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Exposing ageism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Throughout much of the past century, old age was considered as a social problem. However, a sociological analysis of old age clearly indicates that the weak position of older people in society is ultimately a result of hegemonic ideological manoeuvres ...
Formosa, Marvin
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Introduction to the Section: On the Manifestations and Consequences of Ageism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This introductory section outlines the various ways in which ageism is manifested. Specifically, we discuss ageism as an individual occurrence that impacts the life of each and every one of us.
Tesch Römer, Clemens   +3 more
core   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ageism and Older Immigrants

open access: yes, 2018
The population of older immigrants in Europe has grown in recent decades. This population consists of two main groups: individuals who migrated as labour migrants and aged in the host country and those who migrated in older age.
Trummer, Ursula   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Subjective Experience of Ageism: The Perceived Ageism Questionnaire (PAQ) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Ageism as perceived by older individuals has been recognized as a potential risk factor for physical and mental health. We aimed to develop a comprehensive scale that can quantify perceived ageism among aging individuals (55+), including both positive ...
de Wit, S.; id_orcid   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Normative, Empiricist, and Interpretive Considerations in the Ageism Research Process

open access: yes, 2018
This chapter reflects on the normative, empiricist, and interpretive considerations researchers face in the process of researching ageism. The chapter is based on a doctoral dissertation that triangulated data, methods, and theory to explore how ageism ...
Snellman, Fredrik   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Ageism in the Health Care System: Providers, Patients, and Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Older adults are major consumers of health care. Within the context of an ageing society, their presence in the health care system will continue to grow.
Shiovitz-Ezra, Sharon   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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