Archives of Family Medicine and General Practice

Research Article   |   10.36959/577/499 Volume 5 Issue 1

The Scientific and Pseudoscientific Features of Smoking Cessation Products Which are Marketed on Internet

Authors: Bektas Murat YALCIN

Cigarette addiction is a common public health problem in Turkey. There may be people/institutions who want to abuse the desire of people who want to quit smoking. They may be marketing ineffective or ... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/577/498 Volume 5 Issue 1

Photoleukocoria Detection in Children

Authors: Sofia Costa, Ana Sofia Vaz, Inês Melo, Guilherme Castela, Sónia Silva and Manuel Brito

Leukocoria, known as "white pupil", can be present in several eye diseases, including retinoblastoma, a rare malignant eye tumour. It can be detected in photographs and is called photoleukocoria. The ... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/577/497 Volume 5 Issue 1

Duke Vaccinates: A Project to Increase Adult Immunization Rates for Four Major Vaccine Types Involving the Entire Primary Care Team

Authors: Alex H Cho, MD, MBA, Tracy Y Wang, MD, MHS, MSc, John Anderson, MD, Pat Johnson, MSN, RN, Wensheng He, PhD, Kevin J. Anstrom, PhD and Rowena J Dolor MD, MHS

Current adult vaccination rates fall well below the Healthy People 2020 goals established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for pneumococcal, influenza, pertussis, and herpes zoster va... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/577/495 Volume 5 Issue 1

Plane Blocks- Effective and Low Risk Procedures for Regional Analgesia and Anesthesia in Acute and Chronic Pain

Authors: Aron-Maor A and Vulfsons S

Plane blocks have been developed and introduced over the last decade for perioperative anesthesia as well as for postoperative analgesia and for treatment of acute posttraumatic pain such as rib fract... Read more

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Letter to Editor   |   10.36959/577/494 Volume 5 Issue 1

Letter to the Editor: Host Response to SARS COV-2 and its Effect

Authors: Sabrina Rahman, Md Moshiur Rahman, ASM Sarwar, Khandaker Sabit Bin Razzak, Anika Bushra, Mohammad Nabil Hossain and Md Evangel Islam Anik

SARS COV-2 is an airborne disease. Clinical and lab appearances incorporate fever, chills, myalgia, running nose, dyspnoea, pneumonia, lymphopenia, neutrophilia, thrombocytopenia, and raised serum lac... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/577/493 Volume 5 Issue 1

Natural Experiments that Allow to Study Potential Drugs in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the General Practice Level

Authors: Jose Luis Turabian

Therapeutic options and vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 are desperately needed to respond to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there can be a long way... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/577/492 Volume 5 Issue 1

How Community Health Workers are facing COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: Personal Feelings, Access to Resources and Working Process

Authors: Michelle Fernandez and Gabriela Lotta

COVID-19 is a disease that has spread rapidly in various regions of the world, with different impacts. In order to face the pandemic, the work of community health workers (CHWs) is important in vulner... Read more

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Perspective   |   10.36959/577/491 Volume 5 Issue 1

Medical Professionalism in the 21st Century: Perspectives from Employers, Primary Care Physicians and Patients

Authors: Therese Zink, MD, MPH and Roberta E Goldman, PhD

The increasing numbers of employed physicians and the for-profit nature of health care in the United States raise serious concerns about medical professionalism and commitment to patients. We explored... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/577/490 Volume 5 Issue 1

Covid-19 and the Healthcare System in China

Authors: Ulrike Reisach and Yangping Zhou

China is known as a high-context culture, which is why our paper analyses the Covid-19 crisis in the broader context of Policy, Economy, Society, Technology, Environment and Law (PESTEL). Following th... Read more

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