Inadequate Lymph Node Yield: An Inadequate Indication for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II Colon Cancer by Alan Zambeli-Ljepović, MD, MHS, Daniel Hoffman, MD, Katherine E. Barnes, BS, Fernanda Romero-Hernandez, MD, Amir Ashraf Ganjouei, MD, MPH, Mohamed A. Adam, MD, Ankit Sarin, MD, MHA

“…Multivariable logistic regression tested for associations between ACT and prespecified demographic and clinical characteristics, including the adequacy of LNY. …”
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Global burden and attributable risk factors of inflammatory cardiomyopathy and myocarditis from 1990 to 2019 by Guilan Wu, Wenlin Xu, Shuyi Wu, Chengfu Guan, Jinhua Zhang

“…This paper discusses the spatial differences from four aspects: global, five socio-demographic index regions, 21 GBD regions, and 204 countries and regions. …”
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Psychological Distress in Out-Patients Assessed for Chronic Pain Compared to Those with Rheumatoid Arthritis by D. Rice, S. Mehta, A. Shapiro, J. Pope, M. Harth, P. Morley-Forster, K. Sequeira, R. Teasell

“…Participants. 330 participants included a CP group (n=167) and a RA group (n=163) completed a booklet of questionnaires regarding demographic characteristics, duration, and severity of their pain. …”
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Weight status of children aged 2-5 years old, attending a paediatric outpatient clinic and its association with parental feeding style and parental perceptions of weight status by Aisling Lee, Helen Callaghan, Dara Gallagher, Annette Lalor, Louise Rattigan, Hilary Greaney, Laura Keaver

“…Data collected included anthropometric measurements and demographic information as well as a validated parental feeding style questionnaire. …”
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Subnational trends and inequalities of under-immunisation and zero-dose among children aged 12–23 months in Uganda: a national population-based cross-sectional study by Aluísio J D Barros, Peter Waiswa, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Jennifer Harris Requejo, Ronald Wasswa, Thiago M Santos

“…The objective of this study was to examine the subnational trends in the prevalence and inequalities in under-immunisation and zero-dose among children aged 12–23 months in Uganda.Study design A retrospective national cross-sectional study.Setting UgandaParticipants Uganda Demographic and Health Survey secondary data of only children aged 12–23 months. …”
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Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt by Hanna N. Oltean, Amr S. Soliman, Omar S. Omar, Tamer F. Youssef, Mehdi Karkouri, Azza Abdel-Aziz, Ahmad Hablas, Taylor Blachley, Ali Tahri, Sofia D. Merajver

“…Patient interviews elicited demographic, reproductive, breastfeeding, and clinical histories. …”
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Organization of the regional cancer service to improve the detection of malignant new formations during the COVID-19 pandemic by S. V. Golubev, V. Yu. Startsev, Yu. V. Samsonov

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The quality of early breast cancer diagnosis in urban women by doctors of adult polyclinics by V. A. Kozlov, B. A. Polyakov, D. L. Mushnikov, E. L. Funtikova, D. A. Nedavniy

“…This problem is particularly significant in the current situation, when the issue of reproductive health of the female population is acute lyuped in connection with the unfavourable demographic trends in our country. Early diagnosis of precancerous diseases and initial stages of cancer is possible only with active search of patients among practically healthy people. …”
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Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Long-Term Outcome of Gastric Cancer Patients with Family History: Seven-Year Follow-Up Study for Korean Health Check-Up Subjects by Jooyoung Lee, Su Jin Chung, Ji Min Choi, Yoo Min Han, Joo Sung Kim

“…Patients who were diagnosed with GC between October 2003 and December 2013 at Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center were identified. Demographic and clinicopathologic characteristics were compared between the groups with and without FHx of GC. …”
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Healthy Lifestyle Motivators of Willingness to Consume Healthy Food Brands: An Integrative Model by Elizabeth Emperatriz García-Salirrosas, Manuel Escobar-Farfán, Jorge Alberto Esponda-Perez, Miluska Villar-Guevara, Rafael Fernando Rondon-Eusebio, Ghenkis Ezcurra-Zavaleta, Elena Matilde Urraca-Vergara, Mauricio Guerra-Velásquez

“…For the analysis, IBM SPSS Statistics 25 programs were used to examine the demographic data and SmartPLS 4.1.0.9 was used to assess the conceptual model using partial least squares (PLS-SEM). …”
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Epidemic characteristics of diabetes in schizophrenic patients in Shanghai communities by ZHANG Yayun, WU Hemin, LU Yi, LIU Yanli, ZHANG Weibo

