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... assess the effectiveness and feasibility ofthe guidelines and thus inform changes in policy and practice. Objectives ofthe evaluation The primary intent ofthe evaluation is to meas-ure the ... 2–3 weeks and no danger signsaPART I. IMPROVING THEDIAGNOSISANDTREATMENTOF SMEAR-NEGATIVE TUBERCULOSISImproving the diagnosis andtreatmentof smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary ... their comments on the earlier version. The document was reviewed by members ofthe Core Group ofthe global TB/HIV Working Group ofthe Stop TB Partnership and the Strategic and Technical Advisory...
... persons in the community. The prevalence of low BMD is influenced by the age ofthe cohort, the number of men, the proportion of non-Caucasians, the average duration of dialysis, and the skeletal ... described the quality ofthe overall evidence and a grade for the strength of a recommendation. For each topic, the discussion on grading of the quality of evidence was led by the ERT, and the discussion ... outcome. The evaluation of questions of interventions includedRCTs. The grading ofthe outcomes of these studies included aconsideration ofthe methods (that is, duration, type of blinding, number and...
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... the suggestions of scientific literature on the advantages ofthe compactness, reliability, ease of use and affordability ofthe 980 nm Diode Lasers, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of ... Conclusions: The end results for the use ofthe 980 nm diode laser in oral and facial sur-gery appears to be justified on the grounds of efficacy and safety ofthe device, and good degree of acceptance ... unprofessional salespeople that "these intelligent machines" can replace " ;the brain and hand, skill and experience" ofthe specialist. The aim of this study was to verify the...
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