... the resultsof this expansion have been significant, as of June 2006, only 23% of HAART eligible [2] patients in Sub-Saharan Africa were taking antiretroviral (ARV) treatment HIV Care and treatment ... subset of the population Study data were derived from existing databases that are maintained at each clinic site and include data routinely collected as part of patient care These data include basic ... 2005 Bivariate analyses using Cox proportional hazards regression was also used to evaluate the bivariate association between the intervention and the promptness of starting HAART, as well as with...
... work-related, and no already existing physician diagnosis of knee OA Power of the dataset Before recruitment, the power of the dataset was estimated with 800 cases and an equal number of controls using ... power of the dataset Another strength is the extensive anamnesis, incorporating occupational factors as well as individual factors and leisure-time activities Additionally, compared with other case-control ... climbing already at a medium level of exposure was associated with an increased risk of knee OA among men (OR 3.1; 95% CI, 1.3 to 7.5) [26] Although in laboratory analyses Sahlström and colleagues...
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... nRows = Math.Min(nRows, rowCount); // Create an object array to hold the data in the table Array a = Array.CreateInstance(typeof(object), nRows, nCols); // Iterate over the collection of rows ... = GetRows(DataTable dt, Integer rowCount, Integer startRow, String[] colName); Parameters tableArray Returns an array of field values corresponding to the values in the columns and rows selected ... the table dt The DataTable to convert to the array rowCount The number of rows to export to the array startRow The row number of the first row to export fields A string array containing the names...
... populations in rural areas of Siem Reap and Pursat The partnerships also facilitated an extensive training program of partners and providers on diarrheal disease, prevention, and treatment, and ... financial means and greater availability of alternative treatments More efforts need to be made to discourage the prescribing of inappropriate treatments for Lesson 4: The availability of anti-diarheal ... evidence-based communications and social marketing campaigns in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and child survival Ms Warsh has assisted in the expansion of the Orasel DTK program and launched a point...
... Quantitative variables are described as medians with ranges in parentheses The significance of changes was evaluated us- ing analysis of variance (ANOVA) for parametric variables and the Mann–Whitney ... eosinophils); platelets 351,000/mm3; alanine aminotransferase level 1725 U/L; asparatate aminotransferase level 1185 U/L; alkaline phosphatase 353 U/L; gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase 199 U/L, total bilirubin ... disease None had a fistula Median duration of Crohn’s disease was years (range, 1–5) All patients were taking prednisone at entry, with a median dose of 22.5 mg (range, 15–50 mg) All patients had...
... testing capacity in appendix The ratio of the maximum capacity to the average capacity available is about 2.5 Again, this indicates that the average capacity is a good indicator for the available testing ... large lab) The size of the small labs might be related to comparative advantage E.g the price advantages of the small labs might be due to advantages of specialization Small labs generally offer ... the available capacity for single tests At best it could give a clue to make a guess about the overall laboratory capacity in the EU The estimations of average and maximum testing capacities are...
... scales and the FACT-G scales are concordant since decreased social withdrawal and avoidance, reduced psychosocial impact and less embarrassment are accompanied by better emotional and functional ... were, that they had to plan every detail in advance because of their UI and that they were afraid of physical activities, because of the association between involuntary loss of urine and physical ... involuntary leakage of urine [11,12] In addition the lack of oestrogen after menopause also plays an accessory role by causing morphological and functional change in the urogenital tract of women...
... include several crucial specifications (instant scoring and graphical output of the data, instant availability of data to physicians, guaranteing patient privacy) b) by observing patients' ability ... the assessment of the physical, psychological, and social functioning of the patient in terms of the impact of disease is "an essential part of clinical diagnosis, a major determinant of therapeutic ... committee of the American College of Physicians specifically supported the view that maintenance ofa patient's functional well-being is a fundamental goal of medical practice They also noted that the...
... the stationary treatment, a clinical diagnosis according to ICD 10 (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision) was performed and a questionnaire was completed A follow-up mail survey ... clinic was in a rural area Nearly 2,000 patients per year from many parts of Germany were treated in the clinic, which had 200 beds Of the patients treated, 15 % were university graduates At the ... situations Another objective of the individual therapy was to critically analyse the behaviour and activities at work to find a solution The main emphasis of this connection was to obtain information...
... physiological measures, another epidemiological available approach is measuring rest/activity regulation with a validated assessment applicable in clinical settings as a part ofa questionnaire measuring ... been developed as an epidemiological, preventive health care and clinical measure in a long and short version, and has been validated, applied and evaluated against physical risk factors prospectively ... http://www.hqlo.com/content/9/1/85 Page of 11 Table Sensitivity analysis, final model after variable selection and UICC stages instead of diagnosis classes, significant results are plotted in bold Parameter stage DF Parameter...
