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Intrinsic and external determinants of antibiotic prescribing: a multi-level path analysis of primary care prescriptions in Hubei, China

open access: yesAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Irrational use of antibiotics is a major driver of development of antibiotic resistance, which heavily threatens population health worldwide.
Chenxi Liu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A phenomenological study of nurses experience about their palliative approach and their use of mobile palliative care teams in medical and surgical care units in France

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background Despite a broad consensus and recommendations, numerous international reports or studies have shown the difficulties of implementing palliative care within healthcare services.
Agnès Oude Engberink   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of family physicians in maintaining oral health and wellness

open access: yesJournal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health, 2021
The family physician's role is to provide whole-body care across all age groups irrespective of the organ system. They provide preventive, promotive, and curative care to families and communities.
Raman Kumar
doaj   +1 more source

Willingness to Consult a Veterinarian on Physician's Advice for Zoonotic Diseases: A Formal Role for Veterinarians in Medicine? [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Physicians appear to find zoonotic diseases a challenge and consider that this topic belongs more to the veterinary profession. However, veterinarians have no formal role in clinical medicine.
Rick Speare   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physician’s role in rare diseases problematic.

open access: yesRevista Ciencias Biomédicas, 2011
Rare diseases are an emerging health issue and physicians have a relevant role. Patientsmorbidity and mortality, disabilities onset and their life’s quality are directly related toopportune diagnosis.
Benavides-Guillém María Irene
doaj  

Lethal left cardiac thromboembolism in infant: A rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019
If acute or severe infectious are know that risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), the role active tuberculosis is ill defined, despite different case reports and many small case series have proposed an association between VTE and chronic ...
N.N.M. Razafimanjato   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Driving retirement: the role of the physician [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2006
In the United States, licensed drivers over the age of 65 years today number more than 20 million — a figure that will increase substantially over the next few decades.[1][1] Certain age-associated conditions such as dementia will lessen the expected increase, since, for reasons of safety ...
David B, Carr   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Patient Understanding of the Resident Physician's Role in Orthopaedics

open access: yesSurgiColl
# Objectives Patients at teaching hospitals interact with resident physicians, yet their understanding of residents’ roles varies. Prior studies in other specialties have found gaps in patient knowledge of the medical training hierarchy.
Jeffton Pierre   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Watching Out for Older Drivers

open access: yesMedEdPORTAL, 2006
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among adults age 65 to 74. This risk for traffic fatalities may triple as the numbers of older drivers increases in the coming years.
Samuel Durso
doaj   +1 more source

Dementia : Patient's Right and Physician's Role

open access: yesSiriraj Medical Journal, 2003
An elderly Thai widow with progressive dementia was transferred to Siriraj Hospital for properly continued supportive treatment. Due to the course of the disease, she lacked the ability to make any valid decision related to giving consent to medical ...
Supawon Srettabunjong   +3 more
doaj  

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