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PURPOSE: To examine the association between the mother's age at last birth and maternal long-term survival. METHODS: Data from three national censuses (1972, 1983, and 1995) and national birth and death records (1972-2009) were used to examine the association between age at last birth and mortality while accounting fo…

It is obvious that the urban population was blessed with all the modern health facilities the country could afford and side by side rapid urbanization leads to the development of slum areas throughout the city. Though the slum dwellers are part of the urban population their accessibility and utilization of health servi…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD), and the timing of first ADRD diagnosis, on Medicare expenditures at end of life. DATA SOURCES: Monthly Medicare payment data for the 5 years before death linked to the National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS) for decede…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the fusion effect of allograft Cages on transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). METHODS: The clinical data of 30 patients (38 vertebral segments) who underwent TLIF with allograft interbody fusion Cages between January 2015 and January 2017 were retrospectively analysed. There were 25 male…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Need for inpatient care increases toward the end of life. We studied whether mobility limitation assessed approximately 5.8 years prior to death predicts the number of days in care during the last year of life. METHODS: A population-based, prospective study with interviews conducted, on average, 5…

In contrast to amphibole asbestos, chrysotile asbestos fails to accumulate in human lungs. The reason for this phenomenon is not known. To examine this problem, we extracted chrysotile and tremolite fibers from the lungs of 11 chrysotile miners and millers whose last exposure was within 2 years of death and 12 chrysoti…

Recent paleoclimate reconstructions have challenged the traditional view that Northern Hemisphere insolation and associated feedbacks drove synchronous global climate and ice-sheet volume during the last glacial cycle. Here we focus on the response of the Patagonian Ice Sheet, and demonstrate that its maximum expansion…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relation between the detection of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA and the number of new sexual partners in the last year, 1-5 years, and 5-10 years. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 298 women collected tampon specimens and completed self-answer questionnaires on the known risk fa…

PURPOSE: To assess the epidemiology of women and underrepresented minorities (URMs; Hispanic, African American, and Native American) in the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). METHODS: An observational retrospective study of living ASOPRS members was identified through the ASOPR…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to report our short-term functional outcome for 14 children with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) who underwent multiple surgical procedures at an early age. METHODS: During the period 2002-2010, 14 children (11 males and three females) with AMC underwent multiple surgical…

BACKGROUND: This study takes a lifetime perspective on suicide attempts and examines correlates of years since the last attempt as a potential proxy for recovery from suicidality. METHODS: Data from 36,309 adults in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III were used to identify 1,924 res…

The problem of drug addicts has increased over the past 3-4 years. A retrospective descriptive study of inpatient drug addicts at Thanyarak Hospital was done. Data from the record pool from October 1989 to September 1998 was reviewed for demographic information, diagnosis, HIV infection and the outcome of treatment. Th…

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether patients' pain experiences and orthodontists' assessments of their patients' pain levels are consistent and whether orthodontists are aware of their patients' use of pain medication. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Survey data were collected from 116 adolescent patients (44 male, 72 female; aged 1…

AIMS: Recent studies indicate that older women are more likely to consume alcohol during pregnancy, but subgroups at highest risk within the context of maternal age have not been identified. This study identifies subgroups at risk for alcohol use during pregnancy among three age categories using classification and regr…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The World Health Organization data bank is an invaluable source of information for international comparison of mortality trends. We present rates and trends in mortality from stroke up to 1994, with a particular emphasis on the last 10-year period. Data are presented for men and women in 51 indu…

Discontinuation of denosumab is associated with a rapid return of bone mineral density (BMD) to baseline and an increased risk of multiple vertebral fractures. No subsequent treatment regimen has yet been established for preventing either loss of BMD or multiple vertebral fractures after denosumab discontinuation. The…

BACKGROUND: Astigmatism is commonly reported in children with and without nystagmus. In children less than 4 years of age the astigmatism changes from against the rule (ATR) to with the rule (WTR) astigmatism in children without nystagmus. However, little is known about children with congenital nystagmus. We compared a…

BACKGROUND: The long-term outcome of pediatric IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is unclear. Objective IgAN remission criteria were proposed by the Japanese Society of Nephrology in 2013. METHODS: Children with newly developed IgAN followed for >5 years were analyzed. They were divided into two groups based on histological findi…

BACKGROUND: Between 1990 and 1996, more than 110,000 cases and 2900 deaths from diphtheria were reported in the Russian Federation. In 1994, because disease rates were high among children aged 7-10 years, the age of administration of the second booster dose of diphtheria vaccine was lowered from 9 years to 6 years, the…