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Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

Eugene Ngoga, David Hall, Fredd Mattheyse, Debby Grové • South African Family Practice (2009)

Background: Obesity is a growing global health problem. In South Africa, more than half of the adult women are overweight and almost 30% are obese. The problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension, thrombo-embolism and c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873805

Colonic stenting as bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for management of acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: a multicenter randomized trial (Stent-in 2 study)

Scholten Pieter, Grubben Marina JAL, Timmer Robin, van Berkel Anne-Marie et al. • BMC Surgery (2007)

Abstract Background Acute left-sided colonic obstruction is most often caused by malignancy and the surgical treatment is associated with a high mortality and morbidity rate. Moreover, these operated patients end up with a temporary or perm...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-7-12

The association between adolescent mental health and oral health behavior: The Luxembourg Health Behavior in School-Aged Children study

Anouk Francine Jacqueline Geraets, Andreas Heinz, Andreas Heinz • Frontiers in Dental Medicine (2022)

Oral health remains a global health problem. Mental health has been linked to oral health behavior. However, studies among adolescents in high-income countries are limited. This study aimed to investigate the association between adolescent ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2022.979192