Abstract Controversy exists regarding the association between Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), iron status, and Febrile Convulsion (FC) during childhood. In this article, a systematic review and meta-analysis is conducted in order to determine possible association and the degree of association between these statuses and FC. To identify all studies related to IDA and FC, various references such as ...

OBJECTIVE We examined what was known about individuals in Canada who were assessed as being at moderate risk for future fracture. METHODS A scoping review was conducted. Eligible articles were Canadian studies published from 2010 onwards reporting on primary data that included patients at moderate risk for future fracture. We limited the search to Canada as fracture risk categorization is uni...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Yanting in Sichuan Province is one of the highest risk areas of esophageal cancer (EC) in the world. We here summarize the epidemiology of EC in Yanting using data from the national screening programme during 2006-2011. METHODS Random cluster sampling was used to select a proportion of natural villages from six towns in Yanting, and residents aged 40-69 years old wer...

Trinidad is a small island developing state caught between the need to engage rapid development while respecting and preserving the environment. This study assessed citizens' education needs related to the environmental laws of Trinidad and Tobago. It focused on a densely populated, at- risk area of the country referred to as the East-West (E-W) corridor. Two hundred (200) persons living along ...

The study of malaria spatial epidemiology has benefited from recent advances in geographic information system and geostatistical modelling. Significant progress in earth observation technologies has led to the development of moderate, high and very high resolution imagery. Extensive literature exists on the relationship between malaria and environmental/climatic factors in different geographica...

BACKGROUND Patients taking oral anticoagulant therapy balance the risks of hemorrhage and thromboembolism. We sought to determine the association between anticoagulation intensity and the risk of hemorrhagic and thromboembolic events. We also sought to determine how under-or overanticoagulation would influence patient outcomes. METHODS We reviewed the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Registe...

Background Over the past 15 years, strategies for managing dental caries increasingly have emphasized the concept of risk assessment. However, a practical tool for assessing caries risk in infants, children, and adolescents has been lacking. While assessment of caries risk undoubtedly will benefit from emerging science and technologies, the AAPD believes that sufficient evidence exists to suppo...