JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2019
Psychosocial and Functional Distress of Cancer Patients in A Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
Global burden of cancer is witnessing an exponential increase. Nepal is no exception. In the recent years, cancer care has seen a focus shift towards holistic healing. This includes screening and assessing for psychosocial distress, allowing health care providers to deliver timely psychological interventions. The goal of this study was to find the prevalence of psychosocial and functional impact of cancer diagnoses in Nepal. ⋯ Cancer patients in Nepal have clinically significant psychosocial issues that directly impact on their distress.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jul 2019
Prevalence of Type I Lip Print among Medical Students in a Medical College of Nepal.
Lip prints, due to their unique patterns are typical to an individual, hence, used for personal identification. They vary in predominance, gender and race among different populations. The objective is to study their distribution among medical students and identify the predominant type. ⋯ Type I was the most common while Type V was the least common lip print. However, there was variation in its frequency and distribution according to the quadrant and sex.