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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
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Pathogen epidemic characteristics of acute upper respiratory tract infection among the elderly patients in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province from 2020 to 2023

Shanghai yufang yixue
ObjectiveTo monitor and analyze the epidemiological characteristics of viral pathogens among elderly patients with acute upper respiratory tract infections in Shaoxing City from 2020 to 2023, to guide prevention and treatment.MethodsNasopharyngeal swab ...
ZHANG Zhenghao, YE Kewen, RUAN Siwei
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Real‐World Effectiveness and Safety of Secukinumab in Giant Cell Arteritis: An Italian Multicenter Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the real‐world effectiveness and safety of secukinumab in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Methods This multicenter retrospective study included patients with GCA who received secukinumab at 14 Italian centers with at least six months of follow‐up.
Luca Iorio, Federica Davanzo, Caterina Ricordi, Milena Bond, Ruggiero Mascolo, Jacopo Mora, Alessandro Tomelleri, Angelo Fassio, Francesca Cuzzocrea, Sara Monti, Edoardo Conticini, Fabiola Atzeni, Paolo Delvino, Carlotta Nannini, Augusta Ortolan, Francesco Pollastri, Ester Vivaldelli, Chiara Marvisi, Paola Toniati, Antonio Brucato, Alessandra Milanesi, Francesca Regola, Enrico Tombetti, Lorenzo Dagna, Roberta Ramonda, Christian Dejaco, Luca Quartuccio, Carlo Salvarani, Roberto Padoan   +28 more
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Structural and dynamic features of psychopathological disorders of infectious genesis in individuals with exogenous-organic burden

Психіатрія, неврологія та медична психологія, 2019
In order to establish the psychopathological features of the mental response to an infectious pathology in patients with exogenous-organic complications in the history and understanding of syndromotoxis with comorbid involvement of these registers of ...
Kazakov Vitaly E.
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Deregulation of sale of over-the-counter drugs outside of pharmacies in the Republic of Korea: interrupted-time-series analysis of outpatient visits before and after the policy

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background We evaluated the effectiveness of a policy allowing for the sale of over-the-counter drugs outside of pharmacies by examining its effect on number of monthly outpatient visits for acute upper respiratory infections, dyspepsia, and migraine ...
Sung-Youn Chun, Hye-Ki Park, Kyu-Tae Han, Woorim Kim, Hyo-Jung Lee, Eun-Cheol Park   +5 more
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Unique microbial landscape in the human oropharynx during different types of acute respiratory tract infections

Microbiome, 2023
Background Secondary bacterial infections and pneumonia are major mortality causes of respiratory viruses, and the disruption of the upper respiratory tract (URT) microbiota is a crucial component of this process.
Hui Li, Xiaorong Wu, Hong Zeng, Bozhen Chang, Ying Cui, Jingxiang Zhang, Ruixia Wang, Tao Ding   +7 more
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Zinc Deficiency in Acute Gastroenteritis and Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

, 2011
Aim. The objective was to study zinc deficiency in acute gastroenteritis and upper respiratory tract infections. Methods. A total of 203 children were enrolled in this case— control study.
Abdulkadir Bozaykut, Duygu Somen Bayoglu, Rabia Gonul Sezer, Ilke Ozahi Ipek   +3 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poverty related risk for potentially preventable hospitalisations among children in Taiwan

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background This study investigated the incidence of potentially preventable hospitalisations in the first two years of life among children in the National Health Insurance (NHI) system of Taiwan.
Chen Chi-Liang, Kuo Ken N, Shih Shu-Fang, Lu Hsin-Ming, Chen Likwang, Huang Lynn Chu   +5 more
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A Machine Learning-Based Study of the Effects of Air Pollution and Weather in Respiratory Disease Patients Visiting Emergency Departments

Emergency Medicine International, 2022
Background. To date, investigating respiratory disease patients visiting the emergency departments related with fined dust is limited. This study aimed to analyze the effects of two variable-weather and air pollution on respiratory disease patients who ...
Eu Sun Lee, Jung-Youn Kim, Young-Hoon Yoon, Seoung Bum Kim, Hyungu Kahng, Jinhyeok Park, Jaehoon Kim, Minjae Lee, Haeun Hwang, Sung Joon Park   +9 more
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