chronic disease
collocation in Englishmeaningsofchronicanddisease
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chronic
adjective
uk/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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disease
noun
uk/dɪˈziːz/us/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofchronicanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Quantifying psychiatric comorbidity : lessons fromchronicdiseaseepidemiology.
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Treatingchronicdiseaseand pain with music-mediated imagery.
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Perceived self-efficacy in self-management ofchronicdisease.
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Bipolar disorder is achronicdiseasewith a variety of different clinical symptoms.
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It is clear that thechronicdiseasehad "burned out" by the age of 3 years.
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By postponing the moment of death one allows more severe states ofchronicdiseaseto appear.
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However, at least one-third of the patients received care for earlier stages ofchronicdisease.
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This has implications for the quality ofchronicdiseasemanagement in primary care.
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Relation ofchronicdiseaseand immune response to influenza vaccine in the elderly.
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The primary prevention ofchronicdiseasemanagement strategy also includes diabetes as a risk factor.
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Chronicdiseasewas reported by 21.7 %, mainly hypertension and diabetes, before the index pregnancy.
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Progress in understanding the pathogenesis of the anaemia ofchronicdisease.
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Preventing and managingchronicdiseasethrough primary health organizations 233 approach to service delivery.
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However, staff turnover meant that progress in improvingchronicdiseasemanagement was much slower than expected.
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Among those aged over 65 years the prevalence ofchronicdiseaseis high.
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The team can coordinatechronicdiseasemanagement and access pulmonary rehabilitation programmes.
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Some cases of anaemia ofchronicdiseasemay require confirmation by a marrow aspirate.
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Evidence is emerging for an association between obesity and a variety ofchronicdiseasestates.
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In place of infectious agents, various alternative mechanisms have been examined to explainchronicdiseasegeneration.
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The presence of pre-existingchronicdiseaseincreased the risk of severe maternal morbidity 5.8 fold.
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They conclude that continuity of care and effectivechronicdiseasemanagement are benefited by supplementary prescribing.
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First, there is some doubt about whetherchronicdiseasemanagement is wanted by all patients.
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As achronicdiseasewith a fluctuating course, alternative or unconventional therapies have been also applied.
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