International Archives of Public Health and Community Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal with an aim of providing the most trusted scientifically authentic information to support the latest logical scientific initiatives and advancements in medical and clinical sciences which focuses on population groups and communities as opposed to individual patients. The journals main focus is promoting flawless, unbiased research information and data, by preserving utmost transparency in accordance with international publishing standards.
The journal is intended to share and explore wide range of topics including but not limited to adolescent and child health, basic epidemiology, behavioral health, biostatistics and health services, community health, community medicine, community mental health service, environmental medicine, essentials of management, gender and health, health economics, immunization, insurance medicine, issues in public health, media in public health, nutrition and health, occupational health, occupational medicine, population health, public health, public policy, research methodology, scientific communication & aids, social awareness, social health, strategic management, etc.
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Journal Information
Title: International Archives of Public Health and Community Medicine
ISSN: 2643-4512
Editor-in-chief: Jose Luis Turabian
NLM title abbreviation: Int Arch Public Health Community Med
ISO abbreviation: Int Arch Public Health Community Med
Other titles: IAPHCM
Category: Public Health/Medicine
DOI: 10.23937/2643-4512
Peer review: Double blind
Review speed: 3 weeks
Fast-track review: 10 days
Publication format (s): Electronic and print
Publication policy: Open Access; COPE guide
Publication type(s): Periodicals
Publisher: ClinMed International Library
Country of publication: USA
Language: English
Contact email: contact@clinmedjournals.org
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710036 Colette S Azandjeme, Florence Alihonou, Charles J Sossa, Ulrich Gbatcho, Fabien Gounongbe, Michel Makoutode and Victoire D Agueh Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 05, 2020 This was a cross-sectional study conducted in July 2016. It involved data collection regarding food and nutritional knowledge, nutritional habits and practices, physical activity level and health status which were obtained using survey research. The study took place in four schools from the Friendly School of Nutrition Initiative (FNSI) in Cotonou and focused on schoolchildren aged from eight to eleven (n = 182). Anthropometric data including weight and height were collected, BMI indices weight-...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710035 Enrique Burches, MD, PhD and Marta Burches, MD Article Type: Commentary | First Published: January 25, 2020 There is great interest in ensuring that health system resources are used effectively. Dictionary says efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency are synonymous. Curiously, it is in many scientific fields where there has been imposed an artificial interpretation of these terms. Efficacy, in the health care sector, is the capacity of a given intervention under ideal or controlled conditions. Effectiveness is the ability of an intervention to have a meaningful effect on patients in normal clinical con...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710034 Bruna Helena Kipper, Carlos Efrain Stein, Thais Helena Szabo Castro, Bruna Carvalho da Silva, Catiane Baumgartel, Kaiane Pereira, Milena Capo dos Santos and Marina Cardoso Fernandes Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 24, 2020 Leptospirosis is an infectious-contagious zoonosis caused by gram-negative bacteria, a spirochete of the genus Leptospira. It is largely related to high rainfall levels, accumulation of litter, presence of rodents and lack of basic sanitation. The present study aimed to verify the level of knowledge of the population and the risk factors of leptospirosis in a region frequently affected by floods in Blumenau/Santa Catarina/Brazil, as well as the control of rodents carried out by the interviewees....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710033 Odontogenic Keratocysts Associated with Dental Displacement for Orbita Floor: Case Report Marcelo B Bastos, Mariana MM de Carvalho, Daiana CP de Santana, Priscila V Fialho, Luis CC dos Santos, Alana D Barboza, Diego M de O. Barbosa and Alexandre M Seixas Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 14, 2019 The odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a benign pathology that presents characteristics of aggression and local recurrence. The WHO considered it as an odontogenic tumor in 2005, but in the most recent classification in 2017 it was once again considered as an odontogenic developmental cyst. Most of the time it presents a symptomatically, but the patient can report the pain symptomatology. The aim of this article is to report a clinical case of OKC on maxilla describing its characteristics and forms...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710032 Osvaldo Batista Rojas Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 09, 2019 The epidemiology aims to describe and explain the dynamics of population health, identify the elements that compose it and understand the forces that govern it, in addition to promoting health, preventing and controlling diseases through the knowledge of their causes, in order to intervene in the course of their natural development to modify them. The nascent development of capitalism gave new impetus to the development of epidemiology and a renewed nuance to the causal conception of morbid stat...