Methods This cross sectional study was conducted at ART centre, COE, BHU. All patients 18 years of age and above defaulted from pre-ART HIV care were included in the study. Defaulters were defined as any patients who missed their last appointment of CD4 count by more than one month (missed) & more than three months (lost to follow up). All these patients were traced telephonically and interview...

Methods Retrospective chart review of the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic features of SLE patients diagnosed before the age of 18 and followed at MSCHONY/CUMC in 2007-2009. Disease activity (SLEDAI) at diagnosis, occurrence of major infections, and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Damage Index (SLICC) were evaluated. NPSLE was defined according to American College of Rh...

ABSTRAKPentingnya penguasaan keterampilan dalam analisis statistik bidang perencanaan dan pemodelan transportasi belum didukung dengan adanya pembelajaran menggunakan aplikasi SPSS sehingga proses belajar mengajar optimal pada mahasiswa Prodi S1 Teknik Sipil Universitas Riau. Tujuan optimalisasi ini untuk memberikan pengetahuan kepada Sipil; Riau agar mendapatkan khusus yaitu membuat bangkitan ...

The goal of this research is to use the technology Data Mining in a dataset for ranking three diets on respondents and investigate such tools advantages limitations as large amount manipulation before analysis replications with same results from bias. Here we can see ethical consequences programs details.

Materials and methods The questionnaire was fulfilled by 80 individuals with scoliosis on the internet and we evaluated their answers. The mean age of the participants at the time they received the questionnaire was 18.6±4,2 years (min:12years, max:36years). 35 patients were treated with surgery and 45 were treated with conservative management (brace or/and exercise). 18 individuals were male a...

Methods Thirty patients were evaluated using age-appropriate versions of "Pediatric Quality of LifeTM Generic Core Scale". The PedsQLTM assesses: 1. Physical Functioning (8 items), 2. Emotional Functioning (5 items), 3. Social Functioning (5 items), and 4. School Functioning (5 items). The patients were divided into 2 age groups: "8–12 years" (n = 14) and "13–18 years" (n = 16). The control gro...

Methods Descriptive study in an ICU of a community hospital. Time of study was 20 months. Consecutive critically ill patients with ICH admitted in ICU were included. The variables analyzed were age, sex, medical history, APACHE II and Glasgow Coma Scores collected at the time of ICU admission, transfers to reference hospital and ICU length of stay.The data were analyzed using SPSS version 18 fo...