Vol. 74.C January 2019

Review of the missed opportunities for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Brazil

Mariana Fernandes Guimarães, Kathryn Lynn Lovero, Juliana Gregório de Avelar, Laís Lopes Pires, Giovanna Rodrigues Teixeira de Oliveira, Estela Magalhães Cosme, Camila de Morais Salviato, Thais Raquelly Dourado de Oliveira, ... Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso

Clinics. 2019;74C:e318

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Effects of aquatic exercise on mental health, functional autonomy and oxidative stress in depressed elderly individuals: A randomized clinical trial

Luciano Acordi da Silva, Luana Tortelli, Janaina Motta, Lorhan Menguer, Sindianra Mariano, Gladson Tasca, Gustavo de Bem Silveira, Ricardo Aurino Pinho, Paulo Cesar Lock Silveira

Clinics. 2019;74C:e322

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Clinical evaluation of a bone cement-injectable cannulated pedicle screw augmented with polymethylmethacrylate: 128 osteoporotic patients with 42 months of follow-up

Zhengdong Wang, Yaoyao Liu, Zhigang Rong, Cheng Wang, Xun Liu, Fei Zhang, Zehua Zhang, Jianzhong Xu, Fei Dai

Clinics. 2019;74C:e346

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Germ Cell Tumors in Dysgenetic Gonads

Mauri José Piazza, Almir Antonio Urbanetz

Clinics. 2019;74C:e408

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Work ability and productivity in patients with diabetic foot

Helga dos Santos Cabeceira, Diba Maria Sebba Tosta de Souza, Yara Juliano, Daniela Francescato Veiga

Clinics. 2019;74C:e421

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Development and evaluation of a training model for paracentetic suprapubic cystostomy and catheterization

Wei Gao, Tongwen Ou, Jianguo Jia, Jie Fan, Jianjun Xu, Jin Li, Xin Cui, Xinzhou He, Xueli Li

Clinics. 2019;74C:e435

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Prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors: the impact of muscle mass, gait speed, and handgrip strength reference values on reported frequencies

Virgílio Garcia Moreira, Mariângela Perez, Roberto Alves Lourenço

Clinics. 2019;74C:e477

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p38MAPK plays a pivotal role in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome

Ying Feng, Zhicheng Fang, Boyi Liu, Xiang Zheng

Clinics. 2019;74C:e509

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Very low-calorie diet in candidates for bariatric surgery: change in body composition during rapid weight loss

Marcela Pires Serafim, Marco Aurelio Santo, Alexandre Vieira Gadducci, Veruska Magalhães Scabim, Ivan Cecconello, Roberto de Cleva

Clinics. 2019;74C:e560

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7.0T ultrahigh-field MRI directly visualized the pedunculopontine nucleus in Parkinson's disease patients

Jia-Wei Wang, Fei Cong, Yan Zhuo, Lin Chen, Bo Wang, Yu-Qing Zhang

Clinics. 2019;74C:e573

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Superficial cervical plexus blockade improves pain control after thyroidectomy: A randomized controlled trial

Taís Fonseca Goulart, Vergilius José Furtado de Araujo-Filho, Claudio Roberto Cernea, Leandro Luongo Matos

Clinics. 2019;74C:e605

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Lower long-term mortality in obese patients with community-acquired pneumonia: possible role of CRP

Jin Chen, Jia Wang, Hui Jiang, Mao-Chun Li, Si-Yuan He, Xiao-Peng Li, Dantong Shen

Clinics. 2019;74C:e608

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The development of a mechanical device to stretch skeletal muscle of young and old rats

Talita Gianello Gnoato Zotz, Rafael Zotz, Ana Tereza Bittencourt Guimarães, Eduard Goossen, Anna Raquel Silveira Gomes

Clinics. 2019;74C:e629

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CBS promoter hypermethylation increases the risk of hypertension and stroke

Changyi Wang, Guodong Xu, Qi Wen, Xiaolin Peng, Hongen Chen, Jingwen Zhang, Shan Xu, Chunhui Zhang, ... Min Ma

Clinics. 2019;74C:e630

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The evaluation of the Myxovirus Resistance 1 protein in serum and saliva to monitor disease activation in primary Sjögren's syndrome

Yasemin Gul Aydemir, Ahmet Kocakusak

Clinics. 2019;74C:e631

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Epidemiology and outcomes of anal abscess in patients on chronic dialysis: a 14-year retrospective study

Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Yueh-An Lu, George Kuo, Chao-Yu Chen, Wei-Chiao Sun, YuJr Lin, Ya-Chung Tian, Hsiang-Hao Hsu

Clinics. 2019;74C:e638

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Evaluation of the use of blood in surgeries as a tool to change patterns for requesting blood product reserves

Sibia Soraya Marcondes, Antônio Roberto Carrareto, Maria da Penha Zago-Gomes, Maria do Perpétuo Socorro Vendramini Orletti, Anisia Carla Zucoloto Loureiro Novaes

Clinics. 2019;74C:e652

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Basilar invagination associated with chiari malformation type I: A literature review

José Nazareno Pearce de Oliveira Brito, Bruna Afonso dos Santos, Isys Fialho Nascimento, Leonardo Augusto Martins, Cléciton Braga Tavares

Clinics. 2019;74C:e653

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Is the effect of melatonin on vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 associated with angiogenesis in the rat ovary?

