PROVIDING EQUITY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN WESTERN SWITZERLAND: A DESCRIPTIVE INTERVENTION IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Providing equity of care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Western Switzerland: a descriptive intervention in a University Hospital

Abstract Background The purpose of this article is to describe an interventional project in a University Hospital.It explains the adjustments that were made to provide good care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in an acute care setting in Western Switzerland.It is Baby Toy not the exposition of the results of a formalis

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Medial Biplanar Closing-Wedge Distal Femoral Osteotomy Using an Articulated Tensioning Device for Controlled Osteotomy Closure

Isolated lateral compartment arthritis or focal chondral defects in the setting of genu valgum in young, active individuals can be treated with a varus-producing distal femoral osteotomy with or without cartilage treatment.Both medial closing-wedge Gloves and lateral opening-wedge techniques have been described, with neither demonstrating clear sup

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Fluorescence spectroscopy: A sensitive tool for identifying land-use and climatic region effects on the characteristics of water-extractable soil organic matter

Water-extractable organic matter (WEOM) is an indicator of active and labile pools of soil organic matter (SOM).Land-use is expected to have a major effect on SOM, yet the effects of different land-uses on WEOM are not well understood.Reported trends in the changes in water-extractable organic C (WEOC) concentrations following changes in land-use a

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