Objectives This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and management of influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) in the outpatient and inpatient settings in Vietnam. Design A cross-sectional, ...

Objectives To examine the relationship between uncertainty stress and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among junior high school students in Zhejiang Province, China, and to identify the ...

Introduction Androgenetic alopecia (AGA), the most prevalent form of hair loss in clinical practice, affects 21.3% of the ...

Introduction Falls are the second leading reason for incidental or unexpected deaths worldwide. Many older adults who fall, regardless of whether they are injured or not, tend to experience fear of ...

Objectives To estimate the prevalence of established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (eASCVD) and the prevalence of ...

Introduction With increasing diabetes trends worldwide, morbidity, mortality and associated costs due to diabetes-related complications are a global public health concern. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is ...

Introduction Medication-related problems at transitions of care are common and can lead to patient harm. Comparing results of studies that look at medication reconciliation and medication safety at ...

Introduction There remains little consensus or guidelines for the clinical management of traumatic orbital fractures (OFx). The OFx Registry aims to increase real-world clinical evidence for the ...

Objectives Several studies suggested that short-term variations in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) might be associated with the day of the week and holidays. However, most existing findings were ...

Objectives Latin American countries have long struggled with socioeconomic inequalities and health equity. In 2007, Ecuador implemented a health reform to address these issues by making public health ...

Objectives Nurses are generally present, and often influential, in supporting patient and family acceptance of medical futility and in assisting doctors in negotiating referral to palliative care. Yet ...

Objective Recent clinical studies have shown that anticoagulant therapy might be effective only in specific at-risk subgroups of patients with sepsis and coagulation dysfunction. The definition of ...