Background: Fractures of the clavicle are common especially among young adults who are the work force in many developing countries, including Ghana. The incidence of clavicular fracture varies and the methods of treatment which is determine by the classification, age, fracture ch...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3321
Aims: The hierarchy of evidence-based medicine determines the inferential powers of different clinical research designs. We want to address the difficult question if observational evidence under some circumstances can validate intervention effects. Methodology: Assessment of prev...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3208
Aims: Predictive and prognostic features have served to allow prognostication for patients with early stage breast cancer. We sought to document our own outcomes for these features to see if our cohort corresponded to published reports. Study Design: Retrospective pilot cohort st...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3413
Aims: To understand the exposure experiences of tea consumption in community male adult population of urban China and its potential beneficences in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Communities in Shanghai, C...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3412
Aim: To investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Chloroform and Pet ether extracts of Manilkara zapota (MZCE, MZPE), Polyalthia longifolia (PLCE, PLPE), Abroma augusta (AACE, AAPE) Ficus hispida (FHCE, FHPE), Vitex negundo (VNCE, VNPE) plants. Study Design: In v...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3012
Aims: To compare the neonatal outcome in patients with PROM at and beyond 34 weeks, who had expectant management and progressed to spontaneous labour and those who had induction of labour. Study Design: Retrospective study of patients presenting with PROM at and beyond 34 weeks g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3428
We report the 1st case of severe, symptomatic hypocalcemia after denosumab (RANKL inhibitor) treatment in a peritoneal dialysis patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism and osteoporosis. A 58-year-old Caucasian female has been receiving chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis fo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2989
Primary health care as stated in the Alma Ata declaration underscores the importance of health education as one of the key methods of preventing and controlling prevailing health problems. This study seeks to test the effect of health education on perception and treatment seeking...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3408
Alassan Kouamé Mahassadi, Aboubacar Demba Bangoura, Henriette Ya Kissi, Dorcas Akadjé, Stanislas Doffou, Mamert Fulgence Yao-Bathaix, Alain Koffi Attia & Thérèse Aya Ndri-Yoman·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Background: The in-hospital mortality is a major concern in Africa. The study is aimed at providing the determinants of in-hospital mortality of patients admitted in the gastroenterology and medicine unit (GMU) of the teaching hospital of Yopougon (Abidjan, Ivory Coast). Patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2630
Aims: The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of a moderate dose of commercially available fish oil on lipid variables in non-hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease patients. Study Design: The study utilized a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled experimenta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3273
Aims: This paper evaluates the use of percentage of micronucleus (MN), polychromatic erythrocytes (PCEs), chromosomal aberration (CA) and mitotic index (MI) frequencies in mice bone marrow smears as a method for assessing the ability of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, is an omega-3 fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3752
Aims: To characterize gender differences in the ophthalmic findings and clinical outcomes of patients with open globe (OG) injuries. Study Design: Retrospective case series. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3333
Aims: The etiology of nail shedding in an 85-year-old man as well as predisposing and precipitating factors were evaluated, focusing on whether nail loss was secondary to infection or not. Presentation of Case: An 85-year-old man was examined for complete detachment and loss of t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3519
Aims: To evaluate the antitumor potential of metal silver and polyvinilpyrrolidone nanoparticle-encapsulated silver on L5178Y-R murine lymphoma cell growth and survival of tumor-bearing mice. Study Design: In vitro and in vivo (pre-clinical) study. Place and Duration of Study: Un...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3108
Aims: To determine the tolerability of adding docetaxel to radiation therapy in patients with a rising PSA post prostatectomy for prostate cancer. Study design: Phase II study of the combination of docetaxel and radiation therapy. Place and duration of study: University and Veter...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3406