Vol 38, No 4 (2019)

December

Table of Contents

Special Article on Health Sciences Research in Puerto Rico

Scientific Representations at the UPR School of Tropical Medicine. II: The Evolution of Science, the First Two Eras (1926-31, 1932-1940)
Raúl Mayo-Santana
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Full-Length Articles

Level of Physical Activity and Knowledge about the Physical Activity Guidelines in a Group of Medical Residents from Puerto Rico
Ricardo Gago, Humberto M. Guiot, Yanira Z. Vázquez-Pérez, Carlos M. Morales, Cariane Morales, Juan R. Barrón
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Association between Marital Status and In-Hospital Death in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients in Puerto Rico
Cameron M. Frederick, Mythili Penugonda, Edward Suh, Maria Beatriz Canto Costa Fonseca, Ruby Trejo Varon, Roberto Zevallos, Juan Carlos Zevallos
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Cytotoxicity, Cell Adhesion, and Apoptotic Gene Expression in Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts treated with Endodontic Sealers
Diana María Escobar-García, Nathalie Escobedo-Márquez, Verónica Méndez-González, Ana María González-Amaro, Héctor Flores-Reyes, Amaury Pozos-Guillén
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Efficacy of Hydromer-Coated and Antibiotic- Impregnated Shunt Systems in Reducing Early Shunt Infections in the Pediatric Population
Miguel Mayol, Samuel Estronza, Ivan J. Sosa, Juan A. Vigo, Emil A. Pastrana
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Hereditary Angioedema: An Updated Experience with Patients with Angioedema in Puerto Rico
Angélica M. Rosado-Quiñones, Rafael Zaragoza-Urdaz
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Vitamin D Status in a Population of Well Chil̇ dren: Amasya Sample
Gökce Celep, Zeynep Hülya Durmaz, Aysu Duyan Çamurdan
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Brief Reports

Analysis of Serum Anti-Mullerian Hormone Values for Puerto Rican Women Presenting to a Fertility Center
Abby J. Agosto-Ventura, José A. Hawayek, Greysha Rivera-Cruz, Nabal Bracero
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Treatment Failure with Direct Antiviral Agents in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1 Infection at the Veteran Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Doris H. Toro, Ivonne M. Figueroa-Rivera
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Evaluation and Management of the Undescended Testis in Puerto Rico: A Single Surgeon’s 10 Years of Experience
Francois G. Soto-Palou, Karina Escudero-Chu, Coriness Piñeyro-Ruiz, Juan Carlos Jorge, Marcos Perez-Brayfield
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Case Report

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Normotensive Child after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Ömer Kartal, Orhan Gürsel, Bülent Ünay, Kemal Niyazi Arda, Erman Atas
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Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in a Patient with Hypoparathyroidism: A Complicated but Treatable Condition
Marielly Sierra, Milliette Alvarado, Margarita Ramírez, Loida González, Solalba Bueno
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Clinical Image

Mucocele
Mirian Ramos-Mercado, Jorge Pérez-Rivera
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