POPULATION ATTRIBUTABLE FRACTION IN TEXTBOOKS: TIME TO REVISE

Population attributable fraction in textbooks: Time to revise

Introduction: The population attributable fraction is an important measure for assessing the impact of intervention on the disease risk in populations, but it is frequently misused in the research literature.Methods: In this study, we review the definition, calculation, interpretation and assumptions of PAF in 43 textbooks and highlight important s

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Comprehensive landslide susceptibility map of Central Asia

Central Asia is an area characterized by complex tectonics and active deformation; the related seismic activity controls the earthquake hazard level that, due to the occurrence of secondary and tertiary effects, also has direct implications for the hazard related to mass movements such as landslides, which are responsible for an extensive number of

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Intravenous immunoglobulin in the treatment of drug rash eosinophilia and systemic symptoms caused by phenytoin

A 32 year old Asian female on 300 mg per day of phenytoin following meningioma excision developed a fever with a diffuse maculopapular rash, lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly after12 days.A diagnosis of DRESS (Drug Rash Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) syndrome was Scope Mount Systems made.Patient was started on prednisolone at a dose of 1 mg/kg

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