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"Ghost" publications among applicants to a general surgery residency program

scientific article published on 24 June 2008

333: Short-Term Outcomes of Lung Transplant In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the USA

A comparative analysis of bronchial stricture after lung transplantation in recipients with and without early acute rejection

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A pragmatic neurological screen for patients with suspected cord compressive myelopathy

scientific article published on 17 July 2007

A study of 11,003 patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis and the association between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes

scientific article published in June 2005

A suite of web applications to streamline the interdisciplinary collaboration in secondary data analyses

scientific article published on 14 December 2004

A system dynamics analysis determining willingness to wait and pay for the implementation of data standards in clinical research

scientific article (publication date: 31 December 2010)

A systematic review of the psychometric properties of self-reported scales assessing burn contractures reveals the need for a new tool to measure contracture outcomes

scientific article published on 11 June 2013

Achieving high research reporting quality through the use of computational ontologies

scientific article published on December 2010

Adjuvant chemotherapy for osteosarcoma may not increase survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgical resection

scientific article published in November 2001

Altered perceptions after upper and lower extremity blocks: an initial investigation

scientific article published in September 2003

Application description and policy model in collaborative environment for sharing of information on epidemiological and clinical research data sets

scientific article (publication date: 19 February 2010)

Are Patients With Longer Emergency Department Wait Times Less Likely to Consent to Research? ⬇️

scientific article published on April 1, 2012

Brazilian road traffic fatalities: a spatial and environmental analysis

scientific article published on 30 January 2014

Calibration of an item pool for assessing the disability associated with foot pain: an application of item response theory to the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index

article by Chad E. Cook et al published June 2007 in Physiotherapy

Center of excellence in research reporting in neurosurgery--diagnostic ontology

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Chairperson and faculty gender in academic emergency medicine departments

scientific article published on 24 May 2006

Changes in bone mineral density in women following 1-year gastric bypass surgery

scientific article published on August 2012

Cholecystectomy concomitant with laparoscopic gastric bypass: a trend analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample from 2001 to 2008.

scientific article published in February 2012

Clarification letter. Re: Intra- and interobserver reliability of MRI examination of intervertebral disc abnormalities in patients with cervical myelopathy.

scientific article published on 6 February 2010

Clarification letter: observer agreement of spine stenosis on magnetic resonance imaging analysis of patients with cervical spine myelopathy.

scientific article published in May 2010

Clinical reasoning in the real world is mediated by bounded rationality: implications for diagnostic clinical practice guidelines

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Comparison of a hydroxyapatite-coated sleeve and a porous-coated sleeve with a modular revision hip stem. A prospective, randomized study

scientific article published in December 2004

Comparison of plain radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of bone tunnel widening after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

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Complications of hysterectomy in women with von Willebrand disease

scientific article published on 07 April 2009

Computational ontologies in orthopaedic surgery

scientific article (publication date: October 2010)

Continental variations in preoperative and postoperative management of patients with anterior cruciate ligament repair.

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Continuous interscalene brachial plexus blockade provides good analgesia at home after major shoulder surgery-report of four cases

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Cost and outcomes after cold and mixed adenotonsillectomy in children1

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a Brazilian Portuguese version of the chronic pain grade

scientific article published on 28 March 2010

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Neck Disability Index and Neck Pain and Disability Scale

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the short musculoskeletal function assessment questionnaire: the SMFA-BR.

scientific article published in April 2005

Cryotherapy after ACL reconstruction: a meta-analysis

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DADOS-Prospective: an open source application for Web-based prospective data collection

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DADOS-Survey: an open-source application for CHERRIES-compliant Web surveys

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Definition and application of neuropsychological test battery to evaluate postoperative cognitive dysfunction

scientific article published on January 2015

Design and implementation of an institutional case report form library

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Detecting dissonance in clinical and research workflow for translational psychiatric registries

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Development of a Quality Checklist Using Delphi Methods for Prescriptive Clinical Prediction Rules: the QUADCPR.

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Diabetes and early postoperative outcomes following lumbar fusion

scientific article published in September 2007

Diabetes mellitus, independent of body mass index, is associated with a "higher success" rate for supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks

scientific article published in September 2009

Dimensionality, internal consistency, and item analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys activities of daily living instrument among patients with report of low back pain

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Do insurance and race represent independent predictors of undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty? A secondary data analysis of 3529 patients

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Does knee position at the time of tourniquet inflation affect knee range of motion?

scientific article published in January 2007

Does surgery improve outcomes for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma? An analysis using the surveillance epidemiology and end results registry from 1998 to 2008.

