EXAMINING THE HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE USING EQ-5D-5L IN PATIENTS WITH FOUR KINDS OF CHRONIC DISEASES FROM SPECIALIST OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN HONG KONG SAR, CHINA

Examining the health-related quality of life using EQ-5D-5L in patients with four kinds of chronic diseases from specialist outpatient clinics in Hong Kong SAR, China

Richard Huan Xu, Annie Wai Ling Cheung, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures have been increasingly employed in the evaluation of health utility.The aim of this study was t

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Patterns of cis regulatory variation in diverse human populations.

The genetic basis of gene expression variation has long been studied with the aim to understand the landscape of regulatory variants, but also more recently to assist in the interpretation and elucidation of disease signals.To date, Wireless Chargers many studies have looked in specific tissues and population-based samples, but there has been limit

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Thoracic epidural anaesthesia and analgesia ameliorates surgery-induced stress response and postoperative pain in patients undergoing radical oesophagectomy

Objective An acute severe stress response associated with major surgery can adversely affect the inflammatory and hormonal responses.We hypothesised that total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) combined with thoracic epidural anaesthesia and analgesia (TEA) attenuates the stress response and postoperative pain in patients undergoing radical oesophagec

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