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Ending Neglect of older people in the response to Humanitarian Emergencies [PDF]
Older people make up a significant and growing number of those affected by humanitarian crises, yet they are often not sought out or prioritised within the humanitarian response.
EY Chan+9 more
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Identifying and managing constipation in older people [PDF]
Constipation is a major problem in residential care. It is a condition which, if left untreated, can result in major distress and health problems for sufferers.
Lee, Amanda
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Abstract The well‐being of medical physicists can impact overall system performance, patient safety, and quality of patient care. There are limited formal assessments of factors contributing to physicists well‐being. Nine medical physicists at a US academic medical center were surveyed on 21 workplace factors, drawn from the National Academy of ...
Elizabeth Kwong+13 more
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Revisiting convergence and divergence: support for older people in Europe [PDF]
Recent commentators have distinguished ‘weak’ from ‘strong’ family societies, arguing that older people in less family-oriented societies receive less support from family members than those in countries with strong family ties (e.g.
Cecilia Tomassini+16 more
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Mitochondrial DNA disorders in neuromuscular diseases in diverse populations
Abstract Neuromuscular features are common in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) disorders. The genetic architecture of mtDNA disorders in diverse populations is poorly understood. We analysed mtDNA variants from whole‐exome sequencing data in neuromuscular patients from South Africa, Brazil, India, Turkey and Zambia. In 998 individuals, there were two definite
Fei Gao+34 more
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Better Palliative Care for Older People [PDF]
Most deaths in European and other developed countries occur in people aged over 65, but relatively little health policy concerns their needs in the last years of life.
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LINC00323 variant is associated with increased risk of essential tremor
Abstract Essential tremor (ET) is a common adult movement disorder, with accumulating evidence suggesting that genetic factors primarily account for ET risk. However, replication studies on the genetic variants have yielded inconsistent results. In our case–control study, we show that the LINC00323 variant, identified in a European GWAS study, is ...
Brendan Tan+11 more
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Ethnicity, Older People and Palliative Care [PDF]
This report brings together established and developing work on older people, ethnicity and palliative care from PRIAE (Policy Research Institute on Ageing and Ethnicity) and the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC).
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Are older people at risk of sexually transmitted infections? A new look at the evidence [PDF]
Two policy documents were published by the UK Department of Health in 2001 which established the service development agendas for their respective areas over the coming years.
Gott, M.
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UDP‐glucose dehydrogenase variants cause dystroglycanopathy
Abstract UDP‐glucose dehydrogenase (UGDH) variants have been associated with hypotonia, developmental delay, and epilepsy. We report the first pathologic evidence of dystroglycanopathy in siblings with UGDH variants. Both presented around 6 months with developmental delay and elevated creatinine kinase.
Anna M. Reelfs+8 more
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