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Data quality predicts care quality: findings from a national clinical audit [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Missing clinical outcome data are a common occurrence in longitudinal studies. Data quality in clinical audit is a particular cause for concern. The relationship between departmental levels of missing clinical outcome data and care quality is
Bechman, Katie, Dennison, Elaine M., Galloway, James B., Ledingham, Jo, Macgregor, Alexander J., Norton, Sam, Yates, Mark   +6 more
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Implementing a Produce Prescription Program at Three Federally Qualified Health Centers to Help Patients Manage Their Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Qualitative Assessment of Clinic Staff Experiences in Los Angeles County, California, USA

Diabetology, 2023
Through a partnership with three Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), the local health department in Los Angeles County implemented a produce prescription program (PPR) to increase fresh fruit and vegetable purchases among patients with diabetes ...
Victoria Ayala, Julia I. Caldwell, Fatinah Darwish-Elsherbiny, Dipa Shah, Tony Kuo   +4 more
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Infant burn injuries related to water heating for powdered infant formula preparation

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundGuidance for preparing powdered infant formula (PIF) helps to ensure it meets the nutritional needs of infants and is safe to consume. Among safety concerns is Cronobacter sakazakii contamination which can lead to serious infections and death ...
Katelyn V. Chiang, Erica H. Anstey, Erica H. Anstey, Steven A. Abrams, Cria G. Perrine, Cria G. Perrine   +5 more
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CD4 T lymphocyte autophagy is upregulated in the salivary glands of primary Sjögren’s syndrome patients and correlates with focus score and disease activity [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a common chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands and peripheral lymphocyte perturbation.
A Bhattacharya, AG Tzioufas, Annacarla Finucci, Antonina Minniti, Aroldo Rizzo, C Alessandri, C Li, C Vitali, C Vitali, CQ Nguyen, Cristiana Barbati, Cristiano Alessandri, D Geem, DJ Klionsky, DM Chisholm, E Astorri, Elena Ortona, Elisa Astorri, F Barone, F Ciccia, F Ciccia, F Ciccia, F Ciccia, F Sallusto, Fabrizio Conti, Francesco Ciccia, Giovanni Triolo, Giuliana Guggino, Guido Valesini, H Nakatogawa, HH Pua, HH Pua, HH Pua, I Tanida, LM Gerland, M Bombardieri, M Bombardieri, M Morgan-Bathke, M Morgan-Bathke, M Moriyama, M Pierdominici, Marina Pierdominici, Marta Vomero, Monica Pendolino, N Mizushima, N Schmitt, R Seror, Riccardo Alessandro, Roberta Priori, S Katsiougiannis, S Romao, Tania Colasanti, TC Adamson 3rd, W Jia, Walter Malorni, XJ Zhou, Y Seo, YZ Gong, Z Yang   +58 more
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Predicting Endoscopic Disease Activity in Crohnʼs Disease [PDF]

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 2015
Mucosal healing is presently considered one of the primary goals in treatment of Crohn's disease (CD), but this can only be confirmed by endoscopy. We aimed to design and validate a new disease activity index based on a combination of clinical characteristics and readily available laboratory parameters, which reliably predicts the presence and severity
Minderhoud, I.M., Steyerberg, E.W., van Bodegraven, A.A., van der Woude, C.J., Hommes, D.W., Dijkstra, G., Fidder, H.H., Schwartz, M.P., Oldenburg, B.   +8 more
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Integrated vector control of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes around target houses

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The developing fetuses of pregnant women are at high risk of developing serious birth defects following Zika virus infections. We applied an Integrated Vector Control (IVC) approach using source reduction, larviciding, and mass trapping with ...
Roberto Barrera, Manuel Amador, Jorge Munoz, Veronica Acevedo   +3 more
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Effects of Aerobic, Resistance, and Combined Exercise Training on Psychiatric Symptom Severity and Related Health Measures in Adults Living With Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of exercise training in persons living with schizophrenia. However, the optimal exercise training program remains unclear. The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review
Shannon S. D. Bredin, Shannon S. D. Bredin, Kai L. Kaufman, Kai L. Kaufman, Maddison I. Chow, Maddison I. Chow, Donna J. Lang, Nana Wu, Nana Wu, David D. Kim, Darren E. R. Warburton, Darren E. R. Warburton   +11 more
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Toward understanding ambulatory activity decline in Parkinson disease [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Declining ambulatory activity represents an important facet of disablement in Parkinson disease (PD). OBJECTIVE: The primary study aim was to compare the 2-year trajectory of ambulatory activity decline with concurrently evolving facets of ...
Cavanaugh, James T., Dibble, Leland E., Earhart, Gammon M., Ellis, Terry D., Ford, Matthew P., Foreman, K. Bo   +5 more
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Endoscopic Disease Activity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease [PDF]

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2015
Endoscopic scoring systems in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis aim to translate the assessment of mucosal disease activity into a quantified value. This value seeks to provide a clear, objective record of the endoscopic mucosal severity, which can then be used to guide medical management decisions.
Ket, Shara Nguyen, Palmer, Rebecca, Travis, Simon   +2 more
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Assessment of Circulating MicroRNAs for the Diagnosis and Disease Activity Evaluation in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Using the Nanostring Technology [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Clinical decision and patient care management in inflammatory bowel diseases is largely based on the assessment of clinical symptoms, while the biomarkers currently in use poorly reflect the actual disease activity.
Alexandra Touroutoglou, Angelos Oikonomopoulos, Baltimore, Baumgart, Cho, Christos Polytarchou, CramaBohbouth, Creemers, Daniel W. Hommes, Dimitrios Iliopoulos, Georgios Koukos, Guo, Hatziapostolou, Iskandar, Kappelman, Kosaka, Kumar, Lewis, Linskens, Loftus, Mitchell, Pepys, Saverymuttu, Schoepfer, Schroeder, Schwarzenbach, Solem, Solem, Swapna Mahurkar, van Rooij, Wang, Xavier   +31 more
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