The Relationship between Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome and Psychiatric Symptoms. [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2012 Premenstrual syndrome is a common disorder experienced by up to 50% of women during reproductive age. The prevalence of severe form of PMS (PMDD) is 3% to 8 %. Psychiatric disorders in PMS patients have resulted in significant morbidity and in some cases
Reihane Firoozi +3 more
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Assessing the Utility of Oxygen Desaturation Index as a Diagnostic Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common yet underdiagnosed condition with serious medical consequences if not recognised early. Despite its limitations, the Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index (AHI) remains the most studied parameter for assessing ...
Arularasu Paari Thamilan +5 more
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Colonization by S. Aureusincreases the EASI and the number of appointments by patients with atopic dermatitis: cohort with 93 patients [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 BACKGROUND:Atopic dermatitis leads to epidermal barrier dysfunction and bacteria colonization. The relationship of the last factor with the severity of the disease and the frequency of exacerbation is not fully known.OBJECTIVES:Verify the severity of the
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The Association between Daytime Napping and Cognitive Functioning in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVES The precise relationship between sleep and physical and mental functioning in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has not been examined directly, nor has the impact of daytime napping.
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Role of Procalcitonin in Evaluation of the Severity of Acute Cholecystitis
Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019 Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between procalcitonin (PCT) level and the severity of acute cholecystitis. Materials and Methods: This study included 200 patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis.
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a life-threatening disease, even with early diagnosis and administration of vigorous treatment, its mortality rate is high.
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Deprivation as an outcome determinant in emergency medical admissions [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Deprivation in the general population predicts mortality. We have investigated its relevance to an acute medical admission, using a database of all emergency admissions to St James’ Hospital, Dublin, over a ten year period (2002-2011). <
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The impact of beliefs about mental health problems and coping on outcome in schizophrenia. [PDF]
, 2004 Background. Using the theoretical framework of the Self Regulation Model (SRM), many studies have demonstrated that beliefs individuals hold about their physical health problems are important in predicting health outcomes.
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Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy, 2018 Background The concept of dependence has been proposed as a unified representation of disease severity to quantify and stage disease progression in a manner more informative to patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Methods This paper provides a
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The mediating roles of disgust sensitivity and danger expectancy in relation to hand washing behaviour [PDF]
, 2010 Copyright © 2010 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive PsychotherapiesBackground: Recent interest in the role of vulnerability factors in obsessional washing has suggested that disgust sensitivity, danger expectancy and health anxiety may be ...
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