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The reform study protocol: a cohort randomised controlled trial of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people
(BMJ, 2014-12-01)
Introduction: Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious cause of morbidity and cost to society. Foot problems and inappropriate footwear may increase the risk of falls; therefore podiatric interventions may play a role ...
Correlates of poor mental health in early pregnancy in obese european women
(Springer Nature, 2017-12-01)
Background: Depression during pregnancy is associated with higher maternal morbidity and mortality, and subsequent possible adverse effects on the cognitive, emotional and behavioral development of the child. The aim of ...
Contamination and spatial variation of heavy metals in the soil-rice system in Nanxun county, southeastern China
(MDPI AG, 2015-01-28)
There is an increasing concern about heavy metal contamination in farmland in China and worldwide. In order to reveal the spatial features of heavy metals in the soil-rice system, soil and rice samples were collected from ...
Regional variation in obstetrical intervention for hospital birth in the republic of ireland, 2005–2009
(Springer Nature, 2012-11-05)
Background: Obstetrical interventions during childbirth vary widely across European and North American countries. Regional differences in intrapartum care may reflect an inpatient-based, clinician-oriented, interventional ...
Long-term costs of introducing hpv-dna post-treatment surveillance to national cervical cancer screening in ireland
(Informa UK Limited, 2015-09-17)
Introduction: Co-testing (cytology plus human papillomavirus DNA testing) as part of cervical cancer surveillance in Ireland increases one-time testing costs. Of interest to policy makers was the long-term impact of these ...
Fgf receptor genes and breast cancer susceptibility: results from the breast cancer association consortium
(Springer Nature, 2014-02-18)
Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women. Genome-wide association studies have identified FGFR2 as a breast cancer susceptibility gene. Common variation in other fibroblast growth factor ...
Potentially inappropriate prescribing among people with dementia in primary care: a retrospective cross-sectional study using the enhanced prescribing database
(IOS Press, 2016-06-07)
Background: Little is known about prescribing appropriateness for community-dwelling people with dementia (PWD).
Objective: To estimate potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) prevalence among PWD in primary care in ...
Different effectiveness of helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharides with or without lewisxy determinants in stimulating the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines il-8 and tnf-α by peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes
(Termedia Sp. z.o.o., 2011-01-01)
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is an aetiological agent of chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and gastric cancers. It is suggested that H. pylori must have undergone evolutionary changes that enable the ...
Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects
(Springer Nature, 2016-11-21)
Copy number variants (CNVs) have been strongly implicated in the genetic etiology of schizophrenia (SCZ). However, genome-wide investigation of the contribution of CNV to risk has been hampered by limited sample sizes. We ...
End stage kidney disease from scleroderma in the united states, 1996 to 2012
(Elsevier BV, 2017-09-01)
Introduction: Although the management of scleroderma continues to evolve, it is unknown whether the burden of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treated with maintenance renal replacement therapy from SD has changed.
Methods: ...