The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) provides vital support to photoreceptor cells and its dysfunction is associated with the onset and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Surgical
Generalized linear regression coefficients obtained through modeling of metabolite variations as a function of gender proportion, smoking history, body-mass index (BMI), age and AMD status. F.A.: Fatt
Abbreviations: a, number of carriers with null genotype/total number; b, odds ratio; c, confidence interval; d, value for heterogeneity; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval*0.01≤P
Aim To summarise and quantify the effect of tobacco smoking on the risk of developing community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults. Methods We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsychINF