Estimation of appropriate sample size for prevalence surveys presents many challenges,
particularly when the condition is very rare or has a tendency for geographical clustering …

Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost
treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of …

Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and
adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean …

Objective: To report experience with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in 108 severely
obese children and adolescents. Background: Obesity during childhood and adolescence …

Objectives To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the known literature to
assess whether the perinatal outcomes are different after oocyte donation (OD) compared to …

PURPOSE: We evaluated the effect of the α-blocker tamsulosin on stone clearance,
analgesic requirements and steinstrasse in shock wave lithotripsy for solitary renal and …

Objectives There is considerable evidence linking antibiotic usage to bacterial resistance.
Intervention strategies are needed to contain antibiotic use and thereby resistance. To plan …

Background We examined associations between socio-economic status (SES) indicators
and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among urban and rural South Indians …

High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1, 2.
However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly …

Recent genome‐wide association studies show that loci in FTO and melanocortin 4 receptor
(MC4R) associate with obesity‐related traits. Outside Western populations the associations …