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Current Treatments of Diabetic Macular Edema
20 January 2012
Summary: Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a major cause of visual impairment in diabetic patients. Laser photocoagulation is the standard management strategy for macular edema, but its results remain u...
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Wei-Chun Chan,
Shawn H. Tsai,
Ai-Ching Wu,
Lee-Jen Chen,
Chi-Chun Lai
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183-188
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An Analysis of Telemedicine in Taiwan: A Business Model Perspective
24 January 2012
Summary: Background: As a useful tool, business model holds the promises to make operations explicitly in terms of what services and benefits the consumer may receive, the ways services may be provide...
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Tung-Cheng Lin,
Hong-Jer Chang,
Chung-Chien Huang
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189-192
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Elderly in ‘Super Traders’ Family
02 December 2011
Summary: Background: In this globalized world, societal change has impacted on family structure and the roles and relationships of its family members. In recent times extreme competitiveness amongst f...
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Harasankar Adhikari
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193-195
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Outcomes and Cost Analysis of Patients With Successful In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
03 January 2012
Summary: Backgrounds: This study evaluated the outcomes of patients after in-hospital cardiac arrest who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (C...
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Wei-Lun Liu,
Chih-Cheng Lai,
Choon-Hoon Hii,
Khee-Siang Chan,
Shu-Chen Hsing,
Kuo-Chen Cheng,
Che-Kim Tan
et al.
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196-199
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Association Between Sleep Duration and Health Outcome in Elderly Taiwanese
24 January 2012
Summary: Background: The aim was to assess the relationship between sleep duration and self-rated health outcome in the elderly Taiwanese. Methods: The data were drawn from the National Survey on Know...
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Meng-Ting Tsou
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200-205
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The Outcome and Predictors of Failed Extubation in Intensive Care Patients—The Elderly is an Important Predictor
20 January 2012
Summary: Background: Weaning off the ventilator and removal of the endotracheal tube requires appropriate timing and supportive care in order to avoid reintubation. In this study, the incidence, outco...
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Ai-Chin Cheng,
Kuo-Chen Cheng,
Chin-Ming Chen,
Shu-Chen Hsing,
Mei-Yi Sung
et al.
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206-211
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Hypertension and Cognitive Impairment: Kahrizak Elderly Study
09 January 2012
Summary: Background: Dementia is a major cause of cognitive impairment in the elderly. Numerous studies have investigated the association between hypertension and cognitive disorders in elderly person...
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Farshad Sharifi,
Mona Hedayat,
Hossein Fakhrzadeh,
Mohammad Jafar Mahmoudi,
Maryam Ghaderpanahi,
Mojde Mirarefin,
Yaser Tajalizadekhoob,
Zohre Badamchizade,
Bagher Larijani
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212-216
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Ultrathin Transnasal Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Geriatric Patients: A Prospective Evaluation
04 January 2012
Summary: Background: Ultrathin transnasal EGD is a very safe technique in common people. This study was conducted to explore the safety and tolerance of ultrathin transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy...
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Qing Zhang,
An-Hua Xiao,
Xiao-Ping Tan,
Wei-Zheng Wang,
Chang-Hua He
et al.
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217-221
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Acquired Aplastic Anemia After Nosocomial Serratia marcescens Bone Marrow Infection in an Elderly Patient
05 January 2012
Summary: A 76-year-old female patient with a multiple medical history developed refractory pancytopenia during treatment for peptic ulcer, bacteremia, pneumonia, and respiratory failure. Bone marrow b...
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Hsiao-Wei Wang,
Chang-Pan Liu,
Kuo-Ming Chuang,
Chun-Ming Lee
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222-224
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Live Fish Impaction in Hypopharynx in an Elderly Patient
09 January 2012
Summary: Successful removal of a live fish impacted in the hypopharynx of a 65-year-old male is reported to emphasize the importance of the speed with which it has to be recognized and intervened. The...
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Subramanian Senthilkumaran,
Shah Sweni,
Ganapathysubramanian,
Ponuswamy Suresh,
Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian
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225-226
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Atraumatic Urineous Peritonitis Caused by Bladder Rupture
06 January 2012
A 72-year-old man lived independently in a nursing home for >10 years because of a stroke leading to a bed-ridden state. Because of blood-stained and coffee-ground coloured vomitus, he was referred...
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Chia-Lin Chiang,
Wei-Ning Du
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227
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Incarcerated Incisional Hernia Complicated by Abdominal Wall Abscess in an Elderly Patient
11 January 2012
Incisional hernia, the abdominal viscera’s protrusion at a previous surgical incisional site, occurs in about 10% of patients after laparotomy and 0.1–0.3% after a laparoscopic procedure. If the incis...
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Min-Po Ho,
Wing-Keung Cheung,
Wen-Han Chang
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228-229
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Author Index
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V-VII
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Keyword Index
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VIII-IX
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Title Index
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