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A Prospective Study of Infections with Atypical Pneumonia Organisms in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease state characterised by the presence of airflow limitation that is generally progressive, partially reversible and caused...
Parainfluenza Type 3 Viral Outbreak in a Neonatal Nursery
Parainfluenza viruses are relatively large RNA paramyxoviruses. Four serologic types cause disease in humans.
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Acoustic Neuroma: Outcome of Surgical Resection and Study on the Anatomy of Facial and...
Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) patients have greatly benefited from technical advances in neurosurgery. In fact, the evolution of acoustic neuroma surgery is a microcosm...
Trends in Mortality, Incidence, Hospitalisation, Cardiac Procedures and Outcomes of Care for Coronary Heart...
In line with trends in many high-income countries, Singapore has experienced some declines in mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) since the 1980s. Whether...
A Preliminary Study of the Immunohistochemical Detection of a Novel Tumour Marker, 22-1-1 Antigen,...
Monoclonal antibodies expressed against specific tumour cells can play a useful role in the study and management of such cancers. Such antibodies have been...
Hospitalised Low-risk Community-acquired Pneumonia: Outcome and Potential for Cost-savings
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common illness with nearly 4 million adults diagnosed each year in USA with more than 600,000 hospita1isations. The associated...
Long-term Outcome and Disease Control in Near-fatal Asthma
Rising trends in mortality in asthma have been reported from many countries, including Asian countries such as Hong Kong. Asthma deaths have been associated...
Perceived Need for Community Geriatric Services: A Survey at a Regional Hospital in Singapore...
Singapore has one of the most rapidly ageing populations in the wor1d. The number of the very aged (>75 years old) has already increased...
Swallowing Impairment and Feeding Dependency in the Hospitalised Elderly
Loss of ability to feed independently and swallowing impairment are common problems in the elderly and will be an increasing cause of disability as...
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography: Value of Using the Half-Fourier Acquisition Single-Shot Turbo Spin-Echo (HASTE) Sequence
Direct cholangiopancreatography has long been considered the standard of reference for assessment of the biliary tree and is generally safe, reliable and widely available....