Obligatory medical prescription of antibiotics in Russia: Navigating formal and informal health-care infrastructures. [PDF]
Sociol Health Illn, 2021 Antimicrobial resistance control programmes often aim to “fix” the behaviour of antibiotic users and prescribers. Such behavioural interventions have been widely criticised in social science literature for being inefficient and too narrow in scope ...
Kamenshchikova A +6 more
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The Mediterranean Diet: From an Environment-Driven Food Culture to an Emerging Medical Prescription. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2019 The Mediterranean diet originates in the food cultures of ancient civilizations which developed around the Mediterranean Basin and is based on the regular consumption of olive oil (as the main source of added fat), plant foods (cereals, fruits ...
Lăcătușu CM +4 more
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Non-medical prescription stimulant use to improve academic performance among Australian university students: prevalence and correlates of use. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2018 BackgroundSome university students consume pharmaceutical stimulants without a medical prescription with the goal of improving their academic performance. The prevalence of this practice has been well documented in the US, but less so in other countries.
Lucke J +9 more
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On the Logical Foundation of a Personalized Medical Prescription System
IEEE Access, 2020 This paper, lays down the logical foundations for a personalized medical prescription system. The proposed system employs detailed pharmaceutical and medical knowledge about a medication and its effects or side effects on the patient, which may go beyond
Sherin Hijazi +2 more
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Young, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and born in the USA: at excess risk of starting extra-medical prescription pain reliever use? [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Background Prescription pain reliever (PPR) overdoses differentially affect ‘American Indian/Alaskan Natives’ in the United States (US). Here, studying onset of extra-medical PPR use in 12-24-year-olds, we examine subgroup variations in rates of starting
Parker MA, Lopez-Quintero C, Anthony JC.
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Knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and habits towards antibiotics dispensed without medical prescription: a qualitative study of Spanish pharmacists. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2017 Objective To investigate community pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and habits with regard to antibiotic dispensing without medical prescription in Spain.
Vazquez-Lago J +6 more
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Evaluating non-medical prescription opioid demand using commodity purchase tasks: test-retest reliability and incremental validity. [PDF]
Psychopharmacology (Berl), 2019 Strickland JC, Lile JA, Stoops WW.
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 IntroductionHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prevalence is rising annually, but the existing treatment strategies are limited; therefore, it is crucial to explore new therapeutic approaches.MethodsHere, we investigate the potential anti-cancer mechanism of
Mingyuan Tao +3 more
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Separations, 2022 Astilbin (AST), isoastilbin (ISO), and engeletin (ENG) are the main flavonoids in Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae (RSG) and have many biological activities. In this study, the adsorption kinetics of AST, ISO, and ENG on HPD-300 resin was investigated and their ...
Xiangyi Su +4 more
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Purpose A set of treatment planning strategies were designed and retrospectively implemented for locally advanced, non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in order to minimize cardiac dose without compromising target coverage goals. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed for 20 NSCLC patients prescribed to 60–66 Gy that received a ...
Joshua P. Kim +5 more
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