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Easy to gain but hard to lose: the evolution of the knee sesamoid bones in Primates-a systematic review and phylogenetic meta-analysis by Fragoso Vargas, Nelly A, Berthaume, Michael A

“…Sesamoids are variably present skeletal elements found in tendons and ligaments near joints. Variability in sesamoid size, location and presence/absence is…”
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Analysis of case fatality rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Spanish Autonomous Communities between March and May 2020 by V, Martín-Sánchez, A, Calderón-Montero, A, Barquilla-García, F, Vitelli-Storelli, A, Segura-Fragoso, V, Olmo-Quintana, A, Serrano-Cumplido

“…The Spanish health system is made up of seventeen regional health systems. Through the official reporting systems, some inconsistencies and differences in case…”
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Respiratory Impairment and the Aging Lung: A Novel Paradigm for Assessing Pulmonary Function by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A., Gill, Thomas M.

“…Background. Older persons have an increased risk of developing respiratory impairment because the aging lung is likely to have experienced exposures to…”
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Frailty and Respiratory Impairment in Older Persons by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A., MD, Enright, Paul L., MD, McAvay, Gail, PhD, Van Ness, Peter H., PhD, MPH, Gill, Thomas M., MD

“…Abstract Background Among older persons, the association between frailty and spirometry-confirmed respiratory impairment has not been evaluated yet. Methods By…”
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Phenotype of Spirometric Impairment in an Aging Population by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A, McAvay, Gail, Van Ness, Peter H, Casaburi, Richard, Jensen, Robert L, MacIntyre, Neil, Yaggi, H Klar, Gill, Thomas M, Concato, John

“…The Global Lung Initiative (GLI) provides age-appropriate criteria for establishing spirometric impairment, including mild, moderate, and severe chronic…”
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An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report: Evaluation and Management of Asthma in the Elderly by Skloot, Gwen S, Busse, Paula J, Braman, Sidney S, Kovacs, Elizabeth J, Dixon, Anne E, Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A, Scichilone, Nicola, Prakash, Y S, Pabelick, Christina M, Mathur, Sameer K, Hanania, Nicola A, Moore, Wendy C, Gibson, Peter G, Zieman, Susan, Ragless, Betina B

“…Asthma in the elderly (>65 yr old) is common and associated with higher morbidity and mortality than asthma in younger patients. The poor outcomes in this…”
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Imputing Genotypes in Biallelic Populations from Low-Coverage Sequence Data by Fragoso, Christopher A, Heffelfinger, Christopher, Zhao, Hongyu, Dellaporta, Stephen L

“…Low-coverage next-generation sequencing methodologies are routinely employed to genotype large populations. Missing data in these populations manifest both as…”
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FEV1:FVC Thresholds for Defining Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A

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Antihypertensive medications and physical function in older persons by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A., McAvay, Gail J.

“…To further inform benefits and risks of medications on physical function in aging populations, we have evaluated the associations of antihypertensive (antiHTN)…”
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Phenotype of normal spirometry in an aging population by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A, McAvay, Gail, Van Ness, Peter H, Casaburi, Richard, Jensen, Robert L, MacIntyre, Neil, Gill, Thomas M, Yaggi, H Klar, Concato, John

“…In aging populations, the commonly used Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) may misclassify normal spirometry as respiratory…”
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Morning serum cortisol role in the adrenal insufficiency diagnosis with modern cortisol assays by Fragoso Perozo, A. F. D., Fontes, R., Lopes, F. P., Araújo, P. B., Scrank, Y., Gomes, D. M. V., Moraes, A. B., Vieira Neto, L.

“…Purpose To investigate the accuracy of cutoff values of the morning serum cortisol (MSC) using the cortisol stimulus test (CST) insulin tolerance test (ITT)…”
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Caring for the Older Person With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Fried, Terri R, Fragoso, Carlos A. Vaz, Rabow, Michael W

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common disease in elderly patients, is characterized by high symptom burden, health care utilization,…”
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Sleep Complaints in Community-Living Older Persons: A Multifactorial Geriatric Syndrome by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A., Gill, Thomas M.

“…In older persons, sleep complaints in the form of insomnia and daytime drowsiness are highly prevalent and are associated with adverse outcomes. The underlying…”
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Gastroesophageal reflux after repair of esophageal atresia by Tovar, J A, Fragoso, A C

“…Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is extremely frequent in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF). It is often refractory to…”
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Insomnia in Community‐Living Persons with Advanced Age by Miner, Brienne, Gill, Thomas M., Yaggi, H. Klar, Redeker, Nancy S., Van Ness, Peter H., Han, Ling, Fragoso, Carlos A. Vaz

“…Objective To evaluate the epidemiology of insomnia, including demographic and clinical correlates, in older adults. Design Cross‐sectional. Setting Community…”
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The landscape scale of effect on the alpha and beta diversities of woody species in a semideciduous tropical forest by Juárez–Fragoso, Mauricio A., Perroni, Yareni, Dáttilo, Wesley, Gómez–Díaz, Jorge A., Guevara, Roger

“…Context Most tropical forest landscapes are highly fragmented, have habitat patches varying in size and shape, and display different degrees of perturbation,…”
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Neoplasia and Tumor-Like Lesions in Pet Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): A Retrospective Analysis of Cases Between 1995 and 2019 by Bertram, Christof A., Bertram, Beate, Bartel, Alexander, Ewringmann, Anja, Fragoso-Garcia, Marco A., Erickson, Nancy A., Müller, Kerstin, Klopfleisch, Robert

“…Prevalence and age distribution of tumors is largely unknown in pet rabbits. Currently available studies focused on specific organ systems or specific tumor…”
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Genetic Architecture of a Rice Nested Association Mapping Population by Fragoso, Christopher A, Moreno, Maria, Wang, Zuoheng, Heffelfinger, Christopher, Arbelaez, Lady J, Aguirre, John A, Franco, Natalia, Romero, Luz E, Labadie, Karine, Zhao, Hongyu, Dellaporta, Stephen L, Lorieux, Mathias

“…Describing the genetic diversity in the gene pool of crops will provide breeders with novel resources for varietal improvement. Nested Association Mapping…”
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Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Aging Populations by Fragoso, Carlos A Vaz

“…Current epidemiologic practice evaluates COPD based on self-reported symptoms of chronic bronchitis, self-reported physician-diagnosed COPD, spirometry…”
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Epidemiology of Lung Disease in Older Persons by Vaz Fragoso, Carlos A., MD

“…Older persons frequently report respiratory risk factors and symptoms and have a high prevalence of symptomatic lung disease, most commonly obstructive airway…”
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