JFOA Journal

COVID-19 Policy Handling – The Case of Sweden: Lessons in Effective Policymaking

Mats Danielson

Surgical Treatment of Migraines: A Review

Justin D Sawyer, Danielle Olla, Lauren Woldanski, Nicole Sommer

Determining the Period Prevalence and Acuity of Emergency Department Visits Following Induced Abortion Mistakenly Identified as Spontaneous Abortion: An Analytic Observational Prospective Cohort Study

James Studnicki, John W Fisher, Tessa Longbons Cox, Christina A Cirucci, David C Reardon, Ingrid Skop, Cameron Louttit, Donna J Harrison, Christopher Craver

Isolated Thyroid Sarcoidosis: A Rare Clinical Entity and Literature Review

Ergita Nelaj, Irida Kecaj, Kei Xhixhabesi, Dritan Rehovica, Irda Rrugeja

Advanced Studies and Applications on Animal Models of Acne

Tiannan Lu, Jing Guo, Zejun Wang

Pharmacist Involvement in Family Medicine Residency

Suzanne Florczyk, Megan Adelman, Caroline D Crossey, Megan Hull, Sergio Zullich, Michael Geishauser, Jody Lounsbery

A Low Pass Whole-Genome Sequencing Revealed Copy Number Variations in 7 Out of 33 Bulgarian Patients Having Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Features of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Milen Zamfirov,, Lyudmila Belenska-Todorova,, Tihomir Todorov,, Albena Todorova-

The Call for Progress in Evidence-based Medicine

Franz Porzsolt

Provider Teams and Patient Experiences

Emily Boudreau, Eugenia Buta, Leslie Curry, Marie Smith, Robert Aseltine, Paul D Cleary

Cross-Sectional Study of Attendance at a Primary Care Consultation in a Social Security Health System

Helen Joan López Gómez, Rafael García-Foncillas López

Medication Adherence Survey and Influencing Factors Analysis of Patients with Dyslipidaemia in China: A Mixed-Methods Study

Tianzi Li, Yue Jiang, Fuying Zhao, Wei Xu, Hongxia Li, Hui Zhao, Hai Zhao, Mu Xu, Xiuhua Ma

Severe Hyponatremia Exacerbated by Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir in a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patient with Chronic Hyponatremia

Anita M Medepalli and Ibrez R Bandukwala

An Innovation for Prevention and Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Akram’s Dietary Regime-Mini Review

Muhammad A Randhawa, Sadia A Khan, Tayyab S Akhter, Muhammad Umar

Secure Technological Solution for the Implementation of a New Cross-Border Health Care Model

Eduardo Hidalgo-Fort, Fernando Muñoz-Chavero, Javier López-Narbona, Jesús Carrillo-Castrillo

Innovative Program Evaluation: Factors Associated with Primary Care Project Completion to Advance Pharmacist Clinical Services Integration

Marie Smith, Brenda Shipley, Diana M Sobieraj, Edward Miech, Mary Mulrooney

Family and Friends as the Last Resort in Acute Hospital Care

Ludwig Mathias Kuntz

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy under General Anesthesia in a Patient with Patent Foramen Ovale

Flampouraris Vasileios, Fragkouli Ioanna, Sevastou Sofia, Makri Fotini, Aggelopoulou Athanasia, Kokolaki Maria

Impact of B.L.S Simulation on Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge Retention, Self-Efficacy among Non-Medical Students Studying in United University, Prayagraj

Jyoti Srivastava, Jyoti Rani, Prasann Roy, Akash Bansirar, Anchal Gupta

Inflammation A Core Reason of Erectile Dysfunction: Intermittent Hypoxia Training A Proposed Novel Solution

Julien S Baker,, Rashmi Supriya, Kumar Purnendu Singh, Ayoub Saeidi, Hassane Zouhal, Yang Gao, Dan Tao, Frédéric Dutheil, Yaodong Gu,, Minjun Liang

Emotional Status and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy: A Review

George Saitakis, Dimitrios Roukas, Erifili Hatziagelaki, Panagiotis Theodossiadis, Emmanouil Rizos

The Influence of Prenatal Environmental Factors on the Risk and Development of ADHD: Insights from Epidemiological and Neurodevelopmental Research - Review

