Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci
Assistant Professor in Surgery

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2021
Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2019
Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2021

Contact Information

310 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
jnv4@duke.edu (919) 797-9228

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paul (Brazil) 2015
- M.Sc., State University of Londrina (Brazil) 2009
- B.A., State University of Maringa (Brazil) 2006
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2017 - 2020
- Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery 2017 - 2020
- Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2017 - 2019
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Surgery 2017
Recognition
In the News
- MAR 15, 2022 School of Medicine Magnify
  
  Snakebites and Terabytes: Data Scientist Helps Brazil Get Venom Medicine To Where the Snakes Are
- FEB 22, 2021 Duke Research Blog
  
  Increasing Access to Care with the Help of Big Data
- DEC 3, 2019 Duke Global Health Initiative
  
  Where the Biggest Obstacle to Surgical Care is Geography
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
Research
Selected Grants
- PRACT: A Pragmatic Randomized Adaptive Clinical Trial to Investigate Controlling Alcohol related harms in a Low-Income Setting; Emergency Department Brief Interventions in Tanzania awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2025
- Increasing Accessibility of Laparoscopic Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
- Using community health centers to mitigate the impact of snakebite envenoming in remote areas: Development and formative evaluation of a novel multi-modal intervention in the Brazilian Amazon awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
- Capacity building for injury and trauma care implementation and data science research training awarded by Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre 2021 - 2022
- Developing Capacity to Improve Care Transitions for Injury Patients in Tanzania awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2022
- Shame, Guilt, and Error in EMS: A Qualitative Analysis of Culture and Attitudes in Prehospital Emergency Care awarded by Emergency Medicine Foundation 2020 - 2021
- Decision-making process of prescribing anti-venom in snake envenomation awarded by BTG International Inc 2019 - 2021
- What are the functionality harms chosen by snakebite envenomation patients responding to the Patient Specific Functional Scale? awarded by BTG International Inc 2019 - 2021
- Social Determinants of Health and COVID-19 Infection in North Carolina: A Geospatial and Qualitative Analysis awarded by Emergency Medicine Foundation 2020 - 2021
- Adolescent Wellness Visits in Tanzania awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020
External Relationships
- Federal University of Pelotas
- Federal university of Maranhao, Maranhao Brazil
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center
- State University of Maringa, Maringa Brazil
- University of Maastricht
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Carvalho, E. C. A. D., J. R. N. Vissoci, L. D. Andrade, W. D. L. Machado, E. C. Paraiso, and J. C. Nievola. “BNPA: An R package to learn path analysis input models from a data set semi-automatically using Bayesian networks[Formula presented].” Knowledge Based Systems 223 (July 8, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2021.107042.
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  - Salinaro, Julia R., Patricia J. McNally, Joao R. Nickenig Vissoci, Sarah C. Ellestad, Brian Nelson, and Joshua S. Broder. “A prospective blinded comparison of second trimester fetal measurements by expert and novice readers using low-cost novice-acquired 3D volumetric ultrasound.” J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 34, no. 11 (June 2021): 1805–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2019.1649390.
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  - Nickenig Vissoci, Joao Ricardo, Elizabeth Krebs, Brian Meier, Igor Fiorese Vieira, Luciano de Andrade, Fidele Byiringiro, Stephen Rulisa, and Catherine A. Staton. “Road traffic crash experience among commercial motorcyclists in Kigali, Rwanda.” Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 27, no. 2 (June 2020): 181–87. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2020.1724158.
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  - Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, Joao Vissoci, Nubia Rocha, Dan Poenaru, Mark Shrime, Emily R. Smith, Henry E. Rice, and Henry E. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Towards defining the surgical workforce for children: a geospatial analysis in Brazil.” Bmj Open 10, no. 3 (March 24, 2020): e034253. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034253.
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  - Do Nascimento Junior, J. R. A., L. P. DE OLIVEIRA, J. R. N. Vissoci, L. Ferreira, L. Fiorese, G. L. M. Freire, A. A. DA SILVA, J. F. V. N. DE MORAES, and J. L. L. Vieira. “Perfectionism traits and coping strategies in soccer: A study on athletes’ training environment.” Journal of Physical Education and Sport 20, no. 2 (March 1, 2020): 658–65. https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2020.02096.
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  - Grizzo, F. M. F., A. C. J. Alarcão, C. M. Dell’ Agnolo, R. B. Pedroso, T. S. Santos, J. R. N. Vissoci, M. M. Pinheiro, M. D. B. Carvalho, and S. M. Pelloso. “How does women's bone health recover after lactation? A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Osteoporos Int 31, no. 3 (March 2020): 413–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-019-05236-8.
