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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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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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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 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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Descriptive Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Orthopedic Patients

JBJS Open Access
Background:. Consensus regarding which children within orthopedics would benefit from venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis is lacking. Our objective was to explore the incidence and epidemiology of VTE within pediatric orthopedics through a ...
Hillary Brenda Nguyen, BA, Ryan M. Sanborn, BA, Danielle Cook, MA, Benjamin J. Shore, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Keith D. Baldwin   +4 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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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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Descriptive epidemiology of urolithiasis [PDF]

, 1989
In this paper, urolithiasis is remarked from the standpoint of descriptive epidemiology, which examines the frequency distribution of a given disease in a population in terms of time, place and personal characteristics with an aim of identifying risk ...
大野, 良之, 児玉, 博和
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Biopsychosocial Determinants of Hand Function and Its Trajectories Over Five Years in Patients With Hand Osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over five years in primary hand osteoarthritis (OA). Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods A total of 538 patients with both baseline and five‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V. E. M. Olde Meule, Coen van der Meulen, Jos Runhaar, Frits R. Rosendaal, Margreet Kloppenburg   +4 more
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