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Monday, September 30th 2024

Accuracy of prostate cancer screening recommendations for high-risk populations on YouTube and TikTok

Abramson M, Feiertag N, Javidi D, Babar M, Loeb S, Watts K. “Accuracy of prostate cancer screening recommendations for high-risk populations on YouTube and TikTok.” BJUI Compass. 2022 Nov 8;4(2):206-213. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36816146/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Genitourinary Cancer Care: Re-envisioning the Future

Wallis CJD, Catto JWF, Finelli A, Glaser AW, Gore JL, Loeb S, Morgan TM, Morgans AK, Mottet N, Neal R, O’Brien T, Odisho AY, Powles T, Skolarus TA, Smith AB, Szabados B, Klaassen Z, Spratt DE. “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Genitourinary Cancer Care: Re-envisioning the Future.” Eur Urol. 2020 Nov;78(5):731-742. PMID: 32893062. Link:… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Top 100 Urology Influencers on Twitter: Is Social Media Influence Associated with Academic Impact?

Corsi N, Nguyen DD, Butaney M, Majdalany SE, Corsi MP, Malchow T, Piontkowski AJ, Trinh QD, Loeb S, Abdollah F. “Top 100 Urology Influencers on Twitter: Is Social Media Influence Associated with Academic Impact?.” European Urology Focus. 2022 Oct 6:S2405-4569(22)00216-4. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36210295/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Exploring Urological Malignancies on Pinterest: Content Analysis

Herbert AS, Hassan N, Malik RD, Loeb S, Myrie A. “Exploring Urological Malignancies on Pinterest: Content Analysis.” JMIR Cancer. 2022 Aug 22;8(3):e36244. doi: 10.2196/36244. PMID: 35994318. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35994318/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Twitter Footprint and the Match in the COVID-19 Era: Understanding the Relationship between Applicant Online Activity and Residency Match Success

Bukavina L, Dubin J, Isali I, Calaway A, Mortach S, Loeb S, Kutikov A, Mishra K, Sindhani M, Adan F, Ponsky L. “Twitter Footprint and the Match in the COVID-19 Era: Understanding the Relationship between Applicant Online Activity and Residency Match Success.” Urology Practice. 2022 Jul;9(4):331-339. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37145779/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Urologic Services in Public Hospitals Suffered a Greater Detriment Than Private Hospitals During the Battle of COVID-19

Ong WLK, Lechmiannandan S, Loeb S, Teoh JY. “Urologic Services in Public Hospitals Suffered a Greater Detriment Than Private Hospitals During the Battle of COVID-19.” Urology. 2020 Oct; 144:269-270. Epub 2020 Jul 18.PMID: 32687841. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32687841/  


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Monday, September 30th 2024

The Power of Hashtags in Social Media: Lessons Learnt from the Urology Tag Ontology Project. European Association of Urology Guidelines Office Dissemination Committee

Teoh JY, Bhatt NR, Cucchiara V, Garcia Rojo E, Pradere B, Borgmann H, Loeb S, Kutikov A, Ribal MJ, Giannarini G. “The Power of Hashtags in Social Media: Lessons Learnt from the Urology Tag Ontology Project. European Association of Urology Guidelines Office Dissemination Committee.” Eur Urol Focus. 2022 Jun 3:S2405-4569(22)00123-7. PMID: 35668025. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35668025/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

A Systematic Review on Guidelines and Recommendations for Urology Standard of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Heldwein FL, Loeb S, Wroclawski ML, Sridhar AN, Carneiro A, Lima FS, Teoh JY. “A Systematic Review on Guidelines and Recommendations for Urology Standard of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Eur Urol Focus. 2020 Jun 5 epub. PMID: 32532703. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32532703/  


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Methodologies in Social Media Research: Where We Are and Where We Still Need to Go?

