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Sayaka Shimizu
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Open AccessAssociation of glucocorticoid doses and emotional health in lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS): a cross-sectional study
While survival of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients has improved substantially, problems remain in the management of their emotional health. Medium to high-dose glucocorticoid doses are known to wors...
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Open AccessLength of hospital stay is associated with a decline in activities of daily living in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study
The impact of length of hospital stay on activities of daily living (ADLs) has not specifically been investigated among dialysis patients. Therefore, we attempt to verify the association between the length of ...
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Open AccessPopulation-level associations of achievement of targets for bone-mineral markers with survival in haemodialysis patients with mildly elevated intact-PTH levels: a case-cohort study
Achieving calcium, phosphorus, and intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) targets helps improve dialysis population outcomes. We aimed to assess the population-level associations of achievement of those targets with...
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Open AccessComputed tomography during initial management and mortality among hemodynamically unstable blunt trauma patients: a nationwide retrospective cohort study
Although many hemodynamically unstable trauma patients undergo computed tomography (CT) to identify a source of bleeding, this practice is currently only recommended by a few guidelines. To clarify whether CT ...
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Open AccessHuman immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B genotype G/A2 recombinant co-infection: a case study
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes have distinct geographical distributions and are associated with different clinical courses. HBV genotype G (HBV/G) is extremely rare among Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
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Open AccessPreferences of young physicians at community hospitals regarding academic research training through graduate school: a cross-sectional research
Desire to attend graduate school for academic research training following the mandatory two-year clinical internship is unknown among young Japanese physicians who work at community hospitals after their inter...
