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Most Read Articles
Cardiovascular medicine:
Is LDL cholesterol associated with long-term mortality among primary prevention adults? A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare system28 March 2024
Cardiovascular medicine:
Lack of an association or an inverse association between low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality in the elderly: a systematic review27 November 2023
Epidemiology:
Association between physical activity over a 10-year period and current insomnia symptoms, sleep duration and daytime sleepiness: a European population-based study26 March 2024
Pharmacology and therapeutics:
Low-dose naltrexone for post-COVID fatigue syndrome: a study protocol for a double-blind, randomised trial in British Columbia13 May 2024
Obstetrics and gynaecology:
Ethiopian women’s sexual experiences and coping strategies for sexual problems after gynaecological cancer treatment: a qualitative study8 December 2023
Mental Health
Mental health:
Online yoga programme for resident physicians in Québec: an evaluation of feasibility and impact on mental health12 September 2024
Mental health:
Guideline concordant screening and monitoring of extrapyramidal symptoms in patients prescribed antipsychotic medication: a protocol for a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis12 September 2024
Mental health:
Screening instruments for mental disorders in primary healthcare: a scoping review protocol (SCREENING-MD)10 September 2024
Recent Articles
Cardiovascular medicine:
Temporal trends in mortality and causes of death in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: a nationwide register study from 2010 to 201814 September 2024
Gastroenterology and hepatology:
Investigating the efficacy of acupuncture in treating patients with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial14 September 2024
Global health:
Newborn community health advancements among Ethiopian Orthodox Christian women in North Gondar, Ethiopia: community-based randomised trial protocol14 September 2024
Nursing:
Dementia mindset of caregivers providing residential care for older persons: study protocol for a replication study on the validation of the Dementia Mindset Scale14 September 2024
General practice / Family practice:
Characteristics and primary care experiences of people who self-report as autistic: a probability sample survey of adults registered with primary care services in England14 September 2024
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