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Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020 Michigan’s introduction of mandatory counseling for nonmedical exemptions was associated with decreased nonmedical exemption rates. However, while each of Michigan’s 45 local health departments made its own decisions about how to conduct immunization ...
Mark C. Navin +2 more
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Bullying among medical and nonmedical students at a university in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Journal of Family and Community Medicine, 2018 Background: Many medical students, junior doctors, and other health-care professionals have been affected by the negative experience of bullying. Research is scarce on bullying experienced by medical and nonmedical students in Saudi Arabia unlike what is
Abdullah A AlMulhim +8 more
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Assessing Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants Using an iPhone Application [PDF]
, 2015 The use of prescription stimulants has escalated in the past decade for both medical and nonmedical purposes and is increasingly problematic as evidenced by a drastic increase in hospitalizations.
DeLeon, Natalie N.
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International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2013 Nonmedical use of prescription drugs has become a serious social problem among American youth. Two general categories of motives for the nonmedical use of prescription drugs include self-treatment and recreational use.
Whitney D. Gunter +2 more
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Nonmedical Discharge Barriers in Prolonged Stays on a General Medicine Ward: A Retrospective Review
Brown Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022 **Background:** Prolonged stays negatively impact patient outcomes and are costly for the healthcare system. Nonmedical barriers to discharge, such as lack of insurance or post-acute care facility acceptances, are increasingly recognized as causes of ...
Lucy Gao, Gretchen K Berland
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Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions [PDF]
, 2018 This essay on shifting states\u27 incentives to reduce nonmedical exemptions while respecting the choice not to vaccinate, is based on a forthcoming article, A Model Law for Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions Using the Least Restrictive Means, coauthored
Levin, Hillel Y. +2 more
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Scientifica, 2020 Despite having some benefits, self-medication increases risks such as unnecessary use of medication, extended duration of consumption, incorrect diagnosis, drug-drug interactions, and polypharmacy.
Zelalem T. Tesfaye +2 more
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Psychiatry International, 2022 Stimulants are effective in treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Psychiatrist Charles Bradley first made this discovery in 1937 when he found that children treated with amphetamines showed improvements in school performance and ...
Amber N. Edinoff +9 more
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Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use: Theory and Policy Implications [PDF]
, 2014 The illicit nonmedical use of prescription drugs is studied in a model where individuals with imperfectly observable health conditions seek prescription drugs for either medical or nonmedical reasons.
Camera, Gabriele, Engelhardt, Bryan
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BMC Pediatrics, 2019 Background The nonmedical use of prescribed medicines among adolescents has increased significantly in recent years. Our study was designed to describe the prevalence of the nonmedical use of tranquilizers, sedatives, and sleeping pills (TSSp) among the ...
Pilar Carrasco-Garrido +5 more
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