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The basics of Kaplan–Meier estimate

Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2016
Aakshi Kalra
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Prognosis and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasonography but Indeterminate on Computed Tomography

Gut and Liver, 2022
Background/Aims: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) provides high-resolution images and is superior to computed tomography (CT) scan in diagnosing small pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
Sung Woo Ko, Tae Hyeon Kim, Tae Jun Song, Seong-Hun Kim, Dong-Wan Seo, Jai Hoon Yoon, Chang Min Cho, Jae Hee Cho, Jun-Ho Choi, Dong Wook Lee, Sang Hyub Lee, Seung Bae Yoon, Tae Hoon Lee, Gwang Ha Kim, Hoon Jai Chun   +14 more
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Analysis of survival data in thalassemia patients in Shiraz, Iran [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2015
OBJECTIVES: The survival rate of thalassemia patients has not been conclusively established, and the factors associated with survival remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the survival rate of thalassemia among patients in southern Iran and to ...
Abdolreza Rajaeefard, Mahmoud Hajipour, Hamid Reza Tabatabaee, Jafar Hassanzadeh, Shahab Rezaeian, Zahra Moradi, Mehdi Sharafi, Mohsen Shafiee, Ali Semati, Sanaz Safaei, Maryam Soltani   +10 more
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Report of 13-year survival of patients with colon and rectal cancers; lessons from Shiraz colorectal cancer surgery registry system of a level three medical center

BMC Surgery, 2022
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in women and the third most common cancer in men worldwide, with an increasing trend in its incidence in Asian countries.
Ali Reza Safarpour, Alimohammad Bananzadeh, Ahmad Izadpanah, Leila Ghahramani, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Tadayon, Faranak Bahrami, Seyed Vahid Hoseini   +6 more
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Sleep Apnea and Physical Movement During Sleep, But Not Sleep Duration, Are Independently Associated With Progression of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction: Prospective Hyogo Sleep Cardio‐Autonomic Atherosclerosis Cohort Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Although co‐occurrence of sleep disorder with heart failure is known, it is not clear whether that condition is a cause or consequence of heart failure.
Yonekazu Kidawara, Manabu Kadoya, Akiko Morimoto, Takashi Daimon, Miki Kakutani‐Hatayama, Kae Kosaka‐Hamamoto, Akio Miyoshi, Kosuke Konishi, Yoshiki Kusunoki, Takuhito Shoji, Akiko Goda, Masanori Asakura, Masaharu Ishihara, Hidenori Koyama   +13 more
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Serum Vitamin D and Long-term Outcomes of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2019
Objectives The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of serum vitamin D concentrations on the longterm recurrence rates of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) patients.
Gu Il Rhim
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A Preliminary Retrospective Study to Assess the Short-Term Safety of Traditional Smooth or Microtextured Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants in Korea

Medicina, 2021
Background and objectives: We conducted this preliminary retrospective study to assess the short-term safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants (SGBIs) that are commercially available in Korean women. Materials and methods :The current retrospective,
Sanghyuk Han, Robert Kim, Tae Seob Kim, Jung Heum Park, Seung Soo Kim, Cheol Jeong, Ji Heui Lee   +6 more
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Influencing factors of pregnancy loss and survival probability of clinical pregnancies conceived through assisted reproductive technology

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2018
Background Pregnancies following assisted reproductive technology (ART) may have elevated potential risk of pregnancy loss (PL) when compared to natural conception.
Lingmin Hu, Jiangbo Du, Hong Lv, Jing Zhao, Mengxi Chen, Yifeng Wang, Fang Wu, Feng Liu, Xiaojiao Chen, Junqiang Zhang, Hongxia Ma, Guangfu Jin, Hongbing Shen, Li Chen, Xiufeng Ling, Zhibin Hu   +15 more
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Association between Birth Region and Time to Tuberculosis Diagnosis among Non–US-Born Persons in the United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Approximately 90% of tuberculosis (TB) cases among non–US-born persons in the United States are attributable to progression of latent TB infection to TB disease.
Amish Talwar, Rongxia Li, Adam J. Langer
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Serum glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure levels in Japanese type 1 and 2 diabetic patients: BioBank Japan

Journal of Epidemiology, 2017
Background: Evidence of characteristics of Japanese patients with diabetes from a large-scale population is necessary. Few studies have compared glycaemic controls, complications and comorbidities between type 1 and 2 diabetic patients.
Hiroshi Yokomichi
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