Báo cáo y học: " Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study" ppsx

... Aus- tralia. Methods Setting and study population The North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS) was established in 2000 in the north- western region of Adelaide, South Australia [30]. The north- west region of Adelaide comprises ... approximately half of the population of the city of Adelaide and a third of the population of the state of South...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... calculated as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. According to the new BMI criteria for Asians by the regional office for the western pacific region of WHO ... levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT). The higher prevalence of hepatic steatosis in Hispanics was mainly due to the higher prevalence of obesity and in...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:48

... conceived of the study, participated in the design and coordination of the study, performed the statistical analysis and prepared the manuscript. NO participated in the design of the study and in the ... by increasing the phagolyso- somal pH, both inhibiting the growth of intracellular organisms [20]. Likewise, the antiviral effects are related to increasin...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:22

... becomes increasingly available in resource-limited parts of the world. The influence of these, and other factors, on the clinical progression of HIV infection are reviewed in detail, both preceding ... impact other markers such as viral load. Finally, readily measurable markers of disease such as total lymphocyte count, haemoglobin, body mass index and delayed type hypersens...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:20

... metacarpals, and they then identify the outer and inner cortical edges of the cortical bone parts examined. The mean of the cortical thickness and overall bone cortical thickness of the second, third ... course of progression during the early years of disease, and therefore it has been recommended that conventional imaging of the hands and feet be done every year dur...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:22

... to be achieved in training programs of intensivists to ensure that, in the near future, our ability to care for dying patients and their families will improve signifi cantly in Brazil. Abbreviations EOL, ... Although informed consent is increasingly being adopted in Brazilian hospitals, advanced directives are not legally regulated in Brazil and registering of patients’ pre...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... not of IgE type, despite clinical symptoms indicating type I allergic reactions. The clinical relevance of measuring these antibodies is currently being investigated. In summary, RA patients in ... of infliximab. Other infusion reactions were characterized by more nonspecific symptoms. Discussion The main findings in the present study are that positive ANA status before the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

... coun- seling, and follow up visit. Other interventions aimed at maintaining adherence, and thereby optimizing the ben- efit of effective therapies should be sought in detail by health care workers. There ... devoted their valuable time and their genuine response and cooperation. The funding body had no direct role in the study design; the collection, analysis and interpretatio...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... parent study protocol, switching of the initially randomized antipsychotic was permitted if clinically warranted [16-18]. The objecti ves ofthecurrentstudyweretoassessthefrequencyof antipsychotic ... .05 as the criterion for variables to either enter or stay in the model), using all of the potential predictor variables (including variables not in the initial model). Once...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... in its design, the analytical plan, the interpretation of the results, and helped draft the manuscript. Y- JC performed the statistical analyses, and participated in the design of the study, the ... analytical plan, and the interpretation of the results. YZ performed the additional statistical analyses and the interpretation of the results. VF and DW par...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 17:20