Management of Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Narrative Review.
Lok CW.
The American journal of hospice & palliative care.Am J Hosp Palliat Care.2014 Oct 15. pii: 1049909114554796. [Epub ahead of print]
Breathlessness is defined as "a subjective experience of breathing discomfort that consists of qualitatively distinct sensations that vary in intensity." It is a common and distressing symptom reported by patients with advanced malignancy. It occurs in up to 70% of patients with advanced cancer, and
Biopsychological traits of Sasang typology based on Sasang personality questionnaire and body mass index.
Lee SJ, Park SH, Cloninger CR, Kim YH, Hwang M, Chae H1.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine.BMC Complement Altern Med.2014 Aug 26;14(1):315. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-315.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of present study was to examine biological and psychological characteristics of people according to the Sasang typology, which is popular in Korea. We evaluated the Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) as a measure of temperament, and Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of t
Explanatory models of diabetes in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana.
de-Graft Aikins A1, Awuah RB, Pera TA, Mendez M, Ogedegbe G.
Ethnicity & health.Ethn Health.2014 Jul 22:1-18. [Epub ahead of print]
Objectives. The objective of the study was to examine explanatory models of diabetes and diabetes complications among urban poor Ghanaians living with diabetes and implications for developing secondary prevention strategies. Design. Twenty adults with type 2 diabetes were recruited from three poor c
Brain Damage From the Other Side of the Knife: A Biopsychological Perspective
高次脳機能研究 (旧 失語症研究) 27(2), 125-132, 2007
Canadian biopsychologist, John Pinel developed an acoustic neuroma, but it was not diagnosed by his family physician. Because of his training and experience as a biopsychologist, Professor Pinel was …
psychobiology [si″ko-bi-ol´o-je] 1. biopsychology; a field of study examining the relationship between brain and mind, studying the effect of biological ... Moreover, using a biopsychological perspective to examine various phenomena in ...