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Fragilidade em idosos no município de São Paulo: prevalência e fatores associados

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2019
RESUMO: Introdução: Fragilidade é uma síndrome evitável e reversível caracterizada pelo declínio cumulativo dos sistemas fisiológicos, causando maior vulnerabilidade às condições adversas.
Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Daniella Pires Nunes, Fabíola Bof de Andrade, Ligiana Pires Corona, Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito, Jair Lício Ferreira dos Santos, Maria Lúcia Lebrão   +6 more
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Factors which influence postoperative mortality after hip fracture [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006
Background/Aim. One of the most significant predictors of mortality after hip fractures is cognitive impairment (dementia). The aim of this study was to report the results of a prospective study of the influence of some factors on sixmonth mortality in ...
Ristić Branko, Ristić-Ignjatović Dragana, Miličić Biljana, Obradović Zdravko   +3 more
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Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial on the clinical effects of levothyroxine treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism in people aged 80 years and over [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is common in older people and its contribution to health and disease needs to be elucidated further. Observational and clinical trial data on the clinical effects of subclinical hypothyroidism in persons aged 80 ...
Blum, M.R., Dekkers, O.M., Den Elzen, W.P.J., Du Puy, R.S., Ford, I., Gussekloo, J., Jukema, J.W., Kean, S., Kearney, P.M., Messow, C.M., Mooijaart, S.P., Peeters, R.P., Poortvliet, R.K.E., Postmus, I., Rodondi, N., Smit, J.W.A., Stott, D.J., van Munster, B.C., Watt, T., Westendorp, R.G.J., Wolffenbuttel, B.H.R.   +20 more
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Stress corrosion cracking in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu aluminum alloys in saline environments [PDF]

, 2012
Copyright 2013 ASM International. This paper was published in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 44A(3), 1230 - 1253, and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of ASM International.
A. Berzin, A. Kolics, A. Turnbull, A.H. Le, A.H. Le, A.J. McEvily, A.K. Vasudevan, A.S. Tetelman, B. Jegdic, B. Sakar, B.J. Connelly, B.J. Connelly, C.A. Loto, C.M. Liao, D.J. Sullivan, D.M. Drazic, E.A. Starke, F.E. Watkinson, F.P. Ford, F.S. Lin, G. M. Scamans, G.A. Young, G.A. Young, G.M. Scamans, G.M. Scamans, H. Gruhl, H. Kim, H.F. Jong de, J. Onoro, J. Onoro, J. Robinson, J. Zhang, J.K. Park, J.P. Nordin, J.R. Scully, K. Kitamura, K. Komai, K.G. Kent, K.P. Wong, K.R. Cooper, K.R. Cooper, K.R. Cooper, L. Tomcsanyi, L.H. Chambers, L.P. Huang, M. Abe, M. Cook, M. Landkof, M. Metikos-Hukovic, M. Watanabe, M.O. Speidel, M.V. Hyatt, N. J. Henry Holroyd, N. Lampeas, N.J.H. Holroyd, N.J.H. Holroyd, N.J.H. Holroyd, O.D. Sherby, P. Martin, P.M. Natishan, R. Hermann, R.C. Doward, R.S. Pathania, R.T. Foley, R.T. Foley, S. Lee, S. Mostovoy, S. Ohsaki, S. Ohsaki, S. Osaki, S. Pyun, S. Pyun, T. Ishikawa, T. Magnin, T. Ohnishi, T. Oka, T.H. Nguyen, T.H. Nguyen, T.H. Sanders, W. Gruhl, Y. Choi, Z.A. Foroulis   +81 more
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Acute cholecystitis in old adults: the impact of advanced age on the clinical characteristics of the disease and on the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Impact of advanced age on disease characteristics of acute cholecystitis (AC), and surgical outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has not been established.
Cho Eun Lee, Seung Jae Lee, Ju Ik Moon, In Seok Choi, Dae Sung Yoon, Won Jun Choi, Sang Eok Lee, Nak Song Sung, Seong Uk Kwon, In Eui Bae, Seung Jae Roh, Sung Gon Kim   +11 more
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Effect of allopurinol on phosphocreatine recovery and muscle function in older people with impaired physical function:a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Allopurinol has vascular antioxidant effects and participates in purinergic signalling within muscle. We tested whether allopurinol could improve skeletal muscle energetics and physical function in older people with impaired physical ...
Cavin, Ian, Clarke, Clare L., Gandy, Stephen, George, Jacob, Gingles, Christopher, Hutcheon, Anita, Nicholas, Richard S., Priba, Lukasz, Struthers, Allan D., Sumukadas, Deepa, Witham, Miles D.   +10 more
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Thrombolysis in Patients Aged over 80 Years Is Equally Effective and Safe [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Despite stroke's high prevalence in the elderly, intravenous thrombolysis is licensed in Europe only for patients younger than 80 years old.
Amaral-Silva, A, Ferreira, P, Paiva Nunes, A, Pego, PM, Sousa, C   +4 more
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Cancer Mortality Trends in Brazilian Adults Aged 80 and Over From 2000 to 2017 [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
INTRODUCTION: Adults aged 80 and over represent the fastest growing segment of the population in emerging countries. Studies of cancer mortality trends in the oldest old population are scarce in Brazil.
João Pedro Rufino, Ana Laura Maciel Monteiro, Julia Português Almeida, Karolina Moreira dos Santos, Mariana da Cruz Andrade, Silvia Cristina Marques Nunes Pricinote   +5 more
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Centenarian caregivers: perception of burden, sociodemographic data and physical activity

Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 2022
This study aimed to understand centenarian caregivers’ perception of care burden according to sociodemographic characteristics and physical activity level. This is a descriptive study that used a mixed data (quantitative and qualitative) approach. Sixty-
Giovana Zarpellon Mazo, Daliana Stephanie Lecuona, Francine Stein, Fabíola Aguiar de Souza, Íris Dantas da Mota, Priscila Rodrigues Gil, Damiana Lima Costa, Pedro Silvelo Franco   +7 more
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Age and Prostate-Specific Antigen Level Prior to Diagnosis Predict Risk of Death from Prostate Cancer. [PDF]

, 2016
A single early prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level has been correlated with a higher likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis and death in younger men. PSA testing in older men has been considered of limited utility.
Karnes, R Jeffrey, Kattan, Michael W, MacKintosh, F Roy, Morrell, Christopher H, Nawaf, Cayce B, Neville, Thomas B, Rawson, Lori, Sprenkle, Preston C, Walter, Louise C   +8 more
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