There is an emerging consensus that an inadequate dialysis dose is delivered to many end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in the United States. The only long-term multicenter trial for determining dialysis adequacy remains the National Cooperative Dialysis Study (NCDS) which was published in 1981...
,... - 《Annals of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 19发表: 2004年 Integrating noncommunicable disease prevention into maternal and child health programs: Can it be done and what will it take? Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. However, these diseases have...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. While international strategies for their prevention and control call for greater civil society participation, many observers regret the lack of a broad social movement to address these diseases. This ...
studies are needed to understand the phenomenon of media dependence in light of new dimensions made important by the transformations that have taken place in the social and media fields—where the coexistence of mass media with social media platforms stands out. As large-scale crises rarely occur ...
Artisanal small-scale mining and biomass burning are the main causes of mercury vapor (Hg0) emission, which is transported over long distances by air. Deforestation reduces the rainforest́s capacity to remove this metal from the air, contributing to the maintenance of Hg0 emissions. In the ...
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Atherosclerosis The name of this disease is atherosclerosis It is associated with: Obesity (being overweight) Hypertension (high blood pressure) Diabetes Aging Other Causes of Heart Disease Abnormal function of the heart valves Abnormal electrical rhythm of the heart Weakening of the heart’s pumping ...
The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. Besides being preventable, these diseases are now the leading cause of death and disability. In addition, they are not replacing existing causes of illnesses such as infectious disease and trauma, but are ...
Amongst NCDs, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are major causes of death in Saudi Arabia [7]. There is a high and rising prevalence of CVD and metabolic risk factors among the Saudi population [7], which requires critical investment into CVD risk prevention services at the community level. Researc...
Although there is regional variation in the causes of CKD, the risk factors with the highest population-attributable factors for age-standardized CKD-related disease-adjusted life years were as follows: high blood pressure (51.4%), high fasting plasma glucose level (30.9%), and high body mass ...