Vol 31, No 4 (2012)

December

Table of Contents

Editorial

The Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal
Lillian Haddock-Suárez
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Full-Length Articles

Gender Disparities in Puerto Ricans Hospitalized with an Initial Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Populationbased Perspective
Juan Carlos Zevallos, Jorge Yarzebski, Héctor Banchs, Juan A. González-Sánchez, Hernando Mattei, Robert J. Goldberg, María del Carmen González, Juan Quevedo, Gruschenka Mojica, Luis R. Pericchi, Mario R. García-Palmieri
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Factors Contributing to Health Disparities in Liver Transplantation in a Hispanic Population
Miladys N. Rivera, Sheila Jowsey, Angel E. Alsina, Esther A. Torres
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Acceptability of Cervical and Anal HPV Self-sampling in a Sample of Hispanic Women in Puerto Rico
Ana P. Ortiz, Natalia Alejandro, Cynthia M. Pérez, Yomayra Otero, Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Joel M. Palefsky, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna, Josefina Romaguera
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Use of Supplements in Puerto Rican Older Adults Residing in an Elderly Project
Enid J. Olivera, Cristina Palacios
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Brief Reports

The Role of Gender on HIV/AIDS Stigma among Medical Students in Puerto Rico: Implications for Training and Service Delivery
Nelson Varas-Díaz, Torsten B. Neilands, Francheska Cintrón-Bou, Axel Santos-Figueroa, Sheilla Rodríguez-Madera, Salvador Santiago-Negrón
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Increase in the Number of IBD Surgical Resections at the Puerto Rico Medical Center: A Brief Report
Carmen González-Keelan Md, Vicmarie Arce, Ana P. Ortiz, Esther A. Torres, Juan J. Lojo
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HPV Awareness and Willingness to HPV Vaccination among High-Risk Men attending an STI Clinic in Puerto Rico
Vivian Colón-López, Lizbeth M. Del Toro-Mejías, Ana P. Ortiz, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna, Joel M. Palefsky
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Case Report

Autosomal-dominant Inheritance of the Prothrombin Gene Mutation in a Puerto Rican Family: A Case Study
Raul H. Morales-Borges
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