Aim and Objective: The term dyspepsia has been used inconsistently by healthcare professionals to describe different patterns of upper gastrointestinal symptoms. It denotes a symptom and does not itself represent a disease. In this study, we seek to determine the effectiveness of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14103
Aims: Conventional Ultrasonography and (CFM) can be expected to improve the distinction between benign and malignant thyroid nodule gland. The aim of this study was to estimate the supporting value of a color flow-Doppler mapping function (CFM) of conventional Ultrasonography of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/8897
Aims: It is well known that patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) could be co-infected with hepatitis D virus (HDV), thus worsening and complicating their condition. The prevalence of HBV and HDV co-infection in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital has not been ascertained. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14543
Background: Sexual behaviours of adolescents are currently receiving global attention because a high proportion of new HIV and other sexually transmitted infections’ diagnosis are among young people. This study aimed to assess the sexual behaviours of secondary school students in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14539
Aims: Identify factors predictive of increased risk of intracranial injury and assess the ability of the non-age related components of the New Orleans head CT criteria (NOC) to guide decision-making. Study Design: Retrospective electronic medical record review and application of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/10435
Aims: To study the effect of a large infectious-like event on admissions to, and bed occupancy in, a very large acute hospital in Reading (western Berkshire) England, observed to commence in the early part of 2012. These changes occurred in parallel with infectious-like spread of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13938
The heart failure (HF) diseaseasome is marked by substantial alteration in networked signaling pathways. Reductionist paradigm HF investigative approaches have focused on the regulation of a single pathway or single pathway components. In support of a more comprehensive systems b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12896
Background: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory tract infections among infants and children requiring hospitalization. No data is available concerning RSV epidemiological and demographic characteristics among Lebanese children. Methods: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12608
Cancer of the oral cavity is one of the most common cancers. Oral cancer is still only detectable at a late stage, and the survival rate for an oral cancer patient has essentially remained unchanged over the past three decades. This study is concentrated on the oral precancerous...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/11491
Toussaint Godonou Kpadonou, Germain Mabèrou Houngbédji, Etienne Alagnidé, Edwige Gouton, Herman Azanmasso, Didier Niama, Ghislain Sopoh & Joseph Capo-Chichi·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Background: The implementation of the antimicrobial therapy greatly improved Buruli Ulcer (BU) care. Nevertheless, the disease still imposes significant burden. In rural endemic areas, many patients are being healed from the disease with disabling sequels. They are living without...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14187
Aim: Delivery of smoking cessation supports via primary health care settings could be an effective way to increase people access to cessation services. This study was aimed at evaluating structural characteristics of smoking cessation services established within the Iranian Prima...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13858
Aims: Skin diseases are a common reason for consulting the general practitioner (GP). Few studies have been conducted that explore the topic of chronic skin disease from the patient's perspective. The aim of this paper was to investigate experiences and perceptions of people with...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13783
Background: Growth failure and restricted weight gain in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants remains extremely common despite advances in neonatal care. A majority of VLBW infants leave the hospital with weights below the 10th percentile for age. A variety of measures including...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13920
Aims: This study aims to investigate the small area spread of a presumed infectious agent, and to determine which factors determined the point of initiation, speed of the spread and the resulting increase in emergency medical admissions. Study Design: Analysis of a monthly time s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14223
Aims: To examine current practices in the UK in the use of chemotherapy in advanced penile cancer and investigate the treatment outcomes of this group of patients. Study Design: Retrospective series. Place and Duration of Study: The study population received chemotherapy at Clatt...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14391