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Medical cannabis for the reduction of opioid dosage in the treatment of non-cancer chronic pain: a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Medical cannabis (MC) is currently being used as an adjunct to opiates given its analgesic effects and potential to reduce opiate addiction.
Babasola O. Okusanya, Ibitola O. Asaolu, John E. Ehiri, Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, Abidemi Okechukwu, Cecilia Rosales   +5 more
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Validity of a Self-Assessment Skin Tone Palette Compared to a Colorimeter for Characterizing Skin Color for Skin Cancer Research

Current Oncology, 2023
Our goal is to determine whether our objective 9-point Self-Assessment Skin Tone Palette (SASTP) is correlated with a colorimeter’s assessment of a melanin index, so that Hispanic and Black people can be included in skin cancer research where scales were
Michelle K. Martin, Tanzida Zaman, Amanda M. Okello, Leslie K. Dennis   +3 more
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Quit outcomes among clients ineligible for cessation medication through the state quitline: a retrospective, observational study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Distribution of tobacco cessation medications through state quitlines increases service utilization and quit outcomes. However, some state quitlines have moved to models in which callers are instructed to obtain quit medications through their ...
Adrienne B. Lent, Patrick A. O’Connor, Ryan C. Reikowsky, Uma S. Nair, Melanie L. Bell   +4 more
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Disease and social factors associated with healthcare utilization for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a longitudinal cohort of essential workers in Arizona

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Demands on health systems due to COVID-19 are substantial, but drivers of healthcare utilization are not well defined in non-severe SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Patrick Rivers, Krystal Jovel, Ferris Ramadan, Jared Joshua Anucha Barnett, Katherine D. Ellingson, Jefferey L. Burgess, Karen Lutrick   +6 more
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Post-infectious sequelae after Campylobacter enteric infection: a pilot study in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Campylobacter is a leading cause of gastroenteritis across the globe caused by the ingestion of contaminated food, water, or contact with animals carrying Campylobacter bacteria.
Erika Barrett, Dametreea Carr, Melanie L. Bell, Kristen Pogreba-Brown   +3 more
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Feasibility and acceptability of a beverage intervention for Hispanic adults: a protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Nutrition Journal, 2018
Background In the U.S., Hispanics have among the highest rates of overweight and obesity when compared to other racial/ethnic groups placing them at a greater risk for obesity-related disease.
Kristin E. Morrill, Benjamin Aceves, Luis A. Valdez, Cynthia A. Thomson, Iman A. Hakim, Melanie L. Bell, Jessica A. Martinez, David O. Garcia   +7 more
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Association of vaccine intention against COVID-19 using the 5C Scale and its constructs: a Pima County, Arizona cross-sectional survey [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Vaccine hesitancy has been ranked as one of the top 10 threats to global health by the World Health Organization. The 5C model (Confidence, Calculation of risk, Complacency, Collective Responsibility, and Constraints) and an accompanying tool ...
Maiya G. Block Ngaybe, Namoonga Mantina, Benjamin Pope, Veena Raghuraman, Jacob Marczak, Sonja Velickovic, Dominique Jordan, Mary Kinkade, Carlos Mario Perez-Velez, Beatrice J. Krauss, Shailesh M. Advani, Melanie Bell, Purnima Madhivanan   +12 more
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Efficacy of a proactive health and safety risk management system in the fire service

Injury Epidemiology, 2018
Background This study evaluated the efficacy of a fire department proactive risk management program aimed at reducing firefighter injuries and their associated costs.
Gerald S. Poplin, Stephanie Griffin, Keshia Pollack Porter, Joshua Mallett, Chengcheng Hu, Virginia Day-Nash, Jefferey L. Burgess   +6 more
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Risk perceptions of drinking bottled vs. tap water in a low-income community on the US-Mexico Border

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Previous studies have shown that low-income Latinos generally drink bottled water over tap water and might be at increased risks for cavities from unfluoridated bottled water.
Kerton R. Victory, Amanda M. Wilson, Nolan L. Cabrera, Daniela Larson, Kelly A. Reynolds, Joyce Latura, Paloma I. Beamer   +6 more
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Updating search strategies for literature reviews with OUR2D2: an open-source computer application

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2021
Background: While writing a scoping review, we needed to update our search strategy. We wanted to capture articles generated by our additional search terms and articles published since our original search.
Abby M Lohr, Noah Van Gorden, D Jean McClelland, Ellen Dubinsky, Lynn B Gerald, Ada Wilkinson-Lee, Scott C Carvajal   +6 more
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