Elena Popa, Monica Ungureanu, Ana Maria Slanina, Mihaela Poroch, Andrei Emilian Popa, Raluca Ioana Avram, Antoneta Dacia Petroaie, Agnes Bacusca, Adorata Elena Coman

Quality of Life in Patients with Lumbosacral Radicular Syndrome and Complete Rehabilitation Program (PRISUM PHSD/1/2022)

Magdalena Rodica Trăistaru, Diana Kamal, Dragoș Ovidiu Alexandru, Adina Maria Kamal Kamal Constantin

The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Treatment of Heart Failure, Mode of Actions

Raid Abood, Dunia Al-Naemi

WhatsApp Usage during COVID-19 in Sudan for Diagnosis, Management and Follow-up of Severe Tinea Infection of Upper and Lower Extremities: Clinical Case: Severe Bilateral Tinea Pedis, Followed by Severe Bilateral Tinea Manuum

Musa Basheer Mansour MBBS, MD, MSc, PPCR, Dip, Sara Elsheikh Ahmedana MBBS, MD, MSc, Dip, Amr Musa Basheer

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy under General Anaesthesia in a Patient with Steinert’s Disease

Flampouraris Vasileios, Ioannidis Manolis, Grammenidis Alexis, Nikolopoulou Zozefin-Maria, Fragkouli Ioanna, Kokolaki Maria

Assessment of Knowledge and Practice toward Oral Cavity Cancer among Primary Health Care Physicians in Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh

Mohammed Alanazi, Mostafa Kofi, Ghada Alarfaj

Return to Work after Uncomplicated Acute Myocardial Infarction

Lars Tjessem, Stefan Agewall

Improving Collaboration between Primary Care Providers and Community Pharmacists: A CrossSectional Survey

Marie Smith, Brenda Shipley, James Thurston, Timothy Moore, Ziyang Wang

The Neighborhood as Social Exposome: Black Mothers’ Narratives of Chronic Stress as a Consequence of Living in Racially Hypersegregated Neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago

Ruby Mendenhall, Rebecca L. Morrow, Kristen L. Ethier, Meggan J Lee

Prevalence of Preventive Measures in Selected Disabilities versus a Matched Comparator

Yuancheng Wei, Nicholas Orfan, Thomas Wilson

Practical Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of CKD

Pinar Topsever, Oliver Schnell, Christoph Wanner

The Problem of Kinesiophobia and Physical Activity in Women after Mastectomy - Scale of the Problem and its Selected Determinants- A Cross Sectional Study

Andrzej Knapik, Katarzyna Nierwińska

Assessing Confidence of Family Medicine Residents in Performing Digital Rectal Examination in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ahmad Sameer Alsabban, Abdulaziz Turki Bagasi, Ahmed Fauzy Allehyani, Ahmed Sameer Basabrain

Self-Assessed Health and Self-Medication: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Parents of Primary School Children

Joanna Velissari, Ioanna Chatziprodromidou, Gabriel Dimitriou, Charalambos Gogos, Apostolos Vantarakis

Allopurinol Prescription Patterns among Patients Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study

Hussein Chalhoub#, Amale Issa#, Jeyaram Illiayaraja Krishnan, Sameera Al Hajri

Social Determinants of Health Influence on COVID-19 Exposure and Impact among Parents of School-Aged Children: A Longitudinal Report

Parishma Guttoo , Malcolm S Sutherland-Foggio, Anna L Olsavsky,, Ashley Benhayoun, Terrah Foster Akard, Cynthia A Gerhardt,, Micah Skeens,

Human Factor: Aging and Medical Errors

Muhammad Shamim

Polishing Resident Advocacy Curriculums in Primary Care

Andrea Lauffer, Ayesha Liaqat, Maggie Blackwood, Deborah Preston

Feasibility and Utility of Point-Of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Primary Care Practice. EKOAP Pilot Study

Iñaki Martín Lesende, Juanjo Iglesias Losada, Roberto González Santisteban, Naia Azkarate Estevez, Maite Bravo Bárcena, Iker Llamosas Luengo, Ander López de Heredia Gutiérrez, María Emma del Campo Peña, Mónica García Asensio, Ultrasound group of the

Right Cornual Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Fatima M Al Zaher, Salah M Al Dahan, Lujain M Al Nasser, Mohamed R Mohamed

Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Therapy for Treatment of Acute Tonsillitis at Primary Care level in Qatar- Clinical Audit Report

