Background: Exercise training in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) patients can be challenging due to exertional dyspnea. It has been suggested that gradual exercise training may result in improved exercise capacity and decreased dyspnea levels in stable COPD patients...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/32546
Background: In Tunisia, smoking remains prevalent among the health professionals. In order to combat this epidemic, it is necessary to start a tobacco control strategy. Objectives: Our work aims to study the knowledge and the attitude of the hospital staff toward smoking, and the...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35566
Aims: To attempt to fill a gap in the literature on diabetic versus healthy older women on desire to improve one’s health, health screening behaviors, and cognitive health. Study Design: Between-subjects design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Psychology, California S...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/34173
Pyrethroids are among the common pesticides frequently used in agriculture and in homes, and have been named among the endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Cypermethrin, a broad spectrum insecticide being extensively used for pest management and animal husbandry practices is a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/33455
Background: There is continuous rise in haematology and haemato-oncology cases in Nigeria. Unfortunately, there is inadequate number of haematologists to care for these rising cases despite the high number of medical doctors being churned out by over twenty medical schools in Nig...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35658
Aims: Iron overload in beta thalassemia is linked to different mutations in diverse population groups. Among them polymorphism of C282Y and H63D in the Hfe gene are particularly important. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of the H63D and C282Y mutation...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35374
Since the population of patients with AD is growing and the disease is affecting more and more people, the main goal of this paper was to investigate the process of stigmatisation of family caregivers, when a family member is facing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The research consists...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35029
Muna Salah, Rawan Zgheir, Razan Qadi, Haya Fakhory, Hiba Al-Aloul, Shorouq Sultan, Manar Jubeh, Orjowan Juneidi, Haniya Jubeh, Nour Sharawi, Yara Taha, Ghaida' Qasrawi, Bayan Abu-Hamdieh, Tarteel Maswadeh, Hana Mohtaseb & Fawzi Al-Razem·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Background: Nosocomial infections, especially urinary tract infections, form a serious problem in hospitals, and are associated with increased mortality, morbidity, and prolonged hospital stay. In addition, the most infection rates occur at neonatal intensive care units (NICUs)....
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35383
Background: Breast cancer is a major public health problem. It represents the first female cancer which creates physical, psychological and social disorders. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the perception of the self-esteem and the body image of women reached by breast c...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35567
This is the case of a patient initially presenting with productive cough, pleuritic chest pain, and hypoxemia. After a complicated clinical course the patient was eventually diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung and associated pleural amyloidosis. The relation betwee...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35222