluate the effect of a...
2016 / Hortensia Reyes-Morales, Marco A. González-Unzaga, Alejandra Jiménez-Aguilar, Rebeca Uribe-Carvajal -
Rotura esplénica secundaria a absceso, causa poco común de neumoperitoneo. Reporte de un caso
Resumen Antecedentes Los abscesos esplénicos son entidades poco frecuentes; los reportes descritos suelen ser, en su mayoría (72%), en pacientes inmunocomprometidos por enfermedades hematooncológicas, diabetes, endocarditis,...
2016 / Jorge Enrique Barrón-Reyes, Julio César Chávez-Galván, Jesús Alejandro Martínez-Peralta, Julio César López-Valdés -
Emergency department critical care unit for critically ill cardiovascular patients: An observation study
Abstract Background We investigated an intensive care model for acute critically cardiovascular emergency patients in the emergency department (ED) as compared with those in the coronary care unit (CCU) after ED visits. ...
2016 / Ken-Hui Fu, Yin-Ru Chen, Ju-Shin Fan, Yen-Chia Chen, Hsien-Hao Huang, et al. -
Vascular endothelial growth factor G1612A (rs10434) gene polymorphism and neuropsychiatric manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Abstract Aim To investigate the relation between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and lupus related neuropsychiatric manifestations. ...
2016 / Sherif Taha, Sherif Mohammed Gamal, Mohamed Nabil, Nahla Naeem, Dalia Labib, et al. -
Wearable monitors criterion validity for energy expenditure in sedentary and light activities
Abstract Background Wearable monitors (WMs) are used to estimate the time spent in sedentary behaviors (SBs) and light-intensity physical activities (LPAs) and their associated energy cost; however, the accuracy of WMs in measuring ...
2016 / Florez-Pregonero Alberto, Meckes Nathanael, Buman Mathew, Ainsworth Barbara -
Comparison between the effect of a self-administered and a trainer-administered surgical checklist on the laparoscopic task performance2016 / M. El Boghdady, B. Tang, I.S. Tait, A. Alijani
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Family child care home providers as role models for children: Cause for concern?
Abstract Health behaviors associated with chronic disease, particularly healthy eating and regular physical activity, are important role modeling opportunities for individuals working in child care programs. Prior studies have not explored these...
2016 / Alison Tovar, Amber Vaughn, Anna Grummon, Regan Burney, Temitope Erinosho, et al. -
Essentials of infection prevention in the pediatric population
Abstract Application of infection prevention and control (IP&C) measures is synonymous with safety, quality, resource saving, and the rights of all patients, staff and visitors. An extensive literature review was undertaken to identify key...
2016 / Irene Koutlakis-Barron, Tina Hayden -
Mortality by sickle cell disease in Brazil
Abstract This work aimed to characterize mortality by sickle cell disease in Brazil. The MEDLINE electronic database was searched using the terms ‘mortality’ and ‘sickle cell disease’ and ‘Brazil’ for articles published in the last five years aiming ...
2016 / Giovanna Abadia Oliveira Arduini, Letícia Pinto Rodrigues, Alessandra Bernadete Trovó de Marqui -
Outcome of twin–twin transfusion syndrome treated by laser therapy in Taiwan’s single center: Role of Quintero staging system
Abstract Objective To evaluate the outcome of twin–twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) treated by fetoscopic laser therapy (FLT) stratified by Quintero staging. Materials and Methods ...
2016 / Yao-Lung Chang, An-Shine Chao, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Peter CC. Hsieh, Sheng-Yuan Su, et al. -
Efectividad de la terapia con ácido tricloroacético en el tratamiento de lesiones en la hiperplasia epitelial focal
RESUMEN Propósito El propósito del estudio fue evaluar la efectividad de la terapia con el ácido tricloroacético en el tratamiento de las lesiones orales producidas en la hiperplasia epitelial focal. ...
2016 / Jonathan Harris Ricardo, Martha Carmona Lorduy, Antonio Díaz Caballero -
Working in silos? – Head & Neck cancer patients during and after treatment with or without early palliative care referral
Abstract Purpose The primary aim was to describe patients with Head and Neck (H&N) cancer referred to palliative care and how the care transition from acute oncological to palliative care impacted on both Health related quality ...
2016 / Helena Ullgren, Lily Kirkpatrick, Sini Kilpeläinen, Lena Sharp