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foot problems are independent risk factors for falls in older people. Podiatrists diagnose and treat a wide range of problems affecting the feet, ankles and lower limbs. However, the effectiveness of podiatry interventions to prevent falls in older people is unknown. This...
Access to care is a challenge for many of our patients. The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) recognize that every possible measure must be taken to help ensure access to timely and quality medical and other...
AboutKidsHealth is a health education website for children, youth and their caregivers.
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Familydoctor.org is the AAFP’s award-winning consumer website, featuring physician-reviewed patient education materials.
The user guide for the Research-to-Practice-Research (RPR) Exchange.
BACKGROUND:
The consequences of influenza in adults are mainly time off work. Vaccination of pregnant women is recommended internationally. This is an update of a review published in 2014. Future updates of this review will be made only when new trials or vaccines become available....
BACKGROUND:
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D to prevent COPDexacerbations have yielded conflicting results.Individual participant data meta-analysis could identify factors that explain this variation.
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PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of ...
An update for clinicians on the importance of smoking cessation for the prevention of cardiiovascular events from the Healthy Hearts for OK project.
An update for clinicians on the use of statins to prevent cardiiovascular events from the Healthy Hearts for OK project.
