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Descriptive epidemiology of objectively-measured sedentary behaviour across the lifespan: Findings from NHANES (USA) 2003–2006

, 2010
Descriptive epidemiology of objectively-measured sedentary behaviour across the lifespan: Findings from NHANES (USA) 2003 ...
B Clark (11242545), E Winkler (9892277), David Dunstan (13066443), G Healy (13290735), P.Gardiner (19241533), N Owen (9860477)   +5 more
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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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Epidemiology of oral malignancies in the Sudan [PDF]

, 2014
Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)Background: Reports on the global incidence of oral neoplasms indicate reduced data from Africa. Population based studies of oral cancer in Sudan and other regions of Africa are scarce.
Mosalleum, Esraa
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Tendencias y pronósticos de las infecciones nosocomiales en la provincia de Cienfuegos

Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo retrospectivo sobre el comportamiento de las infecciones nosocomiales en la provincia de Cienfuegos durante el período de 1989-1998 para analizar las tendencias y elaborar pronósticos para los años 1999, 2000 y 2001.
Marta Luján Hernández
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the Measles outbreak in the Nylon Health District, Douala Cameroon: a retrospective descriptive cross sectional study

, 2013
Introduction: Measles is a public health problem especially in South Asia and Africa. Nylon Health District has experienced two measles outbreaks over a period of three years.
Atem, Peter, Njock, Kondé, Kobela, Marie, Nguelé, Salomé, Mbida, Daddy, Fouda, André Arsène Bita, Sume, Gerald Etapelong, Emah, Irène   +7 more
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Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro, Karen Durrant, William G. Dixon, John McBeth, Alex MacGregor, Max Yates, Jenny H. Humphreys   +6 more
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Incidência dos casos de dengue (2007-2013) e distribuição sazonal de culicídeos (2012-2013) em Barreiras, Bahia

Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Resumo OBJETIVO: descrever a distribuição sazonal de culicídeos e a incidência dos casos de dengue em Barreiras, Bahia, Brasil. MÉTODOS: estudo descritivo com dados primários de distribuição de culicídeos em ovitrampas de abril de 2012 a março de 2013,
Isabelle Matos Pinheiro Costa, Daniela Cristina Calado   +1 more
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Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian, Chloe Yue, Steve D Levasseur, Hui Xie, J. Antonio Avina‐Zubieta   +4 more
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Snakebites envenoming in the State of Minas Gerais between 2017 and 2022: an epidemiological analysis

Revista Médica de Minas Gerais
Introduction: Snakebites are life-threatening injuries that need quick intensive care. Minas Gerais has one of the highest incidences of Snakebites in Brazil. The main problems related to snakebites are underreporting and treatment delay.
Samir Charride Vilas Boas Késsimos de Salles, Lucas Morais Rodrigues de Oliveira, Anita de Oliveira Silva, Alda Cristina Alves de Azevedo   +3 more
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Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Iran (2001-08) [PDF]

Background and Objective: The characterization of any disease have important role for the evaluation and control strategy and programming of diseases. This study was done to determine the epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Iran during 2001-08. Materials and
ارسنگ, شهرام, کاظم نژاد, انوشیروان, امانی, فیروز   +2 more
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