Vol 35, No 4 (2016)

December

Table of Contents

Special Article on Health Sciences Research in Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rico Journal of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (1925-1950): From a Health Department Bulletin to a UPR School of Tropical Medicine Scientific Journal
Raúl Mayo-Santana
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179-190

Full-Length Articles

Dexmedetomidine reduces Catheter-Related Bladder Discomfort: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo- Controlled, Double-Blind Study
Yang Zhao Yun, Xu Jun Mei, Zhu Rong, Dai Ru Ping, Liu Lei
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191-196
Sinus Augmentation and Simultaneous Implant Placement Success: Pilot Study (2008–2011)
Melissa Tormos, Jose Morales, Natalia Guevara, Augusto R. Elías, Lydia López, Omar García
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197-202
Neither 10- nor 14-Day Sequential Treatment is better than Standard Triple Therapy for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication
Emanuel Warrington, Orlando López-Román, Rafael Tirado Montijo, Rafael Urbina, Marcia Cruz-Correa, Doris H. Toro
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203-208
NSAIDs Prescription Prevalence after a Cardiovascular Event Related Hospitalization in Medicaid Beneficiaries from Puerto Rico
Suzette M. Vélez, José J. Hernández, Sasha M. Davis, María G. Almodóvar, José R. Mercado
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209-214
The Association between t-PA Administration and In-Hospital Mortality following Acute Ischemic Stroke in Puerto Rican Patients
Kevin Shah, Samuel Kohrman, Suehyb Alkhatib, Juan González, Fernando Santiago, Marcia Varella, Juan Zevallos
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215-219

Brief Reports

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis in Puerto Rican Children
Dellys M. Soler, Antonio I. Del Valle, David Fernandez-Lube, Benjamin L. Shneider
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220-223
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Experience at a Tertiary Care Center in Puerto Rico
Anthony D. Osterman-Pla, Ronald López-Cepero, Luis Jiménez, Josefina Romaguera, Juan Aranda
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224-227