THE EFFECTS OF AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

The Effects of an Orientation Program on Quality of Life of Patients with Thalassemia: a Quasi-Experimental Study

Introduction: Medical advances have improved life expectancy and survival of patients with thalassemia.However, as getting older, patients with thalassemia experience different complications which impair their quality of life.The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a nurse-implemented orientation program on quality of life in patients w

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BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL THROUGH INCLUSIVE BASKETBALL

The inclusive basketball program of the National Sports Academy is a compilation of adapted and unified basketball where persons with intellectual and physical disabilities together with students and volunteers are training and competing together.PURPOSE of this study is to explore the extent of contribution of our program for the building of socia

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What Drives Long Term Real Interest Rates in Brazil?

This paper investigates the drivers of long term real interest rates in Brazil.It is shown that long term yield on inflation linked bonds are driven by yields on 10 year interest rates of United States (US) government bonds and 10 year risk premium, as measured by sansamp rack the Credit Default Swap (CDS).Long term interest rates in Brazil were on

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