I'm sorry for any confusion, but the term "Baltimore" doesn't have a specific medical definition as it is commonly associated with a city in Maryland, USA, or it could refer to various unrelated medical concepts which are not substantial or standard enough to be considered as a formal medical term.
I'm sorry for any confusion, but the term "Maryland" is not a recognized medical term with a specific definition in the medical field. It refers to a state in the United States. If you have any questions about a medical condition or treatment, I would be happy to try and help answer those!
Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time.
A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.
The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.
Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.
Persons who donate their services.
Abuse, overuse, or misuse of a substance by its injection into a vein.
Fibrinogens which have a functional defect as the result of one or more amino acid substitutions in the amino acid sequence of normal fibrinogen. Abnormalities of the fibrinogen molecule may impair any of the major steps involved in the conversion of fibrinogen into stabilized fibrin, such as cleavage of the fibrinopeptides by thrombin, polymerization and cross-linking of fibrin. The resulting dysfibrinogenemias can be clinically silent or can be associated with bleeding, thrombosis or defective wound healing.
The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.
For-profit enterprise with relatively few to moderate number of employees and low to moderate volume of sales.
Rhythmic and patterned body movements which are usually performed to music.
Elements of residence that characterize a population. They are applicable in determining need for and utilization of health services.
Organized services for exchange of sterile needles and syringes used for injections as a potential means of reducing the transmission of infectious diseases.
A written agreement for the transfer of patients and their medical records from one health care institution to another.
People who take drugs for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. The drugs may be legal or illegal, but their use often results in adverse medical, legal, or social consequences for the users.
A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution.
Analog or digital communications device in which the user has a wireless connection from a telephone to a nearby transmitter. It is termed cellular because the service area is divided into multiple "cells." As the user moves from one cell area to another, the call is transferred to the local transmitter.
The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.
Individuals licensed to practice medicine.
The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.
Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.