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• Virus-induced asthma exacerbations in Vietnamese preschoolers

  Nguyen Thuy Van Thao, Tran Anh Tuan, Pham Hung Van, Le Thuong Vu

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1818

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• Utility of the aspirin and P2Y12 response assays to determine the effects of antiplatelet agents in patients with subdural hematoma undergoing neurosurgery

  Ombretta Para, Christian Carleo, Francesco Bucci, Lucia Lipari, Asim Raza, Edoardo Cesaroni, Chiara La Rovere, Simone Orlandini, Gastone Pansini, Alberto Parenti, Giovanni Muscas, Alessandro Della Puppa

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1926

  300

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• The role of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in assessing hypothyroidism Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

  Ruqeya Murad, Ayman H. Alfeel, Zulekha Shemote, Praveen Kumar, Asaad Babker, Ahmed Luay Osman, Abdelgdair A. Altoum

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1953

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• The parental challenge: knowledge, attitudes, and practices on iron deficiency anemia in Tabuk

  Sawsan Mohammed Alblewi, Amerah M Alatawi, Faisal Mayudh Althobaiti, Adel Ali Alharfi, Faisal Mohammed Alamrani, Yazeed Mahmoud Ajwah, Omar Muslih Albalawi, Mohammed Majed Alquayr, Ariam Ebraheem Alshammari

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1946

  163

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• The incidence of bleeding in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation using anticoagulants: a real-world report with the biggest Vietnamese data

  Bui The Dung, Cao Ngoc Mai Han, Tran Hoa, Nguyen Thanh Hien

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1807

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• The effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on clinical symptoms, sputum molecular test results, and lesions in thoracic photos of pulmonary tuberculosis patients

  Fikriatul Fadhilah, Erwin Arief, Nur Ahmad Tabri, Irawaty Djaharuddin, Arif Santoso, Jamaluddin Madolangan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2048

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• Serum transferrin level in type-2 diabetic patients in association with sociodemographic profile and dietary habits

  Anza Khan, Uzma Rafi, Riffat Mehboob, Sajid Hameed, Uzma Malik, Zainab Zubair, Imran Shahid

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1873

  408

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• Risk factors for colorectal cancer in Albania: a case-control study

  Marsela Sina, Skerdi Prifti, Adea Kocollari, Ilir Akshija, Dorina Osmanaj, Gentiana Qirjako

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2007

  136

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• Perceived stress in parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders: psychometric properties of the stress measurement scale in the Moroccan dialect

  Sara Alouane, Zakaria Abidli, Ahmed O.T. Ahami, Soukaina El Idrissi, Jamila Riyahi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1991

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• Minimally invasive versus median sternotomy for mechanical mitral valve replacement: a single-center comparative study of treatment outcomes and quality of life

  The Binh Nguyen, Tran-Thuy Nguyen, Long Hoang Luong, Duc Hoang Nguyen, Cong Huu Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh Le, Bao Giang Kim

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1963

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• Metformin’s therapeutic potential in adenomyosis: insights from interleukin 8 level

  Damas Hendriansyah, Nusratuddin Abdullah, Rudy B. Leonardy, Mardiah Tahir, Samrichard Rambulangi, Firdaus Hamid

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1940

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• Mentzer Index and Red Cell Distribution Width Index in differentiating iron deficiency anemia and β-thalassemia trait

  Rabab H. Elshaikh, Ashok Kumar Sah, Abdelrahman Mohamed Abukanna, Abdulrahman Algarni, Ammar Abdelmola, Hussam Ali Osman, Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif, Elryah I. Ali, Hiba Ali, Ayman Hussein Alfeel

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1892

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• Impact of tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin 6 polymorphisms on type 2 diabetes mellitus Sudanese patients

