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Submissions from 2018

Randomized Double-Blinded Comparison of Titrated Oral Versus Vaginal Misoprostol for Labor Induction [24N], Patricia Kennel MD, Jessica Fu MD, Donald Frisch PharmD, Katherine Hom MD, Hilary Allen MD, and Marsha Matsunaga-Kirgan

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Hematuria in a 2-year-old Female, Harris Khawaja, Senthil Bhoopalan, and J. Garg

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A Unique Presentation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, Harris Khawaja, Senthil Bhoopalan, and Benjamin Wong

Social Determinants of Mortality in US Lupus Patients: Comment on the Article by Yelin et al, Nitasha Khullar, Ahl Jeff Caseja, Ji Won Yoo, Johnson Ukken, Mary Froehlich, Takashi Yamashita, and Xibei Liu

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Late Presentation of Cycstic Fibrosis as Pacreatitis in an Adolescent, Carolina Koletic, Rabea Alhosh, and C. Nakamura

Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-Guided Choledochoduodenostomy (CDD): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi MD, Babu P. Mohan MD, Mahendran Jayaraj MD, Joanna K. Law MD, Michael Larsen MD, Andrew Ross MD, Richard Kozarek MD, and Shayan Irani MD

Efficacy and Safety of Cryotherapy in Treatment of Barrett's Esophagus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Rajesh Krishnamoorthi MD, Babu P. Mohan MD, Mahendran Jayaraj MD, Joanna K. Law MD, Michael Larsen MD, Irani Shayan MD, and Andrew Ross MD

Impact of Mammography Screening Rates on Breast Cancer Mortality in Nevada (NV), California (CA) and US: Implications for Health Care Policy, Parvesh Kumar, Chad Cross, J. De Leon, and Sheniz Moonie

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(P52) Rural-Urban Continuum as a Potential Geographic Correlate of Breast and Prostate Cancer Mortality in Nevada, Parvesh Kumar MD; Chad L. Cross PhD, PStat(R); Sheniz Moonie PhD; and Jacklynn De Leon

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Development of a Step Counting Algorithm Using the Ambulatory Tibia Load Analysis System for Tibia Fracture Patients, Arad Lajevardi-Khosh, Ben Tresco, Ami Stuart, Sarina Sinclair, Matt Ackerman, Erik Kubiak, Tomasz Petelenz, and Robert Hitchcock

Longitudinal Changes in Depression and Cognition in Professional Fighters with Baseline Structural Imaging: The Role of Depression in Cognitive Change and Structural Differences, Bern Lee, Lauren Bennett, Charles Bernick, and Sarah Banks

Attractive Manifold-based Noncertainty-equivalence Adaptive Spacecraft Formation Flying Using Output Feedback, K W. Lee and S N. Singh

Robust Finite-time Continuous Control Of An Unsteady Aeroelastic System, K W. Lee and S N. Singh

Ten-year Trends of Palliative Care Utilization Associated with Multiple Sclerosis Patients in the United States from 2005 to 2014, Yong-Jae Lee, Ji Won Yoo, Le Hua, Pearl C. Kim, Sun Jung Kim, and Jay J. Shen

A Combined Nomogram Model to Preoperatively Predict Histologic Grade in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Wenjie Liang, Pengfei Huang, Rui Huang, Lei Xu, Jiawie Wang, Weihai Liu, Lele Zhang, Dalong Wan, Qiang Huang, Yao Lu, Yu Kuang, and Tianye Niu

Lithium Use and Risk of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies, B. Liu, Qing Wu, S. Zhang, and A. Del Rosario

Societal Perspectives Analysis For Evaluating Direct-acting Antiviral Affordability While Awaiting Liver Transplant, X Liu, Y Elmofti, C Kulaga, B Gisi, and J W. Yoo

