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11,493,938 | Is chronic poisoning with acetaminophen in children a frequent occurrence in Toronto? | The Canadian journal of clinical pharmacology = Journal canadien de pharmacologie clinique | Can J Clin Pharmacol | 8 | 2 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Acetaminophen is a common cause of poisoning in children. Recent American studies suggest that acetaminophen poisonings pose serious risks in children, particularly in the case of chronic poisoning caused by therapeutic error. [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate whether chronic acetaminophen poisoning in children is a... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,493,784 | Implications of the "contrast blush" finding on computed tomographic scan of the spleen in trauma. | The Journal of trauma | J Trauma | 51 | 2 | 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00008 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The "contrast blush" (CB) computed tomographic (CT) scan finding has often been used clinically as an indicator for therapeutic splenic intervention (SI) (splenectomy, splenorrhaphy, or angiographic embolization). We sought to examine the prognostic significance of this finding. [METHODS] The records and C... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,493,783 | Evolution in damage control for exsanguinating penetrating abdominal injury. | The Journal of trauma | J Trauma | 51 | 2 | 10.1097/00005373-200108000-00007 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Damage control (DC) has proven valuable in exsanguinated patients. The purpose of this study was to quantify and qualify the impact of current damage control principles applied in a penetrating abdominal injury (PAI) population. [METHODS] Over a 3-year period (June 1997-May 2000), of 271 laparotomies for PA... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,493,750 | Finnish physicians' interest in genetic screening. | Community genetics | Community Genet | 4 | 1 | 10.1159/000051153 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To report on Finnish physicians' opinions on the possible future use of genetic screening and their interest in knowing their own risk for diseases. [METHODS] A questionnaire survey mailed to gynaecologists, paediatricians, general practitioners and clinical geneticists. Both leading physicians and a sampl... | Empirical Approach; Genetics and Reproduction | null | null | null | null | null |
11,493,043 | Hormone replacement therapy use and menopausal symptoms among women participating in a behavioral lifestyle intervention. | Preventive medicine | Prev Med | 33 | 2 Pt 1 | 10.1006/pmed.2001.0858 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The decision to take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a choice many women encounter when entering menopause. The purpose of this study was to examine the choice to take HRT while participating in a lifestyle intervention to reduce cardiovascular risk through the menopause. [METHODS] The Women's Healthy... | null | 1.051 | 199 | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,491,501 | Focal sialadenitis in patients with early synovitis. | Clinical and experimental rheumatology | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 19 | 4 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the frequency of sialadenitis on lip biopsy in patients with synovitis of recent onset (ES), and see how sialadenitis relates to clinical and laborator findings of ES. [METHODS] Joint involvement, laboratory measures and biopsies of the minor salivary glands were evaluated in 10 ES patients. ... | null | 0.54 | 112 | Immunology and Allergy; Rheumatology; Immunology | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,491,495 | Undifferentiated connective tissue disease with antibodies to Ro/SSa: clinical features and follow-up of 148 patients. | Clinical and experimental rheumatology | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 19 | 4 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the clinical and serologic profile, the rate of progression to well defined CTD and the possible predictors of disease evolution in patients affected by UCTD with antibodies anti-RoISSA. [METHODS] 148 patients diagnosed as UCTD were retrospectively evaluated. Antibodies to SSA/Ro were determined... | null | 0.54 | 112 | Immunology and Allergy; Rheumatology; Immunology | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,491,440 | Surgeons and injury prevention: what you don't know can hurt you! | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | J Am Coll Surg | 193 | 2 | 10.1016/s1072-7515(01)01001-8 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The most effective treatment for traumatic injuries is to prevent them from occurring. Currently, few surgeons receive any formal training in injury' control and prevention. This study was designed to test the knowledge of injury prevention principles among practicing surgeons, in order to identify areas i... | null | 1.457 | 212 | Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,490,855 | Acute biliary pancreatitis: staging and management. | Hepato-gastroenterology | Hepatogastroenterology | 48 | 40 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/AIMS] Acute biliary pancreatitis is a clinical entity with a high morbidity rate (15-50%) and mortality rate (20-35%). Early diagnosis has a primary importance for an appropriate treatment (75% of cases of idiopathic acute pancreatitis are of biliary origin). [METHODOLOGY] Diagnosis of acute biliary pancrea... | null | 0.529 | 84 | Medicine; Gastroenterology; Hepatology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,490,823 | Surgical treatment for mucin-producing tumors of the pancreas. | Hepato-gastroenterology | Hepatogastroenterology | 48 | 40 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/AIMS] Our objectives in this study were to evaluate the surgical treatment for mucin-producing tumor of