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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Professionals with delivery skills: backbone of the health system and key to reaching the maternal health millennium development goal.
The attainment of the fifth Millennium Development Goal requires adequate national reserves of skilled birth attendants. Nurses, midwives, and their equivalents form the frontline of the formal ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Nursing in croatia: past, present, and future.
In the health care system of the Republic of Croatia, there are 30000 nurses. More than 7000 of them have college or university professional qualifications. Nursing education consists of secondary-level vocational education followed by two cycles of university-level education ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Atypical angioma serpiginosum.
Angioma serpiginosum is an uncommon, acquired vascular nevoid disorder with capillary dilation and proliferation in the papillary dermis. The eruptions are asymptomatic and characterized by grouped, erythematous to violaceous, serpiginous and punctate macules. The condition usually appears in females during adolescence on unilateral ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Pulmonary sequestration with right coronary artery supply.
Pulmonary sequestration is an unusual malformation consisting of isolated nonfunctioning lung segments lacking communication with functional tracheobronchial trees. Systemic blood supply is commonly from the thoracic aorta, but arteries occasionally arise from other sites. We report a rare form ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
A case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 combined with papillary thyroid carcinoma.
This is the first report of papillary thyroid carcinoma combined with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) in Korea. MEN1 is a hereditary disease comprising neoplastic disorders such as pituitary, parathyroid and pancreatic ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Patent ductus arteriosus and pulmonary valve stenosis in a patient with 18p deletion syndrome.
We report on a patient with a partial deletion on the short arm of chromosome 18 (del 18p), who presented with dysmorphic features and delayed developmental milestones as well as with a ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
A case of ischemic colitis associated with the herbal food supplement ma huang.
Ischemic colitis is a condition that usually occurs in the elderly, as a form of vascular disease. However, ischemic colitis also occurs, though rarely, in healthy young adults. Moreover, food supplements containing Ephedra ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Protective effect of ultra low molecular weight heparin on glutamate-induced apoptosis in cortical cells.
Purpose: To investigate the effect of ultra low molecular weight heparin (ULMWH) on glutamate induced apoptosis in rat cortical cells and to explore the possible mechanisms. Materials and Methods: Cell viability was ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
c-fos Expression in Bladder-Specific Spinal Neurons after Spinal Cord Injury Using Pseudorabies Virus.
Purpose: c-fos expression in spinal neurons that are activated by lower urinary tract stimulation are not organ specific. In this experiment, we demonstrated changes of c-fos expression in bladder-specific preganglionic neurons (PGNs) and ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Effect of itopride hydrochloride on the ileal and colonic motility in Guinea pig in vitro.
Purpose: Itopride hydrochloride (itopride) inhibits acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and antagonizes dopamine D(2) receptor, and has been used as a gastroprokinetic agent. However, its prokinetic effect on the small bowel or colon has ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Changes in inward rectifier k(+) channels in hepatic stellate cells during primary culture.
Purpose: This study examined the expression and function of inward rectifier K(+) channels in cultured rat hepatic stellate cells (HSC). Materials and Methods: The expression of inward rectifier K(+) channels was measured using ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
A comprehensive prognostic stratification for patients with metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma.
Purpose: To develop a reliable prognostic model for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) based on features readily available in common clinical settings. Patients and Methods: A total of 197 patients with RCC ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Effects of supervised exercise therapy in patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer.
Purpose: Postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer has a number of associated complications. This study examined whether supervised moderate-intensity exercise could mitigate the complications that occur during radiotherapy. Patients and Methods: Forty women were randomized ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Does quantitative tibial ultrasound predict low bone mineral density defined by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry?
Purpose: Efforts for the early detection of bone loss and subsequent fracture risk by quantitative ultrasound (QUS), which is a non-invasive, radiation free, and cheaper method, seem rational to reduce the ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Vascular endothelial growth factor levels in ascites between chemonaive and chemotreated patients.
Purpose: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in malignant ascites have high diagnostic value for their discrimination from asictes of non-malignant origin. However, there have been no reports on the comparison of VEGF levels ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Investigation of the cause of readmission to the intensive care unit for patients with lung edema or atelectasis.
Purpose: For patients with acute respiratory failure due to lung edema or atelectasis, Surplus lung water that is not removed during an initial stay in the Intensive Care ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Major determinants and long-term outcomes of successful balloon dilatation for the pediatric patients with isolated native valvular pulmonary stenosis: a 10-year institutional experience.
Purpose: We report herein major determinants and long-term outcomes of balloon dilatation (BD) for 27 pediatric patients with isolated native valvular pulmonary stenosis ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Changes in treatment outcomes of gastric cancer surgery over 45 years at a single institution.
Purpose: Although many studies have demonstrated improvements in short-and long-term outcomes of gastric cancer surgery, changes in long-term survival over time are not well-established. This study was conducted to evaluate changes ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Frequency of Pro475Ser Polymorphism of ADAMTS13 Gene and Its Association with ADAMTS-13 Activity in the Korean Population.
Purpose: The in vitro study suggested that proline to serine polymorphism in codon 475 (C1423T) of the A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease with ThromboSpondin type 1 repeats-13 (ADAMTS-13) gene is ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Long-term outcomes of acute ischemic stroke in patients aged 80 years and older.
Purpose: Short life expectancy influences decision-making when treating very old patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We investigated mortality and survival duration in very old AIS patients (>/= 80 years) who received hospital ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Therapeutic, and Exploratory Trial to Evaluate the Tolerability and Efficacy of Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Blocker (Clotinab(TM)) in High-Risk Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Purpose: This study was designed as a multicenter, randomized, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Comparison of parecoxib and proparacetamol in endoscopic nasal surgery patients.
Purpose: The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of parecoxib for postoperative analgesia after endoscopic turbinate and sinus surgery with the prodrug of acetaminophen, proparacetamol. Materials and Methods: Fifty American Society of Anesthesiology ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and mental health in women who escaped prostitution and helping activists in shelters.
Purpose: This study compared the mental symptoms, especially symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), of women who escaped prostitution, helping activists at shelters, and matched control subjects. Materials ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
The Role of CD4(+)CD25(bright) Regulatory T Cells in the Maintenance of Pregnancy, Premature Rupture of Membranes, and Labor.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes of the regulatory T cell subset in peripheral blood caused by gestational age and premature rupture of ...
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
The influence of type-1 diabetes mellitus on dentition and oral health in children and adolescents.
Purpose: The present study is to investigate the effects of type 1 diabetes mellitus on dentition and oral health for children and adolescents. Materials and Methods: The investigation was carried out ...
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