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MRI of trunk muscles and motor and respiratory function in patients with myot...
Abstract Background Myotonic Dystrophy 1 (DM1) causes progressive myopathy of extremity muscles. DM1 may also affect muscles of the trunk. The aim of this study was to... -
Access and utilization of maternal healthcare in a rural district in the fore...
Abstract Background Poor maternal health delivery in developing countries results in more than half a million maternal deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or within a few weeks... -
Psychiatric symptoms and risk factors in adults born preterm with very low bi...
Abstract Background We aimed to examine psychiatric symptoms in adults born preterm with very low birthweight or born at term small for gestational age compared with normal... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated... -
Equity in maternal health outcomes in a middle-income urban setting: a cohort...
Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with more adverse perinatal health outcomes, risk factors and lower access to and use of maternal health care... -
Rheumatoid factor, not antibodies against citrullinated proteins, is associat...
Abstract Introduction Although the prognostic value of rheumatoid factor (RF) and autoantibodies against citrullinated proteins (ACPAs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis... -
Efficacy and cost-utility of the eHealth application ‘Oncokompas’, supporting...
Abstract Background Patients with incurable cancer have to deal with a wide range of symptoms due to their disease and treatment, influencing their quality of life. Nowadays,... -
Confident gene activity prediction based on single histone modification H2BK5...
Abstract Background The histones in the core of nucleosomes may be subject to covalent post-transcriptional modifications. These modifications are thought to correlate with and... -
Determinants of having no general practitioner in Germany and the influence o...
Abstract Background It is aspired in the German healthcare system that general practitioners (GPs) act as initial contact for patients and guide through at all steps of medical... -
Does antenatal care service quality influence essential newborn care (ENC) pr...
Abstract Background The neonatal period is only 1/60th of the first 5 years of life but it accounts for 63% of all infant deaths and 44% of all under-five deaths in Ethiopia.... -
A randomized controlled trial protocol comparing the feeds of fresh versus fr...
Abstract Background Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death among preterm infants born at -
Are there benefits from using bone-borne maxillary expansion instead of tooth...
Abstract Background The aim of the current systematic review was to compare the clinical effects of bone-borne or hybrid tooth-bone-borne rapid maxillary expansion (RME) with... -
Access factors linked to maternal deaths in Lundazi district, Eastern Provinc...
Abstract Background Access factors associated with maternal death are important to understand because they are considered to be an essential measure of women’s health and... -
Self-monitoring and reminder text messages to increase physical activity in c...
Abstract Background Over 1.3 million people live with colorectal cancer in the United States. Physical activity is associated with lower risk of colorectal cancer recurrence and... -
Association between factors related to the pregnancy, neonatal period, and la...
Abstract Background Studies about the majority of the factors that may potentially influence the pubertal timing and menarche were controversial. The objective was to evaluate... -
Point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for internal medicine residents: what do ...
Abstract Background Point-of-care Ultrasound is a relative new diagnostic tool for internists. Since 2019, it is a mandatory skill for internal medicine residents in the... -
Fertility preservation training for obstetrics and gynecology fellows: a high...
Abstract Background Despite a large body of data suggesting that delivery of fertility care to cancer patients is inconsistent and frequently insufficient, there is a paucity of... -
Men’s knowledge and involvement on obstetric danger signs, birth preparedness...
Abstract Background Men’s involvement in obstetrics care is an important strategy in reducing preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. This is particularly important in... -
Survival after heart transplantation for non-metastatic primary cardiac sarcoma
Abstract Background Heart transplantation is an uncommon treatment for unresectable and non-metastatic primary cardiac sarcomas, and the role of it is unclear. This study aims... -
A structural equation analysis on the relationship between maternal health se...
Abstract Background Neonatal and maternal health services have a bearing on neonatal mortality. Direct and indirect factors affecting neonatal health outcomes therefore require...