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  - El-Gabri, Deena, Nicole Toomey, Nelly Moraes Gil, Aline Chotte de Oliveira, Paulo Rafael Sanches Calvo, Yolande Pokam Tchuisseu, Sarah Williams, Luciano Andrade, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, and Catherine Staton. “Association Between Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics and Non-fatal Alcohol-Related Injury in Maringá, Brazil.” Front Public Health 8 (2020): 66. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00066.
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  - Sebera, Fidèle, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Josiane Umwiringirwa, Dirk E. Teuwen, Paul E. Boon, and Peter Dedeken. “Validity, reliability and cut-offs of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 as a screening tool for depression among patients living with epilepsy in Rwanda.” Plos One 15, no. 6 (2020): e0234095. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234095.
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  - Alarcão, Ana C., Cátia M. Dell’ Agnolo, João R. Vissoci, Elias C. A. Carvalho, Catherine A. Staton, Luciano de Andrade, Kátia B. Fontes, Sandra M. Pelloso, Júlio C. Nievola, and Maria D. Carvalho. “Suicide mortality among youth in southern Brazil: a spatiotemporal evaluation of socioeconomic vulnerability.” Braz J Psychiatry 42, no. 1 (January 2020): 46–53. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-4446-2018-0352.
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  - El-Gabri, Deena, Loren K. Barcenas, Brian Meier, Mark Mvungi, Michael Haglund, Charles J. Gerardo, Joao Ricardo N. Vissoci, and Catherine A. Staton. “Injury patients' perceptions of drink-driving: A qualitative assessment of drink-driving behavior in Moshi, Tanzania.” Plos One 15, no. 5 (2020): e0230662. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230662.
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  - Lisboa, Lívia Anniele Sousa, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Catherine Ann Staton, et al. “Characteristics of primary care and rates of pediatric hospitalizations in Brazil.” Rev Saude Publica 54 (2020): 32. https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001784.
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  - Theophanous, Rebecca G., Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Fan Hui Wen, S Michelle Griffin, Victoria E. Anderson, Michael E. Mullins, Nicklaus P. Brandehoff, et al. “Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation.” Plos Negl Trop Dis 13, no. 12 (December 2019): e0007935. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007935.
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  - Elahi, Cyrus, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Francis M. Sakita, Ansbert Sweetbert Ndebea, Anthony Fuller, Michael M. Haglund, Blandina T. Mmbaga, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, and Catherine A. Staton. “An evaluation of outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury at a referral hospital in Tanzania: evidence from a survival analysis.” Neurosurg Focus 47, no. 5 (November 1, 2019): E6. https://doi.org/10.3171/2019.7.FOCUS19316.
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  - Msoka, Titus F., Gary P. Van Guilder, Marceline van Furth, Yvo Smulders, Sebastian J. Meek, John A. Bartlett, Joao Ricardo N. Vissoci, and Michiel A. van Agtmael. “The effect of HIV infection, antiretroviral therapy on carotid intima-media thickness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Life Sci 235 (October 15, 2019): 116851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116851.
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  - Garcia, W. F., R. Codonhato, M. V. Mizoguchi, J. R. A. do Nascimento Junior, P. V. S. Aizava, M. L. Ribas, A. M. Caruzzo, J. R. N. Vissoci, and L. Fiorese. “Dispositional Flow and Performance in Brazilian Triathletes.” Frontiers in Psychology 10 (September 20, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02136.
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  - Fiorese, L., A. L. F. Rodacki, N. M. Caruzzo, C. R. Moreira, A. R. Contreira, A. M. de Lima, L. D. S. Fortes, J. R. N. Vissoci, and J. M. F. Stefanello. “Sport and exercise psychology studies in Brazil: Performance or health?” Frontiers in Psychology 10, no. SEP (September 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02154.
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  - Hernandes Rocha, Thiago Augusto, Cyrus Elahi, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Francis M. Sakita, Anthony Fuller, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Eric P. Green, Michael M. Haglund, Catherine A. Staton, and Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci. “A traumatic brain injury prognostic model to support in-hospital triage in a low-income country: a machine learning-based approach.” J Neurosurg 132, no. 6 (May 10, 2019): 1961–69. https://doi.org/10.3171/2019.2.JNS182098.
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  - Vissoci, Joao Ricardo Nickenig, Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira, Temitope Gafaar, Michael M. Haglund, Mark Mvungi, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, and Catherine A. Staton. “Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the MMSE and MoCA questionnaires in Tanzanian Swahili for a traumatic brain injury population.” Bmc Neurol 19, no. 1 (April 8, 2019): 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1283-9.
