Awareness of Breast Cancer Screening among the Medical and General Population of the North Region of Cameroon by Richard Tagne Simo, Erika Myriam Baiguerel, Armel Hervé Nwabo Kamdje, Paul Faustin Seke Etet, Mohamadou Ahmadou, Charlette Nangue, Phelix Bruno Telefo

“…Our study highlights the need to raise awareness among the populations in North Region, Cameroon, about the risk factors and clinical signs of breast cancer and the importance of screening practice for early diagnosis of breast cancer.…”
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Research on Highway Roadside Safety by Guozhu Cheng, Rui Cheng, Yulong Pei, Juan Han

“…According to the number of times mentioned in the literature, the first five significant risk factors that cause frequent roadside accidents are small-radius curves, heavy traffic, objects adjacent to the lane (such as poles and trees), narrow lanes, and narrow shoulders, and the first five significant risk factors that cause fatal roadside accidents are driver age ≤25 or ≥65, alcohol, speeding, failure to use seat belts, and heavy trucks. …”
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Lead and Mercury Exposure and Related Health Problems in Metal Artisan Workplaces and High-Risk Household Contacts in Thimphu, Bhutan by Adeep Monger, Karma Wangdi

“…Sociodemographic data, occupational exposure risk factors, and clinical syndrome related to lead and mercury exposure were further obtained and analyzed using EpiInfo 7.0. …”
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Incidence of syphilis in the Cienfuegos province. 2013-2017 by Yoelvis Castro Bruzón, José Andrés Fuentes Soto, Yaneisy Rodríguez Cabrera, Sahily de la Caridad Ortega Medina

“…The variables used were: age group, sex, behavior sexual, diagnostic classification by type of syphilis, risk factors and sexual orientation. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> The most affected municipalities were Rodas and Aguada. …”
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Predictors of Sleep Apnea in the Canadian Population by Ina van der Spuy, Gaungming Zhao, Chandima Karunanayake, Punam Pahwa

“…The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence (crude and adjusted), as well as the risk factors, of sleep apnea in the adult Canadian population. …”
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Review of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in China by Lingna Ye, Qian Cao, Jianfeng Cheng

“…In this review article, we provide the latest epidemiological trends in incidence, prevalence, and mortality of IBD patients in China and summarize the risk factors and genetic susceptibility of Chinese IBD patients. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cardiogenic Shock. by Arelys Falcón Hernández, Victor René Navarro Machado

“…It includes the concept, risk factors, clinical presentations, diagnosis, and therapy based on the possibilities of our environment. …”
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A Case Report on VT from TV: DVT and PE from Prolonged Television Watching by Alan Lucerna, James Espinosa, Lindsey Ackley, Philip Carhart, Douglas Stranges, Risha Hertz

“…Pulmonary embolus (PE) and deep vein thrombosis are diagnoses that are commonly made in the emergency department. Well known risk factors for thromboembolic events include immobility, malignancy, pregnancy, surgery, and acquired or inherited thrombophilias, obesity, cigarette smoking, and hypertension. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. by Niurka Mercedes Galende Hernández, Diosdania Alfonso Falcón, Carlos Alberto Martell Alonso, Alexis Díaz Mesa, Inti Santana Carballosa

“…This concept includes simple chronic bronchitis, asthmatic bronchitis, chronic obstructive bronchitis, and pulmonary emphysema; although this two last are the most commonly included. Risk factors, classification and treatment are commented, stressing the strategy of mechanical ventilation and the indications for mechanical invasive and no invasive ventilation. …”
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Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrence in cancer patients (CIRCA): A multicentre, international study by Pedro Puerta-Alcalde, Jessica O'Keefe, Rachel Woolstencroft, Shipraa Kaul, Néstor López, Katie Cronin, Andrew Lim, Nicole Garcia-Pouton, Míriam Álvarez, Lynette Chee, Mateu Espasa, Ignacio Grafia, Maria Suárez-Lledó, Olivia Smibert, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Monica A. Slavin, Michelle K. Yong, Alex Soriano, Leon J. Worth