Yasemin Behram Kandemir, Esma Konuk, Ertan Katırcı, Feride Xxx, Mustafa Behram

Clinics. 2019;74C:e658

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Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge of mechanical ventilation in urgent care among students in their last-year medical course in Brazil

Fernando Sabia Tallo, Simone de Campos Vieira Abib, Andre Luciano Baitello, Renato Delascio Lopes

Clinics. 2019;74C:e663

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Evaluation of the effects of erythropoietin and interleukin-6 in rats submitted to acute spinal cord injury

Alderico Girão Campos de Barros, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Gustavo Bispo dos Santos, Renato José Mendonça Natalino, Ricardo José Rodriguez Ferreira, Tarcísio Eloy Pessoa de Barros-Filho

Clinics. 2019;74C:e674

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Dengue: 30 years of cases in an endemic area

Daniela Cristina Sensato Monteiro, Natália Vasconcelos de Souza, Jane Cavalcante Amaral, Kaynan Bezerra de Lima, Fernanda Montenegro Carvalho de Araújo, Izabel Letícia Cavalcante Ramalho, Victor Emanuel Pessoa Martins, Jeová Keny Baima Colares, ... Danielle Malta Lima

Clinics. 2019;74C:e675

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Comparing the effects of vitamin E tocotrienol-rich fraction supplementation and α-tocopherol supplementation on gene expression in healthy older adults

Siti Madiani Abdul Ghani, Jo Aan Goon, Nor Helwa Ezzah Nor Azman, Siti Nor Asyikin Zakaria, Zalina Hamid, Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah

Clinics. 2019;74C:e688

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Screening of Strongyloides infection using an ELISA test in transplant candidates

Beatriz Toledo, Marcelo A Corral, Dirce Mary C L Meisel, Maiara Gottardi, Edson Abdala, Silvia F Costa, Lígia Camera Pierrotti, Susana A Z Lescano, ... Fabiana M Paula

Clinics. 2019;74C:e698

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Logistic regression analysis of clinical and computed tomography features of pulmonary abscesses and risk factors for pulmonary abscess-related empyema

Xing-Dong Cai, Ying Yang, Jinzhong Li, Xiaoying Liao, Shijie Qiu, Jingjing Xu, Miao Zhang, Yuanshun Huang, ... Hong-Ming Ma

Clinics. 2019;74C:e700

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Osteosarcoma of the jaw – experience at the Medical University Vienna and comparative study with international tumor registries

Christina Eder-Czembirek, Doris Moser, Simone Holawe, Thomas Brodowicz, Jutta Ries, Irene Sulzbacher, Edgar Selzer

Clinics. 2019;74C:e701

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Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Shunt Surgery Combined with Foam Sclerotherapy of Varices for Prehepatic Portal Hypertension: A Pilot Study

Zhe Zhang, Xueming Chen, Chenyu Li, Hai Feng, Hongzhi Yu, Renming Zhu, Tianyou Wang

Clinics. 2019;74C:e704

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Lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis

André Luiz Farinhas Tomé, Eduardo P Miranda, José de Bessa Júnior, Carlos Alberto Bezerra, Antônio Carlos Lima Pompeo, Sidney Glina, Cristiano Mendes Gomes

Clinics. 2019;74C:e713

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Research progress in ultrasound use for the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular diseases

Li Yan, Xiaodong Zhou, Yu Zheng, Wen Luo, Junle Yang, Yin Zhou, Yang He

Clinics. 2019;74C:e715

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Generating evidence and understanding the treatment of osteoarthritis in Brazil: a study through Delphi methodology

Ibsen Bellini Coimbra, Pérola Grinberg Plapler, Gustavo Constantino de Campos

Clinics. 2019;74C:e722

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Ultrasound of entheses in ankylosing spondylitis patients: The importance of the calcaneal and quadriceps entheses for differentiating patients from healthy individuals

Suellen Narimatsu Ishida, Rita Nely Vilar Furtado, André Rosenfeld, Jorge Ernesto Passos Proglhof, Germana Brigida Queiroga Estrela, Jamil Natour

Clinics. 2019;74C:e727

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Serum levels of NLRP3 and HMGB-1 are associated with the prognosis of patients with severe blunt abdominal trauma

Kuanxue Sun, Hongwei Xia

Clinics. 2019;74C:e729

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Efficacy and safety of sitagliptin added to metformin and insulin compared with voglibose in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes

Chunhong Shi, Ru Zhang, Ran Bai, Dan Liu, Yongbo Wang, Xueyang Zhang, Hao Wang, Jianling Du

Clinics. 2019;74C:e736

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Is there any association between osteoporotic vertebral fracture and vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit-1 polymorphism in Turkish society? A pilot study

Merih Ozgen, Didem Turgut Cosan, Fulya Doganer, Ahu Soyocak, Onur Armagan, Selen Kuzgun, Ayse Merve Aydogan, Hasan Veysi Gunes, ... Fezan Mutlu

Clinics. 2019;74C:e739

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Clinical comparison between a percutaneous hydraulic pressure delivery system and balloon tamp system using high-viscosity cement for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

