Waked, Bruno De Maeyer, Filip Carton, Saskia Pieter-Jan, Cuyle Vandamme, Timon Verslype, Chris Demetter, Pieter Borbath, Ivan Van Eycken, Liesbet Hoorens, Anne
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Acta clinica Belgica
The incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN) in the rectum is rising since the introduction of colonoscopy screening programs. Guidelines, such as the European NeuroEndocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) algorithm, are mainly based on expert opinion. The goal of this nationwide study is to gain a better insight into the evolution in pathology reporting...
Jonduo, Marinjho Emely Vallely, Lisa Michelle Wand, Handan Sweeney, Emma Louise Egli-Gany, Dianne Kaldor, John Vallely, Andrew John Low, Nicola
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BMJ open
Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum (genital mycoplasmas) commonly colonise the urogenital tract in pregnant women. This systematic review aims to investigate their role in adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, alone or in combination with bacterial vaginosis (BV). We searched Embase, Medline and CINAHL databases from J...
Karlamangla, Arun S Shieh, Albert Greendale, Gail A Yu, Elaine W Burnett-Bowie, Sherri-Ann M Sluss, Patrick M Martin, Deborah Morrison, Anthony Finkelstein, Joel S
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Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
The menopause transition in women is a period of significant bone loss, with rapid declines in bone mineral density (BMD) commencing a year before the final menstrual period (FMP). Changes in menstrual bleeding patterns cannot reliably tell us if this rapid bone loss has begun or is imminent. We hypothesized that low circulating levels of anti-Mull...
Ahalli, Saloua Fort, Emmanuel Bridai, Yamina Baborier, Nicole Charbotel, Barbara
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BMJ open
To assess the mental health and working constraints perception of first-year PhD in France. It is a cross-sectional study. The study was conducted by the team of the Lyon 1 University's Occupational Health and Medical Service for Staff, from October 2019 to February 2020. First-year PhD students employed by the university were seen during the routi...
Todorov, G Brook, S Quah Qin Xian, N Von Widekind, S Freudenthal, B Comninos, A
Objective: Elderly patients presenting with falls are known to carry an extremely high risk of future fragility fractures. Current osteoporosis guidelines recommend using fracture risk calculators such as FRAX, QFracture or Garvan to guide management. However, they differ considerably in their inputs and may therefore provide contrasting risk estim...
Ntuku, Henry Smith-Gueye, Cara Scott, Valerie Njau, Joseph Whittemore, Brooke Zelman, Brittany Tambo, Munyaradzi Prach, Lisa M Wu, Lindsey Schrubbe, Leah
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BMJ Open
Objectives To estimate the cost and cost effectiveness of reactive case detection (RACD), reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) and reactive focal vector control (RAVC) to reduce malaria in a low endemic setting. Setting The study was part of a 2×2 factorial design cluster randomised controlled trial within the catchment area of 11 primar...
Xiao, Shuifang Li, Jinrang Zheng, Hongliang Li, Xiangping Yang, Hui Zhang, Junbo Peng, Xiaoxia Zhou, Shuihong Zhao, Chen Chen, Donghui
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BMJ Open
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the status of the current knowledge about laryngopharyngeal reflux disease (LPRD) among Chinese otolaryngologists. Design Multi-centre cross-sectional survey. Setting 220 medical centres in different regions of China. Participants A total of 2254 otolaryngologists from 220 medical centres in China who were...
Matilla Santander, Nuria Blazevska, Bianca Carli, Vladimir Hadlaczky, Gergö Linnersjö, Anette Bodin, Theo Johansson, Gun
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BMJ Open
Objectives To describe the association between occupations and suicide, and to explore the effect of gender dominance in the occupation and in the workplace on the risk of suicide. Design Register-based cohort study. Participants 3 318 050 workers in Sweden in 2005 and followed up until 2010. Exclusion criteria for the study were: missing informati...
Cai, Weicong Wang, Yirong Peng, Ke Zhao, Rencheng Liu, Fangjiang Lin, Kaihao Xie, Fengzhu Lei, Lin Peng, Ji
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BMJ Open
Objective Hypertension (HTN) is an important public health issue worldwide, associated with the rapid economic development and urbanisation over the last decades. This is especially the case in Shenzhen, which has benefited greatly from the reform and opening-up policies. However, there is limited information on the epidemiology of HTN in this regi...
Amies-Cull, Ben Wolstenholme, Jane Cobiac, Linda Scarborough, Peter
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BMJ Open
Objectives Rates of overweight and obesity vary across England, but local rates have not been estimated for over 10 years. We aimed to produce new small area estimates of body mass index (BMI) by age and sex for each lower tier and unitary local authority in England, to provide up-to-date and more detailed estimates for the use of policy-makers and...
