pros and cons of using a casecontrol study design

Báo cáo y học: "Revision of late periprosthetic infections of total hip endoprostheses: pros and cons of different concepts"

Báo cáo y học: "Revision of late periprosthetic infections of total hip endoprostheses: pros and cons of different concepts"

Ngày tải lên : 26/10/2012, 09:53
... 1: Radiograph of a hip spacer of a 63year old man with late periprosthetic infection of the left hip Another concept involves the use of antibi- otic-laden beads although a disadvantage of ... cement of a PROSTALACđ spacer (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc, Warsaw, IN) and we saw no reinfection of 36 cases with a minimum follow-up of 2 years using this concept for handmade spacers [20]. Duration ... so maintain reasonable functionality until a prosthesis can be re-implanted [30]. There are sev- eral different types of spacer: monoblock and two-part spacers, commercially available and cus- tomized...
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the pros and cons of pornography

the pros and cons of pornography

Ngày tải lên : 02/04/2014, 17:59
... quite addressed may very well remain a mystery to the reader. From many of the author's statements and criticism's of MacKinnon, one could gather that he takes a much more liberal stand and ... "community standards," right? And with appealing to the "prurient interest." A work has to be a patently offensive depiction of materials banned by state statute and appeal to the ... as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. I am often amazed that people have such a hard time talking about sex and sex related topics when it rates second in priority among human drives....
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student personal finance and government student loans a case study of thailand

student personal finance and government student loans a case study of thailand

Ngày tải lên : 03/06/2014, 02:13
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báo cáo sinh học:" Key factors leading to reduced recruitment and retention of health professionals in remote areas of Ghana: a qualitative study and proposed policy solutions" doc

báo cáo sinh học:" Key factors leading to reduced recruitment and retention of health professionals in remote areas of Ghana: a qualitative study and proposed policy solutions" doc

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 17:20
... selection and packaging of various incentives. The aim of this qualita- tive study was to gather such data from rural and urban doctors, as well as med ical leaders, on both the real and perceived challenges ... was explicit and transparent career advantages that would actually draw people north. “My colleague at Komfo Anokye gets the same sala ry as I take here. But t hey go to work at 8 and then, at about ... sug- gests that strategies may require a mix of financial and non-financial incentives, specific reforms and incentive packages require interrogation and evaluation at national level [5]. Ghana’s Ministry...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Does quality of life among breast cancer survivors one year after diagnosis differ depending on urban and non-urban residence? A comparative study" potx

báo cáo hóa học: " Does quality of life among breast cancer survivors one year after diagnosis differ depending on urban and non-urban residence? A comparative study" potx

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 19:20
... Atlanta: American Cancer Society, Inc 2008. 2. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Australasian Association of Cancer Registries (AACR): Cancer in Australia: An overview, 2006. Canberra: ... general measure. J Clin Oncol 1993, 11(3):570-579. 29. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS): Australian Standard Classification of Occupations. Canberra: ABS 1997. 30. Australian Taxation Office: ... in Queensland. Ann Surg Oncol 2008, 15(2):443-451. 11. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Rural, Regional and Remote Health: Indicators of Health. Canberra: AIHW (Rural Health Series no....
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báo cáo hóa học: " The Dutch version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score: A validation study" pdf

báo cáo hóa học: " The Dutch version of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score: A validation study" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 18/06/2014, 22:20
... different stages of OA (mild, moderate and severe) and of patients after primary TKA, and after a revision of the TKA. All patients filled in the Dutch KOOS questionnaire, as well as the SF-36 and a Visual ... reliable and validated Dutch versions of disease-spe- cific questionnaires were available to evaluate the func- tional status of patients and quality of life after surgery. The Western Ontario and ... mild and moderate OA and for patients with a primary TKA. The Dutch version of the KOOS had a lower construct validity for patients with severe OA on a waiting list for TKA and patients after...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Uncontrolled asthma: assessing quality of life and productivity of children and their caregivers using a cross-sectional Internet-based survey" ppt

