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Handgrip strength cut-offs to define sarcopenia in Turkish population

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Are we on brink of a second COVID-19 wave in Italy? Let’s look at Google Trends

Ciaffi J, Meliconi R, Landini MP, Ursini F (2020) Google trends and COVID-19 in Italy: could we brace for impact? Intern Emerg Med. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02371-7(Ahead of print 25 May 2020) Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Fu L, Wang B, Yuan T et al (2020) Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Infect 80(6):656–665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.03.041 CAS Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Eysenbach G (2011) Infodemiology and infoveillance tracking online health information and cyberbehavior for public health. Am J Prev Med 40(5 Suppl 2):S154–S158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2011.02.006 Article PubMed Google Scholar Download references Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), via Pupilli 1, 40136, Bologna, Italy Jacopo Ciaffi, Riccardo Meliconi & Francesco Ursini Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), Section of Rheumatology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Riccardo Meliconi & Francesco Ursini Scientific Direction, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Bologna, Italy Maria Paola Landini You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Correspondence to Jacopo Ciaffi. The authors declare they have no conflict of interest. Not applicable. Not applicable. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Reprints and Permissions Ciaffi, J., Meliconi, R., Landini, M.P. et al. Are we on brink of a second COVID-19 wave in Italy? Let’s look at Google Trends. Intern Emerg Med (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02502-0 Download citation Received: 23 August 2020 Accepted: 05 September 2020 Published: 17 September 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02502-0

A malignant birthmark detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a patient with esophageal cancer.

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Is Emergency Colectomy Inevitable for All Ischemic Sigmoid Volvulus Cases?

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ASO Author Reflections: Return to Isolated Limb Infusion for In-Transit Melanoma.

O’Donoghue C, Perez MC, Mullinax JE, et al. Isolated limb infusion: a single-center experience with over 200 infusions. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017;24:3842–9. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-6107-9. Article PubMed Google Scholar Kroon HM, Moncrieff M, Kam PC, Thompson JF. Outcomes following isolated limb infusion for melanoma. A 14-year experience. Ann Surg Oncol. 2008;15:3003–13. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-9954-6. Article PubMed Google Scholar Miura JT, Kroon HM, Beasley GM, et al. Long–term oncologic outcomes after isolated limb infusion for locoregionally metastatic melanoma: an international multicenter analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019;26:2486–94. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07288-w. Article PubMed Google Scholar Carr MJ, Sun J, Kroon HM, et al. Oncologic outcomes after isolated limb infusion for advanced melanoma: an international comparison of the procedure and outcomes between the United States and Australia. Ann Surg Oncol. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09051-y. Muilenburg, DJ, Beasley, GM, Thompson, ZJ, et al. Burden of disease predicts response to isolated limb infusion with melphalan and actinomycin D in melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015;22:482–8. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-4072-0. Article PubMed Google Scholar Download references Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA Michael J. Carr MD, MS & Jonathan S. Zager MD Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia Hidde M. Kroon MD, PhD Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Hidde M. Kroon MD, PhD Department of Oncological Sciences, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA Jonathan S. Zager MD You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Correspondence to Jonathan S. Zager MD. Jonathan S. Zager has had a US patent issued (US Patent # 10,583,246) on high-flow ILI. Michael J. Carr and Hidde M. Kroon have no financial or material disclosures to report regarding the subject matter of this study and the discussion within this manuscript. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material. Reprints and Permissions Carr, M.J., Kroon, H.M. & Zager, J.S. ASO Author Reflections: Return to Isolated Limb Infusion for In-Transit Melanoma. Ann Surg Oncol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09113-1 Download citation Received: 26 August 2020 Accepted: 26 August 2020 Published: 11 September 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09113-1

Gender-affirming therapy linked to mental health.

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The Emergence of Language: a Review of Ljiljana Progovac (2019); A Critical Introduction to Language Evolution: Current Controversies and Future Prospects

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