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Challenges and opportunities of human resource management activities for neglected tropical diseases in Liberia.

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Seekey W   +12 more
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ABUSE OF THE THEORY OF FOCAL INFECTION

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1932
Rosenow and Nickel's 1 experiments on elective affinity are of great interest to the scientist, independently of the practical value of the results of those investigations. The practitioner, however, is interested in the practical application of the theory of focal infection; he wants to know whether the elimination of the foci of infection serves its ...
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Historical review: Autointoxication and focal infection theories of dementia praecox

The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 2004
The popularity of theories of autointoxication and focal infection in general medicine and dentistry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries led Emil Kraepelin and others to speculate that dementia praecox was caused by a poisoning of the brain from toxins produced in other parts of the body, notably the sex glands, the intestines and the ...
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Dentistry and internal medicine: from the focal infection theory to the periodontal medicine concept

European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2010
During past decades the relationship between dentistry and internal medicine and especially the concept of the so-called focal infection theory have long been a matter of debate. The pathogenesis of focal diseases has been classically attributed to dental pulp pathologies and periapical infections.
PIZZO, Giuseppe   +3 more
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Morphological and Immunological Studies on Pustulosis Palmaris Et Plantaris, Especially on its Focal Infection Theory

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1983
The deposition of immunoglobulins and complement was examined in skin lesions of pustulosis palmaris et plantaris by applying a direct-immunofluorescence technique. Linear deposition of IgG and C3 was demonstrated in the horny layer in 5 cases out of 10. The antikeratinlayer antibody was measured using the sera of patients with PPP, and elevated levels
T, Ono, M, Jono, T, Kageshita
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Focal infection: a new perspective on an old theory.

General dentistry, 2004
In recent years, the controversial focal infection theory (originally presented in the early 1900s) has received a resurgence of support, as oral infections have been linked to several systemic conditions. This article reviews pertinent literature detailing both the historical basis of the focal infection theory and current viewpoints on the possible ...
Brett, Goymerac, Gordon, Woollard
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF FOCAL INFECTION?

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1933
The letters I have received from some physicians concerning my articles on the subject of focal infection induce me to write on the same question for the third time. The great importance of this subject for the welfare of the population and for the medical profession as well is a good excuse for taking up the valuable time of the reader and drawing his
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Criticism of the focal infection theory

International Journal of Orthodontia, Oral Surgery and Radiography, 1927
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