The vasculature of the heart is able to adapt to various physiological and pathological stimuli and its failure to do so is well-reflected by the great impact of ischaemic heart disease on personal morbidity and mortality and on the health care systems of industrial countries.
Seasonal influenza imposes a substantial personal morbidity and societal cost burden.
The nature of the risk spans more than personal morbidity and mortality, but also includes transmission to family members.
It goes beyond direct manifestations of illness to study the patient's personal morbidity, that is to say, the various effects that illness and treatments have on daily life and life satisfaction [ 2].
All women were checked for pre-pregnancy risk factors represented by socio-demographic and clinical variables: single status or not living with a partner, primiparity, grand multiparity (≥5), age <18 or ≥35 years, height <150 cm, personal medical/surgical morbidities, and mother/infant problems in previous pregnancies.
The patient-related factors are educational background, cognitive impairment, co-morbidities, personal beliefs, patient personality and psychosocial profile.
He was ahead, 10-2, and he could see wind in his personal sails, although morbidity runs deep.
This is especially due for radiation therapy (in some Stage II and most Stage III patients), as this therapy was not available in Luxembourg until the late nineties and many patients were not able to travel abroad for personal or co-morbidity reasons.
It appears that the LOS is not only dependent on the clinical outcome, but is also influenced by logistical factors at the treatment center, the patient's clinical features, as well as traditions and cultural factors (urban or rural living environment) and personal factors (co-morbidities, social and marital status) [ 6, 13, 14].
Secondly, the strong association between personal accomplishment and psychological morbidity proves the need for employers to enhance staff competencies through professional development; this inevitably leads to improved self-esteem.
Among the causes of variation in medical practice, the influence of factors like patient characteristics (e.g. age, sex, morbidity, and personal preferences) could be more or less regarded as legitimate to explain variations in practice [ 20].