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710031 Tarekegn Girma Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 06, 2019 World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in 2011 that 34% of Ethiopian population is dying from non-communicable diseases, with a national cardiovascular disease prevalence of 15%, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence of 4% each, and diabetes mellitus prevalence of 2%. Therefore, purpose of this study was to understand the level of awareness shared by overweight people towards benefits of physical activities on the prevention of the chronic disease; in Wolaita Sodo town, ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710030 Zeynep DOGRUL, MD, Nejdiye MAZICAN, MD and Meral TURK, Prof. Dr. Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 28, 2019 Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are one of the common health problems of employees. WRMSDs are impairments of bodily structures such as muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, nerves, bones and the localised blood circulation system, that are caused or aggravated primarily by work and by the effects of the immediate environment in which work is carried out. The aim of this study is; to determine the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders and the related factors such as...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710029 Vanthy L, Chhorvann C, Bunleng H and Sopheab H Article Type: Original Articl e | First Published: October 14, 2019 Despite declining rates for children under five years of age (U5M) in the last ten years, developing countries continue to challenge to meet Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) target, including reducing neonatal mortality to 12 deaths, and U5M to 25 deaths per 1,000 live births, by 2030. Cambodia, located in Southeast Asia, recently been reclassified by the World Bank as a lower middle-income country. Cambodia U5M has declined over the last decade, and Cambodia achieved the Millennium Develo...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710028 Derwin KC Chan, Karen CH Lo and Felix Cheung Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 30, 2019 This study aims to examine the social influences of teachers, classmates and parents (i.e., positive reinforcement and punishment) on childrens commitment to physical education (PE) and language education (LE). Children from the UK (N = 614; Mean age = 13.05, SD = 2.01) completed the Perceived Social Influence Scale (Chan, et al. 2012), and also measures of competence, enjoyment, and effort in either the PE or LE context. Multi-group structural equation modelling (CFI = 0.97-0.98; TLI = 0.96-0.9...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710027 School Education Program in Asthma and Allergic Diseases: PIPA and VIDA in Uruguaiana, Brazil Marilyn Urrutia-Pereira and Dirceu Sole Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 14, 2019 Children and adolescents spend a lot of time in school where it is possible that critical allergic episodes occur. Also, there is some lack of knowledge of staff and teachers about how to assist a child in an emergency situation, especially if he or she is having an allergic reaction to something. Due to the need to improve care, knowledge, monitoring, and education regarding asthma, the Children's Asthma Prevention Program (Programa Infantil de Prevenção de Asma, PIPA) was implemented along w...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710026 Santa Ponce, Will Pho, Cathy Farr and Ruby Skinner Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 04, 2019 This work, along with the vast amount of attention surrounding distracted driving led our research team to explore the behavioral and psychological characteristics of people that predispose them to risky behaviors and driving with distractions such as texting or mobile phone use. Our primary objective in this preliminary work is to characterize patterns of distracted behavior among adult drivers and to potentially identify high-risk subsets of our population to target prevention efforts. Based o...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710025 Albert Nguessan Ngo, PhD and David Joseph Turbow, PhD Article Type: A Systematic Review | First Published: August 09, 2019 A search was conducted for published data for the 20-year period between 1/1/1998 and 12/31/2018. The keywords consisted of the terms: homeless, mortality, morbidity, United States, and health disparities. Data were drawn from cohort studies, observational studies and surveillance reports. Data were then extracted from eleven studies for meta-analysis using PCA....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710024 Health Care Delivery in India - SWOT Analyses S. Anuradha and Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 02, 2019 Healthcare in India is undergoing a change that will meet the demands of the citizens from the village to the metropolitan city level. The National Health policy announced in 2017 is focused on "wellness" of patients and guarantees healthcare with suitable insurance to cover from primary to tertiary care. Ayushman Bharat Mission is a policy that promotes healthcare with a center-state co-operation. Program Indra Dhanush aims to cover immunization of children in rural and urban areas including th...