Fatty liver disease and the risk of erosive oesophagitis in the Korean population: a cross-sectional study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasing evidence suggests that low social support is associated with an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Earlier studies in this field were conducted in predominantly middle-aged or older samples; thus, the associations reported previously may have been confounded by subclinical manifestatio...

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authors： Balog P,Janszky I,Chen H,Rafael B,Hemmingsson T,László KD

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between ambient air pollution and stroke morbidity in different subgroups and seasons. METHODS:We performed a time-series analysis based on generalised linear models to study the short-term exposure-response relationships between air pollution and stroke hospitalisations, and c...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Guo Y,Xie X,Lei L,Zhou H,Deng S,Xu Y,Liu Z,Bao J,Peng J,Huang C

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Healthcare workers (HWs) are prone to high levels of stress and burnout, particularly when caring for people with HIV/AIDS. This study assessed whether participation in Botswana's Workplace Wellness Programme (WWP) for HWs was associated with job satisfaction, occupational stress, well-being and burnout. ME...

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authors： Ledikwe JH,Kleinman NJ,Mpho M,Mothibedi H,Mawandia S,Semo BW,O'Malley G

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study, which will include randomised controlled trials (RCTs), is to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for patients with stroke and urinary incontinence. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:RCTs will be searched electronically in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL and four Chinese ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sun Z,Yu N,Yue J,Zhang Q

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While postgraduate studies have begun to shed light on informal interprofessional workplace learning, studies with preregistration learners have typically focused on formal and structured work-based learning. The current study investigated preregistration students' informal interprofessional workplace learni...

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authors： Rees CE,Crampton P,Kent F,Brown T,Hood K,Leech M,Newton J,Storr M,Williams B

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The development of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) results in disabling breathlessness, pain and reduced physical capability with treatment a palliative strategy. Ambulatory management of MPE has the potential to improve quality of life (QoL). The OPTIMUM trial is designed to determine whether full outpat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sivakumar P,Douiri A,West A,Rao D,Warwick G,Chen T,Ahmed L

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To date, no research has investigated the association between cardiac complication and electrical injury; hence, we aimed to assess the consequences and relating factors of cardiac complications from electrical injuries in South Korea. DESIGN:Retrospective single-centre study. PARTICIPANTS:721 patients who...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Choi JH,Han D,Kang SH,Yoon CH,Cho JR,Kym D

更新日期：2019-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Black women continue to have rates of mental health conditions that can be negative for their well-being. This study examined the contribution of social and contextual factors and severe physical intimate partner violence on the mental health of US Black women (African-American and Caribbean Black). SETTING:...

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authors： Lacey KK,Parnell R,Mouzon DM,Matusko N,Head D,Abelson JM,Jackson JS

更新日期：2015-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Residential fires remain a significant global public health problem. It is recognised that the reported number of residential fires, fire-related injuries and deaths significantly underestimate the true number. Australian surveys show that around two-thirds of respondents who experience a residential fire ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Harvey LA,Ghassempour N,Whybro M,Tannous WK

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chagas disease (CD) has become a global health issue mainly due to migration. Germany lacks surveillance data and is home to a large Latin American immigrant population. Recognising that Bolivia is the country with the highest CD prevalence in Latin America, this cross-sectional, descriptive pilot study investi...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Navarro M,Berens-Riha N,Hohnerlein S,Seiringer P,von Saldern C,Garcia S,Blasco-Hernández T,Navaza B,Shock J,Bretzel G,Hoelscher M,Löscher T,Albajar-Viñas P,Pritsch M

更新日期：2017-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Identifying the issues and concerns that matter most to burns survivors can be challenging. For a number of reasons, but mainly relating to patient empowerment, some of the most pressing concerns patients may have during a clinical encounter may not naturally be the focal point of that encounter. The Patient...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gibson JAG,Yarrow J,Brown L,Evans J,Rogers SN,Spencer S,Shokrollahi K

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies have documented poorer health among migrants than natives of several European countries, but little is known for Switzerland. We assessed the association between country of birth, socioeconomic factors and self-reported health (SRH) in a prospective cohort of adults living in Lausanne, Switzerland....

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authors： Mota P,Saez M,Selby K,Bodenmann P

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder and the largest contributor to global disability. The Australian Genetics of Depression study was established to recruit a large cohort of individuals who have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lifetime. The purpose of establishing this coho...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Byrne EM,Kirk KM,Medland SE,McGrath JJ,Colodro-Conde L,Parker R,Cross S,Sullivan L,Statham DJ,Levinson DF,Licinio J,Wray NR,Hickie IB,Martin NG

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is no definitive cure for Dupuytren disease (DD), and recurrence of finger contractures after treatment is common. Surgical fasciectomy is considered the standard treatment method for recurrence, although associated with a high incidence of complications. Collagenase injection, a non-surgical treatme...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Nordenskjöld J,Lauritzson A,Waldén M,Kopylov P,Atroshi I

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Person-centredness is a philosophy for organising and delivering healthcare based on patients' needs, preferences and experiences. Although widely endorsed, the concept suffers from a lack of detail and clarification, in turn accounting for ambiguous implementation and outcomes. While a conceptual framewor...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jesus TS,Bright F,Kayes N,Cott CA

