Pak J Med Sci
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To explore factors influencing the acceptance of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) for the treatment of allergic respiratory diseases by pediatric patients and their families. ⋯ The severity of AR and AS, parental knowledge of allergic diseases, and doctor's recommendation influenced the willingness of pediatric patients to receive AIT.
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Laparoscopic surgery is generally considered as better than open surgery in terms of less complications, minimal hospital stays and quick healing of the wounds. Our objective was to compare the immediate and early outcome of the different incarcerated hernias of anterior abdominal wall operated on as emergency cases by open and laparoscopic approach. ⋯ Laparoscopic approach is not superior to the open approach in the terms of the immediate and early outcome/complications of the incarcerated hernias of the anterior abdominal wall operated as emergency cases in this study.
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To investigate the association and risk estimation of ABO blood group distribution and clinical attributes in patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. ⋯ There is strong relation in between radiological grading of knee osteoarthritis severity and A blood group, gender and age.
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To examine junior managers experiences of ethical leadership behaviors exhibited by their senior managers. ⋯ Ethical leadership behavior of senior health care managers was satisfactory. Longitudinal research is needed to investigate how cultural and environmental factors affect the ethical leadership behavior of healthcare managers in Saudi Arabia.
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To evaluate a PCR based method of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of short tandem repeats and its quantification for detecting donor chimerism after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in acute leukaemias. ⋯ Our study showed that densitometry of STR PCR PAGE is a useful and cheaper method for demonstration of donor chimerism in acute leukaemia patients having undergone HSCT. Hence this method can be a valuable option in the monitoring of chimerism status in these patients and therefore helps in preventing graft failure by fast and early treatment strategies for these patients.