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Structural Characterization and Biological Activity of Polysaccharides from Stems of Houttuynia cordata

open access: yesFoods, 2022
In this study, water-soluble natural polysaccharides were extracted from the stems of Houttuynia cordata Thunb (HCPS). The optimization of the hot water extraction process using response surface methodology (RSM), and the extraction factors, were ...
Xiaocui Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Weight loss in type 2 diabetes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Support from nurses is crucial to help obese and overweight patients achieve and maintain weight loss, explains Nicky ...
Kime, NH
core   +1 more source

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination: understanding the perspectives and expectations of parents and healthcare professionals in France and India

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) combination vaccines are a cornerstone of infant vaccinations worldwide. DTP vaccine acceptance could be impacted by sub-optimal relationships between parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs).
Pierre Bakhache   +6 more
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Healthcare Professionals’ Preparedness for COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Northern India

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2020
Background: Health care agencies have framed guidelines for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to manage COVID-19 pandemic but still there is paucity of Indian data on HCPs preparedness.
Suresh K Sharma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coexisting Values in Healthcare and the Leadership Practices That Were Found to Inspire Followership Among Healthcare Practitioners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Healthcare delivery in the United States has a storied history that has led the American public to expect that their Health Care Practitioners (HCPs) will personally and professionally enact values such as altruism, benevolence, equality, and capability.
Stewart, Christopher W.
core   +1 more source

Hospitals, Health Care Professionals, and Aids: the Right to Know the Health Status of Professionals and Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
This article addresses why patients and health care professionals (HCPs) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should have autonomy and privacy rights to choose whether to consent to an HIV test and to disclose their serologic status.
Gostin, Larry
core   +2 more sources

Investigating the use of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring and prompt device: influence and acceptability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction: Hand hygiene (HH) prevents the transmission of healthcare-associated infections. Electronic HH monitoring and prompt devices have been developed to overcome problems with monitoring HH and to improve compliance.
Dyson, Judith, Madeo, Maurice
core   +1 more source

The pros and comms of gene sequencing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Full-gene sequencing undoubtedly comes with its pluses and its minuses. In this article, the authors aim to weigh up the pros and cons not only from the point of view of the patient but also in view of the doctor's possible perspective.
Codacci Pisanelli, Giovanni   +3 more
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Health literacy practices in social virtual worlds and the influence on health behaviour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study explored how health information accessed via a 3D social virtual world and the representation of ‘self’ through the use of an avatar impact physical world health behaviour. In-depth interviews were conducted in a sample of 25 people, across
Cheater, Francine M.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Is enhancing the professionalism of healthcare providers critical to tackling antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries?

open access: yesHuman Resources for Health, 2020
Background Healthcare providers’ (HCPs) professionalism refers to their commitment and ability to respond to the health needs of the communities they serve and to act in the best interest of patients. Despite attention to increasing the number of HCPs in
Mishal S. Khan   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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