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chronicIn medicine, term used to describe a condition that is of slow onset and then runs a prolonged course, such as rheumatoid arthritis or chronic bronchitis. In contrast, an acute condition develops quickly and may be of relatively short duration. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Long-term care settings are more personalized than acute care settings and that, coupled with the population's greater chronicity, leads to long-term care professionals having to deal regularly with end-of-life issues. This is the way Canberra views these people--they don't pay taxes and they soak up money because of the chronicity of their illness. Contrasts were conducted on demographic, chronicity, symptom and treatment measures at baseline to examine possible group differences prior to the time of training and to identify correlations between these factors and performance on the work tasks. |
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