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Megestrol acetate in cancer cachexia and anorexia: Tertiary care experience

Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research, 2021
Background: In clinical practice, the management of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS) is a great challenge. We conducted an observational study to find the effectiveness and safety of megestrol acetate (MA) for the treatment of CACS ...
Kaneez Fatima, Asifa Andleeb, Imtiyaz Hussain, Mushtaq Ahmed Sofi, Afroz Fir, Sumyra Khurshid Qadri   +5 more
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Clinical trials in low and middle-income countries — Successes and challenges

Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2017
Gynecologic malignancies affect women in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) at equal or higher rates compared to high income countries (HICs), yet practice guidelines based on clinical trials performed in HICs do not routinely account for resource ...
Surbhi Grover, Melody Xu, Anuja Jhingran, Umesh Mahantshetty, Linus Chuang, William Small, Jr., David Gaffney   +6 more
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Practice-Based Research Networks Ceding to a Single Institutional Review Board

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2018
Historically, a single research project involving numerous practice-based research networks (PBRNs) required multiple institutional review boards (IRBs) to be involved in approval of the project.
Jeanette M. Daly, Tabria Weiner Harrod, Kate Judge, LeAnn C. Michaels, Barcey T. Levy, David L. Hahn, Lyle J. Fagnan, Donald E. Nease Jr.   +7 more
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Incorporating Pet Fish Into Your Small Animal Practice

EDIS, 2004
There are several factors that make it advantageous to consider adding pet fish medicine to your small animal practice at the present time. Over the past five to ten years, some veterinary schools have begun to incorporate aquatic animal medicine into ...
Ruth Francis-Floyd
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Addressing the Unmet Needs of Measuring Vascular Ageing in Clinical Practice—European COoperation in Science and Technology Action VascAgeNet [PDF]

Artery Research, 2020
AbstractCardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, regardless of gender, ethnicity or income. Evidence that vascular age, as opposed to chronological age, is better related to the prognosis of CVD is convincing.
Rachel Emma Climie, Christopher Clemens Mayer, Rosa Maria Bruno, Bernhard Hametner   +3 more
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Refugees of former Soviet Union slowly adopt U.S. diet

California Agriculture, 1997
The diet of refugees from the former Soviet Union living in Sacramento is characterized by a high reliance on grains, meats and dairy foods. While consumption of vegetables and fruits is increasing in Sacramento, it still appears to be ...
Eunice Romero-Gwynn, Yvonne Nicholson, Douglas Gwynn, Holly Raynard, Nancy Kors, Peggy Agron, Jan Fleming, Lakshmi Sreenivasan   +7 more
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A cooperation project between hospital pharmacists and general practitioners about drug interactions in clinical practice [PDF]

European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 2017
(1) To evaluate drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in general practitioners' (GPs) prescriptions; (2) to implement a cooperation project between pharmacists and GPs to improve DDI management and patient care.In 2013, pharmacists from the Community Drug Assistance ASL TO1 launched a cooperation project involving 48 GPs.
Valeria, Vinciguerra, Roberto, Fantozzi, Clara, Cena, Roberta, Fruttero, Carla, Rolle   +4 more
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Transition of European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study III Results to Clinical Practice [PDF]

Stroke, 2013
Background and Purpose— The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study (ECASS) III showed benefit of intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke 3 to 4.5 hours from onset in selected patients from Europe, with this extended treatment subsequently recommended by the American Stroke Association.
Carolyn A, Cronin, Patricia, Langenberg, Tara M, Dutta, Steven J, Kittner   +3 more
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Using practice effects for targeted trials or sub-group analysis in Alzheimer's disease: How practice effects predict change over time.

PLoS ONE, 2020
OBJECTIVE:To describe the presence of practice effects in persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and to evaluate how practice effects affect cognitive progression and the outcome of clinical trials. METHODS:Using data from
Guoqiao Wang, Richard E Kennedy, Terry E Goldberg, Mackenzie E Fowler, Gary R Cutter, Lon S Schneider   +5 more
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Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of community-acquired pneumonia in children: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline adapted for the use in Egypt using ‘Adapted ADAPTE’

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023
Background We recently adapted a guideline for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in children to the Egyptian health system. Adaptation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to the local healthcare context is a valid alternative to de novo ...
Shahenaz Mohamoud Hussien, Tarek Hamed, Magda Hassab Allah Mohamed, Mohamed Mahmoud Rashad, Hala Gouda Elnady, Hoda M. Salah El Din Metwally, Amira S. El Refay, Bahaa Mohammed Sobh, Eman Mahmoud Fouda, Hala Hamdi Shaaban, Mona Mohsen Elattar, Abla Saleh Mostafa, Dina Hossam-Eldine Hamed, Aya Samir, Sally Raffat, Maysaa Abdallah Saeed, Nevin Abdalah Kamel, Sarah Naeem Bartella Hebish, Zeinab Radwan, Ahmed Al Sawah, Karima Abd-Alkhalek, Ashraf Abdel Baky, Tarek E. I. Omar, Yasser S. Amer, Dina Tawfeek Sarhan   +24 more
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