the pancreas from the clinicopathological and imaging features. [METHODOLOGY] Thirty-one patients with mucin-producing tumor of the pancreas were examined based on clinicopathological analyses to determin... | null | 0.529 | 84 | Medicine; Gastroenterology; Hepatology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,490,813 | Expression of matrix metalloproteinases in spontaneous regression of liver fibrosis. | Hepato-gastroenterology | Hepatogastroenterology | 48 | 40 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/AIMS] Spontaneous regression of liver fibrosis would depend on the degradation of the excessive matrix in the liver. In this study, we tried to determine the kinetics of the expression of genes for matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -13. [METHODOLOGY] Liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride was resolved ... | null | 0.529 | 84 | Medicine; Gastroenterology; Hepatology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,490,348 | Accelerated internalization and detoxification of endotoxin by anti-lipopolysaccharide antibody is an Fc receptor--mediated process. | Surgery | Surgery | 130 | 2 | 10.1067/msy.2001.115825 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Interaction between lipopolysaccharide (LPS), LPS-binding protein, and the CD14 receptor at the surface of LPS-responsive cells results in inflammatory cytokine release and internalization and detoxification of LPS. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) raised against the deep-core lipid A or the O-linked polysacch... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,490,311 | Combined evaluation of detrusor pressure and bladder wall thickness as a parameter for the assessment of detrusor function: an experimental in vivo study. | The Journal of urology | J Urol | 166 | 3 | null | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] We developed a new method for assessing detrusor function, including active detrusor pressure in relation to bladder wall thickness. This parameter should enable the determination of bladder wall tension, defined as detrusor force per cross-sectional area of bladder tissue. [MATERIAL AND METHODS] In acute stu... | null | 1.655 | 291 | Urology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,490,231 | The value of a single biopsy with 12 transperineal cores for detecting prostate cancer in patients with elevated prostate specific antigen. | The Journal of urology | J Urol | 166 | 3 | null | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Prostate cancer detection on standard sextant biopsy is considered inadequate. Various biopsy protocols have been introduced to improve cancer diagnosis. We report our experience with transperineal 12-core prostate biopsy. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] In a prospective study 650 patients underwent prostate specific... | null | 1.655 | 291 | Urology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,490,160 | Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis: clinical and laboratory findings in 54 subjects. | International archives of allergy and immunology | Int Arch Allergy Immunol | 125 | 3 | 10.1159/000053825 | eng | 2,001 | 7 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] In some subjects, specific foods trigger anaphylaxis when exercise follows ingestion (specific food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis, FDEIAn). Skin test and/or RAST positivity to foods suggest an IgE-mediated pathogenic mechanism. Others suffer from anaphylaxis after all meals followed by exercise, r... | null | 0.796 | 115 | Medicine; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,489,769 | Randomized comparison of enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, with unfractionated heparin adjunctive to recombinant tissue plasminogen activator thrombolysis and aspirin: second trial of Heparin and Aspirin Reperfusion Therapy (HART II). | Circulation | Circulation | 104 | 6 | 10.1161/hc3101.093866 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | 7 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Adjunctive unfractionated heparin (UFH) during thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) promotes the speed and magnitude of coronary artery recanalization and reduces reocclusion. Low-molecular-weight heparins offer practical and potential pharmacological advantages over UFH in multiple a... | null | 5.548 | 691 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,487,676 | Right gastric artery embolization to prevent acute gastric mucosal lesions in patients undergoing repeat hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy. | Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR | J Vasc Interv Radiol | 12 | 8 | 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61576-0 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] The purpose of the study was to investigate the technical outcome and clinical effect of right gastric artery (RGA) embolization to prevent acute gastric mucosal lesions caused by influx of anticancer agents into the RGA in patients undergoing repeat hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC). [MATERIALS A... | null | 1.14 | 150 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,487,606 | Skilled finger movement exercise improves hand function. | The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences | J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci | 56 | 8 | 10.1093/gerona/56.8.m518 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Aging is accompanied by a marked decline in muscle strength and ability to maintain steady submaximal force. Studies have shown that exercise programs can improve age-related regression of hand function in elderly individuals. The purpose of this study was to train elderly subjects to perform skilled finge... | null | 1.076 | 230 | Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,487,549 | Bile duct epithelia regulate biliary bicarbonate excretion in normal rat