São Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
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It is very common to offer low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) medications to women with unexplained habitual abortion, to increase the livebirth rate. Although no benefit from LMWH has been clearly demonstrated, examination of the effects of enoxaparin on placental structure is lacking. ⋯ This study demonstrates that enoxaparin did not show any significant effect on the placental structure of cases that had histories of habitual abortion.
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Observational Study
Quality of life and psychometric evaluation of patients diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome: an observational cohort study.
Very few data are available for evaluating health-related quality of life among people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and even fewer data are available in relation to anxiety and depression status among these patients. ⋯ Our study showed that IBS had a very high impact on these patients, regarding their anxiety and depression levels, alongside very poor results relating to quality of life.
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The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) is a questionnaire that was developed by Finnish researchers to track the risk of diabetes. ⋯ The Brazilian version of the FINDRISC has adequate psychometric properties that are in accordance with the best international recommendations.