... regardless of their causes, there are nonetheless multiple reasons why Washington and other states should direct some part of their attention to the prevention of alcohol problems in the elderly. These ... and other drugs are likely to come together in the elderly, making seniors subject not just to each in isolation but to their combined effects. In his introduction t...
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... to families and communities as they are passed down from one generation to the next. However, each individual must make the personal choice whether or not to incorporate these impressions into ... perception of reality, was self destructive since it led to Gallimard's eventual downfall.(Davis 6) The way Gallimard slipped into ruination by crossing the line of healthy...
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EFFECT OF CARBON TO NITROGEN RATIO ON THE COMPOSTING OF CASSAVA PULP WITH SWINE MANURE
... respectively. At the first day of composting, total K in pile 3 and 6 were lower than those of the other piles may be due to the lower amount of swine manure added to these piles to obtain higher initial ... due to the lowest number of faecal coliform (2.87 Log 10 MPN g -1 ) presented in this pile suggesting the highest degree of sanitation compared to th...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 09:08
Tài liệu Chronic Disease, Functional Status and Quality Of Life Among The Elderly In Singapore pdf
... once in the year 2 in 3 seniors visited a doctor at least once in the year 1 in 3 reported that they did not make a single visit to a doctor (?) The elderly make greatest demands on the healthcare ... Promotion of ‘active ageing’ Greater attention should be given to improving the level of social support and the physical environment to lessen the extent of...
Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 06:20
Trajectory Patterns of Self-Rated Health among the Elderly in Taiwan: A Comparison across Ethnicity pptx
... accounts for most of the care burden, support for the old often takes the form of living together. Another included indicator of social relationships is widowhood. Both of these are dichotomous measures, ... predictive of mortality among the Mainlanders might be that a majority of them have at least some years of schooling, so there is little variation in the measure...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20
Impact of chronic disease on quality of life among the elderly in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study pptx
... Ciconelli 5 Objectives. To assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the vari- ous aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among the elderly in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods. The ... type of disease. The results highlight the importance of preventing and controlling chronic diseases in order to re- duce the number of comorb...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20
Health related quality of life among the elderly: a population-based study using SF-36 survey pdf
... continues to rise, one of the greatest challenges of public health is to improve the quality of later years of life. The aim of this present study was to analyze the quality of life profile of the ... through the Health Analysis Collaborative Center of FCM/UNICAMP (partnership 2763/2003); to the Secretary of Education of the State of Minas G...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20
Health-related behavior and quality of life among the elderly: a population-based study pot
... especially among the elderly. Besides, they help maintaining their autonomy and independence, allowing an active aging, which is a great public health challenge. The aim of the present study was to ... indicators for monitoring disease progression and the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions on the daily performance of patients. a The SF-36 is one of the...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20
Prevalence of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among prisoners in North Gondar Zone Prison, northwest Ethiopia doc
... had HIV in up to 73% of the cases [8]. The immunosuppression could be one of the several factors that resulted in the high prevalence of TB in the study area. HIV infection and the associated ... microscopy. Three of them also had lymph node TB. The point prevalence of TB in the prison was then calculated to be 1482.3 per 100,000 populations among the TB su...
Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20
The NINCH Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation and Management of Cultural Heritage Materials pptx
... least in the total project cost. The goal of this section is to sketch out the parts of the planning process and indicate the important decisions—assessing the resources needed to complete the project, ... diversity of the community, while each represented one or more of the identified key themes of good practice. The rationale for site selection is further e...
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