Factors Associated with Mortality among Patients with Colorectal Cancer at the Secondary Care Hospital in Southern Thailand: Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Globally and in Thailand, the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is third-ranked behind lung and breast cancer, respectively. This hospital-based retrospective cohort study aimed to determine factors associated with mortality among patients with CRC.

Methods: This study was performed by using the secondary data of the cancer registry among patients with CRC registered in Phatthalung Hospital.

Clinical risk factors on survival among HIV-infected children born to HIV-infected mothers.

Objective: The present study was to investigate clinical risk factors of survival among HIV-infected children born from HIV-infected mothers in the Southern region of Thailand.

Material And Method: Data from routine prospective cohort studies between 1990 and 2010 were analyzed In these studies, 1,549 HIV-infected children born to HIV-infected mothers were enrolled at birth and followed longitudinally. Information on demographic, clinical manifestations, and HIV-infection status factors was collected Survival analysis was used to determine risk factors associated with mortality.

Mortality among HIV/AIDS patients coinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in southern Thailand.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mortality rate among HIV/AIDS patients coinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in southern Thailand. A prospective, hospital-based cohort study was conducted among 52,459 HIV/AIDS patients registered at hospitals in 14 provinces of southern Thailand between January 1990 and April 2010. Twenty-seven point nine percent of the subjects were coinfected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Association between infant feeding practices and first meaningful words at first year of life: a prospective cohort study of Thai children.

Feeding practices show many benefits for child and cognitive development. The objective was to investigate the association between infant feeding practices and the first meaningful words of Thai children. The participants enrolled in this longitudinal study were 4245 children born between July 2000 and June 2002.

Early language delay and predictive factors in children aged 2 years.

Objective: To investigate the predictive factors for early language delay (ELD) at age 2 years based on the Prospective Cohort Study of Thai children (PCTC).

Study Design: A prospective cohort study: secondary data retrieving.

Subjects: Three thousand nine hundred five children were recruited from four communities and one hospital in five areas of Thailand.

Does prenatal ultrasound exposure influence the development of children?

The use of ultrasound in obstetrics nowadays is an integral part of prenatal care. As a non-invasive method it has a wide application for the detection of abnormalities. During the course of pregnancy the foetus may be exposed to ultrasound waves often several times.

Risk factors associated with language development problems in childhood--a literature review.

Background: Children with language problems are found to have a higher risk for future academic difficulties and learning disabilities. Conclusions from related literature were in many ways inconsistent.

Objective: To identify systematically, the existing literature, and factors that influence language development in children.