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Level of awareness among non-medical students toward keratoconus, Abha,Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal for Health Sciences, 2020
Background: Keratoconus (KC) is a progressive, bilateral, asymmetric, ectatic disease that leads to progressive corneal thinning and protrusion, which results in progressive visual impairment and irregular astigmatism.
Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Amri, Abdulhamid Saad Al-Ghamdi, Fatimah Ibrahim Al-Khabbaz, Amal Aziz Al-Qallaf, Jihan Jamal Siddiqui, Fatima Abdullah Al-Sadiq, Maan Abdullah Al-Barry   +6 more
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Prescription Stimulant Medical and Nonmedical Use Among US Secondary School Students, 2005 to 2020

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question What is the association between school-level stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and prescription stimulant nonmedical use? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 231 141 students in 3284 secondary
S. McCabe, J. Schulenberg, T. Wilens, Ty S. Schepis, Vita V. McCabe, P. Veliz   +5 more
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Prevalence of ADHD and the Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students [PDF]

, 2021
Objective: The principal objective in this study is to identify the contextual factors predicting the nonmedical use of prescription stimulants among college students who nonmedically use prescription stimulants (NMUPS) for academic reasons. Participants:
Potate, Leah
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Coming to terms with the nonmedical use of prescription medications [PDF]

, 2008
In this commentary we highlight limitations with the way nonmedical use of prescription medications has been measured in U.S. national studies. We also offer an alternative way of conceptualizing the nonmedical use of prescription medications for future ...
McCabe, Sean E, McCabe Sean E, Boyd Carol J, Boyd, Carol J, Sean E McCabe, Carol J Boyd, Carol J Boyd   +6 more
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Psychotropic Medication and Substance use among Lebanese Medical and Nonmedical Students: A Cross-sectional Study

Lebanese Journal of Mental Health
Students in Lebanon generally experience significant stress due to the country’s economic and political instability. Medical students, in particular, are at risk of psychological distress due to burnout, academic demands, and long working hours.
Natalie Saadeh, Bassel Morad, Diana Aboukhater, Tarek Bou Dargham, Farid Succar, Jad Ardakani, J. Ghadieh, Pia Maria Ghanimé, F. Talih   +8 more
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Association between social capital, mental health, and digital health literacy among the university students in China: a multigroup analysis based on major difference

BMC Public Health
Background This study aimed to clarify medical-nonmedical difference on the relationship between social capital, mental health and digital health literacy of university students in China, and furtherly provide evidence-based suggestions on the ...
Jiajia Zhao, Limei Nie, Lutong Pan, Mingli Pang, Jieru Wang, Yue Zhou, Rui Chen, Hui Liu, Xixing Xu, Chengchao Zhou, Shixue Li, Fanlei Kong   +11 more
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Understanding cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccine acceptance in college-going students: Institutional-based cross-sectional study from Bihar State

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Background: Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Indian women, constituting a significant public health problem. Improving knowledge regarding cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccines will help in ...
Ekta Krishna, Shreyas Kumar Patil, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Bijaya Nanda Naik, Vijay Kumar, Chanda Mani Singh, Vijay Kumar   +6 more
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Nonmedical prescription drug use among college students: A comparison between athletes and nonathletes

, 2008
Objective: Given the substantial increase in nonmedical prescription drug use in recent years and a lack of research on the topic, the author analyzed data on nonmedical prescription drug use among college students.
Ford, Jason
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Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use on College Campuses: Risk Factors for Abuse [PDF]

, 2010
Background: In recent years, there has been an increase in prescription drug abuse, particularly among adolescents and young adults. While substance abuse on college campuses has remained a pervasive public health concern, rates of nonmedical ...
Barber, Jennifer
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A study on habits of tobacco use among medical and non-medical students of Kolkata

Lung India, 2011
Background: Age-old practice "using tobacco" is a well known major global concern as it victimizes all its lovers by a host of chronic noncommunicable diseases including cancer; all develop very slowly and silently, and can cause premature death ...
T Chatterjee, D Haldar, S Mallik, G N Sarkar, S Das, S K Lahiri   +5 more
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