Jie Qin, Jianjun Li, Ying Liu, Bo Zhao, Hui Dong, Bo Dong, Rui Zhang, Ning Ning, ... Dong Wang

Clinics. 2019;74C:e741

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The effectiveness of current informative material in improving awareness and opinion of undergraduate students towards organ donation: a comparative, randomized survey study

Eduardo Riccetto, Ilka Santana de Fátima Ferreira Boin

Clinics. 2019;74C:e743

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Prolonged response to recombinant human erythropoietin treatment in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome at a single referral centre in Brazil

Anna Thawanny Gadelha Moura, Fernando Barroso Duarte, Maritza Cavalcante Barbosa, Talyta Ellen de Jesus dos Santos, Romélia Pinheiro Gonçalves Lemes

Clinics. 2019;74C:e771

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Serum bilirubin is negatively associated with white blood cell count

Li Zhang, Chunmei Zhang, Zhaowei Meng, Lu Gong, Chongjie Pang, Xiangxiang Liu, Qing Zhang, Qiyu Jia, Kun Song

Clinics. 2019;74C:e775

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Specific characteristics of the medical history of swallowing before and after application of botulinum toxin in patients with cervical dystonia

Tatiana Fonseca Del Debbio Vilanova, Vanderci Borges, Henrique Ballalai Ferraz

Clinics. 2019;74C:e776

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Learning robotic pyeloplasty without simulators: an assessment of the learning curve in the early robotic era

Mario F Chammas, Anuar I Mitre, Marco A Arap, Nicholas Hubert, Jacques Hubert

Clinics. 2019;74C:e777

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Evaluation of Alternative Halo Ring Positions in Children Using Tomography

Mauro Costa Morais Tavares-Júnior, Diego Ubrig Munhoz, João Paço Vaz de Souza, Raphael Martus Marcon, Alexandre Fogaça Cristante, Olavo Biraghi Letaif

Clinics. 2019;74C:e781

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Caloric test and video head impulse test sensitivity as vestibular impairment predictors before cochlear implant surgery

Roseli Saraiva Moreira Bittar, Eduardo Setsuo Sato, Douglas Josimo Silva-Ribeiro, Jeanne Oiticica, Raquel Mezzalira, Robinson Koji Tsuji, Ricardo Ferreira Bento

Clinics. 2019;74C:e786

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Hypertonic saline and pentoxifylline enhance survival, reducing apoptosis and oxidative stress in a rat model of strangulated closed loop small bowel obstruction

Gustavo Scapini, Roberto Rasslan, Natalie Chaves Cayuela, Miguel Angelo Goes, Marcia Kiyomi Koike, Edivaldo Massazo Utiyama, Edna Frasson de Souza Montero, Samir Rasslan

Clinics. 2019;74C:e787

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Prevalence of low back pain in the elderly population: a systematic review

Ingred Merllin Batista de Souza, Tina Fujii Sakaguchi, Susan Lee King Yuan, Luciana Akemi Matsutani, Adriana de Sousa do Espírito-Santo, Carlos Alberto de Bragança Pereira, Amélia Pasqual Marques

Clinics. 2019;74C:e789

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Nutritional profile of newborns with microcephaly and factors associated with worse outcomes

Samira Fernandes Morais dos Santos, Fernanda Valente Mendes Soares, Andrea Dunshee de Abranches, Ana Carolina Carioca da Costa, Saint Clair dos Santos Gomes-Júnior, Vania de Matos Fonseca, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira

Clinics. 2019;74C:e798

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The effectiveness and safety of parathyroid hormone in fracture healing: A meta-analysis

Hao Hong, Ting Song, Yang Liu, Jun Li, Qilong Jiang, Qizhi Song, Zhongliang Deng

Clinics. 2019;74C:e800

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Impact of heart rate on reproducibility of heart rate variability analysis in the supine and standing positions in healthy men

Carlos Janssen Gomes da Cruz, Luiz Guilherme Grossi Porto, Paloma da Silva Rolim, Deleon de Souza Pires, Giliard Lago Garcia, Guilherme Eckhardt Molina

Clinics. 2019;74C:e806

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The effects of cataract surgery on autonomic heart rate control: a prospective cross-sectional and analytical study

Ricardo H Aoki, Italla Maria Pinheiro Bezerra, Alvaro Dantas de Almeida-Júnior, Renata Thaís de A. Barbosa, Vitor E Valenti, Fernando R Oliveira, Adriano L Roque, Hugo Macedo Ferraz e Souza Júnior, ... Luiz Carlos de Abreu

Clinics. 2019;74C:e809

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Serum Levels of Infliximab and Anti-Infliximab Antibodies in Brazilian Patients with Crohn's Disease

Luis Eduardo Miani Gomes, Francesca Aparecida Ramos da Silva, Lívia Bitencourt Pascoal, Renato Lazarin Ricci, Guilherme Nogueira, Michel Gardere Camargo, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko Ayrizono, João José Fagundes, Raquel Franco Leal

Clinics. 2019;74C:e824

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Swimming training potentiates the recovery of femoral neck strength in young diabetic rats under insulin therapy

Gilton de Jesus Gomes, Ricardo Junqueira Del Carlo, Márcia Ferreira da Silva, Daise Nunes Queiroz da Cunha, Edson da Silva, Karina Ana da Silva, Miguel Araújo Carneiro-Junior, Thales Nicolau Prímola-Gomes, Antônio José Natali

Clinics. 2019;74C:e829

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Transplants in Brazil: where are we?

Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, José Osmar Medina Pestana, Valter Duro Garcia

Clinics. 2019;74C:e832

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Improvement in muscular strength and aerobic capacities in elderly people occurs independently of physical training type or exercise model

Mari L Sbardelotto, Rochelle R Costa, Karine A Malysz, Giulia S Pedroso, Bárbara C Pereira, Helen R Sorato, Paulo C L Silveira, Renata T Nesi, ... Ricardo A Pinho

Clinics. 2019;74C:e833

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Radionuclide therapy: current status and prospects for internal dosimetry in individualized therapeutic planning

Marcelo Tatit Sapienza, José Willegaignon

Clinics. 2019;74C:e835

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Metabolic and hormonal assessment of adolescent and young adult women with prior premature adrenarche

Flávia Alves Ribeiro, Elisabete Aparecida Mantovani Rodrigues de Resende, Adriana Paula da Silva, Janaíne Machado Tomé, Heloísa Marcelina da Cunha Palhares, Maria de Fátima Borges

Clinics. 2019;74C:e836

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Diagnostic value of pediatric blood culture bottles for acute postoperative endophthalmitis

Tatiana Tanaka, Bruno Fortaleza de Aquino Ferreira, Luiza Manhezi Shin de Oliveira, Juliana Mika Kato, Thais Sabato Romano Di Gioia, Flavia Rossi, Yoshitaka Nakashima, Sergio Luis Gianotti Pimentel, ... Joao Nobrega de Almeida

Clinics. 2019;74C:e837

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Use of technological tools to evaluate handwriting production of the alphabet and pseudocharacters by Brazilian students

Giseli Donadon Germano, Simone Aparecida Capellini

Clinics. 2019;74C:e840

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Morse taper performance: A finite element analysis study

Gustavo Passarelli Petris, João Paulo De Carli, Luiz Renato Paranhos, Pâmela Letícia Santos, Paula Benetti, Marcio Walber, Eduardo Sandini Linden, Maria Salete Sandini Linden

Clinics. 2019;74C:e852

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Pancreatic endosonographic findings and clinical correlation in Crohn's disease

Éverson Fernando Malluta, Fauze Maluf-Filho, André Zonetti de Arruda Leite, Carmen Lucia Ortiz-Agostinho, Iêda Nishitokukado, Adriana Ribas Andrade, Maria Laura Lacava Lordello, Fabiana Maria dos Santos, Aytan Miranda Sipahi

Clinics. 2019;74C:e853

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Association of Surfactant-Associated Protein D Gene Polymorphisms with the Risk of COPD: a Meta-Analysis

Yi Liao, ChengLiang Huang, JianRong Wang, XianMing Fan

Clinics. 2019;74C:e855

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Incidence and mortality of bone cancer among children, adolescents and young adults of Brazil

Nathalie Vieira Balmant, Rejane de Souza Reis, Marceli de Oliveira Santos, Mariana Maschietto, Beatriz de Camargo

Clinics. 2019;74C:e858

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Cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents with end stage renal disease

Maria Luiza do Val, Fernanda Souza Menezes, Henrique Tsuha Massaoka, Valeska Tavares Scavarda, Adriano Czapkowski, Heitor Pons Leite, Valdir Ambrósio Moises, Sergio Aron Ajzen, ... Paulo Koch‐Nogueira

Clinics. 2019;74C:e859

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Comments: Influence of the prone position on a stretcher for pregnant women on maternal and fetal hemodynamic parameters and comfort in pregnancy

Alexander E P Heazell, Peter Stone

Clinics. 2019;74C:e878

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Sexuality, depression and body image after breast reconstruction

Silvania de Cassia Vieira Archangelo, Miguel Sabino, Daniela Francescato Veiga, Elvio Bueno Garcia, Lydia Masako Ferreira

Clinics. 2019;74C:e883

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Effects of a dietary supplement on inflammatory marker expression in middle-aged and elderly hypertensive patients

Jia Wang, Zhongxin Hong, Nan Wang, Li Wu, Bingjie Ding, Zhiwen Ge, Yanxia Bi, Wei Li

Clinics. 2019;74C:e890

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Metabolomics applied to maternal and perinatal health: a review of new frontiers with a translation potential

Renato Teixeira Souza, Jussara Mayrink, Débora Farias Leite, Maria Laura Costa, Iracema Mattos Calderon, Edilberto Alves Rocha, Janete Vettorazzi, Francisco Edson Feitosa, ... Preterm SAMBA Study Group

Clinics. 2019;74C:e894

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Prevalence of voluntary dehydration according to urine osmolarity in elementary school students in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Brazil

Francine C Dias, Sabine N Boilesen, Soraia Tahan, Lígia CFL Melli, Mauro B Morais

Clinics. 2019;74C:e903

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The myofascial component of the pain in the painful shoulder of the hemiplegic patient

