Vol. 42 No. 2 (2023): June

Vol. 42 No. 2 (2023)

Published June 15, 2023
June

Special Article on Health Sciences Research in Puerto Rico

Alan Preston
91-101
The Puerto Rico Journal of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (1925-1949): Coverage of Tropical Sprue
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Review Article

Franklin Rómulo Aguilar-Gamboa, Danny Omar Suclupe-Campos
102-110
Determinants of Genomic Diversity and Impact of Mutations in SARS-CoV-2
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Full-Length Articles

Steven Vélez-Pastrana, Miguel Campos-Colberg, Juan González-Sanchez, Rodney George, Vanesa Campos-Colberg, Bianca López, Susan Corey-Best
111-120
Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and Abuse Visits to a University Hospital Emergency Department in Puerto Rico, 2009-2018
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Gabriel I. Irizarry-Villafañe, Alex González-Bóssolo
121-126
The Prevalence of Severely Increased Albuminuria in the Type 2 Diabetes Population with Chronic Kidney Disease of Low Socioeconomic Status in San Juan: A Population in Need of Improved Accessibility to Disease-Modifying Therapy
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Alejandra A. Villagrasa-Flores, Jesús D. Vega-Colón, Fátima Cintrón-Rosa, Eric Miranda-Valentín, Horacio Serrano-Rivera, Ileana E. Ocasio-Meléndez, Ivonne Jiménez-Velázquez, Jose L. Cangiano
127-131
The Effect of Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability on Renal Function in Geriatric Chronic Kidney Disease
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Areli Limon-Rojas, Amaury Pozos-Guillén, Roberto Salgado-Delgado, Margarita Rodríguez y Domínguez, Diana María Escobar-García
132-138
Morphological changes and Mitochondrial alterations on Cardiomyocytes exposed to Fluoride
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Doris H. Toro, Zeyn T. Mirza, Fernando Báez, Ekie G. Vazquez, Juan C. Bird-Caceres, Hiram D. Ortega-Cruz, Naydi Perez-Rios, Marcia Cruz-Correa
139-145
Increased Prevalence of Advanced Histologic Features in Small and Diminutive Polyps in Patients Undergoing Surveillance and Diagnostic Colonoscopy
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Nicole J. Ortiz, Mayra Méndez, Gabriela Avilés, César Román, Paula Narváez-Cordero, Elizmarie Valdés, Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos, Clara E. Isaza
146-151
A Cost Model for Neurological Diseases in Puerto Rico: Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease
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Claudia M. Ocasio-Rodríguez, Anabel Puig-Ramos, Ricardo García-De Jesús
152-157
Long-Term Pediatric Outcomes of Decompressive Craniectomy after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
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Jeidiel De León-Arbucias, Jorge Acevedo-Canabal, Jeyka Marin-Alvarez, Erika Benabe, Josefina Romaguera
158-163
Contraceptive use Among Hispanic Women Living in Puerto Rico
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Cedric Contaret, Adrian Puello, Daniel Gomez, Yaritza Lopez, Jacqueline Deloumeaux, André Cabie, Clarisse Joachim, Césaire Raymond, Moustapha Drame
164-171
Trends in Scientific Publications for the French West Indies and the Dominican Republic from 1990 through 2019: Infectious Diseases
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Brief Reports

María T. Ortiz-Fullana, Antonio J. Santos-Roca, Ghiara A. Lugo-Díaz, Hazel Cruz, Josefina Romaguera
172-174
Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Prenatal Care of a Group of Pregnant Hispanic Women living in Puerto Rico
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Ola S. Rostant, Angedith Poggi
175-179
Depressive Profiles among Older Puerto Rican Adults
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Case Report

Víctor M. Marrero, Diego J. Durán, Carla C. Fernández-Santos, Guillermo A. Requejo-Figueroa, Frances Marrero, Armando L. Oliver
180-182
Atypical Unilateral Birdshot Chorioretinitis in a Hispanic Female
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Book Review

Annette B. Ramírez de Arellano
183-184
An Outbreak of Books
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