This index covers all technical items — papers, correspondence, reviews, etc. — that appeared in this periodical during 2003, and items from previous years that were commented upon or corrected in 2003. Departments and other items may also be covered if they have been judged to have archival value. The Author Index contains the primary entry for each item, listed under the first author's name. ...

Objective. To assess the diagnostic relevance of incidental prenatal findings of sex chromosome aneuploidies. Methods. We searched with medical subject headings (MeSHs) and keywords in Medline and the Cochrane Library and systematically screened publications on postnatally diagnosed sex chromosomal aneuploidies from 2006 to 2011 as well as publications on incidentally prenatally diagnosed sex c...

PURPOSE Review of pathological anatomy of the carcinoma recti in its relation to the nature of the operation necessary for removal of the growth in early XX th century. METHODS We searched BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (1910) using the medical subject headings “carcinoma recti” and “operative treatment”. CONCLUSION Rectal cancer rate of malignancy in elder patients is not high. The prognosis is bette...

The efficacy of methadone maintenance in opioid addiction was assessed in terms of programme retention rate and reduction of illicit opioid use by means of a meta-analysis of randomised, controlled and double blind clinical trials. The results were compared with interventions using buprenorphine and levo-acetylmethadol (LAAM). Trials were identified from the PubMed database from 1966 to Decembe...

This report presents the totality of evidence through a systematic review that assessed either the efficacy or safety of bortezomib-based regimens in multiple myeloma with renal impairment. A systematic and comprehensive search of the literature was performed using MEDLINE databases from 1978 to December 1, 2010, and a hand search of references. We used the following medical subject headings (M...

The objective of this study was to review published articles on the issues surrounding tight blood pressure control in hypertensive diabetics. Relevant medical subject headings (MeSH) terms and keywords to review scientific literatures were developed. These MeSH terms were used to generate MEDLINE searches that focused on English-language, peer-reviewed scientific literature. In reviewing the e...

This review is an attempt to untangle the complexity of transtibial prosthetic socket fit, determine the most important characteristic for a successful fitting, and perhaps find some indication of whether a particular prosthetic socket type might be best for a given situation. Further, it is intended to provide directions for future research. We followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items fo...

INTRODUCTION Adherence with multidrug therapy (MDT) in the treatment of leprosy is important to minimise the risk of relapse and avoid the emergence of drug resistance. Adherence is defined as the extent to which the patient's behaviour matches recommendations from the prescriber. This paper reviews the methods for assessing adherence with MDT in leprosy, and community approaches to improving a...

OBJECTIVES To provide an overview of the critical illnesses that afflict the pregnant patient. DESIGN A comprehensive review of the literature was performed with Pubmed Medline using medical subject headings of pregnancy, critical care, epidemiology, prognostic score, dyspnea, fever, and jaundice. RESULTS Although pregnant women constitute a small number of admissions to an intensive care u...

BACKGROUND Anticipatory (APAs) and compensatory (CPAs) postural adjustments are organised by the central nervous system (CNS) and serve to control postural perturbations. Ineffective APAs and CPAs have been hypothesised to contribute to the persistence of symptoms and disability in people with low back pain (LBP). Despite two decades of research, there is no systematic review investigating APAs...