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Global Alliance for Chronic Disease researchers' statement on multimorbidity
(Elsevier, 2018)
The Global Alliance for Chronic Disease (GACD) is an alliance of health research funders whose research teams form a network of multidisciplinary health-care professionals and researchers. We aim to reduce the impact of ...
Patterns of Body Composition Relating to Chronic Respiratory Diseases Among Adults in Four Resource-Poor Settings in Peru
(Springer, 2018)
PURPOSE: Body composition is known to influence the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). We sought to characterize the unique anthropometric phenotypes that present with asthma, chronic ...
Impact of chronic disease on quality of life among the elderly in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil: A population-based study
(2009-04-01)
Objectives. To assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the various aspects of health-related quality of life (HROOL) among the elderly in Såo Paulo, Brazil. Methods. The SF-36® Health Survey was ...
Latent tuberculosis infection and non-infectious co-morbidities: Diabetes mellitus type 2, chronic kidney disease and rheumatoid arthritis
(Elsevier, 2019)
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases is increasing worldwide, which coincides with the persistence of infectious diseases including tuberculosis. These can synergistically affect individual and population health. ...
Garre's osteomyelitis associated with a fistula: a case report.
(2002-03-01)
A report of Garre's osteomyelitis of the mandible associated with a fistula is presented. Elimination of pulpal periapical infection through endodontic therapy was shown to be an effective treatment. The total bone healing ...
Recognition of visceral obesity beyond body fat: assessment of cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease using anthropometry
(2017-12-01)
Evaluation of body fat and its distribution are important because they can predict several risk factors, mainly cardiovascular risk. Imaging techniques have high precision and accuracy for body fat measurement. However, ...