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Determinants of malaria infection in Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia: a case-control study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Despite the progress in reducing malaria infections and related deaths, the disease remains a major global public health problem. The problem is among the top five leading causes of outpatient visits in Dembia district of the northwest ...
Fisseha Agegnehu, Alemayehu Shimeka, Firnus Berihun, Melkamu Tamir   +3 more
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Association of Smoking With Semen Quality and µ-Calpain Level in Normospermia: A Case-Control Study

Journal of Family and Reproductive Health, 2016
Objective: Calpains are a family of Ca2+ dependent proteases. There is some evidence that calpains involved in fusion process that occurs between spermatozoa and the oocyte.
Damoon Ashtary larky, Mohammad Ali Ghaffari, Mozhgan Noorbehbahani, Meysam Alipour   +3 more
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Infinite Horizon and Ergodic Optimal Quadratic Control for an Affine Equation with Stochastic Coefficients

, 2008
We study quadratic optimal stochastic control problems with control dependent noise state equation perturbed by an affine term and with stochastic coefficients. Both infinite horizon case and ergodic case are treated.
Guatteri, Giuseppina, Masiero, Federica
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Association between Anthropometric Indices and Breast Cancer Based on the Data of the Enrolment Phase (cross-sectional) in Tabari Cohort Study: The Causal Relationship or Violation of Temporality

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background and purpose: The relationship between obesity and the risk of breast cancer has been highlighted in some studies. This research aimed at studying the association between anthropometric indices and breast cancer based on enrolment phase (cross ...
Mahmood Moosazadeh, Ehsan Zaboli, Reza Alizadeh-Navaei, Hossein Ranjbaran, Omolbanin Amjadi, Manijeh Faghih, Motahareh Kheradmand, Zeinab Askari, Gholamali Godazandeh, Akbar Hedayatizadeh-Omran   +9 more
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Analysis of heritability and environmental factors in preschool children with eczema: a case-control study

Scientific Reports
Eczema is common in children, and its onset is affected by both genetic and environmental factors. We investigated the effects of genetic and environmental factors on the incidence of eczema in preschool children.
Qingfang Du, Lei Zhang, Chongzhi Ma, Li Yang, Jun Tian, Zijian Cao   +5 more
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A case-control study of drug risk factors for age-related macular degeneration.

, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and exposure to antacids, antithyroids, thyroid hormones, and thiazide diuretics. DESIGN: Matched case-control study.
Chakravarthy, Usha, Cook, Claire, Douglas, Ian J, Fletcher, Astrid E, Hubbard, Richard, Smeeth, Liam   +5 more
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Ten years analysis of stillbirth in a tertiary hospital in sub-Sahara Africa: a case control study

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Objective Stillbirth measures provide means to assess adequacy of maternal and perinatal care in a given population. The aim of this study was to describe the determinants of stillbirth in Douala general hospital, Cameroon.
Paul Nkemtendong Tolefac, Rita Frinue Tamambang, Eugene Yeika, Lawrence Tanyi Mbwagbaw, Thomas Obinchemti Egbe   +4 more
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND OCCUPATION WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE (IHD)

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1998
IHD as a modern epidemic of our age is one of the main causes of mortality in Iran. This research was done in order to determine the relationship between place of residence and place of occupation (as indicator of air pollution exposures) and other risk ...
K.Holakui Naini, R. miri, Z. Hatmi   +2 more
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The association of food consumption and nutrient intake with endometriosis risk in Iranian women: A case-control study

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2019
Background Endometriosis, defined as the attendance of endometrial-like lesions in extra uterine locations, causes pain, infertility, and reduced quality of life. Objective To evaluate the relationship between food consumption
Youseflu Samaneh, Sadatmahalleh ShahidehJahanian, Mottaghi Azadeh, Kazemnejad Anoshirvan   +3 more
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Effect of Depressive Symptoms on Weight among Adults at Al-Najaf Province: A case-control Study

مجلة الكوفة الطبية
Background: Obesity and major depression disorder are two of the most common diseases in the world. They are also big problems because they have a very strong effect on people's health and well-being, but also because of their high morbidity and ...
Mohammed Abbas Mohammed, Salam Jasim Mohammed   +1 more
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