BMC Geriatrics

Papers
(The TQCC of BMC Geriatrics is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
A scoping review of the Clinical Frailty Scale359
Dysbiosis, gut barrier dysfunction and inflammation in dementia: a pilot study112
Determinants of overburdening among informal carers: a systematic review103
Health-related quality of life, functional decline, and long-term mortality in older patients following hospitalisation due to COVID-19102
A systematic review of the evidence for deprescribing interventions among older people living with frailty102
Mental wellbeing in the German old age population largely unaltered during COVID-19 lockdown: results of a representative survey92
Clinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis84
Prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis78
Older age and frailty are the chief predictors of mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to an acute medical unit in a secondary care setting- a cohort study76
Frailty as a predictor of mortality among patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis75
Barriers and facilitators for shared decision making in older patients with multiple chronic conditions: a systematic review73
Prevalence and factors related to urinary incontinence in older adults women worldwide: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies69
Effects of different exercise training modes on muscle strength and physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis68
Influences of service characteristics and older people’s attributes on outcomes from direct payments67
Sarcopenia is associated with hypertension in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis66
Negative stereotypes, fear and social distance: a systematic review of depictions of dementia in popular culture in the context of stigma66
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and family caregiver burden: a path analysis64
Decision-making for receiving paid home care for dementia in the time of COVID-19: a qualitative study64
Age is not the only risk factor in COVID-19: the role of comorbidities and of long staying in residential care homes63
The activity of daily living (ADL) subgroups and health impairment among Chinese elderly: a latent profile analysis62
Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling Chinese populations aged over 55 years: a meta-analysis and systematic review62
A qualitative study about the mental health and wellbeing of older adults in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic61
A longitudinal study monitoring the quality of life in a national cohort of older adults in Chile before and during the COVID-19 outbreak60
Associations between post-stroke motor and cognitive function: a cross-sectional study59
The impact of interventions on management of frailty in hospitalized frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis58
Are we ready for artificial intelligence health monitoring in elder care?58
Life under lockdown and social restrictions - the experiences of people living with dementia and their carers during the COVID-19 pandemic in England58
Smart home for elderly care: development and challenges in China58
Predictors of caregiver burden in aged caregivers of demented older patients56
Association of late-life depression with cognitive impairment: evidence from a cross-sectional study among older adults in India56
Care homes, their communities, and resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: interim findings from a qualitative study55
A call to action for delirium research: Meta-analysis and regression of delirium associated mortality55
Prevalence of dysphagia and risk of pneumonia and mortality in acute stroke patients: a meta-analysis54
Components of the transitional care model (TCM) to reduce readmission in geriatric patients: a systematic review53
Social isolation, social support and loneliness as predictors of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality52
The diagnostic value of the Short Physical Performance Battery for sarcopenia50
Psychosocial interventions to support the mental health of informal caregivers of persons living with dementia – a systematic literature review50
Risk factors for hospital readmission in older adults within 30 days of discharge – a comparative retrospective study50
Digital health interventions for healthy ageing: a qualitative user evaluation and ethical assessment49
Physical frailty predicts the development of social frailty: a prospective cohort study48
Relationship between chewing tobacco, smoking, consuming alcohol and cognitive impairment among older adults in India: a cross‐sectional study47
Different aspects of frailty and COVID-19: points to consider in the current pandemic and future ones46
Clinical characteristics and manifestations in older patients with COVID-1945
Social factors influencing utilization of home care in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review45
Cognitive frailty is a robust predictor of falls, injuries, and disability among community-dwelling older adults45
What do older adults with multimorbidity and polypharmacy think about deprescribing? The LESS study - a primary care-based survey44
Systemic immune-inflammation index independently predicts poor survival of older adults with hip fracture: a prospective cohort study44
Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial44
Sarcopenia as a predictor of mortality among the critically ill in an intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis41
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of social robots for older adults and people with dementia: a scoping review41
A systematic review assessing the under-representation of elderly adults in COVID-19 trials41
Polypharmacy and severe potential drug-drug interactions among older adults with cardiovascular disease in the United States41
Prevalence and incidence of cognitive impairment in an elder Portuguese population (65–85 years old)40
Perspectives on Telehealth for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic using the quadruple aim: interviews with 48 physicians40
Associations of sarcopenia and its defining components with cognitive function in community-dwelling oldest old38
