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ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann +8 more
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ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida +6 more
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The effect of three years of TNF alpha blocking therapy on markers of bone turnover and their predictive value for treatment discontinuation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a prospective longitudinal observational cohort study [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of three years of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) blocking therapy on bone turnover as well as to analyze the predictive value of early changes in bone turnover markers (BTM) for ...
Eveline van der Veer +18 more
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The objective of this study was to compare the tolerability of methotrexate in two different regimes of folic acid (FA) supplementation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
K.T. Koh +6 more
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Dry eye in rheumatoid arthritis: relation to disease activity
The aim of this study was to find the correlation between severity of dry eye and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity. Forty- two RA patients with dry eye were recruited from Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic in Minia University Hospital.
Nashwa M. Abd-Allah +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Aim:We aimed to evaluate biological rhythm in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using the Biological Rhythms Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (BRIAN).Methods:Eighty-five RA patients and 85 healthy controls were included in the study ...
Betül Sargın, Gülcan Gürer
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Implication and utility of DAS-28 squeeze in rheumatoid arthritis: an Indian experience
The purpose of this study was to compare and correlate disease activity score including 28 joints counts (DAS-28) Squeeze with DAS-28 and clinical disease activity index (CDAI) to assess disease activity (DA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
H. Singh +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Objective. To compare disease activity in patients of established Rheumatoid Arthritis estimated by Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS-28) C-reactive protein (CRP) and Disease Activity Score-28 Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR). Material and Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted at Department of Rheumatology, Pak Emirates ...
Amna Butt +5 more
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