Simple risk score based on the China Acute Myocardial Infarction registry for predicting in-hospital mortality among patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: results of a prospective observational cohort study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sickness absence after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is frequent due to postconcussive symptoms. We examined labour market attachment following mTBI up to 5 years postinjury. DESIGN AND SETTING:Nationwide cohort study with register follow-up. PARTICIPANTS:Patients between 18 and 60 years with mTBI (In...

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authors： Graff HJ,Siersma V,Møller A,Kragstrup J,Andersen LL,Egerod I,Malá Rytter H

更新日期：2019-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity is a global epidemic and is a risk factor for developing other comorbidities. Young adulthood is a critical period for body weight change and establishing healthy lifestyle behaviours. The 'Freshman 15' suggests that undergraduate students gain 15 lbs (6.8 kg) during their first year of university,...

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authors： Morassut RE,Langlois C,Alyass A,Ishola AF,Yazdi FT,Mayhew AJ,Reddon H,MacKillop J,Pigeyre M,Meyre D

更新日期：2017-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the availability of multiple uterotonic agents, the incidence of PPH continues to rise. Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been shown to be a safe, effective and inexpensive therapeutic option for the treatment ...

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authors： Alam A,Bopardikar A,Au S,Barrett J,Callum J,Kiss A,Choi S

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Poor treatment adherence and outcomes among patients with tuberculosis (TB) lead to drug resistance, and increased risk of morbidity, mortality and transmission of the disease in the community. Individual patient-level psychological and behavioural risk factors and structural-level social and health system...

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authors： Nagarajan K,Das B

更新日期：2019-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lung cancer is increasingly recognised as a heterogeneous disease. Recent advances with targeted therapies for lung cancer with oncogenic mutations have greatly improved the prognosis for this subset of patients, yet little is known about their experiences. This study aimed to identify the needs and explore t...

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authors： Al Achkar M,Marchand L,Thompson M,Chow LQM,Revere D,Baldwin LM

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There are several local treatment methods for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia that remove or ablate a cone-shaped part of the uterine cervix. There is evidence to suggest that these increase the risk of preterm birth (PTB) and that this is higher for techniques that remove larger parts of the cervix, al...

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authors： Athanasiou A,Veroniki AA,Efthimiou O,Kalliala I,Naci H,Bowden S,Paraskevaidi M,Martin-Hirsch P,Bennett P,Paraskevaidis E,Salanti G,Kyrgiou M

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adherence to and persistence of medications for chronic diseases remains poor and many interventions to improve medication use have only been modestly effective. Targeting interventions to patients who are most likely to benefit should improve their efficiency and clinical impact. This study aims to test t...

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authors： Lewey J,Wei W,Lauffenburger JC,Makanji S,Chant A,DiGeronimo J,Nanchanatt G,Jan S,Choudhry NK

更新日期：2017-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if point-of-care (POC) glycated haemoglobin (HbA₁c) is sufficiently accurate in real-world remote settings to predict or exclude the diagnosis of diabetes based on laboratory HbA1c measurements. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study comparing POC capillary HbA₁c results with corresponding venous HbA₁c l...

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authors： Marley JV,Oh MS,Hadgraft N,Singleton S,Isaacs K,Atkinson D

更新日期：2015-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to investigate the role stressors, sociodemographic characteristics and job tasks of health surveillance assistants (HSAs) and to explore major predictors of role stressors and job satisfaction of HSAs in Malawi. SETTING:Data were collected from health centres and hospitals o...

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authors： Ntopi S,Chirwa E,Maluwa A

更新日期：2020-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to describe the methods used to assess the quality of linkage between records of babies' birth registration and hospital birth records, and to evaluate the potential bias that may be introduced because of these methods. DESIGN/SETTING:Data from the civil registration and th...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Coathup V,Macfarlane A,Quigley M

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the parental understanding of informed consent information in first-line randomised clinical trials (RCTs) including children with malignant solid tumours and to assess parents' needs for decision-making. DESIGN:Observational prospective study. SETTING:3 paediatric oncology centres in the Parisi...

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authors： Chappuy H,Bouazza N,Minard-Colin V,Patte C,Brugières L,Landman-Parker J,Auvrignon A,Davous D,Pacquement H,Orbach D,Tréluyer JM,Doz F

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a clinical syndrome with high short-term mortality, unclear mechanism and controversial diagnosis criteria. The Chinese Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (CATCH-LIFE) study has been conducted in China to fill the gaps. In the first phase (the CATCH-LIFE investigation cohort...

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authors： Qiao L,Wang X,Deng G,Huang Y,Chen J,Meng Z,Zheng X,Shi Y,Qian Z,Liu F,Gao Y,Lu X,Liu J,Gu W,Zhang Y,Wang T,Wu D,Dong F,Sun X,Li H

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the communication potential of three-dimensional (3D) patient-specific models of congenital heart defects and their acceptability in clinical practice for cardiology consultations. DESIGN:This was a questionnaire-based study in which participants were randomised into two groups: the 'model group' ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Biglino G,Capelli C,Wray J,Schievano S,Leaver LK,Khambadkone S,Giardini A,Derrick G,Jones A,Taylor AM

更新日期：2015-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Multiple personal and work-related factors influence medical trainees' career decision-making. The relative value of these diverse factors is under-researched, yet this intelligence is crucially important for informing medical workforce planning and retention and recruitment policies. Our aim was to investig...

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authors： Scanlan GM,Cleland J,Johnston P,Walker K,Krucien N,Skåtun D,NHS Education for Scotland.

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For characterisation of mineral bone disease in chronic kidney disease (CKD), laboratory surrogates have been suggested. This observational should investigate the association of total and skeletal alkaline phosphatase (AP) with mortality of patients undergoing maintenance renal replacement therapy. SETTING:...

