Diabetes-Related Mortality: A pediatrician's view

A patient's view of diabetes.

All-Cause Mortality After Diabetes-Related Amputation in Barbados

OBJECTIVE To determine the mortality rate after diabetes-related lower-extremity amputation (LEA) in an African-descent Caribbean population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a prospective case-control study. We recruited case subjects (with diabetes and LEA) and age-matched control subjects (with diabetes and no LEA) between 1999 and 2001. We followed these groups for 5 years to asse...

Pharyngotonsillitis in children: view from a sample of pediatricians and otorhinolaryngologists.

UNLABELLED Acute pharyngotonsillitis is a common upper airway infection in children. AIM To analyze opinions and practices of pediatricians and otorhinolaryngologists from Sao Paulo State, Brazil, concerning diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pharyngotonsillitis and their complications in children. METHODS We randomly selected 1,370 pediatricians and 1,000 otolaryngologists from Sao Pau...

A Guide for Pediatricians

Hearing: a pediatricians approach.

UNLABELLED Hearing plays a fundamental role in a child's global development; however, some professionals do not realize how much they may contribute to mitigate the sequelae caused by hearing impairment. AIM to collect data on pediatricians approaches in a city in the country side of Santa Catarina State, regarding the early detection of hearing impairment and identify the methodology utilize...