Health Literacy and Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Xibei B. Liu, Yousef Ayatollahi, Takashi Yamashita, Mohamed Jaradat, Jay J. Shen, Sun Jung Kim, Yong-Jae Lee, Jinwook Hwang, Hyeyoung Yeom, Soumya Upadhyay, Caroline Liu, and Ji Won Yoo

Risk Screening for Hereditary Cancer During Obstetrical Care: Barriers to Testing and Health Disparities [27M], Lannah L. Lua MD, David Jackson MD, Megan Foggia MD, and Amy Rosenbaum DO

Minimotif Miner 4: A Million Peptide Minimotifs And Counting, K F. Lyon, X Cai, R J. Young, A A. Mamun, S Rajasekaran, and M R. Schiller

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A Paraesophageal Hernia with Gastric Volvulus in a 16-month-old Boy, Michelle MacDavid and Aaron Shedlock

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Maternal Depression Scale: Do “Drop-In” Laborist Patients Have Increased Postpartum Screening Risks Compared to Patients with Adequate Prenatal Care?, Alexandra T. Magliarditi, Lannah L. Lua, Melissa A. Kelley, and David N. Jackson

Adefovir-Induced Pancreatitis: A Rare but Serious Side Effect, Ranjit Makar MD, Yousif Elmofti MD, Faizan Sheraz MD, Trevor Houston MD, and Shahid Wahid MD

Kaposi Sarcoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract in the Era of Combination Anti-Retro Viral Therapy, Ranjit Makar MD, Annie S. Hong MD, Mohamad Mubder MD, Muthena Maklad MD, Altaf Dawood MD, Bipin Saud MD, and Shahid Wahid

Pancreatico-Pleural Fistula Presenting as Recurrent Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Rare Complication of Chronic Pancreatitis, Ranjit Makar MD, Muthena Maklad MD, Mohamad Mubder MD, Joseph M. Fayad MD; FACG, and Bipin Saud MD

Downhill Esophageal Varices Secondary to Porto-Pulmonary Hypertension: Case Report and Review of Literature, Ranjit Makar MD, Muthena Maklad MD, and Gordon V. Ohning MD; PhD

Management of Asymptomatic, Well-Differentiated PNETs: Results of the Delphi Consensus Process of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, John C. Mansour; Kenneth David Chavin; Gareth Morris-Stiff; Susanne G. Warner; Kenneth Cardona; Zhi V, Fong; Ajay Maker; Steven K. Libutti; Robert Warren; Charles R. St. Hill; Scott Celinski; Philippa H. Newell; Quan P. Ly; James R. Howe; and Natalie Coburn

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The Safety and Efficacy Of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Gallbladder Drainage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Harmeet S. Mashiana, Banreet S. Dhindsa, Amaninder J. Dhaliwal, Mahendran Jayaraj, Harlan Sayles, Shailender Singh, Gordon Ohning, and Douglas G. Adler

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Cirrhosis - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Focused on Adverse Events, Harmeet Singh Mashiana, Banreet Dhindsa, Ji Won Yoo, Amaninder Singh Dhaliwal, Shailender Singh, Harlan Sayles, Qing Wu, Ali A. Siddiqui, Gordon Ohning, Mohit Girotra, and Douglas A. Adler

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Comparison of Outcomes for Supine vs. Prone Position ERCP: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Harmeet Singh Mashiana, Mahendran Jayaraj, Babu Pappu Mohan, Gordon Ohning, and Douglas G. Adler

Implementation of a CT Scan Practice Guideline for Pediatric Trauma Patients Reduces Unnecessary Scans without Impacting Outcomes, Patrick R. McGrew MD, Paul J. Chestovich MD, Jay D. Fisher MD, Deborah A. Kuhls MD, Douglas R. Fraser MD, Purvi P. Patel MD, Chad W. Katona MD, Syed Saquib MD, and John J. Fildes MD

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Emergent Chest Wall Reconstruction for an Incarcerated Pulmonary Hernia, Allison G. McNickle MD, Timonthy Dickhudt MD, Jorge A. Vega MD, Paul J. Chestovich, and Douglas R. Fraser

