Adults with Longstanding Strabismus: Psychosocial and Functional Impacts and Reasons behind Surgery Delay by Rami Al-Omari, Hisham M Jammal, Yousef Khader, Dema Atoum, Wedad Al-dolat, Moawiah Khatatbeh

“…The aims of the study were to determine the reasons behind surgical correction delay in adult patients with strabismus, reveal motivations for seeking treatment, and study the psychosocial and functional impacts of strabismus on patients using an Arabic version of the Adult Strabismus-20 (AS-20) questionnaire. …”
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Meaning and Practice of Palliative Care for Hospitalized Older Adults with Life Limiting Illnesses by Bethel Ann Powers, Sally A. Norton, Madeline H. Schmitt, Timothy E. Quill, Maureen Metzger

“…To illustrate distinctions and intersections of palliative care (PC) and end-of-life (EOL) services through examples from case-centered data of older adults cared for during a four-year ethnographic study of an acute care hospital palliative care consultation service. …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Guidelines: Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults by John Fleetham, Najib Ayas, Doug Bradley, Kathy Ferguson, Michael Fitzpatrick, Charlie George, Patrick Hanly, Fran Hill, John Kimoff, Meir Kryger, Debra Morrison, Frederic Series, Willis Tsai, the CTS Sleep Disordered Breathing Committee

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Modifiable lifestyle factors are associated with lower pain levels in adults with knee osteoarthritis by A Erin Connelly, Amy J Tucker, Laima S Kott, Amanda J Wright, Alison M Duncan

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The Impact of Stigma of Loneliness on Psychological Distress in Older Adults: The Chain Mediating Effect by Fan Z, Shi X, Leng J, Cui D, Li D

Subjects: “…older adults…”
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Late-Onset Neutropenia after Rituximab Treatment for Adult-Onset Nephrotic Syndrome by Mayuko Yamazaki, Hidekazu Sugiura, Yosuke Iwatani, Mizuki Kyoda, Hirohiko Nokiba, Nobuyuki Amemiya, Kosaku Nitta, Ken Tsuchiya

“…This report is intended to warn about R-LON, since the use of RTX for adult-onset nephrotic syndrome is expected to increase in the future.…”
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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Asthma in Off-Reserve Aboriginal Children and Adults in Canada by Hsiu-Ju Chang, Jeremy Beach, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan

“…In the present study, data from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey were used to determine the prevalence and risk factors for asthma in Canadian Aboriginal children six to 14 years of age and adults 15 to 64 years of age living off reserve. The prevalence of asthma was 14.3% in children and 14.0% in adults. …”
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Relationship between Degree of Exercise Participation and Active Aging among Older Adults by Yung-Tzung Chang, Chen-Wei Yu, Cheng-Min Chao, Rueg-Juen Chen

“…Government departments and scholars have focused on promoting health care for older adults in response to population aging and the annual increase in the number of older adults. …”
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A New Lebanese Medication Adherence Scale: Validation in Lebanese Hypertensive Adults by R. Bou Serhal, P. Salameh, N. Wakim, C. Issa, B. Kassem, L. Abou Jaoude, N. Saleh

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The obligation of adult children to take care of their incapacitated parents: form and methods of fulfillment by Perepolkin S.

Subjects: “…adult children…”
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Urethral clear cell adenocarcinoma in an adult female: A rare case report by Yacob Sheiferawe Seman, Michael Teklehaimanot Abera, Fadil Nuredin Abrar, Tesfaye Kebede Legesse, Mesfin Asefa Tola, Tsiyon Nigusie Alemu

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Neural Determinants of Sedentary Lifestyle in Older Adults: A Brain Network Analysis by Mohsen Bahrami, Jonathan H Burdette, Paul J Laurienti, Barbara J Nicklas, W Jack Rejeski, Jason Fanning

“…ABSTRACT Purpose The prevalence of sedentary lifestyles (SL), which includes both high volumes of extended sitting behavior and a low volume of steps accumulated across the day, among older adults continues to rise contributing to increases in associated comorbidities and the loss of independence. …”
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Ethnic Differences in Risk Factors for Obesity among Adults in California, the United States by Liang Wang, Jodi Southerland, Kesheng Wang, Beth A. Bailey, Arsham Alamian, Marc A. Stevens, Youfa Wang

“…Using data from the 2011-2012 California Health Interview Survey, we examined differences in risk factors for obesity among Whites, Latinos, Asians, and African Americans among 42,935 adults (24.8% obese). Estimates were weighted to ensure an unbiased representation of the Californian population. …”
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THE LIMBIC SYSTEM IN ADULT HUMAN BRAINS – COMPARATIVE MORPHOMETRIC ANATOMO-IMAGISTIC STUDY by Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, David-Constantin Bulgaru, Simona Alice Partene Vicoleanu, Razvan Tudor Tepordei, Cosmin Gabriel Popa, Roxana-Andreea Popa, Marius Constantin Moraru, Manuela Ursaru

“…Our study aims to demonstrate the variability of the components of the limbic system through their morphometric evaluation on anatomical parts and, respectively on CT images. 13 adult brains without known neurological abnormalities, fixed in 10% formalin solution for a minimum of 10 weeks, and 22 CT craniocerebral datasets of patients without any organic cerebral dysfunctions were evaluated. …”
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Development and validation of an Age-related Language Decline Scale (ALDS) for older adults by Xinan Zhou, Yanping Dong

“…Objectives: Language decline in older adults poses a great threat to their independence. …”
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Circulating Isthmin-1 Levels and Their Relationship with Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases in Kuwaiti Adults by Eman Alshawaf, Sulaiman K. Marafie, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Ahmed N. Albatineh, Tahani Alramah, Aldana Albuhairi, Yafa Al Qassar, Reem Zinoun, Rawan Shalabi, Sarah Behbehani, Dalal Mohammed, Fahad Alajmi, Mohammed A. Abdalla, Ebaa Al-Ozairi, Mohammad Shehab, Muhammad Abdul-Ghani, Fahd Al-Mulla, Jehad Abubaker

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Measles Outbreak among Previously Immunized Adult Healthcare Workers, China, 2015 by Zhengyi Zhang, Yuan Zhao, Lili Yang, Changhong Lu, Ying Meng, Xiaoli Guan, Hongjin An, Meizhong Zhang, Wenqin Guo, Bo Shang, Jing Yu

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Canadian Consensus Guidelines for the Optimal Use of Maraviroc in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Adults by Anita Rachlis, Marianne Harris, Richard Lalonde, Stephen D Shafran, Cécile Tremblay, Mark A Wainberg, Sharon Walmsley

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A Canadian group, consisting of six physicians and an HIV researcher with significant experience and knowledge in HIV management, reviewed the available data and developed guidelines for Canadian health care providers (who treat HIV infection) on the appropriate use of maraviroc (UK-427,857) in HIV-infected adults.…”
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Examination of Elder Abuse and Death Anxiety in Older Adults With a Chronic Disease by Seda Karaman, Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan, Merve Çayır Yılmaz, Elanur Yilmaz Karabulutlu

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Comparison of Therapeutic Effects of Laparoscopic and Open Operation for Congenital Choledochal Cysts in Adults by Yuan Liu, Xu Yao, Shuqiang Li, Wenhan Liu, Lei Liu, Jingang Liu

“…Its safety and efficacy in adult patients remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the laparoscopic procedure was feasible and safe in adult patients. …”
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