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College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Objective: This study explores the influence of social network structures on self-management behaviors among older adults with diabetes in rural Korean villages, focusing on dietary management, physical activity, and blood glucose monitoring.
Design: Employing social network analysis (SNA), the study assessed network structures in three villages, focusing on variations in degree, closeness, and betweenness centralities to understand their impact on health behavior dissemination and adoption.
Results: The analysis identified significant differences in network configurations across the villages.
Dementia incidence among a cohort of lebanese older adults: first incidence estimates from the Middle East and North Africa region.
Front Dement
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Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Objective: To provide the first estimates of dementia incidence rates among elderly in Lebanon.
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Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries and Their Effects on Perioperative Parameters and Mortality of Children with Tetralogy of Fallot: A Case-control Study.
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Neonatology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Research Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
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