Whiteness As Property In Science Teacher Education, F M. Mensah and I Jackson

Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Babu P. Mohan MD, Mahendran Jayaraj MD, Tarun Rustagi MD, and Rajesh Krishnamoorthi

Biliary Stent Migration Causing Duodenal Perforation: An Uncommon Complication of a Common Procedure, Mohamad Mubder MD, Altaf Dawood MD, Annie S. Hong MD, and Shahid Wahid MD

Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (HIV) - A Systematic Review of the Published Literature, Mohamad Mubder MD, Mahendran Jayaraj MD, Chad L. Cross PhD, Gordon V. Ohning MD; PhD, and Mohamed Azab MD

Variations in Institutional Review Board Processes and Consent Requirements for Trauma Research: An EAST Multicenter Survey, Jeffry Nahmias, Areg Grigorian, Scott Brakenridge, Randeep S. Jawa, Daniel N. Holena, John Varujan Agapian, Brandon Bruns, Paul J. Chestovich, Bruce Chung, Jonathan Nguyen, Carl I. Schulman, Kristan Staudenmayer, Rachel Dixon, Jason W. Smith, Andrew C. Bernard, and Jose L. Pascual

Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Burnout and Program Director Turnover: Results of a National Survey, Alec B. O'Connor MD, MPH; Andrew J. Halvorsen MS; John M. Cmar MD; Kathleen M. Finn MD, MPhil; Kathlyn E. Fletcher MD, MA; Lisa Kearns MD; Furman S. McDonald MD, MPH; Sara L. Swenson MD; Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj MD, MPH; Colin P. West; and Lisa L. Willett MD, MACM

Lithium Batteries: A Technological Advance with Unintended Injury Consequences, Tina L. Palmieri MD, Jay Yelon DO, David Shapiro MD, Thomas Duncan DO, and Deborah Kuhls

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Rivaroxaban-Associated Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Managed with 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate, Jayme S. K. Patel, Aryan J. Rahbar, Ketan Patel, and Tiffany W. Sigal

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Cornual Abscess Rupture: A Rare Etiology of Acute Abdomen, Pooja Patil, Lannah L. Lua, Bobby Brar, Mary Froehlich, and Petar Planinic

Perinatal Palliative Care Experience and Outcomes of Journey to Remember, a Community-based Perinatal Hospice Program, Pooja S. Patil, Bobby K. Brar, and Amanda Balderrama

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Pulmonary Mucormycosis in an Adolescent Female with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Erik Pennell, Iris Pecson, Craig Nakamura, and Alvaro E. Galvis

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An Unusual Case of Ischaemic Strokes and Cerebral Aneurysms with Varicella Zoster Encephalitis in a Child with Combined Immunodeficiency, Grant Perry, J. Ben Ari, Marybeth Hogan, David Di John, and Nevin Wilson

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Utilization of Imaging to Identify a Benign Condition Mimicking Acute Appendicitis in a Child, Neelam Phalke MD, Zubin Mehta MD, and Samrat Das MD

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Correlation of Clinical Data with Fallopian Tube Specimen Immune Cells and Tissue Culture Capacity, Satish Kumar Ramraj, Katie M. Smith, Naveena B. Janakiram, Coralee Toal, Ankita Raman, and Doris Mangiaracina Benbrook

Executive Function Profiles in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury, Erik N. Ringdahl, Megan L. Becker, Julia E. Hussey, Nicholas S. Thaler, Sally J. Vogel, Chad Cross, Joan Mayfield, and Daniel N. Allen

A Comparison of the Open Semi-extended Parapatellar Versus Standard Entry Tibial Nailing Techniques and Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial, David L. Rothberg MD, Ami R. Stuart PhD, Angela P. Presson PhD, Justin M. Haller MD, Thomas F. Higgins MD, and Erik N. Kubiak

