Vol 41, No 4 (2022)

December

Table of Contents

Full-Length Articles

Correlation between Parental Vaccine Hesitancy, Socio-demographic Factors, and Novel SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Puerto Rico
Abner G. Alemán-Reyes, Ernie Díaz-Rivera, Antonio J. Rodríguez-Quiñones, Xiomara S. Molina-Pérez, Gabriela I. Oquendo-Claudio, Andy Vega, Maricarmen Colón-Díaz
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185-191
Effect of Population Density and Economic Indicators on COVID-19 Death Rates in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
Javier Cifuentes-Faura
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192-196
Post-mortem COVID-19 Positive Testing: Institute of Forensic Sciences Experience
Lyvia Alaida Alvarez-Pagan, Stephany Suarez-Ayuso, María Socorro Conte-Miller, Irma Rivera-Diez, Lorraine Lopez-Morell, Edda Luz Rodriguez-Morales, Rosa Rodriguez-Castillo, Carlos Chavez-Arias, Francisco Davila-Toro, Francisco Cortes-Rodriguez, Javier Gustavo Serrano-Serrano
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197-201
Infant Receipt of Health Care Services during the 2016−2017 Zika Virus Outbreak in Puerto Rico
Denise D'Angelo, Ruben A. Smith, Beatriz Salvesen von Essen, Katherine Kortsmit, Sascha Ellington, Romeo Galang, Wanda Hernández-Virella, Holly Shulman, Manuel Vargas-Bernal, Lee Warner
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202-209
Socio-Demographic and Medical Characteristics of Patients With Odontogenic Infection Admitted to the Adult University Hospital in Puerto Rico: A Cross-sectional Study
Patricia Del Pilar-Alvarado, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Lidia M. Guerrero, Omar García-Rodríguez, Augusto R. Elías-Boneta
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210-216
The Puerto Rico Community Cancer Control Outreach Program: Developing Capacity-Building Activities on Cancer Screening Guidelines and HPV Vaccination Recommendations for Health Care Professionals
Vivian Colón-López, Camille Vélez-Alamo, Lizbeth Medina-Cortés, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Alelí Ayala-Marín, Adrianna I. Acevedo-Fontanez, Alejandra M. Rivera-Irizarry, Marta Sánchez-Aracil, Omayra Salgado-Cruz, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna
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217-221
Spine Trauma Secondary to Diving Accidents: A Seven-year Retrospective Study in Puerto Rico
César M. Carballo-Cuello, Orlando De Jesus, Ricardo J. Fernández-de Thomas, Aixa de Jesús-Espinosa, Juan A. Vigo-Prieto
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222-225
Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale in Adolescents: An Effective Screening Tool for School and Community Settings
Coralee Pérez-Pedrogo, Israel Sánchez-Cardona, Brenda Castro-Díaz, Stephanie López-Torres
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226-232
Evaluation of Relationship Between Cyberchondria and Obsessive Beliefs in Adults
Zeynep Demirtas, Gülsüm O. Emiral, Seval Caliskan, Sevil A. Zencirci, Alaettin Unsal, Didem Arslantas, Kazim Tirpan
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233-238

Brief Reports

Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and BMI among Preschoolers in Puerto Rico
Farah A. Ramírez-Marrero, Emmanuel Hernández-Torres, Luis Torres-Villela, Luis G. Estrada-Oliver, Anthony Meléndez-Nieves
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239-242
Increasing Proportion of Elderly Patients that make use of the Surgery Services of the UPR-affiliated Hospitals
Norma I. Cruz, Elvis Santiago, Valerie Cabrera
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243-246

Case Report

Rare Case of Intramural Urinary Bladder Leiomyoma
Giovanni González-Albó, Javier Velez, Claudio Bernaschina, Michael Awasum, Anibal Torrres
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247-249
Report of a Primary Testicular Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
Claudia I. Bernaschina-Rivera, Claudio P. Bernaschina-Bobadilla, Sylvia Gutierrez-Rivera
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250-253

Letter to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: The Use of Bayes Factor for Contrasting Statistical Hypotheses in the Health Sciences By: Ramos-Vera and Assessment of COVID-19 Vaccination Practices: Correspondence By: Mungmunpuntipantip and Wiwanitkit
Cristian Antony Ramos-Vera, Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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254-255

In Memoriam

Ángel o de la amistad : Ángel A. Román Franco, MD
Raúl Mayo-Santana
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256-259