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EClinicalMedicine, 2023 Summary: Background: Approximately 70 million children in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are disabled, yet little is known about the prevalence of and care-seeking patterns for common childhood illnesses, such as acute respiratory infection (ARI), diarrhoea ...
Sara Rotenberg +2 more
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Disability: getting it “right”. [PDF]
, 2008 This paper critically engages with Tom Shakespeare’s book Disability rights and wrongs. It concentrates on his attempt to demolish the social model of disability, as well as his sketch of an “alternative” approach to understanding “disability ...
Thomas, Carol
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Gender, caring and learning disability. [PDF]
, 1994 The thesis explores the meaning of caring in the lives of a group of people who are labelled as dependants, adults with learning difficulties. Through biographical interviews and documentary research the author examines how care for people with learning difficulties has developed over time in one local area; and the understandings people on the ...
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Battling Red Tape: Veterans Struggle for Care and Benefits [PDF]
, 2008 More than 1.5 million troops have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. 30,000 troops are counted among those wounded in action. But hundreds of thousands of others have suffered injuries not recorded in the official tally, including the many veterans with ...
Vanessa Williamson
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The key points for treatment of Parkinsonism in older persons
Geriatric Care, 2017 Signs and symptoms of Parkinsonism have a high prevalence in older persons. Parkinsonism is associated with negative outcomes in the elderly and there is still uncertainty about when and how to start levodopa in these conditions.
Fulvio Lauretani +3 more
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Women with disabilities’ use of maternal care services in sub-Saharan Africa
African Journal of DisabilityBackground: Quality maternal health care is central to the Sustainable Development Goals efforts to reduce maternal mortality, yet there remain limited quantitative data on maternal care inequities for women with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa ...
Sara H. Rotenberg +2 more
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Providing effective maternity care for women affected by fibromyalgia [PDF]
, 2011 Fibromyalgia is a condition for which information is not readily accessible in midwifery or obstetric text books. This ‘invisible disability’ can have detrimental implications for all aspects of maternity care.
King, Denyse
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Lived Experiences of Public Disability Representations: A Scoping Review
DisabilitiesResearch has largely focussed on public perceptions of people with disabilities, particularly in the media. However, there is a lack of studies exploring how individuals with disabilities themselves experience public disability representation.
Aartjan ter Haar +2 more
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Recovery from disability after stroke as a target for a behavioural intervention: Results of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2007 Purpose: Disability following stroke is highly prevalent and is predicted by psychological variables such as control cognitions and emotions, in addition to clinical variables.
Bonetti, Debbie +6 more
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Disability Retirement for Federal Employees [PDF]
, 2008 [Excerpt] Federal civilian employees earn 13 days of paid sick leave per year. Sick leave can be used because of the worker’s own illness or injury or to care for an ill or injured family member.
Purcell, Patrick
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