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Validity and reliability of tools to measure muscle mass, strength, and physical performance in community-dwelling older people: A systematic review. |
Mijnarends DM, Meijers JM, Halfens RJ, et al. |
Measuring Muscle Mass, Strength, and Functional Performance in Older Persons Background: Age-related sarcopenia can lead to falls, mobility impairment, frailty, and poor quality of life.1-3 Validity... |
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Comparison of three BIA muscle indices for sarcopenia screening in old adults. |
Chang CI, Chen CY, Huang KC, et al. |
Measuring Muscle Mass, Strength, and Functional Performance in Older Persons Background: Age-related sarcopenia can lead to falls, mobility impairment, frailty, and poor quality of life.1-3 Validity... |
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Patient-oncologist alliance, psychosocial well-being, and treatment adherence among young adults with advanced cancer. |
Trevino KM, Fasciano K, Prigerson HG. |
Does Patient-Oncologist Alliance Improve Well-Being and Treatment Adherence? Background: Compared with other age groups, young adults with cancer have lower levels of psychosocial well-being1,2; they... |
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Patient perceptions, physician communication, and the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. |
Hauptman PJ, Chibnall JT, Guild C, Armbrecht ES. |
Patients' Understanding of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Background: To prevent painful shocks at the end of life, the Heart Rhythm Society recommends proactive communication with patients ... |
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Patient preferences for deactivation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. |
Dodson JA, Fried TR, Van Ness PH, Goldstein NE, Lampert R. |
Patients' Understanding of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Background: To prevent painful shocks at the end of life, the Heart Rhythm Society recommends proactive communication with patient... |
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Use of glucocorticoids and risk of venous thromboembolism: a nationwide population-based case-control study. |
Johannesdottir SA, Horváth-Puhó E, Dekkers OM, et al. |
Glucocorticoids and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Background: Although they increase levels of clotting factors and fibrinogen,1,2 glucocorticoids are widely used for various conditions including CO... |
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Underuse of hospice care by Medicaid-insured patients with stage IV lung cancer in New York and California. |
Mack JW, Chen K, Boscoe FP, et al. |
Underuse of Hospice Care by Medicaid-Insured Patients Background: Among Medicaid-insured patients, hospice use may be inhibited by barriers, including a lack of family caregivers, reluctance of hosp... |
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Diaphragm and ventilatory dysfunction during cancer cachexia. |
Roberts BM, Ahn B, Smuder AJ, et al. |
Cancer Cachexia, Diaphragm Impairment, and Respiratory Function Background: Cancer cachexia accounts for less than 25% of cancer-related deaths and is generally thought to be associated with the was... |
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