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Compendium of Cultural Competence Initiatives in Health Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Public and private sector organizations are involved in a number of activities that seek to reduce cultural and communication barriers to health care. These activities are often described as cultural competency and/or cross-cultural education.

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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Framework for health literacy promoting institutions

open access: yes, 2020
Health Literacy contributes not only to promoting health and preventing diseases, but also to the effectiveness and efficiency of health services, and is, therefore, an essential tool for the sustainability of the National Health Service (SNS). As such, health literacy is one of the top priorities of the Directorate-General of Health (DGS).
Arriaga, M. Telo de   +7 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

El Sistema de Control Interno: garantía del logro de los objetivos The Internal Control System: guarantee of the achievement of objectives

open access: yesMedisan, 2010
Un adecuado Sistema de Control Interno es parte importante de una entidad bien organizada, pues garantiza salvaguardar los bienes y hacer confiables los registros y resultados de la contabilidad; acciones indispensables para la buena marcha de cualquier ...
Carolina Plasencia Asorey
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Addressing the Challenge of HIV/AIDS: Macroeconomic, Fiscal and Institutional Issues [PDF]

open access: yes
After decades of neglect the HIV/AIDS epidemic has rightly become one of the highest priorities on the global agenda. Funding pledges from the donors have doubled resource commitments between 2002 and 2004 to over $6 billion. That surge in funding belies
Maureen Lewis
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal Health Young Champions Program Final Evaluation Executive Summary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The Maternal Health Young Champions (MHYC) Program was a collaboration between the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Institute of International Education (IIE).

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Revealing the structure of land plant photosystem II: the journey from negative‐stain EM to cryo‐EM

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Advances in cryo‐EM have revealed the detailed structure of Photosystem II, a key protein complex driving photosynthesis. This review traces the journey from early low‐resolution images to high‐resolution models, highlighting how these discoveries deepen our understanding of light harvesting and energy conversion in plants.
Roman Kouřil
wiley   +1 more source

Economics and Mental Health [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper is concerned with the economics of mental health. We argue that mental health economics is like health economics only more so: uncertainty and variation in treatments are greater; the assumption of patient self-interested behavior is more ...
Richard G. Frank, Thomas G. McGuire
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