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Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Terence W O'Neill, Robert Horne, Clare Jinks, Christian D Mallen et al. • NIHR Open Research (2026)

Background High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, belie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.13751.3

Prevalence of gastric varices in cirrhotic patients presenting with upper GI bleed at Shifa International hospital: an insidious threat

Talia Azad, Muhammad Umair, Shaheer Alam, Ayesha Ibrar et al. • The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine (2025)

Abstract Introduction Liver cirrhosis (LC) is a serious condition occurring as a result of chronic liver disease. Amongst its various complications, acute variceal bleeding is the most feared, which presents as esophageal, gastroesophageal,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s43162-025-00573-z

Plasma Exchange for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: An International Survey of Patient PreferencesPlain Language Summary

David Collister, Mark Farrar, Lesha Farrar, Paul Brown et al. • Kidney Medicine (2023)

Rationale & Objective: We sought to elicit patient preferences regarding the use of plasma exchange in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) and its tradeoffs of risk of kidney failure and risk of serious infec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100595

Predicting hospital admissions from individual patient data (IPD): an applied example to explore key elements driving external validity

Rafael Perera, Marjan Van Den Akker, Kym I E Snell, Joerg J Meerpohl et al. • BMJ Open (2021)

Objective To explore factors that potentially impact external validation performance while developing and validating a prognostic model for hospital admissions (HAs) in complex older general practice patients.Study design and setting Using ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045572

Epidemiology of Drowning Incidents among Children at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Oman

Niranjan Lal Jeswani, Muhammad Faisal Khilji, Syed Rizvi, Abdullah Al Reesi • Oman Medical Journal (2021)

Objectives: We sought to study the epidemiology of drowning among children reported at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of the patients who presented to the emergency department with a h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5001/omj.2021.104

Epidemiology and risk factors of dementia

Wiesje M. van der Flier • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (2005)

ementia refers to a syndrome that is characterised by progressive deterioration of cognitive functions.Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy, agitation, and depression, are also common.With increasing loss of function, a patient is grad...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2005.082867 PMC: 1765715

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INCLISIRAN BY BASELINE BODY MASS INDEX: A POST HOC POOLED ANALYSIS OF THE ORION-9, ORION-10 AND ORION-11 PHASE III RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

Lawrence A Leiter, David G Kallend, Wolfgang Koenig, Ulf Landmesser et al. • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2023)

Therapeutic Area: ASCVD/CVD Risk Factors Background: Excessive bodyweight, often associated with dyslipidemia, may affect the pharmacology of drugs. Inclisiran, a small interfering RNA targeting PCSK9 hepatic mRNA, is an effective LDL-C low...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100403

Engaging Older Adults to Guide the Development of Passive Home Health Monitoring to Support Aging in Place

Elinor Randi Schoenfeld, Tracy Trimboli, Kaylyn Schwartz, Givenchy Ayisi-Boahene et al. • Sensors (2025)

By 2050, most adults aged 65 and older in the United States will want to age independently at home, a goal that will strain healthcare resources. Adults aged 50 and older (N = 112) were recruited for study participation between 2018 and 202...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25247413

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of pediatricians about children’s oral health

Elham Bozorgmehr, Tayebeh Malek Mohammadi, Abolghasem Hajizamani, Aliasghar Vahidi et al. • Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology (2012)

BACKGROUND: Many pediatric oral diseases are preventable if physicians recognize and encourage preventive care and refer patients to dentists whenever necessary. Parents usually visit pediatricians for routine care during the first few year...

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Factors affecting final functional outcomes in open‐globe injuries and use of ocular trauma score as a predictive tool in Nepalese population

Saurav M. Shrestha, Casey L. Anthony, Grant A. Justin, Madhu Thapa et al. • BMC Ophthalmology (2021)

Abstract Background Open globe injury (OGI) is one of the most devastating form of ocular trauma. The aim of the study is to identify the epidemiology and predict visual outcomes in traumatic open globe injuries using ocular trauma score (O...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12886-021-01819-4

Epidemiology of ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia in Spain: A cross-sectional study

G. Ortega Suero, M.J. Abenza Abildúa, C. Serrano Munuera, I. Rouco Axpe et al. • Neurología (English Edition) (2023)

Introduction: Ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia are rare neurodegenerative syndromes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of these disorders in Spain in 2019. Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, multicentre, retros...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2023.04.003

‘The public health turn on violence against women’: analysing Swedish healthcare law, public health and gender-equality policies

Ann Öhman, Monica Burman, Maria Carbin, Kerstin Edin • BMC Public Health (2020)

Abstract This article focuses on policy and law concerning violence against women as a public health issue. In Sweden, violence against women is recently recognized as a public health problem; we label this shift “The public health turn on ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08766-7

Concepts of Epidemiology

Raj S. Bhopal • Oxford University Press eBooks (2008)

Abstract Epidemiology is a population science that underpins health improvement and health care, and is concerned with the pattern, frequency, trends, and causes of disease. This book teaches its applications to population health research, ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199543144.001.0001

Primer of epidemiology

GARY D. FRIEDMAN (1974)

PRIMER OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Preface Preface to the First Edition Chapter 1. Introduction to Epidemiology Chapter 2. Basic Measurements in Epidemiology Chapter 3. Observations Used in Epidemiology Chapter 4. Basic Methods of Study Chapter 5. Desc...

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The Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society Consensus Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the United Arab Emirates: A National Delphi Study

Sameer Al Awadhi, Ahmad Jazzar, Eyad Alakrad, Osama Yousef et al. • Gastrointestinal Disorders (2026)

Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune-mediated esophageal disease characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and eosinophil-predominant inflammation. Increasing recognition of EoE and advances in its diagn...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/gidisord8030056

Psychiatric disorders and traumatic brain injury

Marcelo Schwarzbold, Alexandre Diaz, Evandro Tostes Martins, Armanda Rufino et al. • Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (2008)

Marcelo Schwarzbold1, Alexandre Diaz1, Evandro Tostes Martins2, Armanda Rufino1, Lúcia Nazareth Amante1,3, Maria Emília Thais1, João Quevedo4, Alexandre Hohl1, Marcelo Neves Linhares1,5,6, Roger Walz1,61N&am...

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Epidemiology and burden of osteoarthritis

Anna Litwic, Mark Hiley Edwards, Elaine Margaret Dennison, Cyrus C. Cooper • British Medical Bulletin (2013)

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease involving the cartilage and many of its surrounding tissues. Disease progression is usually slow but can ultimately lead to joint failure with pain and disability. OA of the hi...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/lds038 PMC: 3690438

Quality of life, psychological distress and violence among women in close relationships: a population-based study in Finland

Tomomi Hisasue, Marie Kruse, Jani Raitanen, Eija Paavilainen et al. • BMC Women's Health (2020)

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to examine associations between exposure to violence, quality of life, and psychological distress. Women aged 19–54 years who had been exposed to violence by someone in a close relationship were...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-020-00950-6

The Utilization of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for the Confirmation of Gastric and Post-Pyloric Feeding Tube Placement in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Alonso Marron, Michael Wolf, Marla Levine, Jeremy Boyd et al. • POCUS Journal (2025)

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) as an alternative imaging modality to confirm the location of gastric and post-pyloric feeding tubes in patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24908/pocusj.v10i01.17785