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Predicting waist circumference from body mass index

open access: yesBMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Being overweight or obese increases risk for cardiometabolic disorders. Although both body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) measure the level of overweight and obesity, WC may be more important because of its closer relationship ...
Bozeman Samuel R   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Number of Births and Risk of Diabetes in China's Older Women

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
As an important life event in individuals' life, childbirth will affect the health of women to different degrees. More and more attention has been paid to whether the number of births will affect the incident diabetes in elderly women, but there are few ...
Ying-wen Gu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Midwifery Strategies for Preeclampsia: Enhancing Early Detection and Intervention for Optimal Maternal Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Pre-eclampsia is a significant complication of pregnancy that poses severe risks to maternal and fetal health. This systematic review aimed to explore midwifery strategies for enhancing early detection and intervention to achieve optimal maternal health ...
Emilda, Emilda   +3 more
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Forecasting COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Ghana: A Model Selection Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
This study seeks to determine an appropriate statistical technique for forecasting the cumulated confirm cases of Coronavirus in Ghana. Cumulated daily data spanning from March 12, 2020, to August 04, 2020, was retrieved from the Center for Systems ...
Appiah, Simon Kojo   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Comparison of uniaxial and triaxial accelerometry in the assessment of physical activity among adolescents under free-living conditions: the HELENA study

open access: yesBMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Different types of devices are available and the choice about which to use depends on various factors: cost, physical characteristics, performance, and the validity and intra- and interinstrument reliability.
Vanhelst Jérémy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From efficacy to equity: Literature review of decision criteria for resource allocation and healthcare decisionmaking

open access: yesCost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2012
Objectives Resource allocation is a challenging issue faced by health policy decisionmakers requiring careful consideration of many factors. Objectives of this study were to identify decision criteria and their frequency reported in the literature on ...
Guindo Lalla Aïda   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Updating a systematic review – what difference did it make? Case study of nicotine replacement therapy

open access: yesBMC Medical Research Methodology, 2001
Aims To examine the effect of updating a systematic review of nicotine replacement therapy on its contents and conclusions. Methods We examined the effects of regular updating of a systematic review of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation ...
Lancaster Tim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship of Occupational Adjustment with Psychological Empowerment and Job Burnout in Iranian Nurses

open access: yesActa Medica Iranica, 2020
The present study intended to determine the relationship of occupational adjustment with psychological empowerment and job burnout of nurses. This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 209 nurses working in educational hospitals.
Mohamad Behnammoghadam
doaj   +1 more source

Development of an Anatomical Variants Database for Teaching and Clinical Applications [PDF]

open access: yes
Medical education lacks systematic approaches to instruction on anatomical variants, despite the documented clinical significance of morphological diversity in patient care.
Adenowo, Thomas K., Agboola, Olasoji O.
core   +2 more sources

Double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial on the effects of testosterone supplementation in elderly men with moderate to low testosterone levels: design and baseline characteristics [ISRCTN23688581]

open access: yesTrials, 2006
In ageing men testosterone levels decline, while cognitive function, muscle and bone mass, sexual hair growth, libido and sexual activity decline and the risk of cardiovascular diseases increase.
Verhaar Harald JJ   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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