Background: Both obesity and vitamin D inadequacy are closely related; yet the relationship between body fat (BF) distribution pattern and vitamin D concentration needs further scrutiny. Study Aim: Analyze the relationship between visceral fat area (VFA) and impaired vitamin D le...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2018/46267
Deviant behaviours, namely physical violence, sexual abuse; illicit drug use are globally spreading risks. They tend to be socially concealed, rendering evaluating their impact upon population subsets difficult. Aim: Analyse trends and correlates of violence, sexual abuse, and su...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/45409
Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease of complications, and of which diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) and consequences can be devastating. Aim: Identify and analyze the economic costs related to DFU upon the Saudi diabetic population. Methods: Direct costs related to treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31547
Integrated health documentation captures, imports and exports relevant extract of patient’s longitudinal health information record. Especially documenting patients’ chronic disease data in dental documentation system is crucial. Aim: Analyze chronic patients’ health information i...
It is now well established that organ donation (OD) in Egypt gains utmost official support both from Islamic and Christian authorities. Yet, some social and behavioral obstacles may often obviate the full benefit of cadaver donors. Aim: To identify and analyze determinants influe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29797
Medical errors overwhelm the healthcare environment worldwide. Aim: Identify correlates of the healthcare workers’ attitude toward medical errors prevention within the health facility environment. Methods: Healthcare providers from selected private health organizations in greater...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24848
Background: Family medicine (FM) physicians are bound to providing healthcare services at a variety of clinical and community settings. They should be equipped to competently handle health emergencies in a multitude of professional procedures. Medical education on patients often...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/32234
Background: Body weight disorder is a common health problem, unfortunately. The excess weight of the enlarged adipose tissue mass together with the metabolic changes of obesity can induce serious health problems and increase the risk for many diseases. Aim: To study social profil...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/9362
Background: Follow-up of patients destined to develop primary hypertension (HTN) demonstrates that blood pressure (BP) readings gradually increase over time. Aim: Determine and analyze the prevalence and correlates of both pre-HTN and HTN among recruits serving in Wadi Al-Dawasir...
Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder which leads to a myriad of psychiatric and stoical consequences. Aim: Analyze the relationship between junk food and soft drinks (JFSDs) consumption of pregnant and lactating mothers and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29718