liver. | Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology | 121 | 2 | 10.1053/gast.2001.26280 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND AIMS] A number of transporters and channels have been identified in cholangiocytes, but the role that bile ducts play in the formation of bile in vivo is unclear. We determined the contribution of cholangiocytes to bile flow and biliary bicarbonate excretion in normal rat liver. [METHODS] Bile flow and ... | null | 3.203 | 482 | Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,487,422 | Cue exposure with coping skills training and communication skills training for alcohol dependence: 6- and 12-month outcomes. | Addiction (Abingdon, England) | Addiction | 96 | 8 | 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2001.96811619.x | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] Cue exposure treatment (CET) has shown promise in preliminary studies with alcoholics, and Communication Skills Training (CST) has been found beneficial, especially in intensive treatment programs. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of CET and CST in a larger controlled study when both w... | null | 1.243 | 224 | Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,486,472 | Gangrenous bowel in Nigerians. | The Central African journal of medicine | Cent Afr J Med | 46 | 12 | 10.4314/cajm.v46i12.8578 | eng | 2,000 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] This study is to critically examine gangrenous bowel as seen in a developing country to identify factors associated with mortality and to reappraise the problems in our environment. We also looked at mortality associated factors not considered by other studies from the subregion. [DESIGN] We retrospectively... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,486,147 | Epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among children in Brazil, 1997-1998. | Revista de saude publica | Rev Saude Publica | 35 | 3 | 10.1590/s0034-89102001000300006 | eng | 2,001 | 6 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To document the incidence and the descriptive epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among individuals under age 20 in a geographically defined region in Brazil during the two-year period immediately preceding the introduction of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines into the national immunization prog... | null | 0.224 | 93 | Medicine; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,486,099 | Life expectancies among survivors of acute cerebrovascular disease. | Stroke | Stroke | 32 | 8 | 10.1161/01.str.32.8.1739 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] Stroke survivors represent a large group of persons for whom age-differentiated life expectancy tables do not exist. Such tables are vital for many purposes. The aim of the present study was to estimate age- and sex-specific life expectancies among individuals who have survived the acute phase ... | null | 3.022 | 370 | Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience | Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing | 2,001 |
11,485,612 | The community integration questionnaire with new scoring guidelines: concurrent validity and need for appropriate norms. | Brain injury | Brain Inj | 15 | 8 | 10.1080/02699050010005913 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the influence of demographic variables and concurrent validity when new scoring guidelines are used with the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ). [METHOD] Thirty-three adult outpatients with biopsy confirmed malignant brain tumours were evaluated prior to chemotherapy. In contrast to TB... | null | 0.741 | 122 | Developmental and Educational Psychology; Neurology; Neuroscience | Medicine; Neuroscience; Psychology | 2,001 |
11,485,145 | Effect of common over-the-counter medications on blood alcohol levels. | The Annals of pharmacotherapy | Ann Pharmacother | 35 | 7-8 | 10.1345/aph.10302 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To assess the clinical and legal significance of the potential pharmacokinetic interaction between common over-the-counter (OTC) medications and alcohol that may result in increased blood alcohol levels (BALs). [DATA SOURCES] A MEDLINE search (1966-February 2000) of English-language articles was performed u... | null | 0.698 | 125 | Medicine; Pharmacology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,485,135 | Failure of tolterodine to treat clozapine-induced nocturnal enuresis. | The Annals of pharmacotherapy | Ann Pharmacother | 35 | 7-8 | 10.1345/aph.10304 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To report the use and subsequent failure of the bladder-selective agent tolterodine, to treat clozapine-induced nocturnal enuresis in an adolescent patient with psychotic illness. [CASE SUMMARY] A 16-year-old Hispanic girl was admitted to the state psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder w... | null | 0.698 | 125 | Medicine; Pharmacology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,484,961 | Gemcitabine plus etoposide in chemonaive extensive disease small-cell lung cancer: a multi-centre phase II study. | Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology | Ann Oncol | 12 | 6 | 10.1023/a:1011176116567 | eng | 2,001 | 6 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Both gemcitabine and etoposide are active in the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), and are characterised by mild toxicity profiles. The combination of both drugs was found to be feasible and active in a phase I dose-finding study in solid tumours. Therefore, a phase II trial was initiated to exam... | null | 1.098 | 311 | Hematology; Medicine; Oncology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,483,794 | Economic evaluation of a 2-dose hepatitis B vaccination regimen for adolescents. | Pediatrics | Pediatrics | 108 | 2 | 10.1542/peds.108.2.317 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the economic implications of a 2-dose