CHARACTERIZING SOCIAL AND POLICY DETERMINANTS OF HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY AMONG PAEDIATRIC INPATIENTS WITH DIABETES USING LINKED POPULATION-BASED DATA

Background Evidence is limited on the non-medical factors influencing hospital length of stay (LOS) among paediatric inpatients with diabetes, notably potential social and policy correlates.This study aimed to characterize the associations of socioeconomic status and health policy environment with diabetes-attributable LOS to help inform accountabi

Congenital vocal fold paralysis (VFP) is an important cause of respiratory compromise in infants.It can either be unilateral or bilateral, while imaging is routinely performed for bilateral VFP Platters to evaluate for potential neurological causes, and such a practice may not be routine for unilateral VFP.While many of the unilateral VFP cases are

The article deals with the transformation of the marriage and family structures of the Bath Safety population of Udmurtia in the period between 1939 to 1959.Attention is paid to the study of the infl uence of the Great Patriotic War on the family and marriage in the republic.Sources used include census materials from 1939 and 1959 and statistical r

Kinesin motors are a large family of molecular motors that walk along microtubules to fulfill many roles in intracellular transport, Neon Light microtubule organization, and chromosome alignment.Kinesin-7 CENP-E (Centromere protein E) is a chromosome scaffold-associated protein that is located in the corona layer of centromeres, which participates

Abstract Background This study analyses the effect of active participation in a sports club, physical activity and social networks on the development of lung cancer in patients who smoke.Our hypothesis is that study participants who lack social networks and do not actively participate in a sports club are at a greater risk for lung cancer than thos