Associated Factors of Cholelithiasis among Younger Children with Sickle Cell Disease at the National Reference Center for Sickle Cell Disease in Brazzaville, Congo by Firmine Olivia Galiba Atipo Tsiba, Clément Pacha Mikia, Jennifer Armandine Elira Samba, Jade Vanessa Nziengui Mboumba, Félix Malanda, Clausina Mikolele Ahoui, Alexis Elira Dokekias

“…Chronic hemolysis predisposes sickle cell patients to the development of gallstones. Their frequency increases with age, but they may appear early in young children. …”
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An open-label, randomized, post-authorization study of mirabegron in Chinese participants with overactive bladder by Zhipeng Zhang, Deyi Luo, Zhong Chen, Peng Zhang, Ganping Zhong, Keji Xie, Zhuoqun Xu, Xudong Li, Jianye Wang, Yingfan Yang, Farid Abdul Hadi, Arianne Schild

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Assessing the cataract surgical rate and gender equity in cataract services in south-east Nigeria by Clare Gilbert, Onyinye Onyia, Ada Ejealor Aghaji, Christiana Ubaka, Eberechukwu Ogbeanu Achigbu, Ifeoma Lilian Ejiakor, Adaku I Mbatuegwu, Chiamaka J P Okeke, Barbara C Okoli, Emmanuel U Ogborogu, Kenneth C Dike, Florence U Nkwogu

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Evaluation of Bone Mineral Metabolism in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Quantitative Computed Tomography vs. Dual-Energy Absorptiometry and Correlation with Bone Turnover Mar... by Aydan Mutis Alan, Zehra Sezer, Ahmet Oz, Cebrail Karaca, Mevlüt Tamer Dinçer, Ahmet Murt, Fatma Beyza Sag, Selma Alagoz, Serdar Sahin, Mustafa Sait Gonen, Elif Güzel, Sinan Trabulus, Nurhan Seyahi

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The Clinical Effectiveness of Intralesional Injection of 2% Zinc Sulfate Solution in the Treatment of Common Warts by Essam-elden Mohamed Mohamed, Khaled Mohamed Tawfik, Asmaa Moneir Mahmoud

“…Late complications were postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in 90 patients (75%), scaring in 9 patients (7.5%), and ulceration in 3 patients (2.5%). …”
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Unusual presentation of secondary CNS lymphoma with punctate intralesional and intraventricular hemorrhage by Daniel De-Liang Loh, Ira Sun, Shiong Wen Low, Pin Lin Kei

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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Case Report and Review in Search for Diagnostic Key Points by Guillermo López-Medina, Manuel Gallo, Alejandro Prado, Iliana Vicuña-Honorato, Roxana Castillo Díaz de León

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Recurrence of Intravenous Talc Granulomatosis following Single Lung Transplantation by Richard C Cook, Guy Fradet, John C English, John Soos, Nestor L Müller, Thomas P Connolly, Robert D Levy

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A Successful Treatment of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy with Choroid Plexus Cauterization for Hydrocephalus in Walker-Warburg Syndrome by Tomoko Tanaka, Catharine J. Harris, Sarah S. Barnett, N. Scott Litofsky

“…WWS is fatal to most patients early in life with mean survival of 9 months. …”
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A De Novo Missense MYLK Variant Leading to Nonsyndromic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection Identified by Segregation Analysis by Daigo Nishijo, Hiroki Yagi, Nana Akiyama, Norifumi Takeda, Masahiko Ando, Haruo Yamauchi, Norihiko Takeda, Issei Komuro

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Breast Cancer. A Characterization in the Decade from 1996-2005. by Lidia Torres Ajá, Julio César Sarmiento Sánchez, Arístides Sánchez Sánchez, Otto Pacheco Ruiz, Nancy Capin Sarría, Práxedes Rojas Quintana

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Drug-Drug interactions prediction calculations between cardiovascular drugs and antidepressants for discovering the potential co-medication risks. by Tie Hua Zhou, Tian Yu Jin, Xi Wei Wang, Ling Wang

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Home admission assessment in a Popular Council. by Silvia L. Pérez Groupierre, Irene E. Delgado Pérez, Alina Moreno Soca, Rubén Darío García Núñez

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive study was carried out about the behavior of home admission. 178 patients belonging to 9 General Comprehensive doctor and nurse office in Aguada de Pasajero popular council in the last trimester were taken as sample of this study. …”
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Efficacy of Esthetic Retainers: Clinical Comparison between Multistranded Wires and Direct-Bond Glass Fiber-Reinforced Composite Splints by Andrea Scribante, Maria Francesca Sfondrini, Simona Broggini, Marina D'Allocco, Paola Gandini

“…Moreover the level of satisfaction of the patient about the esthetic result was also analyzed by means of a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). 34 patients (9 boys and 25 girls, mean age 14.3), in the finishing phase of orthodontic treatment, were selected for the study. …”
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Impact of Oxycodone HCl Extended-release Formulary Restrictions on Extended-release Opioid Market Share, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Commercial and Medicare Plans by Rolin L. Wade, Chi-Chang Chen, Ajita P. De, Jaren C. Howard

“…**Results:** The study comprised 1622 (national commercial PA), 2020 (regional commercial PA), 34 703 (national commercial ST), and 4372 (national Medicare NF) cases and equivalent number of controls. OER market share decreased after the formulary restrictions, with the national Medicare NF plan showing the greatest decrease (9.2%). …”
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Multiple Sclerosis Nursing to Improve Care and Education (MSNICE): an observational study by Liesbeth Van Hijfte, Melissa Cambron, Roel Crols, Gino De La Meilleure, Nelly Govers, Ludo Vanopdenbosch, Guy Laureys, Barbara Willekens, for the MSNICE Study Group

“…Abstract Objective To explore differences in patient reported outcomes, health care resources and expenditures in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) with or without access to an MS-nurse. …”
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Alpha Errors, Beta Errors and Negative Trials by Desmond Leddin

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An Analysis of Biopsies for Suspected Skin Cancer at a Tertiary Care Dermatology Clinic in the Western Cape Province of South Africa by Johann de Wet, Minette Steyn, Henry F. Jordaan, Rhodine Smith, Saskya Claasens, Willem I. Visser

“…The number needed to treat (NTT) for all cancers diagnosed and for MM was 1.5 and 4 respectively. …”
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SURVEILLANCE OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN BULGARIA by Rumen Harizanov, Violeta Yakimova, Mihaela Videnova, Ognyan Mikov, Aleksandra Ivanova, Eleonora Kaneva, Raina Borisova, Nina Tsvetkova, Iskra Rainova, Zornitca Traykova

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Diagnosis and clinical significance of prostate calcification using computed tomography by Seong Cheol Kim, Tae Young Lee, Woocheol Kang, Hoyoung Bae, Ji Hyung Yoon, Sungchan Park, Kyung Hyun Moon, Sang Hyeon Cheon, Taekmin Kwon

“…The majority of calcifications were located in the central zone (79.3%), followed by the periurethral (48.6%) and transitional zones (42.0%). Only a small number of calcifications were observed in the peripheral zone (0.9%). …”
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