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... [41] Finally, Type D was a strong predictor of adverse cardiac outcome after acute myocardial infarction, and the associated risk was similar to that of traditional cardiovascular risk factors ... was systematically reviewed and we managed to retrieve hard copies of all articles that fulfilled our selection criteria Finally, the methodological quality of each ofthe selected articles was ... from the general population The primary aim ofthe present study was to review all the available evidence concerning Type D personality in relation to mental and physical health status among apparently...
... hydrotherapy, or a combination of these that lasted for at least weeks Thereview was restricted to English-language publications No limitation was placed on the date of publication, and articles ... self-reported pain included the VAS; the pain subscale ofthe Harris Hip Score; and/or the pain subscale ofthe Health Related Quality of Life Table Level of evidence for evaluating the efficacy of exercise ... and Sports Discus) The literature search was also supplemented with areviewofthe bibliographies of past review papers on exercise-therapy interventions, as well as the personal libraries of...
... MM, and KJ abstracted data, analyzed results and helped prepare and revise the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Authors’ Information JV was at the Texas A& M Health ... for patients with a length of stay fewer than six days While these general findings are similar to the studies of any cause readmissions, the studies ofthe cardiovascular-related group were able ... However, definitional variations, clear gaps, and methodological challenges limit translation of this literature into guidance for the operation and management of healthcare organizations We...
... systematicreview investigating the prevalence of HV and the influence of age and gender Therefore, the aim of this systematicreview and meta-analysis was to examine HV prevalence in the overall ... subgroup was a prevalence proportion, calculated as the ratio ofthe number of individuals with HV to the sample size of that study or subgroup The standard error for each prevalence estimate was then ... original quantitative data Unable to source from any library 78 Articles included in thereview Figure Selection process for inclusion of articles in thereviewResults Database search The database...
... on the age group ofthe sample (i.e., adolescent, adult, elderly) and alphabetically based on the first author's last name Each table provides a summary ofthe sample, the sample size, the authors, ... definitions ofthe mood and anxiety disorders, we performed asystematic search ofthe peer-reviewed literature using the Index Medicus and ISI Web of Knowledge databases We identified potential studies ... social relationships among adolescents, particularly with their parents and same sex peers [39,59], and greater parental educational attainment have also been associated with more adverse adolescent...
... That Promote Healthy Eating, Encourage Physical Activity and Combat Obesity: Literature Review Ottawa, Canada: Library of Parliament Publications; 2007 [11] Goodman C, Anise A: What is known about ... have affected the consumption and composition of sweeteners in the US diet The data showed that commodity programs have raised the price of cane sugar and decreased the price of corn At the same ... availability, of fruit and vegetables US-based experts were most adamant about the potential deleterious impact of agricultural policy on obesity prevalence in North America In Canada, there has...
... EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO Additional file 3: AMSTAR assessment of included systematic reviews Quality appraisal ofthe original evidentiary base (systematic reviews) using the AMSTAR tool Additional ... Ontario, Canada 9Primary Care, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 10Prevention and Screening, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 11Population Health Research, Alberta Health ... Supportive and Regional Cancer Programs, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 16Faculty of Information and Media Studies, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Authors’...
... dyspnoea) The ALT and RLD use biochemical analyses and therefore cannot be calculated on presentation ofthe patient but have to await the analyses of blood tests Data for calculating the other eight ... to original study, review article Regarded as normal in all cases (not analyzed in the study), review article • • • • • Brabrand et al Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency ... but an external validation (i.e at another location than were the system was developed) in a separate cohort is preferable However, only three ofthe systems were validated externally (REMS, RAPS...
... the use of LTP At the same time, minimal changes to the spinal position may be harmful to the trauma patient The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent LTP is actually used on patients, ... was mainly funded by research grants from the Finnmark Health Trust The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation was a financial cosponsor 16 17 Author details Hammerfest Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology ... lateral trauma position: Whatweknow about it and how we use it? A cross-sectional survey of all Norwegian emergency medical services Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency...
... in the early stages ofthe development ofthe oral cavity, the soft bones ofthe palate are malleable and pressure from any object can easily mould the shape ofthe palate [34] Thus, at an early ... initial phase ofthe b), circular open bite (c) and palatal aspect (d) ofa postnatally orotracheally intubated preterm infant a- e Facial a- e Facial appearance (a, b), circular open bite (c) and ... to a certain amount of pressure during parturation, with head adaptations such as parietal bone and facial molding Any molding ofthe face occurs across the maxilla, because the bimalar span...
... - Palatal morphology and tube position - Palatal morphology and palatal plates * Palatal morphology and feeding plates * Palatal morphology and protective plates - Palatal morphology and oral ... weight, gestational age and period of intubation [33] The plates are fabricated in the dental laboratory after an impression is taken from the infants mouth The act of inserting and seating the ... the cause or else the consequence ofa change in the palatal morphology of PT infants [39,40] Palatal and alveolar cysts The prevalence of palatal cysts is significantly lower in the PT infant...
... Berger and Kichak [3] make the critical point that studies of prescribing errors overwhelmingly count errors that not affect patients We almost always count potential errors, not actual adverse ... events; and even then, we usually find the inconsequential errors When Berger and Kichak [3] analyzed studies by Bates et al [4,5] and focused on consequential errors, they found the reality is that ... summary, Shulman et al [1] provide insights about the consequences of CPOE systems Their analysis offers an uncommon balance; addressing both the benefits and dangers of CPOEs, and highlighting...
... kill thousands of humans And they also have annual weapons exhibitions where war mongers come and drool at the latest stunning fighter planes and other shiny weapons that can wipe out a city in ... you know countless, helpless workers as young as ten years old are made to stand and work for long hours till their hands and legs swell up and they can hardly walk? What about the tears and pain ... its future profitability, etc And guess what will happen in a few days? The company will announce a major restructuring And what does that usually mean? It means the CEO will announce a 15% cut...
... solution The latter has the additional attributes of being available anywhere, at anytime and on any device If it was only a simple as a mouse-trap The complication is that for most customers they already ... when assessing cloud value AMS is the paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally and the remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the ... customers have this tumour, and they should actively avoid growing it In another ebook, I explain a new business paradigm, Augmented Managed Services (AMS) This is yet another approach businesses should...
... evaluations of microfinance programmes within Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania (Zanzibar), Uganda and Zimbabwe, and include both rural and urban initiatives ... schemes alone They include evaluations of programmes within Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania (Zanzibar), Uganda and Zimbabwe Ten studies were in rural settings, ... not having either These included studies from 14 sub-Saharan African countries, namely Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania,...
... testing capacity in appendix The ratio ofthe maximum capacity to the average capacity available is about 2.5 Again, this indicates that the average capacity is a good indicator for the available testing ... size ofthe small labs might be related to comparative advantage E.g the price advantages ofthe small labs might be due to advantages of specialization Small labs generally offer a limited package ... deviation as a percentage ofthe sample mean This is useful because we are interested in the size ofthe variation relative to the size ofthe observation Thus, we can compare the variability of...
... proportional hazards regression was also used to evaluate the bivariate association between the intervention and the promptness of starting HAART, as well as with other variables (study site and study ... starting HAART The outcome was the number of eligible patients started on HAART each month (count variable), compared before and after the intervention We first evaluated the bivariate associations ... between the average number of patients starting HAART per month and the presence/absence ofthe CD4 nurse intervention using linear regression We also evaluated the bivariate association between...