Association between bacterial vaginosis and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: Bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal disorder among women of reproductive age, has been suggested as co-factor in the development of cervical cancer.
De Sutter, Philippe +6 more
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The concept of Watson’s carative factors in nursing and their (dis)harmony with patient satisfaction [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background Constant reviews of the caring behavior of nurses and patient satisfaction help to improve the quality of nursing. The aim of our research was to explore relationships between the level of nursing education, the perception of nurses and ...
Majda Pajnkihar +2 more
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BMC Public Health, 2022 Background This study aimed to investigate alcohol consumption and associated factors in middle-aged and older adults. Materials and methods We included 15,942 participants (7,384 men, 8558 women) with age range of 45-101 years from the 2011 baseline ...
Qianqian Wang, Yanzhuo Zhang, Chengai Wu
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Association of malalignment, muscular dysfunction, proprioception, laxity and abnormal joint loading with tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis - a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: To investigate (1) the association of specific biomechanical factors with knee osteoarthritis and knee osteoarthritis development, and (2) the impact of other relevant risk factors on this association.Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and ...
Dekker, Joost +6 more
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Assessing patient partnership among emergency departments in France: a cross-sectional study
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Objectives This study aims to describe the use of patient partnership, as defined by the Montreal Model, in emergency departments (EDs) in France and report the perception of patient partnership from both the practitioner and patient perspectives ...
Geoffrey Sagnol +8 more
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Modified beam theories for bending properties of nanowires considering surface/intrinsic effects and axial extension effect [PDF]
, 2012 Several studies of the surface effect on bending properties of a nanowire (NW) have been conducted. However, these analyses are mainly based on theoretical predictions, and there is seldom integration study in combination between theoretical predictions ...
Gu, YuanTong, Zhan, Haifei
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Characteristics of non-randomised studies of drug treatments: cross sectional study
BMJ MedicineObjective To examine the characteristics of comparative non-randomised studies that assess the effectiveness or safety, or both, of drug treatments.Design Cross sectional study.Data sources Medline (Ovid), for reports published from 1 June 2022 to 31 ...
Raphaël Porcher +6 more
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Critical care nurses' knowledge of tracheostomy care
Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2023 Background: Tracheostomy care is a standard procedure that nurses perform in Critical Care Units (CCUs) to reduce complications from tracheostomy. The literature indicates a clear variety of care and practice in managing tracheostomy patients within the ...
Rasha Abu-Sahyoun +13 more
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Identifying dietary differences between Scotland and England:a rapid review of the literature [PDF]
, 2017 Rates of premature mortality have been higher in Scotland than in England since the 1970s. Given the known association of diet with chronic disease, the study objective was to identify and synthesise evidence on current and historical differences in food
Albani, Viviana +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen +23 more
wiley +1 more source