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Precision Medicine in Cancer Prevention: Exploring Applications in Mississippi and Beyond. 精准医学在癌症预防:探索应用在密西西比州和超越。

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2017-01-01

Srinivasan Vijayakumar, Paul Russell Roberts, Satyaseelan Packianathan

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Rural Hospital Survival Depends on Infusion of Monies, Especially to cover Uncompensated Care: Could Medicaid Expansion Provide Critical Relief? 农村医院的生存依赖于资金的注入，特别是覆盖无偿医疗:医疗补助扩张能提供关键的救济吗?

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2017-01-01

William Lineaweaver

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Sandbagging Medicaid is a futile Weapon Against the ACA and Short-Changes Mississippians Hundreds of Millions. “沙袋式医疗补助”是反对《平价医疗法案》和减少密西西比人数亿的无用武器。

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2017-01-01

W Lamar Weems

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Physicians Should Support Universal Healthcare. 医生应该支持全民医疗。

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2017-01-01

David L Smith

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Emergency Physician-Performed Bedside Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis in a Pediatric Population. 急诊医师床边超声对儿童急性阑尾炎的评估。

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2017-01-01

Brian Tollefson, Jaryd Zummer, Phillip Dixon

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Working for Cures in the 21st Century. 为21世纪的治愈而努力。

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2016-12-01

Lee Voulters

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Top 10 Facts You Should Know About Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease. 关于筛查严重先天性心脏病你应该知道的10个事实。

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2016-12-01

Hasti Sanandajifar, Mary B Taylor, Sarosh P Batlivala

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Mississippi Perspective: Dermatologic Manifestations of Arsenic Poisoning. 密西西比视角:砷中毒的皮肤病学表现。

Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association Pub Date : 2016-12-01

Caroline Daggett, Amanda Daggett, Robert T Brodell, C Ralph Daniel