Aim: This study is aimed at determining the dermatoglyphic patterns of the congenital lame subjects in a southern Nigerian population. Study Design: This is designed to identify the congenital lame subjects through their palmar and digital prints. Place and Duration of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/9573
Background: Many clinical trials have shown that dronedarone which is a potent ion channels blocker is effective in the prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) relapses. Objective: The aim of this report is to evaluate the recurrence of AF and safety during therapy with dronedaron...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12626
There is a great deal of misinformation about suicide and the causes of suicide which has helped to establish mindsets and myths about suicide and how to prevent it. Within the suicide literature including policy documents both prevention and intervention have become confused and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12802
Background: Children’s participation is crucial in research on childhood diseases and cases associated with childhood health. Despite the existence of many publications that address ethical issues related to the participation of children in clinical research around the world, ver...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13693
Background: The prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC) among 36-47 months-old children in Lima, Peru, is 65.5%. Dentists have no easy access to see infants but nurses do. If nurses will be trained on oral health behaviours and early recognition of signs of ECC in infants, the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13331
Aims: To present a novel method of securing nasogastric (NGT) feeding tubes in pediatric burn patients. Presentation of Case: We have developed an arrangement of tube, twill tie and suture, to secure a feeding tube in position, in which a twill tie is secured around the patient’s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13729
Background: There is currently no cure for HIV/AIDS infection. Antiretroviral treatment can suppress and delay AIDS-related illness for many years but cannot clear the virus completely. This case review includes an attempt to find explanation for the conversion of an HIV positive...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13116
Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the amount of release of BisGMA and TEGDMA from two commercially available enamel replacement composites; Tetric N-Flow™ and G-aenial Universal Flo™ over a period of 24 hours after polymerization with a standard LED Curing Unit. Methods a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12951
Aims: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is an iatrogenic and potentially life-threatening complication of ovarian stimulation. The best strategy to prevent it is to use a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist (GnRHa) to trigger final oocyte maturation in a GnRH ant...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14034
Ana Flávia Costa da Silveira Oliveira, André Silva de Oliveira, Edjon Gonçaves dos Santos, Celso Aparecido da Silva Filho, Eduardo Honda, Andréia Patricia Gomes, Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista, Cynthia Canedo da Silva & Sérgio Oliveira De Paula·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: The state of Rondônia is located in the western area of the Brazilian Amazon, and presents a strategic location for the spread of dengue virus. This study aims to characterize the epidemiology of dengue in Rondônia from 2001-2010. Study Design: This is a descriptive work th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13220