SOCIAL MEDIA
Portuguese Medical Association's Scientific Journal
Impact Factor: 0.8 3rd Quartile (Journal Citation Reports 2023) / CiteScore 2023: 1.9 / SJR 2023: 0.231 / SNIP 2023: 0.293
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A Rare Cause of Common Pain: Herpes Zoster-Induced Sciatica...
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Lumbosacral radiculopathy, presenting as dysesthetic (abnormal and often uncomfortable sensations such as burning, tin...
Diagnostic Accuracy of Computed Tomography in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis...
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Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a low-grade peri...
Introduction: Estimating the prevalence of second-hand tobacco smoke exposure is a public health priority while evaluating the population-attributable...
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Introduction: Schizophreniform disorder manifests itself with similar symptoms to schizophrenia, but it is distinguished ...
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The continuous increase in the prevalence of obesity has generated growing concern, having become an important challenge at a global level...
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Idiopathic Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome: Report of a Pediatric Case...
The idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome is characterized by recurrent episodes of hypovolemia, with an unknown cause, presenting a...
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How Acta Médica Portuguesa Adjusted to Pandemic Times
A pandemia de COVID-19 tem colocado os sistemas de saúde sob enorme pressão um pouco por todo o mundo, tendo-se verificado nos últimos meses, em Portugal, uma completa reorganização da prestação de cuidados e a constan...
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With an increasing prevalence during the past decades, atopic dermatitis has become a global health issue. A literature search following a targeted approach was undertaken to perform this non-systematic review, which intends to provide an overview of the epidemiology...
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Stages for Undertaking a Systematic Review
There has been an increase in the use of systematic review as a research methodology to compile and analyze large datasets of existing studies. With this increase, the recommendations to conduct this type of research also increased. The aim of this article is to prov...
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