báo cáo hóa học:" Uncontrolled asthma: assessing quality of life and productivity of children and their caregivers using a cross-sectional Internet-based survey" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 20/06/2014, 16:20
... are transformed to scores ranging from 0 to 100 and are analyzed as continuous variables. Sum- mary measures are standardized with a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10 to reflect general US ... eight-hour paid working days per year at an average annual salar y of $34,426 (or a compensation rate of $19.56/hour) [19]. Statistical analyses were performed using the SAS statistical pack- age (SAS ... Dean 1* , Brian C Calimlim 1 , Patricia Sacco 2 , Daniel Aguilar 1 , Robert Maykut 3 , David Tinkelman 4 Abstract Background: Results of a national survey of asthmatic children that evaluated management...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Fabrication of functional micro- and nanoneedle electrodes using a carbon nanotube template and electrodeposition" ppt

Báo cáo hóa học: " Fabrication of functional micro- and nanoneedle electrodes using a carbon nanotube template and electrodeposition" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 21/06/2014, 04:20
... Au coated carbon nanotube nanoneedle. (a) Carbon nanotube nanoneedle before Au nanoparticle coating and (b) after Au nanoparticle coating (scale bar: 5 μm). (c) Magnified view of Au nanoparticle-coated nanoneedle ... chemical, biological, and medical applications. In particular, intracellular pH is an interest factors to most biologists because changes in intracellular pH affect the ionization state of all weak acids ... Polymer Nanowire Arrays - Fabrication and Chemical Sensing Applications. Adv Mater 2009, 21:2040. 26. Lange U, Roznyatovskaya NV, Mirsky VM: Conducting polymers in chemical sensors and arrays. Anal...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "Influence of decaying wood on chemical properties of forest floors and surface mineral soils: a pilot study" pptx

Báo cáo khoa học: "Influence of decaying wood on chemical properties of forest floors and surface mineral soils: a pilot study" pptx

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 19:21
... in detail in Lowe (1974) and Lowe and Klinka (1981). Mineral soil samples were also analyzed for oxalate Fe and Al and dithionite Fe, Al and Si. Oxalate Fe and Al were ... (cm) and Vand Care the numerical values of its Mun- sell value and chroma; and where Sl is the spodic index calculated for each sample of spodic horizon and H, V and C are ... analyses of P using a Technicon Autoanalyzer. Extractable SO 4 -S was determined by ammonium acetate extraction (Tabatabai, 1982) and turbidimetry. Extractable Ca, Mg and K were...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Defining the effect and mediators of two knowledge translation strategies designed to alter knowledge, intent and clinical utilization of rehabilitation outcome measures: a study protocol [NCT00298727]" docx

báo cáo khoa học: " Defining the effect and mediators of two knowledge translation strategies designed to alter knowledge, intent and clinical utilization of rehabilitation outcome measures: a study protocol [NCT00298727]" docx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 05:22
... interven- tion taking place in Calgary and Halifax. The phased approach has several advantages. For instance, it allows us to train the research assistants from the Calgary and Hali- fax areas in a central ... status measures for clinical practice, score/interpret results, incorporate measures into clinical reasoning, and recog- nize and address personal and organizational barriers and facilitators of ... O'Brien MA, Oxman AD, Davis DA, Haynes RB, Freeman- tle N, Harvey EL: Audit and feedback versus alternative strat- egies: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes. Cochrane...
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Báo cáo khoa hoc:" Vitamin D and oestrogen receptor polymorphisms in developmental dysplasia of the hip and primary protrusio acetabuli – A preliminary study" ppt

Báo cáo khoa hoc:" Vitamin D and oestrogen receptor polymorphisms in developmental dysplasia of the hip and primary protrusio acetabuli – A preliminary study" ppt