Loeb S, Malik R. “Methodologies in Social Media Research: Where We Are and Where We Still Need to Go?.” JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 May 2:OP2100871. PMID: 35500209. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35500209/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Online Medical Misinformation in Cancer: Distinguishing Fact From Fiction

Teplinsky E, Ponce SB, Drake EK, Garcia AM, Loeb S, van Londen GJ, Teoh D, Thompson M, Schapira L; Collaboration for Outcomes using Social Media in Oncology (COSMO). “Online Medical Misinformation in Cancer: Distinguishing Fact From Fiction.” JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Mar 31:OP2100764. PMID: 35357887. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35357887/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Social Media and Professional Development for Oncology Professionals

Chidharla A, Utengen A, Attai DJ, Drake EK, van Londen GJ, Subbiah IM, Henry E, Murphy M, Barry MM, Manochakian R, Moerdler S, Loeb S, Graff SL, Leyfman Y, Thompson MA, Markham MJ. “Social Media and Professional Development for Oncology Professionals.” JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Mar 21:OP2100761. PMID: 3531234. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35312343/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

A Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Urological Services

Teoh JY, Ong WLK, Gonzalez-Padilla D, Castellani D, Dubin JM, Esperto F, Campi R, Gudaru K, Talwar R, Okhunov Z, Ng CF, Jain N, Gauhar V, Wong MC, Wroclawski ML, Tanidir Y, Rivas JG, Tiong HY, Loeb S; UroSoMe Working Group. “A Global Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on Urological Services.” Eur Urol. 2020 May… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Representation in Online Prostate Cancer Content Lacks Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Implications for Black and Latinx Men

Loeb S, Borno HT, Gomez S, Ravenell J, Myrie A, Sanchez Nolasco T, Byrne N, Cole R, Black K, Stair S, Macaluso JN, Walter D, Siu K, Samuels C, Kazemi A, Crocker R, Sherman R, Wilson G, Griffith DM, Langford AT. “Representation in Online Prostate Cancer Content Lacks Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Implications for Black… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Twitter Engagement of Medical Students Applying to Urology Residency During COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Study

Friedman BJ, Chen I, Asantey K, Loeb S, Kim SP, Malik RD, Karabon P, Wunderlich-Barillas T, Chandrasekar T. “Twitter Engagement of Medical Students Applying to Urology Residency During COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Study.” Urology. 2022 Jan 18:S0090-4295(22)00026-7. PMID: 35063463. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35063463/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Editorial Comment on Twitter and Instagram Use in the Urology Residency Application Process

Malik R, Loeb S. “Editorial Comment on Twitter and Instagram Use in the Urology Residency Application Process.” Urology. 2022 Jan;159:27. PMID: 3502718. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35027183/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Instagram and prostate cancer: using validated instruments to assess the quality of information on social media

Xu AJ, Myrie A, Taylor JI, Matulewicz R, Gao T, Pérez-Rosas V, Mihalcea R, Loeb S. “Instagram and prostate cancer: using validated instruments to assess the quality of information on social media.” Prostate Cancer Prostatic Diseases. 2021 Dec 1 epub. PMID: 34853412. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34853412/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Perspectives of Residency Applicants and Program Directors on the Role of Social Media in the 2021 Urology Residency Match

Heard JR, Wyant WA, Loeb S, Marcovich R, Dubin JM. “Perspectives of Residency Applicants and Program Directors on the Role of Social Media in the 2021 Urology Residency Match.” Urology. 2021 Oct epub. PMID: 34606880. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34606880/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Gaps in Public Awareness About BRCA and Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer: Social Media Landscape Analysis

Loeb S, Massey P, Leader AE, Thakker S, Falge E, Taneja S, Byrne N, Rose M, Joy M, Walter D, Katz MS, Wong RL, Selvan P, Keith SW, Giri VN. “Gaps in Public Awareness About BRCA and Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer: Social Media Landscape Analysis.” JMIR Cancer. 2021 Sep 20;7(3):e27063. PMID: 34542414. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34542414/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Leveraging Social Media as a Thermometer to Gauge Patient and Caregiver Concerns: COVID-19 and Prostate Cancer

Loeb S, Mihalcea R, Perez-Rosas V, Xu A, Taylor J, Byrne N, Walter D, Ness M, Robbins R, Zhang S, Killeen T, Natesan D, Borno HT. “Leveraging Social Media as a Thermometer to Gauge Patient and Caregiver Concerns: COVID-19 and Prostate Cancer.” European Urology Open Science 2021; 25: 1-4 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34337497/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Growth of the Twitter Presence of Academic Urology Training Programs and Its Catalysis by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Manning E, Calaway A, Dubin JM, Loeb S, Sindhani M, Kutikov A, Ponsky L, Mishra K, Bukavina L. “Growth of the Twitter Presence of Academic Urology Training Programs and Its Catalysis by the COVID-19 Pandemic.” European Urology. 2021 May 15: S0302-2838(21)00326-2. PMID: 34006446. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34006446/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

