Funding of the health care sector in Nigeria is faced with enormous challenges that must be overcome if quality and effective health care service is to be made available to the people. While health care research has focused largely on the provision, access, and quality of the fac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25417
W. O. Pinheiro, C. R. Marques, F. Rios-Santos, M. D. B. Fernandes, D. B. Santos, S. O. T. Klein, F. S. Oliveira, A. Gonzales, D. C. Freitas, J. Y. Park & G. Di Pietro·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifactorial disease whose etiogenesis involves a number of environmental, genetic and lifestyle-related factors. Genetic polymorphisms are noteworthy among these factors because they alter gene expression and, thus, the functions...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24670
Background: Varied literature is documented exploring the relationship between ABO blood group and prevalence of oral and dental diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of periodontal disease with “ABO” blood groups and Rhesus factor. Materials and Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24055
Background: Children with cleft lip and palate (CLP) face lots of difficulties in the society. They tend to suffer malnutrition due to lack of standard care especially from their parents and society at-large. The potential risk of malnutrition is particularly high during early ch...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26168
Introduction: The objective was to determine the levels of anxiety and fear of dental students in relation to dental treatment. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study and included all dental students registered at a Saudi dental college in 2013/2014. Dental fear...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26721
Aims: To analyze ultrastructural transformations of parafollicular cells of thyroid body and main cells of Parathyroid body in case of experimental blood hypocalcemia and hypercalcemia. Place and Duration of Study: Tashkent State Dental Institute, between April 2015 and October 2...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26278
Benign functional anorectal disorders such as faecal incontinence or constipation can be concomitant issues in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) whether the main disease is under control or not and they lead to negative impact on patients’ quality of life. However, reports regardi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26699
Damaged soft tissues provide an ideal environment for bacterial growth and subsequent infections. This study was to evaluate the spectrum of bacterial contamination of predebridment and postdebridment measures in patients with open fractures and to study the best timing suitable...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26497
Aim: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common in the general population, compromise quality of life and may result in increased health care costs for the society. We observed that many of the studies previously published focused on middle aged and elderly men and women. Our...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26472
Aims: Hibiscus sabdariffa is a medicinal plant species that is consumed for its health benefits in Africa, therefore this study investigated the antioxidant properties of Hibiscus polyphenolic rich extract (HPE), prepared from Hibiscus sabdariffa. Place and Duration of Study: Sch...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26742
Aims: We sought to investigate norovirus burden in patients with complications of acute gastroenteritis in community level in Bangladesh. Thus, the aim of this study was to detect the incidence of norovirus in stool samples collected from study subjects with acute gastroenteritis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25944
Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is a novel independent cardiovascular risk factor and it includes, beyond apoB100, apolipoprotein (a), whose molecular weight is dependent on the number of genetically encoded kringle IV type 2 repeats and inversely related with Lp(a) plasma concentration....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26869
Aim: The aim of the paper was to assess factors associated with low birth weight in Ghana. Study Design: The study applied a cross-sectional population-based study design. Place and Duration of Study: The study used data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011 of Ghana. M...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24881
Introduction: Developments of any society are driven by a trained staffs and identify the factors affecting academic performance improvement is a step towards success in the community. Students are also required dynamism and promote community and assessment of their general healt...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26214
Background/Aim of Study: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an important element in the “chain of survival” for the treatment of victims of cardiac arrest. Bystander CPR is a strong predictor of long term survival and bystanders with previous CPR training are more likely to p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26404