Although the number of frail elderly individuals has rapidly increased with global aging, few studies have assessed the main medical conditions that are covered by Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) systems. To improve preventive care strategies, the author researched da... | PMID: 21879591

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Perforation of the esophagus remains a challenging clinical problem. | PMID: 21718846

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Survival after heart transplant has improved and more attention is focused on developmental outcomes. We aimed to determine the survival, morbidity, and developmental outcomes of young children after heart transplant. | PMID: 21545999

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Patients with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and severe aortic stenosis have a higher perioperative risk for aortic valve replacement. Transapical aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) allows for off-pump valve implantation, which might be beneficial in the subgroup of patients with... | PMID: 21718826

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Abstract Purpose To determine the association between income level and variations in knowledge and perceptions about tobacco smoking in Morocco. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Random sample of 9195 subjects representative of the Moroccan population. Subjects Subjects aged >15... | PMID: 21721964

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Abstract Purpose Evaluate counselors' adherence to an intervention protocol, counselors' competence, and the associations between three process indicators and body weight at follow-up in a 6-month individually based lifestyle intervention for construction workers. Design Process eval... | PMID: 21721966

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Abstract Purpose To document the prevalence of obese Mexican-Americans never advised by health professionals regarding exercise and diet, and to determine risk factors for no advice. Methods Data came from 1787 obese Mexican-American adults (body mass index ≥30; age ≥18 years) i... | PMID: 21721967

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Among all participants, 42% noticed an increase in cigarette prices after the tax increase, including 76% of past-30-day smokers. Being a heavier smoker, living with smokers, having more smoking close friends, and generally being aware of cigarette price changes prospectively predicted the awareness... | PMID: 21721963

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We have described physical activity in the context of clustering patterns of health-promoting behaviors. Laying the groundwork for physical activity in the lifestyle is important for establishing health-promotion strategies to increase physical activity.... | PMID: 21721968

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We conducted a postal survey using the standard Work Ability Index (WAI) questionnaire augmented with a form containing questions about working conditions and lifestyle factors that potentially affect work ability. We received 399 usable responses (245 female and 154 male; 41.5% response rate). The... | PMID: 21919320

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Farmers in the U.S. are becoming more diverse; the average age of the farmer is increasing, as is the number of women and minority farm operators. There is limited research on injury risk factors in these special populations of farmers. It is especially important to study the risk factors for injury... | PMID: 21919321

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To study the sleep quality and quantity and their influencing factors in Uigur and Hui children in Xinjiang Province. | PMID: 21752324

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We assigned 1088 patients with HCV genotype 1 infection who had not received previous treatment for the infection to one of three groups: a group receiving telaprevir combined with peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin for 12 weeks (T12PR group), followed by peginterferon-ribavirin alone for 12 weeks... | PMID: 21696307

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Summary Background and Objectives Although low socioeconomic status has been considered a contraindication to peritoneal dialysis (PD), no published data clearly link it to poor outcomes. The goal of this study was assessing the effect of income on survival in the Brazilian Peritonea... | PMID: 21700820

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We assessed the association of the new monovalent rotavirus vaccine (RV1) with intussusception after routine immunization of infants in Mexico and Brazil. We used case-series and case-control methods to assess the association between RV1 and intussusception. Infants with intussuscept... | PMID: 21675888

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Lysosome-associated protein transmembrane 4 beta (LAPTM4B), a novel oncoprotein, is overexpressed in several carcinomas. Previous studies revealed that LAPTM4B polymorphisms contribute to the risk of certain types of cancers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between differ... | PMID: 21656743

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With the increasing emergence of multiresistant pathogens, better understanding of these infections is necessary. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with isolating a multiresistant organism (MRO) from a positive blood culture in pediatric cancer... | PMID: 21671364

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There was a trend toward more total complications in recent compared with remote tamsulosin exposure cases (31.5% vs 14.3%, P = .09). A longer duration of tamsulosin use was not statistically associated with an increased risk of total complications. CONCLUSION:The authors were unable to detect a stat... | PMID: 21661666

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We propose using the levels of the four metabolites for diagnosing NAFLD at various stages. Furthermore, the probability of developing NAFLD at a particular stage was assessed by multinomial logistic regression (MLR) based on the clinical results of the four serum metabolites.... | PMID: 21563774

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  This study aimed to investigate dental undergraduate students' tobacco usage and social nicotine dependence in Australia. A special interest was to identify the role of factors such as age, gender, year of dental education and cohabitants' smoking status for social nicotine dependence. | PMID: 21692786

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The aim of this questionnaire-based retrospective study was to ascertain veterinary practitioners in the British Isles' approaches to osteoarthritis in dogs. The Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and multiple ordinal logistic regression were used to compare demographic data with treatment opti... | PMID: 21622617

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We demonstrate that a blood culture positive for B. pseudomallei taken at the end of the first and/or second week after hospitalization for melioidosis is a strong prognostic factor for death (adjusted odds ratio = 4.2, 95% confidence interval = 2.1-8.7, P... | PMID: 21633019

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The use of vascular closure devices (VCDs) for the reduction of access site complications following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial. Patients undergoing primary PCI for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are at high risk of femoral artery complicat... | PMID: 21641370

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Among the 208 cases, 11 patients had endoleaks other than type II and were excluded, leaving 195 patients for analysis. In all, 28 (13.4%) patients were diagnosed with EL-II. All had ≥4 patent lumbar arteries (mean diameter >2.3 mm). Ten patients with a transient EL-II had a mean of 4.3 patent lu... | PMID: 21679064

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