TikTok and Prostate Cancer: Misinformation and Quality of Information using Validated Questionnaires

Xu AJ, Taylor J, Gao T, Mihalcea R, Perez-Rosas V, Loeb S. “TikTok and Prostate Cancer: Misinformation and Quality of Information using Validated Questionnaires.” BJU International 2021 Apr 2. PMID: 33811424 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33811424/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Cancer misinformation on social media

Loeb S, Langford AT, Bragg MA, Sherman R, Chan JM. “Cancer misinformation on social media.” CA Cancer J Clin. 2024 Jun 19. PMID: 38896503. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38896503/ This review paper summarizes the literature on cancer misinformation that is circulating on social media, its impact and potential mitigation strategies.


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Top Searched Queries About Cancer

Pan A, Musheyev D, Bockelman D, Loeb S, Kabarriti AE. “Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Top Searched Queries About Cancer.” JAMA Oncology. 2023 Aug 24:e232947. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37615960/ We used 4 AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Chatsonic, Bing AI) for information about the top 5 cancers (skin, lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancer). The quality… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Plant-Based Diets and Disease Progression in Men With Prostate Cancer

Liu VN, Van Blarigan EL, Zhang L, Graff RE, Loeb S, Langlais CS, Cowan JE, Carroll PR, Chan JM, Kenfield SA. “Plant-Based Diets and Disease Progression in Men With Prostate Cancer.” JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 1;7(5):e249053. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38691361/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Plant-based diet associated with better quality of life in prostate cancer survivors

Loeb S, Hua Q, Bauer SR, Kenfield SA, Morgans AK, Chan JM, Van Blarigan EL, Shreves AH, Mucci LA. “Plant-based diet associated with better quality of life in prostate cancer survivors.” Cancer 2024; 130: 1618. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38348508/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Unmet sexual health resource needs and preferences for interventions to address these needs among female partners of patients with prostate cancer

Gupta N, Zebib L, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ, Salter CA, Mulhall JP, Byrne N, Nolasco TS, Schofield E, Loeb S. “Unmet sexual health resource needs and preferences for interventions to address these needs among female partners of patients with prostate cancer.” Urology. 2023 Dec 29:S0090-4295(23)01109-3. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38160766/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Understanding the sexual health perceptions, concerns, and needs of female partners of prostate cancer survivors

Gupta N, Zebib L, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ, Salter CA, Mulhall JP, Byrne N, Nolasco TS, Loeb S. “Understanding the sexual health perceptions, concerns, and needs of female partners of prostate cancer survivors.” Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2023 Apr 27;20(5):651-660. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36941211/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship

Gong F, Loeb S, Siu K, Myrie A, Orstad S, Kenfield SA, Morgans A, Thakker S, Robbins R, Carter P, Jean-Louis G, Nolasco TS, Byrne N, Gupta N. “Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship.” Prostate Cancer Prostatic Disease 2023; 26: 210-212. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36543892/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Unmet Sexual Health Needs of Patients and Female Partners Following Diagnosis and Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Li R, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ, Salter CA, Mulhall JP, Byrne N, Nolasco TS, Ness M, Gupta N, Cassidy C, Crisostomo-Wynne T, Loeb S. “Unmet Sexual Health Needs of Patients and Female Partners Following Diagnosis and Treatment for Prostate Cancer.” J Sex Med. 2022 Oct 3:S1743-6095(22)01773-8. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36202730/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Poor sleep health and quality of life among caregivers of patients with prostate cancer

Thakker S, Robbins R, Carter P, Jean-Louis G, Siu K, Sanchez Nolasco T, Byrne N, Orstad SL, Myrie A, Loeb S. “Poor sleep health and quality of life among caregivers of patients with prostate cancer.” BJUI Compass. 2022 Jun 3;3(5):331-333. PMID: 35950040. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35950040/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Systematic review of sleep and sleep disorders among prostate cancer patients and caregivers: a call to action for using validated sleep assessments during prostate cancer care

Robbins R, Cole D O R, Ejikeme C, Orstad SL, Porten S, Salter CA, Sanchez Nolasco T, Vieira D, Loeb S. “Systematic review of sleep and sleep disorders among prostate cancer patients and caregivers: a call to action for using validated sleep assessments during prostate cancer care.” Sleep Med. 2022 Mar 31;94:38-53. PMID: 35489117. Link:… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Development and Validation of a Survey to Assess Sexual Health in Female Partners of Patients with Prostate Cancer