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710023 Out of a Silo, Into Everyday Healthcare: Nutrition Inclusion in Medicine Julie Babyar, RN MPH Article Type: Narrative Review | First Published: June 12, 2019 Nutrition science is currently viewed as part of healthcare, in a separate silo Nutrition science is currently not fully integrated into medicine. Food safety, malnutrition, access and quality issues, chronic conditions and obesity are all components of nutritional health, nutritional health is not viewed as a specialty partner with everyday presence. Additionally, research on nutrition is unorganized and lacking....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710022 Gazimbi MM, Magadi MA and Kruger C Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 08, 2019 Although both traditional and medical male circumcision are now being promoted as part of strategies for HIV prevention in Africa, particularly in countries with low circumcision prevalence, there are debates on the efficacy of male circumcision in the prevention of HIV at both individual and population levels....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710021 Lin Zhang, Lei Shen, Wei-Ti Chen, Meiyan Sun, Wenxiu Sun, Zheng Zhu and Hongzhou Lu Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 06, 2019 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a kind of serious infectious disease caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In the report of World AIDS Day of 2015, the UNAIDS estimated that there are 3690 million HIV affected people and AIDS patients, including 200 million people newly infected with HIV and 1.2 million AIDS-related death that year. There are 15.8 million people living with HIV were accessing antiretroviral therapy as of June 2015. According to the latest AIDS report: by the...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710020 Risk of Legionellosis from Exposure to Water Aerosol from Industrial Cooling Tower Margita Spalekova, Martina Kotrbancova, Miriam Fulova and Danka Simonyiova Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 05, 2019 Community-acquired cases of Legionella infection or even outbreaks can be attributed to inhalation of aerosols from devices such as hot water system, cooling towers, hot tubs, industrial equipment and indoor fountains. Legionellae survive in water in temperatures between 20°C and 50°C and tend to colonize particularly water systems rich of sludge, rust, biofilms and amoebae where they can multiply. Cooling towers (CT) in industry are used as heat-transfer devices in which warm water is...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710019 Kunthea Soch, B POCH and Chanbora Chea Article Type: Original Article | First Published: April 24, 2019 Cambodian Ministry of Health (MoH) is working towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV by 2025. According to national policy, following the antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive pregnant women (PW), HIV-exposed infants (HEI) are given antiretroviral prophylaxis for six weeks (PMTCT Guideline 2011), followed by a first PCR test (PCR1) and cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis at six weeks of age, and later followed with an HIV-antibody test (AB-Test) at 18 months. Based ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710018 Being Unprepared for Nuclear Terrorism Would Lead to Panic and Fear in America Robert Cancro, Kenneth Blum and Eric R Braverman Article Type: Perspective Type | First Published: April 06, 2019 Chernobyl demonstrated that iodine-131 (131I) released in a nuclear accident can cause malignant thyroid nodules to develop in children within a 300 mile radius of the incident. Timely potassium iodide (KI) administration can prevent the development of thyroid cancer and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and a number of United States governmental agencies recommend KI prophylaxis. Current pre-distribution of KI by the United States government and other governments with nuclear reactors is p...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710017 Carmen Smotherman, Lori Bilello, Katryne Lukens-Bull, Julie Merten and Saran Wells Article Type: Original Research | First Published: January 07, 2019 Prescriptions for opioid medications has increased during the past two decades. In 2016, there were 17,087 deaths involving prescription opioids, or approximately 46 deaths per day. This is a significant increase from 15,281 in 2015 (p < 0.05). The use of injectable opioids are often associated with skin infections, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The purpose of this study is to examine the association between opioid dependence and MRSA colonization or infection in ho...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710016 Stephen H Linder, Anna-Maria Volkmann, Tami Wisniewski, Louise Hesseldal and A David Napier Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 31, 2018 Linder SH, Anna-Maria V, Wisniewski T, Hesseldal L, Napier AD (2018) Understanding Social and Cultural Factors Associated with Composite Vulnerability to Better Inform Community Intervention Strategies: Cities Changing Diabetes in Houston. Int Arch Public Health Community Med 2:016....