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  - Butler, Elissa K., Tu M. Tran, Anthony T. Fuller, Christine Muhumuza, Sarah Williams, Joao R. N. Vissoci, Samuel Luboga, et al. “Optimizing Care for Ugandans with Untreated Abdominal Surgical Conditions.” Ann Glob Health 85, no. 1 (April 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2427.
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  - Gerardo, Charles J., João R. N. Vissoci, C Scott Evans, David L. Simel, and Eric J. Lavonas. “Does This Patient Have a Severe Snake Envenomation?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.” Jama Surg 154, no. 4 (April 1, 2019): 346–54. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5069.
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  - Tran, Tu M., Anthony T. Fuller, Elissa K. Butler, Christine Muhumuza, Vincent F. Ssennono, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Fredrick Makumbi, et al. “Surgical need among the ageing population of Uganda.” Afr Health Sci 19, no. 1 (March 2019): 1778–88. https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.54.
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  - Costa, Marcia Ramos, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina Da Silva, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Aline Sampieri Tonello, Elaine Thumé, et al. “Characteristics of basic health units and detection of tuberculosis cases.” Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 52 (January 14, 2019): e20180230. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0230-2018.
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  - Sousa Queiroz, Rejane Christine de, Ana Graziela Araújo Ribeiro, Aline Sampieri Tonello, Ana Carolina Mendes Pinheiro, José Aquino Júnior, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina da Silva, et al. “Is there a fair distribution of the structure of dental services in the capitals of the Brazilian Federative Units?” Int J Equity Health 18, no. 1 (January 8, 2019): 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0899-5.
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  - Gerardo, Charles J., Joao R. N. Vissoci, Leonardo P. de Oliveira, Victoria E. Anderson, Eugenia Quackenbush, Brandon Lewis, S Rutherfoord Rose, et al. “The validity, reliability and minimal clinically important difference of the patient specific functional scale in snake envenomation.” Plos One 14, no. 3 (2019): e0213077. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213077.
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  - Hertz, Julian T., Tommy Fu, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Elias Carvalho, Brendan Flanagan, Luciano de Andrade, Alex T. Limkakeng, and Catherine A. Staton. “The distribution of cardiac diagnostic testing for acute coronary syndrome in the Brazilian healthcare system: A national geospatial evaluation of health access.” Plos One 14, no. 1 (2019): e0210502. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210502.
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  - Kwaramba, Tendai, Jinny J. Ye, Cyrus Elahi, Joseph Lunyera, Aline Chotte Oliveira, Paulo Rafael Sanches Calvo, Luciano de Andrade, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, and Catherine A. Staton. “Lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in an urban Brazilian city: A cross-sectional survey.” Plos One 14, no. 11 (2019): e0224204. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224204.
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  - Schmidt, G. J., A. P. Bonilauri Ferreira, R. Pietrobon, J. R. Nickenig Vissoci, R. A. Acácio Dos Santos, R. F. Lauffer, and C. H. Maçaneiro. “Comparative evaluation of the psychometric properties of orthopedic scales for low back pain.” Coluna/ Columna 18, no. 4 (January 1, 2019): 308–12. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1808-185120191804177650.
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  - Vissoci, João R. N., Cecilia T. Ong, Luciano de Andrade, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Nubia Cristina da Silva, Dan Poenaru, Emily R. Smith, Henry E. Rice, and Henry E. Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery. “Disparities in surgical care for children across Brazil: Use of geospatial analysis.” Plos One 14, no. 8 (2019): e0220959. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220959.
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  - Amaral, Pedro, Lucas Resende de Carvalho, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina da Silva, and João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci. “Geospatial modeling of microcephaly and zika virus spread patterns in Brazil.” Plos One 14, no. 9 (2019): e0222668. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222668.
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  - Vaca, Silvia D., Benjamin J. Kuo, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Catherine A. Staton, Linda W. Xu, Michael Muhumuza, Hussein Ssenyonjo, et al. “Temporal Delays Along the Neurosurgical Care Continuum for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.” Neurosurgery 84, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyy004.
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  - Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Pedro Vasconcelos Maia Amaral, Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Matthew Harris, and Luiz Augusto Facchini. “Geolocation of hospitalizations registered on the Brazilian National Health System's Hospital Information System: a solution based on the R Statistical Software.” Epidemiol Serv Saude 27, no. 4 (December 13, 2018): e2017444. https://doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742018000400016.
