Attitudes of Japanese Medical Students towards Disclosure of a Diagnosis of Life-threatening Illness [PDF]
, 2009 In this study we investigated the attitudes of Japanese medical students toward being informed of a diagnosis of life-threatening illness. Fourth-year medical students from 20 randomly sampled universities were administered questionnaires that examined ...
Haseba, Yahiro +9 more
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Efficiency as a determinant of loyalty among users of a community of clinical practice: a comparative study between the implementation and consolidation phases [PDF]
, 2020 A community of clinical practice called the Online Communication Tool between Primary and Hospital Care (ECOPIH) was created to enable primary care and specialist care professionals to communicate with each other in order to resolve real clinical cases ...
Flayeh Beneyto, Souhel +7 more
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The acceptability of using IUDs among Egyptian nulliparous women: a cross-sectional study
BMC Women's Health, 2020 Background Although intrauterine contraceptive device is highly effective, safe, long term and reversible method of contraception, the general population and physicians refuse.
Reham Refaat Elkhateeb +9 more
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Should health professionals screen women for domestic violence? : systematic review [PDF]
, 2002 Objective To assess the evidence for the acceptability and effectiveness of screening women for domestic violence in healthcare settings. Design Systematic review of published quantitative studies. Search strategy Three electronic databases (Medline,
Carter, Yvonne +4 more
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The Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW): rationale and study design [PDF]
, 2009 SUMMARY: The Global Longitudinal study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) is a prospective cohort study involving 723 physicians and 60,393 women subjects >or=55 years.
F. H. Hooven +55 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor +12 more
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Women's Health Reports, 2022 Background and Purpose: Gender inequity in academic medicine persists despite efforts to the contrary. Even with increasing representation of women physicians in academic medicine, leadership positions and promotion to tenure are still not representative.
Sherry S. Chesak +10 more
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Pathogenic Germline PALB2 and RAD50 Variants in Patients With Relapsed Ewing Sarcoma
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Approximately 10% of patients with Ewing sarcoma (EwS) have pathogenic germline variants. Here, we report two cases: first, a novel germline pathogenic variant in partner and localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) in a patient with a late EwS relapse. Its impact on homologous recombination is demonstrated, and breast cancer risk is discussed.
Molly Mack +12 more
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Gendered Impact on Indian Physicians
JCO Global Oncology, 2021 PURPOSEThe 2018 WHO health workforce report analyzing gender equity in 104 countries reported that although women constituted 70% of the workers, they were less likely to be employed full-time and faced a 28% gender pay gap. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Sabita Jiwnani +6 more
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Physician and Nurses\u27 Knowledge and Use of Natural Family Planning [PDF]
, 1995 Perinatal health professionals are in key positions to either promote or dissuade the use of Natural Family Planning (NFP). The purpose of this article is to describe a survey conducted with perinatal physicians and nurses on their knowledge and ...
Fehring, Richard
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