Self-perception of stuttering: association with self-perception of hearing, fluency profile, and contextual aspects by Camila Eduarda Elias Silva, Denise Brandão de Oliveira Britto, Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos

“…Methods Fifty-five adults who stutter (ages 18 to 58 years), speakers of Brazilian Portuguese speakers, participated in an observational study that included: (a) a clinical history survey to collect identification, sociodemographic, clinical, and assistance data; (b) the Brazil Economic Classification Criteria (CCEB); (c) a hearing self-perception questionnaire (Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale – SSQ, version 5.6); (d) self-perception of the impact of stuttering (Brazilian Portuguese version of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering – Adults – OASES-A); and (e) an assessment of speech fluency (Fluency Profile Assessment Protocol -- PAPF). …”
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The Effects of Alexithymia on Self-Reflection and Insight in Major Depressive Disorder by Aysu Yakin Olgun, Meliha Zengin Eroglu

“…This study was designed as a cross-sectional observational study. Results: SRIS-insight score was found to be lower (p<0.001) in the patient group; higher scores were observed for difficulty in identifying feelings, difficulty in describing feelings, and the TAS-20 total score (p<0.001). …”
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Is Gestational Diabetes Mellitus an Important Contributor to Metabolic Disorders in Trinidad and Tobago? by M. Clapperton, J. Jarvis, K. Mungrue

“…A retrospective observational study (Jan 2005 to Dec 2007). Setting. A teaching hospital of The University of the West Indies. …”
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The proclivity of free-ranging indigenous village chickens for night-time roosting in trees by Takele Taye Desta

“…Besides, literature was consulted to recapitulate the accidental observational study. Main topics Night-time roosting in trees although in most instances is performed by a small proportion of farmers, is a widely practiced night enclosure system in the tropics. …”
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THE CHARACTERISTIC OF PATIENTS WITH FEMORAL FRACTURE IN DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY RSUD DR. SOETOMO SURABAYA 2013 – 2016 by Riswanda Noorisa, Dwi Apriliwati, Abdul Aziz, Sulis Bayusentono

“…The observed variable of patients' profile include: sex, age, cause of fracture, type of wound, location of fracture, place of accident, time of accident. Our observational study during three years has concluded several findings as following. …”
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Observation of Blood Donor-Recipient Malaria Parasitaemia Patterns in a Malaria Endemic Region by Jamilu Abdullahi Faruk, Gboye Olufemi Ogunrinde, Aisha Indo Mamman

“…A cross-sectional, observational study involving 140 children receiving blood transfusion was carried out. …”
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Comparison of Axillary and Tympanic Temperature Measurements in Children Diagnosed with Acute Otitis Media by Hatice Hilal Doğan, Rabia Gönül Sezer, Tarık Kırkgöz, Abdulkadir Bozaykut

“…This is a prospective, observational study. Patients from pediatric outpatient and emergency clinics who were diagnosed as single-sided AOM were included consecutively in the study. …”
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Invert classroom method for gerontogeriatric training in Medicine students by Juan Carlos Baster Moro, Luis Aníbal Alonso Betancourt, Silvia María Pérez Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a cross-sectional observational study was carried out using scientific methods: document review, direct observation in the field, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, systemic and descriptive statistics.…”
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Hubungan Nilai Laju Endap Darah (LED) dengan Kadar C-Reactive Protein (C-RP) pada Pasien Positif Covid-19 by Yumna Tahani Tsamarah, I Gusti Ayu Nyoman Danuyanti, Siti Zaetun

“…Methods: This research was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional approach. The samples in this research were 10 ESR and 10 CRP data in a patient with positive COVID-19 at the Mataram University Hospital. …”
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No Apparent Workup for most new Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in US Commercially-Insured Patients by Bruce S. Pyenson, Carol M. Bazell, Michael J. Bellanich, Melissa A. Caplen, Javier J. Zulueta

“…**Methods:** The primary source for this retrospective observational study was the MarketScan® 2013-2016 databases, which include information on 28 to 47 million insured lives. …”
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Review of modern techniques and analysis of patient outcomes with benign familial pemphigus Gougereau–Haley–Haley by Marianna B. Drozhdina, Sergey V. Koshkin

