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Self-reported quality of care for older adults from 2004 to 2011: a cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: little is known about changes in the quality of medical care for older adults over time. Objective: to assess changes in technical quality of care over 6 years, and associations with participants' characteristics.
Bachmann, Max O. +8 more
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Specificity of treatment is mandatory in very old patients with hairy cell leukemia [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Introduction. There are only a few available data about hairy cell leukemia (HCL) in very old patients. We presented three very different cases of HCL in very old patients diagnosed in a single center and discussed some epidemiological and ...
Marisavljević Dragomir +2 more
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Older people’s experiences of informal care in rural Flanders, Belgium [PDF]
, 2019 Flanders (Belgium) is ageing at high speed. The number of people aged over 80 will increase from more than 400.000 today to nearly 800.000 in 2060, which is 10 % of the population. Although the entire region is ageing, older people are overrepresented in
De Decker, Pascal +2 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro +2 more
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Factors Associated with the Risk of Falls of Nursing Home Residents Aged 80 or Older
Rehabilitation Nursing, 2016 Background: Falls are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in older and represents one of the major and most costly public health problems worldwide.
F. Á. Barbosa +5 more
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Hand-Washing Practices among Adolescents Aged 12–15 Years from 80 Countries
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 The objectives were to (1) assess the prevalence of hand-washing practices across 80 countries and (2) assess frequency of hand-washing practice by economic status (country income and severe food insecurity), in a global representative sample of ...
Lee Smith +11 more
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Late diagnosis among our ageing HIV population: a cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: With the advent of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART), more people infected with HIV are living into older age; 22% of adults receiving care in the UK are aged over 50 years [1].
Bodley-Tickell +5 more
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Outcomes of lumbar spinal fusion in super-elderly patients aged 80 years and over
Medicine, 2021 Abstract Despite the increasing prevalence of spinal surgery in super-elderly (SE) patients, the outcomes and complication rates have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes and complications of lumbar spinal fusion for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) in SE patients aged 80 ...
Hee Jung Son +4 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Exposure to common noxious agents (1), including allergens, pollutants, and micro‐nanoplastics, can cause epithelial barrier damage (2) in our body's protective linings. This may trigger an immune response to our microbiome (3). The epithelial barrier theory explains how this process can lead to chronic noncommunicable diseases (4) affecting organs ...
Can Zeyneloglu +17 more
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Patients Aged 80 Years or Older are Encountered More Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use
Chinese Medical Journal, 2016 Background:Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) are prominent prescribing issues in elderly patients. This study was to investigate the different prevalence of PIM use in elderly inpatients between 65–79 years of age and 80 years
Li Mo +7 more
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