Felipe Martins Liporaci, Márcio Massaro Mourani, Marcelo Riberto

Clinics. 2019;74C:e905

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Multimodal quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis with individualized postprocessing in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy and conventional visual inspection negative for epileptogenic lesions

Lucas Giansante Abud, Tonicarlo Rodrigues Velasco, Carlos Ernesto Garrido Salmon, Americo Ceiki Sakamoto, Thiago Giansante Abud, Rodrigo Antonio Pessini, Daniel Giansante Abud, João Pereira Leite, Antonio Carlos dos Santos

Clinics. 2019;74C:e908

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Mandibular radiomorphometric assessment of bone mineral density in survivors of pediatric hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

Alexandre Viana Frascino, Claudio Costa, Daniela Miranda Richarte de Andrade Salgado, Fabio Luiz Coracin, Marcelo Fava, Vicente Odone-Filho

Clinics. 2019;74C:e929

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Association Between the Results of the Timed Up-and-Go Test Adjusted for Disease Severity and Sarcopenia in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Pilot Study

Demetria Kovelis, Anna Raquel Silveira Gomes, Camila Mazzarin, Andrieli de Miranda, Silvia Valderramas

Clinics. 2019;74C:e930

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Factors associated with the prescription of vaginal pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse

Suelene Albuquerque Coelho, Luiz Gustavo O Brito, Camila Carvalho de Araújo, Luiza Borges Aguiar, Jorge M Haddad, Paulo C Giraldo, Cássia R T Juliato

Clinics. 2019;74C:e934

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Continuous peritoneal lavage with vacuum peritoneostomy: an experimental study

Adilson Costa Rodrigues, Karen Ruggeri Saad, Paulo Fernandes Saad, Denise Aya Otsuki, Luana Carla dos Santos, Samir Rasslan, Edna Frasson de Souza Montero, Edivaldo M Utiyama

Clinics. 2019;74C:e937

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Hypothermia treatment ameliorated cyclin-dependent kinase 5-mediated inflammation in ischemic stroke and improved outcomes in ischemic stroke patients

Hongwei Sun, Juan Cai, Shiqi Shen, Xiaohui Ren

Clinics. 2019;74C:e938

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A Brazilian university hospital position regarding transplantation criteria for HIV-positive patients according to the current literature

Lígia Camera Pierrotti, Nadia Litvinov, Silvia Figueiredo Costa, Luiz Sérgio Fonseca de Azevedo, Tânia Mara Varejão Strabelli, Silvia Vidal Campos, Fatuma Catherine Atieno Odongo, Jose Otto Reusing-Junior, ... Edson Abdala

Clinics. 2019;74C:e941

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Can the combination of internal iliac temporary occlusion and uterine artery embolization reduce bleeding and the need for intraoperative blood transfusion in cases of invasive placentation?

Salomão Faroj Chodraui-Filho, Lucas Moretti Monsignore, Rafael Kiyuze Freitas, Guilherme Seizem Nakiri, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Geraldo Duarte, Daniel Giansante Abud

Clinics. 2019;74C:e946

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The use of probiotics as a supplementary therapy in the treatment of patients with asthma: a pilot study and implications

Jonatas Christian Vieira Moura, Isabel Cristina Gomes Moura, Guilherme Rache Gaspar, Guilherme Matos Serretti Mendes, Bernardo Almeida Vial Faria, Nulma Souto Jentzsch, Maria do Carmo Friche Passos, Amanj Kurdi, ... Alessandra Maciel Almeida

Clinics. 2019;74C:e950

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Authors' Reply – Comments: Influence of the prone position on a stretcher for pregnant women on maternal and fetal hemodynamic parameters and comfort in pregnancy

Claudia Oliveira, Marco Antonio Borges Lopes, Agatha Sacramento Rodrigues, Marcelo Zugaib, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco

Clinics. 2019;74C:e958

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Comparison of different surgical approaches for pediatric cataracts: complications and rates of additional surgery during long-term follow-up

Camila R Koch, Newton Kara, Marcony R Santhiago, Marta Morales

Clinics. 2019;74C:e966

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Dementia screening in Brazil: a systematic review of normative data for the mini-mental state examination

Gustavo Santiago-Bravo, Felipe Kenji Sudo, Naima Assunção, Claudia Drummond, Paulo Mattos

Clinics. 2019;74C:e971

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Clinical and self-perceived oral health assessment of elderly residents in urban, rural, and institutionalized communities

Moan Jéfter Fernandes Costa, Caio Alano de Almeida Lins, Louise Passos Vigolvino de Macedo, Vanessa Patrícia Soares de Sousa, Jussaro Alves Duque, Marcelo Cardoso de Souza

Clinics. 2019;74C:e972

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Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Giuliano Reolon da Cunha, Roberto José Brugnarotto, Victória Armendaris El Halal, Márcio Garcia Menezes, Eduardo Bartholomay, Luciano Cabral Albuquerque, Luiz Cláudio Danzmann

Clinics. 2019;74C:e978

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Elevated serum Activin A in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with skeletal muscle wasting

Guanghui Zhou, Xianhua Gui, Ruhua Chen, Xingli Fu, Xiuhai Ji, Hui Ding

Clinics. 2019;74C:e981

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Nanotechnology for the treatment of deep endometriosis: uptake of lipid core nanoparticles by LDL receptors in endometriotic foci