hepatitis B virus vaccination regimen compared with the current 3-dose vaccination regimen for adolescents in 3 settings: public schools, public health clinics, and private sector settings in the United States. [METHODS] To measure resource utilization an... | null | 2.157 | 409 | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,481,358 | 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography to detect mediastinal or internal mammary metastases in breast cancer. | Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | J Clin Oncol | 19 | 15 | 10.1200/JCO.2001.19.15.3516 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | 1 | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To determine the prevalence of suspected disease in the mediastinum and internal mammary (IM) node chain by 18fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET), compared with conventional staging by computed tomography (CT) in patients with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. [PATIENTS AND METHOD... | null | 4.111 | 646 | Cancer Research; Medicine; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,481,357 | Dose-dense doxorubicin, docetaxel, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support with or without tamoxifen as preoperative therapy in patients with operable carcinoma of the breast: a randomized, controlled, open phase IIb study. | Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology | J Clin Oncol | 19 | 15 | 10.1200/JCO.2001.19.15.3506 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | 1 | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To investigate the effect of adding tamoxifen to a preoperative dose-dense doxorubicin and docetaxel regimen on the pathologic response of primary operable breast cancer. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] Patients (tumor size or = 3 cm, N0 to 2, M0) were prospectively randomized to receive every 14 days a total of four... | null | 4.111 | 646 | Cancer Research; Medicine; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,480,642 | Blood pressure outcomes of dental patients screened chronobiologically: a seven-year follow-up. | Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) | J Am Dent Assoc | 132 | 7 | 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0301 | eng | 2,001 | 7 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] This article is a follow-up on a 1998 article in JADA. The blood pressure, or BP, of 23 of 24 normotensive patients was monitored at 15-minute intervals for a total of nine days, in three consecutive sessions of four, two and three days, respectively, separated by a few weeks. [METHODS] Twelve patients wer... | null | 0.524 | 141 | Dentistry; Medicine | Dentistry; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,480,513 | A prospective study of immunisation for a cohort of children. | The New Zealand medical journal | N Z Med J | 114 | 1134 | null | eng | 2,001 | 6 | 22 | null | null | null | [AIMS] To determine rates of immunisation by 24 months of age, the number of times children were recalled and the cost of immunisation for a cohort of children in general practices in Wellington. [METHODS] A prospective study of 979 children registered with 27 general practices. Children in the cohort were followed fro... | null | 0.313 | 60 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,587,596 | The otolaryngology research paradox. | Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery | Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | 127 | 10 | 10.1001/archotol.127.10.1181 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine the attitude toward and the state of research within the field of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. [DESIGN] A questionnaire was sent to the chairpersons of departments of otolaryngology where residency training is provided. [PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING] Program directors of academic otolaryng... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,594,946 | One-year follow-up of blood-retinal barrier and retinal thickness alterations in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild nonproliferative retinopathy. | Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) | Arch Ophthalmol | 119 | 10 | 10.1001/archopht.119.10.1469 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To examine the 1-year alterations of the blood-retinal barrier and changes in retinal thickness occurring in the macular region in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild nonproliferative retinopathy. [METHODS] We classified 12 eyes of 12 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild nonproliferat... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,585,506 | A 9-year experience with 126 pancreas transplants with portal enteric drainage. | Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) | Arch Surg | 136 | 10 | 10.1001/archsurg.136.10.1141 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [HYPOTHESIS] A novel technique of pancreas transplantation (PTX) with portal venous delivery of insulin and enteric exocrine drainage (portal enteric) was developed at our center to improve the PTX procedure. [DESIGN] Case series. [SETTING] Single-center experience at a university hospital. [PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION] ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,599,836 | Frameless stereotaxy for anterior spinal procedures. | Journal of neurosurgery | J Neurosurg | 95 | 2 Suppl | 10.3171/spi.2001.95.2.0196 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECT] Intraoperative image guidance provides real-time three-dimensional visualization and has been successfully applied in many posterior spinal procedures. The feasibility of applying these techniques to anterior spinal surgery has not been studied systematically because the anterior spine, in contrast to the post... | null | 1.482 | 244 | Neurology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,599,833 | Surgical management