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Willingness to participate in a randomized trial comparing catheters to fistulas for vascular access in incident hemodialysis patients: an international survey of nephrologists [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Current guidelines favor fistulas over catheters as vascular access. Yet, the observational literature comparing fistulas to catheters has important limitations and biases that may be difficult to overcome in the absence of randomization ...
Dulai, Mandeep, Jager, Kitty J, Lewin, Adiane M, Oliver, Matthew J, Poinen, Krishna, Polkinghorne, Kevan R, Quinn, Robert R, Ravani, Pietro, Rosenfeld, Aviva, Van Biesen, Wim, Van der Veer, Sabine N   +10 more
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Overuse of Medical Tests: A New Health Risk Factor?

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2016
Keywords: Medical Overuse; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior.
Carlos Martins
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Primary care physicians' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to management of chronic kidney disease: A mixed methods study. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundGiven the high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), primary care physicians (PCPs) frequently manage early stage CKD. Nonetheless, there are challenges in providing optimal CKD care in the primary care setting.
Abdel-Kader, Khaled, Agrawal, Varun, Cavanaugh, Kerri, Choi, Michael J, Diamantidis, Clarissa J, Estrella, Michelle M, Greer, Raquel C, Jaar, Bernard G, Liu, Yang, National Kidney Foundation Education Committee, Plantinga, Laura, Schell, Jane, Simon, James, Soman, Sandeep, Sperati, C John, Vassalotti, Joseph A   +15 more
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Survey of Parental Use of Antimicrobial Drugs for Common Childhood Infections, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
In a large-scale survey of 9,526 parents in China, we investigated antimicrobial drug use for common childhood infections. Of children with self-limiting conditions, formal care was sought for 69.2%; of those, 53.4% received drug prescriptions, including
Leesa Lin, Stephan Harbarth, Xiaomin Wang, Xudong Zhou   +3 more
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Chlamydia screening practices among physicians and community nurses in Yukon, Canada [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Background . Yukon, a territory in northern Canada, has one of the highest reported sexually transmitted chlamydia infection rates in the country. Objective . We examined screening practices among physicians and community nurses to elucidate factors that
Karolina Machalek, Brendan E. Hanley, Joy N. Kajiwara, Paula E. Pasquali, Cathy J. Stannard   +4 more
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Patients’ expectations with regard to the quality of orthopedic medical care

Journal of the Foot & Ankle, 2020
Objective: To assess, through the Surgical and Medical Experience Questionnaire translated and adapted into Portuguese, the opinions and expectations of patients with regard to the treatment protocols and medical training of the foot and ankle orthopedic
Lucas Antônio Ferraz Marcon, Bruno Arnaldo Bonacin Moura, João Luiz Vieira da Silva, Eduardo Dias de Souza, Eduardo Hubbe Buss   +4 more
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“At the mercy of some of the regulations”: the impact of the residency match and return of service requirement on the early-career decisions of international medical graduates in Canada

Human Resources for Health, 2022
Background Return-of-service (ROS) agreements require international medical graduates (IMGs) who accept medical residency positions in Canada to practice in specified geographic areas following completion of training.
Maria Mathews, Dana Ryan, Ellen Randall, Emily Gard Marshall, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Lori Jones, M. Ruth Lavergne, David Snadden, Ian Scott, Sabrina T. Wong, Katherine Stringer, Kathleen Horrey, Agnes Grudniewicz   +12 more
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Socio-economic status of the patient and doctor-patient communication: does it make a difference? [PDF]

, 2005
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De Maeseneer, Jan, De Maesschalck, Stéphanie, Derese, Anselme, Deveugele, Myriam, Willems, Sara   +4 more
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Comparing clinical practice habits among obesity medicine physicians by patient, physician and clinic factors

Obesity Pillars
Background: While clinical practice habits vary by patient, physician and clinic factors in primary care, limited research has examined whether differences exist in obesity medicine.
Selvi Rajagopal, Edmond P. Wickham, III, Tirissa J. Reid, Dana R. Brittan, Judith Korner, Kimberly A. Gudzune   +5 more
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Integrative Medicine in Oncology, Milan October 19th, 2019 [PDF]

World Cancer Research Journal, 2019
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) interventions are widely used by patients with chronic disorders, including cancer, and may interact with cancer treatment.
M. Berretta, R. Di Francia, S. Cazzavillan, P. Rossi, A. Scorba, P. Sciacca, D. Santagà   +6 more
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