  Elmutuz H. Elssaig, Abdalla Eltoum Ali, Mohammed A. Alsubai, Tarig M.S. Alnour, Eltayib H. Ahmed-Abakur, Aadil Yousif, Bashayr Mudhhi Alshehri, Fatmah Ali Awaji, Arwa Murdi Alanazi, Fai Fahad Alanazi, Abdullah Ali Alghamdi

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1967

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• Immunohistochemical expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 in World Health Organization grade IV astrocytoma, oral squamous cell carcinoma and bladder carcinoma

  Imrana Tanvir, Samina Qamar, Ahmad Alwazzan, Khurram Mehboob, Yousef Almehmadi, Ebtihal Ali Alharbi, Shadi Ahmed Alahmadi, Hafsa Adnan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1893

  355

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• Gender differences and post-pandemic mental health impacts: a mediation study on Vietnamese adolescents

  Thanh Long Nguyen, Victor Storm, Lam Toi Phung, Cong Thien Le, Thi Thu Ha Le, Thi Hoa Nguyen, Son Tung Vu, Thien Thang Tran, Minh Hanh Vu, Van Tuan Nguyen

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1888

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• Evaluation of the renal function among sickle cell patients: a cross-sectional study

  Talal Qadah, Anwar Refaei

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1868

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• Employing the European Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System 2017 classification in a malignancy risk stratification system for thyroid nodules at Can Tho Oncology Hospital from 2021 to 2023

  Vo Van Kha, Tran Thi Huong Ly, Pham Thi Thanh Hoa, Vo Huynh Nhu

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1852

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• Effect of magnesium and potassium on rheumatoid arthritis factor and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized control trial

  Hafiza Sonia Bibi, Uzma Rafi, Sidra Khalid, Riffat Mehboob, Anbreen Bibi, Hani Sadaka Shalabi, Mohammed A. Zaher, Samy A. Abusikkien

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1874

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• Diagnostic and therapeutic care pathway of the Cardiac Network for Heart Failure

  Pasquale Palmiero, Matteo Durante, Maria Maiello, Valentina D’Andria, Cosima Caputo, Lucia Giordano

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1927

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• Cytokine profile in COVID-19 infection: focus on interleukin-13, interleukin-33, and tumor necrosis factor-α as immunological markers

  Huda Saleem, Wafaa Hazim, Batool Mutar Mahdi, Mohammed S. Al-Iedani

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1823

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• Correlation of circulating diabetes markers with elevated serum antithyroglobulin antibodies in type 2 diabetes patients

  Batool Ibrahim Aljasmmi, Awadh S Alsubhi, Abdulrahman Algarni, Elryah I Ali, Ammar Abdelmola, Hussam Ali Osman, Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Abukanna, Marwan Ismail, Asaad Babker, Salah Eldin Omar Hussein

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1961

  262

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• Correlation between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase 1 in pregnant women with preeclampsia

  Kiki Rizki Amelia, Efendi Lukas, Nurbani Bangsawan, Isharyah Sunarno, Retno Budiarti Farid, Sriwijaya Qadar

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1924

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• Association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D insufficiency and serum uric acid levels compared to the gender and age categories

  Salah Eldin Omar Hussein, Awadh S. Alsubhi, Abdulrahman Algarni, Elryah I. Ali, Tagwa Yousif Elsayed Yousif, Ammar Abdelmola, Elyasa Elfaki, Wael Alzahrani, Ayman Hussien Alfeel

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.2029

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• An innovative model of university cooperation in developing countries: results of five years of experience in internal medicine, health promotion and education

  Filomena Pietrantonio, Vera Kopsaj, Francesco Rosiello, Aurora Tomassoni, Luca Moriconi, Donatella Padua

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1941

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• An algorithm for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in units of internal medicine

  Ombretta Para, Carmen Stabile, Donato Cinquepalmi, Maria Sandra Magnoni, Francesco Nasso, Flavio Tangianu, Mauro Silingardi, Antonella Valerio, Dario Manfellotto, Francesco Dentali

  https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2025.1838

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