PubMed · 1120402
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M Degeorges, C Pauly-Laubry, C Duperrier, A Carpentier. [Traumatic mitral insufficiency].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1120402/
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AIMS: The aim of the study was to characterize the predictive value of socio-economic data, alcohol consumption measures, smoking, platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, traffic behaviour habits and impulsivity measures for actual drunk driving. METHODS: Data were collected from 203 male drunk driving offenders and 211 control subjects using self-reported questionnaires, and blood samples were obtained from the two groups. RESULTS: We identified the combination of variables, which predicted correctly, approximately 80% of the subjects' belonging to the drunk driving and control groups. Significant independent discriminators in the final model were, among the health-behaviour measures, alcohol-related problems, frequency of using alcohol, the amount of alcohol consumed and smoking. Predictive traffic behaviour measures were seat belt use and paying for parking. Among the impulsivity measures, dysfunctional impulsivity was the best predictor; platelet MAO activity and age also had an independent predictive value. CONCLUSIONS: Our results support the notion that drunk driving is the result of a combination of various behavioural, biological and personality-related risk factors.
BACKGROUND: Mandible fractures can result in esthetic, functional and financial problems and their epidemiological patterns have changed in many locations. This study was carried out to detect these changes, aiming to compare data of patients with mandible fractures treated at the Sao Paulo Hospital (UNIFESP-EPM) from June 1999 to March 2002 with data of patients treated from January 1991 to March 1996. METHODS: Information on most affected gender and age, most often fractured mandible segment, associated injuries, treatment and complications of 98 victims of mandible fracture admitted from June 1999 to March 2002 were compared to the same data of 166 patients treated from January 1991 to March 1996. RESULTS: the most affected gender and age ranges remain the same. Aggressions surpassed traffic accidents as the main etiology. Incidence of associated injuries and multiple fractures in the mandible decreased, a fact probably related to the change in etiology. The most affected segment is still the body of the mandible. The most used type of treatment in both samples was internal rigid fixation with miniplates and the number of complications decreased, due to the higher standard of patient care. CONCLUSION: Mandible fractures in the São Paulo population have undergone epidemiological changes and this knowledge enables local authorities to establish adequate measures for prevention and treatment.
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