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Arthritis Mortality
This indicator measures the crude and adjusted mortality rate for residents age 19 and older with and without arthritis. Individuals were categorized as with or without arthritis in a two-fiscal-year period and their mortality rate was calculated in the s... |
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Arthritis Treatment Prevalence / Arthritis Prevalence
The percentage of residents aged 19 or older diagnosed with arthritis (rheumatoid or osteo-arthritis) using a combination of data in physician visits, hospitalizations, and prescription drugs. See the Arthritis - Measuring Prevalence concept for an... |
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Artificial Life Support
".. a spectrum of techniques used to maintain life after the failure of one or more vital organs." (from The Free Dictionary - Medical Dictionary web site http://... |
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Asperger's Disorder
Pervasive developmental disorder, causing problems in social interactions and communication, and involves repetition and limited interests. Problems are not evident for language or cognitive skills. |
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Asplenia
The absence of a functional spleen. |
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Assessed for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
This indicator measures the percent of children born to mothers at any time and who were assessed at the Manitoba FASD Centre. It is calculated as the number of children assessed in a time period divided by the total number of children who were not previo... |
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Assessment for Personal Care Home (PCH) Placement
An assessment of clinical status, and nursing and social requirements, which are coordinated, whenever possible, by the same individuals who performed the assessment for Home Care. Individuals placed on a 'waiting' list may also have an initial assessment... |
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Assessment Panels
Committees determining the need for personal care home placement based either on a recommendation from Home Care or as a request from an individual and/or family. |
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Assigned Practice Population (APP)
The group of patients "assigned" to a physician or a clinic. In Manitoba, the population is not formally assigned to physicians and therefore tend to visit more than one physician or group of physicians (i.e.: a clinic) over time. This creates complexity ... |
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Assisted Living
Independent-living or shared-care housing. Usually for young disabled individuals with similar level of care needs. There is an orderly on-site to assist these individuals. If professional help is required (e.g. RN), this would be scheduled separately. Pa... |
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Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
"Term used to describe the highly technologic approaches used to product pregnancy." (Olds SB et al., 2004). |
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Assisted Vaginal Birth
Vaginal births that were assisted by the means of forceps or vacuum extraction. A birth was considered to be assisted if one or more of the following procedure / intervention codes were present: ICD-9-CM: 72.0, 72.1, 72.2, 72.3, 72.4, 72.... |
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Asthma
A disease in which inflammation of the airways causes airflow into and out of the lungs to be restricted. See MedlinePlus® - Health Topics - Asthma for more information. In Chartier et al. (... |
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Asthma Care: Controller Medication Use
This indicator measures the percent of residents who require the use of acute asthma medication (e.g., beta 2-agonists) and who also have a prescription for long acting anti-inflammatory medication. See the Asthma C... |
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At Risk Children
See glossary term High Risk Children / High Risk Youths. |
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At Risk Newborn
An infant who, at birth, is defined as having potential health problems according to the following criteria: birthweight was < 2500g or > 4000g. Also known as "at-risk birthweight". |
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At-Risk Birth Weight
Either low (< 2500 grams) or high (> 4000 grams) birth weight. See Low Birth Weight Rate and High Birth Weight Rate terms for more information. |
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ATC
acronym for Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System |
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Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
see Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) . |
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Atopic Dermatitis / Atopic Eczema
Atopic dermatitis, also known as atopic eczema, is a type of inflammation of the skin that results in itchy, red, swollen, and cracked skin. It typically starts in childhood with changing severity over the years. In infants, much of the body may be affect... |
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