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Does the pulse examination in patients with traumatic knee dislocation predict a surgical arterial injury? A meta-analysis

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Duke Surgery Patient Safety: an open-source application for anonymous reporting of adverse and near-miss surgical events

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Duke Surgery Research Central: an open-source Web application for the improvement of compliance with research regulation

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Editorial: a paucity of women among residents, faculty, and chairpersons in orthopaedic surgery

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Effect of Facility on the Operative Costs of Distal Radius Fractures ⬇️

scientific article published on May 26, 2011

Effect of the Deyo score on outcomes and costs in shoulder arthroplasty patients

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Electronic data capture for registries and clinical trials in orthopaedic surgery: open source versus commercial systems

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Erratum to: Manuscript Architect: a web application for scientific writing in virtual interdisciplinary groups

scholarly article published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Estimates and patterns of direct health care expenditures among individuals with back pain in the United States

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Estimating utility values for vesicoureteral reflux in the general public using an online tool

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Factors Associated With Attrition in Randomized Controlled Trials of Vocal Rehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Factors affecting compliance with clinical practice guidelines for pap smear screening among healthcare providers in africa: systematic review and meta-summary of 2045 individuals

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Factors enhancing career satisfaction among female emergency physicians

scientific article published on 17 March 2008

Factors that drive dentists towards or away from dental caries preventive measures: systematic review and metasummary

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Gender characteristics among academic ophthalmology leadership, faculty, and residents: results from a cross-sectional survey

scientific article published in January 2010

Gender, racial, and ethnic disclosure in NIH K-Award funded diabetes and obesity clinical trials

scientific article published in October 2006

Genomic ancestry as a predictor of haemodynamic profile in heart failure

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Geographic variation in lumbar fusion for degenerative disorders: 1990 to 2000.

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Global research coaching in orthopedic surgery: seeding for an international network

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Glocal clinical registries: pacemaker registry design and implementation for global and local integration--methodology and case study

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

High risks for adverse outcomes after gastric bypass surgery following failed gastric banding: a population-based trend analysis of the United States

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Hip fracture outcomes: does surgeon or hospital volume really matter?

scientific article published on March 2009

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotising soft tissue infections: a study of patients in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample

scientific article published on 20 April 2012

Impact of surgeon and hospital caseload on the likelihood of performing laparoscopic vs open sigmoid resection for diverticular disease: a study based on 55,949 patients

scientific article published on March 2007

Increased body mass index and ASA physical status IV are risk factors for block failure in ambulatory surgery - an analysis of 9,342 blocks

scientific article published in October 2004

Induction chemoradiation is not superior to induction chemotherapy alone in stage IIIA lung cancer

scientific article published on June 2012

Influence of obesity on surgical regional anesthesia in the ambulatory setting: an analysis of 9,038 blocks

scientific article published in January 2005

Insurance status and race represent independent predictors of undergoing laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis: secondary data analysis of 145,546 patients

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Interobserver Reliability among Radiologists and Orthopaedists in Evaluation of Chondral Lesions of the Knee by MRI ⬇️

scientific article published on July 7, 2011

Interscalene brachial plexus block for outpatient shoulder arthroplasty: Postoperative analgesia, patient satisfaction and complications ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2007

Is there a role for simultaneous hepatic and colorectal resections? A contemporary view from NSQIP.

scientific article published on 13 September 2012

Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly

scientific article published on May 2004

Laparoscopic appendectomy outcomes on the weekend and during the week are no different: a national study of 151,774 patients

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Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: outcomes comparison based on a large administrative database

scientific article published on January 2004

Laparoscopic vs open colectomy: outcomes comparison based on large nationwide databases

scientific article published on November 2003

Little science, big science: strategies for research portfolio selection in academic surgery departments

scientific article published on December 2007

Manuscript Architect: a Web application for scientific writing in virtual interdisciplinary groups

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Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing compares favorably with THA at 2 years followup

scientific article published in December 2006

Modest improvement in overall survival for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: a trend analysis using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry from 1988 to 2008.

