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    2020
    1280-1290
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Issue Information

  • First Published: 17 October 2020

EDITORIAL

Managing appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic—What do we need to know from the evidence?

John M. Findlay, 
  • First Published: 17 October 2020

PERSPECTIVE

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection among healthcare workers – What is the evidence?

Zixing Tian,  Michael Stedman,  Martin Whyte,  Simon G. Anderson,  George Thomson,  Adrian Heald, 
  • First Published: 31 July 2020
PERSPECTIVE

Criticality of physical/social distancing, handwashing, respiratory hygiene and face-masking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Farid Rahimi,  Amin Talebi Bezmin Abadi, 
  • First Published: 09 August 2020

PERSPECTIVE
Open Access

Scientists, society, and stuttering

Shahriar SheikhBahaei,  Gerald A. Maguire, 
  • First Published: 15 August 2020

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Instruments to assess self-efficacy among people with cardiovascular disease: A COSMIN systematic review

Selma Turan Kavradim,  Şefika Tuğba Yangöz,  Zeynep Canli Ozer,  Ilkay Boz, 
  • First Published: 17 July 2020

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Educational interventions to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation—a systematic review

Pernille Palm,  Ina Qvist,  Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen,  Signe Westh Christensen,  Sasja Jul Håkonsen,  Signe Stelling Risom, 
  • First Published: 29 July 2020

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Open Access

Are patient expectations associated with treatment outcomes in individuals with chronic low back pain? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Walid Jumma Mohamed Mohamed,  Leonard Joseph,  Guy Canby,  Aatit Paungmali,  Patraporn Sitilertpisan,  Ubon Pirunsan, 
  • First Published: 16 August 2020

NON-SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Management options for vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia

Argirios Rountis,  Vasilios Pergialiotis,  Paraskevi Tsetsa,  Alexandros Rodolakis,  Dimitrios Haidopoulos, 
  • First Published: 29 June 2020

REVIEW ARTICLE

Review on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: Its outbreak and current status

Dalia Almaghaslah,  Geetha Kandasamy,  Mona Almanasef,  Rajalakshimi Vasudevan,  Sriram Chandramohan, 
  • First Published: 04 August 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER

Knowledge, attitude, perception and practice of antibiotics usage among the pharmacy students

Geetha Kandasamy,  Palanisamy Sivanandy,  Dalia Almaghaslah,  Moteb Khobrani,  Maheswari Chinnadhurai,  Rajalakshimi Vasudevan,  Tahani Almeleebia, 
  • First Published: 27 June 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER

Febuxostat therapy in outpatients with suspected COVID-19: A clinical trial

Lotfollah Davoodi,  Seyed Mohammad Abedi,  Ebrahim Salehifar,  Reza Alizadeh-Navaei,  Hamed Rouhanizadeh,  Ghasemali Khorasani,  Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr, 
  • First Published: 30 June 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER
Open Access

Early differentiation between uncomplicated and complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: Potential value and limitations of a clinical risk score

Merel M. C. Lambregts,  Eva B. D. Molendijk,  Soufian Meziyerh,  Emile F. Schippers,  Nathalie M. Delfos,  Masja Leendertse,  Alexandra T. Bernards,  Leo G. Visser,  Olaf M. Dekkers,  Mark G. J. de Boer, 
  • First Published: 30 June 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER
Open Access

Real-world assessment and characteristics of men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in primary care and urology clinics in Spain

José María Molero,  Bernardino Miñana,  Juan Manuel Palacios-Moreno,  Miguel Téllez Martínez-Fornes,  David Lorite Mingot,  Alfonso Agra Rolán,  Ágata Carreño,  Rafael Cuervo Pinto, 
  • First Published: 01 July 2020
ORIGINAL PAPER
Open Access

Taking OAB seriously: A qualitative evaluation of primary care education on overactive bladder syndrome management

Wendy Turell,  Alexandra Howson,  Scott A. MacDiarmid,  Matt T. Rosenberg, 
  • First Published: 13 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER
Open Access

An audit of the measurement and reporting of male testosterone levels in UK clinical biochemistry laboratories

Mark Livingston,  Paul Downie,  Geoff Hackett,  Rachel Marrington,  Adrian Heald,  Sudarshan Ramachandran, 
  • First Published: 10 July 2020
ORIGINAL PAPER

