Pak J Med Sci
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To assess household poverty, sanitation and hygiene practices, and food security in both urban and rural settlements of district Peshawar. ⋯ The findings of the study revealed both non-poor and food secure households with satisfactory water, hygiene and sanitation practices.
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This study was done to compare the clinical features, laboratory findings and surgical outcomes of pediatric patients with choledochal cysts. ⋯ Choledochal cysts have variable presentations depending upon age of the patients. Complete surgical excision of choledochal cyst is the treatment modality of choice and timely surgical management can prevent complications.
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To determine the impact of helmet wearing on traumatic brain injury. ⋯ Lack of helmet use is linked to abnormal brain imaging, more complications, and a longer stay in the hospital after a head injury.
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The current review aimed to assess the efficacy of adjunctive chlorhexidine (CHX) in the non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis/peri-implant mucositis. ⋯ Evidence on the efficacy of adjunctive CHX for peri-implant mucositis is conflicting. Similarly, strong conclusions on the effect of CHX for peri-implantitis cannot be drawn due to limited number of studies. Overall, there seems to be a trend of non-significant impact of CHX on outcomes of peri-implant mucositis as well as peri-implantitis.
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Early years of childhood form the basis of intelligence, personality, social behaviour, and capacity to learn and nurture oneself as an adult. Our objective was to find out the effects of screen time on behavior of pre-schoolers, which could provide scientific grounds to the control of digital screen time. ⋯ Study findings revealed that excessive screen time has deleterious effect and is associated with behavioural problems of pre-schoolers.