Mood and Suicidality among Cyberbullied Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study from Youth Risk Behavior Survey by Ya-Ching Hsieh, Pratik Jain, Nikhila Veluri, Jatminderpal Bhela, Batool Sheikh, Fariha Bangash, Jayasudha Gude, Rashmi Subhedar, Michelle Zhang, Mansi Shah, Zeeshan Mansuri, Urvish Patel, Kapil Kiran Aedma, Tapan Parikh

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Vitamin D receptor and binding protein genes variants in patients with migraine by Elena García‐Martín, Santiago Navarro‐Muñoz, Pedro Ayuso, Christopher Rodríguez, Mercedes Serrador, Hortensia Alonso‐Navarro, Marisol Calleja, Silvina Espada‐Rubio, Francisco Navacerrada, Laura Turpín‐Fenoll, Marta Recio‐Bermejo, Rafael García‐Ruiz, Jorge Millán‐Pascual, José Francisco Plaza‐Nieto, Esteban García‐Albea, José A.G. Agúndez, Félix Javier Jiménez‐Jiménez

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A Nationwide Chronic Disease Management Solution via Clinical Decision Support Services: Software Development and Real-Life Implementation Report by Mustafa Mahir Ulgu, Gokce Banu Laleci Erturkmen, Mustafa Yuksel, Tuncay Namli, Şenan Postacı, Mert Gencturk, Yildiray Kabak, A Anil Sinaci, Suat Gonul, Asuman Dogac, Zübeyde Özkan Altunay, Banu Ekinci, Sahin Aydin, Suayip Birinci

“…ConclusionsIt has been demonstrated that the platform can scale horizontally and efficiently provides services to thousands of family medicine practitioners without performance problems. …”
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Co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines/Z-drugs associated with all-cause mortality—A population-based longitudinal study in primary care with weak opioids most commonly pres... by Kristjan Linnet, Heidrun Sjofn Thorsteinsdottir, Johann Agust Sigurdsson, Johann Agust Sigurdsson, Emil Larus Sigurdsson, Emil Larus Sigurdsson, Larus Steinthor Gudmundsson

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Eleven-Year Trends in Lipid-Modifying Medicines Utilisation and Expenditure in a Low-Income Country: A Study from the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Kalinić D, Škrbić R, Vulić D, Stoisavljević-Šatara S, Stojaković N, Stojiljković MP, Marković-Peković V, Golić Jelić A, Pilipović-Broćeta N, Divac N

“…Dragan Kalinić,1 Ranko Škrbić,2 Duško Vulić,3 Svjetlana Stoisavljević-Šatara,2 Nataša Stojaković,2 Miloš P Stojiljković,2 Vanda Marković-Peković,4 Ana Golić Jelić,4 Nataša Pilipović-Broćeta,5 Nevena Divac6 1Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, 78000, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 2Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, 78000, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 3Centre for Specialisations and Continuous Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, 78000, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 4Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, 78000, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 5Family Medicine Teaching Centre, Primary Healthcare Centre of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, 78000, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 6Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, SerbiaCorrespondence: Dragan Kalinić, Centre for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Save Mrkalja 14, Banja Luka, 78000, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel/Fax +387 51 234 101, Email dragan.kalinic@med.unibl.orgBackground: In last two decades, there have been substantial changes in the pattern of lipid-modifying medicines utilisation following the new treatment guidelines based on clinical trials. …”
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Zika RNA and Flavivirus-Like Antigens in the Sperm Cells of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Subjects by Hernan Vanegas, Fredman González, Yaoska Reyes, Edwing Centeno, Jayrintzina Palacios, Omar Zepeda, Marie Hagbom, Matthew H. Collins, R. Matthew Coward, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, Natalie Bowman, Filemón Bucardo

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Serum adiponectin-levels are predictive of posttraumatic stress disorder in women by Eileen Vuong, Shibe Mhlongo, Esnat Chirwa, Carl Lombard, Nasheeta Peer, Sian Megan Hemmings, Naeemah Abrahams, Soraya Seedat

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Prognostic Factors for Pulmonary Fibrosis Following Pneumonia in Patients with COVID-19: A Prospective Study by Inhan Lee, Joohae Kim, Yohwan Yeo, Ji Yeon Lee, Ina Jeong, Joon-Sung Joh, Gayeon Kim, Bum Sik Chin, Yeonjae Kim, Min-Kyung Kim, Jaehyun Jeon, Yup Yoon, Sung Chan Jin, Junghyun Kim

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Central obesity is associated with lower prevalence of sarcopenia in older women, but not in men: a cross-sectional study by Seongmin Choi, Jinmann Chon, Seung Ah Lee, Myung Chul Yoo, Yeocheon Yun, Sung Joon Chung, Minjung Kim, Eun Taek Lee, Min Kyu Choi, Chang Won Won, Yunsoo Soh

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The effects of air pollution, meteorological parameters, and climate change on COVID-19 comorbidity and health disparities: A systematic review by Paul D. Juarez, Aramandla Ramesh, Darryl B. Hood, Donald J. Alcendor, R. Burciaga Valdez, Mounika P. Aramandla, Mohammad Tabatabai, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Michael A. Langston, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Wansoo Im, Charles C. Mouton

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Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone as Treatment for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients with Advanced Cancer and Noncancer Illnesses: A Post Hoc Analysis of Two Clinical Trials by Shah ED, Chamberlain BH, Rhiner M, Slatkin NE, Stambler N, Israel RJ

