Active community inquiry facing COVID-19: Experiences in the Cumanayagua municipality, 2020 by Victor René Navarro Machado, Blanca Moracén Rubio, Danays Santana Rodríguez, Oskeymi Rodríguez González, Medelyn Oliva Santana, Guiguiola Blanco González

“…The implemented system was properly articulated to the family physician-nurse program at the primary care level.</p>…”
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Efficacy And Safety Of Low Dose Tofacitinib As Induction Therapy In Moderate To Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Pilot Study by Sadia Ahmed, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Kamran, Misbah Noureen, Iqra Ashraf, Javeria Khan

“…Total Mayo score i.e. stool frequency, Rectal bleeding, Endoscopic findings and physician global assessment and Partial Mayo score i.e. …”
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Considerations for establishment of a private virtual hospital identified using an implementation science approach by Olivia J. Fisher, Caroline Grogan, Andrew Barron, Shanthi Kanagarajah, Sue-Ellen Smith, Ian Smith, Kelly McGrath

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Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant and Extended Spectrum ?-Lactamase Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Burn Patients by Shawnm Ahmed Aziz

“…Antibiotic resistance has become a major world health challenge and has limited the ability of physician's treatment. Staphylococcus aureus the most notorious pathogens causes morbidity and mortality especially in burn patients. …”
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Severe Disabling Myalgia as an Initial Presentation of Polyarteritis Nodosa by H. M. Senarathna, C. L. Fonseka, H. A. S. Perera, P. U. T. De Silva, T. P. Weerarathna

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Validating the diagnostic accuracy of medical certification: a population-level comparison between verbal autopsy and Saudi medical records causes of death of deceased with type 2... by Faleh Alyazidi, Deler Shakely, Fawaz R. Alyazidi, Max Petzold, Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb

“…Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient was applied to examine similarities of the cause-specific mortality fractions (CSMFs) based on International Classification of Diseases chapters from both verbal autopsy causes of death (VACOD) and the physician review causes of death (PRCOD). Results Overall, the findings demonstrated a moderate level of concordance of COD at the population between VACOD and PRCOD. …”
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A Patient with Corneal Epithelial Disorder That Developed after Administration of a Latanoprost Generic, but Not a Brand-Name Drug, Eye Drop by Yukihisa Takada, Yuka Okada, Norihito Fujita, Shizuya Saika

“…Twenty days after the first consultation, Xalatan eye drops and Latanoprost eye drops were resumed by a physician of internal medicine in the health care facility, but eye pain developed again. …”
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Unveiling Wunderlich syndrome: Diagnosis and management of a rare spontaneous renal hematoma by Rebecca Merrill, Pete Jordanides, Jessica Krizo, Erin L. Simon

“…In the ED, WS can present with a variety of non-specific symptoms, making the diagnosis challenging for emergency physicians. Why should an emergency physician be aware of this?…”
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Association between balance ability and cardiovascular disease onsets among middle-aged and older adults: an observational cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitu... by Yinghe Lin, Shanshan Zhong, Zhihua Sun

“…CVD was defined as the presence of physician-diagnosed heart disease and/or stroke. Cox proportional hazards models (considering competing risks) and stratification analysis were used to determine the association between balance ability and incident CVD risk.ResultsThe median age of the 10,154 participants was 57.0 (51.0, 64.0) years old, with 51.0% female. …”
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Effectiveness of the Homeopathic Preparation Neurexan® Compared with that of Commonly used Valerian-Based Preparations for the Treatment of Nervousness/Restlessness – an Observatio... by Rainer Hubner, Robbert van Haselen, Peter Klein

“…Choice and doses of study therapies were at the respective physician's discretion. The planned treatment duration was 2 weeks. …”
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Teachers’ pedagogical improvement who participate in the training and specialization of doctors in Venezuela by Felicia Pérez Moya, Nilzer Agramonte Vargas, Silvia Enríquez Vilaplana, Maribel Torres Cobas

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> the Comprehensive Community Physician’s Training and Specialization Programs in Venezuela require teachers with a solid pedagogical preparation, capable of organizing and directing the teaching-learning process with quality.…”
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Serum Vitamin D Level and Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case-Control Study by Guwani Liyanage, Anusha Kaneshapillai, Suthesan Kanthasamy

“…Hospitalized children between 2 and 60 months with physician-diagnosed, radiologically confirmed severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were enrolled as cases. …”
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Safety of Abemaciclib in Indian Patients with Hormone Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Multi... by Dinesh Chandra Doval, Tanveer Maksud, Rajnish Nagarkar, Satheesh Chiradoni Thunagappa, Rakesh Taran, Saurabh Prasad, Anoop T. Manoharan, Minish Jain, Dhruv Mehta, Prabrajya Narayan Mohapatra, Sachin Gupta, Kritarth Naman Singh, Aarohan Pruthi, Rohit Arora

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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Holistic Rehabilitation by Søren Ventegodt, Mark Gringols, Joav Merrick

“…The principles of rehabilitation are not very different from other healing, but the task is often more demanding for the holistic physician as the motivation and resources often are very low and the treatment can take many years.…”
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The landscape of family medicine in India - A cross-sectional survey study. by Archna Gupta, Raman Kumar, Ramakrishna Prasad, Sunil Abraham, Nisanth Menon Nedungalaparambil, Paul Krueger, Carolyn Steele Gray, Megan Landes, Sanjeev Sridharan, Onil Bhattacharyya

“…There are few training programs, and little is known about family physicians' training, perceptions, and current practices. …”
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Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Diabetic Patients in Tanzania by Karpal Singh Sohal, Ramadhani Kambole, Sira Stanslaus Owibingire

“…The odds of good oral health knowledge among participants were almost 2 folds higher in participants with high education levels and 7 folds higher in those who had been referred to a dentist by a physician. Participants with good oral health knowledge had 5.5 times higher odds of having a good attitude. …”
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<i>Ginkgo biloba</i> Extract Prescriptions Are Associated with Slower Progression of Dementia Severity—Analysis of Longitudinal Real-World Data by Jens Bohlken, André Hajek, Martin Burkart, Karel Kostev

“…The association between Gbe prescription and dementia severity progression was assessed by Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox regression, with adjustments made for age, sex, health insurance status, physician specialty, co-prescription of antidementia drugs, and co-diagnoses. …”
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Utilization Patterns of IV Iron and Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Anemic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Multihospital Study by Avani D. Joshi, David A. Holdford, Donald F. Brophy, Spencer E. Harpe, Darcy Mays, Todd W. B. Gehr

“…Patient demographics (age, race, primary payer), patient clinical conditions (admission status, severity of illness, dialysis status), and physician specialty were identified as predictors of IV iron use in CKD patients. …”
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Validation of a Simple Score for Mortality Prediction in a Cohort of Unselected Emergency Patients by Jeannette-Marie Busch, Isabelle Arnold, John Kellett, Mikkel Brabrand, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel

“…The Simple Prognostic Score (SPS) was designed to include patients’ age, mobility, aggregated vital signs, and the treating physician’s decision to admit to aid prognostication. …”
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CardioMEMS in a Busy Cardiology Practice: Less than Optimal Implementation of a Valuable Tool to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions by Robby Singh, Leon Varjabedian, Georgy Kaspar, Marcel Zughaib

“…Therefore, efforts need to be undertaken to improve physician and patient education of the device to complement the current standard of care for congestive heart failure.…”
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