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More About the Teaching of Scientific Writing

National trends in health care utilization and racial and socioeconomic disparities in pediatric pyogenic arthritis

scientific article published on November 2006

Observer agreement of spine stenosis on magnetic resonance imaging analysis of patients with cervical spine myelopathy

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Observer variability in assessing articular surface displacement in acetabular fractures using a standardized measurement technique.

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Observer variability in assessing lumbar spinal stenosis severity on magnetic resonance imaging and its relation to cross-sectional spinal canal area

scientific article published on May 2002

Osteoarthritis and the impact on quality of life health indicators

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Paravertebral somatic nerve block compared with peripheral nerve blocks for outpatient inguinal herniorrhaphy

scientific article published on September 2002

Patterns and trends in opioid use among individuals with back pain in the United States

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Patterns of herbal combination for the treatment of insomnia commonly employed by highly experienced Chinese medicine physicians

scientific article published on 11 September 2011

Perceptions about female urinary incontinence: a systematic review

scientific article published on 06 December 2013

Peripheral nerve blockade with long-acting local anesthetics: a survey of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia

scientific article published in January 2002

Predicting gender differences as latent variables: summed scores, and individual item responses: a methods case study

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Predictors of functional decline in locally advanced head and neck cancer patients from south Brazil

scientific article published in September 2010

Prescription of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxants for back pain in the United States

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Problems related to antifungal prescription: a qualitative study of the views of intensivists

scientific article published on 20 May 2014

Prospective analysis of incidence and risk factors of dysphagia in spine surgery patients: comparison of anterior cervical, posterior cervical, and lumbar procedures

scientific article published in July 2004

Qualitative analysis of the interdisciplinary interaction between data analysis specialists and novice clinical researchers

scientific article (publication date: 24 February 2010)

Quality assessment for Linked Data: A Survey

scientific article published on 17 March 2015

Quality of life and functional capacity after long-term right ventricular pacing in pediatrics and young adults with congenital atrioventricular block

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Racial differences among patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: a population-based trend analysis from 2002 to 2008.

scientific article published in February 2013

Racial differences in type of surgical procedure performed for proximal humerus fractures

ReDD-Observatory: Using the Web of Data for Evaluating the Research-Disease Disparity

scientific article published in August 2011

Real-time updates of meta-analyses of HIV treatments supported by a biomedical ontology

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Regional disparities in mortality after ischemic heart disease in a Brazilian state from 2006 to 2010.

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Regionalization of hepatic resections is associated with increasing disparities among some patient populations in use of high-volume providers

scientific article published on 30 August 2008

Relationship between provider volume and outcomes for orthotopic liver transplantation

scientific article published on 9 July 2008

Relationship between surgeon caseload and sphincter preservation in patients with rectal cancer.

scientific article published in February 2005

Relationships of hardiness to physical and mental health status in military men: a test of mediated effects ⬇️

scientific article published on November 23, 2011

Relative validity of the modified American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (M-ASES) questionnaire using item response theory

scientific article published on 15 August 2007

Reliability and validity of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Subjective Knee Form

scientific article published on 6 August 2007

Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the short form 12-item survey (SF-12) in patients with back pain

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Research training program: Duke University and Brazilian Society of Cardiology

scientific article published in December 2012

Risk communication in clinical trials: a cognitive experiment and a survey

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STICH (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure) trial enrollment

scientific article published on August 2010

Scientific writing of novice researchers: what difficulties and encouragements do they encounter?

scientific article published on April 2009

Scientific writing: a randomized controlled trial comparing standard and on-line instruction

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Selection mechanisms underlying high impact biomedical research--a qualitative analysis and causal model

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Short-term outcomes of lung transplant in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Small-dose intrathecal lidocaine versus ropivacaine for anorectal surgery in an ambulatory setting

scientific article published in November 2002

So different, yet so similar: meta-analysis and policy modeling of willingness to participate in clinical trials among Brazilians and Indians

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Sources of variation in readmission rates, length of stay, and operative time associated with rotator cuff surgery.

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Standard scales for measurement of functional outcome for cervical pain or dysfunction: a systematic review.

