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Systematic analysis of the nociceptive blink reflex: reliability and association with psychological factors

The present study aimed to estimate the reliability of the nociceptive blink reflex (nBR) and to evaluate the possible association between the nBR and various pain-related psychological measures: the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3), the Fear of Pain Questionnaire III (FPQ-III), the Pain Vigilance and...

CBCT-based evaluation of integrity of cortical sinus close to periapical lesions

Braz. oral res. (Online); 29 (1), 2015
The purpose of the present study was to test the applicability of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to evaluate the integrity of the cortical sinus close to periapical lesions. Two observers analyzed samples of 64 alveoli of first molar roots in macerated swine maxillas prepared with perchloric acid t...

Teledermatología: experiencia en un centro de salud familiar urbano chileno

Rev. ANACEM (Impresa); 9 (2), 2015
INTRODUCCIÓN: Los problemas dermatológicos son un importante motivo de consulta en Atención Primaria de Salud (APS). Existe una extensa lista de espera para la evaluación especializada. La teledermatología (TD) se implementó para soslayar esta situación. OBJETIVOS: Describir atenciones de TD y det...

Acurácia do exame clínico no diagnóstico de lesões palpebrais

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (6), 2014
Objetivo: Analisar a acurácia do exame clínico no diagnóstico de lesões palpebrais. Métodos: A partir da observação de trinta e cinco fotos de tumores palpebrais benignos e malignos que foram apresentadas a médicos oftalmologistas, para cada foto foram feitas 3 perguntas: 1) lesão maligna ou nã...

Reliability of indicators of nursing care quality: testing interexaminer agreement and reliability

OBJECTIVE: this study sought to test the interexaminer agreement and reliability of 15 indicators of nursing care quality. METHODS: this was a quantitative, methodological, experimental, and applied study conducted at a large, tertiary, public teaching hospital in the state of Paraná. For data analysis,...

Sonographic biometry of normal kidney dimensions among school-age children in Nsukka, Southeast Nigeria

West Indian med. j; 63 (1), 2014
BACKGROUND: Some kidney diseases are usually associated with changes in kidney size. OBJECTIVE: To determine sonographically the normal limits and percentile curves of the kidney dimensions according to age, gender and somatometric parameters among school-age children. METHODS: A prospective cross-sectio...

Catálogo de sesgos o errores en cuestionarios sobre salud
Catalog of bias in health questionnaires

El cuestionario es ampliamente utilizado en el sector salud para recolectar información y se ha habido alguna discusión sobre la extensión y las fuentes de sesgos u errores que afectan la validez de la información obtenida, pero no hay una clara conciencia de la magnitud ni de la diversidad de los mi...

Câncer da próstata: uma análise interobservadores

HU rev; 34 (2), 2008
A graduação de Gleason é amplamente utilizada na avaliação histopatológica dos carcinomas prostáticos por ter boa reprodução intra e interobservadores. O grau de concordância interobservadores na utilização desta graduação entre uropatologistas, patologistas gerais e médicos residentes em ...