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BACKGROUND: The incidence of breast carcinoma in Singapore has nearly doubled over the past 25 years. This prospective case-control study involving 1086 women (204 cases and 882 controls) was conducted to determine significant factors associated with the risk of breast carcinoma among Chinese women in Singapore ages 45…

AIMS AND BACKGROUND: We have investigated whether gender differences in cancer incidence have changed during the mid 1980s to late 1990s, and whether certain changes could be clues for gender-specific modifications in carcinogenic exposures. METHODS: We used the incidence data from the Tuscany Cancer Registry and comp…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of three-dimensional (3D) printed customized hemi-pelvic prosthesis for pelvic reconstruction after resection of massive pelvic tumors. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 26 patients with massive pelvic tumors who met the selection criteria and were treated b…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Until recently, people in Australia with a history of injection drug use (IDU) were deferred indefinitely from donating blood. Knowledge gaps regarding policy non-compliance and the prevalence of blood donation practices amongst people who inject drugs (PWID) precluded changes to this policy.…

INTRODUCTION: Obesity shows a multifactorial disease and presents a serious public health problem, with an alarming epidemic character. According to NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) from 2015 to 2016, 39.6% of American adults and 18.5% of young people were obese and 7.7% of adults and 5.6% of y…

OBJECTIVE: There are scarce data on the mortality after hip fracture surgery for patients treated in the most recent years. The objective of this study was to analyze whether the overall initiatives introduced over the last decade for elderly patients with hip fractures had a positive impact on the 1-year mortality. M…

OBJECTIVE: To identify perceptions of gender bias in Spanish rheumatology and to quantify the involvement of both sexes in all areas of the specialty. METHODS: A survey was sent to all members of the SER on participation and perception of biases and of their own competencies, and actual data on participation in govern…

Traditionally, resting heart rate variability (rHRV) is measured for 10 min using the last 5 min for analyses (e.g., criterion period). It is unknown whether the measurement period can be shortened in pregnant women as there are currently no established standards. We aimed to compare shorter time segments (e.g., from t…

BACKGROUND: An increasing trend in opioid consumption has been observed worldwide in last decades. However, data related to opioid utilization in hospital settings are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the evolution of use of strong opioids and pain intensity in a tertiary hospital during 6 years. ME…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of unilateral pedicle screw fixation through the pedicle of fractured vertebra in combination with the short segment of pedicle screw in the treatment of thoracolumbar fracture of mild to moderate instability. METHODS: Twenty-six patients with single segment thoracolumbar fracture r…

BACKGROUND: Social awareness of cancer can be changed with cancer education and proper distribution of cancer information. This study addressed the current situation and historical changes to children's perception of cancer. METHODS: Questionnaire surveys were conducted among healthy school children aged 10-15 …

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of urticaria is 15-20%. Women are twice as likely to be affected. AIM: To present the epidemiology of urticaria and angioedema in Poland. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on a representative group of 4,897 individuals, aged 15-74 years. RESULTS: A total of…

Large volumes of gridded climate data have become available in recent years including interpolated historical data from weather stations and future predictions from general circulation models. These datasets, however, are at various spatial resolutions that need to be converted to scales meaningful for applications suc…

BACKGROUND: To investigate the visual outcome of glaucoma patients. DESIGN: This is a retrospective study of case notes of patients who died while under follow up in a glaucoma clinic of a University Hospital in Scotland between 2006 and 2009. PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-seven patients were identified. METHODS: Data colle…

OBJECTIVE: To comprehensively understand the situation of antenatal care in the last thirty years and to identify the existing problems and challenges. METHODS: PPS method was used to select those women under study and face to face interview was carried out at the house. RESULTS: The quality and coverage rate of ante…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the occurrence of deliveries after spontaneous conception in patients who have discontinued unsuccessful intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment. DESIGN: Cohort follow-up study. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENT(S): Between July 1992 and December 1993, 200 Belgian women young…

The most conspicuous feature of the record of past climate contained in polar ice is the rapid warming which occurs after long intervals of gradual cooling. During the last four transitions from glacial to interglacial conditions, over which such abrupt warmings occur, ice records indicate that the CO2 concentration of…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical outcome of ankle arthrodesis with screw fixation through the transfibular approach for end-stage ankle arthritis. METHODS: Data of 22 patients (28 ankles) with end-stage ankle arthritis admitted to the Department of Orthopedics and Surgery of the First Hospital of Jilin University f…