Retrospective observational study of trends in hospital admissions for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Spain (2004-2013) using administrative data.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Low-income and middle-income countries are undergoing epidemiological transition, however, progression is varied. Bangladesh is simultaneously experiencing continuing burden of communicable diseases and emerging burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). For effective use of limited resources, an increased ...

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authors： Khanam R,Ahmed S,Rahman S,Kibria GMA,Syed JRR,Khan AM,Moin SMI,Ram M,Gibson DG,Pariyo G,Baqui AH,Projahnmo Study Group in Bangladesh.

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examines the characteristics of studies that Health Canada uses to grant full marketing authorisation for products given a conditional approval between 1 January 1998 and 30 June 2017. DESIGN:Cohort study. DATA SOURCES:Journal articles listing drugs that fulfilled their conditions and received f...

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authors： Lexchin J

更新日期：2018-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to explore the associations between the dyad's (person with stroke and informal caregiver) perception of the person with stroke's rehabilitation needs and stroke severity, personal factors (gender, age, sense of coherence), the use of rehabilitation services, amount of informal care ...

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authors： Ekstam L,Johansson U,Guidetti S,Eriksson G,Ytterberg C

更新日期：2015-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cardiovascular disease is an important comorbidity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to systematically review the evidence for: (1) risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in people with COPD; (2) risk of MI associated with acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD); (3) risk of dea...

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authors： Rothnie KJ,Yan R,Smeeth L,Quint JK

更新日期：2015-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Self-reported recall data are often used in wireless phone epidemiological studies, which in turn are used to indicate relative risk of health outcomes from extended radiofrequency exposure. We sought to explain features commonly observed in wireless phone recall data and to improve analytical procedures. SE...

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authors： Redmayne M,Smith E,Abramson MJ

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Global multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment success rates remain suboptimal. Highly active WHO group A drugs moxifloxacin and levofloxacin show intraindividual and interindividual pharmacokinetic variability which can cause low drug exposure. Therefore, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of f...

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authors： van den Elsen SH,Sturkenboom MG,Akkerman O,Barkane L,Bruchfeld J,Eather G,Heysell SK,Hurevich H,Kuksa L,Kunst H,Kuhlin J,Manika K,Moschos C,Mpagama SG,Muñoz Torrico M,Skrahina A,Sotgiu G,Tadolini M,Tiberi S,Volpato

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chromosome 9p21 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is a susceptibility variant for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the primary prevention setting. However, it is controversial whether this SNP is also associated with recurrent myocardial infarction (ReMI) in the secondary prevention setting. The purpo...

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authors： Hara M,Sakata Y,Nakatani D,Suna S,Usami M,Matsumoto S,Ozaki K,Nishino M,Sato H,Kitamura T,Nanto S,Hamasaki T,Tanaka T,Hori M,Komuro I,OACIS Investigators.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Severe Respiratory Insufficiency (SRI) questionnaire is the best assessment tool for health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). This study aimed to translate the SRI Questionnaire into Chinese ...

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authors： Chen R,Guan L,Wu W,Yang Z,Li X,Luo Q,Liang Z,Wang F,Guo B,Huo Y,Yang Y,Zhou L

更新日期：2017-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To use newly available self-assigned ethnicity information to investigate variation in breast cancer screening uptake for women from the 16 specific ethnic groups within the broad Asian, Black and White groups that previous studies report. SETTING:National cancer screening programme services within London. ...

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authors： Jack RH,Møller H,Robson T,Davies EA

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the beliefs and expectations of patients and their caregivers about home haemodialysis in Italy where the prevalence of home haemodialysis is low. DESIGN:Semistructured, qualitative interview study with purposive sampling and thematic analysis. SETTING:Four dialysis centres in Italy without home...

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authors： Tong A,Palmer S,Manns B,Craig JC,Ruospo M,Gargano L,Johnson DW,Hegbrant J,Olsson M,Fishbane S,Strippoli GF

更新日期：2013-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the prevalence of self-reported vision impairment (VI) in Southwest Cameroon and describe associated care-seeking practices, functional limitations and economic hardships. DESIGN:A three-stage clustered sampling household community-based survey. SETTING:The Southwest region of Cameroon. PARTI...

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authors： Mbeboh SN,Christie SA,Carvalho M,Dickson D,Nana T,Embolo F,Dicker R,Juillard C,Chichom Mefire A

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have showed association between smoking and central fat distribution. However, the impact of smoking on whole body fat distribution, particularly peripheral fat distribution remains unclear. METHODS:Nicotine dependence was assessed in a total of 1264 male adults aged 18-80 years using the...

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authors： Wei C,Ye S,Sheng JR,Ma X,Ru Y,Zhang L,Guo H,Zhu S

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Making change towards child and family-based and coordinated services is critical to improve quality, outcomes and value. The Let's Talk about Children (LTC) approach, which consists of brief psychoeducational discussions with parents of kindergarten-aged and school-aged children, has been launched as a mu...

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authors： Kujala V,Jokinen J,Ebeling H,Pohjola A

更新日期：2017-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Defects in the human thyroid peroxidase (TPO) gene are reported to be one of the causes of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) due to dyshormonogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the TPO mutation spectrum and prevalence among patients with CH in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and to defi...

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authors： Fu C,Xie B,Zhang S,Wang J,Luo S,Zheng H,Su J,Hu X,Chen R,Fan X,Luo J,Gu X,Chen S

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility of an innovative peer intervention promoting healthy eating and physical activity, which purposefully selected peer facilitators according to socioeconomic status to target less-advantaged overweight receivers. SETTING:Nine high schools, two middle schools. PARTICIPANTS:One hundr...

