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Showing 1 to 20 of 3724 for “"Medicine and Health"”.
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Effects of Messages About Genetics, Race, and Health on Public Opinion About Personalized Medicine and Health Policy
… knowledge about the genetic basis of many traits and common diseases has increased substantially (Kessler et al., 2007). As progress in the field of genetics continues to occur at a rapid pace, there is growing concern about the social and ethical consequences of these advances. One area of …
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Strengthening Human And Institutional Capacity: A Program Assessment
<p>Shortages of health care workers compromises the ability for health workers to provide care. Rwanda’s priority to increase the production and quality of the health care workforce through multilateral partnerships demonstrates their commitment to achieve positive health outcomes, promote …
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Knowledge, attitudes and application of evidence-based practice by third and fourth year undergraduate nursing students at the University of Rwanda (UR)
… (EBP) is an important component in improving the health care outcomes of a country's population. Despite the importance and relevance of EBP to nursing, nurses do not routinely understand and use evidence-based principles in their everyday practice. This may influence the attitudes and knowledge …
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Interférence cognitivo-motrice chez les personnes atteintes de sclérose en plaques
A thesis presented to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Health sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, J1H 5N4 Background: Multiple sclerosis …
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Trips flexibilities and access to essential medicines in South Africa
… property flexibilities that are targeted and designed to protect and preserve access to medicine and health care. This dissertation will discuss a number of reasons and influences that have an effect on South Africa's accessibility to medicine through the means of intellectual property. …
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An Analysis of Learning Styles in Podiatric Medical Students, Residents, and Practitioners
… at least ten years, pediatric surgical residents and students in the first three years of the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, College of Podiatric Medicine. Kolb feels that major learning styles are a combination of feeling versus abstract concepts and observation versus …
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Translating traditional Chinese medicine anchored in philosophy: towards a fuller account of the cultural richness of Su Wen
… reputed to be a “Bible of Traditional Chinese Medicine”,黄帝内经 (Huang Di Nei Jing) is a pioneering medical textbook extant in China. Many Traditional Chinese Medicine terms and theories used in today’s society are rooted in素问 (Su Wen), the first part of Huang Di Nei Jing. However, the increase in …
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Detached from Our Bodies: Representing women's mental health and well-being with graphic memoirs
… the humanities inspire the production, analysis, and incorporation of creative works in geographical research (de Leeuw & Hawkins, 2017). With their ever-growing popularity in the humanities, graphic novels are one example of a creative work gaining epistemological momentum in geography. Graphic …
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Using clickers in an isiXhosa Communication Course: A case study on implementation of Interactive Student Response Systems (clickers) for learning isiXhosa as an Additional Language in Higher Education clinical settings
… more than one language can benefit individuals and society. For this reason, many universities, especially those with medical faculties, promote the learning of additional languages. Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (SUFMHS) offers an isiXhosa Clinical …
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The Effects of Problem-based Learning on National Board Scores, Clinical Evaluations and Residency Selection of Medical Students
… of National Board Scores, Clinical Evaluations and Residency Selection for students encountering a problem based curriculum. Procedures: This study compared the Classes of 1990(Traditional Curriculum) and 1991(Problem Based Curriculum) of the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health …
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Literature and Medicine: A Teaching Model for the Students and Practitioners of
The subspecialty of literature and medicine is significant, not only as a supplement to an education in biomedicine and science, but also as a serious engagement in the pursuit of humane feeling essential in the cultivation of health professionals. I aim to convince the instructors of medicine and …
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Auswirkung von körperlicher Belastung auf die Konzentration von 3-Nitrotyrosin im Atemkondensat
… of the human body. Frequently the occupational medicine and health care have to deal with complaints due to pulmonary reasons, which cannot be detected by established diagnostic methods (i.e. spirometry), as those methods do only examine existing structural and functional pulmonary damages. The …
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Are Women Aware? : Factors Related to Women's Knowledge of Risk and Preventive Factors in Breast Cancer
… of less than 1% in breast cancer morbidity and mortality rates. Breast cancer continues to be a feared disease that ravages even its survivors, and grips many with fear. Furthermore, breast cancer remains the highest cost of care among cancers. In 1990 the overall cost of care for breast …
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Recognising and appreciating the artistry in professional practice: a means to researching and developing practice through insider practioner research.
This study explores professional practice and examines an approach to research that could be useful for the practitioner in developing and extending their practice. The existence of artistry is recognised within professional practice (Schon 1983), and is important in making professional judgements …
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Perceptions of change to the hospital nurse's role: a gounded theory.
… hospital nurse from the perspectives of nurses and doctors working on, and patients receiving treatment in, hospital wards. The aim was to examine their perceptions through qualitative methodology using the systematic method of grounded theory. Initially, eighteen nurses were interviewed, and …
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Vessel identification in diabetic retinopathy
… is the single largest cause of sight loss and blindness in 18 to 65 year olds. Screening programs for the estimated one to six per- cent of the diabetic population have been demonstrated to be cost and sight saving, howeverthere are insufficient screening resources. Automatic screen-ing …
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The management of elderly patients with pain.
… is designed to determine a plan of assessment and intervention, which can be used by nurses in the community to help elderly patients cope with painful conditions. A theoretical model is developed, in which coping is defined in terms of the degree of control experienced over pain and other …
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The Voice of people living with mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) disease: a grounded theory to understand the illness experience and support needs of people living with mycobacterium ulcerans disease in a rural district of central Ghana.
… Even though the mortality rate is low morbidity and consequent disabilities which affect the quality of life of sufferers is very high. If the disease is reported early treatment is available but many people receive help late in the disease process. Many reasons have been given in the literature …
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Interpersonal violence and fracture patterns in 18th and 19th century London.
Violent behaviour can be seen all over the world and across time; it is also intrinsically linked to culture. As such, the analysis of skeletal material presents excellent physical evidence of violent occurrences within communities. The current thesis looks to understand the possible presence of …
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Demographic differences in exposure to toxic trace elements in urban South Africa during the 20th century.
… toxic elements is a significant threat to public and individual health worldwide. Toxic elements such as heavy metals are associated with increased mortality and morbidity in both men and women and are a substantial contributor to neurological deficits and developmental delay in children. Analysis …
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