Medical Definition natural history noun : the natural development of something (as an organism or disease) over a period of time increasing knowledge of the natural histories of tumors H. S. N. Greene More from Merriam-Webster on natural history Nglish: Translation of natural history for...
Definition, epidemiology and natural history of COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world and represents a substantial economic and... G Viegi,F Pistelli,DL Sherrill,... - 《European Respiratory Journal》 被引量: 1223...
In science, the term natural history embodies two concepts: first, the faithful and accurate description of the phenomena of nature; second, a description of the changes they undergo over a period of time. Ryle describes the work of the naturalist as...
David G. WarnockDivision of NephrologyClinical TherapeuticsMehta A, Widmer U. Natural history of Fabry disease. In: Mehta A, Beck M, Sunder-Plassmann G, editors. Fabry disease: perspectives from 5 years of FOS. Oxford: Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd; 2006: p. 183-8....
Filipo R, Barbara M. 1997. Natural history of Meniere´s disease: staging the patients or their symptoms? Acta Otolaryngol Suppl, 526:10-13.Filipo R, Barbara M (1997) Natural history of Meniere's disease: staging the patients or their symptoms. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 526:10-13...
It represents the current state of knowledge regarding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and contains sections on definition and epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, natural history, staging and prognosis, treatment, and monitoring disease... G Raghu,HR Collard,JJ Egan,... - 《american journal...
BACKGROUND: The natural history and the possible changes of celiac disease (CD) prevalence over time are still unclear. OBJECTIVES: 1) To establish whether loss of tolerance to gluten may occur at any age; 2) to investigate possible changes of CD prevalence over time; and 3) to investigate...
natural history of aortic disease in individual patients and thereby offer a more personalized management. In this chapter we review the current understanding of the mechanism of development and the natural history of thoracic aortic disease in the context of establishing evidence-based criteria for ...
Ménétrier's disease (MD) is a rare disease characterized by markedly hypertrophied gastric mucosal folds typically associated with hypoalbuminemia and anemia. However, the natural history of MD in adults remains unclear and is rarely reported in the literature. The current study presents a case of...
In this chapter we analyze the unending worldwide increase of pediatric allergic diseases and their natural history. Of concern is the early age at which atopy starts its march in these defenseless children.