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This study estimated Pap smear coverage (at least one test in the lifetime and one in the last three years) among women aged 15 to 49 years old. The study also discusses whether the women received the results of their last test, as well as self-reported reasons for and against submitting to the test. A population-based…

UNLABELLED: Atherosclerosis, polygenetic, multifactorial and chronic progressive disease of arteries leaves significant consequences on organs and their systems and cause frequent hospitalisations of patients. Aim found out frequency of atherosclerosis process and its consequences (acute myocardial infarction, cardiomy…

Review of medicolegal files held by the Royal Women's Hospital. Melbourne confirms that during the last 25 years there has been a marked increase in the number of claims for compensation brought by patients who believe that the care they received was inadequate; thus 4 claims for compensation were received during the f…

A descriptive study of suicides in 74 Chinese schizophrenic out-patients (43 male) is presented. The mean age at death was 31.3 years. The mean duration of illness was 8.5 years and 50 of the 74 died within ten years of onset of illness. Only five lived alone; 35 were openly employed and 20 were married at the time of…

The monthly admissions over the last 10 years (1972-1981) of children with common illnesses to the Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, were analyzed to ascertain if there were any significant seasonal patterns. The method used (developed by Walter and Elwood) consists of estimating the amplitud…

PURPOSE: This study aims to review the results of sclerotherapy using Surgiflo in addition to alcohol in primary aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC). METHODS: A total of 16 consecutive patients with histologically confirmed diagnosis of primary ABC were treated by percutaneous Surgiflo and alcohol injection at our institution…

PURPOSE: Young premenopausal women develop breast cancer (BC) within 5-10 years of the last childbirth, known as post-partum breast cancers (PPBC), often present with aggressive disease. The exact mechanisms that lead to poor prognosis in these patients are largely unknown. METHODS: We have evaluated the associat…

Recent studies have focused on the comorbid conditions of the COVID-19. According to the current studies, numerous diseases including lung disease, cardiovascular disease and immunosuppression appear to be at higher risk for severe forms of the COVID-19. To date, there are no data in the literature on the comorbid derm…

BACKGROUND: older people with cancer are at risk of complex and fluctuating health problems, but little is known about the extent to which their well-being changes in the last years of life. OBJECTIVE: to examine changes in physical, psychological and social well-being in the last 5 years of life of older people…

This study investigated the limitations of the present Senior Registrar training programmes in A&E Medicine. A completed questionnaire was returned from 46 of the 48 Consultants who had taken up post in the last 5 years and had themselves studied on one of the established training programmes. The positive views of the…

AIM: To study the incidence of epilepsy in children in the Republic of Belarus based on the data of the Republican Centre for disease control. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Statistical analysis of the incidence and morbidity of epilepsy in children and adolescents was performed. Based on this analysis, the contribution of epi…

BACKGROUND: Female sex workers (FSWs) play a critical role in the heterosexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in China. Several studies reported that street-based FSWs have higher risk behaviors than establishment-based FSWs. Therefore, street-based FSWs should…

BACKGROUND: UniSpacer™ type implants were part of the therapeutic armamentarium for medial tibio-femoral osteoarthritis before they were taken off the market in 2011. UniSpacer™ is a mobile interpositional self-centring implant that replicates the shape of the meniscus. It requires no bone cuts or compone…

PURPOSE: This is the first single-institution study of its size to characterize the treatment impact and to address the question of whether hemangioblastoma treatment with Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery (GKRS) in both sporadic and VHL patients changes the characteristic saltatory hemangioblastoma growth pattern.…

OBJECTIVE: This prospective cohort study assesses the long-term (5 years) clinical outcome of mini dental implants (MDIs) supporting maxillary overdentures with Periotest® and explores the applicability of Periotest® values (PTV) to predict implant failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Included patients were edent…

A general urine test is considered one of the basic diagnostic tests using in healthcare. This study aimed to analyze sociodemographic factors associated with the frequency of urine testing in Poland. This cross-sectional survey was conducted using computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) between 1 March and 4 March 2…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate students attitude and behaviour (16 years old) towards their lifestyle in consumption of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs; drugs' availability and the problems related; as well as some social and financial aspects; social relations of students etc. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A survey was conveyed w…

A special search program for finding out hidden periodicity was used; such program made it possible to put in order the apparently chaotic sequence of numerical data that are summed up to form the resulting curve, the latter reflecting the actual dynamics of the epidemic process. The cyclic character of morbidity in ti…

Two hundred patients up to 13 years of age who were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Pula, between 1962 and 1986 with acute rheumatic fever were studied. Of these patients, 21 (10.5%) were in relapse. During the first 12 years of follow-up, 177 patients were treated and during the last 13 years only 23 patient…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the clinical manifestations and outcomes in a cohort of older Chinese patients. METHOD: A retrospective study of patients aged ≥ 45 years who had a first episode of optic neuritis (ON) between May 2008 and November 2012. Clinical features at onset and last fo…