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Piper umbellatum L.: A comparative cross-cultural analysis of its medicinal uses and an ethnopharmacological evaluation
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010-10)This review assesses the botany, traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of P. umbellatum. Information on P. umbellatum was gathered via the internet (using Scirus, Google Scholar, CAB-Abstracts, ... -
Population normative data for the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery from Latin America, India and China: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMC Neurology, 2009)1) To report site-specific normative values by age, sex and educational level for four components of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery; 2) to estimate the main and interactive effects of age, sex, ... -
Post-Operative Analgesics Score, Another Tool in the Quest for a Better Pain Management
(World J Surg, 2023-07-23)Although acute pain has obvious implications in terms of resource utilization and humane treatment, it is chronic pain resulting from surgical procedures that has the greater impact on quality of life and economic activity. ... -
Post-operative analgesics score, another tool in the quest for a better pain management.
(World J Surg, 2023-06-12)The pre-emptive analgesic strategies aimed at reducing chronic post-surgical pain, and CPIP, have shown inconsistent results. Regional anesthetic techniques continue to hold out the tantalizing prospect of being the universal ... -
Potential risk of medication discrepancies and reconciliation errors at admission and discharge from an inpatient medical service
(Ann Pharmacother ., 2010)Medication discrepancies, defined as unexplained variations among drug regimens at care transitions, are common. Some are unintended and cause reconciliation errors that are potentially detrimental for patients. To determine ... -
Potentially dangerous effect of disopyramide on atrioventricular conduction in a patient on digitalis
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Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-04)To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia ... -
Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020-04)To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia risk ... -
Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
(Evolution and Human Behavior 43 (2022) 455–474, 2022-08-22)People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences ... -
Prehospital administration of tranexamic acid in trauma patients: A 1:1 matched comparative study from a level 1 trauma center
(American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019)The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of prehospital administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to injured patients on mortality, thromboembolic events and need for blood transfusion in a level 1 trauma center. ... -
Prehospital care of biologic agent-induced injuries
(Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 2023-01-01)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major healthcare problem and a major burden to society. The identification of a TBI can be challenging in the prehospital setting, particularly in elderly patients with unobserved falls. ... -
Prehospital sepsis project (PSP): knowledge and attitudes of united states advanced out-of-hospital care providers.
(Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2013)Introduction severe sepsis and septic shock are common and often fatal medical problems. The Prehospital Sepsis Project is a multifaceted study that aims to improve the out-of-hospital care of patients with sepsis by means ... -
Present, past, and future of the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver- Asociación Latino Americana para el Estudio del Hígado (ALEH)
(Annals of Hepatology, 2018)The mission, functions and scientific activities carried out by Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver (ALEH) are presented. The main scientific meetings held in the member countries are mentioned. The main ... -
The prevalence and correlates of frailty in urban and rural populations in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 population-based survey
(Elsevier Ltd., 2018)There have been few cross-national studies of the prevalence of the frailty phenotype conducted among low or middle income countries. We aimed to study the variation in prevalence and correlates of frailty in rural and ... -
Prevalence and impact of neuropsychiatric symptoms in normal aging and neurodegenerative syndromes: A population-based study fromLatin America
(Alzheimer’s Dement, 2023-06-23)Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative diseases; however, little is known about the prevalence of NPSs in Hispanic populations. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSs) are common in neurodegenerative ... -
The prevalence and social patterning of chronic diseases among older people in a population undergoing health transition: a 10/66 group cross-sectional population-based survey in the Dominican Republic .
(BMC Public Health, 2010)Very little of the increased attention towards chronic diseases in countries with low and middle incomes has been directed towards older people, who contribute 72% of all deaths, and 14% of all Disability Adjusted Life Years ... -
Prevalence of dementia in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cross-sectional survey.
(The Lancet, 2008)Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. We investigated the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and middle-income countries according ... -
Prevalence of HTLV infection in the Dominican Republic: association with neurological disease
(PulbMed, 1992-02)The presence of the human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) in Dominican blood donors and patients with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP) was first detected in 1987. To define further the seroprevalence in the country, nearly ... -
Prevalence of parkinsonism and Parkinson disease in urban and rural populations from Latin America: A community based study
(The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2022;7: 100136, 2021-12-10)Age and gender specific prevalence rates for parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) are important to guide research, clinical practice, and public health planning; however, prevalence estimates in Latin America (LatAm) ... -
Prevalence of stroke and related burden among older people living in Latin America, India and China.
(Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 2011)Despite the growing importance of stroke in developing countries, little is known of stroke burden in survivors. The authors investigated the prevalence of selfreported stroke, stroke-related disability, dependence and ...
