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A Model Predicting the Health Status of Patients with Heart Failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objective: To test the causal relationships among the components of sociodemographics,illnesscharacteristics, and selfmanagement ability, and health status in the model of health status of patients with heart failure (HSHF).
Issaramalai, S.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Deaths certified as asthma and use of medical services: A national case-control study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This is an open access publication. The official published version can be accessed from the link below.Background: Studies have linked asthma death to either increased or decreased use of medical services.
Anderson, H   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Twelve‐month change in quantitative MRI calf muscle fat fraction in CMT1A predicts clinical change over 4 years

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective We measured clinical and quantitative MRI outcome measures in CMT1A to assess long‐term responsiveness, establish longitudinal validity and assess MRI as a bridging biomarker. Methods Twenty patients with CMT1A and 20 matched controls underwent MRI, myometry and clinical assessments up to four times over mean 4‐year follow‐up ...
Matthew R. B. Evans   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endoscopic Scores for Evaluation of Crohn's Disease Activity at Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy: General Principles and Current Applications

open access: yesGE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2016
The small bowel is affected in the vast majority of patients with Crohn's Disease (CD). Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) has a very high sensitivity for the detection of CD-related pathology, including early mucosal lesions and/or those located in ...
Bruno Rosa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Impact of Random Index-Partitioning on Index Compression [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2011
The performance of processing search queries depends heavily on the stored index size. Accordingly, considerable research efforts have been devoted to the development of efficient compression techniques for inverted indexes. Roughly, index compression relies on two factors: the ordering of the indexed documents, which strives to position similar ...
arxiv  

A latent class analysis of parental bipolar disorder: examining associations with offspring psychopathology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Bipolar disorder (BD) is highly heterogeneous, and course variations are associated with patient outcomes. This diagnostic complexity challenges identification of patients in greatest need of intervention.
Freed, Rachel D.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical impact and safety of brain biopsy in unexplained central nervous system disorders: a real‐world cohort study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective A substantial part of central nervous system (CNS) disorders remains unexplained, despite various new and minimally invasive diagnostic techniques. Within this rapidly developing diagnostic field, the precise role of brain biopsy is unknown.
Robin W. van Steenhoven   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting Signals of Seasonal Influenza Severity Through Age Dynamics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Measures of population-level influenza severity are important for public health planning, but estimates are often based on case-fatality and case-hospitalization risks, which require multiple data sources, are prone to surveillance biases ...
Bansal, Shweta   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Combined Systemic Immunotherapy and Intrathecal Dexamethasone in Febrile Infection Related Epilepsy Syndrome

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a rare presentation of refractory status epilepticus with immune dysregulation as a potential pathologic mechanism. Despite promising results from second‐line immunomodulators, approximately 30% remain refractory to treatment.
Kristen S. Fisher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations of serum gamma-linolenic acid levels with erythema severity and anxiety/depression status in patients with rosacea [PDF]

open access: yesAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Background The development of rosacea is suggested to be closely associated with lipid metabolism, inflammation, and anxiety/depression. Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) is a key factor participating in lipid metabolism, which is also confirmed to regulate the
Jin-Yi Tang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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