Alessandra Bedin, Raul C Maranhão, Elaine R Tavares, Priscila O Carvalho, Edmund C Baracat, Sérgio Podgaec

Clinics. 2019;74C:e989

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Non Electrocardiographic alterations in exercise testing in asymptomatic women. Associations with cardiovascular risk factors

Ricardo Quental Coutinho, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Isly Maria Lucena de Barros, Maria José Bezerra Guimarães, Laura Olinda Bregieiro Fernandes Costa, Ana Kelley de Lima Medeiros, Maria de Fátima Monteiro, Moacir de Novaes Lima Ferreira, ... Rodrigo Pedrosa

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1005

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Examining the impacts of 12 weeks of low to moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on depression status in patients with systolic congestive heart failure - A randomized controlled study

Walid Kamal Abdelbasset, Bader A Alqahtani, Ahmed A Elshehawy, Sayed A Tantawy, Tamer E Elnegamy, Dalia M Kamel

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1017

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Does the combination of resistance training and stretching increase cardiac overload?

Gabriel Costa e Silva, Roberto Simão, Rodrigo Rodrigues da Conceição, Pablo B. Costa, Humberto Miranda, Rodolfo Rodrigues da Conceição, Roberto L Almeida, Mônica Akemi Sato

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1066

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Steatosis and steatohepatitis found in adults after death due to non-burn trauma

Paulo Reis-Júnior, Ryan Tanigawa, Gustavo Heluani Antunes de Mesquita, Natalia Basan, Venâncio Alves, Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque, Wellington Andraus

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1070

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Outcomes of Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency Surgery for Complicated Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Carlos Augusto Metidieri Menegozzo, Frederico Teixeira-Júnior, Sérgio Dias do Couto-Netto, Octacílio Martins-Júnior, Celso de Oliveira Bernini, Edivaldo Massazo Utiyama

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1074

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Circular saw misuse is related to upper limb injuries: a cross-sectional study

Rodrigo Guerra Sabongi, Jaime Piccaro Erazo, Vinicius Ynoe de Moraes, Carlos Henrique Fernandes, João Baptista Gomes dos Santos, Flávio Faloppa, João Carlos Belloti

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1076

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Correlation between Myocardial Velocity Measured using Tissue Doppler Imaging in the Left Ventricular Lead-Implanted Segment and Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Dong-Mei Yang, Fei Yu, Kang-Yu Chen, Hao Su, Qi Wang, Zhi-Quan Liu, Kai Hu, Jian Xu, Ji Yan

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1077

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Prospective Analysis of Short- and Mid-term Knowledge Retention after a Brief Ultrasound Course for Undergraduate Medical Students

Carlos Augusto M Menegozzo, Priscila Gadelho Cazolari, Fernando da Costa Ferreira Novo, Ramiro Colleoni, Edivaldo Massazo Utiyama

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1087

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Pharmacotherapy problems in cardiology patients 30 days post discharge from a tertiary hospital in Brazil: a randomized controlled trial

Aline F. Bonetti, Bruna Q. Bagatim, Wallace Entringer Bottacin, Antonio M. Mendes, Inajara Rotta, Renata C. Reis, Maria Luiza D. Fávero, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, Roberto Pontarolo

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1091

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Why ophthalmology? Analysis of the motivating factors influencing the choice of ophthalmology as a career among different generations in Brazil

Gustavo Rosa Gameiro, Ana Letícia Fornazieri Darcie, Daniel Hazaki, Giovana Rosa Gameiro, Pedro Carlos Carricondo

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1101

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Pregnancy of unknown location

Pedro Paulo Pereira, Fábio Roberto Cabar, Úrsula Trovato Gomez, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1111

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ICESP, a research hub within a total cancer care center

Roger Chammas, Joyce Chacon Fernandes, Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1113

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Turn down - turn up: a simple and low-cost protocol for preparing platelet-rich plasma

Edilson Silva Machado, Renata Leite, Cintia Cichowski dos Santos, Georgia Lazzari Artuso, Fernando Gluszczak, Leonardo Giovani de Jesus, José Manuel Peixoto Caldas, Markus Bredemeier

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1132

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Assessment of the adherence to and costs of the prophylaxis protocol for venous thromboembolism

Marcela Forgerini, Fabiana Rossi Varallo, Alice Rosa Alves de Oliveira, Tales Rubens de Nadai, Patrícia de Carvalho Mastroianni

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1143

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Who and Where are the University of São Paulo Medical School Graduates?

