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Why are so many Nepali women killing themselves? A review of key issues [PDF]

, 2015
Background: For decades the maternal mortality in Nepal was the lead cause of death among women, with great improvements in the maternal mortality ratio in the twentieth century the second most common cause has become more prominent.
Dhungel, A., Fanning, C., Marahatta, S. B., Simkhada, Padam, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Winter, R. C.   +5 more
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Diabetes Mellitus: A Leading Cause of Death Worldwide [PDF]

, 2023
Koranit Chinaarkatakul, Kolawatch Loakhajorn   +1 more
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Mortality risk and causes of death in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Respiratory Research, 2019
Background All-cause mortality risk and causes of death in bronchiectasis patients have not been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to compare the mortality risk and causes of death between individuals with bronchiectasis and those without ...
Sooim Sin, Seo Young Yun, Jee Min Kim, Chang Min Park, Jaeyoung Cho, Sun Mi Choi, Jinwoo Lee, Young Sik Park, Sang-Min Lee, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Chang-Hoon Lee   +12 more
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India and the problem of “needless autopsies”

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2018
The primary aim of autopsy is to ascertain the cause of death. The autopsies performed worldwide are mostly medico-legal or clinical. In India, 'needless autopsies' are conducted widely causing waste of already limited resources.
Tanuj Kanchan, Kewal Krishan, Alok Atreya, Neelam Dehal   +3 more
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Targeting apoptosis signaling in pancreatic cancer [PDF]

, 2011
The ability to escape apoptosis or programmed cell death is a hallmark of human cancers, for example pancreatic cancer. This can promote tumorigenesis, since too little cell death by apoptosis disturbs tissue homeostasis.
Fulda, Simone
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Men’s health – the impact of stroke [PDF]

, 2012
Stroke is a leading cause of adult death and the most common cause of complex disability in the UK. This article discusses the incidence and impact of stroke, focusing on a range of issues from a male perspective, including stroke prevention ...
Dickinson, Hazel, Gibson, Josephine, Holden, Fae, Jones, Stephanie, Leathley, Michael John, McAdam, Joanna, Radford, Kate   +6 more
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Assessing the quality of medical death certification: a case study of concordance between national statistics and results from a medical record review in a regional hospital in the Philippines

Population Health Metrics, 2018
Background Medical certificates of cause of death (MCCOD) issued by hospital physicians are a key input to vital registration systems. Deaths certified by hospital physicians have been implicitly considered to be of high quality, but recent evidence ...
Marilla Lucero, Ian Douglas Riley, Riley H. Hazard, Diozele Sanvictores, Veronica Tallo, Dorothy Gay Marmita Dumaluan, Juanita M. Ugpo, Alan D. Lopez   +7 more
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Has Anyone Ever Died of Old Age? [PDF]

, 2003
The omission of aging as a legal cause of death and the largely unrecognized contribution the aging process plays in mortality is ...
Harry R. Moody, Loeonard Hayflick
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Evidence for Two Modes of Synergistic Induction of Apoptosis by Mapatumumab and Oxaliplatin in Combination with Hyperthermia in Human Colon Cancer Cells [PDF]

, 2013
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the world-- the main cause of death from colorectal cancer is hepatic metastases, which can be treated with isolated hepatic perfusion (IHP).
A Jemal, A Krueger, A Krueger, A Younes, AR Safa, BR Seo, C Liu, C Odoux, CH Mom, D Atallah, D Mahalingam, DB Longley, E Raymond, FA Greco, GJ Ullenhag, HJ Zeh 3rd, HR Alexander Jr., IA Mawji, IN Lavrik, J Yoo, JA Ubersax, JM Cummins, JW Yu, L Zhang, L Zhao, LR Hafström, LY Dimberg, M Irmler, M Upreti, M Vulfovich, MA Alcala Jr., MJ Lee, P Korkolopoulou, Raffaele A Calogero, S Hegewisch-Becker, S Varghese, Seog-Young Kim, SK Libutti, T Bartke, T Ruers, T Trarbach, TR Wilson, W Gao, X Song, X Song, X Song, Xinxin Song, Y Jin-Song, Y Lin, YJ Lee, YL Zhang, Yong J. Lee, Z El Fajoui   +52 more
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Characteristics and direct causes of death in severely ill patients admitted to a neurology department

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionThe study aimed to analyze the characteristics of patients admitted to the neurology department of a tertiary hospital who subsequently died, focusing on those with high disease severity.Materials and methodsWe conducted a retrospective ...
Da Heui Lee, Seok Young Jeong, Byoung-Soo Shin, Byoung-Soo Shin, Hyun Goo Kang, Hyun Goo Kang   +5 more
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