Mitotane-Induced Hyperlipidemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Limited data are available about mitotane-nduced hyperlipidemia. We retrospectively analyzed lipid data in 38 patients with adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) who received mitotane therapy with emphasis on HDL cholesterol (HDL-c) and clinical predictors of lipid changes. At baseline, the mean levels of HDL-c, LDL-c, and triglycerides were 53.3 mg/dL, 114.4
Hassan Shawa+6 more
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Understanding infant feeding choice from the Great Depression to the baby boom in the U.S. [PDF]
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe the rates of and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (XBR), exclusive breast feeding + breast and bottle-feeding (Ever BR), and of exclusive bottle-feeding (XBOT) from 1925-1964 among ...
Pilles, Kiona Natasha
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Obstetric consequences of subfertility: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
ObjectiveTo compare the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with and without subfertility and to investigate whether fertility treatment contributes to the adverse outcomes.DesignRegister‐based retrospective cohort study.SettingAberdeen, ScotlandPopulationThe exposed group included women with subfertility attending Aberdeen Fertility Clinic ...
DoPierala, AL+4 more
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Is depression a real risk factor for acute myocardial infarction mortality? A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Background: Depression has been associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events and a higher mortality in patients with one or more comorbidities.
Baldo, V.+7 more
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Immunity to rubella: an Italian retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Abstract Background International guidelines recommend that healthcare workers (HCWs) have presumptive evidence of immunity to rubella and that susceptible HCWs and doubt cases receive two doses of the MMR vaccine. However, a small percentage of the fully immunized will remain unprotected against wild viruses. Moreover, protective levels of antibodies
Francesco Paolo Bianchi+5 more
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Listeriosis during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background Pregnancy-associated listeriosis is a severe infectious disease and potentially leads to fetal/neonatal fatal, while limited information on pregnancy-associated listeriosis is available in China. This study aimed to reveal the clinical characteristics and outcomes of pregnancy-associated listeriosis ...
Yefang Ke+4 more
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A functional movement screen profile of an Australian state police force: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Police officers are required to perform dynamic movements in unpredictable environments, the results of which can lead to injury. Early identification of poor movement patterns of a police population, and potential sub groups within this ...
Hinton, Ben+3 more
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Effect of musculature on mortality, a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background While often life-saving, treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) can be debilitating resulting in unplanned hospitalization. Hospitalizations in cancer patients may disrupt treatment and result in poor outcomes. Pre-treatment muscle quality and quantity ascertained through diagnostic imaging may help
Shaver, Amy L+8 more
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New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: A retrospective observational cohort study [PDF]
Objective: WHO uses anthropometric classification scheme of childhood acute and chronic malnutrition based on low body mass index (BMI) (\u27wasting\u27) and height for age (\u27stunting\u27), respectively.
Dibbins, Albert+7 more
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Diabetic Foot Complications: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Diabetes mellitus is a highly prevalent disease globally and contributes to significant morbidity and mortality. As a consequence of multiple pathophysiologic changes which are associated with diabetes, these patients frequently suffer from foot-related disorders: infections, ulcerations, and gangrene.
Bogdan Stancu+5 more
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