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A review of self-medication in physicians and medical students [PDF]

open access: yesOccupational Medicine, 2011
There is a culture within medicine that doctors do not expect themselves or their colleagues to be sick. Thus, the associated complexities of self-diagnosis, self-referral and self-treatment among physicians are significant and may have repercussions for both their own health and, by implication, for the quality of care delivered to patients.To collate
A J, Montgomery   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

IS IT REALLY A DISEASE OF CAUCASIANS? A YOUNG NON SMOKER MALE HAVING ADVANCED EMPHYSEMA DUE TO SEVERE ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY

open access: yesPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2013
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD) is an under-recognised disorder having more than 3 million people globally with different allele combinations associated with severe A1AD1. Although A1AD is predominantly a disease of Caucasians, it can affect other
Talha Mahmud
doaj   +2 more sources

Occupational Exposure to Knee Loading and the Risk of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Systematic Review and a Dose-Response Meta-Analysis

open access: yesSafety and Health at Work, 2017
Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee is considered to be related to knee straining activities at work. The objective of this review is to assess the exposure dose-response relation between kneeling or squatting, lifting, and climbing stairs at work ...
Jos Verbeek   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in the Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratios in Korea [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2014
Objectives: The hospital standardized mortality ratio (HSMR) has been widely used because it allows for robust risk adjustment using administrative data and is important for improving the quality of patient care.
Eun-Jung Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The nationwide retrospective cohort study by Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service proves that asthma management decreases the exacerbation risk of asthma

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Medical costs have recently increased in South Korea due to the rising rate of asthma. Primary clinics serve an important role in asthma management, as they are the first stop for patients presenting with symptoms.
Nam-Eun Kim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

New Medical Device and Therapeutic Approvals in Otolaryngology: State of the Art Review of 2022

open access: yesOTO Open
Objective To review new drugs and devices relevant to otolaryngology approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2022. Data Sources Publicly available FDA data on drugs and devices approved in 2022.
Franklin M. Wu   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hodgkin Lymphoma: Differences in Treatment Between Europe and the United States/North America: Evolving Trends in Protocol Therapy

open access: yesClinical Medicine Insights: Oncology, 2018
With continued progress and success in clinical care, the management of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has undergone continuous revision to improve patient care outcomes and limit acute and late treatment effects on normal tissue imposed by therapy.
Thomas J FitzGerald   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

RADIATION THERAPY QUALITY IN CCG/POG INTERGROUP 9961: IMPLICATIONS FOR CRANIOSPINAL IRRADIATION AND THE POSTERIOR FOSSA BOOST IN FUTURE MEDULLOBLASTOMA TRIALS

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2012
Purpose: Associations of RT deviations and outcomes in medulloblastoma have not been defined well, particularly in the era of reduced-dose CSI and chemotherapy.
Bernadine eDonahue   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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