Original Article
Public Trust in Primary Care Doctors, the Medical Profession and the Healthcare System among...
Trust is important in the doctor-patient relationship and healthcare delivery. In this regard, there are 3 objects of trust: the personal primary care doctor,...
Application of the McDonald MRI Criteria in Multiple Sclerosis
Since its advent in 1982, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important component in the evaluation of multiple sclerosis (MS). MRI is a...
Adverse Hospital Outcomes Associated With the Choice of Empiric Antibiotics in Klebsiella pneumoniae Pneumonia:...
Klebsiella pneumoniae ranks high as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalised patients in Malaysia.1-3 This appears unique, as most reports from other...
Seroepidemiology of Varicella and the Reliability of a Self-reported History of Varicella Infection in...
Varicella is an acute, self-limiting exanthematous disease characterised by a prolonged period of morbidity lasting up to 2 weeks.1 Despite being mostly benign in...
Risk Factors for Conversion to Open Surgery in Patients With Acute Cholecystitis Undergoing Interval...
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become a routine surgical procedure in general surgical units all over the world. Its implementation has expanded dramatically and is considered...
Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Singapore: The Asian Centre for Liver Diseases and...
Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has evolved dramatically over the past decade and it has continued to progress and expand with the realisation of...
Obturator Hernia in an Ageing Society
Obturator hernia is often seen in elderly, thin females and is usually manifested by recurrent bouts of intestinal obstruction and thigh or knee pain...
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) in Singapore: A 1-year Follow-up Study
Major mental illnesses can be persistent and debilitating, significantly impairing patients’ social, occupational and daily functions. The Global Burden of Disease lists schizophrenia among...
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Singapore Malay and Tamil Versions of the EQ-5D
The EQ-5D is a widely used preference-based instrument (available in at least 60 language versions and used in more than 800 published studies to...
Comparison of Bedside Test Kits for Prediction of Preterm Delivery: Phosphorylated Insulin-like Growth Factor...
The incidence of pemature labour in most European countries and in the United States has remained largely unchanged during the past decade at 8%...