HONEYBEES AS BIOINDICATORS OF HEAVY METAL POLLUTION IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN THE SOUTH OF ITALY


Identification of patients undergoing chronic kidney replacement therapy in primary and secondary care data: validation study based on OpenSAFELY and UK Renal Registry

Objective To validate primary and secondary care codes in electronic health records to identify people receiving chronic kidney replacement therapy based on gold standard registry data.Design Validation study using data from OpenSAFELY and the UK Renal Registry, with the approval of NHS England.Setting Primary and secondary care electronic health r

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Different patterns of inappropriate antimicrobial use in surgical and medical units at a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland: a prevalence survey.

BACKGROUND: Unnecessary or inappropriate use of antimicrobials is associated with the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, drug toxicity, increased morbidity and health care costs.Antimicrobial use has been reported to be incorrect or not indicated in 9-64% of inpatients.We studied the quality of antimicrobial therapy and prophylaxis in hospitali

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