Vol 31, No 7-8 (2018)

July-August

Table of Contents

Editorial

How Will the General Data Protection Regulation Affect Healthcare?
Nathan C. Lea, Filip de Meyer
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363-365
From the Editor’s Desk - Quality in Surgery: From Quality of Care to Quality of Life
Henrique Alexandrino
PDF
366-367

AMP Student Perspective

The New Medical Licensing Examination in Portugal: The Questions Hold the Answers
Bernardo Marques da Silva
PDF (Português)
368-369

Perspective

‘Difficult Patients’: A Perspective from the Tertiary Mental Health Services
Maria João Carnot, João Gama Marques
PDF (Português)
370-372
The Costly War Against Cancer Treatment: The Example of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in Portugal
Pedro Coelho Barata, Diogo Alpuim Costa, José Luís Passos Coelho, Ricardo Da Luz
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373-375

Cochrane Corner

Analysis of the Cochrane Review: Pregabalin for Pain in Fibromyalgia in Adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;9:CD011790 and 2016;4:CD009002
Guilherme Ferreira-Dos-Santos, David Cordeiro Sousa, João Costa, António Vaz-Carneiro
PDF (Português)
376-381

Original

Translation and Validation of the Patient Activation Measure in Portuguese People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Liliana Laranjo, Vera Dias, Carla Nunes, Dagmara Paiva, Bill Mahoney
PDF Appendix_01.PDF (Português)
382-390
How is Bariatric Surgery Improving the Quality of Life of Obese Patients: A Portuguese Cross-Sectional Study
José Silva, Henrique Vasconcelos, Margarida Figueiredo-Braga, Silvestre Carneiro
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391-398
Does Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery Improve Patients’ Quality of Life?
Pedro Coelho, Lara Noronha Ferreira, Clara Vital, José Fragata
PDF (Português) PDF
399-408
Threats to Health and Well-Being Perceived by Older People in Poland and Portugal
Maria da Piedade Moreira Brandão, Laura Martins, Marlena Szewczyczak, Dorota Talarska, Ian Philp, Margarida Fonseca Cardoso
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409-415
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Is There an Advantage in Using the Current Diagnostic Criteria?
Ana Filipa Ferreira, Catarina Miranda Silva, Dora Antunes, Filipa Sousa, António Carlos Lobo, Paulo Moura
PDF (Português) PDF
416-424

Review Articles

Quality Indicators in Ambulatory Surgery: A Literature Review Comparing Portuguese and International Systems
João Silva Nunes, Rebeca Gomes, Ana Povo, Eurico Castro Alves
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425-430

Clinical Case

Parona Space Abscess Derived from Dental Disease: Multidisciplinary Approach
Luís Sanches Fonseca, Luís Ribeiro, Jorge Pinheiro, Ana Guerra
PDF (Português)
431-435
Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum During a Tooth Extraction
André Ferreira Simões, Joana Barbosa Rodrigues, Sara Úria Marques, Glória Nunes da Silva
PDF (Português)
435-439

Medical Image

Ulcerated Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Rita Pimenta, Ângela Roda, João Pedro Freitas
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440-440

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: The Concept of Dignity in Non-institutionalized Elderly People Cared for in Primary Health Care: A Preliminary Empirical Model
Érica Rocha, Paulo Faria de Sousa, Nuno António, Susana Medeiros, Miguel Julião
PDF (Português)
441-442
Letter to the Editor: More on Conflict of Interest Disclosure in a Top-Tier Portuguese Medical Journal
João Gama Marques
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442-442
The European Medicines Agency and Family Doctors
Mary McCarthy
PDF
443-443
The New Medical Licensing Examination in Portugal: A Gigantic Millimeter Leap
José Ponte
PDF (Português)
443-444
About ‘The New Medical Licensing Examination in Portugal’
Luiz Miguel Santiago
PDF (Português)
444-445