Factors Associated with Independence for Elderly People in Their Activities of Daily Living
Background: Health in the elderly does not merely refer to a condition free from disease but should also have elements regarding functionality and independence.
Sri Wahyuni +3 more
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Risk Factors of Diarrhoea in Malnourished Children Under Age of 5 Years [PDF]
Background: Acute infectious enteritis remains one of the commonest causes of death among infants and children in developing countries. Acute enteritis is defined as a loss of stool consistency with pasty or liquid stools, and/or an increase in ...
Hanif, A. (Asif) +4 more
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The predictive value of the CONUT score combined with the A2DS2 scale for post-ischemic stroke infection [PDF]
Background/Aim. Stroke-associated infection is the most common and most serious complication of ischemic stroke (IS), which is the most important cause of death and disability in humans.
Zhang Yongqing, Zhang Wei, Zhou Yiwu
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Methods of communications and the nature of messaging are critically important in influencing public behavior. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major disruptions to all aspects of life globally and has triggered multiple approaches of health ...
Nathan Williams +5 more
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The distribution of wealth in the population aged 50 and over in England [PDF]
The tables in this paper present a description of the distribution of wealth amongst those aged 50 and over in England in 2002/3, with the analysis split by a series of different factors.
Banks, J., Tetlow, G.
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A Comparison of Clinicopathological Differences in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patients Below and Above 40 Years of Age [PDF]
Introduction: Recent times have revealed an increase in incidence of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) in young adults including those who lack association with typical risk factors such as tobacco.
Supriya Nikita Kapila +2 more
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Forkhead transcription factors and ageing [PDF]
Mutations in single genes and environmental interventions can extend healthy lifespan in laboratory model organisms. Some of the mechanisms involved show evolutionary conservation, opening the way to using simpler invertebrates to understand human ageing.
L, Partridge, J C, Brüning
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Genetic and neurophysiological correlates of the age of onset of alcohol use disorders in adolescents and young adults. [PDF]
Discrete time survival analysis was used to assess the age-specific association of event-related oscillations (EROs) and CHRM2 gene variants on the onset of regular alcohol use and alcohol dependence.
Almasy, Laura +20 more
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Clinical and laboratory status in Parkinson’s disease patients with and without polyneuropathy [PDF]
Background/Aim. The etiology of polyneuropathy (PNP) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is unclear, and there is a possible association between levodopa therapy, hyperhomocysteinemia, and PNP development due to methylation processes involving ...
Popović Sanela +4 more
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Prehypertension and hypertension prevalence and risk factors among adult population in Republic of Serbia: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background/Aim. Prehypertension and hypertension are an important public health problem worldwide and although they can be modified, they are often a risk for cardiovascular diseases.
Šipetić-Grujičić Sandra +4 more
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