Ansif Pallath Majeed, Noora Alkubaisi, Hanan Al Mujalli, Abdul Ali Shah, Sharifullah Khan, Soraimah Sarip Socor, Mohammed Asif AbdulGafoor, Sadia Azhar, Kiran Harikumar

Validation of a Novel Point-of-Care Testing Device Designed for Assessment of NT-pro BNP

Anders O Larsson, Mats B Eriksson,

A Systematic Review on Leukemogenesis: Is there any Pitfall in Human Health

Surbhi Gupta, Nitu Nigam, Swasti Sinha, Kirti Upadhyay, Neha Rawat, Praveen Kumar, SP Verma, Rashmi Kushwaha

Prevalence of Hemoglobinopathy in Adult Population at KAMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdulhadi Alqahtani, Salih Bin Salih, Anhar Alazmi, Areej Almoghairi, Ali Alaklabi, Mada Alshamrani, Hanan S Alghamdi, Mohammed Altuwaijri, Ahmed Alanazi

Rare Presentation of Adult-onset Still Disease with Myocarditis

Ann Sedeeq, Akram Al-Salman, Hasan Sedeeq, Melak Idrees

Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life, in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Poor Glycemic Control

Carmen Celada Roldan, Jaime Lopez Diez, Faustino Rider Garrido, Mª Angeles Cerezuela Abarca, Almudena Tarraga Marcos, Pedro J Tarraga López

Impact of Dementia on Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease, Hip and Vertebral Bone Fracture

Katrin Feller, Andreas Heinz, Olga von Beckerath, Benjamin Juntermanns, Knut Kröger, Frans Santosa,

Assisted Home Hemodialysis Model, IT IS TIME,…. NOT…. “Is it Time”?

Ahmad Oussama Rifai

Modified Darning’s Plus Lichtenstein’s Repairs for Inguinal Hernias: Report of Author’s 14 Years’ Experience

Muhammad Shamim

Voice Analysis in 63 Italian Cri du Chat Patients

Matelda Mazzocca, Angelina Cistaro, Alexandra Liava, Cesare Danesino, Andrea Guala

Sleep Quality and Wellbeing for Dual-Earner Couples during Covid-19

Xiaobei Li

Pong, Super Mario, Minecraft; to click or not to click

Arya Nahavandi, Malay Myaing, Kyawt K Ayee

The Near-Patient Testing Instrument HemoScreen can be used for Rapid Evaluation of Peripheral Blood Cell Counts in Patients with COVID-19

Malgorzata Karawajczyk, Michael Hultström, Robert Frithiof, Miklos Lipcsey, Anders Larsson

Expert Advice on Child Sleep Bibliotherapy: Anyone can Write Anything

Nabila Rouane, Louise Chaussoy, Florian Lecuelle, Wendy Leslie, Oliviero Bruni, Michel Lecendreux, Jodi A Mindell, Patricia Franco, Benjamin Putois

Impact of Intrauterine Device and Oral  Contraceptive Pills on the Quality of Life of Women in Saudi Arabia

Hind F Alharthi, Mishal Alotaibi, Mostafa Kofi

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Family Medicine Physicians Regarding Vitamin D Measurement and Treatment During Pregnancy in PHC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdulelah Bin Hotan, Shatha Murad, Mostafa Kofi

Evaluation of Quality Of Life, Mental Health, Psychological and Neuro-Cognitive Aspects in Young Women Living with HIV Infection: Parallel between Vertically and Behaviorally Acquired HIV Infection

Federica Forlanini, Maria Elena Albani, Ylenia Geluardi, Annalisa Ciceri, Emma Longoni, Nicolò Garancini, Paola Meraviglia, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, Vania Giacomet ,

To Govern the Pervasiveness of Xmn-1Gγ Gene Polymorphism: A Significant Determinant in Children with β-Thalassemia Major and its Effect on Clinical Phenotype

Nigam Nitu#, Rajeev Kumar#, Nishant Verma, Shalini Tripathi

FRAX® in Hemodialysis with Osteoporosis- A Registry Study

Wei-Cheng Huang, Yu-Wei Wang, Chao-Tung Chen, Ying-Chou Chen

Covid 19 and Cardiovascular Complications

Eva Muja, Ilirian Laçi, Xhoi Doko, Sonil Marko, Ilir Akshija

First Aid Knowledge among Primary School Teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Rawan Alharbi, Ghadi Alyobi, Mostafa Kofi

