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States that adopt a basic GDL law can expect a decrease of 8 to 14 percent in the proportion of 16- and 17-year-old drivers involved in fatal crashes (relative to 21- to 25-year-old drivers), depending upon their other existing laws that affect novice drivers, such as those used in these analyses. T...
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PMID: 21972851
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In terms of crash circumstances, the majority of crashes involved a collision with another vehicle (70.0% of middle-aged drivers and 68.7% of older drivers). The 2 main maneuvers at the time of crash were driving straight ahead (44.6% of middle-aged drivers and 42.8% of older drivers) and turning ri...
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PMID: 21972856
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The value of clinical items defining inflammatory back pain to identify patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) in primary care is unclear.
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PMID: 21821621
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Data of 723 men (age between 21-61 years) were evaluated. Mean of weekly intercourses was 3.1, with small difference between age decades. Only men over 50 years reported significantly less frequency (1.9/week). Other possible influencing factors were not analyzed. Conclusion: Comparing with availabl...
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PMID: 21959938
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Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes account for the majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Approximately 10% of cases of ovarian cancer are due to germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. Ovarian cancer associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations has a distinct histological ph...
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PMID: 21945869
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Starting in the 2006/2007 influenza season, the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices expanded its recommendations for seasonal influenza vaccination to include healthy children aged 24-59 months. The parallel Canadian organization, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, did not a...
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PMID: 21930745
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Carcinoma of penis is rare in countries where neonatal mate circumcision is the tradition and in Nigeria it is a common practice amongst almost all the tribes.
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PMID: 21913537
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The usefulness of fine needle aspiration technique for cytology diagnosis of lymph node lesions has been a subject of controversy over years.
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PMID: 21913543
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Surgical Obstructive Jaundice can be life-threatening. Management of these patients can be a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
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PMID: 21913546
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Waist circumference; (WC) waist-to- hip -ratio; (WHR), Waist-to-Height ratio (WHtR), could predict cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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PMID: 21913536
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We attempt to estimate the rate of fatal occupational injuries (FOI) in Nicaragua for 2005, using 10 incomplete data sources. Based on the 173 identified FOIs, the crude empirical FOI rate estimate was 8.3 per 100,000 employed (12.3 men; 1.8 women) and highest in the 25-29 age group (15). The overall...
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PMID: 21905392
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Changes in eating habits could potentially be contributing to vitamin D insufficiency among US adults.
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PMID: 21872696
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protein glycosylation varies with the physiological and pathological status of the cell. Consequently, analysis of protein-linked glycans has growing importance both in basic glycobiological research and as a potential tool for monitoring the physiological state in humans. Design, setting and partici...
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PMID: 21807702
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Primary angle-closure glaucoma was a disease of high prevalence in rural Northeast China. Old age, family history of PACG, constipation and IOP were significant independent risk factors for PACG....
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PMID: 21834920
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R J RJ Boots,
J J Lipman,
M M Lassig-Smith,
D P DP Stephens,
J J Thomas,
Y Y Shehabi,
F F Bass,
A A Anthony,
D D Long,
I M IM Seppelt,
L L Weisbrodt,
S S Erickson,
J J Beca,
C C Sherring,
S S McGuiness,
R R Parke,
E R ER Stachowski,
R R Boyd and
B B Howet
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Our aim was to compare this experience with high frequency oscillation ventilation during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic with the same period in 2008 by performing a three-month period prevalence study in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units. The main study end-points were clinical demographics,...
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PMID: 21970127
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To audit methods of mandibular defect reconstruction used in our institution.
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PMID: 21909145
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Family physicians may play an important role in the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of tumors but these advantages are not exploited in the relationship between family doctors and their patients. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1368-1373....
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PMID: 21835743
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The purpose of this study was to describe hospital variability in the rate of finding obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) at elective coronary angiography.
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PMID: 21835315
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The paper presents the results of a hygienic study to identify the leading regional risk factors for noninfectious diseases of the digestive tract (DT) in the Primorye Territory. Data on 55 environmental factors and registered deaths by 5 groups of noninfectious DT diseases over 15 years were collect...
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PMID: 21842728
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The MAST-CLA system (Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics, Inc., Mountain View, CA) is an in vitro diagnostic test for the simultaneous determination of specific IgE to different allergens. Recently, a new generation of MAST-CLA was developed (OPTIGEN; Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics). The purpose of this study...
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PMID: 21819752
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We investigated fatal poisonings among drug addicts in 2007. The cause of death, abuse pattern and geographic differences are presented.
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PMID: 21827724
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Intersections are challenging for many road users. According to US, European, and global statistics, intersection-related crashes with fatal outcome represent approximately 20 percent of all traffic fatalities. The aim of this study was to use Swedish data to investigate and characterize fatal car-to...
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PMID: 21823941
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Previous research has shown that involvement in meal preparation is positively associated with better diet quality. However, it is unclear whether there is an association between involvement in meal preparation and being overweight or obese. This study investigated whether the level...
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PMID: 21802565
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To describe the clinical manifestations of patients affected with a novel influenza A (H1N1 2009) during the pandemic.
A retrospective study was conducted in patients with influenza-like illness receiving care at Chiang Mai University Hospital between June 1 and Septe...
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PMID: 21863671
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To determine health related quality of life (QoL) of patients diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer compared QoL among stages of cancer and to study the association between QoL and patients' characteristics.
The questionnaire elic...
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PMID: 21863670
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To study the epidemiology of candidemia patients in Songklanagarind Hospital.
A retrospective study examining the epidemiological data of candidemia patients in Songklanagarind Hospital, a referral center in southern Thailand, between January 2004 and December 2009....
