A comparative study of psychiatric comorbidities in patients of head-and-neck cancer at tertiary care hospital in North India by Parth Singh Meena, Charan Sigh Jilowa, Jitendra Arora, Prem Prakash, Mahendra Jain, Sushma Mahich, Jitendra Rohilla

“…Materials and Methods: After getting approval from the institutional ethics committee, a cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care center in North India. Participants recruited in the study after informed consent were of age 18 years and above, of either gender, undergoing treatment for HCN (198); their diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological examination as the study group and (140) sociodemographically matched participants as healthy controls. …”
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Prevalence of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with invasive correlation in North India by Vinod Kumar, Bharat Yadav, Amit Nachankar

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Demographic and clinicopathological profile of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients of North India: A retrospective institutional study by Aanchal Tandon, Bharadwaj Bordoloi, Rohit Jaiswal, Abhinav Srivastava, Rajeev Bhushan Singh, Uzma Shafique

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Perception of college-going girls towards corneal donation in North India: A latent class analysis study by Parul Chawla Gupta, Minakshi Rana, Praveen Kumar-M, Aniruddha Agarwal, Mona Duggal, Raman Sharma, Deepak Jugran, Nisha Bhargava, Vipin Kaushal, Jagat Ram

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Epithelioid sarcoma and its outcome: a retrospective analysis from a tertiary care center in North India by Divya Kashyap, Sameer Rastogi, Vikas Garg, Shakti Shrivastava, Adarsh Barwad, Shamim A Shamim, Angel Hemrom, Ekta Dhamija, Sandeep Bhoriwal, Rakesh Garg

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY AS CORRELATES OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN NORTH INDIA by Seema Seema, Manju Manju

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Major sexual function domains affected in the diabetic females: A cross-sectional study from North India by Ravikant, Parshika Panwar, Shiv Charan Navriya, Prakash Tendulkar, Meenakshi Khapre

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at a tertiary care teaching centre in North India over a duration of 6 months (January 2021 to June 2021). …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes of Scrub typhus in pregnant women presenting to a tertiary care hospital of North India by Bhavana Yadav, Ranu Soni, Manisha Biswal, Vanita Suri, Minakshi Rohilla

“…The present study aims towards analysing the clinical profile and pregnancy outcomes in 27 cases of scrub typhus admitted to a tertiary care centre in North India. The medical records of 27 pregnant women who had scrub typhus were analysed. …”
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Association of single nucleotide polymorphism rs113420705 of CASP3 in children with Kawasaki disease from North India by K Gokul Das, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Anupriya Kaur, Anit Kaur, Rajni Kumrah, Priyanka Srivastava, Amit Rawat, Surjit Singh

“…Aim: To investigate the association of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs113420705 of CASP3 in Kawasaki disease (KD) from North India. Settings and Design: Observational, case–control study. …”
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Exploring college student's menstruation-related difficulties during early COVID-19 lockdown period in North India by Surbhi G Garg, Ruqayya Alvi, Suman Gupta, Absar Ahmad

“…This paper investigates the prevalence of socio-demographic correlations of access to sanitary napkins among college students in Lucknow, the largest state located in North India. Methods: Students of undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) courses currently studying in colleges in Lucknow were eligible to participate in the study. …”
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They see, they learn: Pre-COVID-19 prevalence of refractive errors in school children in suburban areas of North India by Aditya Sethi, Arun Sethi, Reena Sethi, Sahebaan Sethi, Vaibhav Sethi, Parul Lokwani, Manisha Chilwade

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Population status and genetic assessment of mugger (Crocodylus palustris) in a tropical regulated river system in North India by Surya Prasad Sharma, Mirza Ghazanfarullah Ghazi, Suyash Katdare, Ruchi Badola, Syed Ainul Hussain

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Diagnostic agreement between a primary care physician and a teledermatologist for common dermatological conditions in North India by Binod Kumar Patro, Jaya Prasad Tripathy, Dipankar De, Smita Sinha, Amarjeet Singh, Amrinder Jit Kanwar

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Incidence of hearing loss in neonates at a secondary care hospital in North India—a pilot UNHS study by Vijay Rawat, Rubeena Arora, Jitendra Singh, Aradhana Gupta

“…Methods Prospective, observational cohort study was done in a secondary level hospital in North India after ethical approval, for 1 year. Inclusion criteria are as follows: neonates born in hospital during study period, consenting to testing. …”
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Profile of neonates born with congenital birth defects in a tertiary care hospital of North India: An observational study by Abhilasha Sinha, Shalini Tripathi, Nitu Nigam, Mala Kumar, S.N. Singh

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A qualitative study to explore various meanings of mental distress and help-seeking in the Yamuna Valley, North India by Meenal Rawat, Sushrut Jadhav, Clement Bayetti, Kaaren Mathias

“…Methodology: This study examines the mutually constituted relationship between meanings of mental distress and help-seeking among people residing in the Upper Yamuna Valley, Uttarakhand, North India. This qualitative study builds on six in-depth interviews with people with severe mental health issues and one person with epilepsy, referred as people with psychosocial disability (PPSD) in the study. …”
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Reckoning Groundwater Quality and Hydrogeochemical Processes for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes under the Influence of Anthropogenic Activities, North India by Salman Ahmed, Mohammad Mulhim, Fazil Qureshi, Naseem Akhtar, Surinaidu Lagudu

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Cultural adaptation of INDIGO mental health stigma reduction interventions using an ecological validity model in north India by Mercian Daniel, Sudha Kallakuri, Petra C. Gronholm, Syed Shabab Wahid, Brandon Kohrt, Graham Thornicroft, Pallab K. Maulik, Pallab K. Maulik, Pallab K. Maulik, Pallab K. Maulik

“…The aim of this paper is to report on the process of culturally adapting these interventions in India using an established framework.MethodsAs part of this larger program, we have contextualized and implemented these interventions from March 2022 to August 2023 in a site in north India. The Ecological Validity Model (EVM) was used to guide the adaptation and contextualization process comprising eight dimensions.FindingsSix dimensions of the Ecological Validity Model were adapted, namely language, persons, metaphors, content, methods, and context; and two dimensions, namely concepts and goals, were retained.ConclusionStigma reduction strategies with varied target groups, based on culturally appropriate adaptations, are more likely to be acceptable to the stakeholders involved in the intervention, and to be effective in terms of the program impact.…”
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Evaluation of the Seroprevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infections among Blood Donors in a Tertiary Care Hospital of North India by Chintamani Pathak, Shivali Sehgal

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Incidence and risk factors of cognitive impairment: A 6-year follow-up study from North India by Debashis Bhattacharjee, Vineet Chaudhary, Kevingu Khate, Naorem Kiranmala Devi, Nandita Babu, Kallur Nava Saraswathy

“…The present study aimed to estimate the incidence and socio-demographic, anthropometric, and biochemical risk factors of CI in the Jat community of North India. Methods: The present longitudinal study recruited 223 adult individuals of both sexes from the Jat community residing in the Palwal district of Haryana, North India. …”
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