Predicting falls in older adults: an umbrella review of instruments assessing gait, balance, and functional mobility38
Implementing a multidisciplinary approach for older adults with Cancer: geriatric oncology in practice38
Muscles adaptation to aging and training: architectural changes – a randomised trial37
Differences in sarcopenia prevalence between upper-body and lower-body based EWGSOP2 muscle strength criteria: the Tromsø study 2015–201637
Social participation is an important health behaviour for health and quality of life among chronically ill older Chinese people37
Effect of virtual reality exercises on balance and fall in elderly people with fall risk: a randomized controlled trial36
Spirituality and quality of life in older adults: a path analysis model36
Increasing prevalence of anticholinergic medication use in older people in England over 20 years: cognitive function and ageing study I and II36
Dual-task tests discriminate between dementia, mild cognitive impairment, subjective cognitive impairment, and healthy controls – a cross-sectional cohort study36
Perceptions of and hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccination in older Chinese adults in Hong Kong: a qualitative study36
Type of tea consumption and depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults36
Association between hearing loss and frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis36
Frailty and risks of all-cause and cause-specific death in community-dwelling adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis36
Acute effects of strength and endurance exercise on serum BDNF and IGF-1 levels in older men35
Frailty-aware care: giving value to frailty assessment across different healthcare settings35
Fear of falling is as important as multiple previous falls in terms of limiting daily activities: a longitudinal study35
Circulating MicroRNA-486 and MicroRNA-146a serve as potential biomarkers of sarcopenia in the older adults34
Prevalence and risk factors of dysphagia among nursing home residents in eastern China: a cross-sectional study34
Association between frailty and ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis34
Intrinsic capacity of older people in the community using WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) framework: a cross-sectional study34
Social engagement and physical frailty in later life: does marital status matter?34
Cross-sectoral inter-rater reliability of the clinical frailty scale – a Danish translation and validation study34
Frailty as a predictor of future falls and disability: a four-year follow-up study of Chinese older adults33
Age is the main determinant of COVID-19 related in-hospital mortality with minimal impact of pre-existing comorbidities, a retrospective cohort study33
Sociodemographic, health-related, and social predictors of subjective well-being among Chinese oldest-old: a national community-based cohort study33
Cognitive function of older adults engaging in physical activity33
Working in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic: How has the pandemic changed working practices? A qualitative study33
Comparison of the 2010 and 2019 diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) in two cohorts of Swedish older adults33
Multimorbidity patterns in old adults and their associated multi-layered factors: a cross-sectional study33
Number of chronic conditions and associated functional limitations among older adults: cross-sectional findings from the longitudinal aging study in India33
Costs and effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment in primary care for older adults with high risk for hospitalisation32
Serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio as a screening tool for sarcopenia and prognostic indicator for patients with esophageal cancer32
Associations of social isolation, social participation, and loneliness with frailty in older adults in Singapore: a panel data analysis32
The prevalence of malnutrition and impact on patient outcomes among older adults presenting at an Irish emergency department: a secondary analysis of the OPTI-MEND trial32
Dysphagia and masticatory performance as a mediator of the xerostomia to quality of life relation in the older population32
Prevalence of probable sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Swiss people – a cross-sectional study31
Resilience and coping strategies of older adults in Hong Kong during COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study31
Lifestyle exercise attenuates immunosenescence; flow cytometry analysis31
Family caregiver quality of life and the care provided to older people living with dementia: qualitative analyses of caregiver interviews31
Train the brain with music (TBM): brain plasticity and cognitive benefits induced by musical training in elderly people in Germany and Switzerland, a study protocol for an RCT comparing musical instru31
The situation of elderly with cognitive impairment living at home during lockdown in the Corona-pandemic in Germany31
Sex disparities in cardiovascular health metrics among rural-dwelling older adults in China: a population-based study30
Intergenerational caring: a systematic literature review on young and young adult caregivers of older people30
Physical activity level, fear of falling and quality of life: a comparison between community-dwelling and assisted-living older adults30
Analysis of the status quo of the Elderly’s demands of medical and elderly care combination in the underdeveloped regions of Western China and its influencing factors: a case study of Lanzhou30
Decreased swallowing function in the sarcopenic elderly without clinical dysphagia: a cross-sectional study30
Reliability and validity of two hand dynamometers when used by community-dwelling adults aged over 50 years29
Optimisation of medications used in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials29
Cognitive function assessed by Mini-mental state examination and risk of all-cause mortality: a community-based prospective cohort study29
A cognitively enhanced online Tai Ji Quan training intervention for community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A feasibility trial29
Exercise interveNtion outdoor proJect in the cOmmunitY for older people – results from the ENJOY Seniors Exercise Park project translation research in the community29