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PMID: 21863673
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The aim of this study was to establish the relative safety and balance of risks for antidepressant treatment in older people. The study objectives were to (1) determine relative and absolute risks of predefined adverse events in older people with depression, comparing classes of antidepressant drugs...
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PMID: 21810375
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We performed a population-based study linking HCV notifications in New South Wales, Australia with their hospital (July 2000 to June 2006), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV notification, and death records. Poisson models were used to calculate hospitalization rate ratios (RRs) for all-cause, illicit...
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PMID: 21087540
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To validate the accuracy of clinical ophthalmic information held on the West Australian blind register.
Community-based cross-sectional study.
Legally blind or severely vision-impaired people were selected randomly from the Association for the Blind of...
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PMID: 21819503
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To estimate the potential cost effectiveness of a population-wide risk factor reduction programme aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease.
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PMID: 21798967
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To compare trends in breast cancer mortality within three pairs of neighbouring European countries in relation to implementation of screening.
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PMID: 21798968
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We retrospectively reviewed the records of 16 children treated for spondylodiscitis at our hospital between 2000 and 2007. The mean follow-up was 24 months (12 to 38). There was a mean delay in diagnosis in hospital of 25 days in the ten children aged less than 24 months. At presentation only five o...
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PMID: 21768640
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The purpose of this study was to examine the trends and patterns of homicide in the Republic of Ireland over a five-year period (2004-2008). In total, 293 cases are covered in the survey. The majority of the victims were men. The most common age group of victims was 20-29 years old. The majority of t...
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PMID: 21905569
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The objective was to determine secular trends in unintentional fall-related hospitalizations in people aged 65 years and older in the United States.
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PMID: 21818033
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Our study was designed to (1) investigate the risk factors associated with cervical or trochanteric hip fractures; and (2) identify the risk factors for increased mortality in the elderly population sustaining hip fractures, after adjusting the miscellaneous baseline prefracture conditions.
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PMID: 21818024
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Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) slab is one of the mostly used phantoms for studying breast dosimetry in mammography. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the equivalence between exposure factors acquired from PMMA slabs and patient cases of different age groups of Taiwanese women...
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PMID: 21859009
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Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is often delayed due to lack ofa simple and effective screening test in primary care settings.
To determine sensitivity and specificity of the validated 7 Minute Screen (7 MS) Thai version in screening elders with mild to moderate...
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PMID: 21774292
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We retrieved data of all patients who were hospitalized with a principal diagnosis of CHF between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006. Patients were followed whether they were readmitted within 30 days after discharge.
Seven hundred eighteen patients were included for analysis. Stu...
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PMID: 21774283
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Using the information of the federal statistics, a detailed description of the hospitalisation rate for amputation in Germany was possible for the first time, and trends since 2005 can be reported.
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PMID: 21780052
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We conducted a postal survey using the standard Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaire augmented with a form containing questions about working conditions and lifestyle factors that potentially affect work ability. We received 399 usable responses (245 female and 154 male; 41.5% response rate). The...
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PMID: 21919320
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Farmers in the U.S. are becoming more diverse; the average age of the farmer is increasing, as is the number of women and minority farm operators. There is limited research on injury risk factors in these special populations of farmers. It is especially important to study the risk factors for injury...
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PMID: 21919321
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This study was based on a retrospective descriptive analysis of all cases of snakebite recorded at the Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance Center of Morocco from 1980 to 2008. A total of 1,761 snakebites, i.e., 61 cases per year, were observed during the study period. Males accounted for 54.5% of vi...
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PMID: 21870555
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A prospective study of syphilis cases over a period of 2 years (January 2008 to September 2009) was carried out in the Department of Dermatology of the Hassan II University Hospital Center in Fes, Morocco. A total of 57 cases were identified. The M/F sex ratio was 0.89. Mean patient age was 40.5 year...
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PMID: 21870557
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The purpose of this study is to describe trends in the annual incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ouagadougou, Burkina from 1999 to 2005. Data recorded at city health care centers were reviewed. A total of 7,444 cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis were observed, with an annual mean incidence of 1,06...
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PMID: 21870567
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We detected changes in three of five MLVA loci in a small fraction of isolates. These changes were mainly due to the gain or loss of single repeats. Optical Mapping of the large cluster strain indicated no increased content of virulence genes; however, Optical Mapping did reveal a large insert, a pr...
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PMID: 21381921
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It is not known whether salt intake decreases over time in the same population. This study attempts to describe salt intake for 8 years according to age groups, and examines whether salt intake changes over time in community-dwelling middle-aged and elderly Japanese subjects.
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PMID: 21616196
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It seems that forces emphasizing the importance of early recognition in medical education and in media are not futile considering that principally the early diagnosis can improve the melanoma's prognosis - which is represented mainly by Breslow tumor depth. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1000-1006....
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PMID: 21642052
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We analysed the trends in the epidemiology of TB in children in London aged 0-14 years between 1999 and 2006.
Data were extracted from the Enhanced TB Surveillance System.
Between 1999 and 2006, there were 1370 cases of TB in children. Incidence was higher in older ch...
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PMID: 20587642
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The study was aimed at determining the prevalence and intensity of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia in a high altitude region of south-eastern Nigeria, and ascertaining the prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms associated with the filarial infections.
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PMID: 21715729
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We noticed a 25% increase in the number of patients in comparison with the year 2008. Of the total number of patients, 206 were patients with newly diagnosed syphilis, of which 153 (74.3%) were men and 53 (25.7%) women. There was 22.3% of patients with primary and 31.6% with secondary syphilis. As i...
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PMID: 21739897
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of epicutaneous patch testing with a standard series of contact allergens in children suspected to have allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), and to compare the results of patch testing between children and adults. Clinical records of chi...
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PMID: 21703155
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We aimed to assess the population-based incidence trends of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC): squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
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PMID: 21601891
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