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710015 Paradigm Shift in Healthcare through Technology and Patient-Centeredness Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Muammar, Zakiuddin Ahmed and Abdullah M. Aldahmash Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 15, 2018 Amidst the background of numerous challenges confronting the healthcare sector (such as rising costs, chronic disease upsurge and issues related to patient safety), this narrative review aims to shed light on the opportunities provided by patient-centered care and technology use as a means to improve and reshape the healthcare sector. The evolution of technology use in healthcare from telemedicine to the present era of connected health is highlighted and discussed as a pertinent emerging model t...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710014 Chrishantha Abeysena and Harshana Bandara Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 24, 2018 Consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illicit narcotics affects the quality of life among mental health patients. The objective of this study was to describe prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and illicit narcotic substances usage and associated factors among patients attending mental health clinics. Alcohol usage was higher among mental health patients. Being a male patient, alcohol consumption of caregiver and high family income were associated with alcohol usage of patients. Usage of those substanc...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710013 Chrishantha Abeysena and Champa Hapugoda Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 22, 2018 Visual impairment is reduction in the vision. It is a worldwide health problem in both developing and developed countries. According to World Health Organization (WHO), visual impairment includes low vision and blindness. Blindness is defined as visual acuity of less than 3/60 in the better eye with best correction. Low vision is defined as visual acuity of less than 6/18, but equal to or better than 3/60, in the better eye with best correction. In 2010, WHO estimated that there were 285 million...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710012 Maternal Obesity and Risk for Birth Defects in an Urban and Rural in the Northern State - Sudan Mohana Faroug Attia Article Type: Orginal Research | First Published: October 27, 2018 In Sudan, obesity is increasing at an alarming rate especially in urban areas, becoming a social and medical concern. In pregnancy, overweight is associated with high risk of maternal death and many significant complications. Varied research and papers have also reported an increased risk of abnormality in offspring of obese and overweight pregnant woman. At the same time, carrying out an ultrasound examination on obese pregnant woman is a difficult task, due to the impaired acoustic window. Thi...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710011 Health Benefits of Physical Exercise as a Lifestyle Habit in Asian Men and Women Victor HH Goh Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 29, 2018 Total body composition and bone scans were analyzed using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Exercise intensity scores were computed using the Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET). Handgrip strength was measured using a dynamometer. Various hormones and metabolic parameters were measured and cognition function tests and data regarding general health and sexual functions were collected....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710010 A Test (Test_a)° for the Assessment of Headache Alessandra De Rose and Roberto Verna Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 22, 2018 This report contains the main results of a quantitative research aimed at testing, through the administration of multiple-level questionnaires- patients (n = 2500) and physicians (n = 100), a simple tool for detecting the individual perception of recurrence and the severity of the symptom of headaches and how it is dealt with in terms of drug use and the use of appropriate reference health structures (general practitioner and headache centers). The ultimate goal of the project is to develop a to...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710009 Contextual Perspectives on Heroin Addiction and Recovery: Classic and Contemporary Theories Sarah Callahan and Leonard A Jason Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 25, 2018 Drug use and recovery have received considerable attention from social scientists over the past few decades. Earlier theoretical explanations of drug abuse evaluated constructionist paradigms of stratification, labeling, and Marxist theories. However, many studies involving heroin use continue to focus on person-centered risk factors surrounding use and, to a lesser extent, recovery processes....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710008 Aldof Tah Yoah, Jerome Fru-Cho, Emmanuel Kah, Ernest Njukang, Franklin Sevidzem Wirsiy, Christian Tetteh Duamor and Theresa Nkuo-Akenji Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 19, 2018 Malaria is an acute febrile disease caused by infection of the red blood cells with intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The parasites are inoculated into the human host by feeding female Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria infection during pregnancy presents significant risks for the pregnant woman, the developing foetus and the newborn infant....