Prevalence and associated features of depression in women with Rett Syndrome [PDF]
, 2016 Background Little is known about depression among women with Rett syndrome (RTT) despite recent advances in knowledge about RTT. In this study, we aimed to establish the prevalence of depression among women with RTT as identified by a screening ...
Clarke, Angus John +4 more
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Emotional well-being in people with sight loss: Lessons from the grey literature [PDF]
, 2010 Literature that is not peer-reviewed and distributed through a publisher is known as ‘grey’. As it is used to inform policy and practice we reviewed the grey literature concerning emotional well-being in people with sight loss.
Gosney, M.A., Nyman, S.R., Victor, C.R.
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Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of premenstrual syndrome in a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) affects 8–20 percent of premenopausal women. Previous studies suggest that high dietary vitamin D intake may reduce risk.
Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth R +6 more
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Deaths of individuals aged 16-24 years in the UK after using mephedrone [PDF]
, 2015 Objective: Mephedrone is a stimulant drug chemically related to amphetamine, with effects similar to those of amphetamine and cocaine. This study aims to analyse fatalities following ingestion of mephedrone in the UK amongst 16-24 year olds in 2009-13 ...
Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) +36 more
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What do you need? 2001-02: findings from a national survey of people living with HIV [PDF]
, 2002 Duration: October 2000 - June 2002 Despite the importance attached to the needs of people with HIV in defining policy, there is no consensus about how such needs should be identified and measured.
Anderson, W +3 more
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Depression and appetite: predictors of malnutrition in gynecologic cancer [PDF]
Supportive Care in Cancer, 2014 The reported prevalence of malnutrition and related factors in gynecologic cancer varies. We aimed to describe nutritional status and to identify demographic, clinical, psychological, and nutritional factors contributing to malnutrition in gynecologic cancer patients.We used a descriptive cross-sectional design.
Ju-Hee, Nho +2 more
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STOPPFrail [Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in Frail adults with limited life expectancy]: Consensus validation [PDF]
, 2016 Objective: To validate STOPPFrail, a list of explicit criteria for potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in frail older adults with limited life expectancy.Design: A Delphi consensus survey of an expert panel comprising academic geriatricians ...
Gallagher, Paul +3 more
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Appetite loss and neurocognitive deficits in late‐life depression [PDF]
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2014 ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine the association of appetite loss symptoms to neurocognitive performance in late‐life depression (LLD).MethodsThis study used cross‐sectional data from individuals aged 60+ years with major depressive disorder (N = 322). Participants received clinical assessment of depression and neuropsychological testing.
Guy G, Potter +2 more
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Dental management of patients with endocrine disorders [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction: The endocrine system is responsible for hormonal secretion and is closely related to the central nervous system, as it diversifies its functions through the hypothalamus and pituitary glands.
Carlos Fabuel, Laura +2 more
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Regulación del peso corporal y del apetito Body Weight and Appetite Regulation
Acta Médica Costarricense, 2010 Debido a que la epidemia mundial de obesidad no muestra signos de disminución, se ha hecho necesaria una mejor comprensión de los mecanismos fisiológicos subyacentes a la homeostasis energética, el proceso mediante el cual el consumo energético se iguala
Moisés Vásquez-Machado +1 more
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