Hand tendon/ligament structural ruptures (tears, lacerations) often require surgical reconstruction and grafting, for the restauration of finger mechanical functions.
Annick Jeannerat +12 more
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The effect of telephone training and follow-up on patients\' adherence to the treatment regimen after myocardial infarction [PDF]
Background and Objective: Non-adherence to treatment increases complications and mortality after myocardial infarction. The present study aimed to assess the effect of education and telephone follow-up on patients' adherence to the treatment regimen ...
Erfan Gomar +4 more
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International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force recommendations for systematic sampling and processing of brains from epileptic dogs and cats [PDF]
Traditionally, histological investigations of the epileptic brain are required to identify epileptogenic brain lesions, to evaluate the impact of seizure activity, to search for mechanisms of drug-resistance and to look for comorbidities.
A Jeans +75 more
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Evaluation of systemic antibiotic usage in the treatment of periodontal diseases among dental professionals in Turkey: Cross - sectional epidemiological study [PDF]
Background/Aim: Systemic antibiotic use in periodontal diseases has increased in recent years. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antibiotic prescribing patterns for systemic antibiotics for the treatment of periodontal diseases.
Yiğit Umut +3 more
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Optimal duration of therapy in the first line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: Single center experience [PDF]
Background/Aim. Standard treatment options for the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma (mCRC) are 5-fluorouracil, folinic acid, oxaliplatin (FOL-FOX4)/capecitabine (CapOx), plus bevacizumab (bev) and 5-fluorouracil, folinic acid and ...
Jungić Saša +7 more
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Hyperthermia combined with chemotherapy - Biological rationale, clinical application, and treatment results [PDF]
There is substantial evidence from preclinical data that the antitumor cytotoxicity of selected chemotherapeutic agents either alone or combined with radiation can be enhanced by appropriate heat exposure (40-44 degrees C) of cells or tumor tissues ...
Issels, Rolf-Dieter
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Comparison of two different protocols for the induction of maturation of human dendritic cells in vitro [PDF]
Background. Dendritic cells (DC) have been used for immunotherapy of malignant tumors, different kinds of infections, and other clinical conditions. For that purpose, optimal conditions for the generation of functionally mature DC in vitro are required ...
Čolić Miodrag J. +10 more
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Background: This retrospective study will assess the extent to which multidisciplinary case management in the form of virtual wards (VWs) leads to changes in the use of health care and social care by patients at high risk of future unplanned hospital ...
Geraint Hywel Lewis +6 more
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Clinicopathological characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma in Serbia: The Melanoma Focus Study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Treatment options for metastatic melanoma in Serbia are limited due to the lack of newly approved biologic agents and the lack of clinical studies.
Kandolf-Sekulović Lidija +18 more
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Electronic Report Generation Web Service evaluated within a Telemedicine System [PDF]
This work presents a generic tool based on a client-server architecture that generates electronic reports helping the evaluation process of any information system.
Brito, F.J. +8 more
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