Comment On “Vein Size and Disease Severity in Chronic Venous Disease” by Radhakrishnan et al

The Lipid Profile Parameter in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients and Correlation with Severity of Disease

Introduction: More than 90% of the deaths caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occur in the low- and middle -income countries. The main aim of this study was to investigate the lipid profile levels in COPD patients and examine the correlation of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins, and LDL/HDL risk ratio with COPD stages that a...

Comment on study by Backman et al

BfArM acknowledges the submission of the manuscript by Backman et al. (2005) concerning the occurrence of breast cancer associated with Mirena use. The manuscript was scheduled for publication in October 2005 and meanwhile has been published (Backman T. et al. Use of the Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and breast cancer. Obstet and Gynecol 2005;106:813-7). Unfortunately, the study ...

Comment on Article by Celeux Et Al

The authors point to several problems occurring if DIC = 2D(θ) − D(θ) is applied to missing data models: (i) the focus of the model depends on whether the missing data z are considered as observations or as parameters or integrated out; (ii) the parameter θ may be non-identifiable; (iii) θ can be a poor estimator of θ. They then investigate modifications of DIC mainly based on estimates other t...

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

Severity Assessment of Chronic Liver Disease in Children

Introduction: Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are the most important causes of growth failure, morbidity and mortality in children. Cirrhosis consists of a variety of congenital, genetic, metabolic, and infectious causes in children. Models for predicting of chronic liver disease severity, survival, and transplantation are useful for decision-making as well as medical interventions. The mo...