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  - Abdelgadir, Jihad, Cyrus Elahi, Jacquelyn Corley, Kevin C. Wall, Josephine N. Najjuma, Alex Muhindo, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Michael M. Haglund, and David Kitya. “Trends in neurosurgical care in Western Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis.” Neurosurg Focus 45, no. 4 (October 2018): E15. https://doi.org/10.3171/2018.7.FOCUS18270.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Brittney J. van de Water, Anna Martin, Sarah Jean Barton, Jasmine Seider, Christopher Fitzgibbon, Mathama Malakha Bility, et al. “Availability of post-hospital services supporting community reintegration for children with identified surgical need in Uganda.” Bmc Health Serv Res 18, no. 1 (September 20, 2018): 727. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3510-2.
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  - Fagundes, Daniela Malagoni, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Maria Cristina Marino Calvo, and Luiz Augusto Facchini. “[Dialogues on the work process in oral health in Brazil: an analysis based on the PMAQ-AB survey].” Cad Saude Publica 34, no. 9 (September 6, 2018): e00049817. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311X00049817.
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  - Codonhato, R., J. R. N. Vissoci, J. R. A. Do Nascimento Junior, M. V. Mizoguchi, and L. Fiorese. “Impact of resilience on stress and recovery in athletes.” Revista Brasileira De Medicina Do Esporte 24, no. 5 (September 1, 2018): 352–56. https://doi.org/10.1590/1517-869220182405170328.
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  - De Silva, Vijitha, Hemajith Tharindra, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Luciano Andrade, Badra Chandanie Mallawaarachchi, Truls Østbye, and Catherine A. Staton. “Road traffic crashes and built environment analysis of crash hotspots based on local police data in Galle, Sri Lanka.” Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 25, no. 3 (September 2018): 311–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2018.1431932.
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  - Staton, Catherine A., Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Rachel Wojcik, Jon Mark Hirshon, Mark Mvungi, Blandina T. Mmbaga, and Monica Swahn. “Perceived barriers by health care providers for screening and management of excessive alcohol use in an emergency department of a low-income country.” Alcohol 71 (September 2018): 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.01.003.
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  - Waldon, Meredith, Treasure Joelson Ibingira, Luciano de Andrade, Blandina T. Mmbaga, João Ricardo N. Vissoci, Mark Mvungi, and Catherine A. Staton. “Built environment analysis for road traffic hotspot locations in Moshi, Tanzania.” Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 25, no. 3 (September 2018): 272–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2018.1431941.
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  - Sakamoto, Jeffrey T., Heather Burrell Ward, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, and Stephanie A. Eucker. “Are Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions Effective at Reducing Pain in Adult Patients Visiting the Emergency Department? A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis.” Academic Emergency Medicine 25, no. 8 (August 2018): 940–57. https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.13411.
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  - Vissoci, Joao Ricardo Nickenig, Silvia Daniela Vaca, Deena El-Gabri, Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira, Mark Mvungi, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Michael Haglund, and Catherine Staton. “Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Kessler Scale of Psychological Distress to a traumatic brain injury population in Swahili and the Tanzanian Setting.” Health Qual Life Outcomes 16, no. 1 (July 27, 2018): 147. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0973-0.
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  - Soares Nakashima, F., J. R. A. D. Nascimento Junior, J. R. N. Vissoci, and L. F. Vieira. “Parental involvement in the development process of the sporting career among former athletes of the rhythmic gymnastics Brazilian team: building a theoretical model.” Revista Brasileira De Ciencias Do Esporte 40, no. 2 (April 1, 2018): 184–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbce.2018.01.016.
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  - Vissoci, João Ricardo Nickenig, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Pedro Vasconcelos Maia Amaral, Adriana Lein, et al. “Zika virus infection and microcephaly: Evidence regarding geospatial associations.” Plos Negl Trop Dis 12, no. 4 (April 2018): e0006392. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006392.
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  - Staton, Catherine A., Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Nicole Toomey, Jihad Abdelgadir, Patricia Chou, Michael Haglund, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Mark Mvungi, and Monica Swahn. “The impact of alcohol among injury patients in Moshi, Tanzania: a nested case-crossover study.” Bmc Public Health 18, no. 1 (February 21, 2018): 275. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5144-z.
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  - Fuller, Anthony T., Jacquelyn Corley, Tu M. Tran, Elissa K. Butler, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Luciano Andrade, Fredrick Makumbi, et al. “Prevalence of Surgically Untreated Face, Head, and Neck Conditions in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Household Survey.” World Neurosurg 110 (February 2018): e747–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.099.
