Fifteen years of clinical liver transplantation [PDF]
Liver transplantation in humans was first attempted more than 15 yr ago. The 1-yr survival has slowly improved until it has now reached about 50%. In our experience, 46 patients have lived for at least 1 yr, with the longest survival being 9 yr. The high
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Some clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
In our department we have been placing a special emphasis on the treatment and study of rheumatoid arthritis, and during the last four years we have handled about 1,600 cases visiting our outpatient clinic and approximately 100 hospitalized cases.
Kodama, Toshio
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The relation of ambulatory heart rate with all-cause mortality among middle-aged men : a prospective cohort study [PDF]
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between average 24-hour ambulatory heart rate and all-cause mortality, while adjusting for resting clinical heart rate, cardiorespiratory fitness, occupational and leisure time physical activity as
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A Systems-Theoretical Formalization of Closed Systems [PDF]
There is a lack of formalism for some key foundational concepts in systems engineering. One of the most recently acknowledged deficits is the inadequacy of systems engineering practices for engineering intelligent systems. In our previous works, we proposed that closed systems precepts could be used to accomplish a required paradigm shift for the ...
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Influence of the Rh (D) blood group system on graft survival in renal transplantation.
BACKGROUND The Rh (D) blood group system has not traditionally been considered to be a clinically relevant histocompatibility barrier in transplantation since conflicting results of its clinical importance have been reported.
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Telomere dysfunction accurately predicts clinical outcome in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, even in patients with early stage disease [PDF]
© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Defining the prognosis of individual cancer sufferers remains a significant clinical challenge. Here we assessed the ability of high-resolution single telomere length analysis (STELA), combined with an experimentally ...
Allan, James M.+14 more
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Objective: To determine an association of ABO and Rh blood group with dengue infection susceptibility. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Department of Pathology, Army Medical College in alliance
Jawairia Zarrar+6 more
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Prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in low-resource settings: current perspectives. [PDF]
BackgroundPostpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death in low-income countries and is the primary cause of approximately one-quarter of global maternal deaths.
Bell, Suzanne+2 more
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Prevalence of Red Blood Cell Major Blood Group Antigens and Phenotypes among Omani Blood Donors
Objectives Most literature on the frequencies of red blood cell (RBC) phenotypes are published in Europeans and Africans countries, with the frequencies in the Omani population unknown.
A. Al‐Riyami+6 more
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Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of non-individualised homeopathic treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: A rigorous systematic review and meta-analysis focused on randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of non-individualised homeopathic treatment has not previously been reported.
Clausen, Jürgen+7 more
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