Stenting of the Ductus Arteriosus Originating from the Innominate Or Left Subclavian Artery in Patients with a Right Aortic Arch, Abraham Rothman, Kaushal Dosani, William Neal Evans, and Alvaro Galindo

Relationship Between Institutional Investment in High-Value Care (HVC) Performance Improvement and Internal Medicine Residents’ Perceptions of HVC Training, Kira L. Ryskina MD, MS; Cynthia D. Smith MD; Vineet M. Arora MD; Aimee K. Zaas MD, MHS; Andrew J. Halvorsen MS; Arlene Weissman PhD; and Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj

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A Rare Case of Brain Abscess Due to Streptococcus Constellatus Following Pneumonia and Empyema in a Young Immunocompetent Male, Rishika Sakaria and Rita Shah

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LipschÜtz Ulcer -- The Uncommon Diagnosis of Exclusion, Dania Salahuddin

A Case of Everted Appendix With Benign Appendicial Nodule Masquerading as Appendiceal Mucocele: A Case Report, Amaan Shafi MD and Mohamed Azab MD

Blastocyst Morphometry is Predicted by the Diameter of the Originating Ovarian Follicle, B. S. Shapiro, Ankita Raman, F. C. Garner, M. C. Aguirre, C. Morrison, A. Bill, S. J. Thomas, and C. E. Bedient

The Effect of Ovarian Follicle Size on the Formation of Good Quality Blastocysts, B. S. Shapiro, Ankita Raman, F. C. Garner, M. C. Aguirre, C. Morrison, S. J. Thomas, A. Bill, and C. E. Bedient

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Relationship Between Handgrip Strength and Pulmonary Function in Apparently Healthy Older Women, Da-Hye Son MD; Ji-Won Yoo MD; Mi-Ra Cho MD; and Yong-Jae Lee MD, MPH, PhD

Alternative Time Series Analysis and Potential Effect of Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, Vasveebye Sonoo, Xibei Liu, Jay V. Kumar, Jacob Eisert, Mary Froehlich, Johnson Ukeen, and Ji Won Yoo

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Freedom with Responsibility: A Consensus Strategy for Preventing Injury, Death, and Disability from Firearm Violence, Ronald M. Stewart MD, FACS; Deborah A. Kuhls MD, FACS; Michael F. Rotondo MD, FACS; and Eileen M. Bulger MD, FACS

Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago Consensus I, Cynthia L. Talley, Brendan T. Campbell, Donald H. Jenkins, Stephen L. Barnes, Richard A. Sidwell, Gary Timmerman, Ronald I. Gross, Michael Coburn, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Alexander Eastman, James Ficke, Eric Kuncir, Robert W. Letton, Brian J. Eastridge, Amy E. Liepert, Alison Wilson, Danny Robinette, James W. Davis, Christian Shalgian, Holly Michaels, Mark C. Weissler, Deborah A. Kuhls, Eileen M. Bulger, and Ronald M. Stewart

Boxing Fatalities In Relation To Rule Changes In Japan: Secondary Data Analysis, Masaru Teramoto, Chad L. Cross, Daniel M. Cushman, and Stuart E. Willick

Predictive Validity of National Basketball Association Draft Combine on Future Performance, Masaru Teramoto, Chad Cross, Randall H. Rieger, Travis G. Maak, and Stuart E. Willick

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Necessity for Additional Sensitivity Analysis and the Clinical Implications of Risk Identification with Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia, Subhikshya Tiwari MD; Johnson Ukken MS; Mary Froehlich MA; Jinwook Hwang MD, PhD; Too J. Min MD; Wen Yu; Mutsumi Kioka; and Ji Won Yoo

Do Heavier Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Have More Preserved Thoracic Kyphosis and Pulmonary Function?, Robert Tung, Mason Uvodich, John T. Anderson, Katie Carpenter, Ashley Sherman, and Rafael Lozano

