Knowledge about and attitude toward electroconvulsive therapy of elderly patients with severe mental disorders

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is quite often used in elderly patients with severe mental disorders.One of the important factors which determine the acceptance of ECT among patients is the knowledge and attitude toward ECT.Aim: The present study attempted to assess the knowledge about and attitude toward ECT among elderly patients with

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Fatty acids composition of selected plant oils obtained from seeds and stones of fruits and their impact on human health

Introduction and aim: Oils are usually obtained (by pressing or extraction) from such plant raw materials as rapeseed, sunflower, flax and soy.Currently, there is an increasing interest among consumers of new types of oil obtained from non-traditional plant raw materials.A lot of attention is paid to seeds and stones of fruit, which are California

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Dengue-associated kidney disease

Context: A mosquito-borne viral illness highly prevalent in the tropics and subtropics, dengue is considered a major global health threat by the World Health Organization.Evidence Acquisitions: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Google Scholar, PubMed (NLM), LISTA (EBSCO) and Web of Science have been searched.Results: An RNA virus from the g

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