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Is Hospital in the Home as safe and effective as inpatient care? [PDF]

, 2012
When Activity-Based Funding (ABF) for public hospitals begins on 1 July this year, it should make it easier for hospitals to establish Hospital in the Home (HITH) services. The pricing framework underpinning the ABF system stipulates that public hospital
Anne-Marie Boxall, Gideon Caplan
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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 more
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Neurological, Neurodevelopmental and Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to characterize intellectual and motor function, neurological features including epilepsy, treatment response, and adaptive behavior in patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD) in Sweden.
Antri Savvidou, Colin Reilly, Kalliopi Sofou, Sofia Ygberg, Erik A. Eklund, Karin Naess, Niklas Darin   +6 more
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National Treatment Purchase Fund annual report 2004.

, 2004
The mission of the National Treatment Purchase Fund is to reduce the length of time public patients are on hospital waiting lists by offering them a choice in obtaining access to treatment quickly, safely and to a high standard of patient satisfaction ...
National Treatment Purchase Fund
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Should we really be promoting home or community -based malaria treatment? Insights from a study in Southeast Nigeria on the treatment of child -hood malaria

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2003
Aim: To determine household's practices in utilization of home treatment for childhood malaria and explore their implications for improving prompt appropriate care in communities.
O E Onwujekwe, C Akahara, B S C Uzochukwu, E N Shu   +3 more
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Electrochemically Generated ROS Water for Rapid Disinfection and Biofilm Control in Real Waters

Microorganisms
The intensifying global challenges of water scarcity and widespread microbial contamination underscore the urgent need for the development of efficient, chemical-free disinfection technologies. Here, we developed a compact boron-doped diamond (BDD)-based
Wending Zhang, Xuerui Ma, Rongchen Jin, Yukun Wang, Long Ren, Shurong Zhang, Lianyu Shan, Kun Cai, Yan Li   +8 more
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Nationwide Survey of Association Between Fever and Epileptic Seizure in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Revealed Therapeutic Implications

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare, severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. There is a pressing need to develop effective and sustainable therapeutic strategies. We aimed to investigate the causal association between febrile episodes and epileptic seizures for therapeutic implications in CDD patients.
Siyi Wang, Jialin Du, Jinghui Liu, Dongmei Hu, Hongxin Wang, Xiaoxiao Man, Lehong Gao, Shimin Hu, Xianghong Meng, Hongyang Zhao, Minjing Hu, Yingxue Yang, Zhiqi Xiong, Liankun Ren   +13 more
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National Treatment Purchase Fund annual report 2004

, 2005
2004 has been a busy and successful year for the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF)The NTPF is one of the initiatives outlined in the Health Strategy and Programme for Government and was set up in April 2002.
National Treatment Purchase Fund
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Obesity Subtypes and Longitudinal Trajectories of Function Over Seven Years of Follow‐Up: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA ...
Kristine Godziuk, Sarah Tilley, Michael LaValley, Michael C. Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Tuhina Neogi, for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study Group   +7 more
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The National Treatment Purchase Fund: treating people faster.

, 2006
The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was set up by the Government to treat patients like you, who have been longest on public hospital waiting lists for an operation.
National Treatment Purchase Fund
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