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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Women patients"”.
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Pilot course in home management for women patients in the C.F. Menninger Memorial Hospital
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1967 W5
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Pilot course in home management for women patients in the C.F. Menninger Memorial Hospital
Call number: LD2668 .T4 1967 W5
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Cultural competence in health care: exploring the experiences of Muslim women within the Ontario healthcare system.
… of cultural and religious practices of Muslim women within health care settings. Twelve Muslim women, ranging between the ages of 19 to 57, were interviewed. They all participated in a 30 to 60 minute, semistructured interview, and discussed their personal interactions with health care …
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Women's Healthcare Utilization in Primary and Acute Care Contexts
… and compares healthcare utilization rates in women in Appalachia and surrounding areas. Study 1: In addition to racial discrimination, Black Appalachian women often face other obstacles involving other types of negative interpersonal experiences when seeking healthcare. Despite these known …
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Healthcare Providers' Experiences with Screening for Intimate Partner Violence Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworking Women : A Phenomenological Study
Migrant and seasonal farmworking (MSFW) women experience greater levels of intimate partner violence (IPV) and have lower awareness of available resources than the general population. Although healthcare providers have the capacity to screen for IPV and provide resources to MSFW patients who have …
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Daily Temperature Rhythm in Hospitalized Female Patients
… cycle.</p> <p>The sample included 62 female patients, 29 between 21 and 62 years of age, and 33 between 65 and 90 years. Each subject admitted to the study was screened against fifteen qualifying criteria. Some of the subjects were febrile. Data were collected at 10:00 (military time) and at …
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“Considering there’s supposedly nothing wrong with me, it’s not a life”: Women’s Narratives of Distress, Visiting Herbalists, and Being Well in the 21st Century
… profoundly negative impact on the well-being of women (who are the main receivers of treatment for distress). Distress also poses a huge financial problem for the United Kingdom, the cost of which is predicted to reach over £26bn by 2026. A growing body of research has shown that various …
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An exploratory study of clinicians' attitudes towards women: implications for therapy
… explores the attitudes of clinicians towards women and postulates that these attitudes may be transmitted in the therapeutic relationship with female patients. The rationale for exploring this aspect emanated from two factors: firstly, the view that women patients tend to be treated …
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Family Environment, Social Support, and Psychological Distress of Women Seeking BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Mutation Testing
… are beginning to be identified in research on women seeking genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. This study further explored patterns of psychological distress for 51 community women waiting to receive such genetic test results. There was no significant relationship between …
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The pedagogy of the clinic: health professionals and women with viral sexually transmitted infections
… where lessons are offered by clinicians to women patients (often unwittingly) about morality, femininity and the body. Of central concern is the question of how health professionals might contribute to women's quality of life after a viral STI diagnosis. I use examples of the reported …
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Factors associated with variation in secondary prevention medication use after stroke
… to reduce the risk of clotting, yet many patients do not take them. In this thesis, I investigated which stroke and TIA survivors are missing out on stroke prevention medications. First, a systematic review and meta-ethnography combining 15 studies and including 350 patients demonstrated …
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The Relationship Between High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Metabolic Syndrome and Exercise
… were obtained from a pool of 1,072 men and women patients at the Center of Health Promotion (CHP) at Loma Linda University. Of the 1,072 pool, 173 individuals met the inclusion criteria and were the subjects of the study. Any missing data variables were imputed using the maximum likelihood …
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Extracellular-matrix mediated regulation of human uterine leiomyoma smooth muscle cells and potential targeting by the anti-fibrotic drug halofuginone
… as the most commonly occurring neoplasms in women during their reproductive years. The overall incidence of these benign tumors can be as high as 70-80%, which represents a significant health problem to women. Patients suffer from abnormal uterine bleeding, pelvic pain, and reproductive …
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Cultural beliefs influencing cervical cancer screening among women in a community healthcare centre
… the uptake of cervical cancer screening among women in a community healthcare centre. 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Globally cervical cancer was found to be the fourth most common cancer among women in 2012. There were an estimated 528,000 new cases and approximately 266,000 female deaths of …