Vol 39, No 1 (2020)

March

Table of Contents

Editorial

Toward a Better Understanding of Diabetes Risk
Alan M. Preston
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3-4

Special Article on Health Sciences Research in Puerto Rico

Scientific Representations at the UPR School of Tropical Medicine. III: The Evolution of Science, the Last Era (1941-1949)
Raúl Mayo-Santana
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5-19

Full-Length Articles

Measles, Malnutrition and Mortality: Puerto Rico, 1917-1918
José G. Rigau-Pérez, Evelyn D. Vallejo-Calzada
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20-27
Chlamydia Trachomatis and Human Papillomavirus Serostatus in Puerto Rican Women
Maira A. Castañeda-Avila, Erick Suárez-Pérez, Raúl Bernabe-Dones, Elizabeth R. Unger, Gitika Panicker, Ana P. Ortiz
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28-33
Characteristics Upon Presentation of Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid Patients in Puerto Rico
Israel J. Méndez-Bermúdez, Anapatricia Maldonado-Cerda, Frances Marrero-Barrera, Armando L. Oliver-Cruz
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34-38
Sarcomatoid Type of Paratesticular Malignant Mesothelioma in a Dry-Cleaning Worker Exposed to Asbestos and Diagnostic Value of WT-1
Asuman Kilitci, Nesrin Uygun, Mustafa Levent Emir
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39-44
Adherence to Antiepileptic Drugs and the Health Literacy of Caregivers in Childhood Epilepsy
Muhammet Furkan Korkmaz, Mehmet Erdem-Uzun, Merve Korkmaz, Arzu Ekici
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45-50

Brief Reports

A Descriptive Study on the Population of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan
Doris H. Toro, Walisbeth Class-Vázquez, Pedro A. Rosa-Cortés, Frances Rodríguez-Berrios
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51-54
Risk Factors for Developing Hydrocephalus in Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Gabriel Flores, Natalie Amaral-Nieves, Orlando De Jesús, Juan Vigo
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55-57

Case Report

Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction in Puerto Rico: Developing a Two-team approach to Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery
Gabriel Hernández, Javier González-Castro, Laureano Giráldez-Rodríguez
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58-61
Complete Cognitive Recovery and Survival From Massive Pulmonary Embolism During General Anesthesia after Administration of Alteplase: A Case Report
Hector Torres, Marinell Rivera, Laura Garcia, Gabriel Altieri
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62-63

Clinical Image

Epiploic Appendagitis: A Diagnosis to Consider
Ivonne Ojeda, Carlos J. Pérez-Refojos
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64

Abstracts

Collaborative Solutions to Improve Minority Health & Reduce Health Disparities
RCMI 2019 Program Conference
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65-174