… This is a method BEME has found very effective for retrieving relevant papers that imperfect
educational descriptors within clinical databases fail to adequately describe (Haig & Dozier …

Background: Portfolios in post-graduate healthcare education are used to support reflective
practice, deliver summative assessment, aid knowledge management processes and are …

Background Natural disasters result in significant numbers of disabling impairments.
Paradoxically, however, the traditional health system response to natural disasters largely neglects …

Background The hypereosinophilic syndrome is a group of diseases characterized by
persistent blood eosinophilia, defined as more than 1500 cells per microliter with end-organ …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between pain-related
fear, lumbar flexion, and dynamic EMG activity among persons with chronic musculoskeletal …

Kidney transplant injury occurs with ischemia and alloimmunity. Members of the receptor
interacting protein kinase family (RIPK1,3) are key regulators of “necroptosis,” a newly …

Study Design. A cross-sectional study design was used. Objective. To determine the sensitivity
and specificity of the Spurling test for cervical radiculopathy. Summary of Background …

BACKGROUND: Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HESs) are chronic disorders that require
long-term therapy to suppress eosinophilia and clinical manifestations. Corticosteroids are …

Searching for evidence to inform best practice in medical education is a complex undertaking.
With very few information sources dedicated to medical education itself, one is forced to …

Background and purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of an
endurance exercise protocol on the isometric holding time of the trunk extensor muscles (mechanical …