... convert Dmin to NTD values of the model parameters, D50 and g for RION in patients treated once daily were 96.0 Gy and 1.34, 107.6 Gy and 0.82, 103.9 and 0.95, and 98.1 Gy and 1.20 for the logistic, ... treated twice daily and a/b = Gy, parameter values were 91.0 Gy and 1.52, 120.9 Gy and 0.76, 113.1 Gy and 0.91, and 98.8 Gy and 1.24 for the logistic, log-logistic, Poissonbased and probit models, ... predictions often not also show clinical data in the same plot, as shown in Figures and This provides readers with a better understanding of the spread of clinical data in dose, incidence of toxicity and...
... (0.478) Age of head of household1 Ghana (N = 1,683) –2.82* (1.704) 1.007** (0.485) Skill of head of household (age– years of schooling–5 years) Education years of head of household1 Size of household ... a randomized survey experiment in Mali Lori Beaman and Andrew Dillon, 2010 1008 Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge Todd Benson and ... often discrete, and evidence from several countries suggests that the impact of a demand shock far outweighs that of a supply shock Characterization of the shocks as supply -and- demand shocks, compounded...
... circumstances and individual cases require professional judgment beyond the scope of this document Practitioners and users of this manual should not limit their judgment on the management and control of ... (CMV) and Pregnancy Fifth Disease (Parvovirus B19) and Pregnancy Hand, Foot, and Mouth (Enteroviral Infections) and Pregnancy Hepatitis B Virus and Pregnancy Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and ... COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT Control and Management of Exposures and Outbreaks Reports to Local/State Health Departments Notification of Parents/ Guardians and Childcare or School Staff...
... postvaccination of any dose of RV5, the incidence of fever reported by parentsand guardians of RV5 recipients and placebo recipients (42.6% and 42.8%, respectively) was similar, as was the incidence of hematochezia ... after each dose of RV5 (93) Vaccine virus was detected in 17 (12.7%) of 134 infants after dose 1, zero of 109 infants after dose 2, and zero of 99 infants after dose Shedding of vaccine virus ... (SAEs) and deaths were evaluated in infants enrolled in phase III trials (10,97) Among RV5 and placebo recipients, the incidence of SAEs within 42 days of any dose (2.4% of 36,150 and 2.6% of 35,536,...
... diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and HIV, and completion of study documents Supplies and equipment necessary for the implementation of the revised guidelines will be installed and relevant ... Organization v Part I Improving the diagnosis and treatment of smearnegative tuberculosis Part i Improving the diagnosis and treatment of smear-negative tuberculosis Background management of smear-negative ... advances are occurring in HIV care and treatment, which could affect the frequency of diagnosis of tuberculosis, the types of disease diagnosed and the outcomesof patients treated for tuberculosis...
... MMWR series of publications is published by the Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S Department of Health and Human ... cases (Figure 2) Three of the six additional serotypes, (19A, 7F, and 3) accounted for 99% of IPD cases, serotypes and together caused 0.6% of cases, and serotype 6A caused 0.6% of cases In age groups ... types, and 5.7 for non-PCV13 types 6 MMWR immunogenic among low birth weight and preterm infants as among normal birth weight and full-term infants (68) After the introduction and widespread use of...
... Services ImprovingOutcomes in Head and Neck Cancers The Manual ImprovingOutcomes in Head and Neck Cancers Cancer service guidance supports the implementation of The NHS Cancer Plan for England,1 and ... decrease in incidence of cancer of the larynx (Figure 1) Figure Age-standardised incidence rates for cancers of the mouth and pharynx (C00-C14) and larynx (C32), 1990-1999, England and Wales7 Rates ... responsible for 17% of cases of head and neck cancer All are relatively rare, the least rare being cancers of the salivary glands and cancers of the nasal cavity, middle ear and accessory sinuses...
... children and young people ImprovingOutcomes in Children and Young People with Cancer Foreword I would like to thank all the children and teenagers with cancer, and their siblings and parents, ... shortage of allied health professional expertise in this area and the evaluation of the contribution of such services National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Background ImprovingOutcomes ... apply to the population of Scotland and the north of England Trends An increase in the incidence of childhood and adolescent cancers has been demonstrated for a wide range of diagnoses A study examining...
... N01-OD-4-2139, Task Order No 112, and Grant No 046078 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health, Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research and The Robert Wood Johnson ... Role of Behavioral and Social Factors in Health and Disease, Why Physicians Need Education and Training in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Statement of Task, Current State of the Behavioral and ... Curricula of U.S Medical Schools, Conclusions and Recommendations, INTRODUCTION Role of Behavioral and Social Factors in Health and Disease, 15 Purpose of the Study, 18 Study Origin and Tasks and Organization...
