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Barriers to Care Amongst Rural Indigenous Mayans in Guatemala’s Western Highlands [PDF]

, 2016
Information presented here is based on 5-week volunteering experience at Primeros Pasos clinic in the rural Palajunoj Valley outside the city of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Almost all of the patient population is rural, indigenous Quiche Maya.
Butala, Nirali
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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Quality of Physiotherapy services in Orthopedic wards of private and public sector hospitals

Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the GAPS (GAP model of service quality is a framework which helps in understanding the customer’s satisfaction.
Shabana Ashraf, Fatima Tariq, Shoaib Waqas, Wardah naeem Malik, Hafiza Sana Amin, Fatima Shahid, Maheen Anwaar   +6 more
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Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich, Manali Zope, Peter M. Fantozzi, Cassie N. Kline, Iris Paltin, Matthew C. Hocking   +5 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension among tribal population in Thrissur District: A cross-sectional study in South India

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Introduction: Hypertension is the major cause of premature death worldwide. There are disparities in the prevalence of hypertension across cultural groups.
M.G. Aswin, Marthanda Pillai Anand, Prabhakar Jessy, Jinbert Lordson A, Job PJ. Jibin, A.P. Nisam, M.S. Adarsh, Fathima Nazar Asmi, G.K. Mini   +8 more
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Public Employment and Political Pressure: The Case of French Hospitals [PDF]

This paper uses an unusual administrative dataset covering the universe of French hospitals to consider hospital employment: this is consistently higher in public hospitals than in Not-For-Profit (NFP) or private hospitals, even controlling for a number ...
Clark, Andrew E., Milcent, Carine
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
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Specialist payment schemes and patient selection in private and public hospitals, CHERE Discussion Paper No 54 [PDF]

It has been observed that specialist physicians who work in private hospitals are usually paid by fee-for-service while specialist physicians who work in public hospitals are usually paid by salary. This paper provides an explanation for this observation.
Donald J Wright
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Drug Management Reviews in District Drug Management Unit and General Hospital [PDF]

, 2009
Drug is one of the essential elements in healthcare that should be effectively and efficiently managed. Following the decentralization in 2001 in Indonesia, drug management has changed in district drug management units and also in District General ...
Handayani, R. S. (Rini), Herman, M. J. (Max), Yuniar, Y. (Yuyun)   +2 more
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