The influence of Federal Regulations and community health indicators on community benefit spending by private nonprofit hospital in some States of the US: A retrospective longitudi... by Wael ELRAYES, David PALM, Fernando WILSON, Hongmei WANG, Jane MEZA, Robin HIGH, Valerie PACINO

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Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol. by Eduardo Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Isabel Rihuete-Galve, Alberto Garcia-Martin, Celia Sanchez-Gomez, Fausto Jose Barbero-Iglesias, Roberto Mendez-Sanchez, Ana Silvia Puente-Gonzalez, Susana Saez-Gutierrez, Emilio Fonseca-Sanchez, Juan Jesus Cruz-Hernandez

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A two-arm, randomized, parallel, controlled clinical trial will be conducted by the University of Salamanca, Spain, in collaboration with the Medical Oncology Service of the University Health Care Complex of Salamanca. The trial aims to recruit 80 oncology patients who exhibit symptoms of dyspnoea during hospital admission. …”
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Attitudes of medical students in Croatia toward rural medicine education and practice by Nataša Mrduljaš-Ðujić, Nataša Mrduljaš-Ðujić, Ivana Radić, Nina Bašić Marković, Nina Bašić Marković, Toni Vrgoč, Maja Buljubašić

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Progression of ampC amplification during de novo amoxicillin resistance development in E. coli by Luyuan Nong, Martijs Jonker, Wim de Leeuw, Meike T. Wortel, Benno ter Kuile

“…ABSTRACT Beta-lactam antibiotics are the most applied antimicrobials in human and veterinarian health care. Hence, beta-lactam resistance is a major health problem. …”
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Harnessing natural polymers and nanoparticles: Synergistic scaffold design for improved wound healing by Anitha S, Nandini Robin Nadar, Srividya Shivakumar, Sharma S C, Siddharth P, Surekha Varalakshmi V, Rajesh Lenka, Rajadurai S

“…Skin injuries which include, burns and diabetic, venous, and pressure ulcers are significant concerns in health care that are often demanding for appropriate management programs. …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 3; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…The Happy Talk trial tests if a community embedded, targeted selective speech and language programme that simultaneously engages with parents and early childhood educators, (1) improves language outcomes in children aged between 2 years 10 months and 6 years and (2) is cost effective for the health care system. Method The Happy Talk trial is a large scale cluster randomised trial of a 12-week manualised intervention delivered in pre/school settings serving socially disadvantaged communities, in Ireland. …”
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Blood Transfusions in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of Outcomes by Thomas Danninger, Rehana Rasul, Jashvant Poeran, Ottokar Stundner, Madhu Mazumdar, Peter M. Fleischut, Lazaros Poultsides, Stavros G. Memtsoudis

“…Data from 400 hospitals in the United States were used to identify patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) from 2006 to 2010. Patient and health care demographics, as well as comorbidities and perioperative outcomes were compared. …”
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Risk factors and preventive measures for severe orofacial and neck infections: a three-year observational study by Jarno Velhonoja, Meira Lääveri, Tero Soukka, Saara Haatainen, Noora Al-Neshawy, Ilpo Kinnunen, Heikki Irjala

“…Sixty-three cases (67.0%) were of odontogenic origin, and 58.5% of the patients reported having attended previous health care appointments due to an acute dental problem. …”
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Associations between serum cytokine levels and postmenopausal depression in postmenopausal women with and without menopause hormone therapy by Ketan Chu, Xi Lin, Saisai Li, Linjuan Ma, Yizhou Huang, Fan Wu, Mengna Shou, Nazaré Alva Galang Cabarrabang, Yibing Lan, Jianhong Zhou

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Traumatic dental injuries in the first year of life and related risk factors in three regions of Brazil: a multicenter birth cohort study by Carlos Alberto Feldens, Bruno Antonio Sehn Konzen, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Alessandra Castro Alves, Eliane Gerson Feldens, Márcia Regina Vítolo, Paulo Floriani Kramer

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Changes in oxygen uptake kinetics after exercise caused by differences in loading pattern and exercise intensity by Yuri Ichikawa, Tomoko Maeda, Tetsuya Takahashi, Kohei Ashikaga, Shiori Tanaka, Yuki Sumi, Haruki Itoh

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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Control, and the Associated Factors of Diabetes in an Iranian Kurdish Population by Roya Safari-Faramani, Fatemeh Rajati, Kamran Tavakol, Behrooz Hamzeh, Yahya Pasdar, Mehdi Moradinazar, Farid Najafi