“…Statistical methods were employed to analyze the general demographic data, clinical characteristics, and laboratory test results of the study subjects.ResultsThe study included 3 374 individuals with schizophrenia, among which the prevalence of diabetes was 17.01%. …”
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Constructing Ubudehe? Farmers’ perceptions of drought impacts and resilience capacities in Bugesera, Rwanda by Lazare Nzeyimana, Åsa Danielsson, Veronica Brodén-Gyberg, Lotta Andersson

“…Perceived drivers of landscape change include historical climate events, such as droughts and floods, immigration and agricultural expansion, which have led to demographic pressure on land, deforestation and infringement on natural resources. …”
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Comparison of the factors that influence the pattern of procurement and usage of antithrombotic drugs by Mohamed Mansor Manan, Aswani Yanti Baharudin, Qi Ying Lean, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming

“…The mean difference in terms of DDDs of the studied antithrombotic drugs impacts patient demographic characteristics, smoking history, presence of atherosclerotic diseases and peripheral artery diseases, comorbidity, patient compliance, and bleeding history. …”
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The Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Historical Dynamics of Wild <i>Pyrus</i> Species on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau by Xiang Yang, Xingguang Dong, Kunming Li, Ying Zhang, Chenxi Xu, Hongliang Huo, Luming Tian, Jiayu Xu, Chao Liu, Dan Qi, Yufen Cao

“…Analyses of genetic diversity suggested that the central and easter portions of Yunnan Province are key centers of <i>Pyrus</i> diversity on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau, whereas the highest degree of differentiation was observed for wild <i>Pyrus</i> in the southwest and northwest regions. Demographic analyses indicated that wild <i>Pyrus</i> populations on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau are currently in a state of population contraction, with evidence of migration events between these populations.…”
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The Risk Factors of Self-Management Behavior among Chinese Stroke Patients by Huang Shuqi, Li Siqin, Wu Xiaoyan, Yang Rong, Zhao Lihong

“…Ischemic stroke patients (n = 354) were enrolled from the outpatient department of Neurology in West China Hospital from September 2018 to December 2019. The general demographic and disease-related data of stroke patients were collected. …”
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Bankers' job stress, job performance, and job commitment trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sanjoy Kumar Roy, Md. Rahat Khan, Nazrul Islam Shanto

“…IMPLICATIONS: The outcomes of this study provide value to the field of behavioral science by introducing the phenomena of COVID-19 in the context of bankers and emerging economies. The demographic variables and the revealed relationships of bankers’ job stress, job performance, and job commitment trajectories would help policymakers rethink stress management practices and policy building in the bank job and the long-term relationship building with their existing employees. …”
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Simultaneous evaluation of restless leg syndrome, neuropathic pain, disease activity, and quality of life in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a cross-sectional study by Emel Oğuz Kökoğlu, Melih Kızıltepe, Hüseyin Kaplan, Senem Şaş, Tuğba Kahraman Denizhan, Abdurrahman Soner Şenel

“…In this prospective case-control study, we evaluated 30 patients with TAK and 28 healthy subjects. Demographic, clinical, and current treatment-related data were also recorded. …”
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Hematological Parameters and Hemozoin-Containing Leukocytes and Their Association with Disease Severity among Malaria Infected Children: A Cross-Sectional Study at Pawe General Hos... by Muluken Birhanu, Yaregal Asres, Wondimagegn Adissu, Tilahun Yemane, Endalew Zemene, Lealem Gedefaw

“…A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Pawe General Hospital from July 31 to December 30, 2014. Demographic and clinical data were collected using structured questionnaire. …”
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De-escalation of surgical and radiation treatment in elderly luminal breast cancer patients, single institution report and review of the evidence by Yasmin Korzets, Marian Khatib, Hadar Goldvaser, Yehiel Hibshoosh, Alla Nikolaevski-Berlin, Ido Wolf, Viacheslav Soyfer

“…The Cox proportional hazard regression model was performed to identify factors (demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients) that predict the disease recurrence or death. …”
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Development of a Conceptual Model to Understand Disease Burden in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Organ Damage by Lynne Broderick, Wen-Hung Chen, Roger A. Levy, April Mitchell Foster, Cindy Umanzor Figueroa, Kerry Gairy, Deven Chauhan

“…Third, patients of different demographic backgrounds from across the United States were interviewed individually to gather their perspectives on living with SLE-associated OD. …”
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