Vol 36, No 2 (2017)

June

Table of Contents

Full-Length Articles

Comparative Longterm Mortality Trends in Cancer vs. Ischemic Heart Disease in Puerto Rico
David Torres, Luis R. Pericchi, Hernando Mattei, Juan C. Zevallos
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55-60
Prevalence of Malocclusion and Distribution of Occlusal Characteristics in 13- to 18-year-old Adolescents Attending Selected High Schools in the Municipality of San Juan, PR (2012–2013)
Karla Alvarado, Lydia López, Rosana Hanke, Francis Picón, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan
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61-66
Impact of a Pharmacist Conducted Educational Program on Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Rates in a Low Socioeconomic Population in the City of Lares, PR
Edda Marie Jiménez-Quiñones, Kyle Melin, Francisco Javier Jiménez-Ramírez
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67-70
Prevalence of Concurrent Prescribing of ACE-Is and ARBs among Beneficiaries of Puerto Rico’s Government-Sponsored Health Care Plan During 2012 and 2013
Denise Figueroa-Ríos, José J. Hernández-Muñoz, Aileen García-Albarrán, Emily A. García-Rodríguez, Glendaliz Méndez-Hernández, Suzette M. Vélez-Rivera
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71-76
Using Network Sampling and Recruitment Data to Understand Social Structures Related to Community Health in a Population of People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Puerto Rico
Mayra Coronado-García, Courtney R. Thrash, Melissa Welch-Lazoritz, Robin Gauthier, Juan Carlos Reyes, Bilal Khan, Kirk Dombrowski
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77-83

Special Section on Community Academic Partnerships

The Use of Community Engaged Research Principles to Improve Health: Community Academic Partnerships for Research
Joyce E. Balls-Berry, Edna Acosta-Pérez
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84-85
Implementing a Randomized Controlled Trial through a Community-Academia Partnered Participatory Research: Arte con Salud Research-Informed Intervention
Patricia Noboa-Ortega, Wanda I. Figueroa-Cosme, Alana Feldman-Soler, Christine Miranda-Díaz
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86-91
Building Bridges to Address Health Disparities in Puerto Rico: the “Salud para Piñones” Project
Enid J. García-Rivera, Princess Pacheco, Marielis Colón, Mary Helen Mays, Maricruz Rivera, Verónica Munet-Díaz, María Del R. González, María Rodríguez, Rebecca Rodríguez, Astrid Morales
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92-100
Challenges and Lessons Learned in Implementing a Community-Academic Partnership for Drug Prevention in a Native Hawaiian Community
Susana Helm, Kanoelani Davis, Anonymous youth participants - Haumana
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101-106
Creation of the Quebrada Arriba Community and Academic Partnership: An Effective Coalition for Addressing Health Disparities in Older Puerto Ricans
Elsa M. Orellano-Colón, Yolanda González-Laboy, Amarelis De Jesús-Rosario
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107-114

Abstracts from Scientific Forums

Abstracts of the 36th Memorial Lecture & Surgical Research F.L. Raffucci Forum
American College of Surgeons, PR Department of Surgery, UPR-RCM
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115-119

Correction

Correction
Vivian Colón-López et al
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119