UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study by Rachael L Murray, Joanne Morling, Nathan Davies, Tessa Langley, Manpreet Bains

“…There is substantial evidence for the benefits of raising the age of sale of tobacco but, despite several governments proposing SFG, the policy has faced significant challenge and has not been implemented at nation-state level. …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…The most common barriers to skin cancer screening were lack of knowledge about skin cancer (74.1%), lack of awareness of the need for skin cancer screening (72.2%), and absence of symptoms (54.1%). Older age (OR = 0.985, 95%CI: 0.971-0.998) and lack of health insurance (OR = 0.478, 95%CI: 0.301-0.758) were associated with lower screening practices. …”
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Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study by Daniel F Kripke, Lawrence E Kline, Robert D Langer

“…This study extends previous reports associating hypnotics with excess mortality.Setting A large integrated health system in the USA.Design Longitudinal electronic medical records were extracted for a one-to-two matched cohort survival analysis.Subjects Subjects (mean age 54 years) were 10 529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions and 23 676 matched controls with no hypnotic prescriptions, followed for an average of 2.5 years between January 2002 and January 2007.Main outcome measures Data were adjusted for age, gender, smoking, body mass index, ethnicity, marital status, alcohol use and prior cancer. …”
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Long-term results of rectocele surgical treatment by Yu. A. Shelygin, A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, A. A. Mudrov, L. P. Orlova, A. A. Tikhonov, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, M. A. Voynov

“…Original study included patients (n=41), operated in State Scientific Center of Coloproctology for rectocele in 2007 to 2011. Age of patients was 24 to 64 years (mean —48,95±9,09). …”
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Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study by Jeph Herrin, Harlan M Krumholz, Carley Riley, Brita Roy, Erica Spatz, Mark T Silvestri, Anita Arora, Kenneth P Kell, Elizabeth Y Rula

“…In the model adjusted for maternal risk factors (age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, smoking status, timing of initiation of prenatal visits, multiparity, maternal insurance payer), the association was slightly attenuated with an absolute difference of 1.9% (95% CI 1.7% to 2.1%; p<0.001).Conclusions Pregnant women who live in areas with higher population well-being have lower risk of preterm birth, even after accounting for individual risk factors.…”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…The results showed that 49.0% of patients was males and 51.0% was female; the mean age was 46.36 years old. Elderly stage (> 45 years of age) makes the highest proportion of the patients 99 (49.5%). …”
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INTEGRATION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH USING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF SLOVAKIA by Nelly Nychkalo, Nataliia Muranova, Olena Voliarska, Maria Matulcikova

“…The purpose of the article is to highlight the results of the national assessment of the process of integration of Ukrainian school-age children using digital tools into the social and educational environment of Slovakia, identify problems and needs of subjects of the educational process, and provide relevant recommendations. …”
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The Impact of Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment on Early Neonatal Problems by Selcan Sinaci, Gulsum Kadioglu Simsek, Bedri Sakcak, Izzet Ozgurluk, Fuat Emre Canpolat, Dilek Sahin

“…Backward: LR logistic regression analysis based on early neonatal sepsis risk revealed that birth week, preterm premature rupture of membranes, clinical chorioamnionitis, small-for-gestational-age, and urinary tract infection were significant parameters affecting the risk of early neonatal sepsis (p<0.05). …”
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Analyses of urogenital Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections and drug sensitivity in 296 patients by CHEN Junwei, HUANG Sheng, QIU Wei, XIAO Yupeng

“…[Results] Among 256 women and 40 men with mycoplasma infections, patients aged 31~40 years old accounted for 40.54%. The rate of Mycoplasma infections did not differ significantly between males and femlaes among all age groups (all P>0.05). …”
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Rare Presentation of Neonatal Necrotizing Fasciitis: Case Series and Review of Literature by Kruti N Shah, Shwetal Bhatt, Dipal Zanzrukriya, Salesh K Soni

