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Endoscopy International Open, 2020 Background and study aims A novel fine-gauge electrocautery dilator (ED) has recently become available in Japan. The current study evaluated the safety and feasibility of transluminal antegrade dilation for hepaticojejunal stricture (HJS) using this ...
Takeshi Ogura +10 more
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Traditional health practitioners’ management of HIV/AIDS in rural South Africa in the era of widespread antiretroviral therapy [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Traditional health practitioners (THPs) have been identified as a key local resource in the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa. However, their approaches to the treatment of people living with HIV (PLHIV) have been met with skepticism by ...
Moshabela, Mosa +3 more
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Variations in the California Emergency Medical Services Response to Opioid Use Disorder
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Opioids contributed to over 300,000 deaths in the United States in the past 10 years. Most research on drug use occurs in clinics or hospitals; few studies have evaluated the impact of opioid use on emergency medical services (EMS) or the ...
Nancy K. Glober +3 more
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Can children withhold consent to treatment [PDF]
, 1993 A dilemma exists when a doctor is faced with a child or young person who refuses medically indicated treatment. The Gillick case has been interpreted by many to mean that a child of sufficient age and intelligence could validly consent or refuse consent ...
Devereux, John +2 more
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Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2023 Depression is highly prevalent in people living with HIV (PLWH) and has negative consequences for daily life and care. We evaluated for the first time the acceptability, feasibility and benefits of group interpersonal therapy (IPT), combined with a task ...
Charlotte Bernard +14 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Meta‐transcriptome analysis identified FGF19 as a peptide enteroendocrine hormone associated with colorectal cancer prognosis. In vivo xenograft models showed release of FGF19 into the blood at levels that correlated with tumor volumes. Tumoral‐FGF19 altered murine liver metabolism through FGFR4, thereby reducing bile acid synthesis and increasing ...
Jordan M. Beardsley +5 more
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Hazard or Hardship: Crafting Global Norms on the Right to Refuse Unsafe Work [PDF]
, 2013 [Excerpt] Decisions about the constitution of workers\u27 rights do not unfold in a vacuum; quite the opposite. History plays an important role. Legislators, judges, policymakers, and other key decision-makers possess different value systems that they ...
Hilgert, Jeffrey
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Jurisprudence and legal review of refuse and permission inheritance in blunt transactions [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Khuṣūṣī, 2014 Article 140 of the Iranian Civil Code, following Islamic jurisprudence, regards inheritance as the fourth cause of ownership. After death, one of the most important issues raised from the contract is the legal rights that had been given to the deceased.
Farhad Edrisi, Hamid Reza Heydari
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Medicine Anthropology Theory, 2018 This article introduces the notion of ‘translational competency’, a skill of attending to different understandings of health and how these are negotiated between medical settings and everyday life.
Emily Yates-Doerr
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji +13 more
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