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The Profile of Patients’ Complaints in a Regional Hospital [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014 Background A hospital should be an institution of understanding and respecting patients’ rights, their families, physicians and other caregivers. Hospitals and all other healthcare centers must be cautious toward respecting ethical aspects of care and ...
Alireza Jabbari +4 more
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Patients' advocacy: the development of a service at the State Hospital, Carstairs, Scotland [PDF]
, 2001 Advocacy is part of the process of empowering patients and involving them in the development of services. This paper describes the development of an advocacy service in the State Hospital at Carstairs and explores the issues involved in advocacy in a ...
Jacqueline M. Atkinson +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The management of clinically apparent single lesions or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis, a facultative precursor of nephroblastoma, remains debated. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients with clinically apparent single or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis (two to three lesions per kidney) among 2347 patients registered between
Nils Welter +17 more
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As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV's Medical Dramas [PDF]
, 2002 Explores how fictional television can shape public images about the state of our healthcare system and policy options for improving the delivery of ...
Joseph Turow, Rachel Gans
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Changes to leave of absence in Scotland: the views of patients [PDF]
, 2002 Sixty-four patients were interviewed about changes to leave of absence brought about by the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 in the context of their views about services and medication.
Atkinson, J.M. +3 more
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Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan +6 more
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Is professional ethics grounded in general ethical principles? [PDF]
, 2014 This article questions the commonly held view that professional ethics is grounded in general ethical principles, in particular, respect for client (or patient) autonomy and beneficence in the treatment of clients (or patients).
Millett, Stephan, Tapper, Alan
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu +8 more
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Patient's Rights Charter in Iran
Acta Medica Iranica, 2014 Given the importance of patient's rights in healthcare, special attention has been given to the concept of patient's rights by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran.
Alireza Parsapoor +2 more
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In what way do Nepalese cultural factors affect adherence to antiretroviral treatment in Nepal? [PDF]
, 2011 Individuals’ self administration of medication is an essential component of disease management because incorrect and incomplete medication can result in increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs and also spreads drug resistance.
Randall, Julian +3 more
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