“…A considerable proportion of the patients were aware and on treatment, which may partly be due to improving primary health care services in Iran.…”
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Do individuals with inflammatory arthritis receive minimally adequate treatment for incident depression and anxiety: A population-based study by Alyssa Howren, Eric C. Sayre, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta, Joseph H. Puyat, Deborah Da Costa, Hui Xie, Eileen Davidson, Amit Gupta, Mary A. De Vera

“…It remains fundamental to expand publicly funded health care to include mental health services in an effort to address unmet counselling needs.…”
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A review of the types of diets used in Crohn’s disease: the support system for pharmacological treatment by Joanna Śnieżna, Wojciech Wojciech Florczak, Jakub Dziewic, Karol Dzwonnik, Urszula Zelik, Gabriela Trestka, Wiktoria Domino, Kamila Stępień, Jagienka Włodyka, Sabina Adamczyk, Maria Przygoda

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Methods for modeling gestational weight gain: empirical application using electronic health record data from a safety net population by Anna Booman, Kimberly K. Vesco, Rachel Springer, Dang Dinh, Shuling Liu, Kristin Lyon-Scott, Miguel Marino, Jean O’Malley, Amy Palma, Teresa Schmidt, Jonathan M. Snowden, Kalera Stratton, Sarah-Truclinh Tran, Janne Boone-Heinonen

“…Methods We used clinical data on 44,801 pregnant people from community-based health care organizations with extensive longitudinal measures and substantial representation of understudied subgroups. …”
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Healthcare workers’ perspectives on trauma and mental health access for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar by Lindsey Green, Linda Kaljee, Shahanoor Akter Chowdhury, Thomas McHale, Ranit Mishori, Ranit Mishori, Dahlia Fateen, Nima Sheth

“…This study examines the impact of these human rights violations on the trauma experiences of Rohingya survivors, their resulting mental health, and the availability and access to post-migration mental health services.MethodsQualitative one-on-one interviews were conducted with 26 health care professionals who cared for Rohingya refugees after their arrival in Bangladesh.ResultsTrauma experienced by the Rohingya spanned the period before, during, and following migration and was ongoing at the time of data collection. …”
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Effect of empowerment-based interventions on self-efficacy and self-care capacity among patients with sickle cell disease: A randomized controlled trial by Zohour Ibrahim Rashwan, Hasan Abdali Khalil, Leena Mohamed Khonji, Gayathripriya Narayanan, Marwan Kamal Altheeb, Roseben Pradeep, Rajeswari Krishnasamy, Magda Mohamed Bayoumi

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A multi-stakeholder collaborative approach to awareness, education and support needed in the haemophilia gene therapy patient journey – a report on insights from a European patient... by O’Mahony Brian, Fletcher Simon, Baarslag Manuel, Khair Kate, Breederveld Daan, Jansen Nathalie, Pembroke Luke, Pinachyan Karen, Sivasubramaniyam Sujan

“…A one-day patient advisory board was conducted with the aim of gaining insights on what education and support would enable PwH to have appropriate conversations with health care practitioners (HCPs) about gene therapy and participate in informed shared decision-making. …”
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Hubungan Status Gizi Bayi dengan Pemberian ASI Ekslusif, Tingkat Pendidikan Ibu dan Status Ekonomi Keluarga di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Padang Pasir by Aisyah Nilakesuma, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…The research has been conducted about the relationship between infant nutritional status with exclusive breastfeeding, mother educational status, and economic status of family in working area of Padang Pasir Health Care. Data were taken by measurement directly for weight/height and interviewed with questionnaire to 107 respondents. …”
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Understanding and reducing delayed dental care for early childhood caries: a structural equation model approach by Mengmeng Wang, Yu Zhang, Xiaofei Li, Xin Liu

“…Data were collected via a general information survey questionnaire, the Scale of Oral Health Outcomes for 5-year-old Children (SOHO-5), the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale-Chinese (CFSS-DS-C), the Parental Caregiver Perceptions Questionnaire-8 (P-CPQ-8), the Family Impact Scale (FIS-8), and the Perceived Barriers to Health Care-Seeking Decision-Chinese (PBHSD-C). The data in this study were analyzed using a variety of statistical tests, including the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests, correlation analysis, multiple stepwise regression analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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