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710007 A Preliminary Study on the Effects of Parental Accommodations on Frequency of Sickness in Children Lauren Harrison and Mary B Short Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 18, 2018 Common childhood sicknesses, such as infections, colds, stomachaches, and headaches are inevitable for all children. The influence parents have on their sick children has been well studied in chronic illness populations; however, few studies have examined these associations among general sickness conditions in children. This study examined how parental accommodations and other parental variables affected frequency of sickness and functioning during sickness in children. ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710006 Victor M Aziz, Natalie Hill and Danika Rafferty Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 07, 2018 Psychiatric training consists of core psychiatry training for three years during which trainees has to pass the College membership examination MRCPsych before they enter the Old Age Psychiatry specialty training for further 3 years. The curriculum for specialist training in Old Age Psychiatry is being reviewed by the Old Age Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710005 Impact of the Pesticides in the Environment and Public Health: The Case of Yucatan, Mexico Angel G Polanco Rodriguez Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: February 24, 2018 Actually, it is important the water conservation to prevent high impact on the public health, as well as the application of the environmental regulations, especially when there is a high fragility for water pollution in the ecosystem, particularly in developing countries. Throughout the world, there are rules and regulations that indicate the Maximum Permitted Limits of organochlorine pesticides (OCP) residues in water, which must be monitored so that the water quality does not exceed these limi...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710004 Provider Recommendations for the HPV Vaccine: A Qualitative Study of Parent-Provider Interactions Meers JM, Short MB, Zimet GD, Rosenthal SL and Auslander BA Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 30, 2017 HPV vaccination is recommended for all adolescents aged 11 and 12; however, parental hesitancy about HPV vaccination contributes to lower than anticipated rates of uptake. Recommendations from healthcare providers are associated with increased parental vaccine intentions and uptake, but many providers fail to deliver strong recommendations. We sought to describe provider-parent communications about HPV vaccination in a sample of vaccine-hesitant parents....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710003 Timothy Waje, Anthony John Dadah, Muhammad Yusha'u and Chanu Iliyasu Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 16, 2017 Hepatitis A infection formerly called infectious hepatitis is caused by the Hepatitis A Virus. The infection is transmitted primarily via the fecal-oral route through contaminated foods or drinks. The Virus poses a significant threat to public health because of its ability to cause fulminant hepatitis which still remains a point of concern....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710002 Neck Pain and Low Back Pain in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Jerry Y Du, Alexander Aichmair, Joshua E Schroeder, Paul D Kiely, Joseph T Nguyen and Darren R Lebl Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 18, 2017 Neck Pain (NP) and Low Back Pain (LBP) are among the top four major causes of disability. There is a paucity of data regarding the prevalence and Quality of Life (QOL) issues associated with NP and LBP in American medical students. The aim of the present study was to characterize NP and LBP in American medical students....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710001 Palak K Patel, Matthew Perri and Randall L Tackett Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 29, 2017 Using the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Medicare-linked database, a total of 6,868 patients aged ≥ 66 years diagnosed with low risk localized prostate cancer in the year 2004 and 2005 were identified. Patients who received either immediate or delayed treatment (> 6 months after diagnosis) were followed for 5-years to determine toxicities and survival. ...
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Clinical Medical Image Library: 93.51
International Journal of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine: 92.83
International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine: 91.84
International Journal of Womens Health and Wellness: 91.79
Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Treatment: 91.73
Journal of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology: 91.55
Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology: 91.55
Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports: 91.40
International Archives of Nursing and Health Care: 90.87
International Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical Research: 90.80
International Archives of Urology and Complications: 90.73
Journal of Clinical Nephrology and Renal Care: 90.33
Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention: 89.99
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Treatment: 89.54
Journal of Dermatology Research and Therapy: 89.34
International Journal of Clinical Cardiology: 89.24
International Journal of Radiology and Imaging Technology: 88.88
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Cases - Reviews: 88.42
International Journal of Blood Research and Disorders: 88.22
International Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research: 87.97
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