Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a hereditary disorder characterized by a defect in the red blood cell (RBC) hemoglobin molecule resulting in a diminished ability for the blood to carry oxygen and a tendency for the blood to clump. Clinical manifestations of SCA, apart from the vasooc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30968
Insulin receptor (IR) is expressed throughout the nephron and is vital for the renal function. Renal complications may occur in insulin-resistant states. The aim of the present study was to find out the possible renoprotective effect of exenatide in rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32349
Background: Trauma is global health epidemic and associated head injury is a major contributor to the high mortality. This necessitates the urgent use of neuroimaging for early diagnosis and patient care. Computer Tomography CT, scan is the imaging modality of choice in emerg...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31880
Aim: To determine the factors that significantly impact on the caregivers’ burden and their quality of life (QoL) in the process of caring for stroke survivors. Study Design: A cross sectional study design was used. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Phys...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31903
Aim: The morphology of the lumbosacral intervertebral joints in the Chinese race was investigated in the present study to understand the relationship between the articular joint interface and intervertebral disc prolapses. Methods: Spine specimens (N=30) from both male and female...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29233
Hemisection is the splitting of a two-rooted tooth into two separate portions. This process has also been called bicuspidization in the mandibular molar because it changes a molar into two separate bicuspids. A case involving a 19-year-old patient with perforation of pulpal floor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30891
The incidence of profound hearing loss is global, but the challenges and perception of mothers during pregnancy, peripartum and infancy of their children with profound hearing loss appear to differ from country to country and between developed and developing countries. The aim o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30785
Purpose: The evaluation of the children’s quality of life has been established and applied to those suffering from chronic diseases concerning mainly the appreciation of the effectiveness of health care provision. The incidence of Type 1 diabetes has increased recently, posing a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31345
Objective: This paper aims to compare various Bayesian joint models based on the accelerated failure time distributions in analyzing longitudinal observations on CD4 cell counts as growth measurements and time-to-death events of HIV/AIDS patients. Three accelerated failure time d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32123
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of TENS on the costs generated with the intake of analgesic drugs in patients with proximal femoral fractures. Study Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31860
Several infections and diseases can cause lung cavitation. Pulmonary metastases are common from a variety of tumors and they can spread via blood or lymphatic system. In this report, we present a 54 year-old man with multiple bilateral parenchymal cavity lesions with a ground gla...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31564
Background: Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is defined as a presence of symptoms and signs consistent with an acute lower respiratory tract infection associated with new radiographic shadowing for which there is no other explanation (eg, not pulmonary oedema or infarction). CA...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31663
Aims: This study aims to assess Jordanian public satisfaction with healthcare services. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. Place and Duration of Study: Data were collected from 571 Jordanian participants in the period between June 2016 and Novembe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31529
Introduction: The study aimed to study the effects of ovulation induction programs on the number of pre-ovulatory dominant follicles and endometrial thickness, their effects on pre-ovulatory estradiol 2 levels, and to determine the favored ovulation induction protocol to attain b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31988
Aims: To explore the interplay between information asymmetry and financial forecasting in the context of the English National Health Service (NHS). Study Design: Synthesis of the political context of the English NHS and how this impacts on the information flows to assist NHS acco...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31474