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National income inequality and declining GDP growth rates are associated with increases in HIV diagnoses among people who inject drugs in Europe: A panel data analysis
(2015)Background: There is sparse evidence that demonstrates the association between macro-environmental processes and drug-related HIV epidemics. The present study explores the relationship between economic, socio-economic, ...
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The natural course of primary Sjögren's syndrome (a clinical study)
(1988)In this work the authors analyzed the clinical course and diagnostic procedures of 104 patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS): 57 patients diagnosed and followed-up at Ioannina University and 47 similar patients ...
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Near Full-length Genomic Sequencing and Molecular Analysis of HIV-Infected Individuals in a Network-based Intervention (TRIP) in Athens, Greece: Evidence that Transmissions Occur More Frequently from those with High HIV-RNA
(2018)BACKGROUND: TRIP (Transmission Reduction Intervention Project) was a network-based, contact tracing approach to locate and link to care, mostly people who inject drugs (PWID) with recent HIV infection. OBJECTIVE: We ...
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Near-absolute expression of the bcl-2 protein identifies a subgroup of stage II breast cancer patients with a most favorable outcome. Results of a clinicopathological study
(2001)The clinical relevance of quantitative assessment of tumor-tissue expression of the bcl-2 protein in operated stage II breast cancer was investigated in this study. Thirty-five cases were studied by immunohistochemistry ...
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Neglected cases of papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma. Occurrence of subcutaneous scalp metastases
(1990)Three cases, two of follicular and one of papillary thyroid carcinoma are reported. All three patients presented with subcutaneous cystic scalp metastases; they had a long-standing history of thyroid cancer, although two ...
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Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant systemic treatment in breast cancer: A meta-analysis
(2005)Background: Interest in the use of preoperative systemic treatment in the management of breast cancer has increased because such neoadjuvant therapy appears to reduce the extent of local surgery required. We compared the ...
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Network characteristics of people who inject drugs within a new HIV epidemic following austerity in Athens, Greece
(2015)Background: Greece experienced an unprecedented increase in HIV cases among drug injectors in 2011 after economic crisis. Network-level factors are increasingly understood to drive HIV transmission in emerging epidemics. ...
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A network intervention that locates and intervenes with recently HIV-infected persons: The Transmission Reduction Intervention Project (TRIP)
(2016)Early treatment, soon after infection, reduces HIV transmissions and benefits patients. The Transmission Reduction Intervention Project (TRIP) evaluated a network intervention to detect individuals recently infected (in ...
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A Network Intervention to Locate Newly HIV Infected Persons Within MSM Networks in Chicago
(2019)Individuals with recent/acute HIV-infection have an increased likelihood of disease transmission. To evaluate effectiveness of identifying recent infections, we compared networks of recently and long-term HIV-infected ...
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Network Research Experiences in New York and Eastern Europe: Lessons for the Southern US in Understanding HIV Transmission Dynamics
(2018)This paper presents an overview of different kinds of risk and social network methods and the kinds of research questions each can address.
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Neural tube defects in Switzerland from 2001 to 2007: Are periconceptual folic acid recommendations being followed?
(2008)Background: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are common congenital anomalies. Their aetiology is complex, with both genetic and environmental factors implicated. The present study was performed to analyse the birth prevalence ...
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The neurobiology under the placebo effect
(2019)The placebo effect is a phenomenon of great scientific interest that affects the response in both inactive and active treatments. It is broadly understood as the product of a central integration of positive expectations, ...
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Neuroblastoma: A rare cause of a limping child. How to avoid a delayed diagnosis?
(2013)Neuroblastoma is the most common solid extracranial tumor of childhood. Even though >25% of presentations are orthopaedic in nature, ranging from a limp to lower limb paralysis, neuroblastoma is a rare cause of limping in ...
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Neuroendocrine carcinoma of unknown primary: A systematic review of the literature and a comparative study with other neuroendocrine tumors
(2011)Introduction: Neuroendocrine carcinomas of unknown primary (NCUP) represent a specific subset with relatively favorable prognosis. Data on biology, management and outcome of NCUP patients have not been systematically ...
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Neuroendocrine cell carcinoma of unknown primary arising in long standing history of multiple sclerosis
(2015)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that targets myelinated axons in the central nervous system (CNS). Cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) is a well-recognised clinical disorder, accounting for 3-5% ...
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Neuroendocrine Merkel cell nodal carcinoma of unknown primary site: Management and outcomes of a rare entity
(2015)Merkel cell nodal carcinoma of unknown primary (MCCUP) is a rare neuroendocrine tumour with distinct clinical and biological behaviour. We conducted a review of retrospective data extracted from 90 patients focusing on the ...
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Neuroimaging and clinical outcomes of oral anticoagulant-associated intracerebral hemorrhage
(2018)84:702-712.
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Neurologic Deficits in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Celiac Disease Are Frequent and Linked With Autoimmunity to Transglutaminase 6
(2019)BACKGROUND & AIMS: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder induced by ingestion of gluten that affects 1% of the population and is characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms, weight loss, and anemia. We evaluated the ...
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Neurological manifestations of gluten sensitivity
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)This detailed, practical textbook focuses on immune mediated disorders of the nervous system with particular focus on systemic autoimmune disorders. Divided into three sections, the first discusses the neuroanatomical and ...