Validity of neck stiffness as a predictor for death from tetanus

CORRESPONDENCE VALIDITY OF NECK STIFFNESS AS A PREDICTOR FOR DEATH FROM TETANUS Re: “Identification of risk factors for death from tetanus in Pernambuco, Brazil: a case control study”

I congratulate Dr. Miranda-Filho and his colleagues for their case-control study aimed at recognising risk factors for death from tetanus. Taking advantage of the available hospital records of 485 non-paediatric cases of tetanus admitted to a single reference hospital in Pernambuco during a 6year period, they carried out a study comparing the individuals who died from tetanus with a sample of s...

A Review of Neck Circumference As a Potent Anthropometric Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome

Introduction: Obesity is considered to be a major risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MetS). The present study aimed to investigate the associations of neck circumference (NC) with cardiovascular diseases and MetS in adults. Methods: This review was conducted via searching in databases such as Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar using various keywords, ...

High -density lipoprotein cholesterol as a predictor for diabetes mellitus

Background: Diabetes is a prevalent chronic disease around the world. To evaluate risk of diabetes comprehensively, we developed a score model for the risk prediction with HDL-C as a protective factor. Methods: We extracted physical examination data of 2728 individuals. The data contain 18 demographic and clinical variables. To identify the statistical significant feature variables, the backwa...

assessment of the effect of honey as a topical therapy for intra oral wound healing in rat.

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Studies on the Cause of Death in Tetanus; Human Tetanus as a Respiratory Problem.