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Age and Ageing: An Overview [PDF]

Occupational Medicine, 2000
Europe is ageing, as exemplified by the UK population where, in the foreseeable future, more people will be over than under age 50: industry appears slow to recognise and appreciate all that older workers still have to offer: bundling them off into early retirement wastes precious talents. Memory difficulty is not an inevitable part of ageing.
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Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord masking motor neuron disease: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord is a potentially reversible myelopathy typically associated with vitamin B12 deficiency. There is predominant involvement of spinal cord posterior and lateral tracts, and manifestations include
Paula Loveland, Aaron Wong, Vinojini Vivekanandam, Wen Kwang Lim   +3 more
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Functional Independence Measure score is associated with mortality in critically ill elderly patients admitted to an intermediate care unit

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Age alone is not a robust predictor of mortality in critically ill elderly patients. Chronic health status and functional status before admission could be better predictors.
A. D’Andrea, D. Le Peillet, T. Fassier, V. Prendki, V. Trombert, J-L Reny, X. Roux   +6 more
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Correction to: A study protocol for the development of a multivariable model predicting 6- and 12-month mortality for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Australia

Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2021
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Ross Bicknell, Wen Kwang Lim, Andrea B. Maier, Dina LoGiudice   +3 more
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A kortársbántalmazás tágabb kontextusa: néhány iskolai és társadalmi változó szempontjából

Metszetek, 2016
A kortársbántalmazás (bullying) kiterjedt probléma az iskolai közösségekben. Gyakorisága azonban jelentős eltérést mutat iskolák, régiók, nemzetek között.
Dóra Várnai, Emese Zsíros, Ágnes Németh   +2 more
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Frailty and pain in an acute private hospital: an observational point prevalence study

Scientific Reports, 2023
Frailty and pain in hospitalised patients are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. However, there is limited data on the associations between frailty and pain in this group of patients.
Rosemary Saunders, Kate Crookes, Karla Seaman, Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Caroline Bulsara, Max K. Bulsara, Beverley Ewens, Olivia Gallagher, Renée Graham, Karen Gullick, Sue Haydon, Jeff Hughes, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Bev O’Connell, Debra Scaini, Christopher Etherton-Beer   +15 more
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The future of Age and Ageing [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2002
The delivery of healthcare in the United Kingdom is going through a period of change, with many new developments. Some of these represent the aspirations of politicians and those who manage the National Health Service, and others are being forced upon us because of the shortage of resources (not always financial).
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Mini-review on initiatives to interfere with the propagation and clearance of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease

Translational Neurodegeneration, 2017
In this mini-review, we summarize recent findings relating to the prion-like propagation of α-synuclein (α-syn) and the development of novel therapeutic strategies to target synucleinopathy in Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Daniel Kam Yin Chan, Ying Hua Xu, Luke Kar Man Chan, Nady Braidy, George D. Mellick   +4 more
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A study protocol for the development of a multivariable model predicting 6- and 12-month mortality for people with dementia living in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in Australia

Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 2020
Background For residential aged care facility (RACF) residents with dementia, lack of prognostic guidance presents a significant challenge for end of life care planning.
Ross Bicknell, Wen Kwang Lim, Andrea B. Maier, Dina LoGiuidice   +3 more
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Comparing clinico-demographics and neuropsychiatric symptoms for immigrant and non-immigrant aged care residents living with dementia: a retrospective cross-sectional study from an Australian dementia-specific support service

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia such as agitation and aggression are common in people living with dementia. The presentation of neuropsychiatric symptoms is influenced by the cultural background of people living with dementia.
Pelden Chejor, Mustafa Atee, Patricia Cain, Daniel Whiting, Thomas Morris, Davina Porock   +5 more
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