Vol 42, No 2 (2023)

June

Table of Contents

Special Article on Health Sciences Research in Puerto Rico

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

Review Article

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

Full-Length Articles

Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and Abuse Visits to a University Hospital Emergency Department in Puerto Rico, 2009-2018
Steven Vélez-Pastrana, Miguel Campos-Colberg, Juan González-Sanchez, Rodney George, Vanesa Campos-Colberg, Bianca López, Susan Corey-Best
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111-120
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
Gabriel I. Irizarry-Villafañe, Alex González-Bóssolo
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121-126
The Effect of Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability on Renal Function in Geriatric Chronic Kidney Disease
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
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127-131
Morphological changes and Mitochondrial alterations on Cardiomyocytes exposed to Fluoride
Areli Limon-Rojas, Amaury Pozos-Guillén, Roberto Salgado-Delgado, Margarita Rodríguez y Domínguez, Diana María Escobar-García
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132-138
Increased Prevalence of Advanced Histologic Features in Small and Diminutive Polyps in Patients Undergoing Surveillance and Diagnostic Colonoscopy
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
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139-145
A Cost Model for Neurological Diseases in Puerto Rico: Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease
Nicole J. Ortiz, Mayra Méndez, Gabriela Avilés, César Román, Paula Narváez-Cordero, Elizmarie Valdés, Mauricio Cabrera-Ríos, Clara E. Isaza
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146-151
Long-Term Pediatric Outcomes of Decompressive Craniectomy after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Claudia M. Ocasio-Rodríguez, Anabel Puig-Ramos, Ricardo García-De Jesús
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152-157
Contraceptive use Among Hispanic Women Living in Puerto Rico
Jeidiel De León-Arbucias, Jorge Acevedo-Canabal, Jeyka Marin-Alvarez, Erika Benabe, Josefina Romaguera
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158-163
Trends in Scientific Publications for the French West Indies and the Dominican Republic from 1990 through 2019: Infectious Diseases
Cedric Contaret, Adrian Puello, Daniel Gomez, Yaritza Lopez, Jacqueline Deloumeaux, André Cabie, Clarisse Joachim, Césaire Raymond, Moustapha Drame
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164-171

Brief Reports

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

Case Report

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

Book Review

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