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Immigrants’ access to health care: Problems identified in a high …

WebThe World Health Organization considers the right to healthcare as a fundamental human right, 3 although utilization and access to healthcare differs for immigrants and non …

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Awareness and education in lung diseases: Are we …

WebGoogle Trends (GT) is a free and publicly accessible tool of Google Inc. that analyses web queries made using the Google search engine and provides the proportion of searches for a user-specific term …

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Identification and assessment of COPD exacerbations

WebDespite growing evidence supporting the importance of COPD exacerbations in disease burden and the implications on its natural history, many remain unreported and untreated …

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Challenges for the female health-care workers during the COVID …

WebMoreover, a higher proportion of female health-care workers were infected in Italy, Spain, and USA (69%, 75.5%, 73% respectively). 1 A possible reason for that, besides potential …

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COPD exacerbations: management and hospital discharge

WebCOPD exacerbations: management and hospital discharge. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a serious pulmonary condition. Many patients experience …

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Long-term ventilator-dependent patients: New facilities and new …

WebPatients spent an average of 74% of all days either in a hospital or post acute care setting or received home health care. At one year, 11 patients (9%) had a good outcome – alive …

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Pulmonary telerehabilitation: An international call for action

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted dramatically on people's lives and health care systems worldwide. Resources of the national health services have been focused on the …

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Impact of acute exacerbations of COPD on patients' health status …

WebHealth status can be defined as the impact of health on a person's ability to perform and derive fulfilment from daily life activities. 17 Given its complexity, an integrated …

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The Bronchiectasis Severity Index and FACED score for assessment …

WebA weak but statistically significant association between FACED and BSI scores was also detected using Fisher's exact test (p = 0.004) and tau-b de Kendall (0.469; p = …

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A series of narrative reviews on air pollution and respiratory health

WebChronic exposure to air pollution can clearly have deleterious effects. Among the health effect indicators published by the EEA, the yearly numbers of premature deaths …

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Different disease, same challenges: Social determinants of …

WebTherefore, mitigating social determinants - such as improved housing, reduced overcrowding, improved nutrition and increased economic and social resilience – …

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The “Big Five” Lung Diseases in CoViD-19 Pandemic

WebIn December 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and later the disease was named coronavirus disease 2019 (CoViD-19). 2 On March 11, …

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The public health impact of e-cigarette use: Revisiting Geoffrey …

WebThe evidence on the potential health effects of e-cigarette use is expanding. While their long-term health effects are yet uncertain, the precautionary principle demands tacit …

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Classification of cardiorespiratory fitness using the six-minute walk

WebThis study has practical implications for health. First, the normality tables for the 6MWT can help assess and monitor CRF in the general population and patients with chronic …

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Asthma hospitalizations: A call for a national strategy to fight …

WebHealth inequities are differences in the health status or the distribution of health resources between different population groups, arising from the social conditions in which people …

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Severe exacerbations and mortality in COPD patients: A …

WebThe NHIF has a legal right to handle patients' data (Act No. 80/1997 on mandatory health insurance coverage) and has a right to share it on a claim basis (based on Act 63/2012 …

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Tuberculosis and COVID-19 interaction: A review of biological, …

Webfor Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore e Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and …

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Tuberculosis and COVID-19 interaction: A review of biological, …

WebIn terms of funding, although health systems can be considered relatively underfunded even in resource rich countries (a debate is ongoing in these countries on the adequacy of …

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Functional status in the COVID-19 era: ALERT, ALERT, ALERT!

WebFunctional status is an individual's ability to perform normal daily activities required to meet basic needs, fulfill usual roles, and maintain health and well-being. 7 Measures of …

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Tuberculosis, social determinants and co-morbidities (including HIV)

WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) has identified the need for a holistic approach to TB, including the underlying social-economic determinants of TB in order to achieve …

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Pneumonia associated with health care versus community …

WebIntroduction. Pneumonia is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in Portugal. In 2008, 50890 Portuguese patients were admitted with pneumonia as the major diagnosis, …

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Tuberculosis and gender – Factors influencing the risk of …

WebGender differentials in tuberculosis (TB) have been reported worldwide. Men are more likely to be diagnosed with TB than women, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.6:1, globally. 1 …

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