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Classification of lung disease in HRCT scans using integral geometry measures and functional data analysis [PDF]

, 2010
A framework for classification of chronic lung disease from high-resolution CT scans is presented. We use a set of features which measure the local morphology and topology of the 3D voxels within the lung parenchyma and apply functional data classification
Bhalerao, Abhir, Parr, David, Thönnes, Elke   +2 more
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Leading Causes of Death in Vietnam [PDF]

, 2017
Vietnam is currently facing a public health crisis. Rates of chronic and preventable diseases are climbing, in addition to mortality rates from these diseases.
Roth, Lindsey
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Chronic disease

Journal of Physiotherapy, 2021
Marita T, Dale, Mark R, Elkins
openaire   +2 more sources

Trend analysis of changes in the incidence of tuberculosis in Shenzhen from 2010 to 2020 based on the Joinpoint regression model

BMC Public Health
Background Although considerable progress has been made in China over the past decade, tuberculosis remains a pressing public health issue. This is also the case in Shenzhen.
Peixuan Lai, Weicong Cai, Fangjiang Liu, Chuangyue Hong, Weiguo Tan, Zhiguang Zhao   +5 more
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Serum thyroid hormone antibodies are frequent in patients with polyglandular autoimmune syndrome type 3, particularly in those who require thyroxine treatment [PDF]

, 2017
Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PAS) type 3 consists of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) coexisting with ≥1 non-thyroidal autoimmune disease (NTAID) other than Addison’s disease and hypoparathyroidism. We evaluated the prevalence and repertoire of
Benvenga, Salvatore, Centanni, Marco, Di Bari, Flavia, Galletti, Marina, Mandolfino, Mattia, Santaguida, MARIA GIULIA, Segni, Maria, Virili, Camilla, Vita, Roberto   +8 more
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Clinical applications of squamous cell carcinoma antigen-immunoglobulins M to monitor chronic hepatitis C [PDF]

, 2015
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the main cause of chronic liver disease and cirrhosis in Western countries. Over time, the majority of cirrhotic patients develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most common fatal cancers worldwide - fourth for ...
Fassina, Giorgio, Gallotta, Andrea, MARTINI, ANDREA, PONTISSO, PATRIZIA   +3 more
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DPVis: Visual Analytics with Hidden Markov Models for Disease Progression Pathways

, 2020
Clinical researchers use disease progression models to understand patient status and characterize progression patterns from longitudinal health records.
Anand, Vibha,, Frohnert, Brigitte I.,, Ghosh, Soumya,, Kwon, Bum Chul,, Lund University., Lund University., Lundgren, Markus,, Ng, Kenney,, Severson, Kristen A.,, Sun, Zhaonan,   +9 more
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Validating the use of veterans affairs tobacco health factors for assessing change in smoking status: accuracy, availability, and approach

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2018
Background Accurate smoking status is key for research purposes, but can be costly and difficult to measure. Within the Veteran’s Health Administration (VA), smoking status is recorded as part of routine care as “health factors” (HF)—fields that ...
Anne C. Melzer, Erika A. Pinsker, Barbara Clothier, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Diana J. Burgess, Elisheva R. Danan, Steven S. Fu   +6 more
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Efficiency of lung cancer screening in early diagnosis and treatment program among community residents in Nanshan district, Shenzhen city: a cross-sectional and 2-year follow-up survey

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of a lung cancer screening program for early diagnosis and treatment of the disease among community residents in Nanshan district, Shenzhen city, Guangdong province, and to provide evidence for optimizing regional ...
Yarui YANG, Xujun GUO, Yuzheng FAN, Han WANG, Shengbin LI, Juan HE, Chang MA, Junbo BAI, Shengyuan LIU   +8 more
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Social determinants of breast cancer in the Caribbean: a systematic review

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2017
Background Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the Caribbean and accounts for >1 million disability adjusted life years. Little is known about the social inequalities of this disease in the Caribbean.
Catherine R. Brown, Ian R. Hambleton, Shawn M. Hercules, Miriam Alvarado, Nigel Unwin, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, E. Nigel Harris, Rainford Wilks, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, Natasha Sobers-Grannum, The U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR)   +11 more
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