Design We implemented a cross-sectional study. Setting The study was conducted in Chirirbandar, a sub-district of Dinajpur, ...

Objectives This study uses nationally representative survey data from the USA to estimate the relationship between a history of heart attack or stroke with the prevalence of mental health symptoms.

Objectives To inform healthcare workforce policy decisions by showing how patient perceptions of hospital care are associated with confidence in nurses and doctors, nurse staffing levels and hospital ...

Objective To examine whether gender differences in primary care consultation rates (1) vary by age and deprivation status and (2) diminish when consultation for reproductive reasons or common ...

7 Division of Aging, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 8 Department of Medicine, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, USA Objectives To evaluate ...

Objectives To evaluate the current evidence for the efficacy of corticosteroid injection and non-electrotherapeutic physiotherapy compared with control for treating lateral epicondylitis. Design ...

Objective To report the outcomes of eating disorders treatment in Sweden in 2012–2016. Design The number of patients treated and the number of patients not fulfilling an eating disorders diagnosis ...

Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was tracheal injury score, assessed via fibreoptic bronchoscopy for hyperaemia, ischaemia, ulcers and perforation. Lesions were classified as ...

Objectives To explore the success of the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS) 111 urgent care service and describe service activity in the period 2014–2016. Design Comparative mixed ...

2 Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden 3 Department of Statistics, Umeå School of Business and Economics, Umeå ...

Objectives Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious, potentially traumatic, life-threatening condition and a major cause of mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to obtain detailed ...

Objective A dashboard was developed with and for Irish general practitioners (GPs) to improve their understanding of practice ...