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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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Frailty In Older Adults Attending An Outpatient Geriatric Clinic As Measured By The Visual Scale Of Frailty [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
BACKGROUND: Existing instruments for the diagnosis of frailty are limited by their focus on mobility evaluation, failure to incorporate comorbidities, and dichotomous classification of patients as frail or non-frail, which hinders adequate identification
Marco Túlio Gualberto Cintra, Felipe Ferreira Guimarães, Cislene Teixeira de Souza, Fernanda Silva Trindade Luz, Érica Dias Murta, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Edgar Nunes de Moraes   +6 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
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O olhar dos conselheiros de saúde da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo sobre serviços de saúde para idosos: 'Quem cuidará de nós em 2030?'

Saúde em Debate
O estudo foi desenvolvido por meio de um recorte da pesquisa: 'Quem cuidará de nós em 2030?'. Sob a ótica dos conselheiros de saúde buscou-se compreender a percepção sobre os serviços oferecidos hoje e os que seriam necessários em 2030 para os idosos. Ao
Ana Paula Leal Loureiro da Silva, Otávio Toledo Nóbrega, Beltrina Côrte   +2 more
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Long-stay institutions for the elderly: physical-structural and organizational aspects

Escola Anna Nery, 2017
Objective: To characterize long-stay institutions for the elderly in respect to physical-structural and organizational aspects. Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative research was carried out in four long-stay institutions for the ...
Manuela Bastos Alves, Maria do Rosário de Menezes, Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburg, Valdenir Almeida da Silva, Juliana Bezerra do Amaral   +4 more
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Patients’ experiences with fluctuations in persistent physical symptoms: a qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To explore patients’ experiences with fluctuations in persistent physical symptoms (PPS) and to understand which factors—from their viewpoint—play a role in these fluctuations.Design Qualitative study using semistructured interviews and ...
Johannes C van der Wouden, Hieke Barends, Ella Walstock, Femke Botman, Anja de Kruif, Nikki Claassen, Tim olde Hartman, Joost Dekker, Henriette van der Horst   +8 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brazilian Consensus On Frailty In Older People: Concepts, Epidemiology And Evaluation Instruments [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
The aim of the present study was to describe the conceptual and operational definitions of the frailty syndrome recommended by the Brazilian Consensus on Frailty in Older People.
Roberto Alves Lourenço, Virgílio Garcia Moreira, Renato Gorga Bandeira de Mello, Itamar de Souza Santos, Sumika Mori Lin, Ana Lúcia Fiebrantz Pinto, Lygia Paccini Lustosa, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Juliana Alcântara Ribeiro, Clarice Câmara Correia, Henrique Novaes Mansur, Euler Ribeiro, Roberta Rigo Dalla Corte, Eduardo Ferriolli, Carlos André Uehara, Ana Maeda, Tamara Petroni, Terezinha Silva Lima, Sergio Falcão Durão, Ivan Aprahamian, Carla Maria Avesani, Wilson Jacob Filho   +21 more
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Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Selena Russo, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava, Adriana Cristina Balduzzi, Andrea Biondi, Marco Spinelli   +7 more
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Incidence and Severity of Carboplatin‐Associated Hearing Loss in Children With Cancer Assessed by the SIOP Boston 2012 Ototoxicity Criteria

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla, Sean Carter, Andrew Wood, Sandra Staffieri, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, Michael Sullivan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source