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The design of an observational study of hypertension management, adherence and pressure control in Blood Pressure Success Zone Program participants.
(Int J Clin Pract, 2008-09)
AIMS: The Blood Pressure Success Zone (BPSZ) Program, a nationwide initiative, provides
education in addition to a complimentary trial of one of three antihypertensive medications.
The BPSZ Longitudinal Observational Study ...
A new instrument for measuring anticoagulation-related quality of life: development and preliminary validation.
(Health Qual Life Outcomes, 2004-05-06)
BACKGROUND: Anticoagulation can reduce quality of life, and different models of anticoagulation
management might have different impacts on satisfaction with this component of medical
care. Yet, to our knowledge, there are ...
Oxygen for relief of dyspnoea in mildly- or non-hypoxaemic patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Br J Cancer, 2008-01-29)
The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of palliative oxygen for relief
of dyspnoea in cancer patients. MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for randomised controlled
trials, comparing oxygen and medical air in cancer ...
Comorbidity, age, race and stage at diagnosis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective, parallel analysis of two health systems.
(BMC Cancer, 2008-11-25)
BACKGROUND: Stage at diagnosis plays a significant role in colorectal cancer (CRC)
survival. Understanding which factors contribute to a more advanced stage at diagnosis
is vital to improving overall survival. Comorbidity, ...
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a tropical setting: patient outcome and impact of antibiotic resistance.
(PLoS One, 2009)
BACKGROUND: Most information on invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections comes from
temperate countries. There are considerable knowledge gaps in epidemiology, treatment,
drug resistance and outcome of invasive S. aureus ...