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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…

RESEARCH QUESTION: What is the trend of malaria and proportion of Plasmodium falciparum infections amongst troops of the Army units deployed in Assam over the last 5 years? STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cross -sectional descriptive study. SETTING: Army units deployed in the state of Assam over the last 5 years. PARTIC…

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…

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…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of the controlled distraction-compression technique using an expandable titanium cage (ETC) in posttraumatic kyphosis (PTK). METHODS: We retrospectively studied and collected data on 20 patients with PTK. From January 2014 to December 2017, the controlled dist…

OBJECTIVE: Maternal mortality remains a major challenge worldwide. Reliable information concerning ratios and trends is essential for resource mobilization and assessment of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. DESIGN: Assessment of levels and trends in maternal mortality during the last 50 years. SETTI…

BACKGROUND: In the United States, only 13% of transplant surgeons are women. We evaluated gender distribution and trends of American authorship over the past 10 y in high-impact solid organ transplantation journals to gain insight into the current status of women authorship in transplantation. METHODS: Original articl…

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…

BACKGROUND: Outcomes for pediatric solid tumors have significantly improved over the last 30 years. However, much of this improvement is due to improved outcome for patients with localized disease. Here we evaluate overall survival (OS) for pediatric patients with metastatic disease over the last 40 years. PROCEDURE:…

Instrumental observations of subsurface ocean warming imply that ocean heat uptake has slowed 20th-century surface warming. We present high-resolution records from subpolar North Atlantic sediments that are consistent with instrumental observations of surface and deep warming/freshening and in addition reconstruct the…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In the late 1990s, the Nordic countries, with Norway at the top, were among the countries with the highest prostate cancer mortality in the world. We present updated mortality rates from the Nordic countries and discuss possible interpretations of changes in trends. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Age-st…

Among the Kipsigis, a population of south-western Kenya who do not use contraception, age at menarche and age at last live birth could be determined for a cohort of post-menopausal women, through reference to clitoridectomy ceremonies that can easily be dated. While a woman's age at last live birth was strongly associa…

Early and longterm results in surgery for colorectal cancer during the last two decades were investigated by a retrospective analysis of the data of 1,203 patients. During the last 10 years we registered a significant increase in more advanced tumors of the stage III and IV from 37 to 52%. Nevertheless operative mortal…

PURPOSE: This study is to report clinical and radiological results of high-flexion total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using NexGen LPS-flex system at a minimum 5-year follow-up, and to analyze the implant survivorship based on the results. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 80 patients (118 knees) who underwent patellar pre…

Strong evidence exists for the benefits of screening for hypertension to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and death. The aim of this study was to analyze the frequency and determinants of blood pressure (BP) measurement by a health professional in the general population and in individuals without hypertension…

Because the role hormonal and reproductive factors play in the etiology of endometrial cancer is incompletely understood, the authors evaluated the risk of this cancer in relation to age at last delivery. The data were obtained in a hospital-based case-control study of 483 women with endometrial cancer (cases) and 693…

Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction is a satisfactory technique for patellar instability, and the anatomical double bundle variant is recommended for better clinical results. However, long-term outcomes are still uncharacterized. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of double bundle reconstruct…

OBJECTIVE: Less than one third of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) achieve the cut-off value proposed as good metabolic control by most guidelines, HbA<7%. However, HbAreductions and prevention of severe hypoglycemia (SH) have shown clinically relevant benefits. The study objective therefore was to assess…

BACKGROUND: The protocol in this manuscript was designed to help graduate students publish. It is the result of a challenge from our provost in 2013. I developed this protocol over the last 6 years and have exercised the protocol for the last 5 years. The current version of the protocol has remained mostly static for t…