... significantly higher levels of family life satisfaction and community satisfaction [35] Inhabitants of the affluent German South-West (BadenWuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland, ... CI Figure and gender on IoS Resultsof the multifactorial analysis with the effects of age Resultsof the multifactorial analysis with the effects of age and gender on IoS Page of (page number ... spirituality and least satisfied with work and finances Health, partnership, and family were rated as most important for MiL, home/garden and leisure time were least important In multifactorial analyses...
... include several crucial specifications (instant scoring and graphical output of the data, instant availability of data to physicians, guaranteing patient privacy) b) by observing patients' ability ... the assessment of the physical, psychological, and social functioning of the patient in terms of the impact of disease is "an essential part of clinical diagnosis, a major determinant of therapeutic ... committee of the American College of Physicians specifically supported the view that maintenance ofa patient's functional well-being is a fundamental goal of medical practice They also noted that the...
... Phenological data are a certain expression of the climate character ofa given region Thus, they can contribute to assess the variability of weather and also to evaluate the impacts of potential climatic ... temperature and radiation were monitored in the open area To evaluate phenological data for the characterized period, arithmetic mean, maximum and minimum value, variation range and standard deviation ... 2004 Larix decidua Mill 2004 Fagus sylvatica L 2007 Fagus sylvatica L 2007 Fagus sylvatica L 2006 Fagus sylvatica L 2006 Fagus sylvatica L 2005 Fagus sylvatica L 2005 Fagus sylvatica L 2004 Fagus...
... Holloway R, Fraser R, et al: Hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiation therapy for prostate carcinoma: updated resultsofa phase III randomized trial International journal of ... Evidence for efficacy without increased toxicity of hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate carcinoma Early resultsofa phase III randomized trial International journal of radiation oncology, ... hypofractionated arm Many factors in this trial may confound interpretation of the hypofractionation efficacy, such as the inclusion of high risk patients, and concomitant use of hormonal therapy...
... conception and design and to analysis and interpretation of the data CDM, a medical writer at AB Science, contributed to data analysis and interpretation and was the main contributor in the preparation ... imatinib: a study of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, the Italian Sarcoma Group, and the Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (EORTC-ISG-AGITG) Eur J Cancer ... treatment of DMARDrefractory active RA Materials and methods Patients Patients from 18 to 75 years of age who had been diagnosed with active RA, according to the American College of Rheumatology...
... University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA 4Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA 5Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Page of ... concentrations as indices of CNS infection and immunoactivation [38] Change from baseline was calculated at weeks four and eight after initiation of minocycline treatment and after a 6-week wash-out ... have a number of properties that make it an attractive adjuvant therapy candidate In various model systems, it has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects [43,44], including modulation of...
... analysis of cancer-related survival in the total populationa Risk factor Multivariate analysisc Univariate analysis p valueb R-status Masaoka stagingd Presence ofa pseudocapsula WHOd classificatione ... Maggi G, Casadio C, Cavallo A, Cianci R, Molinatti M, Ruffini E: Thymoma: resultsof 241 operated cases Ann Thorac Surg 1991, 51(1):152-6 Okumura M, Ohta M, Tateyama H, Nakagawa K, Matsumura A, ... encapsulated thymoma or a missing capsula Neo-Adjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy As far as a neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy is concerned two major aspects must be figured out First, clear indications...
... psychopathy form a particular pattern of interpersonal, affective, and behavioral symptoms Egocentricity and impulsivity, lack of empathy and remorse, as well as shallow and labile affects are typical ... evaluate inter-rater agreement of the PCL-R further, 20 reports were randomly chosen from the total national data and rated by all raters after preparation in workshop attendance and several ... 2/factor in the three factor model, 87 for facet 3/factor in the three factor model, and 64 for facet Statistical analysis Data analyses were made with SPSS 16.0 statistical software package...
... Data Collection The sample consisted of young adults 21-35 years of age (in Argentina, the legal age of adulthood began at 21 at the time the study was developed) Two categories of participants ... sociodemographic and situational variables that included age, gender, homelessness, sexual orientation, marital status, education, living arrangements, other indicators of economic status and of access to and ... the collaboration of Guido Wolman in statistical analysis, Laura Orsetti in bibliography revision of time use papers, we particularly thank Dante Furioso, David Maurice Jones and also Kate Mollison...