“…Thus, we aim to report three cases of necrotizing fasciitis presented in neonatal age, presented to us within a short span of 6 months, and sensitize its neonatal presentation with distinct clinical features. …”
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Prognostic Factors of IVF&ICSI Cycle Cancellation in Patients with Endometriosis-Related Infertility by Elif Kulahci Aslan, Kiper Aslan, Cihan Cakir, Isil Kasapoglu, Berrin Avci, Baris Ata, Gurkan Uncu

“…When the groups were compared age and day 3 FSH levels were statistically higher, and anti-Mullerian hormone and antral follicle count were statistically lower in Group I. …”
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Clinico-spirometrical correlation of newly detected COPD patients with known tobacco smoking exposure or biomass smoke exposure presenting to a teaching institution in Vadodara, Gu... by Bhavesh Patel, G Mothiganesh, Arti D. Shah, Chirag H. Chakravarti, Parshwa Naik, Princee Patel

“…Results: The study’s patient population presented with an average age of 61.52 years. The fact that every patient in the research was over 40 years old suggests that COPD is becoming more common in people over 40. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of burn-out among Nigerian medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Ruth Eshikotse Pius, Janet Ngozi Ajuluchukwu, Alero Ann Roberts

“…The univariate analysis revealed a correlation between burn-out scores and cadre, age, sex, years of experience, marital status, weekly work hours and number of calls. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…Quantitative data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 632 women of reproductive age in Tirana who were randomly selected to participate in the survey. …”
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Time Course of Acute Hip Adduction Range of Motion Changes Following Foam Rolling by Anthony D’Amico, Kevin Silva, Joseph Gallo

“… # Method In a within-subject design, 34 subjects (21 female, 13 male) (female mean age 24.67 ± 8.6 yrs, height 161.4 ± 9.8 cm, mass 67.3 ± 12.3 kg; male mean age 22 ± 2.5 yrs, height 170.2 ± 8.2 cm, mass 76.3 ± 21.9 kg) underwent a baseline Ober’s test to measure hip adduction ROM prior to the FR and control conditions. …”
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Association Between Walking Speed and Urinary Incontinence in the Older Women. Which Patients Should be Referred to Geriatricians? by Volkan Atmis, Basak Guler

“…Association of urinary incontinence and these parameters were analyzed. RESULTS: The median age of the study population was 68 (58-86 years of age). …”
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Patient’s Information Toward Some Modifiable Risk Factors of Ischemic Heart Disease by Bayan Omar Sharif, Aras Hamad Rasul, Osman Ibrahim Mahmud, Farman Nuri Abdulla

“…The outcome showed that most of the sample rang from the age (25-40) years and most of them were male from urban, more than half of them were unemployed but nearly half of them were graduated from primary school. 32.2% of them diagnosed by cardiovascular disease. …”
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Is There a Relationship between Serum Anti-Mullerian Hormone Levels and Abortion Rates in Patients Who Received In vitro Fertilisation-Embryo Transfer Cycles? by Pinar Karacin, Serdar Dilbaz, Oya Aldemir, Berna Dilbaz, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…Materials and Methods: Patients below 40 years of age who conceived after IVF-embryo transfer treatment during a 6-year period and had a serum AMH level measurement were included. …”
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Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study. by Engelbert A Nonterah, Godfred Agongo, Nigel J Crowther, Shukri F Mohamed, Lisa K Micklesfield, Palwendé Romuald Boua, Alisha N Wade, Solomon S R Choma, Hermann Sorgho, Isaac Kissiangani, Gershim Asiki, Patrick Ansah, Abraham R Oduro, Shane A Norris, Stephen M Tollman, Frederick J Raal, Marianne Alberts, Michele Ramsay, as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium

“…Participants were middle aged adults, 40-60 years old residing in the study sites for the past 10 years. …”
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Impact of Preoperative Daytime Sleepiness and Insomnia on Therapy Adherence and Neurostimulation Amplitude in Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation by Pordzik J, Ludwig K, Ruckes C, Gouveris H

“…A positive association between preoperative age and therapeutic amplitude levels could be shown.Discussion: In this cohort, average adherence was much higher than previously reported. …”
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