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Showing 1 to 20 of 2185 for “"morbidity"”.
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Mortality, morbidity and population health dynamics
… is to study patterns and trends in mortality and morbidity, their interactions, and their implications for the future. The key questions addressed in this thesis are central to the future evolution of population health. Given the significant declines in mortality, especially those at older ages …
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The Morbidity & Mortality of Prevalent Heart Failure
<p>The first study population included 292 unselected consecutive patients from the LLUMC heart failure clinic who were enrolled in the study from January to July 2006 and were followed up through the end of December 2010. The treatment policy at the clinic was to uptitrate dosages of …
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Corticosteroid-induced morbidity in asthma: costs and consequence
… with asthma face greater all-cause mortality. Comorbidity is also more common in asthma and recent evidence has implicated corticosteroids, a cornerstone of treatment, in induced morbidity. The question of how much of the asthma burden can be avoided involves a consideration of the competing …
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Reducing Maternal Morbidity from Peripartum Hemorrhage in Cesarean Delivery
… direct maternal death and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. This public health crisis is highlighted by the economic burden of over $30.8 million annually in the United States. The greatest tragedy in the review of maternal mortality is that 84% of …
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Loneliness as a risk factor for mortality and morbidity
Studies over the past couple of decades have depicted loneliness as a significant concern to physical health, although its meaning for overall health outcomes is still unclear. The precise impact of loneliness on life expectancy and on specific disease processes remains unknown. With regression …
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The effects of environmental factors on honey bee morbidity
… seed treated crops increases honey bee morbidity. Second, I examine if forage availability and weather affect honey bee health. Third, I provide a demonstration of how the biological modeling of environmental factor effects on honey bee health can be used by beekeepers to make …
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The Effect of Calf Morbidity on Feedlot Performance and Profitability
… on March 14 to measure performance parameters. Morbidity rates were 31.6%, 36.7% and 78.4% for the CPH, KCA Gold Tag and Sale Barn groups, respectively. When separated by the number of trips to the hospital pen (0= no trips, 1= one trip and 2+= two or more trips), 24.2% of CPH and 21.1% of KCA …
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Morbidity from antiretroviral metabolic effects in Africa: The Mama Study
… therapy (ART) has considerably reduced both the morbidity and mortality of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and its associated complications, thus effectively transforming a fatal disease into a manageable chronic condition. However, the chronic use of ART has been accompanied by the …
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Retrospective Review of Postpartum Hemorrhage Incidence, Risk Factors, and Maternal Morbidity
… deaths and is also associated with serious morbidity including the need for blood transfusion, ICU admission, and hysterectomy. In the recent years, PPH risk assessment tools have been widely implemented in an attempt to identify woman at risk for hemorrhage and preemptively mobilize …
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Morbidity patterns of low-risk, inner-city infants: Maternal and environmental factors.
Morbidity patterns of low-risk, inner-city infants: Maternal and environmental factors.
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Studies of Loop Ileostomy Morbidity and the Potential Benefits of Chyme Reinfusion
… surgical procedure associated with significant morbidity. The objectives of this thesis are to improve the understanding of the risk factors associated with dehydration readmissions following ileostomy formation and assess the impact of chyme reinfusion on clinical, histological and motility …
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Prevalence of shoulder morbidity after treatment for breast cancer in South Africa
… risk factors for the development of shoulder morbidity. The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of shoulder morbidity and the secondary objective was to evaluate associations between shoulder morbidity and risk factors such as treatment protocol or baseline …
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Program Director Description of Morbidity and Mortality Conference: A Grounded Theory Interview Study
ABSTRACT Background: M&MC has a variable effect on participants based on level of experience and role. In surgical disciplines M&MC is frequent, required and reflects a program’s culture. Context is created by interactions. Four different populations participate: surgical attending faculty, …
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Effect of prenatal zinc supplementation on malarial morbidity, pregnancy anaemia and birth weight
Anaemia and malaria are two related problems of public health significance in malaria endemic countries including Ghana that continue to impact negatively on pregnancy outcomes, despite interventions being put in place to address them. The reasons for the apparent lack of efficacy of routine iron …
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Patient perspectives on health care system navigation : the chronic illness multi-morbidity experience
… the point of view of patients dealing with multi-morbidity. These people have a unique understanding of how health care delivery links across time, place, and settings because of the care they require for their multiple chronic conditions. An interpretive descriptive design was used to examine …
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A voice at the table: Patient participation at the morbidity and mortality meeting
Contains fulltext : 293029.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Body composition measurement in African and Caribbean children and its relationship with morbidity
The global increase in obesity prevalence has led to a surge in metabolic disease in both adults and children. Furthermore, the burden of obesity and its related morbidities is not equally distributed across the UK population, with those from minority ethnic groups particularly affected. Effective …
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