“…Objectives: We aimed to describe the characteristics of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in cancer patients, analysing risk factors for 90-day recurrence and attributable mortality. …”
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Do sex differences in the prevalence of ECG abnormalities vary across ethnic groups living in the Netherlands? A cross-sectional analysis of the population-based HELIUS study by Ralf E Harskamp, Anton E Kunst, Hanno L Tan, Renee Bolijn, C Cato ter Haar, Jan A Kors, Pieter G Postema, Marieke B Snijder, Ron J G Peters, Irene G M van Valkengoed

“…However, sex differences were less apparent in ethnic minority groups. Conventional risk factors did not contribute substantially to observed sex differences.…”
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Long-Term Analysis of Recurrence Beyond Milan Criteria Following Ablation of Solitary Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma &le;3 cm in Potentially Transplantable Patients: A Over 1... by Chen S, Qi H, Tan H, Cao F, Xie L, Huang T, Wu Y, Wen C, Wang Y, Shen L, Fan W

“…Multivariable analysis identified older age, C-reactive protein(CRP)≥ 1.81 mg/L, and platelet(PLT)≤ 80× 109/L as independent risk factors for TRBM. Also, cirrhosis, CRP≥ 1.81 mg/L and PLT≤ 80× 109/L were identified as independent risk factors of the occurrence of RBM. …”
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Carotenoids in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration: a drug delivery system does matter by M.L. Maximov, Zh.G. Oganezova, I.D. Kanner, Voznesenskaya A.A

“…</p> <p> <b>Keywords</b>: age-related macular degeneration, risk factors, etiopathogenesis, carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin, microcapsules. …”
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Factors of progression to severity and death in COVID-19 patients at two health care sites in Bamako, Mali by Abdoulaye Mamadou Traore, Mamadou Karim Toure, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Modibo Keita, Bakary Diarra, Salif Sanafo, Garan Dabo, Mamoudou Kodio, Bourama Traore, Aminata Diarra, Adama Dicko, Hamar A. Traore, Ousmane Faye, Daouda K. Minta

“…Abstract Objectives To analyze the clinical and biological characteristics and to evaluate the risk factors associated with the mortality of patients with COVID-19 in Commune IV of the District of Bamako. …”
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Ten Machine Learning Models for Predicting Preoperative and Postoperative Coagulopathy in Patients With Trauma: Multicenter Cohort Study by Xiaojuan Xiong, Hong Fu, Bo Xu, Wang Wei, Mi Zhou, Peng Hu, Yunqin Ren, Qingxiang Mao

“…However, no studies have explored the risk factors, complications, and risk prediction of preoperative and postoperative traumatic coagulopathy (PPTIC) in patients with trauma. …”
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Early prediction of in-hospital mortality in patients with congestive heart failure in intensive care unit: a retrospective observational cohort study by Tao Huang, Rui Yang, Jun Lyu, Didi Han, Fengshuo Xu, Shuai Zheng, Luming Zhang, Haiyan Yin

“…The decision curves of the derivation and validation sets both had net benefits.Conclusion The 20 independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality of patients with CHF were age, race, norepinephrine, dopamine, phenylephrine, vasopressin, mechanical ventilation, intubation, HepF, heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, SBP, AG, BUN, creatinine, chloride, MCV, RDW and WCC. …”
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C-Peptide: A New Mediator of Atherosclerosis in Diabetes by Dusica Vasic, Daniel Walcher

“…Diabetes type 2 and insulin resistance are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. It is already known that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, and a lot of different factors are involved in its onset. …”
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Living with Diabetes: The Right Approach by Nancy J. Gal, Linda B. Bobroff

“…FCS-8542, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Nancy Gal and Linda Bobroff, describes the different kinds of diabetes and the risk factors for each. It explains tests and treatments and describes lifestyle choices that can help those with the disease live longer and healthier lives. …”
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RISK MANAGEMENT OF GENERATING ENERGY COMPANIES by E. Kamchatova

“…As a result of systematic studies the risk factors which are grouped on the basis of their occurrence on the basis of peculiarities of functioning of the generating companies was found. …”
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Living with Diabetes: The Right Approach by Nancy J. Gal, Linda B. Bobroff

“…FCS-8542, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Nancy Gal and Linda Bobroff, describes the different kinds of diabetes and the risk factors for each. It explains tests and treatments and describes lifestyle choices that can help those with the disease live longer and healthier lives. …”
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