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CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: MULTIFACTORIAL ASPECTS AFTER LUMBAR OSTEOARTHRITIS - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW [PDF]

Coluna/Columna
Chronic low back pain is a debilitating condition that significantly affects patients’ quality of life. One of the strategies for solving the problem has been lumbar spine arthrodesis, a widely used surgical intervention to treat various spinal ...
FRANCIEL WAWRZYNIAK, LEANDRO MEDEIROS DA COSTA   +1 more
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Geographic variations in a model of physician treatment choice with social interactions [PDF]

, 2009
Location-specific norms of behavior are a widespread phenomenon. In the case of medical practice, numerous studies have found that geographic location exerts a strong influence on the choice of treatments and procedures. This paper shows how the presence
Burke, Mary A., Fournier, Gary M., Prasad, Kislaya   +2 more
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Differences between physicians in the likelihood of referral and acceptance of elderly patients for dialysis-influence of age and comorbidity [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: Incidence of dialysis in elderly patients in the Netherlands is low compared to other countries. This study aims to assess the impact of patients' age and comorbidity on the likelihood of referral and acceptance of patients for dialysis and ...
De Jong, P.E., Dijkstra, G.J., Gansevoort, R.T., Huisman, R.M., Reijneveld, S.A., Visser, A.   +5 more
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Stereotactic Radiosurgery Practice Patterns for Brain Metastases in the United States: A National Survey [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has emerged as an important modality for the treatment of intracranial metastases. There are currently few established guidelines delineating indications for SRS use and fewer still regarding plan evaluation in
Bhamidipati, Deepak, Blomain, Erik S, Garg, Shivank, Guo, Jenny, Kalchman, Ingrid, Kim, MD, Hyun, McAna, John F., Shi, Wenyin   +7 more
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Effect of Training Program on Physicians’ Attitude towards Knowledge and Practice Related to Assessment and Screening of Clients with HIV/AIDS

Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2017
This is a study which examines the effects of an educational program on Hispanic physicians' attitudes towards and knowledge of HIV/AIDS. The study also examines physicians' practice patterns related to the screening and testing of Hispanic patients at ...
Marietta Stanton, Paige Johnson
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Utilization of serum D-dimer assays prior to computed tomography pulmonary angiography scans in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism among emergency department physicians: a retrospective observational study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background A variety of evidence-based algorithms and decision rules using D-Dimer testing have been proposed as instruments to allow physicians to safely rule out a pulmonary embolism (PE) in low-risk patients.
Leila Salehi, Prashant Phalpher, Hubert Yu, Jeffrey Jaskolka, Marc Ossip, Christopher Meaney, Rahim Valani, Mathew Mercuri   +7 more
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Statin therapy in critical illness : an international survey of intensive care physicians' opinions, attitudes and practice [PDF]

, 2012
Background Pleotropic effects of statins on inflammation are hypothesised to attenuate the severity of and possibly prevent the occurrence of the host inflammatory response to pathogen and infection-related acute organ failure.
Di Gangi, Stefania, Kruger, Peter S., McAuley, Danny F., Perkins, Gavin D., Scales, Damon C., Shankar-Hari, Manu, Terblanche, Marius   +6 more
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Awareness, Attitude, and Current Practices Toward Influenza Vaccination Among Physicians in India: A Multicenter, Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Although annual influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare providers (HCPs), vaccination rate among HCPs in India is generally low.
Agam Vora, Ashfaque Shaikh
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices of surgeons regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in tertiary healthcare hospitals of the Rawalpindi Districts

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objectives: To assess doctors' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from April to September 2021 in three public-sector hospitals affiliated with the ...
Amna Khan, Syeda Fatima, Aamna Abbas Naqvi   +2 more
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VENUS Study: ViEw of HidradeNitis SuppUrativa by PortugueSe General Practitioners

Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2020
Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic dermatosis with a large impact in patients’ quality of life and an estimated 7-year delay in diagnosis. The General Practitioner (GP) is usually the first doctor to assist the HS patient.
Pedro Mendes-Bastos, Farida Benhadou , Paulo Ferreira, Ana Brasileiro   +3 more
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