Objectives The relationship between the volume of medical procedures conducted in hospitals and the resulting health outcomes has been described for various surgical and non-surgical medical ...

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the association between the type and severity of disabilities and depression among adolescents aged 15–17 years living in underdeveloped areas of Indonesia.

Objectives To understand the impact of COVID-19 on medical students with mental health problems. Design Qualitative study employing in-depth semistructured interviews with medical students which were ...

Original research: A phase I, open-label, multicentre, first-in-human study to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of AMG 404, a PD-1 inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumours (2 ...

Objectives Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to investigate secular trends in stroke across the UK. Design This study aimed to investigate recent trends in the ...

Objective To assess the clinical and haemodynamic effects of carvedilol for patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources We searched ...

Objective Better knowledge of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalence at the national level can help to implement pertinent strategies to address HBV related burden. The aim was to estimate the ...

Objectives An Inclusion Health movement has gained momentum over the past decade, aiming to address the extreme health inequities faced by socially excluded groups (including people experiencing ...

Objectives To assess the completeness and representativeness of body mass index (BMI) data in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), and determine an optimal strategy for their use. Design ...

Introduction Bloodstream infections are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity; the duration of treatment for these infections is understudied. Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved ...

Objective Areca nut is one of the most widely consumed substances globally, after nicotine, ethanol and caffeine and classified as carcinogenic to humans. This study examines the disparity and ...

2 Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Introduction Metastatic disease of the hip causes severe pain and is a serious threat to the patient’s motor function.