ABSTRACT Background Completion of the newborn and infant healthcare practices across the continuum of care, including essential newborn care, exclusive breastfeeding from birth to 6 months of age and immunisation, remains low in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the impact of maternal pregnancy intention on the newborn and infant ...
Birye Dessalegn Mekonnen +3 more
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Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction [PDF]
Background: Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been adopted globally as a key strategy for monitoring the progress of the polio eradication initiative.
Affanni P. +35 more
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Epidemics of poliomyelitis in the Maltese island of Gozo : genetic susceptibility [PDF]
There were fewer epidemics of polio in Gozo than in the much bigger island of Malta, but over many years the proportion of cases was similar. Within Gozo, the attack rate was greater in some villages and this was caused by some extended, related families
Wyatt, H.V.
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Prophylactic tracheostomy in aged and poor risk general surgical patients [PDF]
The most common postoperative complications are those involving respiration, and they are especially dangerous to patients classified as poor risks because of age or other handicaps.
Farrell, JJ, Meyer, WH, Starzl, TE
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Relationship between use of ankle-foot orthoses and quality of life and psychological well being : a research plan [PDF]
An ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is an externally applied device that encompasses the joints of the ankle and foot, used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal systems(ISO,1989,a&b).
Elliott, Mark +2 more
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The physiological cost index of walking with a powered knee ankle foot orthosis in subjects with poliomyelitis : A pilot study [PDF]
Background: A powered knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO) was developed to provide restriction of knee flexion during stance phase and active flexion and extension of the knee during swing phase of gait.
Allard P +18 more
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This study aimed to reveal the risk factors of acetabular cup placement during THA in patients with pinopelvic pathology, construct and validate a novel “Personalized Safe Zone” based on the Hip‐Spine Classification System. Our results showed that these parameters related to prosthesis dislocation, including ΔSS, |PI‐LL|, CA, CSI should be emphasized ...
Xiaoyu Wan +8 more
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The paper deals with the problems of diagnosis, differentiated diagnosis, dispensary for disease, prevention and treatment of poliomyelitis in children. There are presented the WHO guidelines on poliomyelitis for Ukraine.
O.K. Koloskova +2 more
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Formation of plaques in chick embryo tissue cultures by the virus of herpes simplex [PDF]
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityStudies on the virus of herpes simplex have been done in t he past by using t he embryonated egg and the newborn mouse.
Bergs, Visvaldis Viktors
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Growing Old at Tombos: A View of Older Adults in an Ancient Egyptian‐Nubian Community
ABSTRACT Objectives The experiences of older adults in ancient communities are often overlooked in studies due to many factors, such as preservation, methodological issues, and less frequent mention in available texts. Materials and Methods This study combines community‐ and individual‐level data to explore life for older adults at the ancient Egyptian/
Michele R. Buzon +4 more
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