Barriers to Medications Adherence among Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetic Patients in PHCs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hosam Khalid Alsahabi, Othman Mohammed Almousa, Basil Khalid Alsahabi, Noura Aljasser, Mostafa Kofi

The Association between Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Nephropathy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Attending PSMMC Primary Health Care Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mashail Saleh Alshayea, Muhammad Saim Khan, Mostafa Kofi

Knowledge and Practices of Insulin Pump among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Attending a Specialized Center in Saudi Arabia

Hanan Altaib, Mohammed Almehthel

Health Beliefs and Cardiovascular Risk among Saudi Women: A Cross Sectional Study

Mashael K Alshaikh, Juren P Baldove, Salman Rawaf, Mohammed I Alarifi, Abdulaziz H Alzeer

Effect of Glycation on Urine Albumin Estimation by Immunoassay: An in-vitro Experiment

Suchanda Sahu, Gopalaxmi Panda, Cecilia Xavier Jyothi, Lohithaksh Aavula

Cardiovascular Complications of Cannabis: Reports of Prolonged QTc in Adolescents with Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

Koren Hyogene Kwag, Noha Basouny, Brande Brown, Ilya Bialik, Manoj Chhabra

Mindfulness to Reduce Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults: A Scoping Review

Jeremy Holloway, Tatiana Roberts, Donald Jurivich

Awareness and Knowledge of Five Most Common Neurological Diseases among Family Medicine Physicians in PHC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Fahad Mohammed S Alfarawi, Ayman Afify, Ghada Alarfaj, Mostafa Kofi

Dimercaptosuccinic Acid Scan versus Renal Ultrasound to Investigate Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

Alaa AlTawalbeh, Mustafa AlHaji, Mayyada Meqdady, Hala Sweidan, Sondus Harahsheh, Shaden Tashtoush, Mousa Qatawneh, Doa'a Qudah, Anas AlZboun

Patients’ Satisfaction on Virtual Clinic in Primary Health Care Centers in Prince Sultan Military Medical City, 2020-2021: A Qualitative Study

Muner Abdulrahman Alshehri, Layth Khalid Alsulaiman, Ayman Afify, Kholoud Habib, Mostafa Kofi

How to Improve the Post-Graduate Training of General Practitioners in Performing Joint Injection? Analysis of Training Courses and Literature Review

Arthur Vrignaud, Emmanuelle Dernis

Five Steps to Understand Communication Skills in General Practice Logically

Kwong Ho Tam

Survey of Healthcare Professionals to Assess Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccination Hesitancy

Joshua R Steinberg, Elaine Nguyen, Irene van Woerden, Courtney E Bonnema, Catherine M Oliphant, Kevin W Cleveland, Renee F Robinson

Prevalence of Burnout in Dementia Caregivers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Athir Athallah Ahlruwaili, Maryam Chapra, Mostafa Kofi,

Acceptance of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination by Healthcare Workers in Primary Health Care Workers Centers- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Muharib Alrashdi, Abuobieda Abdalrouf, Mostafa Kofi

Impact of Corona Virus on the Health Care Services in Saudi Arabia

Abdulmajeed M AlShowair,Rainer Sibbel, Mostafa Kofi

Improve Quality of Life Client with Visual Impairment

Katarina Galof

Job Satisfaction among Primary Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia and Associated Factors: A Systematic Review

Abdulmohsen Hanif Mohsen Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Hanif M Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Mohsen H Alotaibi, Eid Bliheed Alwahbi, Mohammed Saud Alkhathlan, Saud Mohammed Alnaddah, Mishal Miteb Alotaibi, Katie Haighton

Pattern of Growth Disorders among Children Attending Well Baby Clinics-PHCs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mazen Alotaibi, Abdullah Saleh Alamro, Fawzyia Altassan, Nouf Alturki, Mostafa Kofi

Pattern of Changes in Papanicolaou Smears for Patients Visiting Alwazart PHC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alanoud Aldrees, Aljoharah Alosaimy, Mostafa Kofi

The Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic on Occupational Therapy Practice: A Systematic Review

Špela Mihevc, Zorana Sicher, Katarina Galof

The Challenge with Salbutamol: Benefit as Treatment Modality and Detrimental Effects of Overuse

