Sentences with phrase «although multifactorial»

One Colorado study showed that paraprofessional home visiting, when combined with an early - intervention program focused on children with developmental delays, resulted in improved involvement with the program.25 In North Carolina, the combination of a public health department's home - visiting program with links into private physician's offices was helpful in overcoming personal and structural barriers to care.43 The Commonwealth Fund's Healthy Steps intervention included home visiting by masters - level healthy development specialists with significant gains in the quality of well - child care, although the multifactorial nature of this intervention made it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of the home - visiting component.44 — 46 A South Carolina study showed that a program that linked school - based home visitors to group well - child visits resulted in greater retention of anticipatory guidance and improved satisfaction with care.47

Both constipation and incontinence, although multifactorial, have also been associated with the problems related to the regulation of a ring of smooth muscle around the anal opening termed, the internal anal sphincter.

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Although the causes of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are multifactorial, diet definitely plays a role in the incidence and severity of these diseases.

Although the etiology of obesity is multifactorial, several behavioral and environmental factors have been implicated.

Although both scientists and lay people alike may frequently identify a single dietary element as the cause of chronic disease (eg, saturated fat causes heart disease and salt causes high blood pressure), evidence gleaned over the past 3 decades now indicates that virtually all so - called diseases of civilization have multifactorial dietary elements that underlie their etiology, along with other environmental agents and genetic susceptibility.

Although acquiring a dog of prime and known genetic stock may reduce the likelihood that a disease like HD will develop, the overall picture of health and wellness is multifactorial.