Articles: disease.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2018
An evaluation of variation in pathology investigations and associated factors for adult patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain: An observational study.
To determine variation in pathology test ordering practices and identify associated factors for adult patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with chest pain and subsequently admitted with ischaemic heart disease. ⋯ Pathology investigations for patients presenting with chest pain varied significantly across EDs suggesting opportunities to improve standardisation of test ordering practices.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Dec 2018
Withdrawn:Screening for thyroid disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an evaluation of current practice. H Heald, T Palit, M Livingston, C Duff, A Fryer.
The above article from International Journal of Clinical Practice, published online on 7th December 2018 in Wiley Online Library (http://wileyonlinelibrary.com) has been withdrawn by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Leslie Citrome, and the publisher, John Wiley and Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed due to overlap of the data with an original article by the same authors which is currently in preparation.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Nov 2018
Periodontal disease in adults with diabetes, prevalence and risk factors. Results of an observational study.
We sought (a) to assess the association between periodontal disease and diabetes, controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities, oral health status and lifestyle variables; (b) to identify which of these variables are independently associated with periodontal disease among diabetes sufferers. ⋯ Diabetes subjects have an increased likelihood of periodontal disease. Dentists and physicians should increase their awareness with their diabetic patients, especially those with lower educational level, with missing teeth, osteoporosis and depression.