Original Article
The Outbreak of SARS at Tan Tock Seng Hospital – Relating Epidemiology to Control
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus. Worldwide, the virus caused a total of 8098 reported...
Epidemiology and Control of SARS in Singapore
Since the 1990s, a number of infectious diseases have emerged in Singapore, despite its high standard of environmental hygiene, comprehensive childhood immunisation programme and...
Are Sensory and Cognitive Declines Associated in Older Persons Seeking Aged Care Services? Findings...
Many cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have reported an association between sensory and cognitive functions in the normal ageing population. Few studies have assessed the...
Clinical Assessment of Absence of the Palmaris Longus and its Association With Other Anatomical...
The prevalence of absence of the palmaris longus (PL) has been extensively studied following the first report of its absence in 1559 by Colombos...
Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Frozen Section Histopathology for Lesions of the...
The histopathology of salivary gland tumours is extremely varied and complex. Amongst the epithelial neoplasms alone, at least 9 different adenomas and 17 different...
Modelling the Utility of Body Temperature Readings From Primary Care Consults for SARS Surveillance...
There has been increasing interest in building surveillance systems capable of detecting outbreaks of infectious diseases, at the stage where clinical presentation would still...
Rising Trends of STIs and HIV Infection in Singapore – A Review of Epidemiology...
A review of the epidemiology and trends of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Singapore from 1977 to 1996 showed a declining number of all...
Enhancement of the Mechanical and Biological Properties of a Biomembrane for Tissue Engineering the...
The most recent treatment for severe ocular surface disease is the transplantation of cultivated corneal and conjunctival epithelial stem cells, which makes use of...
Variables Determining Perceived Global Health Ranks: Findings from a Population-based Study
In 1982, Mossey and Shapiro first demonstrated that global self-rating of health was a better predictor of 7-year survival than medical records or self-reports...
Multivariate Analysis of Childhood Microbial Keratitis in South India
Corneal infection is the most common cause of profound ocular morbidity leading to blindness worldwide. Corneal infection in children is difficult to diagnose and...