Publications by authors named "P Pedersini"
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a rise in the global phenomenon of self-medication. The use of medicines with unsubstantiated claims of benefit for the prevention and/or treatment of infected people has been widely adopted.
Objective: To determine the factors associated with the use of medicines and self-medication by Latin American populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Heart transplant is the best treatment for severe heart failure, and cardiac rehabilitation can enhance recovery and quality of life for these patients.
- This study will compare traditional cardiac rehab with tele-rehabilitation in patients after heart transplant, involving 40 participants who will be monitored over time for various health metrics.
- Researchers will analyze data to understand the safety and effectiveness of telerehabilitation and identify biological markers that can help customize treatment for individual patients.
Introduction And Objective: Sci-Hub is a website that allows users to download full-text versions of millions of scientific articles for free. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of Sci-Hub and consultation of scientific journals by medical students from six Latin American countries.
Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of data from a 2017 cross-sectional study of medical students from six Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, and Peru).
Monkeypox (mpox) has been a public health emergency of international concern that emerged in mid-2022 and has spread to 110 countries. The clinical findings of the disease vary according to the seriousness of the cases. Although its case fatality risk has not been high, a significant percentage of patients require hospitalization.
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