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Evaluation of a Bedside Test for Phosphorylated Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 in Preterm...
The diagnosis of preterm labour poses a problem. Preterm labour accounts for about 50% of preterm births; however, most data reveal that only about...
Transurethral Resection of Prostate (TURP) Through The Decades – A Comparison of Results Over...
Over the last 70 years, transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) has been used in the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and is...
Spironolactone Does Not Prevent Restenosis After Coronary Stenting in Humans
High restenosis rate, which has been documented to occur in approximately 30% to 50% of cases, still remains a major concern, although percutaneous transluminal...
Seasonal Variations of Clinical and Biochemical Parameters in Chronic Haemodialysis
Seasonal variations in the general population in some body functions and diseases incidences have been well-established (e.g., vitamin D levels, allergic rhinitis, blood pressure,...
Oropharyngeal Carriage and Penicillin Resistance of Neisseria meningitidis in Primary School Children in Manisa,...
Infections by Neisseria meningitidis are significant causes of mortality and morbidity in young children and adolescents. The epidemiology of serious meningococcal disease is an...
Morbidity and Significant Bacteriuria after Urodynamic Studies
Urodynamics or pressure flow studies (PFS) are defined as a functional assessment of the lower urinary tract (LUT) to provide a pathophysiological basis for...
A Clinical Audit of Presentation and Outcome of Salmonella Septicaemia
Salmonella infection occurs globally and has diverse presentations including enteric fever, gastroenteritis, localised infection, chronic enteric or urinary carrier state and bacteraemias. Enteric fever,...
Post-SARS Psychological Morbidity and Stigma Among General Practitioners and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners in...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is the first severe and readily transmissible new disease to emerge in the 21st century (WHO). The countries most...
A Study on SARS Awareness and Health-seeking Behaviour – Findings from a Sampled Population...
There was a worldwide outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) caused by the novel coronavirus between November 2002 and July 2003. Singapore was...
Improving the Diagnosis Related Grouping Model’s Ability to Explain Length of Stay of Elderly...
Casemix refers to the numbers and types of patients within a healthcare setting and Diagnosis Related Groupings (DRGs) represent one mode of classifying casemix....