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Total Muscle-Sparing Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy by Tam, John K.C., MD, Lim, Kee Siang, BS

“…Background Conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy uses multiple incisions, including an access incision and several port incisions. This series…”
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Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection by Jones, Jeffrey G, King, Thomas C, Ogbuagu, Onyema, Ogbuagu, Arit, Tam, John K.C, Flood, Jennifer, Scott, James, Belknap, Robert, Getahun, Haileyesus, Chaisson, Richard E, Raviglione, Mario

“…To the Editor: In their review article, Getahun et al. (May 28 issue) 1 provide a useful overview of issues surrounding latent tuberculosis infection. However,…”
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Extracellular vesicle drug occupancy enables real-time monitoring of targeted cancer therapy by Pan, Sijun, Zhang, Yan, Natalia, Auginia, Lim, Carine Z. J., Ho, Nicholas R. Y., Chowbay, Balram, Loh, Tze Ping, Tam, John K. C., Shao, Huilin

“…Current technologies to measure drug–target interactions require complex processing and invasive tissue biopsies, limiting their clinical utility for cancer…”
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Postoperative Psychological Disorders Among Heart Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression by Loh, Alvona Z.H., Tan, Julia S.Y., Tam, John K.C., Zhang, Melvyn W., Ho, Cyrus S.H., Ho, Roger C.

“…This meta-analysis evaluates the pooled prevalence of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among heart transplant…”
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The J Technique for Barbed Suture Closure by Leow, Lowell, Chok, Emily, Chua, Alexandra, Li, Yue, Ooi, Oon Cheong, Mithiran, Harish, Chen, Jianye, Tam, John K.C.

“…We share our novel technique using barbed sutures for subcuticular purse-string suture closure during chest tube insertion and removal…”
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Partial Versus Complete Thymectomy in Non-Myasthenic Patients With Thymoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes by Papadimas, Evangelos, Tan, Ying Kiat, Luo, HaiDong, Choong, Andrew M.T.L., Tam, John K.C., Kofidis, Theo, Mithiran, Harish

“…The optimal extent of surgical resection for non-myasthenic patients with thymoma is controversial. The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare complete…”
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Integrin α7 expression is increased in asthmatic patients and its inhibition reduces Kras protein abundance in airway smooth muscle cells by Teoh, Chun Ming, Tan, Sheryl S. L., Langenbach, Shenna Y., Wong, Amanda H., Cheong, Dorothy H. J., Tam, John K. C., New, Chih Sheng, Tran, Thai

“…Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells exhibit plastic phenotypic behavior marked by reversible modulation and maturation between contractile and proliferative…”
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The antimalarial drug artesunate inhibits primary human cultured airway smooth muscle cell proliferation by Tan, Sheryl S L, Ong, Benjamin, Cheng, Chang, Ho, Wanxing Eugene, Tam, John K C, Stewart, Alastair G, Harris, Trudi, Wong, W S Fred, Tran, Thai

“…Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cell hyperplasia contributes to airway wall remodeling (AWR) in asthma. Glucocorticoids, which are used as first-line therapy for…”
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The effectiveness of a shared conference experience in improving undergraduate medical and nursing students' attitudes towards inter-professional education in an Asian country: a before and after study by Chua, Amelia Ze, Lo, Daryl Yk, Ho, Wilbert Hh, Koh, Yun Qing, Lim, Daniel Sy, Tam, John Kc, Liaw, Sok Ying, Koh, Gerald Ch

“…In recent years, increasing emphasis has been placed on the importance of collaboration within multi-disciplinary healthcare teams, so as to facilitate…”
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The Impact of Education Reform: An Asian Medical School's Experience by Koh, Gerald Ch, Lee, Jeremy Ne, Agrawal, Neelima, Tam, John Kc, Samarasekera, Dujeepa, Koh, Dow Rhoon, Wong, John El, Tan, Chay Hoon

“…This study assessed the effectiveness of education reforms on student-reported learning outcomes at the end of the 5-year medical school (M5) and 1-year…”
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Are medical students' views of an ideal physician eroding? A study on perceived qualities of a "role model" doctor before and after housemanship and between two cohorts five years apart by Koh, Gerald C H, Tam, John K C, Lee, Jeremy N E, Agrawal, Neelima, Koh, Dow Rhoon, Samarasekera, Dujeepa, Tan, Chay Hoon

“…This study aimed to examine the impact of housemanship and cohort effect on the perceptions of what constitutes a "role model physician" between 2 cohorts of…”
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