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ANAEMIA IN THE ELDERLY [PDF]

open access: yesActa Clinica Belgica, 2009
Anaemia is highly prevalent in elderly populations, particularly in long term care facilities and geriatric wards. Even mild anaemia is associated with adverse health outcomes. Although senescence is considered to be a contributing factor, underlying pathology always has to be thoroughly explored.
Van Puyvelde, Katrien   +3 more
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Epilepsy in the elderly [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2002
The elderly, often defined as those 65 years or older, are the most rapidly growing segment of the population, and onset of epilepsy is higher in this age group than in any other. This paper reviews recent developments, including a new proposed definition of epilepsy, a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that exhibits complex partial ...
Ilo E, Leppik, Angela, Birnbaum
openaire   +3 more sources

Increasing oxygen prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesBMJ Open Quality, 2021
Valid oxygen prescriptions for hospital inpatients have been a long-standing problem and have been described extensively in BMJ Open Quality with numerous quality improvement projects (QIPs) with the aim of improving compliance with oxygen prescribing ...
Ramandeep Sahota, Lukasz Kamieniarz
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Effect of faecal calprotectin testing on referrals for children with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms in primary care: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Children with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms are frequently seen in primary care, yet general practitioners (GPs) often experience challenges distinguishing functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) from organic disorders.
Patrick Ferry van Rheenen   +6 more
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Cancer in the Elderly

open access: yesNorthern Clinics of Istanbul, 2015
Ageing is a fundamental biological process in all living beings. Nowadays as a result of developments in preventive and therapeutic medicine, and improvements in the quality of life, ageing of the population is one of the most important demographic issues.
Cinar, Derya, Tas, Dilaver
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Supporting carers of stroke survivors to reduce carer burden: development of the Preparing is Caring intervention using Intervention Mapping

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background Burden is well documented among carers of stroke survivors, yet current evidence is insufficient to determine if any strategies reduce this negative outcome.
Jessica F. Hall   +3 more
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Epilepsy in the Elderly [PDF]

open access: yesDeutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2009
Epilepsy is the third most common disease affecting the brain in the elderly. Current demographic trends will lead to an increased prevalence of epilepsy in the general population.A selective literature search revealed 102 relevant publications as of September 2008, 50 of which were original articles.The level of evidence was found to be very low.
openaire   +3 more sources

Lactoferrin-Loaded PEG/PLA Block Copolymer Targeted With Anti-Transferrin Receptor Antibodies for Alzheimer Disease

open access: yesDose-Response, 2020
Last few years, struggles have been reported to develop the nanovesicles for drug delivery via the brain–blood barrier (BBB). Novel drugs, for instance, iAβ 5 , are efficient to inhibit the aggregates connected to the treatment of Alzheimer disease and ...
Guichen Li   +3 more
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Progress of Acetyltransferase Gene Naa10 in Cancer

open access: yesZhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2019
N-α-terminal acetyltransferase gene 10 (Naa10) is extensively expressed in eukaryotic cells, and its encoded Naa10p is the catalytic subunit of the NatA complex.
HE Zukun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anaemia and associated factors among older adults in an urban district in China: a large-scale cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Objective Anaemia leads to poor health outcomes in older adults; however, most current research in China has focused on younger adults. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors in older adults in an urban ...
Wenqing Ni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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