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An Absolute Risk Model to Identify Individuals at Elevated Risk for Pancreatic Cancer in the General Population
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Purpose We developed an absolute risk model to identify individuals in the general population at elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Patients and Methods Using data on 3,349 cases and 3,654 controls from the PanScan ... -
Absorbed Radiation Dose in Radiosensitive Organs Using 64- and 320-Row Multidetector Computed Tomography: A Comparative Study
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014)Aim. To determine absorbed radiation dose (ARD) in radiosensitive organs during prospective and full phase dose modulation using ECG-gated MDCTA scanner under 64- and 320-row detector modes. Methods:. Female phantom was ... -
Abundant PD-L1 expression in Epstein-Barr Virus-infected gastric cancers
(Impact Journals LLC, 2016)Gastric cancer (GC) is a deadly disease with limited treatment options. Recent studies with PD-1 inhibition have shown promising results in GC, but key questions remain regarding which GC subclass may respond best. In other ... -
AC and AG Dinucleotide Repeats in the PAX6 P1 Promoter are Associated with High Myopia
(Molecular Vision, 2009)Purpose: The PAX6 gene, located at the reported myopia locus MYP7 on chromosome 11p13, was postulated to be associated with myopia development. This study investigated the association of PAX6 with high myopia in 379 high ... -
Accelerated free breathing ECG triggered contrast enhanced pulmonary vein magnetic resonance angiography using compressed sensing
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: To investigate the feasibility of accelerated electrocardiogram (ECG)-triggered contrast enhanced pulmonary vein magnetic resonance angiography (CE-PV MRA) with isotropic spatial resolution using compressed ... -
Accelerated Heterologous Prime-boost Adenovirus Vector-based SIV Vaccine in Neonatal Rhesus Monkeys
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Accelerated Loss of TCR Repertoire Diversity in Common Variable Immunodeficiency
(AAI, 2016)Although common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) has long been considered as a group of primary Ab deficiencies, growing experimental data now suggest a global disruption of the entire adaptive immune response in a segment ... -
Accelerated Postnatal Growth Increases Lipogenic Gene Expression and Adipocyte Size in Low–Birth Weight Mice
(American Diabetes Association, 2009)OBJECTIVE: To characterize the hormonal milieu and adipose gene expression in response to catch-up growth (CUG), a growth pattern associated with obesity and diabetes risk, in a mouse model of low birth weight (LBW). ... -
Accelerated three-dimensional free-breathing first pass cardiac perfusion at 1.5T
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Acceptability and feasibility of mHealth and community-based directly observed antiretroviral therapy to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South African pregnant women under Option B+: an exploratory study
(Dove Medical Press, 2016)Objective: To examine the acceptability and feasibility of mobile health (mHealth)/short message service (SMS) and community-based directly observed antiretroviral therapy (cDOT) as interventions to improve antiretroviral ... -
Acceptability and perceived barriers and facilitators to creating a national research register to enable ’direct to patient’ enrolment into research: the Scottish Health Research Register (SHARE)
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Difficulties with recruitment pose a major, increasingly recognised challenge to the viability of research. We sought to explore whether a register of volunteers interested in research participation, with data ... -
Acceptability of Sodium-Reduced Research Diets, Including the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet, among Adults with Prehypertension and Stage 1 Hypertension
(Elsevier BV, 2007)Objective Examine the acceptability of sodium-reduced research diets. Design Randomized crossover trial of three sodium levels for 30 days each among participants randomly assigned to one of two dietary patterns. Par ... -
Acceptability – a Neglected Dimension of Access to Health Care: Findings From a Study on Childhood Convulsions in Rural Tanzania
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2012-05-09)Background Acceptability is a poorly conceptualized dimension of access to health care. Using a study on childhood convulsion in rural Tanzania, we examined social acceptability from a user perspective. The study design ... -
Access to care issues adversely affect breast cancer patients in Mexico: oncologists’ perspective
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Despite recently implemented access to care programs, Mexican breast cancer (BC) mortality rates remain substantially above those in the US. We conducted a survey among Mexican Oncologists to determine whether ... -
Access to essential technologies for safe childbirth: a survey of health workers in Africa and Asia
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: The reliable availability of health technologies, defined as equipment, medicines, and consumable supplies, is essential to ensure successful childbirth practices proven to prevent avoidable maternal and newborn ... -
Access to health for refugees in Greece: lessons in inequalities
(BioMed Central, 2016)Eastern Greek islands have been direct passageways of (mainly Syrian) refugees to the European continent over the past year. However, basic medical care has been insufficient. Despite calls for reform, the Greek healthcare ... -
Access to medicines for acute illness in middle income countries in Central America
(Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo, 2013)OBJECTIVE To analyze the main predictors of access to medicines for persons who experienced acute health conditions. METHODS This was a cross-sectional analytic study, based on data from household surveys. We examined the ... -
Access to Orphan Drugs: A Comprehensive Review of Legislations, Regulations and Policies in 35 Countries
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Objective: To review existing regulations and policies utilised by countries to enable patient access to orphan drugs. Methods: A review of the literature (1998 to 2014) was performed to identify relevant, peer-reviewed ... -
Access to safe blood in low-income and middle-income countries: lessons from India
(BMJ, 2017)Timely, affordable access to screened blood is essential to the provision of safe surgical care, and depends on three key aspects: adequate volume of blood supply, safe protocols for blood donation and transfusion, and ... -
Access to substance use treatment among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Non-medical prescription opioid (NMPO) use is a substantial public health problem in the United States, with 1.5 million new initiates annually. Only 746,000 people received treatment for NMPO use in 2013, ...