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The most common oral cavity ailments in geriatric patients

Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu, 2021
Introduction Demographic forecasts for the Polish population indicate that in 2030 in Poland, that the elderly will constitute approximately 24% of the population.
Kamil Bijowski, Zofia Dąbrowska, Barbara Onopiuk, Ewa Dąbrowska, Mariusz Zagajewski   +4 more
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Geriatric Injuries among Patients Attending a Regional Hospital in Shinyanga Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Geriatric injuries pose a major challenge to surgeons and general practitioners in developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, injury characteristics and outcomes of geriatric injury among patients at Shinyanga ...
Mbelenge, Nkinda, Ngayomela, Isdor H., Mchembe, Mabula, Gilyoma, Japhet M., Ngayomela, Isidori H., Mabula, Joseph B., Chalya, Phillipo L., Dass, Ramesh M., Ngallaba, Sospatro E.   +8 more
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Radiotherapy for nonagenarians: the value of biological versus chronological age

Radiation Oncology, 2020
Background The number of nonagenarian cancer patients (≥ 90 years) is continuously increasing, and radiotherapy is performed in a relevant proportion of patients, as surgery and chemotherapy are often not feasible for these patients.
Tanja Sprave, Alexander Rühle, Raluca Stoian, Alina Weber, Constantinos Zamboglou, Carsten Nieder, Anca-Ligia Grosu, Nils H. Nicolay   +7 more
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Effect of in-hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older people with hip fracture : the protocol of the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Hip fractures in older people are associated with high morbidity, mortality, disability and reduction in quality of life. Traditionally people with hip fracture are cared for in orthopaedic departments without additional geriatric ...
Prestmo, Anders, Jorunn L Helbostad, Arild Aamodt, Olav Sletvold, Aamodt, A, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Saltvedt, Ingvild, Magnussen, Jon, Aamodt, Arild, Johnsen, Roar, Thingstad Pernille, Magnussen Jon, Saltvedt, I, Prestmo, A, Sletvold Olav, Saltvedt Ingvild, Magnussen, J, Roar Johnsen, Helbostad, Jorunn L., Prestmo Anders, Johnsen, R, Johnsen Roar, Anders Prestmo, Aamodt Arild, Helbostad Jorunn L, Sletvold, Olav, Taraldsen, Kristin, Magnussen, Jon, Prof., Thingstad, Pernille, Kristin Taraldsen, Taraldsen, K, Sletvold, O, Lamb, Sarah, Jon Magnussen, Ingvild Saltvedt, Sarah E Lamb, Taraldsen Kristin, Lamb Sarah E, Pernille Thingstad, Helbostad, JL, Thingstad, P, Lamb, SE   +41 more
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Emotional and cognitive states of geriatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic – an observational study

, 2023
Introduction The authors of the study assessed the emotional and cognitive state of geriatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and tried to answer the question: were there any differences in this state in geriatric patients at different stages of ...
Joanna Szczuka, Teresa Sadura-Sieklucka, Tomasz Targowski   +2 more
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The Relevance of Obesity for Activities of Daily Living in Geriatric Rehabilitation Patients

, 2021
The obesity pandemic has reached old age but the effect of obesity on functional recovery in geriatric rehabilitation patients has not been investigated to date.
Rebecca Diekmann, Julia Wojzischke, Jürgen M. Bauer, Andreas Hein   +3 more
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Interaction between clients and physiotherapists in group exercise classes in geriatric rehabilitation [PDF]

, 2008
The aim of this paper is to explore how older people construct their interaction in group exercise classes in geriatric rehabilitation and what is their contribution to the interaction.
Talvitie, Ulla, Cattan, Mima, Sirkka-Liisa Karppi, Marjo Wallin, Wallin, Marjo, Ulla Talvitie, Karppi, Sirkka-Liisa, Mima Cattan   +7 more
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Hypothyroidism: The prevalence of hypothyroidism in the geriatric practice population of an academic department of family medicine

South African Family Practice, 1997
Objective: To establish the prevalence of clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism amongst geriatric patients, 65 years old and older, in the practice population of an academic department of family! Medicine.
E.N. Britz, R.J.E. Erasmus
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Outcomes of Geriatric Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: The treatment modalities and outcomes of geriatric patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain controversial. This retrospective observational cohort study compared the outcomes of HCC between geriatric and younger patients.
Chern-Horng Lee, Tzung-Hai Yen, Sen-Yung Hsieh   +2 more
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Lithopedion in a Geriatric Patient [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia / RBGO Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2018
AbstractLithopedion (lithos = rock and paidion = child) is a rare condition that only occurs in 1.5 to 1.8% of extrauterine pregnancies and in 0.00045% of all pregnancies. It consists of an ectopic pregnancy in which the fetus dies but cannot be reabsorbed by the mother's body, which then coats it in a calcium-rich substance.
Andrés Ricaurte Sossa, Henry Bolaños, Andrés Ricaurte Fajardo, Ángela Camila Burgos, Valentina Herrera García, Paola Muñoz, Diego Rosselli   +6 more
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