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  - Nascimento Júnior, J. R. A. do, J. R. N. Vissoci, R. Codonhato, L. S. Fortes, D. V. Oliveira, L. P. Oliveira, J. V. Nascimento, and L. Fiorese. “Effect of the coaches' leadership style perceived by athletes on team cohesion among elite Brazilian futsal players.” Cuadernos De Psicologia Del Deporte 18, no. 3 (January 1, 2018): 252–67.
  - Nascimento, J. R. A. do, J. R. N. Vissoci, and L. F. Vieira. “Psychometric properties of the brazilian version of the basic needs satisfaction in sport scale (BNSSS).” Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa 34 (January 1, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1590/0102.3772E3456.
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  - Nguyen, TuanDat, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Treasure Joelson, Msafiri Pesambili, Michael Haglund, Charles J. Gerardo, Mark Mvungi, and Catherine A. Staton. “Injury prevalence and safety habits of boda boda drivers in Moshi, Tanzania: A mixed methods study.” Plos One 13, no. 11 (2018): e0207570. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207570.
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  - Vissoci, Joao Ricardo Nickenig, Julian Hertz, Deena El-Gabri, José Roberto Andrade Do Nascimento, Leonardo Pestillo De Oliveira, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Mark Mvungi, and Catherine A. Staton. “Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the AUDIT and CAGE Questionnaires in Tanzanian Swahili for a Traumatic Brain Injury Population.” Alcohol Alcohol 53, no. 1 (January 1, 2018): 112–20. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx058.
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  - Zhao, Duan, Catherine A. Staton, Qing He, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, and Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci. “Cross-Culture Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the DrInC Questionnaire in Tanzanian Swahili.” Front Public Health 6 (2018): 330. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00330.
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  - Amaral, Pedro Vasconcelos, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa, Adriana Lein, and João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci. “Spatially balanced provision of health equipment: a cross-sectional study oriented to the identification of challenges to access promotion.” Int J Equity Health 16, no. 1 (December 4, 2017): 209. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0704-x.
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  - Patel, Anjni, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Michael Hocker, Enio Molina, Nelly Moraes Gil, and Catherine Staton. “Qualitative evaluation of trauma delays in road traffic injury patients in Maringá, Brazil.” Bmc Health Serv Res 17, no. 1 (December 2, 2017): 804. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2762-6.
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  - Oliveira, Lucas Lentini Herling de, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Wagner de Lara Machado, Clarissa G. Rodrigues, and Alexander T. Limkakeng. “Are Well-Informed Potential Trial Participants More Likely to Participate?” J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 12, no. 5 (December 2017): 363–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1556264617737163.
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  - Rocha, T. A. H., N. C. da Silva, P. V. Amaral, A. C. Q. Barbosa, J. V. M. Rocha, V. Alvares, D. G. de Almeida, et al. “Access to emergency care services: a transversal ecological study about Brazilian emergency health care network.” Public Health 153 (December 2017): 9–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.07.013.
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  - Nascimento, J. R. A., J. R. N. Vissoci, D. Lavallee, R. Codonhato, J. V. D. Nascimento, and L. F. Vieira. “The mediating role of basic needs satisfaction on the relationship of perfectionism traits and team cohesion among elite futsal athletes.” International Journal of Sport Psychology 48, no. 6 (November 1, 2017): 591–609. https://doi.org/10.7352/IJSP2017.48.591.
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  - Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Marta Rovery de Souza, Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa, Elaine Thumé, et al. “Oral primary care: an analysis of its impact on the incidence and mortality rates of oral cancer.” Bmc Cancer 17, no. 1 (October 30, 2017): 706. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3700-z.
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  - Vissoci, João Ricardo N., Daniel J. Shogilev, Elizabeth Krebs, Luciano de Andrade, Igor Fiorese Vieira, Nicole Toomey, Adelia Portero Batilana, Michael Haglund, and Catherine A. Staton. “Road traffic injury in sub-Saharan African countries: A systematic review and summary of observational studies.” Traffic Inj Prev 18, no. 7 (October 3, 2017): 767–73. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2017.1314470.
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  - Smith, Emily R., Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Tu M. Tran, Anthony T. Fuller, Elissa K. Butler, Luciano de Andrade, et al. “Geospatial analysis of unmet pediatric surgical need in Uganda.” J Pediatr Surg 52, no. 10 (October 2017): 1691–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.03.045.