Effects Of Advanced Care Planning On Reduced Mortality, Implications Of Blood Transfusion Use By Icu Sites, And Further Statistical Considerations, J Ukken, M Froehlich, M Kioka, A Romero, Y J. Lee, X Liu, C Liu, and J W. Yoo

Random Flap Survival with Hyperbaric Oxygen: Daily Versus Twice-daily Treatments, Rachel Weber, Andrew Silver, Shelley J. Williams, Linda Stephenson, Usera C. Phillip, Fan Zhang, Honglin Tian, Wei Yang, Wei Z. Wang, Xin Hua Fang, William A. Zamboni, and Richard Baynosa

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Frequency of Patent Foramen Ovale and Migraine in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke, Brian H. West, Nabil Noureddin, Yakov Mamzhi, Christopher G. Low, Alexandra C. Coluzzi, Evan J. Shih, Rubine Gevorgyan Fleming, Jeffrey L. Saver, David S. Liebeskind, Andrew Charles, and Jonathan M. Tobis

Case 4: Weakness and Headaches in a 14-year-old Boy, Alyssa White, Xibei Liu, and Samrat U. Das

Depression and Antidepressant Medications: Both Are Linked to Increased Fracture Risk, Qing Wu

Depression and Risk of Fracture and One Loss: An Updated Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies, Qing Wu, Bowen Liu, and Sajib Tonmoy

Meta-analysis of Lithium use on the Risk of Fracture hi Epidemiological Studies, Qing Wu, Bowen Liu, and Shu Zhang

Education, Lifelong Learning and Self-rated Health in Later Life in the USA, Takashi Yamashita, Anthony R. Bardo, Darren Liu, and Ji Won Yoo

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A Novel Technique to Intubate Patients without Reliable Pulse Oximetry, Tony Zitek MD; Ross P. Berkeley MD; Ryan Hodnick DO, NREMT-P; Ken Davis BA, EMT-P, FP-C; Noam Dadon; and David E. Slattery

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Ultrasound Guided Placement of Single-Lumen Peripheral Intravenous Catheters in the Internal Jugular Vein, Tony Zitek, Elizabeth Busby, Heather Hudson, John D. McCourt, Jamie Baydoun, and David E. Slattery

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Does Intravenous Lactated Ringer’s Solution Raise Serum Lactate?, Tony Zitek MD, Zachary D. Skaggs MD, Aryan Rahbar PHARMD, Jayme Patel, and Memona Khan

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Most Transfers from Urgent Care Centers to Emergency Departments Are Discharged and Many Are Unnecessary, Tony Zitek MD; Ignasia Tanone MD; Alexzza Ramos; Karina Fama BS; and Ahmed S. Ali MD, MPH

Submissions from 2017

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Effects of the 2009 Medical Cannabinoid Legalization Policy on Hospital Use for Cannabinoid Dependency and Persistent Vomiting, M Al Shammari, K Herrera, X Liu, B Gisi, T Yamashita, K T. Han, M Azab, H Mashiana, M Maklad, M T. Farooqui, R Makar, and J W. Yoo

Correlations between community size and student perceptions of value, S M. Anderson and E Simanton

Patterns of Systemic and Cervicovaginal Fluid Inflammatory Cytokines throughout Pregnancy., K B. Ashford, N Chavan, Jeffrey L. Ebersole, A T. Wiggins, Satish Sharma, A McCubbin, J Barnett, and J O'Brien

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Comparison of the hospital-acquired clostridium difficile infection risk of using proton pump inhibitors versus histamine-2 receptor antagonists for prophylaxis and treatment of stress ulcers: A systematic review and meta-analysis, M Azab, L Doo, D H. Doo, Y Elmofti, M Ahmed, J J. Cadavona, X B. Liu, A Shafi, M K. Joo, and J W. Yoo

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Extended DAA indications for hepatitis C patients awaiting liver transplantation and further statistical considerations, M Azab, S Shah, X Liu, J Ukken, M Forehlich, A Shafi, T Al Dawoodi, C Liu, H P. Shin, and J W. Yoo