The association of social frailty with intrinsic capacity in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective cohort study28
Interventions to improve appropriate antibiotic prescribing in long-term care facilities: a systematic review28
Association between social capital and loneliness among older adults: a cross-sectional study in Anhui Province, China28
Living arrangement modifies the associations of loneliness with adverse health outcomes in older adults: evidence from the CLHLS28
Controlling nutritional status score predicts postoperative complications after hip fracture surgery28
Socio-demographic characteristics associated with emotional and social loneliness among older adults28
Associations of poor oral health with frailty and physical functioning in the oldest old: results from two studies in England and Japan28
Frailty and hospitalization-associated disability after pneumonia: A prospective cohort study28
Feasibility and acceptability of a technology-based, rural weight management intervention in older adults with obesity28
Factors associated with physical, psychological and social frailty among community-dwelling older persons in Europe: a cross-sectional study of Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE)28
Nutrition assessment and geriatric associated conditions among community dwelling Iranian elderly people27
Future projections of the prevalence of dementia in Japan: results from the Toyama Dementia Survey27
Spontaneous muscle hematoma in older patients with COVID-19: two case reports and literature review27
Health-economic burden of dementia in South Korea27
Prevalence and risk factors of falls among community-dwelling older people: results from three consecutive waves of the national health interview survey in Taiwan27
Sleep duration and all-cause mortality in the elderly in China: a population-based cohort study27
Behavioral changes and hygiene practices of older adults in Japan during the first wave of COVID-19 emergency27
Intergenerational support and subjective wellbeing among oldest-old in China: the moderating role of economic status27
Education interventions for health professionals on falls prevention in health care settings: a 10-year scoping review27
Prevalence and physical characteristics of locomotive syndrome stages as classified by the new criteria 2020 in older Japanese people: results from the Nagahama study27
Loneliness as a risk factor for frailty transition among older Chinese people27
End-stage knee osteoarthritis with and without sarcopenia and the effect of knee arthroplasty – a prospective cohort study27
Potential associated factors of functional disability in Chinese older inpatients: a multicenter cross-sectional study27
Effect of a patient-centred deprescribing procedure in older multimorbid patients in Swiss primary care - A cluster-randomised clinical trial26
Effects of texture properties of semi-solid food on the sensory test for pharyngeal swallowing effort in the older adults26
Effect of multicomponent exercise in cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis26
Effect of financial stress on self-rereported health and quality of life among older adults in five developing countries: a cross sectional analysis of WHO-SAGE survey26
Technology-driven solutions to prompt conversation, aid communication and support interaction for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic literature review26
Anthropometric indicators as a discriminator of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults of the Amazon region: a cross-sectional study26
Map the apps: a rapid review of digital approaches to support the engagement of older adults in strength and balance exercises26
Multimorbidity patterns and associated factors in older Chinese: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study26
Emergency department and hospital admissions among people with dementia living at home or in nursing homes: results of the European RightTimePlaceCare project on their frequency, associated factors an25
Validation of the Kihon Checklist and the frailty screening index for frailty defined by the phenotype model in older Japanese adults25
Knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists toward providing care to the geriatric patients25
Caregivers of people with dementia and mental health during COVID-19: findings from a cross-sectional study25
Use of antidepressant medications among older adults in European long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional analysis from the SHELTER study25
Digital personal assistants are smart ways for assistive technology to aid the health and wellbeing of patients and carers25
Using augmented reality technology for balance training in the older adults: a feasibility pilot study25
Effectiveness of exercise intervention on fall-related fractures in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials25
Does physical activity lower the risk for metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal study of physically active older women25
The preventive efficacy of vitamin B supplements on the cognitive decline of elderly adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis25
Prevalence of drug-drug interactions in older people before and after hospital admission: analysis from the OPERAM trial25
Assessing the effectiveness of statin therapy for alleviating cerebral small vessel disease progression in people ≥75 years of age25
Effectiveness of comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention on quality of life, caregiver burden and length of hospital stay: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials25
Decomposition of gender differences in cognitive functioning: National Survey of the Japanese elderly25
The change and correlates of healthy ageing among Chinese older adults: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study25
Patients’ and healthcare providers’ perceptions and experiences of telehealth use and online health information use in chronic disease management for older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary 24
Perceived stress and depressive symptoms not neuropsychiatric symptoms predict caregiver burden in Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional study24
