Aims: To determine the prevalence as well as potential risk factors of burnout among Malaysian undergraduates who were studying in Malaysia and overseas. Study Design: Cross-sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC), Melaka, between May and Jun...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40212
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and obesity among under-five children in Ibadan North and Ido Local Government Areas (LGAs), Oyo State, Nigeria. Study Design: The study was cross-sectional in design Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/39637
Diabetes Mellitus is a genetic disorder with a high degree of inheritance and the importance of human blood group in human blood transmission is well established. Studies to establish the relationship between blood group and diabetes are varied. This study was to screen and deter...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/39225
There is a definite need for representations of and tools for conditional probability that enhance understanding, simplify calculations, foster insight, and facilitate reasoning. Such representations and tools are useful in a wide variety of disciplines, but their utility in medi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40240
Introduction: Tracheostomy is one of the common procedures that are performed in the intensive care unit (ICU) for airway management. The primary aim of this study was to review the role of tracheostomy, its benefits and risks in ICUs of King Abdul-Aziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyad...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40321
Aims: Coal fly ash (CFA), the major waste product of coal-burning utilities, is trapped and contained in Western nations, but not generally in India and China, where it is a major component of air pollution. In Western nations, the CFA trapping is inefficient, exposing downwind p...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40072
Yu Tanabe, Yoshiyuki Suehara, Yongji Kim, Shuko Nojiri, Taketo Okubo, Midori Ishii, Takayuki Kawasaki, Kiyoshi Matsuoka, Keisuke Akaike, Kenta Mukaihara, Naoko Okubo, Tsuyoshi Saito & Kazuo Kaneko·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2018
Objectives: In 2007, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) proposed the term “locomotive syndrome” (LS) to describe a condition in high-risk musculoskeletal disease patients who are highly likely to require nursing care. The JOA developed a screening tool, the 25-question Ge...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40196
Introduction: Birth injuries are impairment of neonatal body function sustained by the baby at birth which can be avoidable and unavoidable. Despite advances in prenatal care, birth injuries occurs especially in prolonged and difficult labour /deliveries. Objectives: The study ai...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40276
Background: Inadequate dietary intake during pregnancy is a primary proximate determinant of poor maternal and child health. Maternal dietary practices related information is useful for designing appropriate interventions. This study was therefore designed to document dietary int...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40042
Purpose: To investigate the thickness of the retinal layers in the preservation of visual acuity in the early stages of the disease in patients with papilledema associated with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Study Design: Retrospective clinical study. Methods: Right...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40153