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Functional independence level of physical activities in elderly people: a population-based study

Payesh, 2014
Objective (s): Functional dependence in physical activities is one of the most important health problems among elderly people. This study aimed to examine functional independence level of physical activities among elderly people living in Bandar Abbas ...
Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian, Teamur Aghamolaei, Babak Moeini   +2 more
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The ethnic gap in mobility: a comparison of Russian, Somali and Kurdish origin migrants and the general Finnish population

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Many ethnic minority populations have poorer health than the general population. However, there is limited knowledge on the possible ethnic gap in physical mobility.
S. Rask, P. Sainio, A. E. Castaneda, T. Härkänen, S. Stenholm, P. Koponen, S. Koskinen   +6 more
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Risk of critical illness among patients with solid cancers: a population-based observational study of 118,541 adults [PDF]

, 2015
Importance: Critical illness may be a potential determinant of cancer outcomes and geographic variations, but its role has not been described before. Objective: To determine the incidence of admission to intensive care units (ICUs) within 2 years ...
Kinsella, John, McLoone, Philip, Morrison, David S., Puxty, Kathryn, Quasim, Tara, Sloan, Billy   +5 more
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Pathogenic Germline PALB2 and RAD50 Variants in Patients With Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Approximately 10% of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EwS) have pathogenic germline variants. Here, we report two cases: first, a novel germline pathogenic variant in partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) in a patient with a late EwS relapse. Its impact on homologous recombination is demonstrated, and breast cancer risk is discussed.
Molly Mack, A. Carolina Tufino, Mohd Azrin Jamalruddin, Sreya Dey, Yinghong Pan, Elina Mukherjee, Jessica D. Daley, Julia Meade, Mahmoud Aarabi, Lisa Maurer, James Cooper, Kara A. Bernstein, Kelly M. Bailey   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy and early postpartum – prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic cohort

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is common during and after pregnancy. It has been assumed that Scandinavian women report more PGP than women of other ethnicities.
Hilde Stendal Robinson, Nina K. Vøllestad, Karin Elisabeth Bennetter, Christin W. Waage, Anne Karen Jenum, Kåre Rønn Richardsen   +5 more
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Incidence and viral aetiologies of acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) in the United States: a population-based study. [PDF]

, 2016
We conducted prospective, community-wide surveillance for acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) in Rochester, NY and Marshfield, WI during a 3-month period in winter 2011.
Albertin, C, Blumkin, A, Donahue, JG, Gallivan, S, Lofthus, GK, Schnabel, KC, Shay, DK, Szilagyi, PG, Thompson, MG, Treanor, JJ   +9 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

New onset diabetes in adulthood is associated with a substantial risk for mortality at all ages: a population based historical cohort study with a decade-long follow-up

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2017
Background Diabetes has been reported to be associated with an increased relative risk for mortality, with estimates ranging from 1.1 to 2.1. Findings are inconsistent regarding modification of the risk by gender and by age.
Inbar Zucker, Tamy Shohat, Rachel Dankner, Gabriel Chodick   +3 more
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All-cause mortality following a cancer diagnosis amongst multiple sclerosis patients: A Swedish population-based cohort study [PDF]

, 2015
Background and purpose: A reduced cancer risk amongst patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been reported. Theoretically, this could represent a genuine reduction in risk or, alternatively, 'diagnostic neglect', where cancer is undiagnosed when ...
Bahmanyar, S., Hillert, J., Montgomery, S., Olsson, T., Roshanisefat, H.   +4 more
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Population-based study of central post-stroke pain in Rimini district, Italy

Journal of Pain Research, 2013
William Raffaeli,1 Cristina E Minella,2 Francesco Magnani,3 Donatella Sarti3 1ISAL Foundation, Institute for Research on Pain, Torre Pedrera, Rimini, Italy 2Pain Therapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy 3Department of Pain ...
Raffaeli W, Minella CE, Magnani F, Sarti D   +3 more
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