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Community screening for dementia among older adults in China: a machine learning-based strategy

BMC Public Health
Background Dementia is a leading cause of disability in people older than 65 years worldwide. However, diagnosing dementia in its earliest symptomatic stages remains challenging.
Yan Zhang, Jian Xu, Chi Zhang, Xu Zhang, Xueli Yuan, Wenqing Ni, Hongmin Zhang, Yijin Zheng, Zhiguang Zhao   +8 more
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Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be referred to an obstetrician during pregnancy and birth: results from a cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Women who smoke during pregnancy make less use of prenatal care; the relation of smoking behavior with the use of other forms of maternal healthcare is unknown.
S. Weiland, L.L. Peters, M.Y. Berger, J.J.H.M. Erwich, D.E.M.C. Jansen   +4 more
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Online Consultations Between General Practitioners and Psychiatrists in the Netherlands: A Qualitative Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Objective: To examine the nature and scope of questions about psychiatric patient cases submitted by general practitioners (GPs) to an established online consultation platform and to determine if they could have been answered by consulting existing ...
Nynke W. Bock, Hans Wouters, Anne J. Lammers, Marco H. Blanker   +3 more
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Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
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Advances in Lipid Metabolism Mechanisms Associated With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
High-sugar, high-fat diets and physical inactivity promote the prevalence of obesity. Excess fat gradually accumulates in the liver, causing the metabolic disorder known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Baogui Wang, Haibo Xu
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Recommendations for clinical research in children presenting to primary care out-of-hours services: a randomised controlled trial with parallel cohort study

BJGP Open, 2021
Background: Research in primary care is essential, but recruiting children in this setting can be complex and may cause selection bias. Challenges surrounding informed consent, particularly in an acute clinical setting, can undermine feasibility. The off-
Anouk AH Weghorst, Gea A Holtman, Pien I Wolters, Heleen A Russchen, Freek Fickweiler, Henkjan J Verkade, Johan Post, Karin M Vermeulen, Boudewijn J Kollen, Irma J Bonvanie, Marjolein Y Berger   +10 more
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Social Security Reform: Possible Effects on the Elderly Poor and Mitigation Options [PDF]

, 2008
[Excerpt] Social Security has significantly reduced elderly poverty. The elderly poverty rate has fallen from 35% in 1959 to an all-time low of 9% in 2006, in large part because of Social Security.
Romig, Kathleen
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An intervention to support stroke survivors and their carers in the longer term (LoTS2Care): study protocol for the process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial

Trials, 2018
Background Whilst pathways relating to the early stages of stroke care have become well established, strategies for longer-term care are less developed and longer-term outcomes remain poor for many stroke survivors. New Start, a complex intervention that
Natasha K. Hardicre, Thomas F Crocker, Alan Wright, Louisa-Jane Burton, Seline Ozer, Ross Atkinson, Allan House, Jenny Hewison, Christopher McKevitt, Anne Forster, Amanda J. Farrin, on behalf of the LoTS2Care Programme Management Group   +11 more
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Geographic Breakdown of Georgia's Interstate Migration Patterns - Brief [PDF]

, 2006
This brief looks at the geographic breakdown of Georgia's interstate migration patterns for both the elderly and non-elderly.
Jon Rork
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Adherence to Protocol Recommendations for Children With Wilms Tumour in Two Consecutive Studies in the United Kingdom and Ireland—Does Variation Matter?

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Wilms tumour (WT) has excellent event‐free and overall survival (OS). However, small differences exist between countries participating in the same international study. This led us to examine variation in adherence to protocol recommendations as a potential contributing factor.
Suzanne Tugnait, R. Al‐Saadi, A. Lopez‐Cortes, K. Dzhuma, M. Oostveen, J. Brok, S. Irtan, M. Weeks, J. Bate, S. Baker, R. Williams, M. Powis, D. Saunders, O. Olsen, T. Watson, S. Shelmerdine, S. Vaidya, L. Howell, C. Duncan, G. M. Vujanic, C. Stiller, G. P. Balchin, T. Chowdhury, K. Pritchard‐Jones   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source