Vol 38, No 3 (2019)

September

Table of Contents

Special Article on Health Sciences Research in Puerto Rico

Scientific Representations at the UPR School of Tropical Medicine. I: Images of Science
Raúl Mayo-Santana
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Historical Note

Historical Migration revealed through a Case of Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease
JoAnna Poblete, Deepika Dokuru, Giovanni Coppola, Freddy Ortiz, Luis D. Medina, Harry V. Vinters, John M. Ringman
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Full-Length Articles

Pancreatic Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Survival in Puerto Rico, 2001–2015
Castañeda-Avila M, Torres-Cintrón CR, Cruz-Benítez A, Fuentes-Payán W, Maldonado-Albertorio A, Nieves-Ferrer L, Padró-Juarbe P, Soto-Abreu R, Perez-Ríos N, Ortiz-Ortiz KJ, Magno P, Ortiz AP
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Occurrence and Practices for Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Carmen Mabel Arroyo-Novoa, Milagros I. Figueroa-Ramos, Kathleen A. Puntillo
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Relationship between Caregiver Health Literacy and Caregiver Burden
Canan Demir Barutcu
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Comparison of Skin Biomechanics and Skin Color in Puerto Rican and Non-Puerto Rican Women
Yadira Regueira, Jamison D. Fargo, Deborah Tiller, Kathleen Brown, Carla Clements, Barbara Beachman, Emily Brignone, Marilyn S. Sommers
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Brief Reports

Improvement in Hispanics’ CRC Knowledge and Awareness using the Inflatable Caribe Colon
Gabriela M. Portilla-Skerrett, Yaritza Díaz-Algorri, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Marcia Cruz-Correa
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Prevalence of Recurrent Stroke among a Rehabilitation Cohort in Nigeria
Grace Vincent-Onabajo, Abdulbaqi Adamu
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Nonmedical use of d-Amphetamines and Methylphenidate in Medical Students
Dionisio L. Acosta, Chelsea N. Fair, Cinthia M. Gonzalez, Maite Iglesias, Nataly Maldonado, Nathan Schenkman, Samuel M. Valle, Jorge L. Velez, Luis Mejia
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Variation between Point-of-care and Laboratory HbA1c testing in Clinical Practice
Shawn E. Fellows, Gabriela C. Cipriano
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Case Report

Carcinoma Showing Thymus-Like Elements: A Rare Malignant Tumor of the Thyroid Gland
Emine Ozlem Gur, Mehmet Haciyanli, Selda Haciyanli, Erdinc Kamer, Serkan Karaisli, Turkan Rezanko, Turan Acar
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R on T Phenomenon and Long QTc Syndrome due to Moxifloxacin in a Healthy Female
Dimitrios Anyfantakis, George Makrakis
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Multimodal Endovascular approach in a Case of Multiple Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae
José A. Fernández-Abinader, Allyson Pagán-Rodríguez, Caleb Feliciano, Héctor Rondón-Granados
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Abstracts from Scientific Forums

39th F.L. Raffucci Memorial Lecture & Surgical Research Forum
Raffucci Surgical Education Foundation, American College of Surgeons, Department of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
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