Pak J Med Sci
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To find out prescription patterns of general practitioners in Peshawar. ⋯ We observed a high number of average drugs per prescription mostly using brand names, and over-prescription of analgesics, antimicrobials, multivitamins and anti-ulcer drugs. Quality of written prescriptions was poor in terms of completeness.
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To explore the correlation between the clinical pathologies of breast cancer in the elderly and youths as well as their prognosis. ⋯ The immunohistochemical typing characteristics of the elderly and youths were different, and the prognosis of young patients was better, being correlated with the typing.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the association between intraocular pressure and metabolic syndrome by comparing central corneal thicknesses. ⋯ There is a relationship between metabolic syndrome and intraocular pressure, but no association between metabolic syndrome and central corneal thicknesses. Intraocular pressure is affected by central corneal thicknesses, and intraocular pressure is used to correct according to the central corneal thicknesses measurement. To our knowledge, this is the first study that determines the positive relationship between metabolic syndrome and intraocular pressure by comparing the central corneal thicknesses of the groups.
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We conducted a perspective study to investigate the association between mRNA expression quantities of ERCC1, BRCA1, RRM1 and RRM2 and response to chemotherapy and clinical outcome of advance Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.(NSCLC). ⋯ ERCC1 and BRCA1 mRNA expression could be important predictive markers for individualized platinum-based chemotherapy for NSCLC patients.
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To report the frequency of common complications and their levels in metal-ceramic fixed dental prostheses (MC-FDPs). ⋯ Irrespective of the type of complications, level-1 complications were more common with de-cementation being the most common complication. One-quarter of all the complications occurred within the first-year service life of the FDPs highlighting concern over the quality of the provided MC-FDPs. .