... severity of pneumonia and need for hospitalization The incidence of pneumonia and risk of severe pneumonia are greater in infantsand young children The attack rates are 35–40 per 1000 infants ... management of febrile infantsand young children Pediatr Emerg Care 2006; 22:145–9 Doan QH, Kissoon N, Dobson S, et al A randomized, controlled trial of the impact of early and rapid diagnosis of viral ... for delivery ofand monitoring oxygenation, and management of respiratory tract secretions as well as important economic and social issues were beyond the scope of this first edition of the pediatric...
... [individual] may act with an understanding of their own situations and that of others.” Unfortunately, managers often experience a lack of timely access and comprehension of BPI due to information overload, ... going when I was at the end of my energies and did not know how to proceed I also want to acknowledge and thank Dee and Marylou Whittier, James and Linda Evans, and Scott and Joyce Hendricks for ... of GPM and type of UET 148 Figure 4-12 Box plots of continuous sensing to intuitive scores (+ scores = Sensing tendencies; - scores = Intuitive tendencies) by the type of GPM and type of...
... Exp:1 5of 33 Con:21 of 77 Exp:15 of 33 Con:29 of 77 Exp:14 of 80 Exp:17 of 80 Con:12 of 40 Jadad’s grades (year) Exp:18 of 73 Stage III ATC-BCG Con:31 of 109 Exp:16 of 73 [22] ATC Follow up Con:17 of ... Exp:1 6of 44 [23] ATV-NDV Stage I-IV Exp:20 of 44 Con:16 of 25 NO C Exp:1 2of 25 [24] 17-1 [25] Antibody ATC Stage III Con:48 of 76 Con:54 of 76 B Stage I-IV Exp:39 of 90 Con:146 of 257 Exp:50 of ... classify four main aspects: 1) quality of randomization, 2) quality of allocation concealment, 3) quality of blinding, and 4) quality of the description of withdrawals and dropouts The grades are described...
... between 65 and 84 and group C, those above the age of 85 The type of surgery and post operative care determined by the type of fracture, age, co-morbid medical status and general level of mobility ... number of patients developing a hip fracture in the elderly A previous meta-analysis of 16 case series has demonstrated that in females between the ages of 50 and 60, and in men over the age of 70, ... Outcomesof Hip Fractures: A Prospective Cohort Study of 1177 patients Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011 6:5 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ...
... child psychiatric outpatients and their parents report significantly lower levels of QoL compared to students and their parents? Jozefiak et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:136 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/136 ... Jozefiak et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8:136 http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/136 Page of Table Outpatients and students matched by age, sex and levels of emotional and behavioural ... interpretation of the data and the revising of the manuscript JW contributed to statistical analysis, interpretation of the data and the revising of the manuscript FM is one of the original authors of the...
... associations between lower extremity and spine and back injuries and mobility problems, and injuries to the head and neck and cognitive Langley et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:68 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/68 ... study of short-term functional outcomes following injury: the role of pre-injury sociodemographic and health characteristics, injury and injury-related healthcare Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ... Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 261 Morrin Road, Glen Innes, Auckland 1072, New Zealand 3Ngāi Tahu Māori Health...
... and although its definition and pathophysiology are still a matter of debate it is recognised to carry an increased risk of poor QOL and adverse health outcomes independently of comorbidity and ... Bilotta et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:72 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/72 Page of 10 Table OPQOL total and health-related scores and adverse health outcomes at univariate ... 14:675-686 Bilotta et al Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011, 9:72 http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/72 Page 10 of 10 55 Eklund K, Wilhelmson K: Outcomesof integrated and coordinated interventions...
... the impact of non-operative management of advanced CRC in an unselected, consecutive series of patients presenting with newly diagnosed disease It reviews and compares the outcomesof patients ... Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland colorectal cancer database All patients underwent colonic imaging (Barium enema or colonoscopy), and staging with Computerised Tomography of the abdomen and chest ... confirmed by 71% of elective surgery patients having an ASA status of I or II and a median age of 72 The elective operative mortality of 14% is high but given the small number of patients in this...
... the data and prepared the draft manuscript TA and BC helped in interpretation of data and preparation of the manuscript; CN, SL, SIS participated in acquisition of data and preparation of manuscript; ... urinary tract TCC and offers the advantages of laparoscopic procedure From the oncologic stand point, it is not associated with an increased risk of tumor recurrence compared with the standard open ... 6–14) and 14 months (range 8–20) in the RNU and ONU groups, respectively For the RNU group, three patients died of distant metastasis (two in the liver, one in the lung) and one patient died of...
... resolved by consensus of the group of investigators Assessment of leveraging of characteristics of CAS Eligible publications of organizational interventions as defined by the inclusion and exclusion ... intervention and the strength ofoutcomes reported, as well as between each individual characteristic and the strength ofoutcomes Because a mismatch between the unit of allocation and analysis may bias ... size, our ratings of its intervention and the number of CAS characteristics leveraged, follow-up duration, and presence or absence of unit of analysis error Additional file 3: Detail of analysis for...