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Discharge against medical advice in Enugu, South Eastern Nigeria some ethical and legal aspects
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2008 Background: In exercising freedom to determine their own future without external restraints, patients admitted to hospital sometimes opt to leave against medical advice.
Sylvester C Nwokediuko +1 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.An agentic AI‐driven decision‐support framework for prosumers is proposed, integrating PV generation, load profiling, and multihorizon optimization within a four‐agent architecture. The approach significantly reduces grid dependence, enhances self‐sufficiency and prevents system oversizing.
Adela BÂRA, Simona‐Vasilica OPREA
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Discharge against medical advice in a pediatric emergency center in the State of Qatar [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze cases that had left the Pediatric Emergency Center Al Sadd, Doha (PEC) against medical advice, with the aim of developing policies to help reduce this occurrence.
Hala Abdulateef +5 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné +3 more
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Discharge Against Medical Advice after Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction
, 2018 Background: Discharge against medical advice (AMA) occurs infrequently but is associated with poor outcomes. There are limited descriptions of discharges AMA in national cohorts of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Fischman, David L +9 more
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Tetanus in a Rural Setting of South-Western Nigeria: A Ten-Year Retrospective Study [PDF]
Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2009 We review the records of 79 tetanus patients in two hospitals (one tertiary and one secondary level) inOwo, Ondo state, Nigeria from 1997 to 2006. The male: female ratio was 3:1. Ages were 14-70 years(mean 33.25 years, SD ±16.76).
O Adekanle, O Ayodeji, L Olatunde
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, 2021 Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a common problem in health care delivery in developing countries, including Nigeria. Children are vulnerable in this situation as they may neither comprehend nor contribute to the decisions and it ...
Imoudu, Iragbogie A. +2 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton +2 more
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The Causes of Discharge against Medical Advice from the Emergency Department of a Teaching Hospital of Tehran in 2012 [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) occurs when a patient leaves the hospital against the physician’s advice. The aim of this study was to investigate the causes of discharge against medical advice.
Mostafaie, Davoud +3 more
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, 2009 Background: A retrospective study aimed at evaluating the causes, incidence and pattern of the phenomenon of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in the medical wards of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
CU Odenigbo +3 more
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