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  - Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Pedro Vasconcelos Amaral, Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa, João Victor Muniz Rocha, Viviane Alvares, Dante Grapiuna de Almeida, et al. “Addressing geographic access barriers to emergency care services: a national ecologic study of hospitals in Brazil.” Int J Equity Health 16, no. 1 (August 22, 2017): 149. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0645-4.
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  - Reardon, Joseph M., Luciano Andrade, Julian Hertz, George Kiwango, Anneth Teu, Msafiri Pesambili, Deena El-Gabri, et al. “The epidemiology and hotspots of road traffic injuries in Moshi, Tanzania: An observational study.” Injury 48, no. 7 (July 2017): 1363–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2017.05.004.
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  - Abdelgadir, Jihad, Emily R. Smith, Maria Punchak, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Catherine Staton, Alex Muhindo, David Kitya, Lawrence P. Park, and Michael M. Haglund. “Epidemiology and Characteristics of Neurosurgical Conditions at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.” World Neurosurg 102 (June 2017): 526–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.019.
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  - Campos Moreira, Tais de, Camila Dalbosco Gadenz, Dirce Maria Capobianco, Luciana Rizzieri Figueiró, Maristela Ferigolo, Joao Ricardo N. Vissoci, Helena M. T. Barros, Mauriceia Cassol, and Ricardo Pietrobon. “Factors Associated With Attrition in Randomized Controlled Trials of Vocal Rehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” J Voice 31, no. 2 (March 2017): 259.e29-259.e40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.05.014.
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  - Kuo, Benjamin J., Joao Ricardo N. Vissoci, Joseph R. Egger, Emily R. Smith, Gerald A. Grant, Michael M. Haglund, and Henry E. Rice. “Perioperative outcomes for pediatric neurosurgical procedures: analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics.” J Neurosurg Pediatr 19, no. 3 (March 2017): 361–71. https://doi.org/10.3171/2016.10.PEDS16414.
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  - Staton, Catherine A., Daniel Msilanga, George Kiwango, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Luciano de Andrade, Rebecca Lester, Michael Hocker, Charles J. Gerardo, and Mark Mvungi. “A prospective registry evaluating the epidemiology and clinical care of traumatic brain injury patients presenting to a regional referral hospital in Moshi, Tanzania: challenges and the way forward.” Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 24, no. 1 (March 2017): 69–77. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2015.1061562.
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  - Farber, S Harrison, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Tu M. Tran, Anthony T. Fuller, Elissa K. Butler, Luciano Andrade, Catherine Staton, et al. “Geospatial Analysis of Unmet Surgical Need in Uganda: An Analysis of SOSAS Survey Data.” World Journal of Surgery 41, no. 2 (February 2017): 353–63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3689-5.
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  - Gerardo, Charles J., Joao R Nickenig Vissoci, Michael W. J. Brown, and Sean P. Bush. “Coagulation parameters in copperhead compared to other Crotalinae envenomation: secondary analysis of the F(ab')2 versus Fab antivenom trial.” Clin Toxicol (Phila) 55, no. 2 (February 2017): 109–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2016.1250275.
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  - Kuo, Benjamin J., Silvia D. Vaca, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Catherine A. Staton, Linda Xu, Michael Muhumuza, Hussein Ssenyonjo, et al. “A prospective neurosurgical registry evaluating the clinical care of traumatic brain injury patients presenting to Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda.” Plos One 12, no. 10 (2017): e0182285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182285.
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  - Bean, A. M., L. S. Ferro, J. R. N. Vissoci, T. Rivero, and G. Groth-Marnat. “The emerging adolescent World of Warcraft video gamer: A five factor exploratory profile model.” Entertainment Computing 17 (November 1, 2016): 45–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2016.08.006.
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  - Butler, Elissa K., Tu M. Tran, Anthony T. Fuller, Alexa Brammell, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Luciano de Andrade, Fredrick Makumbi, et al. “Quantifying the pediatric surgical need in Uganda: results of a nationwide cross-sectional, household survey.” Pediatr Surg Int 32, no. 11 (November 2016): 1075–85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-016-3957-3.
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  - Dezman, Zachary, Luciano de Andrade, Joao Ricardo Vissoci, Deena El-Gabri, Abree Johnson, Jon Mark Hirshon, and Catherine A. Staton. “Hotspots and causes of motor vehicle crashes in Baltimore, Maryland: A geospatial analysis of five years of police crash and census data.” Injury 47, no. 11 (November 2016): 2450–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2016.09.002.
