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Factors that predict outcome of intensive care treatment in very elderly patients: a review
IntroductionAdvanced age is thought to be associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients. This report reviews available data on...
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Ethical aspects of determining and communicating prognosis in critical care
Physicians have an ethical duty to accurately determine and clearly communicate a patient’s prognosis because a patient’s or surrogate’s decision...
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Parent, teacher and self-reported problem behavior in The Netherlands
Background:Although literature leaves little doubt that migration from one country to another is stressful, empirical studies do not warrant general...
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Substance use during pregnancy: time for policy to catch up with research
The phenomenon of substance abuse during pregnancy has fostered much controversy, specifically regarding treatment vs. punishment. Should the...
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Spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage
Background and Purpose: To identify the significant prognostic factors, upon admission, and construct a set of criteria to predict short-term...
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Community based rehabilitation: a strategy for peace-building
BackgroundCertain features of peace-building distinguish it from peacekee**, and make it an appropriate strategy in dealing with vertical conflict...
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The role of psychometric testing and psychological treatment in tension-type headache
Tension-type headaches are a common occurrence for many people. Psychological issues such as stress, depression, and anxiety have been shown to...
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The female menopause— now and in the millennium: New treatment options for a better quality of life
Estrogen has traditionally been the only agent effective for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Estrogen's positive effects...
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The ethics of withholding and withdrawing dialysis therapy in infants
Pediatric nephrologists may encounter infants with renal failure who have either unexpectedly survived lung hypoplasia at birth or whose renal...
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Community perceptions of rural hospital closure
Hospital closure, a devastating event in the life of small communities, can have long-lasting medical, economic, and psychological consequences. This...
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The ‘ward-in-a-house’: Residential care for the severely disabled
This paper is concerned with the care of the most difficult and severely disabled new patients presenting to mental health services in the U.K....
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Scientific surveillance and the control of AIDS: A call for open debate
This paper reviews some of the history of AIDS in order to put into perspective the claim that AIDS is or will be the pandemic plague of the...
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A critique of the role of the blood-brain barrier in the chemotherapy of human brain tumors
There is general agreement that most chemotherapy agents achieve only relatively low concentrations in the normal central nervous system, that the...
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Organizational socialization of employees with disabilities: Critical issues and implications for workplace interventions
Organizational socialization is the process whereby newcomers to work organizations become insiders. The socialization process has been linked to...
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How shelter counselors' views about responsibility for wife abuse relate to services they provide to battered women
A survey of shelter counselors found their views of responsibility for wife abuse were significantly related to their: (a) support of a battered...
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Social labeling, stereoty**, and observer bias in workers' compensation: The impact of provider-patient interaction on outcome
When injured workers with chronic musculoskeletal disorders are viewed through the narrow lens of the biomedical model, the role of situational...