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reported prevalence on 22 chronic diseases in elderly patients estimated from a pharmacy claims database13. Violán et al. compared prevalence estimates from health surveys vs. EHR data for 27 chronic conditions14. Ornstein et al. estimated prevalence and multi-morbidity of 24 chronic conditions ...
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Health Security and the Concept of New, Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Nigeria: Understanding Health Strategic ManagementInter-Sectoral Collaborationinfectious diseasesRe-emerging infectious diseasesglobalization and urbanizationEmerging and Re-merging Infectious Disease is a Global Challenge and...
Health strategies and policies must be adapted in response to climate change within a broader context of global change involving increasing demand for animal products, globalization of their trade, and the impact of multiple environmental, socioeconomic
Rare diseases typically affect fewer than 200 000 patients annually, yet because thousands of rare diseases exist, the cumulative impact is millions of patients worldwide. Every form of childhood cancer qualifies as a rare disease—including the child
(with and without diseases) enabled us to reveal some cancer-specific spectral signatures in fingertip BHT-grams [5,48] that prompted subsequent research in oncology. The CID is a portable, easy-to-use and non-costly tool of the whole body examination; it allows the determination of the...
In the final analytical phase, the critical attributes of old people with chronic diseases were investigated. They included “social participation”, “informed change”, “awareness promotion to problem solve”, “presence of client competency”, and “control of health or life”, “autonomy”, ...
[1]. Furthermore patients with intra-abdominal infection enrolled in clinical trials have often an increased likelihood of cure and survival. In fact trial eligibility criteria often restrict the inclusion of patients with co-morbid diseases that would increase the death rate of patients with intra-...
of vision” for social inequality [56]. Intersectionality as a critical praxis implies looking at certain social actors and how they use intersectionality to promote social justice. In the context of health care, Bowleg [14] defines intersectionality praxis as “the practical application of ...