Introduction Interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients may develop a progressive phenotype usually characterised by ...

Introduction Evidence from individual longitudinal studies suggests that anxiety and depression may impact quality of life. However, systematic reviews synthesising current evidence have mainly ...

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 ...

Introduction Postoperative delirium (POD) is a frequent complication in elderly surgical patients, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have shown that noise isolation is ...

Objective The objective is to examine the correlation of anti-phosphatidylethanolamine (aPE) antibodies with premature birth. Premature birth is an important risk factor for infant mortality and ...

Introduction There is now emerging evidence to suggest a longitudinal association between specific neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) in childhood or adolescence (ie, autism, attention deficit ...

Introduction Value-based care focuses on delivering high-quality care while managing costs. Generalist-led hospital models, with generalist physicians playing a central role, have emerged as an ...

Objectives Parkinson’s disease (PD) has become a public health concern with global ageing. With a focus on PD, this study sought to project its burden and trends at the national, regional and ...

4 Xinjiang Medical University Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urumqi, China Objectives To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of patients with ischaemia with ...

Objective To estimate the associations between refraction and ocular biometry of preschool children (3–6 years old) in Shunyi District, Beijing. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting This study was ...

Objectives Informal gold mining represents a major source of mercury pollution worldwide. People involved in informal gold mining in French Guiana are mainly migrants from Brazil and represent an ...