Objective: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been suggested to be associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Positive airway pressure (PAP) is an effective treatment for SDB, but the impact of PAP therapy on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients with SDB remains unclear. The present meta-analysis was performed to determine whether PAP therapy could increase GFR.
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December 2011
Objective: To understand the status and influential factors of those neglect of left-behind children in rural area, and to provide bases for the development of intervention measures.
Methods: 2917 students were selected as the study subjects from Changfeng county of Anhui province with cluster sampling method and were evaluated by a Parents-Child Conflict Tactics Scales and questionnaire on influential factors.
Results: 1694 left-behind children, accounted for 58.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
November 2011
Objective: To describe the current epidemiological characteristics of injuries among primary and middle school students in one rural area of Anhui province and to explore the relationship between the ways of coping and related injuries.
Methods: Through cluster sampling methods, all students from 3 to 9 grades in 5 primary schools and 3 middle schools in Changfeng county of Anhui province were investigated with questionnaire. All participants completed an anonymous questionnaire concerning their experiences with injuries during the 12 months preceding the survey.
Objective: To investigate the clinical features, radiology, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary cryptococcosis.
Methods: A total of 38 cases of pulmonary cryptococcosis, confirmed by pathological examinations at Fuzhou General Clinical Medical College, Fujian Medical University from March 2003 to February 2010, were retrospectively studied.
Results: All of the cases were community-acquired.