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Effects and safety of hypertonic saline combined with airway clearance in non-hospitalized children with recurrent wheezing
(World Scientific Publishing, 2023)
Background: The International Study of Wheezing in Infants defines recurrent wheezing as the presence of three or more medically documented episodes of wheezing within one year. To date, there is no ...
Determination of soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in saliva samples and its association with nicotine
(Elsevier, 2023)
Introduction: The Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the main receptor of the SARS-CoV-2. There is contradictory evidence on how the exposure to nicotine may module the concentration of soluble ...
A novel chitosan composite biomaterial with drug eluting capacity for maxillary bone regeneration
(MDPI, 2023)
Bone grafting is one of the most commonly performed treatments for bone healing or repair. Autografts, grafts from the same patient, are the most frequently used bone grafts because they can provide ...
Efficacy of virtual reality simulation in teaching basic life support and its retention at 6 months
(MDPI, 2023)
Educational efficiency is the predetermining factor for increasing the survival rate of patients with cardiac arrest. Virtual reality (VR) simulation could help to improve the skills of those undergoing ...
Health and economic impact at a population level of both primary and secondary preventive lung cancer interventions: A model-based cost-effectiveness analysis
(Elsevier, 2021)
Objectives: Robust economic evaluations are needed to identify efficient strategies for lung cancer prevention that combine brief and intensive smoking cessation intervention programmes with screening ...
Is systemic inflammation a missing link between periodontitis and hypertension? Results from two largepopulation-based surveys
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020)
Objective: The primary objective was to investigate the relationship between periodontitis and hypertension in two independent large surveys. The secondary objective was to ascertain whether systemic ...
Effectiveness of one and two doses of acellular pertussis vaccines against laboratory-confirmed pertussis requiring hospitalisation in infants: Results of the PERTINENT sentinel surveillance system in six EU/EEA countries, December 2015 – December 2019
(Elsevier, 2024)
Background: Monitoring effectiveness of pertussis vaccines is necessary to adapt vaccination strategies. PERTINENT, Pertussis in Infants European Network, is an active sentinel surveillance system ...
Direct health care costs associated to neurological diseases and different degrees of malnutrition
(Elsevier, 2021)
Background and Aims: Home-based care and oral supplemental nutrition may be an efficient way of managing health resources, freeing up hospital resources and improving patient care and quality of life. ...
Foam rolling vs. proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching in the hamstring flexibility of amateur athletes: control trials
(MDPI, 2023)
Background: the use of stretching techniques in the sports world is frequent and common thanks to their many effects. One of the main benefits of stretching is an increased range of motion (ROM). Recently, ...
Incidence and severity of pertussis hospitalisations in infants aged less than 1 year in 37 hospitals of six EU/EEA countries, results of PERTINENT sentinel pilot surveillance system, december 2015 to december 2018
(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2021)
Introduction: PERTINENT is a pilot active surveillance system of infants hospitalised with pertussis in six European Union/European Economic Area countries (37 hospitals, seven sites). Aim: This ...