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Dismissal of Child-Patients for Nonvaccination Should Not Be Policy, J C. Bester

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Children Are Not the Property of Their Parents: The Need for a Clear Statement of Ethical Obligations and Boundaries, J Bester and E Kodish

Bullous Skin Manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection: A Case Series, Senthil Velan Bhoopalan, Vonita Chawla, Mary Beth Hogan, Nevin Wilson, and Samrat Das

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Hypotonia and muscle weakness since birth in a 2-year-old boy, S V. Bhoopalan and R Jain

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US Internal Medicine Program Director Perceptions of Alignment of Graduate Medical Education and Institutional Resources for Engaging Residents in Quality and Safety, K M. Chacko, A J. Halvorsen, S L. Swenson, S Wahi Gururaj, A F. Steinmann, S Call, J S. Myers, A Vidyarthi, and V M. Arora

Evaluating The Traditional Day And Night Shift In An Acute Care Surgery Fellowship: Is The Swing Shift A Better Choice?, Paul J. Chestovich MD, Christopher F. McNicoll, Nicole K. Ingalls, Deborah A. Kuhls, Douglas R. Fraser, Shawna L. Morrissey, and John J. Fildes

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Pediatric tympanic membrane cholesteatoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis, H H. Ching, A G. Spinner, and M Ng

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The Importance of Clinicians and Community Members Receiving Timely and Accurate Information about Waterborne Hazards, Steven S. Coughlin PhD and Osman Yousufzai

A systemic perspective on military service members and their partners perception of PTSD and reintegration stress: a dyadic analysis, Carissa A. Daniello-Heyda, Lydia Marek, and Lyn Moore

Protective Factors as Mediators and Moderators of Risk Effects on Perceptions of Child Well-Being in Kinship Care, Ramona W. Denby, Mark F. Testa, Keith A. Alford, Chad Cross, and Jesse A. Brinson

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Interrupted Aortic Arch Diagnosed in a 57 Year Old Female with Refractory Hypertension, Kaushal Dosani

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Developing pictorial asthma action plans to promote self-management and health in rural youth with asthma: A qualitative study, C L. Duncan, H A. Walker, L Brabson, D N. Williford, L Hynes, and M B. Hogan

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Two Atypical Cases of Pediatric Lymphohistiocytosis, Emilia H. Fisher and Marybeth Hogan

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Patients with multiple traumatic amputations: An analysis of operation enduring freedom joint theatre trauma registry data, B W. Godfrey, A Martin, P J. Chestovich, G H. Lee, N K. Ingalls, and V Saldanha

Estimating the cost of school sealant programs with minimal data, Susan O. Griffin, Kari Jones, Shillpa Naaval, Joan M. O'Connell, Christina A. Demopoulos, and Dawn Arlotta

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Small unmanned aircraft system for remote contour mapping of a nuclear radiation field, P Guss, K McCall, R Malchow, R Fischer, M Lukens, M Adan, K Park, R Abbott, M Howard, E Wagner, C P. Trainham, T Luke, S Mukhopadhyay, P Oh, P Brahmbhatt, E Henderson, J Han, J Huang, C Huang, and J Daniels

Genome-Wide Analysis of Starvation-Selected Drosophila melanogaster-A Genetic Model of Obesity, Christopher M. Hardy, Molly K. Burke, Logan J. Everett, Mira V. Han, Kathryn M. Lantz, and Allen G. Gibbs

Common variable immunodeficiency in children, Marybeth Hogan and Nevin Wilson

Effect of Pre Existing Respiratory Conditions on Survival of Lung Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study, Seri Hong, Eun-Cheol Park, Tae Hyun Kim, Jeoung A. Kwon, Ki-Bong Yoo, Kyu-Tae Han, Ji Won Yoo, and Sun Jung Kim

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A Systematic Approach to Evaluating Difficult to Control Asthma: A Little Goes a Long Way, N N. Jarjour and M B. Hogan