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Chemical restraint as behavioural euthanasia: case studies from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background The prescription of psychotropic medication to older people living with dementia in residential aged care has become an increasing concern.
Patricia Cain, Pelden Chejor, Davina Porock   +2 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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Bone health of middle-aged and older surfers [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: Given the lack of research investigating surfing and bone health, we aimed to assess the bone mineral density (BMD) of middle-aged and older surfers.
Beck, Belinda R., Climstein, Mike, Hing, Wayne A., Pope, Rodney, Rathbone, Evelyne, Simas, Vini   +5 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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Use of an Activity Monitor and GPS Device to Assess Community Activity and Participation in Transtibial Amputees

Sensors, 2014
This study characterized measures of community activity and participation of transtibial amputees based on combined data from separate accelerometer and GPS devices.
Brenton Hordacre, Christopher Barr, Maria Crotty   +2 more
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Prevalence and incidence of cancer related lymphedema in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Cancer, 2020
Background Little is known about the prevalence and incidence in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) of secondary lymphedema due to cancer. The purpose of the study is to estimate the prevalence and incidence in LMICs of secondary lymphedema related ...
Eric Torgbenu, Tim Luckett, Mark A. Buhagiar, Sungwon Chang, Jane L. Phillips   +4 more
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MARK-AGE biomarkers of ageing [PDF]

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2015
Many candidate biomarkers of human ageing have been proposed in the scientific literature but in all cases their variability in cross-sectional studies is considerable, and therefore no single measurement has proven to serve a useful marker to determine, on its own, biological age.
Bürkle, Alexander, Moreno Villanueva, María, Bernhard, Jürgen, Blasco, María, Zondag, Gerben, Hoeijmakers, Jan H. J., Toussaint, Olivier, Grubeck Loebenstein, Beatrix, Mocchegiani, Eugenio, Collino, Sebastiano, Gonos, Efstathios S., Sikora, Ewa, Gradinaru, Daniela, Dollé, Martijn, Salmon, Michel, Kristensen, Peter, Griffiths, Helen R., Libert, Claude, Grune, Tilman, Breusing, Nicolle, Simm, Andreas, FRANCESCHI, CLAUDIO, CAPRI, MIRIAM, Talbot, Duncan, Caiafa, Paola, Friguet, Bertrand, Slagboom, P. Eline, Hervonen, Antti, Hurme, Mikko, Aspinall, Richard   +29 more
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Incorporating Safety and Quality Measures Into Australia’s Activity-Based Funding of Public Hospital Services

Health Services Insights, 2023
In a bid to improve quality of care, numerous countries have incorporated rewards and penalties into the funding and pricing of hospital services. This paper outlines recent advances in Australia to incorporate financial penalties for hospital acquired ...
Samuel B. G. Webster, Sarah E. Neville, Jennifer Nobbs, Jada Ching, Kees van Gool   +4 more
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Population-level impact and herd effects following the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: updated systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2019
Background More than 10 years have elapsed since human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination was implemented. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of the population-level impact of vaccinating girls and women against human ...
\uc9lodie, B\ue9nard, A Kahn, Jessica, A Machalek, Dorothy, A Smith, Megan, Ali, Hammad, Baldo, Vincenzo, Boily, MarcMarie\uadClaude, Brassard, Paul, Brisson,, Callander, Denton, Checchi, Marta, Cocchio, Silvia, Dalianis, Tina, Dehlendorff, Christian, Donovan, Basil, F Chow, Eric P, G Pollock, Kevin, Gr\ufcn, Nathalie, Harrison, Christopher, Herweijer, Eva, J Woestenberg, Petra, Jes\ufas Purri\uf1os\uadHermida, Mar\ueda, K Fairley, Christopher, K Kjaer, Susanne, Kavanagh, Kimberley, L Brotherton, Julia M, L Deeks, Shelley, Liu, Bette, M Garland, Suzanne, M Imburgia, Teresa, M Johnson, Anne, M Wheeler, Cosette, M\ue9lanie, Drolet, Markowitz, Lauri, Mesher, David, Munk, Christian, Niccolai, Linda, Norma, P\ue9rez, Nyg\ue5rd, Mari, Ogilvie, Gina, Oliphant, Jeannie, S\uf6derlund\uadStrand, Anna, Sonnenberg, Pam, Sparen, P\ue4r, Steben, Marc, T Hansen, Bo, Tanton, Clare, V Kliewer, Erich, W Flagg, Elaine, W Gargano, Julia, Yu., Bo Nancy   +50 more
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Desafios para constituição dos organismos estaduais de defesa agropecuária: interesse nacional ou direcionamento da classe rural hegemônica?

Novos Cadernos NAEA, 2023
O texto aborda a construção da Defesa Agropecuária no país, apresentando suas prioridades, contradições e heranças posturais repassadas às estruturas estaduais de execução dessa Política Pública e o seu impacto na construção ideológica dos órgãos ...
Fabiola Ewerton Kamakura Mesquita, José Sampaio de Mattos Junior, Tânia Maria Duarte Silva, Maria Cristiane Pestana Chaves Miranda   +3 more
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