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authors： Beige J,Wendt R,Girndt M,Queck KH,Fiedler R,Jehle P

更新日期：2014-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The improvement in breast cancer survival rates, along with the expected overdiagnosis and overtreatment associated with breast cancer screening, requires a comprehensive assessment of its burden. Neurological complications can have a devastating impact on these patients; neuropathic pain and chemotherapy-...

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authors： Pereira S,Fontes F,Sonin T,Dias T,Fragoso M,Castro-Lopes J,Lunet N

更新日期：2014-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies have investigated the prevalence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) leading to hospitalisation in Japan. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of ADRs leading to hospitalisation and to evaluate the preventability of these ADRs in Japan. DESIGN:A single-centre cross-sectional study ...

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authors： Komagamine J,Kobayashi M

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to assess the knowledge of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general population in China. SETTING:Hunan province, China PARTICIPANTS: Individuals aged older than 18 years were recruited using a cluster sampling method. DESIGN:A cross-...

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authors： Liu Q,Zeng X,Wang W,Huang RL,Huang YJ,Liu S,Huang YH,Wang YX,Fang QH,He G,Zeng Y

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This cross-sectional survey investigated whether there were ethnic differences in depressive symptoms among British South Asian (BSA) patients with cancer compared with British White (BW) patients during 9 months following presentation at a UK Cancer Centre. We examined associations between depressed mood, c...

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authors： Lord K,Ibrahim K,Kumar S,Mitchell AJ,Rudd N,Symonds RP

更新日期：2013-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Describe the prevalence of substance-related and addictive disorders (SRAD) in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and compare the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of adults with IDD and SRAD to those with IDD or SRAD only. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study (the Hea...

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authors： Lin E,Balogh R,McGarry C,Selick A,Dobranowski K,Wilton AS,Lunsky Y

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the psychometric properties of the Patient Reported Outcomes, Burdens and Experiences (PROBE) questionnaire. METHODS:This study was a cross-sectional, multinational study. Participants were enrolled if they were more than 10 years old and people with haemophilia A or B or people without a bleeding ...

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authors： Chai-Adisaksopha C,Skinner MW,Curtis R,Frick N,Nichol MB,Noone D,O'Mahony B,Page D,Stonebraker J,Thabane L,Crowther M,Iorio A

更新日期：2018-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test agreement of two methods to measure intraocular pressure (IOP): rebound tonometry (RBT) and gold standard Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) in children with glaucoma. DESIGN:Observational prospective cohort study. SETTING:Tertiary paediatric glaucoma clinic at a single centre. PARTICIPANTS:102 i...

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authors： Dahlmann-Noor AH,Puertas R,Tabasa-Lim S,El-Karmouty A,Kadhim M,Wride NK,Lewis A,Grosvenor D,Rai P,Papadopoulos M,Brookes J,Bunce C,Khaw PT

更新日期：2013-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evidence from animal studies suggest that the rate of ageing may be influenced not only by genetic and lifestyle factors, but also by the prenatal environment. We have previously shown that people who were exposed to famine during early gestation performed worse on a selective attention task, which may be ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： de Rooij SR,Roseboom TJ

更新日期：2013-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the sociodemographic factors associated with variation in area-based breastfeeding in England; to calculate the predicted breastfeeding rates adjusted for sociodemographic variations. DESIGN:Ecological analysis of routine data using random effects logistic regression. SETTING:All 151 primary ca...

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authors： Oakley LL,Renfrew MJ,Kurinczuk JJ,Quigley MA

更新日期：2013-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to explore how members of community pharmacy staff perceive and experience the role of procedures within the workplace in community pharmacies. SETTING:Community pharmacies in England and Wales. PARTICIPANTS:24 community pharmacy staff including pharmacists and pharmacy support staff were inter...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Thomas CE,Phipps DL,Ashcroft DM

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In areas where HIV and intestinal schistosomiasis are highly endemic, co-infections of the two diseases in a single human host are frequent. Evidence in adult populations indicates that HIV and intestinal schistosomiasis are associated with negative health impacts. However, the topic of HIV and schistosomias...

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authors： Mazigo HD,Kirway L,Ambrose EA

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of an outdoor smokefree law in parks and on beaches on observed smoking in selected venues. METHODS:The study involved repeated observations in selected parks and beaches in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main outcome measure was changes in observed smoking rates in selected v...

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authors： Okoli C,Johnson A,Pederson A,Adkins S,Rice W

更新日期：2013-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our group previously demonstrated the feasibility of the HuCare Quality Improvement Strategy (HQIS), aimed at integrating into practice six psychosocial interventions recommended by international guidelines. This trial will assess whether the introduction of the strategy in oncology wards improves patient'...

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authors： Caminiti C,Iezzi E,Passalacqua R

更新日期：2017-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore satisfaction of care received by older adult patients and their primary caregivers following traumatic injury. DESIGN:Prospective, cross-sectional study using the FAMCARE (Family Satisfaction with Advanced Cancer Care Scale) satisfaction surveys prior to discharge. SETTING:Three level I trauma ce...

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authors： Vogel R,McGraw C,Orlando A,Bourg P,Dreiman C,Peck L,Tanner A,Lynch N,Bar-Or D

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:'Take Home' Naloxone (THN) kits for use by peers in the event of an opioid overdose may reduce further overdose and deaths, but distribution through Drugs Services may not reach those at highest risk. Attendance by paramedics at emergency calls for patients who have suffered an overdose presents an opportu...

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authors： Moore C,Lloyd G,Oretti R,Russell I,Snooks H

更新日期：2014-03-20 00:00:00