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  - Patel, Anjni, Elizabeth Krebs, Luciano Andrade, Stephen Rulisa, João Ricardo N. Vissoci, and Catherine A. Staton. “The epidemiology of road traffic injury hotspots in Kigali, Rwanda from police data.” Bmc Public Health 16 (August 2, 2016): 697. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3359-4.
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  - Inácio, José Francisco Secorun, Michele dos Santos Gomes da Rosa, Julie Shah, Jeferson Rosário, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, André Luiz Langer Manica, and Clarissa Garcia Rodrigues. “Monophasic and biphasic shock for transthoracic conversion of atrial fibrillation: Systematic review and network meta-analysis.” Resuscitation 100 (March 2016): 66–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.12.009.
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  - De Oliveira, L. P., J. R. A. Do Nascimento Junior, J. R. N. Vissoci, L. Ferreira, P. N. Da Silva, and J. L. L. Vieira. “Self-determined motivation and coping strategies in football players: A study with players at different stages of athletic development.” Revista De Psicologia Del Deporte 25, no. 2 (January 1, 2016): 261–69.
  - Staton, Catherine, Joao Vissoci, Enying Gong, Nicole Toomey, Rebeccah Wafula, Jihad Abdelgadir, Yi Zhao, et al. “Correction: Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries.” Plos One 11, no. 2 (2016): e0150150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150150.
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  - Valentin, Livia Stocco Sanches, Valeria Fontenelle Angelim Pereira, Ricardo S. Pietrobon, Andre P. Schmidt, Jean P. Oses, Luis V. Portela, Diogo O. Souza, et al. “Effects of Single Low Dose of Dexamethasone before Noncardiac and Nonneurologic Surgery and General Anesthesia on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction-A Phase III Double Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial.” Plos One 11, no. 5 (2016): e0152308. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152308.
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  - Patel, Anjni, Mateus Mazorra Coelho Vieira, John Abraham, Nick Reid, Tu Tran, Kevin Tomecsek, João Ricardo N. Vissoci, Stephanie Eucker, Charles J. Gerardo, and Catherine A. Staton. “Quality of the Development of Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Review.” Plos One 11, no. 9 (2016): e0161554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161554.
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  - Staton, Catherine, Joao Vissoci, Enying Gong, Nicole Toomey, Rebeccah Wafula, Jihad Abdelgadir, Yi Zhao, et al. “Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries.” Plos One 11, no. 1 (2016): e0144971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144971.
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  - De Oliveira, L. P., J. R. N. Vissoci, J. R. A. Do Nascimento Junior, L. Ferreira, L. F. Vieira, P. N. Da Silva, F. Cheuczuk, and J. L. L. Vieira. “The impact of perfectionism traits on motivation in highperformance soccer athletes.” Revista Brasileira De Cineantropometria E Desempenho Humano 17, no. 5 (September 25, 2015): 601–11. https://doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2015v17n5p601.
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  - Do Nascimento, J. R. A., J. R. N. Vissoci, D. Lavallee, and L. F. Vieira. “Adaptation and validation of the Sport Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale-2 (SMPS-2) for the Brazilian sport context.” Motriz. Revista De Educacao Fisica 21, no. 2 (April 1, 2015): 125–36. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-65742015000200003.
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  - Benetton, Cesar A., Guilherme Cesa, Gabriel El-Kouba Junior, Ana Paula B. Ferreira, João Ricardo N. Vissoci, and Ricardo Pietrobon. “Agreement of olecranon fractures before and after the exposure to four classification systems.” J Shoulder Elbow Surg 24, no. 3 (March 2015): 358–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2014.10.025.
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  - Andrade, Luciano de, Catherine Lynch, Elias Carvalho, Clarissa Garcia Rodrigues, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Guttenberg Ferreira Passos, Ricardo Pietrobon, Oscar Kenji Nihei, and Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho. “System dynamics modeling in the evaluation of delays of care in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients within a tiered health system.” Plos One 9, no. 7 (2014): e103577. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103577.
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  - Andrade, Luciano de, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Clarissa Garcia Rodrigues, Karen Finato, Elias Carvalho, Ricardo Pietrobon, Eniuce Menezes de Souza, Oscar Kenji Nihei, Catherine Lynch, and Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho. “Brazilian road traffic fatalities: a spatial and environmental analysis.” Plos One 9, no. 1 (2014): e87244. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087244.
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  - Da Costa, L. C. A., J. R. N. Vissoci, L. M. Modesto, and L. F. Vieira. “The meaning of sport practice to basketball athletes in wheelchairs: A social integration and health promotion process?” Revista Brasileira De Ciencias Do Esporte 36, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 123–40. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0101-32892014000100009.
