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J Community Health 2021 Feb 27. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Department of Public Health, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, 07470, USA.

The COVID-19 pandemic first became evident at the end of 2019, and because of the many unknown aspects of this emerging infectious disease, the internet quickly became a source of information for consumers. It is important for any vital information to be written unambiguously, and at a level that can be understood by all people regardless of education levels. The purpose of this study was to assess the readability of 50 sources of COVID19 testing information online. Read More

Community Ment Health J 2021 Feb 26. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Department of Criminal Justice, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA, USA.

A disproportionate number of people with mental illness are involved in critical police encounters resulting in arrest and/or excessive use of force. In response, many jurisdictions have implemented Crisis Intervention Team training. This mixed method study used survey and focus group interview data to investigate Crisis Intervention Teams in rural communities in a Northeastern state in the U. Read More

Ann Dermatol Venereol 2021 Feb 23. Epub 2021 Feb 23.

Service de dermatologie, hôpital Victor-Dupouy, 69, rue du Lieutenant Colonel-Prudhon, 95107 Argenteuil cedex, France. Electronic address:

Background: Children with psoriasis may have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and their illness may also have affected their ability to follow preventive measures.

Objective: To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with psoriasis.

Methods: A survey of children (<18 years) with psoriasis, conducted from June 10 to June 29, 2020. Read More

BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021 Feb 26;22(1):224. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Amgen Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada.

Background: The secondary fracture prevention gap in the osteoporosis field has been previously described as a 'crisis'. Closing this gap is increasingly important in the context of accumulating evidence showing that an incident fragility fracture is associated with an increased risk of subsequent fracture within 1-2 years, known as imminent fracture risk. The objective of this study was to use health services data to characterize the time between index fragility fractures occurring at different osteoporotic sites and subsequent fractures. Read More

ANZ J Surg 2021 Feb 26. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Department of Hand Surgery, Fuzhou Second Hospital Affiliated to Xiamen University, Fuzhou, China.

Background: This study prospectively explored the clinical effect of a reversed digital artery island flap (RDAIF) in repairing fingertip defects and the impact of the anastomosis of superficial veins in the recipient area on the incidence of venous crisis.

Methods: A total of 92 patients with fingertip defects who underwent RDAIF from February 2016 to February 2018 were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Of these, 44 patients underwent superficial vein anastomosis. Read More