currently unclear whether available self-efficacy instruments for chronic diseases fulfill these requirements.Our aim was to systematically identify all existing self-efficacy scales for five major chronic diseases and toassess their development and validation process.Methods: We condu[r]
tttaaaaages:ges:ges:ges:ges:A Public Health PerspectiveA Public Health PerspectiveA Public Health PerspectiveA Public Health PerspectiveA Public Health Perspective Most adolescents aged 10-19 years with diabetes have type 1, an autoimmune form of the disease inwhich the pancreas produ[r]
currently unclear whether available self-efficacy instruments for chronic diseases fulfill these requirements.Our aim was to systematically identify all existing self-efficacy scales for five major chronic diseases and toassess their development and validation process.Methods: We condu[r]
with 11q23 chromosomal abnormalities. Hematologic Findings Anemia is usually present at diagnosis and can be severe. The degree varies considerably, irrespective of other hematologic findings, splenomegaly, or duration of symptoms. The anemia is usually normocytic normochromic. Decreased erythropoie[r]
jected to rise from about 170 million in 2000 to about370 million in 2030 [1]. In the long term, diabetescauses microvascular complications (e.g. retinopathy andneuropathy) and macrovascular complications (e.g. myo-cardial infarction, angina pectoris and stroke). In addi-tion to[r]
lymphoma presents in extranodal sites. It was previously considered a small lymphocytic lymphoma or sometimes a pseudolymphoma. The recognition that the gastric presentation of this lymphoma was associated with H. pylori infection was an important step in recognizing it as a separate entity. The cli[r]
granulocytes, and platelets accumulate in the absence of a recognizable physiologic stimulus. The most common of the chronic myeloproliferative disorders, PV occurs in 2 per 100,000 persons, sparing no adult age group and increasing with age to rates as high as 18/100,000. Familial transmissi[r]
meeting the treatment goals has shown to be fairly diffi-cult [6]. Therefore, identification of factors that contri-bute to the improved diabetes management would be ofspecific importance.* Correspondence: per-henrik.groop@helsinki.fi1Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Cent[r]
vates its intrinsic tyrosine kinase, leading to phosphorylation of insulin receptorsubstrate-1 (IRS-1) [82]. HCC tumor cells have been shown to overexpress bothIGF-1 and IRS-1 [83]. Overexpression of IRS-1 has been associated with the pre-vention of apoptosis media[r]
B-19 shows tropism for erythroid precursors and inhibits both erythrocyte production and maturation. Pure red cell aplasia, presenting either as acute aplastic crisis or chronic anemia with shortened RBC survival, may occur in individuals with an underlying hematologic disease, such as sickle[r]
Chapter 098. Iron Deficiency and Other Hypoproliferative Anemias (Part 7) The second condition is the anemia of chronic inflammation with inadequate iron supply to the erythroid marrow. The distinction between true iron-deficiency anemia and the anemia associated with chronic i[r]
countries, no part of sub-Saharan Africa has yet eradicated rheumatic heart disease despite examples of success in Costa Rica, Cuba, and some Caribbean nations. Strategies to eliminate rheumatic heart disease may depend on active case-finding confirmed by echocardiography among high-risk grou[r]
includes different biologically distinct groups based on immunophenotype, clinical features, and cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities in addition to morphology. In contrast to the previously used French-American-British (FAB) schema, the WHO classification places limited reliance on cytochemistry[r]
orescence techniques reported to have found more exactindications of spreading of malignant pleural mesothelio-mas [3,4]. However, the numbers of patients participatingin these studies were so small that it has not as yet beenpossible to produce reliable evidence. It is possible thatthe same applies[r]
ment of back pain. Report of the International Paris Task Force on Back Pain. Spine 25:1S–33S3. Accident Rehabilitation & Compensation Insurance Corporation of New Zealand andNational Health Committee MoH (1997) New Zealand Acute Low Back Pain Guide4. Amlie E, Weber H, Holme I (1987) Treatme[r]
59 patients. Spine 27:2338–4575. Nakstad PH, Server A, Josefsen R (2004) Traumatic cervical injuries in ankylosing spondyli-tis. Acta Radiol 45:222–676. Nikolaisen C, Nossent H (2005) Early histology in ankylosing spondylitis related spondylo-discitis supports its inflammatory origin. Scand J Rheuma[r]
Reinforcement of the osteoporotic VB means substitution of the bone marrowwith cement. The fatty bone marrow is expelled into the circulation and is clearedin the lungs [94]. Therefore the maximal amount of cement that is injected persession is restricted to 25 cc ; in other words not more than six[r]