Development of functional requirements for electronic health communication: preliminary results from the ELIN project by Tom Christensen, Anders Grimsmo

“…Triangulation was used, in that the participants were organised into a panel of experts, a user group, a supplier group and an editorial committee. <strong>Results</strong> The panel of experts created a list of functional requirements for electronic communication in health care, consisting of 197 requirements, in addition to 67 requirements selected from an existing Norwegian standard for electronic patient records (EPRs). …”
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Review of Post-Carotid Endarterectomy Complications by Mohammad Hadi Modaghegh, Monireh Ravanbakhsh, Ehsanolah Ghorbanian

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Medical Errors and Reporting Barriers from the Perspective of Nurses and Managers- Tabriz Shahid Madani Heart Hospital by Mohammad Saadati, Saiedeh Eskandar Oghli, Rezaghli Vahidi, Leila Kazemi

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Assessment of the Consumption Pattern of Household Insecticides in Mazandaran Province by Nastaran Asgari, Fathollah Gholami-Borujeni

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Age variation of motor nerve conduction study in healthy adults: A physiological reference by Sunil Kumar Jena, Manoranjan Acharya

“…Ninety-eight healthy study participants were selected for this study after getting due approval from ethics committee of the institution. …”
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An empirical analysis of overlap publication in Chinese language and English research manuscripts. by Joseph D Tucker, Helena Chang, Allison Brandt, Xing Gao, Margaret Lin, Jing Luo, Philip Song, Kai Sun, Xiaoxi Zhang

“…CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Overlap publication was common in this context, but instances of standard ICMJE notations to acknowledge this practice were rare. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE HOSPITAL CARE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PATIENTS by Nosheen Zahoor, Ayesha Rashid, Amara Saleem, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Sohail Arshad, Muhammad Akhlaq

“…Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Faisalabad Institute of Cardiology (FIC), Faisalabad, Pakistan from January to June 2016 after approved by ethical committee. A total of 150 patients were selected through convenient sampling technique. …”
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Doubts raised on the validity of construction and payment guarantees by Tinus Maritz

“…It has become common practice in the building industry for contractors to provide employers with a construction guarantee. …”
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Relationship between spiritual health with stress, anxiety and depression in patients with chronic diseases by Kazem Najafi, Hadi Khoshab, Najmeh Rahimi, Abbas Jahanara

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Prevalence of bacterial causes of chronic otitis media with effusion and their drug resistance in Birjand by Mohammad Hasan Namaei, Mahdokht Mehramiz, Malaknaz Ghannadkafi, Mohammad Reza Mofatteh

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Development and content validity of an instrument for assessing the motivation for weight loss in adolescents with overweight and obesity. by David Franciole Oliveira Silva, Angélica Luiza de Sales Souza, Jéssica Bastos Pimentel, Thatyane Oliveira Souza, Eduarda Pontes Dos Santos Araújo, Karine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-Evangelista, Ricardo Fernando Arrais, Severina Carla Vieira Cunha Lima

“…The first one, for the identification of questionnaires assessing the motivation for weight loss, included six studies and contributed to the selection of the domains for the instrument. The second one, conducted to identify the motivations for weight loss in adolescents with overweight and/or obesity, included six studies and contributed to the selection of 17 motivations included in the initial version of the instrument. …”
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Predisposing factors for substance abuse among elderly people referring to Qazvin addiction treatment centers, Iran (2017) by Fatemeh Kazemi, Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi, Moniralsadat Mirzadeh, Fatemeh Mohammadi

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Affecting Factors Fear of Childbirth Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in Pregnant Women in Aleshstar in 2015 by Monir Yosefvand, Mahboobeh Khorsandi, Nasrin Roozbahani, Mehdi Ranjbaran

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Underground Gold Miner Exposure to Noise, Diesel Particulate Matter and Crystalline Silica Dust by Edward K. Armah, Jeremiah A. Adedeji, Bright B. Boafo, Amma A. Opoku

“…Respirable dust, diesel particulate matter, crystalline silica and noise pollution are the most common causes of health issues experienced by underground mine workers. …”
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Investigation of Rate of Domestic Violence against Women Presenting to Legal Medicine Centers and its Coping Methods: A Descriptive Study by Zahra Arab Khangholi, Jamileh Mohtashami, Saeedeh Hosseini, Seyyed Mehdi Saberi

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Impact of Surgeon Experience in the Resection of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Region by Carlos Gonzalo Acosta Mayorga, Piedad Elizabeth Acurio Padilla, Guido Nino Guida Acevedo

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> surgical excision with adequate margins is considered the standard treatment for cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, due to its association with lower rates of recurrence and postoperative metastasis. …”
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Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction among Reproductive-age Women in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Ashraf Ghiasi, Afsaneh Keramat

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The effect of diabetes on nerve–muscle conduction of tibial and peroneal nerve association with habit and habitat in Bikaner Region by Ekta Soni, Priyanka Soni, Jitendra Kumar Acharya

“…A total of 100 subjects for study from diabetic centre, were selected. Institutional ethical clearance was taken before commencement of study from ethical committee of our institution. …”
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Study on the Role of Social Capital in Student’s Health at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences: The Role of Demographic Variables by ARASH ZIAPOUR, PARVIN ABBASI, GÜLCAN DEMIR ÖZDENK, NEDA KIANIPOUR

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Factors affecting utilization of obstetric ultrasound: a study of semi-urban pregnant women in a developing nation by Bello O Usman, Suleiman Hadeja Idris, Umar Abdulaziz, A Olorunkoba Abdulhakim

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive was used to carry out the study among 200 pregnant mothers selected through multistage sampling technique. This study was conducted over a period of 6 months from November 6, 2017, to May 6, 2018, after approval was given by the ethical committee of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. …”
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