Gustavo Rosa Gameiro, Leonardo Kenji Sakaue Koyama, Ana Luisa Ito Baptista da Cruz, Alex Jones Flores Cassenote, Aline Gil Alves Guilloux, Aluísio Augusto Cotrim Segurado, Mário César Scheffer

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1147

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Investigating the Clinical Effect of Kinesio Tape on Muscle Performance in Healthy Young Soccer Players – A Prospective Cohort Study

Saud M Alrawaili

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1158

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Effect of panretinal photocoagulation on the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer in diabetic retinopathy patients

Leandro Cabral Zacharias, Breno M.S. Azevedo, Rafael B. de Araujo, Marina R. Ciongoli, Marcelo Hatanaka, Rony C. Preti, Mario Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1163

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Knowledge and acceptability of the human papillomavirus vaccine among health professionals in Acre state, western Amazon

Julio Eduardo Gomes Pereira, Jéssica Menezes Gomes, Annielson de Souza Costa, Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo, Fernando Adami, Edige Felipe de Sousa Santos, Isabel Cristina Esposito Sorpreso, Luiz Carlos de Abreu

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1166

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Comparison of Floseal® and Tranexamic Acid for Bleeding Control after Total Knee Arthroplasty: a Prospective Randomized Study

Camilo Partezani Helito, Marcelo Batista Bonadio, Marcel Faraco Sobrado, Pedro Nogueira Giglio, José Ricardo Pécora, Gilberto Luis Camanho, Marco Kawamura Demange

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1186

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Evaluation of the discrepancy between clinical diagnostic hypotheses and anatomopathological diagnoses resulting from autopsies

Talita Zerbini, Julio M Singer, Vilma Leyton

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1197

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Changes in the intestinal microbiota of superobese patients after bariatric surgery

Denis Pajecki, Lea Campos de Oliveira, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Marcela de Souza-Basqueira, Anna Carolina Batista Dantas, Gabriel Cairo Nunes, Roberto de Cleva, Marco Aurélio Santo

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1198

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Expression of dNK cells and their cytokines in twin pregnancies with preeclampsia

Isabela K.R. Agra, Adolfo W. Liao, Mara S. Hoshida, Regina Schultz, Marcello P. Toscano, Rossana P.V. Francisco, Marcelo Zugaib, Maria L. Brizot

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1200

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Clinical and Laboratory Parameters of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog Treatment Effectiveness in Children with Precocious Puberty

Lívia Grimaldi Abud Fujita, Heloísa Marcelina da Cunha Palhares, Adriana Paula da Silva, Janaíne Machado Tomé, Maria de Fátima Borges

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1205

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Viscosupplementation improves pain, function and muscle strength, but not proprioception, in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized trial

Phelippe Augusto Valente Maia, Victor Rodrigues Amaral Cossich, José Inacio Salles-Neto, Diego Pinheiro Aguiar, Eduardo Branco de Sousa

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1207

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Secondary healing strategy for difficult wound closure in invasive vulvar cancer: a pilot case-control study

Altamiro Ribeiro Dias-Jr, José Maria Soares-Jr, Maria Beatriz Sartor de Faria, Maria Luiza Noqueira Dias Genta, Jesus Paula Carvalho, Edmund C Baracat

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1218

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Global warming and warning

Nelson A Rosario, Gennaro D'Amato, Ignacio Ansotegui

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1219

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Platelet function, coagulation and fibrinolysis in patients with previous coronary and cerebrovascular ischemic events

Carlos José Dornas Gonçalves Barbosa, Renata de Souza Barreiros, André Franci, Flávia Bittar Brito Arantes, Remo Holanda de Mendonça Furtado, Célia Maria Cassaro Strunz, Tânia Rúbia Flores da Rocha, Luciano Moreira Baracioli, ... José Carlos Nicolau

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1222

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Preliminary Study on Functional and Aesthetic Reconstruction by Using a Small Artery-only Free Medial Flap of the Second Toe for Fingertip Injuries

Muwei Li, Ming Huang, Yanjun Yang, Liqiang Gu, Ziqing Zhang, Yi Yang

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1226

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Epidemiological profile of patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes at a tertiary hospital in São Paulo, Brazil

Marco Aurélio Knippel Galletta, Roberto Eduardo Bittar, Isabela Agra, Eliane Cerqueira Leite Guerra, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco, Marcelo Zugaib

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1231

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Circulating microparticles and central blood pressure according to antihypertensive strategy

Nayara D. Massunaga, Carolina N. França, Henrique T. Bianco, Carlos E.S. Ferreira, Juliana T. Kato, Rui M.S. Póvoa, Antonio M. Figueiredo Neto, Maria Cristina O. Izar, Francisco Antonio Helfenstein Fonseca

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1234

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Clinical significance and correlation of microRNA-21 expression and the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Changkui Gao, Dan Zhao, Jingjing Wang, Ping Liu, Baohe Xu

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1237

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Relationship between gait speed and physical function in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease

Marilia de Almeida Correia, Gabriel Grizzo Cucato, Fernanda Cordoba Lanza, Roger André Oliveira Peixoto, Antonio Eduardo Zerati, Pedro Puech-Leao, Nelson Wolosker, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1254

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Appetite Assessment of Hospitalized Cancer Patients in Brazil – A Validation Study

Gislaine Aparecida Ozório, Maria Manuela Ferreira Alves de Almeida, Sheilla de Oliveira Faria, Thais de Campos Cardenas, Dan Linetzky Waitzberg

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1257

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Comparison of different quantification methods for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography studies in rat brains

Silvana Prando, Camila de Godoi Carneiro, Cecil Chow Robilotta, Marcelo Tatit Sapienza

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1273

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Characteristics of a hepatitis C patient cohort at a specialized tertiary care facility: Identifying criteria to improve the allocation of public health resources

