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Jun 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-17-1578
Daisy WilsonCorresponding author
Frailty describes a medical syndrome that confers increased vulnerability to disproportionate changes in health status following minor stressors. With loss of homeostatic reserve in multiple physiological systems, frailty conveys an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. Despite the lack of a cl…
Nov 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-16-1304
Afolami FagoralaCorresponding author
Objective The psychosocial aspect of drug use is seldom researched in Caribbean nations. Drug use in the Caribbean has been on the rise since the 1990s. Statistical indicators have established evidence for the increased rates of illegal drug use. This study briefly reviewed these indicators and expl…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-16-1118
Shelli Stephens-StidhamCorresponding author
We used the five dimensions of the RE-AIM model to evaluate a smoke alarm (SA) installation program called Operation Installation (OI), which was implemented in 36 high risk census tracts in Dallas, TX, from 2001-2011. More than 20,000 SAs were installed in 8,134 houses through OI. The RE-AIM model…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-7061.jcrc-14-575
José V. RoigCorresponding author
Aim: To analyze the factors involved in and the results of stoma reversal after an emergency Hartmann's operation. Methods: A multicenter retrospective study from the Valencian Society of Surgery of patients who had undergone an emergent Hartmann’s operation from 2004 to 2008. An analysis of the rev…
Mar 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-137X.ji-15-834
Rajeev Z KompithraCorresponding author
The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in India delivers vaccines under its policy, through government hospitals, health centers and outreach clinics. However, the national average full immunization coverage is stagnating at about 70%. The days and times of clinics are not always convenient for…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-15-818
Nimmathota ArlappaCorresponding author
Purpose: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is still a major nutritional problem of public health importance among the rural pre-school children in India, even after the implementation national vitamin A prophylaxis programme for prevention of nutritional blindness and ICDS have been in operation for more t…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-7061.jcrc-15-661
Evita ZoucasCorresponding author
Following multivisceral pelvic resections, the pelvis and perineum are often reconstructed using myocutaneous flaps. Abdominal wall defects after harvesting rectus abdominis flaps can be reinforced with mesh. Primary reconstruction using synthetic mesh was presently evaluated. Fifty-eight patients w…
Nov 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2175.jdrt-15-698
Wen-Zhong XiangCorresponding author
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is one of the most common autoimmune blistering diseases. Here, we report an old woman presented with a 2-month history of bullous lesions located just over the skin of the right thigh and buttock where the orthopedics operation was performed using artificial hip made of tita…
Aug 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-15-666
Vladimir ZaichickCorresponding author
Objectives: To clarify the role of trace elements in the etiology and the pathogenesis of the chondrosarcoma, a non-destructive neutron activation analysis with high resolution spectrometry of long-lived radionuclides were performed. Methodology: The silver (Ag), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe…
Nov 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-14-429
Jon Ver HalenCorresponding author
Background: We reviewed the 2005-2011 ACS-NSQIP database to evaluate factors associated with adverse events (AE) after total laryngectomy (TL). Methods: All total laryngectomies performed from 2006 to 2011 were identified for analysis. The cohort was characterized with respect to preoperative and de…