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  Gastrointestinal symptoms affected one in four patients hospitalized with COVID-19

  
  

  Gastrointestinal symptoms affected 26% of hospital employees hospitalized with presumptive COVID-19 infection, according to the results of a study from Wuhan, China.

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  Original ArticleOpen Access

  Antenatal Care Health Education Intervened by Social Networking on Mobile Phone Compared with Usual Care to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: Randomized Controlled Trial

  Tomyabatra K

  Antenatal health education through audio-video social networking is found significantly lower the rate of the neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) resulted from the significant shorter labor-pain time that plays a role in the early management of preterm birth and low birth weight which are factors associated with neonatal RDS.

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  Original ArticleOpen Access

  Use of SAMe-TT₂R₂ Score to Predict the Quality of Anticoagulation Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Warfarin in Thailand

  Methavigul K

  Thai AF patients receiving warfarin had increased proportion of patients with poor time in therapeutic range following the increased SAMe-TT₂R₂ score. The score of 3 or more could predict poor quality of anticoagulation control in those patients.

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  Original ArticleOpen Access

  The Difference of Refraction Between the Cycloplegic Retinoscopy and Non-Cycloplegic Subjective Refraction in Children Aged 6 to 15 Years

  Honglertnapakul W, Jindarak P, Praneeprachachon P, Pukrushpan P

  The refraction in children aged 6 to 15 years measured by cycloplegic retinoscopy was significantly more than NS in overall participants. The authors should decrease the number of refraction obtained from CR when prescribe glasses to hyperopic children.

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  Original ArticleOpen Access

  Association of High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein and Obesity in Thais

  Phannasil P, Klongthalay S

  The high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) positively correlated with obesity indices indicating the association between high level of high sensitive C-reactive protein and obesity.

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  Original ArticleOpen Access

  Validation of an Internally Developed Knee Model Designed to Facilitate Instruction in Practice of Arthrocentesis of the Knee

  Chiowchanwisawakit P, Chongpipatchaipron S, Wilaphan K, Vanadurongwan B, Dejsomritrutai W

  The evaluated knee model was shown to be a valid tool for teaching arthrocentesis. This model should be considered a suitable tool for knee arthrocentesis training and practice.