Elmien Bronkhorst, Madan Poka

Pattern of Growth Disorders among Children Attending Well Baby Clinics-PHCs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mazen Alotaibi, Abdullah Saleh Alamro, Fawzyia Altassan, Nouf Alturki, Mostafa Kofi

Bridging the Gap between Evidence and Practice: An Experience of Guideline Contextualization, by the Family Medicine Department, North West Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia

Ayman AM Afify, Ali F. Alamri

Patients’ Experience of the Newly Implemented Virtual Clinic during the COVID-19 Pandemic in PHCs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdulelah Alahmari, Abdulrahman Alenazi, Abdulaziz M Alrabiah, Saad Albattal, Mostafa Kofi

Appropriateness of the Lab Utilization in PHCs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ahmad Mohsen Alkhalifah, Abdulaziz bin Yahya, Abdulrahman Alshahrani, Saad Albattal, Mostafa Kofi

Patterns of Information Seeking Behavior among Saudi Board Residents during Clinical Practice, Saudi Arabia

Mai S Alshammari, Ayman Afify, Saad Albattal, Gada Alarfaj, Hamoud Alshammari, Mostafa Kofi

Challenges in the Use of M-chat as Screening Tool for Early Detection of Autism in Primary Care Centers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Nadeer H Al Khadhrawi, Fawzyia Altassan, Mohamed Zaki Al-Baik, Mostafa Kofi

Impact of Shift Work on Sleep and the Quality of Life of Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia

Saud Abdullah Alshagraawi, Bader Ghanem Alanazi, Ibrahim Mohammed Alobaidi, Nouf Alturki, Mostafa Kofi

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression and Anxiety in Postmenopausal Women Attending PHCs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdulmalik Almughamis, Abdulrahman Aljubair, Abdullah Alamro, Shatha Murrad, Mostafa Kofi

What is the Relationship among Actual Body Image, Desired Body Image and Body Mass Index in 7-12 Year Old Children?

Maureen Courtney PhD, FNP-BC, John B Chavez DNP, FNP-BC

A Recalcitrant Skin Fissure Treated with an Anionic Polar Phospholipid Emulsion

Jack V Greiner, Paula J Oliver, Terrrance L Baker, Michael E Lindsay, Andrew T McPherson, George E Bedarf, Thomas Glonek

Prevalence, Underreporting and Barriers of Needle Stick and Sharps Injuries (NSSIs) among Nurses at Primary Healthcare Centers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sulaiman Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Yazeed Rajab Elzahrany, Mohammed Azzam Alahmed, Saleh Lafi Alanezi, Rasmi Obaid Marei Almutairi, Abdulrheem Dahman Alqhtani, Reem Salem Alqahtani, Mostafa Kofi

Patient Satisfaction with Virtual Care Compared to Clinic Visit among Diabetic Patients in Primary Care

Najla Abdullah Abanemai, Ghadi Alyobi, Alhanoof Aljabri, Leen Almaghyuli, Mostafa Kofi

Impact of Covid-19 on African Americans with Type II Diabetes: A Retrospective Study (January-November, 2020)

Danielle Dunbar-Keller, Priscilla O Okunji

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Operating Room Design and Surgical Services

Danielle Dunbar-Keller, Priscilla O Okunji

Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Pharmacist-led Deprescribing Interventions in Nursing Homes and Ambulatory Care Settings in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review

Mohannad Alsallal, Nawal Alsubaiei, Ebrahim Assiri, Abdullah Amireh, Andrew Booth, Mostafa Kofi

Trauma over the Life Course for Black Mothers in Chicago: Understanding Conditions, Meaning Making and Resiliency

Ruby Mendenhall, Kristen Ethier, Meggan J Lee, Kanesha Overton, Samantha Houser, and Claudia Roberts

Factors Controlling Cessation of Breastfeeding among Primiparas vs. Multiparas in PHC Centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Yazeed Rajab Elzahrany, Abdullah Falah Alharthi, Hamzah Mohammad Alkhalifah, Sulaiman Mohammed Alqahtani, Mohammed Aljehani, Ammar Hamid Suliman, Mostafa Kofi

Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Primary Health Care Centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Turki Alharbi, Abdelmohsen Albogami, Abdullah Allhuaidan, Saleh Alfawaz, Shatha Murad, Mostafa Kofi

