Frontiers in Public Health, 2018 BackgroundIn Papua New Guinea (PNG), a malaria treatment policy using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) plus artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) was widely introduced to rural communities in 2012.
Takahiro Tsukahara +4 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 The impact of sex and gender on disease incidence, progression, and provision of care has gained increasing attention in many areas of medicine. Biological factors–sex–and sociocultural and behavioral factors–gender–greatly impact on health and disease ...
Irene Göttgens +7 more
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How often are clinicians performing genital exams in children with disorders of sex development? [PDF]
, 2017 Background: We sought to determine the frequency with which genital exams (GEs) are performed in children with disorders of sex development (DSD) and ambiguous genitalia (AG) during routine visits to the pediatric endocrine clinic.
Eugster, Erica A., Tica, Stefani S.
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Prehypertension and hypertension prevalence and risk factors among adult population in Republic of Serbia: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Background/Aim. Prehypertension and hypertension are an important public health problem worldwide and although they can be modified, they are often a risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Šipetić-Grujičić Sandra +4 more
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Risk Factors for Long-Term Coronary Artery Calcium Progression in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundCoronary artery calcium (CAC) detected by noncontrast cardiac computed tomography scanning is a measure of coronary atherosclerosis burden. Increasing CAC levels have been strongly associated with increased coronary events.
Blaha, Michael J +7 more
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Genetics Selection Evolution, 1992 Summary - In the woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare, the basis of sex determination is under the control of heterochromosomes (ZZ males and WZ females). However, in most populations, sex is determined by 2 maternally-transmitted parasitic sex factors (PSF).
T. Rigaud, J. Mocquard, P. Juchault
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Influence of gender on the diagnostic and prognostic significance of the dobutamine stress echocardiography for ischemia [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski PregledBackground/Aim. Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with the highest incidence in low-middle-income countries.
Trninić Dijana +6 more
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The correlation between the level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and residency of multiple sclerosis patients in Montenegro – higher levels only in men in the north of the country [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2018 Background/Aim. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease associated with low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. The aim of this study was to determine the association between serum levels of 25(OH)D and the latitude as well ...
Vujisić Slavica +3 more
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Association between eating habits and low physical activity in adolescents [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski PregledBackground/Aim. Insufficient levels of physical activity and poor nutrition, have led to an increase in the number of obese adolescents and cardiometabolic problems.
Đurđević Dragan +3 more
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Gender inequality and sex differences in physical fighting, physical activity, and injury among adolescents across 36 countries [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: Sex differences in adolescent health are widely documented, but social explanations for these sex differences are scarce. This study examines whether societal gender inequality (i.e., men’s and women’s unequal share in political participation ...
Currie, Candace +4 more
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