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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017 Background In the two-stage randomised trial design, a randomly sampled subset of study participants are permitted to choose their own treatment, while the remaining participants are randomised to treatment in the usual way.
Stephen D. Walter +4 more
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Analytical dilemmas in lupus anticoagulant detection
Exploration of Immunology, 2023 Accurate lupus anticoagulant (LA) detection is crucial to antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) diagnosis. Detection is based on LA functional behavior in coagulation assays irrespective of epitope specificity. LA screening tests employ dilute phospholipids to
Gary W. Moore
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Phytochemical Screening and Test of Antioxidant Activity in the Extract of Mangosteen Rind [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) rind had been known as an agriculture waste. However, some recent studies reported that Mangosteen rind had some health benefit. The rind (skin) of Mangosteen fruit was reported to contain compounds such as
Sinaga, R. N. (Rika) +1 more
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Frequency of HTLV-1 seroconversion between pregnancies in Nagasaki, Japan, 2011–2018
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 BackgroundHuman T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is transmitted vertically from an infected mother to her child via breastfeeding during infancy or horizontally via sexual contact.
Nahoko Komatsu +7 more
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Education Sciences, 2021 Background: Good screening tools can be of immense value in educational counselling for adults. We report two studies where we explored the factor structure and discriminative power of the Adult Reading Questionnaire (ARQ) in different samples of young ...
Arve E. Asbjørnsen +3 more
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Barriers to cervical screening participation in high-risk women [PDF]
, 2015 Aim Women aged 25–35 years, for whom cervical cancer is most problematic, are least likely to participate in the cervical screening programme. Therefore, identifying barriers to screening participation in this high-risk group is essential.
Lovell, Brian +2 more
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Home bowel cancer tests and informed choice—is current information sufficient?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2003 Objectives: To evaluate the type of information that is available to purchasers of home‐based bowel cancer test kits. Methods: Manufacturers, pharmacies and independent testing programs were contacted to obtain faecal occult blood test (FOBT) kits. State
K. Howard, G. Salkeld
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Advantages and Limitations of Ultrasound as a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer
Diagnostics, 2023 Ovarian cancer (OC) is the seventh most common malignancy diagnosed among women, the eighth leading cause of cancer mortality globally, and the most common cause of death among all gynecological cancers.
Antonios Koutras +21 more
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Screening: Testing times [PDF]
Nature, 2012 Pap tests have been a mainstay of cervical cancer screening, but new tests, vaccines and knowledge might be changing that, including when and how frequently to test.
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Radiographers supporting radiologists in the interpretation of screening mammography: a viable strategy to meet the shortage in the number of radiologists. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAn alternative approach to the traditional model of radiologists interpreting screening mammography is necessary due to the shortage of radiologists to interpret screening mammograms in many countries.MethodsWe evaluated the performance of 15 ...
A Mohar +57 more
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