Loeb S, Gupta N, Wittmann D, Nelson CJ, Mulhall JP, Salter CA, Byrne N, Sanchez Nolasco T, Zebib L, Garrett L, Schofield E. “Development and Validation of a Survey to Assess Sexual Health in Female Partners of Patients with Prostate Cancer.” Eur Urol Oncol. 2024 May 17:S2588-9311(24)00113-5. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38762369/ This paper reports on the development… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Guidelines for Sexual Health Care for Prostate Cancer Patients: Recommendations of an International Panel

Wittmann D, Mehta A, McCaughan E, Faraday M, Duby A, Matthew A, Incrocci L, Burnett A, Nelson CJ, Elliott S, Koontz BF, Bober S, McLeod D, Capogrosso P, Yap T, Higano C, Loeb S, Capellari E, Glodé M, Goltz H, Howell D, Kirby M, Bennett N, Trost L, Odiyo Ouma P, Wang R, Salter C,… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Interaction between race and prostate cancer treatment benefit in the Veterans Health Administration

Rude T, Walter D, Ciprut S, Kelly MD, Wang C, Fagerlin A, Langford AT, Lepor H, Becker DJ, Li H, Loeb S, Ravenell J, Leppert JT, Makarov DV. “Interaction between race and prostate cancer treatment benefit in the Veterans Health Administration.” Cancer. 2021 Jun 29 epub. PMID: 34184271. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34184271/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Rebello RJ, Oing C, Knudsen KE, Loeb S, Johnson DC, Reiter RE, Gillessen S, Van der Kwast T, Bristow RG. “Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers.” 2021 Feb 4;7(1):9. PMID: 33542230. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33542230/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer: planning for the surge in cases

James ND, Tannock I, N’Dow J, Feng F, Gillessen S, Ali SA, Trujillo B, Al-Lazikani B, Attard G, Bray F, Compérat E, Eeles R, Fatiregun O, Grist E, Halabi S, Haran Á, Herchenhorn D, Hofman MS, Jalloh M, Loeb S, MacNair A, Mahal B, Mendes L, Moghul M, Moore C, Morgans A, Morris M, Murphy… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Defining Quality Metrics for Active Surveillance: The Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative Experience

Gaylis FD, Cooperberg MR, Chen RC, Malin J, Loeb S, Witte JS, Carroll PR, Cohen ES, Dato PE, Lin DW, Zheng Y, Seibert TM, Setzler C, Wilt W, Gomez SL, Chan JML, Catalona WJ.  “Defining Quality Metrics for Active Surveillance: The Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative Experience” Journal of Urology 2021 Apr 5. PMID: 33818133…. Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

It Just Makes Sense to Me: A qualitative study exploring patient decision-making and experiences with prostate MRI during active surveillance for prostate cancer

Sutherland R, Gross CP, Ma X, Jeong F, Seibert TM, Cooperberg MR, Catalona WJ, Ellis SD, Loeb S, Schulman-Green D, Leapman MS.  “It Just Makes Sense to Me: A qualitative study exploring patient decision-making and experiences with prostate MRI during active surveillance for prostate cancer.” BJUI Compass. 2024 Apr 2;5(6):593-601. PMID: 38873351. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38873351/


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Monday, September 30th 2024

PRECISE Version 2: Updated Recommendations for Reporting Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

Englman C, Maffei D, Allen C, Kirkham A, Albertsen P, Kasivisvanathan V, Baroni RH, Briganti A, De Visschere P, Dickinson L, Gómez Rivas J, Haider MA, Kesch C, Loeb S, Macura KJ, Margolis D, Mitra AM, Padhani AR, Panebianco V, Pinto PA, Ploussard G, Puech P, Purysko AS, Radtke JP, Rannikko A, Rastinehad A, Renard-Penna… Read More


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Monday, September 30th 2024

Patient experiences with tissue-based genomic testing during active surveillance for prostate cancer

Leapman MS, Sutherland R, Gross CP, Ma X, Seibert TM, Cooperberg MR, Catalona WJ, Loeb S, Schulman-Green D.  “Patient experiences with tissue-based genomic testing during active surveillance for prostate cancer.” BJUI Compass. 2023 Aug 15;5(1):142-149. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38179031/


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