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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

1 Department of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine,The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China Objectives To ...

Objectives This study was conducted to explore the association between pneumoconiosis and pneumothorax. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Nationwide population-based study using the Taiwan ...

Introduction Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infant are still a contemporary concern. To counter the detrimental effects resulting from the hospitalisation in the neonatal intensive care unit ...

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the association between the type and severity of disabilities and depression among adolescents aged 15–17 years living in underdeveloped areas of Indonesia.

Objectives The relationship between the volume of medical procedures conducted in hospitals and the resulting health outcomes has been described for various surgical and non-surgical medical ...

Objective Better knowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalence at the national level can help to implement pertinent strategies to address HBV related burden. The aim was to estimate the ...

Introduction Interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients may develop a progressive phenotype usually characterised by progressive pulmonary fibrosis. While this condition is life-limiting, wide ...

11 South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Plymouth, UK Introduction Within the UK, chest pain is one of the most common reasons for emergency (999) ambulance calls and the most common ...