The Practices of Portuguese Primary Health Care Professionals in Palliative Care Access and Referral: A Focus Group Study. [PDF]
Barreto C+4 more
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Discovery and Treatment of Action Potential‐Independent Myotonia in Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis
ABSTRACT Objective Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (hyperKPP) is characterized by attacks of transient weakness. A subset of hyperKPP patients suffers from transient involuntary contraction of muscle (myotonia). The goal of this study was to determine mechanisms causing myotonia in hyperKPP.
Chris Dupont+4 more
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The chronically symptomatic vulva: prevalence in primary health care.
David Nunns, D Mandal
openalex +1 more source
Brazilian scale for evaluation of mental health care needs (CuidaSM): evidence of validity in primary health care. [PDF]
Teixeira de Mendonça JM+8 more
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Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life‐Sustaining Treatment Over a 10‐Year Period
ABSTRACT Objective The intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score was developed to enhance provider communication and facilitate early severity assessment. We examined the association of the ICH score with mortality and withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment (WLST) in a large, multicenter stroke registry, and evaluated temporal trends in these associations.
Nina Massad+15 more
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Acute Events in Primary Health Care Settings: An Analysis of Advanced Practice Competencies in Nursing Consultations in Brazil. [PDF]
Carrer MO+9 more
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Circulating Interleukin‐6 Levels and Timing of Acute Ischemic Stroke Onset
ABSTRACT Intravenous thrombolysis is the most widely available effective ischemic stroke treatment, but is approved only if given within 4.5 h from stroke onset. Many patients are not treated because stroke onset time is unknown. We evaluated the cytokine interleukin 6 (IL‐6) in circulating blood after acute ischemic stroke (AIS).
Robert G. Kowalski+15 more
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Rehabilitation needs at rural primary health care settings: perspectives of health center nurses in Burera district of Rwanda. [PDF]
Dukuzimana MJ+6 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to explore the association between quantitative shape irregularity and density heterogeneity of hematomas and hematoma expansion (HE) for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. Methods This cohort study included patients arriving within 24 h of symptom onset between August 2021 and July 2022 as the derivation cohort ...
Zeqiang Ji+11 more
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Possible connections between health equity and primary health care: a scoping review. [PDF]
Fernandes AJNL+2 more
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