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Sex-specific-differences in cardiovascular risk in type-1-diabetes : a cross sectional study [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Little is known about the impact of sex-specific differences in the management of type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Thus, we evaluated the influence of gender on risk factors, complications, clinical care and adherence in patients with T1DM.
Hinstersteiner, Juliane, Johnson, Julienne, Kamyar, Majid Reza, Kautzky, Alexander, Kautzky-Willer, Alexandra, Lemmens-Gruber, Rosa, Saukel, Johannes, Stich, Kathrin   +7 more
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Vodopić Sanja, Idrizović Zilha, Radulović Ljiljana   +3 more
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Children of same-sex couples in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2008
To further develop an understanding of psychological and social functioning of children raised by lesbian couples, the current investigation compared 18 students ages 12 through 16 raised in families led by female same-sex couples who were identified ...
Noret, N, Poteat, V P, Rivers, I
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Observations of Prairie Skippers \u3ci\u3e(Oarisma Poweshiek, Hesperia Dacotae, H. Ottoe, H. Leonardus Pawnee\u3c/i\u3e, and \u3ci\u3eAtrytone Arogos Iowa\u3c/i\u3e) [(Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae] in Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota During 1988-1997 [PDF]

, 2018
In transect butterfly surveys at 40 prairies in Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota in summer each year during 1988-1997, we recorded 2403 adults of Poweshiek skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) at 20 sites, 547 Dakota skippers (Hesperia dacotae) at 12 sites ...
Swengel, Ann B, Swengel, Scott R
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of gender and risk factors for hearing impairment on audiogram changes in military cadets during shooting exercises [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Background/Aim. Military personnel are frequently exposed to high levels of noise, where hearing loss can affect their combat performance. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of impulse noise produced by firearms during shooting exercises ...
Jovanović Vanja, Vojvodić Danilo, Jovanović Dejan, Marjanović Sonja   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in insulin sensitivity over time and associated factors in HIV-infected adolescents [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To compare prevalence of insulin resistance between perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV+) and perinatally HIV-exposed, but uninfected adolescents (PHEU), determine incidence of and contributory factors to new and resolved cases of insulin ...
Dimeglio, Linda A., Geffner, Mitchell E., Gerschenson, Mariana, Hazra, Rohan, Jacobson, Denise L., Jao, Jennifer, Miller, Tracie L., Patel, Kunjal, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS), Sharma, Tanvi, Silio, Margarita, Takemoto, Jody K., Van Dyke, Russell B., Wu, Julia   +13 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of smoking among Kuwaiti adults: prevalence, characteristics, and attitudes

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000
INTRODUCTION: In 1996 we conducted a cross-sectional survey to study the epidemiology of smoking among Kuwaiti adults. METHODS: The 4000 participants were selected using a three-stage stratified cluster sampling design. Altogether 3859 participants (1798
Anjum Memon, Philip M Moody, Thattaruparambil N. Sugathan, Najwa el-Gerges, Mahmoud al-Bustan, Ahmed al-Shatti, Hussain al-Jazzaf   +6 more
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