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Measuring Spatial Accessibility to Hospital Beds in Isfahan Using the Gaussian-Based Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (G2SFCA) Model: Towards Evidence-Based Urban Health Planning [PDF]

ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
With advancements in healthcare services, spatial equitable access has become a fundamental requirement for healthcare justice in effective urban planning.
N. Sharifi, J. Maleki
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Loss of proton‐sensing TDAG8 increases tumor progression in mouse models of colon cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of the pH‐sensing receptor TDAG8 accelerates colorectal cancer progression in mice. Animals lacking TDAG8 expression had increased tumor growth, DNA damage, and recruitment of tumor‐associated immune cells, including macrophages, neutrophils, and monocytes.
Ermanno Malagola, Yasmine Illi, Anna Bircher, Marijn Wilmink, Rachele F. Malagutti, Solenn Ottié, Cordelia Schuler, Pedro A. Ruiz, Cheryl de Vallière, Klaus Seuwen, Gerhard Rogler, Martin Hausmann   +11 more
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Development of a model for predicting hospital beds shortage and optimal policies using system dynamics approach

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Policymakers use simulation-based models to improve system feedback and model the reality of the problems in the system. This study uses the system dynamics approach to provide a model for predicting hospital bed shortages and determine the ...
Seyede Maryam Najibi, Seyed Hosein Seyedi, Payam Farhadi, Erfan Kharazmi, Payam Shojaei, Sajad Delavari, Farhad Lotfi, Zahra kavosi   +7 more
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Inequalities in the geographic distribution of hospital beds and doctors in traditional Chinese medicine from 2004 to 2014 [PDF]

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
This study identifies inequities in the provincial-level geographical distribution of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospital beds and doctors in China from 2004 to 2014. This provides policy implications of the optimal allocation of TCM health care resources.Our study used province level data on TCM hospital beds and doctors from 2004 to 2014 ...
Liming Lu, Jingchun Zeng
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Brainstem and Cerebellar Volume Loss and Associated Clinical Features in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative ‘tauopathy’ with predominating pathology in the basal ganglia and midbrain. Caudal tau spread frequently implicates the cerebellum; however, the pattern of atrophy remains equivocal.
Chloe Spiegel, Timothy P. Siejka, Cassandra Marotta, Josh J. Y. Lee, Kelly Bertram, Terence J. O'Brien, Meng Law, Lucy Vivash, Ian H. Harding   +8 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
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Location‐Specific Hematoma Volume Predicts Early Neurological Deterioration in Supratentorial ICH

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Early neurological deterioration (END) adversely affects outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This study aimed to determine the location‐specific hematoma volumes for END in supratentorial ICH patients. Methods We retrospectively analyzed supratentorial ICH patients presenting from two prospective cohorts.
Zuoqiao Li, Guilin Meng, Zijie Wang, Xiao Hu, Jing Cheng, Chu Chen, Tiannan Yang, Jiaxin Luo, Zizhen Meng, Xueyun Liu, Qi Li   +10 more
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Handrub dispensers per acute care hospital bed: a study to develop a new minimum standard

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background Accessibility to alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) dispenser is crucial to improve compliance to hand hygiene (HH), being offered as wall-mounted dispensers (ABHR-Ds), and/or pocket bottles. Nevertheless, information on the distribution and density
Sabine Kuster, Jan A. Roth, Reno Frei, Christoph A. Meier, Marc Dangel, Andreas F. Widmer   +5 more
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Designing and validating a measuring tool for the factors affecting the distribution of hospitals' intensive care beds in Iran [PDF]

Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran, 2019
Background: Hospital services are the most expensive medical service in modern health care systems. Intense care beds, in particular, are more important. The present study was conducted to design and validate a measuring tool for the factors affecting the distribution of hospitals' intensive care beds in Iran. Methods: In this mixed method study, first,
Farrokhyar, Nahid, Alimohammadzadeh, Khalil, Maher, Ali, Hosseini, Seyed Mojtaba, Bahadori, Mohammadkarim   +4 more
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Normal‐Appearing White Matter Injury Mediates Chronic Deep Venous Hypoxia and Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore how cerebral hypoxia and Normal‐Appearing White Matter (NAWM) integrity affect MS lesion burden and clinical course. Methods Seventy‐nine MS patients, including 13 clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients and 66 relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients, and 44 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited from ...
Xinli Wang, Huiying Wang, Zhizheng Zhuo, Ai Guo, Ke Lv, Decai Tian, Chao Chai, Yunyun Duan, Shuang Xia   +8 more
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