Objective Early pubertal timing has been linked to heightened body dissatisfaction, but previous studies have focused on ...

Aim To develop a consensus curriculum describing what information service users should be given prior to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Design A Delphi study was undertaken. Following ...

Introduction Autoimmune disease can greatly affect pregnancy outcomes, leading to increased health risks for both mothers and fetuses. Vitiligo is a common chronic skin condition characterised by the ...

Background Physicians are increasingly interested in part-time employment. However, the impact of part-time work on efficiency and quality of care of inpatients is unknown. Objectives To investigate ...

Objectives To assess the heterogeneity of heatwave-related impacts on mortality across different cities. Design A multicity time series study. Setting 3 largest Australian cities: Brisbane, Melbourne ...

Objectives The aetiology and burden of viral-induced acute liver failure remains unclear globally. It is important to understand the epidemiology of viral-induced ALF to plan for clinical case ...

Objective To identify psychological and physiological correlates of stress fracture in female endurance athletes. Design A cross-sectional design was used with a history of stress fractures and ...

Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterised by hyperglycaemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. As a major global health ...

Results 421 patients had at least 10 comparable pathology fields between the electronic import and manual records and were selected for study. 320 patients had concordant data between manually entered ...

Introduction Abdominal pain is one of the most common symptoms in patients with IgA vasculitis (IgAV), adversely affecting both physical and mental health. Clinical studies have demonstrated that ...

Objectives Quality improvement (QI) may help to avert or mitigate the risks of suboptimal care, but it is often poorly reported in the healthcare literature. We aimed to identify the influences on ...