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Modelling primary health care use: a panel zero inflated interval regression approach [PDF]

, 2012
We introduce the (panel) zero-inflated interval regression (ZIIR) model, to investigate GP visits using individual-level data from the British Household Panel Survey.
Brown, S., Harris, M.N., Roberts, J., Taylor, K.   +3 more
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Dental safety net capacity: An innovative use of existing data to measure dentists’ clinical engagement in state Medicaid programs [PDF]

, 2018
Background The demand for dentists available for state Medicaid populations has long outpaced the supply of such providers. To help understand the workforce dynamics, this study sought to develop a novel approach to measuring dentists’ relative ...
Marsh, Stacie, Maxey, Hannah L., Norwood, Connor W., Vaughn, Sierra X., Wang, Yumin, Williams, John   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Prognostic and Predictive Role of Lymph Node Count in Stage II Colon Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis of a Japanese Nationwide Cohort

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study analyzed over 3500 patients with stage II colon cancer treated with D3 lymphadenectomy, to reassess the prognostic value of number of harvested lymph node and their role in predicting benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy using a Japanese nationwide cohort.
Kozo Kataoka, Akira Ouchi, Kanae Takahashi, Kazuma Ito, Manabu Shiozawa, Kenta Iguchi, Takashi Akiyoshi, Takefumi Yoshida, Masataka Ikeda, Eiji Shinto, Yasuyuki Takamizawa, Yoichi Ajioka, Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Yukihide Kanemitsu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dental Age Estimation in A Sample of Kurdish Subjects (Aged 9-15 Years Old) in Erbil City Adopting Demirjian Method A Radiographic Study

Erbil Dental Journal, 2018
Background and objectives: Dental maturation is widely used to assess maturity and to predict age. Age estimation plays a great role in clinical dentistry, especially in orthodontics, pedodontics and forensic dentistry and aid in diagnosis and ...
Bayan Abdulla Hassan, Mahmoud Kanan Mohsin   +1 more
doaj  

Rising Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Young Japanese Women and Increasing Distal Pancreatectomy in Older Adults: A Nationwide Claims‐Based Analysis From 2016 to 2023

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This nationwide claims‐based study analyzed recent trends in pancreatic cancer incidence (2016–2021) and surgery (2016–2023) in Japan. The study revealed a rising incidence of pancreatic cancer, notably among young women, and an increasing use of distal pancreatectomy among older adults.
Masamitsu Kido, Ryo Morimura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Arita, Shingo Nakashima, Katsutoshi Shoda, Taisuke Imamura, Hidemasa Kubo, Kengo Yoshii, Iichiroh Onishi, Atsushi Shiozaki   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The fifth most prevalent disease is being neglected by public health organisations [PDF]

, 2018
The progress towards reduction of global mortality has produced an epidemiological transition towards non-fatal diseases, which challenge the ability of the world’s population to live in full health.
Andersson, L, Andreasen, Jo, Glendor, U, Petti, S   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Survival Outcomes of Gemcitabine–Cisplatin–S‐1 Versus Gemcitabine–Cisplatin in Unresectable Biliary Tract Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Study With a Focus on Conversion Surgery

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In this multicenter retrospective study conducted by the Biliary Tract Club, we compared survival outcomes between gemcitabine–cisplatin–S‐1 (GCS) and gemcitabine–cisplatin (GC) in patients with unresectable biliary tract cancer, with a particular focus on conversion surgery. GCS was associated with longer overall and progression‐free survival compared
Hisashi Kosaka, Masahiko Kinoshita, Satoshi Yasuda, Satoru Kakizaki, Rie Sugimoto, Jun Sakata, Kiyonori Yamai, Takeshi Hatanaka, Yusuke Yamamoto, Toshifumi Sato, Toru Ishikawa, Takanori Morikawa, Jun Hanaoka, Haruki Mori, Hidenori Toyoda, Tsuyoshi Sanuki, Misaki Yokoi, Hiroyuki Shibata, Koji Fukuda, Kazuhito Kawata, Koji Amaya, Takashi Ito, Masaaki Hidaka, Atsushi Naganuma, Keishi Sugimachi, Satoshi Toshiyama, Makoto Yamasaki, Masaki Kaibori   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing Children's Oral Health Assessment Toolkits Using Machine Learning Algorithm. [PDF]

, 2020
ObjectivesEvaluating children's oral health status and treatment needs is challenging. We aim to build oral health assessment toolkits to predict Children's Oral Health Status Index (COHSI) score and referral for treatment needs (RFTN) of oral health ...
Coulter, ID, Crall, JJ, Hays, RD, Lee, SY, Liu, H, Maida, CA, Marcus, M, Shen, J, Spolsky, VW, Wang, Y, Xiong, D   +10 more
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Rethinking Perioperative Corticosteroids in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: Evidence From an Integrative Meta‐Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Esophagectomy remains a highly invasive procedure associated with substantial postoperative morbidity. Pulmonary complications, anastomotic leakage, and in‐hospital mortality are of particular concern. Perioperative corticosteroids are often administered to attenuate excessive inflammatory responses; however, the clinical impact in ...
Tomohiko Yasuda, Akihisa Matsuda, Nobutoshi Hagiwara, Yoshiharu Nakamura, Hiroshi Yoshida   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy of the lower third molar radiographic imaging to estimate age among Ugandan young people

BMC Research Notes, 2019
Objective Dental development is a useful method for age estimation. Although third molar eruption is commonly used to estimate age in Uganda, it is reported to be unreliable because of external influences.
Catherine Lutalo Mwesigwa, Annet M. Kutesa, Ian G. Munabi, Catherine A. Kabenge, William Buwembo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source