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Skin Follicles Dispersion Within a Hospital Operating Room—How to Predict and Reduce the Contamination
Assess the skin follicle distribution within an operating room, by tracking particles and analyzing their propagation. Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most relevant infectious problems in hospitals...
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Article
Point-of-care HIV and hepatitis screening in community pharmacies: a quantitative and qualitative study
Point-of-care tests can contribute to earlier diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, thereby affording the opportunity to prevent chronic stages and the spread to others. As part of the Fast-Track Cit...
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Article
Deprescribing Interventions among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations
Deprescribing can reduce the use of inappropriate or unnecessary medication; however, the economic value of such interventions is uncertain.
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Energy, Thermal Comfort and Pathologies—A Current Concern
Objective: In view of the flow rate established by law of 10 renewals per hour to protect spilled particles, conclude if these are removed from the domain and the thermal comfort is maintained in the room. Bac...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of Error Management Culture and Leadership on Failures and Recovery in Services
This study aims to establish the relationship between the leader behavioral integrity and the service recovery of the employees in services, considering also the influence of the error management culture and j...
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Article
The place of DPP-4 inhibitors in the treatment algorithm of diabetes type 2: a systematic review of cost-effectiveness studies
To conduct a systematic review of cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and cost-benefit studies of DPP-4 inhibitors for diabetes treatment versus other antidiabetics.
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Article
Open AccessSocial and economic value of Portuguese community pharmacies in health care
Community pharmacies are major contributors to health care systems across the world. Several studies have been conducted to evaluate community pharmacies services in health care. The purpose of this study was ...
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Effects of economic recession on elderly patients’ perceptions of access to health care and medicines in Portugal
Background In view of the current financial and demographic situation in Portugal, accessibility to health care may be affected, including the ability to adhere to medication. Objective T...
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Primary non-adherence in Portugal: findings and implications
Background Portugal is currently facing a serious economic and financial crisis, which is dictating some important changes in the health care sector. Some of these measures may potentiall...