of tethered spinal cord in adults: report of 54 cases. | Journal of neurosurgery | J Neurosurg | 95 | 2 Suppl | 10.3171/spi.2001.95.2.0173 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECT] The clinical features specific to tethered cord syndrome (TCS) in adults as well as factors determining outcome and prognosis have rarely been addressed systematically. The authors studied 56 patients, 54 of whom were treated surgically over the last 16 years. [METHODS] In 17 patients who had been asymptomatic... | null | 1.482 | 244 | Neurology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,599,462 | Oocyte comet assay of luteal phase sera from nonpregnant patients after assisted reproductive procedures. | Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics | J Assist Reprod Genet | 18 | 8 | 10.1023/a:1016682620399 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Serum factors in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortions (RSA) inhibit mouse embryo development in vitro. Serum factors affecting DNA integrity remain to be tested. The null hypothesis was that patient sera do not affect DNA integrity. The objectives were (a) to use the oocyte comet assay to assess DNA ... | null | 0.631 | 101 | Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine; Developmental Biology; Genetics; Genetics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,598,360 | Depot medroxy progesterone acetate: a poor preparatory agent for endometrial resection. | Gynecologic and obstetric investigation | Gynecol Obstet Invest | 52 | 3 | 10.1159/000052969 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the efficacy of depot medroxy progesterone acetate (DMPA) as a preparatory agent for endometrial resection. [STUDY DESIGN] Endometrial resection was performed on 50 women for excessive uterine bleeding. The patients were randomly divided into 2 equal groups, with the first group receiving DMPA a... | null | 0.438 | 74 | Obstetrics and Gynecology; Reproductive Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,597,813 | Neurocognitive outcome in brain metastases patients treated with accelerated-fractionation vs. accelerated-hyperfractionated radiotherapy: an analysis from Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Study 91-04. | International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics | Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys | 51 | 3 | 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01676-5 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | 1 | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To evaluate neurocognitive outcome as measured by the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) among patients with unresectable brain metastases randomly assigned to accelerated fractionation (AF) vs. accelerated hyperfractionated (AH) whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT). [METHODS AND MATERIALS] The Radiation T... | null | 1.722 | 286 | Cancer Research; Oncology; Radiation; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy | 2,001 |
11,597,805 | Radiation-induced pulmonary toxicity: a dose-volume histogram analysis in 201 patients with lung cancer. | International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics | Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys | 51 | 3 | 10.1016/s0360-3016(01)01685-6 | eng | 2,001 | 11 | 1 | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To relate lung dose-volume histogram-based factors to symptomatic radiation pneumonitis (RP) in patients with lung cancer undergoing 3-dimensional (3D) radiotherapy planning. [METHODS AND MATERIALS] Between 1991 and 1999, 318 patients with lung cancer received external beam radiotherapy (RT) with 3D planning ... | null | 1.722 | 286 | Cancer Research; Oncology; Radiation; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Physics and Astronomy | 2,001 |
11,597,014 | Frequency and determinants of lymphadenectomy in endometrial carcinoma: a population-based study from northern Italy. | Annals of surgical oncology | Ann Surg Oncol | 8 | 9 | 10.1007/s10434-001-0723-z | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The diffusion of pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy for the surgical pathological staging of endometrial carcinoma into clinical practice has been evaluated only with questionnaire surveys of gynecological oncologists. No population-based information is available. [METHODS] In this study of operable en... | null | 1.478 | 210 | Oncology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,597,013 | Prospective evaluation of office-based parotid ultrasound. | Annals of surgical oncology | Ann Surg Oncol | 8 | 9 | 10.1007/s10434-001-0720-2 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Differentiation of parotid neoplasms from extraparotid upper cervical lesions is difficult by physical examination. The purpose of this report is to identify the role of office-based parotid ultrasound (US) in the evaluation of periauricular masses. [METHODS] A prospective database including the results of... | null | 1.478 | 210 | Oncology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,596,963 | Attenuation of intracerebral hemorrhage and thrombin-induced brain edema by overexpression of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. | Journal of neurosurgery | J Neurosurg | 95 | 4 | 10.3171/jns.2001.95.4.0680 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECT] Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) attenuates the inflammatory reaction and brain injury that follows focal cerebral ischemia. Recently, an inflammatory reaction after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) was identified. In this study the authors examine the hypothesis t... | null | 1.482 | 244 | Neurology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,596,958 | Population-based analysis of arteriovenous malformation treatment. | Journal of neurosurgery | J Neurosurg | 95 | 4 | 10.3171/jns.2001.95.4.0633 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECT] The