Publications by authors named "L M van der Aa"

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  • The study aimed to examine how COVID-19 affected patients with allergic diseases compared to the general Dutch population and their households.
  • The research included 389 allergy patients and 441 household members, revealing a higher COVID-19 incidence in allergy patients (10.5%) versus the general population (5.6%), but similar rates between the two groups.
  • Results showed no significant differences in disease duration or hospitalization rates between allergy patients and their household members.
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Recombinant human endostatin (Endostar) plus vinorelbine/cisplatin (NP) had been approved for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). But the real-world treatment pattern and effectiveness of Endostar plus other combination chemotherapy, namely docetaxel/platinum (DP), gemcitabine/platinum (GP), pemetrexed/platinum (PP), and paclitaxel/platinum (TP) in both treatment-naïve and re-treatment patients with advanced NSCLC were still unclear. A retrospective observational study was conducted based on the electronic medical record (EMR) system and advanced patients with NSCLC were identified from 7 cancer hospitals in China from 2012 to 2019.

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Background: An umbilical infection (omphalitis) is frequent in de neonatal period. The infection usually presents as a relatively mild cellulitis. However, in rare cases omphalitis has a complicated course.

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World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease 2019) as pandemic on March 11, 2020. Ever since then, the virus is undergoing different mutations, with a high rate of dissemination. The diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 are critical in bringing the situation under control.

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Objective: The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare the masticatory ability subjectively between ball and Cendres+Métaux Locator (CM-LOC) attachment for a single implant retained mandibular overdenture throughout a 24-month follow-up period.

Materials And Methods: Eighty completely edentulous patients were recruited. All patients received new complete dentures, and masticatory ability was recorded using a questionnaire (baseline record).

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