Oxytocin Versus Dinoprostone For Labor Induction in Multiparous Women with Unfavorable Cervix by Gul Nihal Buyuk, Umit Yasemin Sert, Zeynep Asli Oskovi Kaplan, Serkan Kahyaoglu

“…Group B, consisted of 245 cases of pregnancy with Bishop score ≤6 underwent induction of labor with iv oxytocin and was matched for the patient's age and parity. The following data were recorded: age, gestational age, body mass index, the time from the drug administration to the vaginal labor, delivery mode, indications of induction, cesarean indication, birth weight, Apgar score, and need of neonatal intensive care unit. …”
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High Healthcare Utilization in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease Prior to Transition to Adult Care: A Retrospective Study by Julie Kanter, Menaka Bhor, Xin Li, Frank Li, Jincy Paulose

“…Young adults (18 to 25 years of age) have higher acute care utilization and an increased risk of poor outcomes. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depression among Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed Saeed Alqahtani, Ahmad Ayed Alshbriqe, Ahmed A. Awwadh, Turki Ali Alyami, Mohammed Saad Alshomrani, Adel Alhazzani

“…Depression among caregivers was assessed by using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Results. The age of caregivers ranged from 17 to 85 years (Mean±SD: 41.1±14.0 years). …”
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Can a physical activity program improve functional capacity and fatigue in people with cancer? A retrospective analysis by Aline Reinmann, Edouard Laré, Anne-Violette Bruyneel, Joseph Gligorov, Alexandre Bodmer, Thibaud Koessler

“…Results Among the 264 participants (age 57.36 ± 12.43 years; 189 women; 134 with breast cancer), 125 (47%) completed the program. …”
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Symptoms and coronary risk factors predictive of adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients in an Asian emergency department: the need for a local prediction score by Ziwei Lin, Swee Han Lim, Qai Ven Yap, Cheryl Shumin Kow, Yiong Huak Chan, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, Anantharaman Venkataraman

“…Random glucose and direct low-density lipoprotein measurements were taken, in addition to serial troponin. We derived the age, coronary risk factors (CRF), sex and symptoms (ACSS) risk score based on multivariate analysis results, considering age, CRF, sex and symptoms and classifying patients into very low, low, moderate and high risk for MACE. …”
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The Prevalence of Dental Anxiety Associated with Pain among Chinese Adult Patients in Guangzhou by Jiali Yu, Rui Jiang, Er-Min Nie, Chun-Yuan Zhang, Xiang Li

“…Age must show a strong association with dental anxiety among the participants (p=0.011). …”
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Population biology of European hake (Merluccius merluccius, Linnaeus, 1758) in Greece by Alexandros Theocharis, Maria Vlachou, Alexis Conides, Dimitris Klaoudatos

“…The male to female ratio (0.92:1) did not significantly depart from 1:1, with length-weight relationships exhibiting positive allometric growth. There were seven age groups identified, with the second age group being the most predominate. …”
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease and biliary lithiasis in children with Down Syndrome: a retrospective study by Renato Nisihara, Nayane Hiba Fuga, Liete Maia, Marcelo Gasparin Mansur, Fernanda Liberatti, Maiana Rossasi, Nanci Oliveira

“…Results: A total of 124 patients were evaluated, 64 (51.6%) being females. Ages varied between 5 and 30 years (average of 13.2±5.7 years). …”
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Reliability of the EasyAngle® for Assessing Hip Range of Motion in Healthy Children by Elana Duffy, Maria Wells, Alan Miller, Megan Tondra, Antonette Doty

“… # Purpose The purposes of this study were 1) to establish the intrarater and interrater reliability of the EasyAngle® digital goniometer in measuring hip joint ROM in healthy elementary school-aged children, and 2) to establish preliminary normative reference values for each year of age using the EasyAngle® for hip joint ROM in healthy elementary school-aged children…”
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General practice database on mortality in adults on methylphenidate: cohort study by Bruno Stricker, Katia Verhamme, Kiki Cheung