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authors： Saez L,Legrand K,Alleyrat C,Ramisasoa S,Langlois J,Muller L,Omorou AY,De Lavenne R,Kivits J,Lecomte E,Briançon S,PRALIMAP-INÈS Trial Group.

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Retirement villages (RV) have expanded rapidly, now housing perhaps one in eight people aged 75+ years in New Zealand. Health service initiatives might better support residents and offer cost advantages, but little is known of resident demographics, health status or needs. This study describes village reside...

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authors： Broad JB,Wu Z,Bloomfield K,Hikaka J,Bramley D,Boyd M,Tatton A,Calvert C,Peri K,Higgins AM,Connolly MJ

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a slowly progressive neuromuscular disease. Cold exposure often leads to worsening of motor symptoms including paresis. Although mexiletine hydrochloride administration has been shown to be effective for the treatment of several muscular diseases, its effectiven...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Yamada S,Hashizume A,Hijikata Y,Inagaki T,Ito D,Kinoshita F,Nakatochi M,Kobayashi Y,Hirakawa A,Nakamura T,Katsuno M

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to epidemiologically assess rubella herd immunity as a function of time, age and gender in Japan, with reference to the recent 2012-2014 rubella epidemic. DESIGN:This study is a retrospective seroepidemiological analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The susceptible fraction of the population was examined...

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authors： Kinoshita R,Nishiura H

更新日期：2016-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pharmacotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of major depression. At the initiation of antidepressant treatment, both improvement of symptoms in the short term and relapse prevention in the long term should be taken into account. However, there is insufficient evidence regarding the efficacy an...

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authors： Shinohara K,Efthimiou O,Ostinelli EG,Tomlinson A,Geddes JR,Nierenberg AA,Ruhe HG,Furukawa TA,Cipriani A

更新日期：2019-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the feasibility of health systems strengthening from the perspective of international healthcare implementers and donors in South Sudan. DESIGN:A qualitative interview study, with thematic analysis using the WHO health system building blocks framework. SETTING:South Sudan. PARTICIPANTS:17 health...

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authors： Jones A,Howard N,Legido-Quigley H

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Food insecurity is 'the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate, safe foods or inability to acquire foods in socially acceptable ways'. Majority of tuberculosis (TB) cases of resource-poor settings experience food insecurity, which impacts treatment adherence and outcomes. We aimed to det...

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authors： Ayiraveetil R,Sarkar S,Chinnakali P,Jeyashree K,Vijayageetha M,Thekkur P,Lakshminarayanan S,Knudsen S,Hochberg NS,Horsburgh CR,Ellner J,Roy G

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multifarious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guidelines have been published by local, national and global respiratory societies. These guidelines subsume holistic evidence based on recommendations to diagnose, treat, prevent and manage acute exacerbation with COPD. Despite the existing compreh...

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authors： Issac H,Moloney C,Taylor M,Lea J

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Over the last 15 years, the prevalence of HIV in Haiti has stabilised to around 2.0%. However, key populations remain at higher risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The prevalence of HIV is 12.9% among men having sex with men (MSM). There is limited information about the ...

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authors： Jean Louis F,Galbaud G,Leonard M,Pericles E,Journel I,Buteau J,Boncy J,Jean Francois R,Domercant JW

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Schools are promising settings for physical activity promotion; however, they are complex and adaptive systems that can influence the quality of programme implementation. This paper presents an evaluation of a school-based running programme (Marathon Kids). The aims of this study are (1) to identify the pr...

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authors： Chalkley AE,Routen AC,Harris JP,Cale LA,Gorely T,Sherar LB

更新日期：2018-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to adapt, translate and validate the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) in Malaysian patients with chronic liver diseases of various aetiologies. SETTING:Tertiary level teaching institution in Malaysia. PARTICIPANTS:The validation process involved 211 adult patients (English language n=101,...

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authors： Khairullah S,Mahadeva S

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Examine the relationship between maternal alcohol use disorder and child school attendance outcomes for non-Indigenous and Indigenous children in Western Australia. DESIGN:Population cohort study. SETTING:Routinely collected linked administrative health, education and child protection data. PARTICIPANTS:T...

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authors： Hafekost K,Lawrence D,O'Leary C,Bower C,Semmens J,Zubrick SR

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that cancer mortality rates among the Moluccan-Dutch, the oldest non-Western migrant group to arrive in the Netherlands after the Second World War, are similar to those in the general Dutch population. DESIGN:Population-based retrospective study. SETTING:Data from the national cause o...

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authors： van der Wal JM,Bodewes A,Agyemang C,Kunst A

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the current evidence on the effect pre-arrest comorbidity has on survival and neurological outcomes following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). DESIGN:Systematic review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Sco...

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authors： Majewski D,Ball S,Finn J

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the minimally important difference (MID) that would prompt parents and clinicians to use probiotics for prevention of paediatric antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) and to obtain parent and clinician opinion about the most important outcomes in clinical trials of AAD. METHODS:In this survey, ...

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authors： Khanpour Ardestani S,Robinson JL,Dieleman LA,Huynh HQ,Jou H,Vohra S

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess compliance with 2010 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on cancer services relating to the management of basal cell carcinomas (BCC) in the community, where except in specific circumstances it is recommended that only low-risk BCCs should be excised routinely. DESIGN...

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authors： Cole SJ,Howes R,Meehan C,Cole R

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00