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Highly accessed article: Attending work or not when sick -- what makes the decision? (08.10.2012)
In a qualitative study 263 car mechanics were interviewed to examine decisions of absence versus attendance when feeling ill.
The predictive validity of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (ÖMPQ) and the clinicians prognostic assessment (05.10.2012)
In a new publication based on master theses, the predictive validity of ÖMPQ was compared with the clinicians prognostic assessment of pain and functional outcome after 8 weeks of manual therapy treatment.
Familial factors in the association between pre-eclampsia and later ESRD. (01.10.2012)
Familial aggregation of risk factors does not seem to explain increased ESRD risk after pre-eclampsia. These findings support the hypothesis that pre-eclampsia per se may lead to kidney damage.
William Howlett
Free online textbook on neurology (01.10.2012)
In Africa neurological disorders are a common cause of disability and death. The textbook “Neurology in Africa” is specifically written for Sub-Saharan Africa by Dr. William Howlett, physician and neurologist in Tanzania.