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We followed 163 Japanese patients (173 hips) with a mean age at surgery of 20 years (9 to 54). Overall, 124 hips (72%) had satisfactory results, with Harris hip scores ≥ 80. Satisfactory results were seen in 105 of 134 hips with pre- or early osteoarthritis (78%) and 19 of 39 hips with advanced os...
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PMID: 21586768
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We identified from a prospective database all such patients ≤ 60 years of age treated with reduction and internal fixation. The main outcome measures were union, failure of fixation, nonunion and the development of avascular necrosis. There were 122 patients in the study. Union occurred in 83 pati...
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PMID: 21586782
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Restrictive transfusion strategies have been suggested for cardiac surgical patients, leading to various degrees of postoperative anemia. This study investigates the exercise tolerance during rehabilitation of cardiac surgical patients who did not receive transfusions, with respect to their level of...
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PMID: 21592458
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We assessed the association of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and lower urinary tract symptoms in a large, screened adult population.
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PMID: 21575958
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To detect the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) through spontaneous reporting system in IGGMC&H, Nagpur and analyze them using World Health Organization (WHO) assessment scales.
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PMID: 21751606
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Coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nepal, however, there are very few published reports of prevalence of various risk factors for coronary artery disease in the community from Nepal.
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PMID: 21751607
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Objective-To evaluate the diagnostic value of plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentrations in Doberman Pinschers in various stages of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Animals-328 Doberman Pinschers. Procedures-Staging of DCM was determined via analysis of results of physic...
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PMID: 21529216
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This study measured the impact of shifts in maternal age and parity on the increase in the low birth weight (LBW) rate in Korea.
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PMID: 21617336
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Summary Background and objectives The choice of induction agent in the elderly kidney transplant recipient is unclear. Design, setting, participants, & measurements The risks of rejection at 1 year, functional graft loss, and death by induction agent (IL2 receptor antibodies [IL2RA],...
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PMID: 21511836
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To survey the surgical results of unilateral recession-resection surgery for intermittent exotropia of children through a multicenter study in Japan.
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PMID: 21706837
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We reviewed the epidemiology of STH in Malaysia from the 1970s to 2009. High prevalence rates persist among the rural Aborigines, estate workers and in urban slums and squatter areas. Trichuris trichiura is the most prevalent helminth in Malaysia ranging from 2.1% to 98.2%. Ascaris lumbricoides follo...
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PMID: 21706930
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The objectives of this study were to describe the knowledge of sexual and reproductive health among adolescents attending school and to compare the levels of knowledge between males and females and between older and younger groups of adolescents. Across-sectional study was conducted among 1,034 secon...
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PMID: 21706952
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These results suggest exposure to Bartonella species is more common in rural Thailand than previously suspected....
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PMID: 21706948
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Kristine K Bjørndal,
Annelise A Krogdahl,
Marianne Hamilton MH Therkildsen,
Jens J Overgaard,
Jørgen J Johansen,
Claus A CA Kristensen,
Preben P Homøe,
Christian Hjort CH Sørensen,
Elo E Andersen,
Troels T Bundgaard,
Hanne H Primdahl,
Karin K Lambertsen,
Lisbeth Juhler LJ Andersen and
Christian C Godballe
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To describe the incidence, site and histology (WHO 2005) of salivary gland carcinomas in Denmark. Nine hundred and eighty-three patients diagnosed from 1990 to 2005 were identified from three nation-wide registries. The associated clinical data were retrospectively retrieved from pat...
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PMID: 21612974
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I Epidemiological Follow-Up Study (1971 to 1975) and of 12 420 participants of the NHANES III Linked Mortality Study (1988 to 1994) were used. The mean follow-up times were 17.5 and 14.2 years, respectively. In each cohort, the mortality rate was higher among hypertensive adults than nonhypertensive...
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PMID: 21518989
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To examine the risk of non-fatal idiopathic venous thromboembolism in current users of a combined oral contraceptive containing drospirenone, relative to current users of preparations containing levonorgestrel.
Nested case-control study.
UK General Pra...
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PMID: 21511804
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To compare the risk of non-fatal venous thromboembolism in women receiving oral contraceptives containing drospirenone with that in women receiving oral contraceptives containing levonorgestrel.
Nested case-control and cohort study.
The study was based...
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PMID: 21511805
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Kee Wook KW Jung,
Nicholas J NJ Talley,
Yvonne Y Romero,
David A DA Katzka,
Cathy D CD Schleck,
Alan R AR Zinsmeister,
Kelly T KT Dunagan,
Lori S LS Lutzke,
Tsung-Teh TT Wu,
Kenneth K KK Wang,
Mary M Frederickson,
Debra M DM Geno,
G Richard GR Locke and
Ganapathy A GA Prasad
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Subjects with IMGEJ appear to have distinct clinical characteristics and substantially lower cancer progression risk compared to those with BE.Am J Gastroenterol advance online publication, 12 April 2011; doi:10.1038/ajg.2011.130....
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PMID: 21483461
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To understand how people differentiate normal memory loss from Alzheimer's disease (AD) by investigating cultural models of these conditions.
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PMID: 21480837
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To determine the incidence of Coronary Artery Ectasia (CAE) at our teaching hospital to describe the patients and angiographic characteristics.
A retrospective analysis was conducted on all coronary angiograms performed at the catheterization laboratory of Karachi Ins...
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PMID: 21465976
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To evaluate the drug use habit of pregnant women in villages of central India.
An observational, cross sectional study was conducted among six hundred fifty pregnant women from different randomly selected villages of Wardha district of central India through interviews...
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PMID: 21465978
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We aimed to compare the presenting features and management of prostate cancer among different racial groups.
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PMID: 21786733
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