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Diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease increases the risk of intestinal surgery

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2017
AIM To investigate the factors affecting diagnostic delay and outcomes of diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) METHODS We retrospectively studied 165 patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and 130 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) who ...
Dong-won Lee, J. Koo, J. Choe, S. Suh, S. Kim, J. Hyun, S. Jung, Y. Jung, H. Yim, S. Lee   +9 more
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Effects of prenatal exposure to pyrethroid pesticides on neurodevelopment of 1-year- old children: A birth cohort study in China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Pregnant women have been ubiquitously exposed to pyrethroid pesticides. Previous studies, mainly based on third trimester measurements of maternal urinary pyrethroid metabolites, have reported inconsistent findings in the effects of prenatal pyrethroid ...
Zhiye Qi, Xiaoxiao Song, Xia Xiao, Kek Khee Loo, May C. Wang, Qinghua Xu, Jie Wu, Shuqi Chen, Ying Chen, Lingling Xu, Yan Li   +10 more
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Diagnostic and treatment delays in breast cancer in association with multiple factors in Pakistan.

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit, 2021
Background Breast cancer has the highest incidence rate among all types of cancer worldwide. There is strong evidence that delay in presentation to an oncologist may lead to a decrease in survival.
I. Majeed, Rana Ammanuallah, A. W. Anwar, H. M. Rafique, Faiza Imran   +4 more
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Predictors of Delay in Seeking Health Care among Myocardial Infarction Patients, Minia District, Egypt

Advances in Preventive Medicine, 2015
Objectives. To determine the barriers that hinder early seeking of medical care among Minia's myocardial infarction patients. Methods. The study was based on individual interviews with 207 men and women with a first confirmed myocardial infarction (MI ...
E. Ghazawy, A. Seedhom, Eman Mohamed Mahfouz   +2 more
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Effect of a Short Messaging Service (SMS) intervention delivered to caregivers on energy, nutrients, and food groups intake in infant participants of the WIC program

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectivesTo test the effect of a weekly test message (SMS) intervention for improving feeding practices on infant intake of energy, nutrients, and specific food groups.MethodsThis study was a multi-site, randomized clinical trial, in 202 caregivers of ...
Alison K. Macchi, Jinan Banna, Stephanie Moreira, Maribel Campos, Cristina Palacios   +4 more
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Inequality in learning is a major concern after school closures

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has come with many nonpharmaceutical interventions to curb the spread of the virus. One of the most significant measures has been to close schools for in-school education, at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of schooling.
H. G. van de Werfhorst
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Clinical Course and Nutritional Management of Propionic and Methylmalonic Acidemias

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2020
Propionic and methylmalonic acidemias result in multiple health problems including increased risk for neurological and intellectual disabilities. Knowledge regarding factors that correlate to poor prognosis and long-term outcomes is still limited.
Amira Mobarak, Heba Dawoud, Hanaa Nofal, Amr Zoair   +3 more
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Quantile regression to examine the association of air pollution with subclinical atherosclerosis in an adolescent population

Environment International, 2022
Background: Air pollution has been associated with carotid intima-media thickness test (CIMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report an association between ambient air pollution and CIMT in a younger
Adjani A. Peralta, Joel Schwartz, Diane R. Gold, Judith M. Vonk, Roel Vermeulen, Ulrike Gehring   +5 more
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Factors of cancer diagnosed family and medical system for delay in diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer

Сибирский онкологический журнал
Introduction. The esophagus cancer patients needs early diagnosis to achieve better prognosis. The delay barriers increase progression of diseases to higher stages. The aim of work was to identify and explore the barriers in diagnosis of esophagus cancer
I. Majeed Khan, M. Hussain, A. Latif, A. Sarwar   +3 more
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Impact of the nutritional status of children with congenital heart diseases on the early post-operative outcome

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2021
Background Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) frequently become malnourished due to many factors including hypermetabolic state, inadequate caloric intake, malabsorption, and fluid restriction as part of the hemodynamic intervention.
Sameh R. Ismail, Akhter Mehmood, Noura Rabiah, Riyadh M. Abu-sulaiman, Mohamed S. Kabbani   +4 more
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