Author: luna
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Epidemiology Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors And Disease
Fundamentals Of Correctional Health Care Incarceration Is Common And Costly The prison population has tripled in the past 20 years, and the USA now incarcerates more people per capita than any other nation. Worldwide, imprisonment ranges from 30 people per 100,000/year in India, 119 in China, 148 in the United Kingdom, 628 in Russia, to…
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Primary Malignant Tumors Of The Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence And Geographic Distribution
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fifth most common malignant tumor in men and the eighth in women, but is among the three most common tumors in many of the most populous regions of the world. Approximately 550 000 new cases of hepatocellular carcinoma occur globally each year, constituting 5.6% of all new cancers. Hepatocellular carcinoma ranks…
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Issues In The Organization And Provision Of LTC Services
All developed countries have established LTC programs under the auspices of health and welfare services, and many developing countries are in the initial stages of some development. Programs usually include some combination of health, social, housing, transportation, and support services for people with physical, mental, or cognitive limitations. However, there is no single paradigm and…
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Service Delivery Strategies: Balancing Care In The Home, In The Community, And In Institutions
Long Term Care in Health Services Research Paper This sample Long Term Care in Health Services Research Paper is published for educational and informational pu For the most part long-term care (LTC) has not been among the main concerns of health policy makers. Cost-containment issues, perhaps an excessive focus on specialized medical care, and the…
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Organization and Financing of Long Term Care Research Paper
Introduction Long-term care comprises a set of nonmedical as well as medical services delivered to individuals who have lost some capacity for self-care because of chronic illness or disability. It differs from other types of health care in that its primary goal is not to cure ill health but to allow individuals to achieve and…
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Longevity in Specific Populations Research Paper Introduction
Human longevity can be defined in three ways. The first and most common approach is average life expectancy for a particular age; the second is age-specific all-cause mortality rate (deaths/100 000 people/year), which is the inverse of longevity. A third but unconventional definition deals with the percentage of centenarians in a population, which indirectly reflects…
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Biological Factors And Mechanisms That Affect Longevity
If tallness is a real advantage for promoting longevity, what are the mechanisms that promote this feature? Certainly, recent human history shows a relation between improved education and economic status and increased height. However, this condition is environmentally driven rather than related to biological factors, although biological factors favoring taller height include lower heart and…
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Assessment Of The Lung Cancer Patient Clinical Presentation
Most patients initially present symptomatically to their primary care physician or hospital emergency department, although approximately 5% of lung cancers are discovered incidentally. Symptoms may be caused by the primary tumor (e.g., hemoptysis or unexplained cough), regional invasion (e.g., chest wall pain), or distant metastatic spread (e.g., unexplained bone pain or new neurological symptoms). Diagnostic…
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Lower Respiratory Tract Diseases
Obstructive lung disease (OLD) includes COPD and asthma. By 2020, OLD will be the third leading cause of death. Asthma Over 250 substances have been identified as causes of asthma, which is characterized by airway inflammation and is associated with intermittent spasm of the airway smooth muscle. Asthma can be work aggravated, an exacerbation of…
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Diseases Of The Respiratory Units Or Lung Parenchyma
Several widely prevalent respiratory toxicants cause fibrosis or scarring of the lung parenchyma – the internal tissue in the lung – or pleural disease, which is disease of the lung lining. Most cases are due to asbestos exposure, silica and coal dust exposure from working in coal mines, exposure to beryllium (causing chronic beryllium disease),…