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Standardizing clinical trials workflow representation in UML for international site comparison

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Supply and demand for liver transplant surgery: are we training enough surgeons?

scientific article published on January 2008

Surgical treatment of sleep apnea: association between surgeon/hospital volume with outcomes

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System dynamics modeling in the evaluation of delays of care in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients within a tiered health system

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System dynamics to model the unintended consequences of denying payment for venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty

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Systematic review and metasummary of attitudes toward research in emergency medical conditions

scientific article published on 11 May 2013

Ten-year growth in the scientific production of Brazilian Psychiatry: the impact of the new evaluation policies

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The Database for Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT) and Subsequent Regrouping by Clinical Specialty ⬇️

scientific article published on March 16, 2012

The application of comorbidity indices to predict early postoperative outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a nationwide comparative analysis of over 70,000 cases

scientific article published in May 2013

The association of departmental leadership gender with that of faculty and residents in radiology

scientific article published on August 2007

The cancer translational research informatics platform

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The difficulties of ambulatory interscalene and intra-articular infusions for rotator cuff surgery: a preliminary report

scientific article published in March 2003

The effect of age on sciatic nerve block duration

scientific article published in February 2006

The effect of evacuation on the number of victims following hazardous chemical release

scientific article published on January 2008

The effects of seasonal variation on hazardous chemical releases

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The impact of diabetes on patient outcomes after ankle fracture

scientific article published on August 2005

The impact of laparoscopic versus open approach on reoperation rate after segmental colectomy: a propensity analysis

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The pattern and technique in the clinical evaluation of the adult hip: the common physical examination tests of hip specialists

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The rapid impact on mortality rates of a dedicated care team including trauma and emergency physicians at an academic medical center

scientific article published on 21 December 2009

The relationship between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty.

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The role of radiation therapy in resected T2 N0 esophageal cancer: a population-based analysis

scientific article published on 11 October 2012

Treatment modalities for T1N0 esophageal cancers: a comparative analysis of local therapy versus surgical resection

scientific article published on June 2013

Trends and outcomes in the use of surgery and radiation for the treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer: a propensity score adjusted analysis of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry from 1998 to 2008.

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Trends in female representation in published ophthalmology literature, 2000-2009

scientific article published on 31 December 2013

Trends in racial disparities in pancreatic cancer surgery

scientific article published on 4 September 2013

Trends in the epidemiology of total shoulder arthroplasty in the United States from 1990-2000.

scientific article published in August 2006

Trends in the utilization of high-volume hospitals by minority and underinsured surgical patients

scientific article published in May 2010

Turning Text into Research Networks: Information Retrieval and Computational Ontologies in the Creation of Scientific Databases ⬇️

scientific article published on January 3, 2012

Use of endovascular therapy for peripheral arterial lesions: an analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank from 2007 to 2009.

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Use of lung allografts from brain-dead donors after cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation

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Use of physical therapy in patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of generalized weakness: a retrospective study.

scientific article published in January 2008

Using Linked Data to Evaluate the Impact of Research and Development in Europe: A Structural Equation Model

scientific article published at ISWC 2013

Validation of an item bank in a sample of community-dwelling survivors of a stroke

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Validation of the Brazilian version of the musculoskeletal tumor society rating scale for lower extremity bone sarcoma

scientific article published on 06 August 2013

Validation of the NHANES ADL scale in a sample of patients with report of cervical pain: factor analysis, item response theory analysis, and line item validity

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Validation of the Simple Shoulder Test in a Portuguese-Brazilian population. Is the latent variable structure and validation of the Simple Shoulder Test Stable across cultures?

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Variability in the treatment of elderly patients with stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer

scientific article published on June 2013

VisualDecisionLinc: A visual analytics approach for comparative effectiveness-based clinical decision support in psychiatry ⬇️

scientific article published on September 20, 2011

What leads Indians to participate in clinical trials? A meta-analysis of qualitative studies

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Whoever could get rid of the context of discovery/context of justification dichotomy? A proposal based on recent developments in clinical research.

scientific article published in January 2007

Willingness to participate in clinical trials among patients of Chinese heritage: a meta-synthesis

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Workflow in Clinical Trial Sites & Its Association with Near Miss Events for Data Quality: Ethnographic, Workflow & Systems Simulation ⬇️

scientific article published on June 29, 2012

Workforce projections for hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery

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Worse outcomes in patients undergoing urgent surgery for left-sided diverticulitis admitted on weekends vs weekdays: a population-based study of 31 832 patients

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WriteSim TCExam--an open source text simulation environment for training novice researchers in scientific writing

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