Maria Laura Mariano de Matos, Rosário Quiroga Ferrufino, Ana Catharina de Seixas Santos Nastri, Fatuma Catherine Atieno Odongo, Aléia Faustina Campos, André Machado Luiz, Gaspar Lisboa-Neto, Steven S. Witkin, Maria Cássia Mendes-Correa

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1286

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Ultrasound power and irrigation volume in different lens opacity grades: comparison of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and conventional phacoemulsification

Guilherme A. Horta, Rogério C. Horta, Kátia Steinfeld, Camila R. Koch, Glauco R. Mello, Newton Kara-Junior

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1294

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Cardiovascular risks in subjects exposed to the Brumadinho dam collapse, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Vitor Engrácia Valenti, David M. Garner

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1301

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Authorship, plagiarism, and copyright transfer in the scientific universe

Sigmar de Mello Rode, Pedro Rogério Camargos Pennisi, Thiago Leite Beaini, Janaina Paiva Curi, Sérgio Vitorino Cardoso, Luiz Renato Paranhos

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1312

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Treatment of anxiety disorders in clinical practice: a critical overview of recent systematic evidence

Vitor Iglesias Mangolini, Laura Helena Andrade, Francisco Lotufo-Neto, Yuan-Pang Wang

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1316

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Pelvic floor and abdominal muscle cocontraction in women with and without pelvic floor dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Giovana Vesentini, Regina El Dib, Leonardo Augusto Rachele Righesso, Fernanda Piculo, Gabriela Marini, Guilherme Augusto Rago Ferraz, Iracema de Mattos Paranhos Calderon, Angélica Mércia Pascon Barbosa, Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1319

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Does whole-body electrical muscle stimulation combined with strength training promote morphofunctional alterations?

Alexandre Lopes Evangelista, Cauê Vazquez La Scala Teixeira, Bruna Massaroto Barros, Jônatas Bezerra de Azevedo, Marcos Rodolfo Ramos Paunksnis, Cleison Rodrigues de Souza, Tanuj Wadhi, Roberta Luksevicius Rica, ... Danilo Sales Bocalini

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1334

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Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes are Independent Risk Factors for Computed Tomography-Estimated Nonalcoholic Fatty Pancreas Disease

Süleyman Ahbab, Ahmet Ünsal, Hayriye Esra Ataoğlu, Tuba Selçuk Can, Derya Kayaş, Yıldıray Savaş

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1337

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Ovarian Cancer Previvors: How to manage these patients?

Jesus Paula Carvalho, Edmund Chada Baracat, Filomena Marino Carvalho

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1343

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Urinary infection or radiation cystitis? A prospective evaluation of urinary symptoms in patients submitted to pelvic radiotherapy

Vítor Fonseca Xavier, Flávia Carolina Grosso Gabrielli, Karim Yaqub Ibrahim, Mariana Vilela Soares Gomes, Roger Guilherme Rodrigues Guimarães, Edson Abdala, Heloisa de Andrade Carvalho

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1388

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High-resolution computed tomography findings in young infants with cystic fibrosis detected by newborn screening

Renata Wrobel Folescu Cohen, Tânia Wrobel Folescu, Marcia Cristina Bastos Boechat, Vania Matos Fonseca, Elizabeth Andrade Marques, Robson Souza Leão

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1399

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CrossFit®: Injury prevalence and main risk factors

Taline Santos da Costa, Clayder Tobias Navega Louzada, Gustavo Kenzo Miyashita, Paulo Henrique Jeronimo da Silva, Heloisa Yumi Fujiya Sungaila, Paulo Henrique Schmidt Lara, Alberto de Castro Pochini, Benno Ejnisman, ... Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1402

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Approaching literature review for academic purposes: The Literature Review Checklist

Debora F.B. Leite, Maria Auxiliadora Soares Padilha, Jose G. Cecatti

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1403

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Serum levels of infliximab in Brazilian patients with Crohn's disease: what are the reasons for differences from previous studies?

Fabio Vieira Teixeira, Rogerio Serafim Parra, Omar Feres, Paulo Gustavo Kotze

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1424

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The role of Academic Health Centers in Transformative Medical Education

José Otávio Costa Auler Júnior, Talita de Almeida, Eduardo Moacyr Krieger

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1466

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“Shadow” OSCE examiner. A cross-sectional study comparing the “shadow” examiner with the original OSCE examiner format

Marcelo Arlindo Vasconcelos Rodrigues, Rodrigo Diaz Olmos, Célia Maria Kira, Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Itamar Souza Santos, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1502

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Authors' Reply – Comments: Serum levels of infliximab in Brazilian patients with Crohn's disease: what are the reasons for differences from previous studies?

Luis Eduardo Miani Gomes, Francesca Aparecida Ramos da Silva, Lívia Bitencourt Pascoal, Renato Lazarin Ricci, Guilherme Nogueira, Michel Gardere Camargo, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko Ayrizono, João José Fagundes, Raquel Franco Leal

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1517

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Ethical issues surrounding breast cancer screening in Brazil

Rodrigo Gonçalves, José Maria Soares-Jr, Edmund Chada Baracat, José Roberto Filassi

Clinics. 2019;74C:e1573

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