“…Eric D Shah,1 Bruce H Chamberlain,2 Michelle Rhiner,3 Neil E Slatkin,4,5 Nancy Stambler,6 Robert J Israel7 1Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA; 2Genesis Healthcare, Davenport, IA, USA; 3Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, CA, USA; 4School of Medicine, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA; 5Medical Affairs, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USA; 6Clinical Research, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., A Subsidiary of Lantheus Holdings, Inc, New York, NY, USA; 7Clinical and Medical Affairs, Bausch Health US, LLC, Bridgewater, NJ, USACorrespondence: Eric D Shah, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA, Tel +1 603-650-5261, Email eric.d.shah@hitchcock.orgPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous (SC) methylnaltrexone for opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in patients with and without active cancer.Patients and Methods: We analyzed two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3/4 trials (NCT00402038, NCT00672477). …”
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Appropriate medication use in Dutch terminal care: study protocol of a multicentre stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial (the AMUSE study) by M.A.M. van Hylckama Vlieg, I.E. Pot, H.P.J. Visser, M.A.C. Jong, M.J.D.L. van der Vorst, B.J. van Mastrigt, J.N.A. Kiers, P.P.P.H. van den Homberg, M.F. Thijs-Visser, E. Oomen-de Hoop, A. van der Heide, P.H.M. van der Kuy, C.C.D. van der Rijt, E.C.T. Geijteman

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Examining racial disparity in psychotic disorders related ambulatory care visits: an observational study using national ambulatory medical care survey 2010–2015 by Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Anaheed Shirazi, David Hampton, Deyu Pan, Daniel Askharinam, Magda Shaheen, Gul Ebrahim, Denese Shervington

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Failure to follow up abnormal test results associated with cervical cancer in primary and ambulatory care: a systematic review by Javiera Martinez-Gutierrez, Sophie Chima, Lucy Boyd, Asma Sherwani, Allison Drosdowsky, Napin Karnchanachari, Vivien Luong, Jeanette C. Reece, Jon Emery

“…They included 265,041 participants from a variety of ambulatory settings such as family medicine, primary care, women’s services, and colposcopy clinics. …”
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Key lessons learned from the immunization supply chain of Malawi, an African country using EVM2.0 by Ghanshyam Sethy, Mike Nenani Chisema, Lokesh Sharma, Olamide Folorunso, Dereje Haile, Zeinab Reda Berri, Krupal Joshi, Mphatso Ntenje, Collins Mitambo, Beverly Laher, Sanjay Singhal, Samuel Chirwa, Tedla Damte, Flint Zulu, Antoinette Eleonore Ba, Michelle Seidel, John Phuka

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Factors Affecting Hospitalization Length and in-Hospital Death Due to COVID-19 Infection in Saudi Arabia: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis by Al Omair OA, Essa A, Elzorkany K, Shehab-Eldeen S, Alarfaj HM, Alarfaj SM, Alabdulqader F, Aldoughan A, Agha M, Ali SI, Darwish E

“…Omar A Al Omair,1 Abdallah Essa,2,3 Khaled Elzorkany,4,5 Somaia Shehab-Eldeen,2,3 Hamzah M Alarfaj,6 Sumaia M Alarfaj,7 Fatimah Alabdulqader,7 Alghaydaa Aldoughan,7 Mohammed Agha,8 Sayed I Ali,9 Ehab Darwish3,10 1Internal Medicine Department, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, Egypt; 3Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases Unit, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, Egypt; 5Nephrology Unit, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 6King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 7Medical Student at the College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 8Chest Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, Egypt; 9Family Medicine Department, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 10Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, EgyptCorrespondence: Somaia Shehab-Eldeen, Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, 32511, Egypt, Tel +201117251523, Email Somaia.shehab@med.menofia.edu.egBackground: The emerging COVID-19 coronavirus disease has widely spread, causing a serious worldwide pandemic. …”
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A prospective study of extraesophageal reflux and potential microaspiration in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Jordan by Hafez Al-Momani, Safaa Mashal, Dua’a Al Balawi, Muna Almasri, Abdel-Ellah AL-Shudifat, Ashraf I Khasawneh, Jeffrey Pearson, Christopher Ward

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Prognostic value of ANDC score and CRP-derived inflammatory markers in hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19 by Shimaa Abdelmoneem, Rasha E. Omar, Nabila Hassan Ahmed, Sara Refaee Abdo Mohamed, Mohammad Walaa, Ahmad Abbas, Eman M. Abdel-Sattar, Abdullah Mohammad Abdel-hameed, Lobna A. El-Korashi, Salem Youssef Mohamed, Tse-Wei Chen, Reem M. Aljowaie, Saeedah Musaed Almutairi, Ahmed Embaby

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Trends in hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in South Korea, 1998–2021: a nationally representative serial study by Myeongcheol Lee, Hojae Lee, Jaeyu Park, Hyeon Jin Kim, Rosie Kwon, Seung Won Lee, Sunyoung Kim, Ai Koyanagi, Lee Smith, Min Seo Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Sang Youl Rhee, Dong Keon Yon

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A Study Design to Evaluate Association between Smoking and Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis by Hairi Liu, Dong-geun Lee, Seung Chul Jung, Hyun Jung Koo, Eun Hye Kim, Seon Moon Hwang, Bum Joon Kim, Yeonjung Kim, Hong Jun Cho, Min-ju Kim, Seung Hee Baek, Sang-Beom Jeon, Jong Sung Kim, Dae Chul Suh

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