Knowledge and Perception toward Menopause among Saudi Women Attending Primary Care Clinics; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Falah Alharthi, Yazeed Elzahrany, Hamzah Mohammad Alkhalifah, Nora Aljasser, Mostafa Kofi

Implementing an Exercise Evidence-Based Guideline for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Using a Structured Referral Process

Victor Madrigal, Maureen Courtney

COVID-19 Pandemic Increased the Flu Vaccine Use: A Brief Report from the Campania Region

Alida Iagrossi, Martina Restaino, Chiara La Maida, Elena Sophia Vivilecchia, Francesca Futura Bernardi, Ugo Trama*

Heart Failure: A Review

Priscilla O Okunji*, Jennifer Pope

Role of Limited Hand Joint Mobility in Diabetic Type 1 Patients in Primary Health Care

Ashraf Nematalla El-Awadi* , Magdi Mahran Marei

Clinical Experience of COVID19 Infection in a Patient with a Diaphragmatic Anomaly

Shorouk Ibrahim, Mohamed Habiballah* , Ebtisam Abu Azab

Model of Transition from a Primary Health Care Provider to a Community Service Hub during COVID-19 Pandemic at Primary Health Care Corporation in Qatar

Deepu Mathew*, Rupa Mathew, Tholfakhar Al-Baghdadi, Azza Al-Mejali

Unilateral Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: A Case Report on a Nephrostomy Patient and Review of Literature

Justine Auxilia Irene Chinnappan*, Cyndi Odipo, Arshdeep Tindni

Involving Urban Single Low-Income African American Mothers in Genomic Research: Giving Voice to How Place Matters in Health Disparities and Prevention Strategies

Ruby Mendenhall*, Loren Henderson, Barbara Scott, Lisa Butler, Kedir N. Turi, Andrew Greenlee, Gene E. Robinson, Brent W. Roberts, Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas, James E. Brooks, Christy L. Lleras

Excessive Heart Rate Increments during Active Standing Test in Children with Anorexia Nervosa: An Indicator of a Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and a New Therapeutic Target?

Reiner Buchhorn, Julia Buchhorn

Bipolar Disorder: A Review

Priscilla O Okunji*, Ihuoma Ezebuihe , Chinyere Okunji

Application of Fecal Calprotectin in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mariana Yordanova*, Daniela Gerova

Continuity of Care at the Primary Health Care Level: Narrative Review

Anees Alyafei*, Sahar S Al Marri

Factors Influencing the Mortality Rate of Patients Admitted with Chronic Disease in Urban Hospitals in DC Metropolitan Area: EHR Big Data Analysis

Priscilla O. Okunji, Nawar Shara, John Kwagyan

Understanding Breastfeeding Practices among Women Registered at Primary Health Care Corporation Health Centres in Qatar

Mohamed Gaith Al Kuwari, Maha Abdulla*, Ahmad Haj Bakri

Primary Health Care Consequences of Cultural Differences between New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and Oslo, Norway: Lead Contamination at Children’s Play Areas

Howard W. Mielke*, Christopher R Gonzales, Rolf Tore Ottesen, Marianne Langedal, Morten Jartun, Eric T Powell

Oxidative Stress and the Antioxidant Capacity of Plasma in Patients with Helicobacter pylori -Positive Gastroduodenitis and the Effect on Serum Iron Levels

Mariana Yordanova*

Association of Maternal Age and Nationality of Mothers with Risk of Developing Post-Partum Depression in Qatar: A Retrospective Study

Mathew Deepu* and Mathew Rupa

Can Family Practitioners Help with the Early Diagnosis of Sarcopenia?

Claudia Biguetti, Marco Brotto*

The Use of ACTH Gel in Membranous Nephropathy

Ann Sedeeq*, Akram Al-Salman, Arshdeep Tindni

Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis and the Role of ACTH

Ann Sedeeq*, Akram Al-Salman, Arshdeep Tindni

The Effect of Smoking on Salivary Parameters

Mariana Yordanova*, Nikola Shopov

Improving Medication Adherence among Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

Xinxin Tang and Maureen Courtney*

IgG4 Tubulointerstitial Nephritis- A Rare Autoimmune Presentation

Cyndi Odipo, Arshdeep Tindni, Omer Saadat*

Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy Associated with Carfilozomib Use in Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

