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Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-5014.jphn-20-3295
Stefan BittmannCorresponding author
This review catalogs clinical landmarks of COVID‑19 across newborns, children, and adolescents, including MIS‑C, risk factors, and considerations for vaccination and school policies.
Jan 2020
Dylan FreemanCorresponding author
A brief educational piece clarifies open‑angle versus angle‑closure glaucoma mechanisms, risk factors, and screening considerations. It provides practical pointers for early detection and referral.
Oct 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-19-2852
EH RadwanCorresponding author
Obesity can be defined as a condition of abnormal or excess fat accumulation in adipose tissue, to the extent that health may be impaired. Fennel is one of the oldest spice plants which widely grows in arid and semi-arid and due to its economic importance and pharmaceutical industry usage. This plan…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-19-3008
Zeki AydinCorresponding author
Introduction Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor. There is a strong relationship between blood pressure (BP) elevation and stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure and mortality due to kidney disease. It is known that the loss of the dipping pattern in hypertension is associated w…
Aug 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-19-2987
K.S. AljabriCorresponding author
Introduction It has been demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We conducted a cross sectional study to investigate the prevalence severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with T2DM. Method A cross-sectional single centre study was conducted in 4053…
Aug 2019
Irma KhachidzeCorresponding author
Objective Antisocial behavior (ASB) in children and youth is public health problem in Georgia. Nevertheless, there has been no systematic study the risk factors for ASB that could counteract on ASB development. To prevent ASB development and acceleration the understanding of biological (assessment o…
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2694-2283.jsem-19-2938
Jaime Hinzpeter CCorresponding author
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is an important cause of rest in athletes. In most cases, ACL injuries do not require external contact and they are associated with biomechanical risk factors that increase ACL tension. The increase of the hip flexion angle (HF) is included within these. Th…
Jul 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2694-2283.jsem-19-2949
Jaime HinzpeterCorresponding author
Background The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury is uncommon, but constitutes an important percentage of the lesions requiring more than 8 weeks of recovery in sports. Most ACL injuries do not require external contact and are associated with biomechanical risk factors that stress this ligament…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-19-2714
Laura StefaniCorresponding author
Progressive increase of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with a rising costs for the society, is driving to focus on risk’s factors reduction. The importance to prevent acute events and to reduce mortality and morbility have risen the sound of the correct life style indications as the primary approach…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2579
Majid Ghayour-MobarhanCorresponding author
Objective Postmenopausal women are at an increased risk of Cardiovascular Disease. We aimed to investigate whether this risk differed between individuals with a naturally occurring and other reasons for menopause within a large population-based Iranian sample. Study Design A total number of 1763 pos…
Feb 2019
Rashad Mohamed AlsanosyCorresponding author
Objectives This study was designed to assess the demographic characteristics, prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetSy) among patients with schizophrenia in Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a disease-oriented and observational study. Schizophrenia was defined by DSM-IV criteria. MetSy were assessed base…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2691-5014.jphn-18-2456
Mohamadreza AmiriCorresponding author
Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, is now recognized not only for its importance in promoting bone health in children and adults, but also for its other health benefits, including reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as autoimmune diseases, common cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. Ultraviolet…
Sep 2018
Kleber Santiago Freitas e SilvaCorresponding author
Epilepsy comprises a series of chronic neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures. Over 50 million people are affected by epilepsy worldwide. In addition, genetic components capable of predicting epilepsy predisposition and antiepileptic drugs response would lead to the development o…
Aug 2018
Jalessa PerezCorresponding author
The present study was designed to examine differences among cancer patients who died by medical/natural causes or by suicide. This study aims to identify protective and risk factors for suicide in individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer. Unlike previous studies that examined suicidality in c…
Aug 2018
M. Sh. BadawyCorresponding author
Background: Co-morbidities are associated with increasing risk of mortality, hospitalizations and costs of treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients. Identification of Co- morbidities related to COPD phenotypes may guide individualized therapies and achieve better prognosis. Method…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn-2470-0436.jos-18-2222
Eleonore B. IgubanCorresponding author
Objective: The aim of the present study is to determine the efficiency of third year ophthalmology residents from a tertiary hospital in performing preliminary retinal examination to identify eyes at risk retinopathy of prematurity on the basis of retinal fundus findings up to International Classifi…
Jun 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-18-2139
Jane S. Afriyie-MensahCorresponding author
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has become an increasingly recognized complication in sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Though the burden of SCA in sub-Saharan Africa is high, there is paucity of data on SCA-associated PH with little or no attention given to it i…
May 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-18-2059
John Elvis Hagan Jnr.Corresponding author
Extant epidemiological and social diagnosis information shows an alarming upsurge in the prevalence of overweight and obesity over the last decade in developing countries including Ghana. Despite literature on the dangers and associated risk factors of these two health related constructs is well-wri…
May 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-18-2074
Oluwasomidoyin Olukemi BelloCorresponding author
Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of non-fistulous urinary incontinence (UI) among non-parturient women at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study of 500 non-parturient women presenting with non- fistulous gynaecological sym…
Mar 2018
José María De la Roca-ChiapasCorresponding author
School is a competitive place where people have many duties and responsibilities. This requires coping abilities to manage academic stress efficiently. Objectives a) Determine the general level of stress among high school students; b) identify the students’ main sources of stress; c) identify the st…