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Study of Adult Attachment Styles of a Group of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease
(PONTIFICA UNIV JAVERIANA, FAC PSYCH, 2009)
Several studies indicate that attachment in adults is feasible with modifications throughout life, especially in situations of change, as is the experience of chronic disease. This study aims to describe the attachment ...
Prevalence of hepatopulmonary syndrome in patients with decompensated chronic liver disease and its impact on short-term survival
(2008)
BACKGROUND: Hepatopulmonary syndrome is reported to occur in 4% to 32% of the patients with chronic liver disease and is associated with poor liver function and shortened patient survival before and after liver ...
Chronic Chagas disease: Can prophylaxis and therapeutic vaccines crack this "hard nut"?
(Future Medicine, 2016-02)
Although, none of the therapeutic vaccines assessed so far have reached sterilizing immunity, the results obtained in terms of disease control indicate that immune intervention might be used for therapeutic purposes.
Association between chronic conditions and health-related quality of life: differences by level of urbanization in Peru
(Springer, 2017)
PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of urbanization as an effect modifier for the association between specific chronic conditions and number of conditions with health-related quality of life (QOL). METHODS: We analyzed cross-sectional ...
Effect of pregnancy on pre-existing liver disease: Chronic viral hepatitis
(Mexican Association of Hepatology, 2006-07)
Women with viral chronic hepatitis generally do quite well during pregnancy, providing that they have not progressed to decompensated cirrhosis. As a general rule, a stable liver equals a safe pregnancy. However, concern ...
Six-minute-walk test and maximum exercise test in cycloergometer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Are the physiological demands equivalent?
(2010)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
The physiological load imposed by the six minute walk test (SMWT) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients come from small studies where the influence of disease severity has not ...