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Fathers' Experience With Autism Spectrum Disorder
(Nursing, 2014-12)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder that causes very mild to severe impairments in communication skills, social interactions, and unusual behaviors that interfere with the children's ...
Self-efficacy Of Caregiving And Caregiver Stress In Adult Informal Caregivers Of Individuals At The End-of-life
(Nursing, 2014-12)
Researchers have established an association between the stressors of providing informal care and physiological and psychological health risks (Applebaum & Breitbart, 2013; Au et al., 2010; Bainbridge, Krueger, Lohfeld, & ...
Triglyceride/high Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio As A Screening Tool For Insulin Resistance In U.S. Adolescents, 12-19 Years Of Age
(Nursing, 2014-12)
Background: Insulin resistance appears to be a metabolic process that occurs prior to the onset of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A screening tool for insulin resistance may help clinicians determine which ...
Assessment Of The Accuracy Of The Diagnosis For Heart Failure In A Large Metropolitan Health Care System
(Nursing, 2014-12)
Purpose: There has been no significant improvement in heart failure (HF) readmissions regionally or nationally in the United States over the past decade. Additionally, there is no consensus nationally on defining the complex ...
PECVD SiOx Accelerates Hydroxyapatite Surface Formation for Enhanced Early Osteogenic Differentiation
(Wiley, 2014)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Current metal implants are designed to structurally support the surrounding bone upon fracture. However, they have long healing times as they do not form an apatite ...
Serum Procalcitonin Levels on Antibiotic Duration & Patient Outcomes in COPD Exacerbations
(2014-12-03)
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Improving Provider Adherence with Completion of a Written Asthma Action Plan according to Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines
(2014-12-03)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Asthma is a serious chronic inflammatory health condition of the airways that causes
many Americans to experience distress {Agency for Health Care Research and ...
Policy Analysis: Impact of Legislative Policy on Infant Mortality
(2014-11-08)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This study examined the impact of health policy on infant mortality. Public Use Data Files were
used to assess differences in groups before and after the initiation ...
Pilot Trial of an Electronic Family Medical History in US Faith-Based Communities
(Sage, 2014)
In spite of the acknowledged importance of collecting family health information, methods of collecting, organizing, and storage of pedigree data are not uniformly utilized in practice, though several electronic tools have ...