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Health Screening Behaviour among Singaporeans
Early detection of disease through health screening, followed by assessment of abnormal screen results and management of chronic conditions, is a key strategy in...
Genomics of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer: Lessons Learnt from 25 Years of the Singapore Polyposis...
The significant advancements of genomic information for colorectal cancer (CRC) have been made largely in the last quarter of the century. The loss of...
Thyroid Autoimmune Antibodies and Major Depressive Disorder in Women
Autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are defined by elevated serum levels of anti-thyroid antibodies and thyroid hormone dysfunction. Anti-thyroid...
Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Asians Differs from Criteria Derived from Western...
Traditionally, the diagnosis and assessment of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) was made with the use of electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography, and more recently, with...
Patterns and Predictors of Dropout from Mental Health Treatment in an Asian Population
Outpatient dropout can be defined as the act of “stopping before completing the recommended course of treatment”. In comparison to barriers to treatment access,...
Sevoflurane Output in the Isoflurane/Halothane Diamedica Draw-over Vaporiser
Draw-over anaesthesia is an attractive option in a resource poor environment.1 The Diamedica Draw-over Vaporiser (DDV) by Diamedica UK is a modern reiteration of...
A Review of Back Injury Cases Notified to the Ministry of Manpower from 2011...
Work-related low back disorders consist of both low back pain (LBP) and low back injuries. They are a significant and increasing problem all over...
Neonatal Outcome of the Late Preterm Infant (34 to 36 Weeks): The Singapore Story
Neonatologists were caught looking the other way in the early part of the millennium. While they were keenly following the progress of extreme preterms...
Epidemiology and Clinical Evolution of Liver Cirrhosis in Singapore
Cirrhosis is the common end result of chronic damage to liver parenchyma caused by a variety of liver diseases. It results in replacement of...
How do English-speaking Cancer Patients Conceptualise Personhood?
Understanding the way personhood or “what makes you, you” is conceptualised is pivotal to the practice of medicine. Conceptions of personhood determine the moral...