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Comparison of transoral vestibular robotic thyroidectomy with traditional low-collar incision thyroidectomy
Transoral vestibular robotic thyroidectomy can really make the patient’s body surface free of scar. This study aimed to compare the surgical and patient-related outcomes between the transoral vestibular roboti...
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Open AccessPerformance evaluation of laponite as a mud-making material for drilling fluids
In this study, laponite was tested as a mud-making material for drilling fluids. Laponite is a synthetic smectite clay with a structure and composition closely resembling the natural clay mineral hectorite. Co...
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Open AccessThe impact of predisposing, enabling, and need factors in utilization of health services among rural residents in Guangxi, China
Healthcare in China has significantly improved, meanwhile many socio-economic risk factors and health conditions factors affect accessibility and utilization of health services in rural areas. Inequity of hea...
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Open AccessA cross-sectional study of the clinical characteristics of hospitalized children with community-acquired pneumonia in eight eastern cities in China
Community-acquired pneumonia in children is common in China. To understand current clinical characteristics and practice, we conducted a cross-sectional study to analyze quality of care on childhood pneumonia ...
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Long-term outcome of a large series of gastric cancer patients in China
The outcome of gastric cancer treatment in China is relatively poor compared with those in Japan and Korea. Relevant factors are not quite clear till now. The aim of this study is to present data on gastric ca...
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Nerve Growth Factor and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: Retrospective Analysis of 63 Patients with Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
To detect the expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC) tissues, as well as to determine the correlation between growth f...