Correction to: Enablers and barriers to implementing care quality improvement program in nursing homes in China24
The Frailty In Residential Sector over Time (FIRST) study: methods and baseline cohort description24
Association of body mass index and waist circumference with high blood pressure in older adults24
The adaptation of older adults’ transition to residential care facilities and cultural factors: a meta-synthesis24
Sex- and age-specific normative values for handgrip strength and components of the Senior Fitness Test in community-dwelling older adults aged 65–75 years in Germany: results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE s24
Health outcomes and implementation barriers and facilitators of comprehensive geriatric assessment in community settings: a systematic integrative review [PROSPERO registration no.: CRD42021229953]24
Impacts of tai chi exercise on functional fitness in community-dwelling older adults with mild degenerative knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial24
Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis24
International relevance of two measures of awareness of age-related change (AARC)24
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of delirium in older internal medicine patients: a prospective cohort study24
Physical exercise for individuals with dementia: potential benefits perceived by formal caregivers24
SPPB reference values and performance in assessing sarcopenia in community-dwelling Singaporeans – Yishun study23
Developing a virtual reality for people with dementia in nursing homes based on their psychological needs: a feasibility study23
Ethical perceptions towards real-world use of companion robots with older people and people with dementia: survey opinions among younger adults23
Sarcopenia predicts adverse outcomes in an elderly population with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Prevalence and determinants of activity of daily living and instrumental activity of daily living among elderly in India23
Trends and influence factors in the prevalence, intervention, and control of metabolic syndrome among US adults, 1999–201823
Frailty increases the risk for developing urinary tract infection among 79,887 patients with diabetic mellitus and chronic kidney disease23
The role of physical and cognitive function in performance of activities of daily living in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease – a cross-sectional study23
Development of a resilience scale for oldest-old age (RSO)23
Association between components of the delirium syndrome and outcomes in hospitalised adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
Frailty phenotype and multi-domain impairments in older patients with chronic kidney disease23
Effects of kidney function, serum albumin and hemoglobin on dementia severity in the oldest old people with newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease in a residential aged care facility: a cross-sectional s23
Healthcare cost expenditures associated to frailty and sarcopenia22
Health care transitions for persons living with dementia and their caregivers22
Older people’s attitudes towards deprescribing cardiometabolic medication22
Physical frailty and its associated factors among elderly nursing home residents in China22
Investigating the needs of family caregivers of older stroke patients: a longitudinal study in Iran22
Age sequences of the elderly’ social network and its efficacies on well-being: an urban-rural comparison in China22
How frail is frail? A systematic scoping review and synthesis of high impact studies22
Understanding transitional care programs for older adults who experience delayed discharge: a scoping review22
MiRNA-132 regulates the development of osteoarthritis in correlation with the modulation of PTEN/PI3K/AKT signaling22
Short daytime napping reduces the risk of cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults: a 5-year longitudinal study22
Association of physical activity with sarcopenia evaluated based on muscle mass and strength in older adults: 2008–2011 and 2014 − 2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys22
The impact of socioeconomic status, general health and oral health on Health-Related Quality of Life, Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and mental health among Polish older adults22
Caregiving burnout of community-dwelling people with dementia in Hong Kong and New Zealand: a cross-sectional study22
Is there an association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cognitive function? A systematic review22
Prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults using the updated EWGSOP2 definition according to kidney function and albuminuria21
The kinematics and strategies of recovery steps during lateral losses of balance in standing at different perturbation magnitudes in older adults with varying history of falls21
Urban-rural differences in the association between social activities and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: a cross-sectional study21
Frailty and healthcare utilisation across care settings among community-dwelling older adults in Singapore21
Interventions to prevent aspiration in older adults with dysphagia living in nursing homes: a scoping review21
Does social participation decrease the risk of frailty? Impacts of diversity in frequency and types of social participation on frailty in middle-aged and older populations21
“Caregiving is like on the job training but nobody has the manual”: Canadian caregivers’ perceptions of their roles within the healthcare system21
Falls associated with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards among community-dwelling older adults between men and women21
A concept analysis of dignity-protective continence care for care dependent older people in long-term care settings21
Predicting hand washing, mask wearing and social distancing behaviors among older adults during the covid-19 pandemic: an integrated social cognition model21
Functional fitness normative values for elderly polish population21
Disease-related disability burden: a comparison of seven chronic conditions in middle-aged and older adults21