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Concerns have been raised regarding the quality and completeness of abstract reporting in evidence reviews, but this had not been evaluated in meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy. Our objective was to evaluate reporting quality and completeness in abstracts of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of depress...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Rice DB,Kloda LA,Shrier I,Thombs BD

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the contribution of progress in averting premature deaths to the increase in life expectancy and the decline in lifespan variation. DESIGN:International comparison of national life table data from the Human Mortality Database. SETTING:40 developed countries and regions, 1840-2009. POPULATION:...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Vaupel JW,Zhang Z,van Raalte AA

更新日期：2011-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Dyslipidaemia is a major risk factor to cardiovascular disease (CVD)--the leading cause of death worldwide. Limited data are available about the prevalence of various dyslipidaemia in Canada. The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence of various single and mixed dyslipidaemia within the Canadi...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Asghari S,Aref-Eshghi E,Godwin M,Duke P,Williamson T,Mahdavian M

更新日期：2015-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examines the use of expedited approval pathways by Health Canada over the period 1995 to 2016 inclusive and the relationship between the use of these pathways and the therapeutic gain offered by new products. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. DATA SOURCES:Therapeutic Products Directorate, Biologics ...

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authors： Lexchin J

更新日期：2018-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Psychosocial factors are increasingly recognised as important determinants of cardiovascular disease risk. The North Texas Heart Study aims to understand the mechanisms responsible for this association with a focus on social vigilance (ie, scanning the environment for social threats). There is also growing...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ruiz JM,Taylor DJ,Uchino BN,Smith TW,Allison M,Ahn C,Johnson JJ,Smyth JM

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (UGICR) was developed to monitor and improve the quality of care provided to patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers in Australia. PARTICIPANTS:It supports four cancer modules: pancreatic, oesophagogastric, biliary and primary liver cancer. The pancreatic cancer ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Maharaj AD,Holland JF,Scarborough RO,Evans SM,Ioannou LJ,Brown W,Croagh DG,Pilgrim CHC,Kench JG,Lipton LR,Leong T,McNeil JJ,Nikfarjam M,Aly A,Burton PR,Cashin PA,Chu J,Duong CP,Evans P,Goldstein D,Haydon A,Hii M

更新日期：2019-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the rates, characteristics and indications for episiotomy among women delivering vaginally for the first time, as well as parous women. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, population-based birth cohort study. SETTING:Obstetric departments in six Palestinian government hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:All women w...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zimmo K,Laine K,Fosse E,Zimmo M,Ali-Masri H,Zucknick M,Vikanes Å,Hassan S

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic subdural haematomas (CSDHs) are one of the most common neurosurgical conditions. The goal of surgery is to alleviate symptoms and minimise the risk of symptomatic recurrences. In the past, reoperation rates as high as 20%-30% were described for CSDH recurrences. However, following the introduction ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Tommiska P,Raj R,Schwartz C,Kivisaari R,Luostarinen T,Satopää J,Taimela S,Järvinen T,Ranstam J,Frantzen J,Posti J,Luoto TM,Leinonen V,Tetri S,Koivisto T,Lönnrot K

更新日期：2020-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:First, to examine general practitioner (GP) knowledge about the care (needs) of their patients; second, to examine the quality of GP follow-up care; third, to examine the transmission of patient care information from hospitals/emergency services (ES) to GPs. SETTING:105 general practices from the representa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Boffin N,Van Casteren V,De Ridder K

更新日期：2019-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Physicians are a commonly targeted group in health research surveys, but their response rates are often relatively low. The goal of this paper was to evaluate the effect of unconditional incentives in the form of a coffee card on physician postal survey response rates. DESIGN:Following 13 key informant inte...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Abdulaziz K,Brehaut J,Taljaard M,Émond M,Sirois MJ,Lee JS,Wilding L,Perry JJ

更新日期：2015-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the prevalence, costs and trends (2010-2014) for 21 low-value inpatient procedures in a privately insured Australian patient cohort. DESIGN:We developed indicators for 21 low-value procedures from evidence-based lists such as Choosing Wisely, and applied them to a claims data set of hospital admis...

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authors： Chalmers K,Pearson SA,Badgery-Parker T,Brett J,Scott IA,Elshaug AG

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the level of agreement between biomedical and self-reported measurements of hypertension and diabetes in a Chinese national community sample, and explored associations of the agreement and possible contextual effects among provinces and geographic regions in China. DESIGN:Secondary analysis of a...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ning M,Zhang Q,Yang M

更新日期：2016-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the metrics and findings of studies evaluating effects of drug decriminalisation or legal regulation on drug availability, use or related health and social harms globally. DESIGN:Systematic review with narrative synthesis. DATA SOURCES:We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science and six...

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authors： Scheim AI,Maghsoudi N,Marshall Z,Churchill S,Ziegler C,Werb D

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the time spent by the researchers for preparing grant proposals, and to examine whether spending more time increase the chances of success. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia. PARTICIPANTS:Researchers who submitted one or mo...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Herbert DL,Barnett AG,Clarke P,Graves N

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess variation in antibiotic prescribing practices among village doctors in a rural region of Shandong province, China. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Almost all outpatient encounters at village clinics result in a prescription being issued. Prescriptions were collected over a 2.5-year period from 8 ...

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authors： Dyar OJ,Yang D,Yin J,Sun Q,Stålsby Lundborg C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00