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Munchausen syndrome - a case series at Camp Jail Lahore, Pakistan

Khyber Medical University Journal, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Munchausen syndrome is a rare condition where individuals intentionally simulate illness despite the absence of actual symptoms. The objective of our case series was to underscore the importance of recognizing this mental disorder ...
Khawar Saeed, Miqdad Haider, Faryal Siddique   +2 more
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Reforming Social Security to save Social Security [PDF]

Chicago Fed Letter, 2019
The biggest social safety net in the United States is the Social Security program, which provides retirement benefits totaling almost $900 billion to 54 million individuals. It is a concern for all but the wealthiest, then, that Social Security faces insolvency: The U.S.
Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Lisa Camner McKay
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Statistical Security for Social Security [PDF]

Demography, 2012
Abstract The financial viability of Social Security, the single largest U.S. government program, depends on accurate forecasts of the solvency of its intergenerational trust fund. We begin by detailing information necessary for replicating the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) forecasting procedures, which until now has been ...
Soneji, Samir, King, Gary
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Correlation between type D personality and quality of life in heart failure patients [PDF]

International Journal of Biomedicine and Public Health, 2018
Introduction: The quality of patient’s life with heart failure is affected by various physiological, psychosocial factors. This study is conducted to determine the correlation between type D personality and quality of life in heart failure patients ...
Sharareh Zeighami Mohammadi, Parvin Farmani, Manijeh Shakoor, Farzad Fahidy, Ebrahim Fallah Taherpazir, Behnam Mohseni   +5 more
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O-41 CIRRHOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH ALFA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; WHAT ARE WE MISSING?

Annals of Hepatology, 2023
Introduction and Objectives: It's common to include alfa 1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) in the diagnostic workup of children with cirrhosis, unlike in adults, where we seldom test for it.
Francisco Hevia, Daniela Hernández, Alfredo Mora, Ramsés Badilla, Natassia Camacho, Mildred Jiménez, Manuel Saborío, Karina Hidalgo, Adrián González, Francisco Vargas, Wagner Ramírez, Esteban Cob, Aldo Carvajal, Ana Lorena Madrigal, José Pablo Cortes, Jorge Vargas, Danny Alvarado   +16 more
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O-38 FULMINANT WILSON: A WELL-DEFINED ENTITY. HOW TO DIAGNOSE IT QUICKLY TO PREVENT MORTALITY

Annals of Hepatology, 2023
Introduction and Objectives: Mccullough published in 1983 a series of 3 cases from the Mayo Clinic and nine from the rest of the world, proposing a specific clinical entity of Wilson´s disease (WD) with a fatal outcome if not transplanted. Costa Rica has
Francisco Hevia, Mónica Penón, Stephanie Lotz, Alfredo Mora, Gabriela Jiménez, Ramsés Badilla, Mildred Jiménez, Manuel Saborío, Karina Hidalgo, Adrián González, Francisco Vargas, Wagner Ramirez, Esteban Cob, Aldo Carvajal, Ana Lorena Madrigal, José Pablo Cortes, Jorge Vargas, Danny Alvarado   +17 more
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis in Guatemala

Kidney International Reports, 2021
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is public health concern across the world. Data on the epidemiology among patients on hemodialysis in Latin America and low- and middle-income countries are limited.
Regina Sosa, Pablo Garcia, Ever O. Cipriano, Agualuz Hernández, Elmer E. Hernández, Paola I. Chavez, Angélica Manchinelli, Oscar A. Morales, Lourdes E. Flores, Hair J. Romero, Yulany Raquec, Byron F. Sapón, Kevin E. Soch, Shuchi Anand, Vicente Sánchez-Polo   +14 more
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Sustaining Social Security [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2005
This paper analyzes the sustainability of intergenerational transfers in politico-economic equilibrium. Embedding electoral competition for the votes of old and young households in the standard Diamond (1965) OLG model, we find that intergenerational transfers naturally arise in a Markov perfect equilibrium, even in the absence of altruism, commitment,
Gonzalez-Eiras, Martín, Niepelt, Dirk
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Survival rates and worker compensation expenses in a national cohort of Mexican workers with permanent occupational disability caused by diabetes

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Permanent occupational disability is one of the most severe consequences of diabetes that impedes the performance of usual working activities among economically active individuals.
Iván de Jesús Ascencio-Montiel, Jesús Kumate-Rodríguez, Víctor Hugo Borja-Aburto, José Esteban Fernández-Garate, Selene Konik-Comonfort, Oliver Macías-Pérez, Ángel Campos-Hernández, Héctor Rodríguez-Vázquez, Verónica Miriam López-Roldán, Edgar Jesús Zitle-García, María del Carmen Solís-Cruz, Ismael Velázquez-Ramírez, Miriam Aguilar-Jiménez, Leonel Villa-Caballero, Nelly Cisneros-González   +14 more
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Early identification of peripheral neuropathy based on sudomotor dysfunction in Mexican patients with type 2 diabetes

BMC Neurology, 2019
Background Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico has a high prevalence, 16–87% of patients may experience peripheral neuropathy. Early detection can prevent or halt its progression.
Angelica Carbajal-Ramírez, Julián A. Hernández-Domínguez, Mario A. Molina-Ayala, María Magdalena Rojas-Uribe, Adolfo Chávez-Negrete   +4 more
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