“…Taking into account the lack of clinical recommendations for the treatment of patients with benign familial pemphigus, to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment methods described in modern publications. The observational study included 4 patients with clinically and histologically verified benign familial pemphigus, and described the results of therapy using techniques using intradermal administration of botulinum toxin A (3 patients) and apremilast (1 patient). …”
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Cytomorphological traits of fine-needle aspirates of hyalinizing trabecular tumor of the thyroid gland: A brief report by Fei Wang, Yufei Liu

“…Settings and Design: A retrospective observational study. Materials and Methods: Ultrasonography, preoperative needle aspiration cytology, postoperative histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and BRAF V600E gene test were performed in five patients with HTT to analyze the pathological characteristics of the patients and review the relevant literature. …”
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Evaluating Electrochemical Marker for Udavarta (Slow Transit Constipation) and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: A Cross-Sectional Study by Divya Kajaria, Punam N. Khobarkar

“…A cross-sectional observational study using a survey method to collect data from November 11, 2021 to January 5, 2022. …”
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Use of guaco (Mikania glomerata) in primary health care in Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil by Lidiane dos Santos, Diogo Pilger, Aline Rigon Zimmer

“…A cross-sectional observational study was conducted based on questionnaires applied to prescribers and guaco usage data in primary care in RS municipalities (May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2021). 44 municipalities (40%) were identified dispensing guaco syrup in the sample. …”
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Knowledge of mothers regarding infant’s developmental milestones in four domains (gross motor, fine motor, language and personal and social) – A cross sectional study by Pooja Thakur, Nalina Gupta

“…Methods: This was an observational study. The study was conducted using a questionnaire which was drafted, face-validated, and pilot-tested. …”
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Childhood Mortality: Trends and Determinants in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015—A Systematic Review by Yohannes Mehretie Adinew, Senafikish Amsalu Feleke, Zelalem Birhanu Mengesha, Shimelash Bitew Workie

“…A systematic literature search was conducted in the databases of PubMed and Ovid Medline, Cochrane Library, national medical journals, government websites, and Google Scholar. Original observational study designs and reports conducted entirely or in part in Ethiopia that included a primary outcome variable of childhood mortality and published between 1990 and 2015 were included. …”
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Gender Conditioning and Socio-economical Condition: its Association with Some Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis by Ana Mary Fernández Milán, Daysi Antonia Navarro Despaigne, Jorge Bacallao Gallestey

“…<strong><br />Method:</strong> a cross observational study was carried out in two doctors’ offices with socio-economical characteristics supposedly different belonging to the Polyclinic 19 de Abril at the municipality of Plaza de la Revolution, from January 2012 to June 2013. …”
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Offloading Interventions for the Management of Charcot Neuroarthropathy in Diabetes by Thomas Berhane MSc (Rehab), PostGradDip(Biomech), PostGradDip(Gait analysis), Kanakamani Jeyaraman FRACP(Endo), Mark Hamilton FRACS(Vasc), Henrik Falhammar MD, FRACP(Endo), PhD

“…Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study on patients with CA and diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) presenting to the multidisciplinary foot clinic at Royal Darwin Hospital, between January 2003 and June 2015. …”
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The Role of Anxiety Scales and Serum Copeptin Levels in Determining the Preprocedure Anxiety Status of Patients Who Undergo Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy and Endobronchial Ultrasonograph... by Sümeyye Kodalak Cengiz, Canan Yılmaz, Ahmet Selim Yurdakul

“…A total of 219 patients who were scheduled to undergo FOB/EBUS were included in this prospective observational study. Demographic data were recorded. Patients’ anxiety levels before the procedure were evaluated using STAI-SA, STAI-TA, BAI, and VAS. …”
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Prevalence of Childhood and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity from 2003 to 2010 in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System by Scott Gee, Debbie Chin, Lynn Ackerson, Dewey Woo, Amanda Howell

“…An observational study of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) BMI coding distributions was conducted to ascertain the trends in overweight and obesity prevalence among KPNC members aged 2–19 between the periods of 2003–2005 and 2009-2010. …”
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