Screening for symptoms of depression associated with heart disease
Heart disease increases the risk of depression. How can we best identify depressed cardiac patients?
Heart disease increases the risk of depression. How can we best identify depressed cardiac patients?
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Helath personnel can learn from the pain team when they have pharmacology-related questions and are drawing up treatment plans, and when they are establishing open and trusting relations with the patient.
Involving a user and a professional translator may be appropriate when an instrument is translated and adapted to another culture.
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The translated NIHSS form and guide remain true to the English version and are harmonised with the non-validated Norwegian version.
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