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Chronic Disease
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Definition of 'Chronic Disease'Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) Common names: Chronic Disease; Chronic Diseases; Disease, Chronic; Diseases, Chronic; Chronic Illness; Chronic Illnesses; Illness, Chronic; Illnesses, Chronic; Chronically Ill |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors.
13 Dec 2009 
INTRODUCTION: Despite recognition that childhood brain tumor survivors often suffer multiple late effects following therapy, little is known regarding the long-term follow-up (LTFU) programs for these patients. METHODS: A 16-question survey was ... Read more...
A novel method for sinus node modification and phrenic nerve protection in resistant cases.
13 Dec 2009 This is a case report of inappropriate sinus tachycardia in a patient who had a previous unsuccessful endocardial ablation, which had been limited due to concerns of phrenic nerve injury. The patient required a repeat ablation that utilized a novel ... Read more...
13 Nov 2009 Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL). It has been postulated that ATLL cells might act as regulatory T cells (T(regs)) which, in common with ATLL cells, express both CD25 and ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Chronic Disease'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors. 13 Dec 2009
- A novel method for sinus node modification and phrenic nerve protection in resistant cases. 13 Dec 2009
- FoxP3+ regulatory T cells are distinct from leukemia cells in HTLV-1-associated adult T-cell leukemia. 13 Nov 2009
- Effectiveness of 2008-09 trivalent influenza vaccine against 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) - United States, May-June 2009. 11 Nov 2009
- Brain gray matter decrease in chronic pain is the consequence and not the cause of pain. 2 Nov 2009
- Primary bone lymphoma. 30 Oct 2009
- Shunt-dependent hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: incidence, predictors, and revision rates. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
- Improving chronic care of type 2 diabetes using teams of interprofessional learners. 30 Oct 2009
- p-Cresol sulfate: further understanding of its cardiovascular disease potential in CKD.
30 Oct 2009 - Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: treatment and management. 30 Oct 2009
- Botulinum toxin type A in the healing of a chronic buttock ulcer in a patient with spastic paraplegia after spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
- Cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy and brief supportive psychotherapy for augmentation of antidepressant nonresponse in chronic depression: the REVAMP Trial. 30 Oct 2009
- Smoking and corneal biomechanics. 30 Oct 2009
- Identifying neighborhood stressors in assessment of drug treatment continuity and relapse. 30 Oct 2009
- Iliac-caval stenting in the obese. 30 Oct 2009
- A comparison of gabapentin and ketamine in acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy. 30 Oct 2009
- Robot-mediated therapy for paretic upper limb of chronic patients following neurological injury. 30 Oct 2009
- Three-year cost analysis of function-centred versus pain-centred inpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. 30 Oct 2009
- Validity of electrical stimulus magnitude matching in chronic pain. 30 Oct 2009
- Health and wealth in the Americas. 29 Oct 2009
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Technical information about 'Chronic Disease'
Definition: Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)
Descriptor UI: D002908
Alternative terms: Chronic Disease; Chronic Diseases; Disease, Chronic; Diseases, Chronic; Chronic Illness; Chronic Illnesses; Illness, Chronic; Illnesses, Chronic; Chronically Ill;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug therapy; economics; ethnology; epidemiology; mortality; nursing; prevention & control; psychology; rehabilitation; therapy;
Tree Number: C23.550.291.500;
Technical Notes: IM GEN only; usually NIM with specific dis IM; no qualif when NIM; Manual 23.16+