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Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007
OBJECTIVE To construct growth curves for school-aged children and adolescents that accord with the WHO Child Growth Standards for preschool children and the body mass index (BMI) cut-offs for adults.
M. de Onís, A. Onyango, E. Borghi, Amani Siyam, C. Nishida, J. Siekmann   +5 more
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The normal ranges of cardiovascular parameters measured using the ultrasonic cardiac output monitor [PDF]

, 2017
The ultrasonic cardiac output monitor (USCOM) is a noninvasive transcutaneous continuous wave Doppler method for assessing hemodynamics. There are no published reference ranges for normal values in adults (aged 18– 60 years) for this device.
Cattermole, Giles N, Chan, Cangel P.Y, Chan, Stewart S.W, Graham, Colin A, Ho, Grace Y.L, Lau, Peach W.S, Leung, P.Y Mia, Rainer, Timothy H, Smith, Brendan E   +8 more
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The occurrence of sleep-disordered breathing among middle-aged adults.

New England Journal of Medicine, 1993
BACKGROUND Limited data have suggested that sleep-disordered breathing, a condition of repeated episodes of apnea and hypopnea during sleep, is prevalent among adults.
T. Young, M. Palta, J. Dempsey, J. Skatrud, S. Weber, S. Badr   +5 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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Gut Microbiota–Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids Promote Poststroke Recovery in Aged Mice

Circulation Research, 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Rationale: The elderly experience profound systemic responses after stroke, which contribute to higher mortality and more severe long-term disability.
Juneyoung Lee, J. d'Aigle, Louise A Atadja, Victoria A. Quaicoe, Pedram Honarpisheh, B. Ganesh, A. Hassan, J. Graf, J. Petrosino, N. Putluri, Liang Zhu, David J. Durgan, R. Bryan, L. McCullough, V. Venna   +14 more
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Ageing and vascular ageing [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2006
Abstract There is an age related decline in various physiological processes. Vascular ageing is associated with changes in the mechanical and the structural properties of the vascular wall, which leads to the loss of arterial elasticity and reduced arterial compliance.
B Jani, C Rajkumar
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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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Blood factors transfer beneficial effects of exercise on neurogenesis and cognition to the aged brain

Science, 2020
Plasma transfers exercise benefit in mice Exercise has a broad range of beneficial healthful effects. Horowitz et al. tested whether the beneficial effects of exercise on neurogenesis in the brain and improved cognition in aged mice could be transferred ...
A. Horowitz, Xuelai Fan, Gregor Bieri, Lucas K. Smith, Cesar I. Sanchez-Diaz, A. B. Schroer, Géraldine Gontier, K. Casaletto, J. Kramer, K. Williams, Saul A. Villeda   +10 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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