Comparison of efficacy and safety of parenteral versus parenteral and oral glucocorticoid therapy in Graves’ orbitopathy

Biljana Nedeljkovic Beleslin,  Jasmina Ciric,  Mirjana Stojkovic,  Slavica Savic,  Tijana Lalic,  Milos Stojanovic,  Marija Miletic,  Miroslav Knezevic,  Branislav Stankovic,  Milos Zarkovic, 
  • First Published: 10 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER

Decreased left atrial appendage emptying velocity as a link between atrial fibrillation type, heart failure and older age and the risk of left atrial thrombus in atrial fibrillation

Monika Gawałko,  Monika Budnik,  Beata Uziębło-Życzkowska,  Paweł Krzesiński,  Piotr Scisło,  Janusz Kochanowski,  Agnieszka Jurek,  Marek Kiliszek,  Grzegorz Gielerak,  Krzysztof J. Filipiak,  Grzegorz Opolski,  Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka, 
  • First Published: 12 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER

Use of bisphosphonates and other bone supportive agents in the management of prostate cancer—A UK perspective

Heather Payne,  Amit Bahl,  Joe M. O’Sullivan, 
  • First Published: 12 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER

Monocentric single-arm study of desmopressin acetate efficacy on nocturnal polyuria in the elderly

Beniamino Palmieri,  Tommaso Iannitti,  Julio Cesar Morales-Medina,  Maria Vadalà, 
  • First Published: 15 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER

Inter-hospital variation in surgical intensity for trauma admissions: A multicentre cohort study

Marie-Pier Patton,  Lynne Moore,  Imen Farhat,  Pier-Alexandre Tardif,  Catherine Gonthier,  Amina Belcaid,  François Lauzier,  Alexis Turgeon,  Julien Clément, 
  • First Published: 19 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER
Open Access

Infective endocarditis is associated with worse outcomes in stroke: A Thailand National Database Study

Katie A. Reid,  Raphae S. Barlasm,  Mamas A. Mamas,  Allan B. Clark,  Chun Shing Kwok,  Chun W. Wong,  Kannikar Kongbunkiat,  Joao H. Bettencourt-Silva,  Kittisak Sawanyawisuth,  Narongrit Kasemsap,  Somsak Tiamkao,  Phyo K. Myint, 
  • First Published: 20 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER

Diagnostic performance of transrectal ultrasound for prostate volume estimation in men with benign prostate hyperplasia

Rotimi A. David,  Tajudeen A. Badmus,  Abdulkadir A. Salako,  Christianah M. Asaleye,  Davies Adeloye,  Olubukola Fanimi,  Jacob K. Opele,  Adeyinka Laoye,  Ibrahim A. Akinbola,  Martin C. Igbokwe,  Rereloluwa N. Babalola,  Chigozie I. Onyeze, 
  • First Published: 19 July 2020

ORIGINAL PAPER
Open Access

A retrospective analysis comparing persistence and adherence to treatment with free- vs fixed-dose combination of an alpha blocker and an antimuscarinic agent in men with LUTS in Spain

Margarita Landeira,  Ana M. Mora Blázquez,  Rodrigo Martins de Almeida,  Patrick J. O. Covernton,  José Medina-Polo,  Antonio Alcántara Montero, 
  • Pages: 1280-1290
  • First Published: 18 July 2020

LETTER
Free Access

Comment on “Portal vein thrombosis in patients with liver cirrhosis and its impact on early and long-term outcomes after liver transplantation”

Sami Akbulut,  Cemalettin Koc, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2019

LETTER
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Quality of life, medication adherence and satisfaction with anticoagulant treatment (dabigatran vs vitamin K antagonists) according to thromboembolic risk. Data from the CAPANA study

Vivencio Barrios,  Carlos Escobar,  Gonzalo Barón,  Juanjo Gómez-Doblas,  Esther Recalde,  Luis Segura,  Pere Alvarez,  Francisco Alonso,  Jesús Toril,  José Miguel Chopo, 
  • First Published: 10 July 2020

LETTER
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Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered (SIR) model-based forecasting of COVID-19 outbreak in Bangladesh

Ashis Talukder, 
  • First Published: 06 August 2020
LETTER
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Effect of age on death due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Application of Poisson regression model

Ashis Talukder, 
  • First Published: 05 August 2020