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Relationship Between Decremental Response on Repetitive Nerve Stimulation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale 肌萎缩侧索硬化症功能评定量表与重复性神经刺激减值反应的关系

PJMD 12-3 Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.36283/pjmd12-3/009

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Effect of a Health Education Intervention on Practices of Hospital Laboratory Staff; A Quasi-Experimental Study 健康教育干预对医院检验人员执业行为的影响准实验研究

PJMD 12-3 Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.36283/pjmd12-3/007

Imrana Saeed, M. Sadiq, Faizan Fazal, Alishba Shezal, F. Shahid, Muniba Zafar, Noor Mahal Azam, Q. Ain, Manahil Nazir, A. Noor

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Diabetes; the bidirectional face of COVID-19 糖尿病;COVID-19的双向面

PJMD 12-3 Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.36283/pjmd12-3/001

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