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Patient-reported characteristics of pernicious anaemia: a first step to initiate James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership driven research

BMC Primary Care
Background Pernicious anaemia (PA) is characterised by vitamin B12 deficiency due to autoimmune-mediated loss of gastric parietal cells and intrinsic factor - a specific transporter for B12’s intestinal uptake.
Alfie Thain, Petra Visser, Kathryn Hart, Ebba Nexo, Andrew McCaddon, Luciana Hannibal, Bruce HR Wolffenbuttel, Ralph Green, Nicola Ward, Catherine Heidi Seage, Katrina Burchell, Kourosh R. Ahmadi   +11 more
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The silent burden of anaemia in Tanzania children:a community-based study [PDF]

, 2003
Objective was to document the prevalence, age-distribution, and risk factors for anaemia in Tanzanian children less than 5 years old,thereby assisting in the development of effective strategies for controlling anaemia.\ud \ud Cluster sampling was used to
Armstrong Schellenberg, J R M, Mbuya, C, Mgalula, L, Mushi, A, Savigny de, D, Schellenberg, D, Victoria, C.G.   +6 more
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Association of extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease in a province of western Hungary with disease phenotype: Results of a 25-year follow-up study [PDF]

, 2003
AIM: IBD is a systemic disease associated with a large number of extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs). Our aim was to determine the prevalence of EIMs in a large IBD cohort in Veszprem Province in a 25-year follow-up study.
Balogh, Zsuzsanna, Dávid, Gyula, Kuronya, Pál, Lakatos, László, Lakatos, Péter László, Pandur, Tünde, Tollas, Árpád   +6 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
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Effectiveness of a Community Intervention on Malaria in Rural Tanzania-A Randomised Controlled Trial. [PDF]

, 2010
Malaria infections are a major public health problem in Africa and prompt treatment is one way of controlling the disease and saving lives. This cluster-randomised controlled community intervention conducted in 2003-2005 aimed at improving early malaria ...
Eriksen, J, Gustafsson, L L, Jahn, A, Kouyaté, B, Mujinja, P, Müller, O, Nsimba, S, Sauerborn, R, Tomson, G, Warsame, M   +9 more
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Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan, Lydie Da Costa, Ludivine David Nguyen, Heloise Chosseler, Audrey Riquet, Benedicte Bruno, Melissa Barbati   +6 more
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Incidence and predictors of recovery from anaemia within an HIV-infected South African Cohort, 2004-2010

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Anaemia is one of the most frequent haematological complications in HIV-infected persons. Understandingfactors associated with recovery from anaemia during ART is vital in improving clinical outcomes since anaemia is a strong predictor of ...
Zibusiso Ndlovu, Tobias Chirwa, Simbarashe Takuva   +2 more
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Association of Anaemia with Metastasis in Non Haematological Malignancies: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Anaemia and cancer are two non communicable diseases with high global prevalence. The presence of anaemia in cancer patients is common, and its aetiology is multifactorial. Aim: To analyse the clinical profile, type and severity of anaemia
Bhumika Vaishnav, Nirali Thakkar, Aniruddh N Wadivkar, Saish Mondkar, Kshiti   +4 more
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Anaemia and cognitive function among Chinese elderly in Old Folks Homes [PDF]

, 2005
The relationship between anaemia and cognitive function was evaluated among 35 Chinese elderly (24 men and 11 women) aged 60 to 85 years (mean age 70.1 ± 6.7 years) from five old folks homes in Klang Valley. They were interviewed to obtain information on
Junara Mohd Alim,, Lee X.K,, Mokhtar Abu Bakar,, Nor Aini Umar,, Siti Balkis Budin,, Suzana Shahar,   +5 more
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The Role of Invasive Procedures in the Treatment of Complicated Gastrointestinal Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease in Pediatric Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI GVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplant is typically managed with medical therapy, but surgery and angioembolization may be warranted in selected cases with life‐threatening complications.
Gaia Brunetti, Giorgio Persano, Chiara Grimaldi, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Carmen Malaspina, Francesco Quagliarella, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Gian Luigi Natali, Rita Alaggio, Ivan Pietro Aloi, Tamara Caldaro, Alessandro Crocoli   +12 more
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