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  - Do Nascimento Junior, J. R. A., J. R. N. Vissoci, G. M. Balbim, C. R. Moreira, L. Pelletier, and L. F. Vieira. “Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties analysis of the sport motivation scale-ii for the Brazilian context.” Revista Da Educacao Fisica 25, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 441–58. https://doi.org/10.4025/reveducfis.v25i3.24855.
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  - Suga, Uhana Seifert Guimarães, Raquel Sano Suga Terada, Adriana Lemos Mori Ubaldini, Mitsue Fujimaki, Renata Corrêa Pascotto, Adelia Portero Batilana, Ricardo Pietrobon, João Ricardo N. Vissoci, and Clarissa G. Rodrigues. “Factors that drive dentists towards or away from dental caries preventive measures: systematic review and metasummary.” Plos One 9, no. 10 (2014): e107831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107831.
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  - Rebolledo, Daniel Cesar Seguel, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Ricardo Pietrobon, Olavo Pires de Camargo, and Andre Mathias Baptista. “Validation of the Brazilian version of the musculoskeletal tumor society rating scale for lower extremity bone sarcoma.” Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, no. 12 (December 2013): 4020–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3211-4.
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  - Ehanire, Tosan, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Keimun Slaughter, Rafael Coêlho, Jennifer Bond, Clarissa Rodrigues, Ricardo Pietrobon, and Howard Levinson. “A systematic review of the psychometric properties of self-reported scales assessing burn contractures reveals the need for a new tool to measure contracture outcomes.” Wound Repair Regen 21, no. 4 (July 2013): 520–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/wrr.12058.
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  - Neto, Jose Osni Bruggemann, Rafael Lehmkuhl Gesser, Valdir Steglich, Ana Paula Bonilauri Ferreira, Mihir Gandhi, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, and Ricardo Pietrobon. “Validation of the Simple Shoulder Test in a Portuguese-Brazilian population. Is the latent variable structure and validation of the Simple Shoulder Test Stable across cultures?” Plos One 8, no. 5 (2013): e62890. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062890.
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  - Silva, Kátia Regina da, Roberto Costa, Elizabeth Sartori Crevelari, Marianna Sobral Lacerda, Caio Marcos de Moraes Albertini, Martino Martinelli Filho, José Eduardo Santana, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Ricardo Pietrobon, and Jacson V. Barros. “Glocal clinical registries: pacemaker registry design and implementation for global and local integration--methodology and case study.” Plos One 8, no. 7 (2013): e71090. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071090.
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  - Vissoci, J. R. N., J. R. A. Do Nascimento, L. P. De Oliveira, J. L. L. Vieira, and L. F. Vieira. “Perceived parental support, self-determined motivation and coping: Validation of a structural equation model.” Revista Da Educacao Fisica 24, no. 3 (January 1, 2013): 345–58. https://doi.org/10.4025/reveducfis.v23.3.17016.
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  - Pellanda, Lucia Campos, Claudia Ciceri Cesa, Karlyse Claudino Belli, Vinicius Frayze David, Clarissa Garcia Rodrigues, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Fernando Bacal, Renato A. K. Kalil, and Ricardo Pietrobon. “Research training program: Duke University and Brazilian Society of Cardiology.” Arq Bras Cardiol 99, no. 6 (December 2012): 1075–81. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0066-782x2012001500002.
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  - Vieira, L. F., J. R. N. Vissoci, L. P. de Oliveira, and J. L. L. Vieira. “Sport psychology: An emergent field in psychology.” Psicologia Em Estudo 15, no. 2 (April 1, 2010): 391–99. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-73722010000200018.
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  - Welsh, R. C., and P. W. Armstrong. “It's a matter of time: contemporary pre-hospital management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.” Heart 91, no. 12 (December 2005): 1524–26. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2004.055616.
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  - Rocha, Thiago Augusto Hernandes, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Marta Rovery de Souza, Adriana Lein, João Victor Muniz Rocha, et al. “Primary Health Care and Cervical Cancer Mortality Rates in Brazil: A Longitudinal Ecological Study.” J Ambul Care Manage 40 Suppl 2 Supplement, The Brazilian National Program for Improving Primary Care Access and Quality (PMAQ) (n.d.): S24–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000185.
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  - Rocha, T. A. H., N. C. Da Silva, A. C. Q. Barbosa, C. Elahi, and J. R. N. Vissoci. “Mhealth: Smart wearable devices and the challenges of a refractory context.” In The Internet and Health in Brazil: Challenges and Trends, 347–67, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99289-1_18.
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