Background: Exponential increases in nonindicated, low-value vitamin D testing have been reported over the past 15 years. Downstream effects of such testing have not been well quantified.
Methods: The purpose of this study was to describe patterns of vitamin D testing within primary care of a large regional health system and to explore downstream health service utilization subsequent to nonindicated testing.
Decreasing hospital lengths of stay increases the burden on trauma patients after discharge. Our hypothesis was that a discharge callback protocol would decrease readmission rates. A retrospective quality improvement study evaluated all trauma patients admitted from 2012 to 2016 at a Level I trauma center.
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February 2017
Studies of war-exposed children have not investigated a comprehensive array of resilience-promoting factors, nor representative samples of children and adolescents. A representative sample of N = 710 adolescents was randomly selected from communities recently exposed to war. All those who had experienced war trauma were administered questionnaires measuring war exposure, family violence, availability of leisure activities, school-related problems, interpersonal and peer problems, socialization, daily routine problems, displacement, availability of parental supervision and contact and medical needs as well as coping skills related to religious coping, denial, self-control, avoidance and problem solving.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a DXA-based tool that assesses bone texture and reflects microarchitecture. It has been shown to independently predict the risk of osteoporotic fracture in the elderly. In this study, we investigated the determinants of TBS in adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess the progression of mental health research over four decades in the Arab world.
Methods: Publications on mental health in 21 Arab countries from 1966 to 2006 were screened using PubMed and Psychinfo. Data were collected and analyzed for Arab authors and affiliations, publication year, topic and type of journal.
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