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Porgo, Teegwendé V.; Norris, Susan L.; Salanti, Georgia; Johnson, Leigh F.; Simpson, Julie A.; Low, Nicola; Egger, Matthias; Althaus, Christian L. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Mathematical modeling studies are increasingly recognised as an important tool for evidence synthesis and to inform clinical and public health decision-making, particularly when data from systematic reviews of primary studies do not adequately answer a research question. However, systematic reviewers and guideline developers may struggle with…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Evidence, Glossaries, Medical Research
Meta, 1979
Provides definitions for 43 new French terms related to health and medicine. (AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, French, Health, Lexicography
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Stoberski, Zygmunt – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1978
Provides a list of international medical and pharmaceutical terminology in three stages of development: (1) established international terms; (2) neologisms in the course of unification; and (3) recent neologisms in the course of unification. (AM)
Descriptors: Chemical Nomenclature, Glossaries, Language Standardization, Medical Vocabulary
National Inst. on Aging (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1986
This document contains a glossary which defines 275 basic terms frequently used by gerontologists. The glossary is designed for use by a general population, including older persons and their families, students in the field of aging, librarians, medical reporters, health care providers, and others interested in older persons. It was developed to…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Definitions, Females
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Services for Children with Handicaps. – 1991
This booklet contains guidelines to help families coordinate health care of a child with asthma. The first section provides general information covering what asthma is, the signs and symptoms of asthma, effects of asthma, and the use and effects of various medications. A section on health care focuses on the use of the Family Centered Health Care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asthma, Child Development, Children
Kao, Kung-yi; And Others – 1978
A composite English-to-Chinese glossary of all terms introduced in the individual lessons of "Scientific and Technical Chinese" is presented here. The appendices include lists of weights and measures and chemical elements, and a partial list of Chinese government organizations and research institutes related to science and technology.…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Chinese, Energy Conservation