A national survey on COVID-19 second-wave lockdowns on older adults’ mental wellbeing, health-seeking behaviours and social outcomes across Australia21
Grip strength from midlife as an indicator of later-life brain health and cognition: evidence from a British birth cohort21
Associations between socioeconomic status and physical activity among older adults: cross-sectional results from the OUTDOOR ACTIVE study20
Reablement through time and space: a scoping review of how the concept of ‘reablement’ for older people has been defined and operationalised20
Age and education as factors associated with medication literacy: a community pharmacy perspective20
The sex difference in gait speed among older adults: how do sociodemographic, lifestyle, social and health determinants contribute?20
Factors associated with family caregiver burden among frail older persons with multimorbidity20
Factors associated with polypharmacy and the high risk of medication-related problems among older community-dwelling adults in European countries: a longitudinal study20
Associations between nut intake, cognitive function and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in older adults in the United States: NHANES 2011-1420
Evaluation of muscle quality and quantity for the assessment of sarcopenia using mid-thigh computed tomography: a cohort study20
Prevalence of frailty and associated factors among Saudi community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study20
Malnutrition and other risk factors of geriatric depression: a community-based comparative cross-sectional study in older adults in rural Bangladesh20
Burden of bloodstream infection in older persons: a population‐based study20
System models for resilience in gerontology: application to the COVID-19 pandemic20
Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly aged over 80 years old versus non-elderly: a retrospective cohort study20
Sarcopenic obesity is associated with impaired physical function and mortality in older patients with heart failure: insight from FRAGILE-HF20
Correlation between hand grip strength and regional muscle mass in older Asian adults: an observational study20
Malnutrition and its determinants among older adults people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia20
Sleep duration, genetic susceptibility, and Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal UK Biobank-based study20
Physical therapy interventions for older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders addressing mobility and participation: a systematic review20
Combined effects of virtual reality techniques and motor imagery on balance, motor function and activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson’s disease: a randomized controlled trial20
Chronic diseases in the geriatric population: morbidity and use of primary care services according to risk level20
Bidirectional relationship between subjective age and frailty: a prospective cohort study20
Effect of quadratus lumborum block on postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy: a randomized controlled trial20
Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical effectiveness of self-management interventions in Parkinson’s disease19
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older surgical patients associated with increased healthcare utilization: a prospective study from an upper-middle-income country19
Predictivity of the comorbidity indices for geriatric syndromes19
Health lifestyles and Chinese oldest-old’s subjective well-being—evidence from a latent class analysis19
Evidence of disease severity, cognitive and physical outcomes of dance interventions for persons with Parkinson’s Disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis19
High percent body fat mass predicts lower risk of cardiac events in patients with heart failure: an explanation of the obesity paradox19
Distinguishing between household headship with and without power and its association with subjective well-being among older adults: an analytical cross-sectional study in India19
Transplant centers that assess frailty as part of clinical practice have better outcomes19
Mild behavioral impairment is related to frailty in non-dementia older adults: a cross-sectional study19
Associations between lifestyle factors and multidimensional frailty: a cross-sectional study among community-dwelling older people19
Adverse childhood experiences and handgrip strength among middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional study in China19
A physical activity program versus usual care in the management of quality of life for pre-frail older adults with chronic pain: randomized controlled trial19
Intergenerational support and depressive symptoms among older adults in rural China: the moderating roles of age, living alone, and chronic diseases19
Osteosarcopenic obesity and its components—osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and obesity—are associated with blood cell count-derived inflammation indices in older Chinese people19
A comparison of spouse and non-spouse carers of people with dementia: a descriptive analysis of Swedish national survey data19
Care of family caregivers of persons with dementia (CaFCa) through a tailor-made mobile app: study protocol of a complex intervention study19
Interventions to foster family inclusion in nursing homes for people with dementia: a systematic review19
Efficacy and safety of Z-substances in the management of insomnia in older adults: a systematic review for the development of recommendations to reduce potentially inappropriate prescribing19
Multivariate analysis of independent determinants of ADL/IADL and quality of life in the elderly18
Fear of falling and associated factors among older people living in Bahir Dar City, Amhara, Ethiopia- a cross-sectional study18
Disability and the risk of subsequent mortality in elderly: a 12-year longitudinal population-based study18
Persistent polypharmacy and fall injury risk: the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study18
Antibiotic prescribing and non-prescribing in nursing home residents with signs and symptoms ascribed to urinary tract infection (ANNA): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial18
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