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Erratum. 勘误表。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-05-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-15

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A Golden age and the Floating Man: Ireland, Avicenna and the Canon of Medicine: Delivered 27th November 2018. 黄金时代和漂浮的人:爱尔兰，阿维森纳和医学经典:2018年11月27日交付。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-05-01

Barry Kelly

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Comparison of innovative communication approaches in nutrition to promote and improve health literacy. 比较营养方面的创新传播方法，以促进和提高健康知识。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-05-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-15

Hannah L Anderson, John E Moore, Beverley C Millar

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The Role of Visual Abstracts in the Dissemination of Medical Research. 视觉摘要在医学研究传播中的作用。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-05-01 Epub Date: 2022-06-15

Beverley C Millar, Michelle Lim

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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in the paediatric population with acute right iliac fossa pain, our District General Hospital experience. 超声诊断小儿急性右髂窝疼痛的准确性，我们区综合医院的经验。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-11

Rabia Ghani, A O'Connor, I Sajid, G Johnson, S Ullah

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Quaere verum. 寻求真相。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-11

Michael Trimble

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The Belfast Branch of the Socialist Medical Association. 社会主义医学协会贝尔法斯特分会。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-11

Alun Evans

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CONCERNS FOR PEOPLE WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS (PWCF) WHEN TRAVELLING PRE COVID-19. covid-19之前旅行时对囊性纤维化(pwcf)患者的关注。

Ulster Medical Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-11

Megan O'Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Jacqueline C Rendall, John E Moore, Beverley C Millar