Objective Valid and reliable measurement of early childhood development (ECD) is critical for monitoring and evaluating ECD-related policies and programmes. Although ECD tools developed in high-income ...

Introduction Healthcare systems face the challenge of managing limited resources while addressing the growing demand for care and the need for equitable access. Traditional cost-effectiveness analyses ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, Devon, UK 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Musgrove Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, UK ...

Objective This study aimed to systematically evaluate published predictive models for dental caries in children and adolescents. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

The patients with sarcoidosis had a long-term follow-up (24–42 months) on chest high-resolution CT. There is a risk of selection bias due to the retrospective design. Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous ...

Objective To clarify the effects of smoking on the disposition of two commonly used antipsychotics, olanzapine and clozapine, and to create standards to adjust the doses of these drugs in clinical ...

Objective To examine a large UK cohort of patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), to compare demographic characteristics, symptoms and treatment of PoTS at one centre compared to the ...

Objectives Compared with sighted individuals, people with visual impairment have a higher prevalence of chronic conditions and lower levels of physical activity. This review aims to systematically ...

Objectives Obesity is a growing global public health problem that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of body composition on ...

Introduction The high prevalence of pain in the emergency department (ED) highlights the importance of accurate assessments to provide effective interventions. However, common pain scales such as the ...

Objectives To understand the impact of COVID-19 on medical students with mental health problems. Design Qualitative study employing in-depth semistructured interviews with medical students which were ...

Objectives Falls are a common problem in older people. Postural hypotension contributes to falls but is often asymptomatic. In the absence of symptoms, postural hypotension is only infrequently ...