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... failure to recognize the importance ofthe therapist’s experience, clinical judgment and other non-specific factors that are beyond the scope of this report Our goal is to nevertheless facilitate ... psychotic disorders, the better the short-term course, the better the long-term outcome with the percentage of time spent with psychotic symptoms in the first few years being the best predictor.8 ... Psychosis: A Reviewofthe Treatment Literature METHODS 2.1 Scope For the purpose of this report, early psychosis was defined as a five-year period following a first episode of either non-affective...
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... with the highest respect ofthe functional aspects and quality of life remains the best therapeutic approach to be applied Hence, therapeutic strategies should be adjusted to the prognosis ofthe ... melanoma: The Experience ofthe National Cancer Institute of Milano Proceedings 12th Congress ofthe European Society of Surgical Oncology Budapest 2004:77 Acknowledgements The authors state that there ... has given the final approval ofthe version to be published 18 19 Klas JV, Rothenberger DA, Wong WD, Madoff RD: Malignant tumors ofthe anal canal: the spectrum of disease, treatment, and outcomes...
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... monitor the counterpart ofthe symptomatic patient with AC as early as possible, irrespective ofthe absence of symptoms Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest ... have only found one such case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in theliterature In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the possible clinical implications ... of MZ12 It is a characteristic feature of MZ The mechanism of mirror imaging is poorly understood One explanation is that later fission of MZ makes them particularly prone to this process13 The...
... (3) the location ofthe impact and the occurrence ofthe tumor corresponded exactly one to the other; and (4) there was a more than one year interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe ... documented the absence of tumor at the time ofthe brain injury We suggest that these conditions for the acceptance of a causal relationship between cranial trauma and brain tumor study are the following: ... interval between trauma and the appearance ofthe tumor of at least year, a longer latent period increasing the likelihood of a causal relationship The presence ofthe tumor must be proved histologically...
... and the impact of poor mobility on quality of life The findings from theliteraturereview were used to compile a set of ‘best-practice’ recommendations to effectively manage the safe mobility of ... a substantial impact on the individual, their family, the community and the society in which they live Furthermore, the evidence suggests that there are subgroups ofthe elderly who are more ... user group In the proposal, MUARC stipulated that thereview would assess thecurrent state of knowledge in regard to the following issues: Understanding the facts and myths ofthe elderly and...
... over their sexuality, and articulated concepts Focus and framework ofthecurrentreviewThe mental health aspects of women’s reproductive health are the focus of this review, not only because of ... and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice, as well as other methods of their choice for regulation of fertility which are not against the law, and the right of access to appropriate ... aspects of women’s reproductive health A global reviewoftheliterature WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Mental health aspects of women’s reproductive health : a global reviewofthe literature...
... in the conceptual/theoretical group had their primary focus on the development of models, concepts, or ideas They pointed out literature reviews, development of conceptual models, development of ... project risk factors and concentrated on the question of how they impact the best use of a company’s limited resources The main purposes of our work thus was to: review and analyze key articles on ... several components of software and business systems, thereby raising organizational problems Despite the significant benefits that ERP software packages provide, they often cost millions of dollars to...
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... nerve Most of these signals end up in the visual cortex ofthe brain and produce our sense of vision However, some ofthe nerve fibers split off from the optic nerve soon after leaving the eye and ... determine the scientific nature ofthe studies that are cited It was the goal of this document to compile a listing oftheliterature that is commonly cited for showing the impacts of daylighting ... responses ofthe pineal gland and secretion ofthe hormone melatonin in 1968; this hormone also influences the functions of other glands from direct action on specific areas ofthe brain (A Summary of...