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The aim of the present study was to determine and assess the variables most involved in the etiology of a child's dental fear. The study was performed on a sample of 89 children aged from 5.5 to 12.5 years and their mothers. The sample comprised 37 children with experience of dental trauma (19 boys and 18 girls) and 52 children without experience of dental trauma (28 boys and 24 girls). Corah D...

A total of 1166 male participants (ages 23--80 years) of the Normative Aging Study who had baseline blood pressure less than 140/90 mm Hg were followed prospectively for 10 years. Blood pressures were taken at 5- and 10-year follow-up examinations. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that baseline levels of systolic pressure, hematocrit, subscapular skinfold thickness and age were sig...

479 Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases worldwide. Despite the regular use of maintenance medications , asthma exacerbations (AEs) can be triggered by various factors. AEs are potentially life-threatening, triggering visits to emergency departments and unscheduled healthcare use in many countries. 1,2 Therefore, AE prediction and prevention are critical in terms of imp...

PURPOSE To study possible differences in trust between general practitioners (GPs) and occupational physicians (OPs) and the explanatory factors for trust. Insight into the factors predicting trust can improve programmes for stimulating the co-operation of GPs and OPs. THEORY On the basis of theories of trust and of social identity theory we expected, (1) in both professions a higher level of...

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BACKGROUND A meta-analysis was performed to explore predicted factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after surgery in the treatment for spine degeneration diseases. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Many scholars have focused on VTE after spine surgery, but as for the risk factors of VTE have not reached a consensus. METHODS An extensive search of literature, "spine or spinal," "degeneration," "a...