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 08:21
... the study. Ethics approval was obtained from the Local Research Ethics Committee. Radiographic measurements Pelvic radiographs were obtained, and radiographical var- iables (acetabular index and ... Acetabular dysplasia: the acetabular angle. J Bone Joint Surg 1961, 43-B:268-72. 27. Iwase T, Hasegawa Y, Kawamoto K, Iwasada S, Yamada K, Iwata H: Twenty years' followup of intertrochanteric osteotomy ... well affect acetabular morphology and capsular laxity, and provide a spectrum of morphology across the population with the major dys- morphism leading to clinical apparent disease. Genetic variation...
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Báo cáo y học: " Family Structure and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions: A Longitudinal Study Using Multilevel Analyses" docx

Báo cáo y học: " Family Structure and Posttraumatic Stress Reactions: A Longitudinal Study Using Multilevel Analyses" docx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 16:21
... Cozzolino P, Arnone R, Lorenzo E, Tartaglia G, Starace F, Magliano L, Maj M: Psychological consequences of the 1998 landslide in Sarno, Italy: A community study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2001, ... first assessment as a risk factor for later posttraumatic stress reactions. Additional analyses indicated that change in marital status was not related to level of posttraumatic stress reactions ... McFarlane AC: Family functioning and overprotection following a natural disaster: The longitudinal effects of post-traumatic morbidity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 1987,...
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báo cáo khoa học: " NAOMI: The trials and tribulations of implementing a heroin assisted treatment study in North America" ppsx

báo cáo khoa học: " NAOMI: The trials and tribulations of implementing a heroin assisted treatment study in North America" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 11/08/2014, 18:20
... from Health Canada's Special Access Program. Notwithstanding, the NAOMI team continues to work to try and make access to heroin and/ or hydro- morphone available to NAOMI participants and hope- fully ... attempts and of not being on MMT at the time of recruitment. The research assistants found that many potential candidates had not reached a dose of 60 mg of methadone and/ or had not remained on metha- done ... HIV/AIDS and Hep- atitis, increased hospital and emergency service utilization for treatment of HIV-related diseases, septicaemia and endocarditis, as well as increased ambulance responses and...
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Báo cáo y học: "Immediate determination of ACPA and rheumatoid factor - a novel point of care test for detection of anti-MCV antibodies and rheumatoid factor using a lateral-flow immunoassay" pdf

Báo cáo y học: "Immediate determination of ACPA and rheumatoid factor - a novel point of care test for detection of anti-MCV antibodies and rheumatoid factor using a lateral-flow immunoassay" pdf

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 14:22
... cited. Research article Immediate determination of ACPA and rheumatoid factor - a novel point of care test for detection of anti-MCV antibodies and rheumatoid factor using a lateral-flow immunoassay Franziska ... serum sample with a reactivity of approximately 100 U/ml in both standardized anti-MCV and RF-ELISA (Orgentec, Mainz, Germany). The ratio of applied antigens and serum anti-MCV antibodies and/ or ... consent. Lateral-flow immunochromatographic device Lateral-flow immunochromatographic assay (LFIA) was manufactured as double antigen direct sandwich assay. Devices (DCN, Carlsbad, CA, USA) for...
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Báo cáo y học: "Anti-Xa activity after subcutaneous administration of dalteparin in ICU patients with and without subcutaneous oedema: a pilot study" doc

Báo cáo y học: "Anti-Xa activity after subcutaneous administration of dalteparin in ICU patients with and without subcutaneous oedema: a pilot study" doc

Ngày tải lên : 12/08/2014, 23:24
... P: Pharmacologic issues in the critically ill. Clin Chest Med 2003, 24:671-688. 15. Ariza-Andraca CR, Altamirano-Bustamante E, Frati-Munari AC, Altamirano-Bustamante P, Graef-Sanchez A: Delayed ... the manuscript. TE par- ticipated in design of the study and helped to draft the manuscript. PB participated in design of the study and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved ... final manuscript. Acknowledgements The authors thank all patients who have participated in this study and the intensivists and nurses at the ICUs and the clinical chemical and phar- maceutical...
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