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J Asthma
January 2025
Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.
Objective: Asthma poses a significant health burden in South Asia, with increasing incidence and mortality despite a global decline in age-standardized prevalence rates. This study aims to analyze asthma trends from 1990 to 2021, focusing on prevalence, incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) across South Asia. The study also assesses the impact of risk factors like high body mass index (BMI), smoking, and occupational exposures on asthma outcomes.
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July 2024
Department of Endodontics, Tianjin Stomatological Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300041, China.
Objective: To assess the efficacy of a virtual rubber dam isolation training system in enhancing preclinical dental education.
Methods: A total of 28 Grade 4 undergraduate dental students were randomly divided into two groups: a virtual simulation priority group and a conventional phantom-head priority group. The virtual simulation priority group underwent virtual simulation training initially, followed by conventional phantom-head training.
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by . Various studies have established an association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and pulmonary TB. This study describes the prevalence of DM and its predictors in smear-positive TB patients.
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June 2025
International Nursing Development, Institute of Science Tokyo (former Tokyo Medical and Dental University), 1-5-45 Yushima Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8519 Japan.
Background: Nurse educators must be culturally sensitive to teach cultural care to nursing students effectively.
Objective: To explore the factors associated with cultural sensitivity and global nursing education among nurse educators.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional exploratory study.
Liver injury in tuberculosis patients, associated with noncompliance with treatment, is further exacerbated by viral hepatitis, which not only directly harms the liver but also increases susceptibility to drug-induced liver injury. The aim of this study was to analyze the associated risk factors for viral hepatitis in tuberculosis patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis adhere to the PRISMA 2020 statement, and the protocol has been registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023477241).
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