Prevalence of difficult encounters among clinic patients was 0.17; characteristics that increased difficulty included depression, chronic pain.

A systematic review of 45 studies found that physicians perceive one in six patient visits in non-psychiatric clinics as ...

In this systematic review, 17% of primary care patients were perceived as difficult by physicians, particularly those with ...

Our search identified 1,046 records (Figure 1). Initial screening excluded 291 records, including two duplicates. The remaining 758 full-text articles were retrieved for additional scrutiny, of which ...

Background While female sex has historically been associated with worse outcomes following surgical aortic valve replacement, ...

Background Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting are two sports that expose the body to great forces. Injury characteristics have not been systematically reviewed for these two growing sports.

Objective To provide a consistently updated overview of the comparative effectiveness of treatments for Achilles tendinopathy. Design Living systematic review and network meta-analysis. Data sources ...

Intake of 100 percent fruit juice may be associated with weight gain in both children and adults, according to a review published online Jan. 16 in JAMA Pediatrics. The prevalence of malaria ...

A recent review finds that 17% of adult clinical patients are perceived as difficult based on certain physical or psychological conditions.