Aims: This Policy Article, which includes data synthesis, seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of demographic-based forecasting of future hospital admissions, and hence for hospital bed numbers. A role for the absolute number of deaths, as a proxy for persons approaching the end-o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29984
Aims: Mesial inclination of first molar caused by vertical malposition of the second primary molar is often untreated but this may create severe problems. To obtain an objective guideline for treatment of such cases, the relationship between degree of mesial inclination and devel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29480
Background: Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a spectrum of proliferative disorders of the placental trophoblast with a range of histological appearance and clinical behaviour. Although its aetiopathogenesis is as yet incompletely understood, it is well established that...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29417
Context: AmpC type cephalosporinases are Ambler class C β-lactamases. They hydrolyze penicillins, cephalosporins; except the fourth-generation compounds and monobactams. To the best of our knowledge prevalence of AmpC in our hospital is not known. Aims: With this background th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30462
Aims: To determine the relationship between Anterior Fontanel size (AF) and the Occipito-frontal circumference (OFC). Study Design: A cross sectional and analytical study of Nigerian newborns and infants. Place and Duration of Study: Post-natal ward, Special care Baby Unit and W...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/27446
Introduction: It has long been known that ionizing radiation induced damage of the immune system. However, substantial evidence suggests more varied effects of radiation on the immune system, prompting the re-characterization of radiation as ‘immune-modulatory’ rather than immune...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29663
Karine Figueredo da Costa, Maria Lúcia Bonfleur, Viviane Pontillo, Stefany Pedrotti, Paula Bernardon, Rose Meire Costa Brancalão, Celia Cristina Leme Beu, Patricia Oehlmeyer Nassar & Carlos Augusto Nassar·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Introduction and Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the behavior of experimentally-provoked-periodontitis tissues and the abdominal aorta in rats with acquired induced hypothalamic obesity. Methods: Initially in the first 5 days of life, a cohort of twenty-eight male Wist...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30165
Background: In chronic hepatitis B (HBV) Egyptian patients; international guidelines showed a wide discrepancy in validity of liver biopsy as a prerequisite to solve the dilemma of whether to start treatment or not. Aim: Evaluating role of liver biopsy in deciding to treat or not...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29830
Aims: To analyze the ultrastructure of cones, rods, horizontal, bipolar and amacrines cells from Mugil brasiliensis teleost retina as well as all the connections found between the cells. Methodology: The retina was fixed with glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide and radial and tan...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30371
The association of aplastic anemia (AA) and pregnancy is exceptional and there are no clear guidelines for its management, It could be life threatening for both mother and child and a challenge to the hematologist as well as the obstetrician. Sometimes it improves spontaneously a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/29613