Results In the studied time span 80,509 HPV vaccine doses were administered in Romania, 46% (37,359) of these representing the third and final dose of the vaccination regimen. By the end of June 2013, 38,281 women of all ages had completed the full 3-dose HPV vaccination regimen. The studied time span appears to show a biphasic evolution of the vaccination schedule: between June 2010 and August...

In the United States, policy experiments over a 20-year period have demonstrated that road crash deaths among young adults can be substantially reduced by raising the minimum legal drinking age to 21 years. A recent evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of policies for reducing alcohol-related harm in Australia found that, if the US experience were to be replicated in Australia, raising the mini...

The incidence of AF is elevated in patients with cancer but the outcomes catheter ablation this patient population not well-described. To assess history and further delineate between solid tumors versus hematologic malignancies. From January 2019 to September 2022, all who underwent at a single quaternary center were retrospectively analyzed. Demographics, procedural details, post-operative cli...

OBJECTIVES Management strategy of patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)-including timing, as well as surgical technique-remains a controversial topic. We sought to analyse both early and late results of our consistent policy of non-neonatal transatrial/transpulmonary (TA/TP) repair of TOF over almost 14 years, in order to assess preservation or possible deterioration of right ventricular (RV)...

Background. In many countries, including Indonesia, the tendency for non-communicable diseases is increasing. Consequently, health costs must be paid by the state and continue to increase. People's lifestyles, including lack of physical activity, are thought to have contributed significantly to the problem. Objectives. This study aims to examine the impact of physical activity on quality of ...

Introduction: Age wise seroprevalence of acute viral hepatitis still remains debatable. The burden of the disease could be reduced to a considerable extent, if seroprevalence of different viruses are known for various age groups. Objectives: To determine the age wise seroprevalence of hepatitis viral markers in clinically suspected infectious hepatitis at a tertiary care hospital in urban India...

Background—The prevalence of thyroid disease is increased in Down’s syndrome. Most available data come from cross sectional studies. Aims—To study longitudinally thyroid function in patients with Down’s syndrome in Uppsala county (85 patients) up to the age of 25 years. Methods—Observational study based on yearly follow up in a children’s clinic. Thyroid function tests were performed at each vi...

Little is known about lead exposure in the general population of young adults. In this study, whole blood lead concentration (PbB) was determined in a sample of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, a well-documented birth cohort of New Zealanders aged 21 years in 1993-1994. PbB in those who consented to venipuncture at 21 years of age (n = 779; 411 males, 368 females) was...