Omer Saadat, Cyndi Odipo*, Arshdeep Tindni

Beliefs about Insulin Treatment of Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fina LJP*, Lukanu NP, Shomba LR, Lepira BF and Ogunbanjo GA

Shared Decision Making in Primary Care: An Overview

Maureen Courtney*, Kathryn Daniel and Cettie Abraham

Parental Perceptions: Effects of Home Acoustics on Children with Autism

Shireen M Kanakri*, Maria Gregg, Shelby Haggard

Google Maps to Show International Co-Author Collaborations for the Journal of ‘Family Medicine’ and ‘Primary Care’

Tsair-Wei Chien, Wei-Chih Kan, Hsien-Yi Wang, Willy Chou*

Alendronate Associated Minimal Change Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review

Swetha Chenna, Arshdeep Tindni, Vishesh Puri, Venu Madhav Chippa*

Doctor-Patient Relationships: A Puzzle of Fragmented Knowledge

Jose Luis Turabian*

Is there a Need for Home Health Care Services?

Faisal Abdullatif Alnasir

The Use of Patient to Clinician Video to Improve Patients Safety with End-of-Life Documents

Ferdinando L. Mirarchi*

Case Series Involving Obstetrics Experiences and Outcomes in Connective Tissue Disease Patients in UKMMC

Mohd Shahrir Mohamed Said*, Ahmad Syahir Mohamed Yazid, Anusiya Chandra, Jian Bin Eeu, Nurhasifah Abd Aziz, Fatin Nadiah Ahmad Yazid, Chew Kah Teik, Sazliyana Syahrul Shaharir

Dizziness and Carotid Artery Stenosis: What is the Relationship?

Frederick S. Fisher*, Benjamin J. Aumiller

Ocular Syphilis: A Rare Manifestation in a Low Risk Population

Christine George*, Wade Rankin, Nicholas Christenson

Participatory Research and Family Medicine

Neil Andersson*

Multimorbidity Patterns in Patients with Back Pain: A Study of Patient Records at a Primary Health Care Centre in Sweden

Lennart Carlsson*, Holger Olofsson, Bo Christer Bertilson

Home Visits and Home-Based Care: A Necessary, Impractical, or Humanitarian Primary Care Service?

Mohamud A. Verjee*

Wound Healing Therapy With a 650-Microsecond 1064nm Laser

Aletha W. Tippett*

Practicing Alternative Medicine in Israeli Hospitals

Judith T. Shuval*

Multimorbidity among Patients with Back Pain: A Study of Records at a Swedish Primary Health Care Centre

Holger Olofsson, Lennart Carlsson*, Bo Christer Bertilson

An Unusual Cause of Transient Ischaemic Attack Easy to Discuss the Benefit from the Hindsight

Daniel Xu*

Chronic Arsenic Exposure through Drinking Water and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A study from Bangladesh

Mst Karimon Nesha*, Md. Nazrul Islam, Nira Ferdous, Fahid Bin Nazrul, Johannes J. Rasker

The Epidemiological Profile of Patients with Mental Health Disorders in Opioid Agonist Treatment, Accessing Services in Primary Care across Ontario, Canada

Kristen A. Morin, Joseph K. Eibl, Vicky PKH Nguyen, Katie E. Anderson, David C. Marsh*

Novel Biological Therapies in Dermatology: Mechanisms of Action, Indications of Usage and Side Effects Part-II

Tara Bardawil, Joanna Khalil, Ossama Abbas, Abdul Ghani Kibbi, Mazen Kurban*

Novel Biological Therapies in Dermatology: Mechanisms of Action, Indications of Usage and Side Effects Part-I

Tara Bardawil, Joanna Khalil, Ossama Abbas, Abdul Ghani Kibbi, Mazen Kurban*

Evaluation of a Family-Based Group Therapy for Young Children with Obesity: A Pilot Study

Albane Bertha Rosa Maggio*, Michelle Mugnier, Lily Piaget, Maude Bessat-Macchi, Xavier Martin, Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, Virginie Desmangles, Anne Romanowicz, Jean-Sébastien Landry

General Knowledge and Awareness on Rare Diseases Among Primary Care Dentists in Bulgaria

Tsonka Miteva-Katrandzhieva*, Georgi Iskrov, Svetla Petrova, Tania Nihtianova, Rumen Stefanov