“…However, the risk of suicide attempts remained significantly increased after full adjustment (HR 2.0; 95% CI 1.1 to 3.6), and was highest in women and in participants within the age-group of 18–40 years. The unadjusted risk of overall mortality was strongly increased, but this lowered to a significant 30% risk increase (HR 1.3; 95% CI 1.1 to 1.6) after full adjustment.Conclusion There is an increased risk of suicide attempts in adults up to 40 years of age after starting methylphenidate and this risk should be carefully considered before prescribing to this group.…”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes by Gokhan Yıldırım, Kemal Gungorduk, Fehmi Yazıcıoğlu, Ahmet Gul, Fatma Çakar, Özgü Çelikkol, Yavuz Ceylan

“…Complete antrioventricular septal defect was confirmed in 62 fetuses. Mean maternal age was 28.79±4.78 years (range 20–38). Mean gestational age was 23.69±5.48 weeks (range 12–38). …”
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Investigating the prevalence and associated factors of elevated liver enzymes and dyslipidemia during pregnancy by Ananya Dutta Mou, Nurshad Ali

“…Conversely, age, hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, preeclampsia, and diabetes were associated with dyslipidemia. …”
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Sex Hormones in Allergic Conjunctivitis: Altered Levels of Circulating Androgens and Estrogens in Children and Adolescents with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis by Marta Sacchetti, Alessandro Lambiase, Costanzo Moretti, Flavio Mantelli, Stefano Bonini

“…Methods. 12 prepubertal and 7 early pubertal boys with active VKC and 6 male patients with VKC in remission phase at late pubertal age and 48 healthy age and sex-matched subjects were included. …”
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Preoperative Anxiety in Greek Children and Their Parents When Presenting for Routine Surgery by Aikaterini Charana, Gregory Tripsianis, Vasiliki Matziou, Georgios Vaos, Christos Iatrou, Pelagia Chloropoulou

“…The sample was composed of 128 Greek-speaking children (1–14 years of age) who had to undergo minor surgery in a University General Hospital. …”
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Medical care in the fight against COVID-19. Cienfuegos Pediatric University Hospital 2021-2022 by Lairí García Ríos, Milenys Acosta Fonseca, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Jesús Alberto García Sosa, Aymé Marrero Gil, Diana Rosa Sánchez Cabrera

“…Cienfuegos and Cumanayagua were the municipalities with the most cases; there was a predominance of children under five years of age (88.3%), mainly those under one year of age (49.2%). …”
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The Impact of Child Dental Caries and the Associated Factors on Child and Family Quality of Life by Marziyeh Shokravi, Fatemeh Khani-Varzgan, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Leila Erfanparast, Behjat Shokrvash

“…Results: Out of 756 children under 7 years old, 51.5% boys, mean (M) standard deviation (SD) of age 5.76 (0.78). About 85% of children had dental caries. …”
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Evaluation and Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life for Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus by Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) System by Frank Mo, Howard Morrison, Bernard C.K. Choi, Lianne Vardy

“…Awareness of diabetes appeared to affect the HRQOL of older age groups more so than younger age groups (p < 0.01). …”
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‘‘Near Miss’’ Obstetric Cases: 4 Years Experience of a Tertiary Center by Hüseyin Cengiz, Cihan Kaya, Ramazan Ateş, Yusuf Ziya Yener, Murat Ekin, Levent Yaşar

“…For each case of near miss morbidity and maternal death, data on demographic characteristics were collected, including the patient’s age, parity, previous deliveries, and gestational age at delivery. …”
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Geriatric falls: an enormous economic burden compared to firearms by Kartik Prabhakaran, Bardiya Zangbar, Aryan Rafieezadeh, Ilya Shnaydman, Jordan Michael Kirsch, Gabriel Rodriguez, Anna Jose, Matthew Bronstein

“…We found the combined cost was higher in fatal falls after 2019 for patients in the 45–85+ age range. During 2015–2019, the percentage of fatal falls had a significant increase in all age ranges, with a rise in the slope in 2019 for patients over 65 years. …”
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Acceptance Factors and Psychological Investigation of Clinical Trials in Cancer Patients by Jiangjie Sun, Jingyi Fang, Chenchen Zhang, Nannan Jia, Weiming Zhao, Jinjian Gao, Yingying Huang, Jiqing Hao, Liping Zhang

“…Conclusion. Age, treatment time, and whether they had been subjects were the direct influencing factors of patients’ willingness. …”
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