SMJ articles in the category "incidence"

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Epidemiologic Trends of Cleft Lip and Palate in a Southern State: A 30-Year Follow-Up

Objectives: Children’s of Mississippi at the University of Mississippi Medical Center serves as the state’s only American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association–approved cleft team at the only pediatric hospital in the state. The goal of this study is to report geographic and demographic patterns of patients with orofacial cleft (OFC) treated at…

Posted in: incidence 6 orofacial cleft 2

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Incidence and Geographic Distribution of Adult Acute Leukemia in the State of Georgia

Objective: We investigated an apparent increase in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) referrals from northern Georgia to a tertiary care center located in Atlanta. Methods: Cases reported to the Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry and the national Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results cancer registry between 1999 and 2008 were analyzed. Age-adjusted incidence…

Posted in: Adult 5 incidence 6

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Changing Age Distribution of Melanoma Patients: A 22-Year, Single-Site Perspective

Objectives: To investigate possible changes in the demographics of patients with melanoma during a period of 22 years in one dermatopathology practice. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 1835 cases of in situ and invasive melanomas histologically diagnosed between 1989 and 2010 in a private dermatopathology laboratory in Norfolk,…

Posted in: Age 4 distribution 3 incidence 6 melanoma 8

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Prevalence, Incidence, and Recurrence of Oral Lesions Among HIV-Infected Patients on HAART in Alabama: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study

Objective: Our aim was to quantify prevalence, incidence, and recurrence of oral lesions (OL) among a population in the Southeast. Methods: A retrospective study based on chart review was conducted among patients (n = 744) who were ≥19 years of age and initiated highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) between January…

Posted in: HAART 4 HIV 30 incidence 6

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Prevalence of Intra-abdominal Surgery: What Is an Individual’s Lifetime Risk?

Background:The lifetime risk of intra-abdominal surgery is unknown. The objectives of this study were to derive this information from our local population, and to consider the role of incidental surgery.Methods:Over an 8-year period, 2648 autopsy and clinical records from a public and private hospital were reviewed for evidence of intra-abdominal…

Posted in: abdominal 2 incidence 6 risk 3 surgery 23

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Population-based Study of the Geographic Variation in Colon Cancer Incidence in Alabama: Relationship to Socioeconomic Status Indicators and Physician Density

Objectives: The objective of this population-based study was to examine the relationship between race, socioeconomic characteristics (socioeconomic status, SES), physician density, and colon cancer incidence in Alabama. Methods: Data for 5,788 colon cancer cases from 1996 to 1999 provided by the Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry are linked to county-level measures…

Posted in: colon cancer 6 disparities 16 incidence 6 race 15 socioeconomic status 7
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