Towards culturally inclusive healthcare in Peru: Mapping epistemic concepts in contemporary Indigenous Amazonian medicine-Traditional healers' perspectives. [PDF]
Berlowitz I +5 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker +14 more
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Experiences of Chinese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Chose Western Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a Combination of Treatments: A Study Based on Interviews and Thematic Analysis [Letter]. [PDF]
Jiang Y, Samah NA.
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Objective To explore whether higher body fat and lower lean mass are associated with greater pain and worse patient‐reported physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA). A secondary aim was to examine whether pain and patient‐reported physical function differ according to four body composition profiles: high body fat, low lean mass ...
Alexandra Ryan +10 more
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Experiences of Chinese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Chose Western Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a Combination of Treatments: A Study Based on Interviews and Thematic Analysis. [PDF]
Hu Y +5 more
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Objective To evaluate how modifiable psychosocial factors and fatigue relate to physical functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross‐sectional study of two demographically distinct cohorts (Approaches to Positive, Patient‐Centered Experiences of Aging with Lupus [APPEAL] and California Lupus Epidemiology Study
Mrinalini Dey +8 more
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A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE AND MOXIBUSTION
Wang Xuetai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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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 +7 more
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A PLAN FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION OF NOMENCLATURE OF MERIDIANS AND ACUPUNCTURE POINTS
Wang Deshen Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease defined by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Despite advances in care, major complications such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myocardial involvement remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
Cristiana Sieiro Santos +2 more
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