author sought to describe overall management data on cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and to focus the actuarial need for different treatment modalities on a population-based scale. Such data would seem important in the planning of regional or national multimodality strategies for the treatment ... | null | 1.482 | 244 | Neurology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,596,839 | Cost-effectiveness analysis of dopamine agonists in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Japan. | PharmacoEconomics | Pharmacoeconomics | 19 | 8 | 10.2165/00019053-200119080-00009 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Dopamine agonists such as bromocriptine or pergolide are often used in Japan to treat Parkinson's disease. Dopamine agonists are relatively expensive drugs; economic evaluations are required. [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the cost effectiveness of dopamine agonists for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in Jap... | null | 0.732 | 124 | Health Policy; Pharmacology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,001 |
11,596,169 | Intermediate rehabilitation outcome in below-knee amputations: descriptive study comparing war-related with other causes of amputation. | Croatian medical journal | Croat Med J | 42 | 5 | null | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [AIM] To asses the intermediate rehabilitation outcome of patients with war-related below-knee amputations and compare it with the patients with other causes of amputation. [METHOD] The study comprised 74 patients with below-knee stumps admitted for rehabilitation at the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitatio... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,595,710 | Novel antitumor effect of estradiol in athymic mice injected with a T47D breast cancer cell line overexpressing protein kinase Calpha. | Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research | Clin Cancer Res | 7 | 10 | null | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Resistance to tamoxifen (TAM) represents a significant challenge to the management of breast cancer. We previously reported that the estrogen receptor (ER)-negative hormone-independent T47D:C42 cell line has both elevated protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) protein expression and basal activator protein-1 activi... | null | 2.121 | 392 | Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,595,475 | One year follow-up of patients after successful helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. | Journal of physiology, Paris | J Physiol Paris | 95 | 1-6 | 10.1016/s0928-4257(01)00063-8 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [UNLABELLED] The aim of this study was to investigate the Helicobacter pylori (Hp) status of patients who underwent successful eradication therapy 1 year prior to the study and to evaluate their current symptoms. [METHODS] all of the patients were initially evaluated by oesophago-gastro-bulboscopy and the Hp status was... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,594,438 | Differential effects of delta 9-THC on spatial reference and working memory in mice. | Psychopharmacology | Psychopharmacology (Berl) | 157 | 2 | 10.1007/s002130100780 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [RATIONALE] Marijuana remains the most widely used illicit drug in the U.S., and recent attention has been given to putative therapeutic uses of marijuana and cannabinoid derivatives. Thus, developing a better understanding of delta9-THC (tetrahydrocannabinol)-induced mnemonic deficits is of critical importance. [OBJEC... | null | 1.42 | 218 | Pharmacology | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,001 |
11,593,347 | Homocysteine and methylmalonic acid levels in pregnant Nepali women. Should cobalamin supplementation be considered? | European journal of clinical nutrition | Eur J Clin Nutr | 55 | 10 | 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601236 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to investigate homocysteine and methylmalonic acid levels as markers of functional cobalamin and folate status in pregnant Nepali women. [DESIGN] Cross-sectional study. [SETTING] Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. [SUBJECTS] A sub-sample (n=382) of all pregnant women (n=2856) coming... | null | 0.942 | 187 | Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics | Medicine; Nursing | 2,001 |
11,591,886 | MRP8, a new member of ABC transporter superfamily, identified by EST database mining and gene prediction program, is highly expressed in breast cancer. | Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) | Mol Med | 7 | 8 | null | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] With the completion of the human draft genome sequence, efforts are now devoted to identifying new genes. We have developed a computer-based strategy that utilizes the EST database to identify new genes that could be targets for the immunotherapy of cancer or could be involved in the multistep process of c... | null | 1.744 | 136 | Genetics; Genetics; Molecular Medicine; Molecular Biology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,591,567 | Predicting sleep-disordered breathing in patients with cystic fibrosis. | Chest | Chest | 120 | 4 | 10.1378/chest.120.4.1239 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [STUDY OBJECTIVES] To examine predictors of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and moderate-to-severe lung disease using a comprehensive evaluation of both sleep and daytime function. [DESIGN] Cross-sectional analysis of sleep studies, lung function, respiratory muscle strength, and evenin... | null | 0.916 | 337 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,591,019 | Predictive value of the tumor oxygenation by means of pO2 histography in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. | Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] | Strahlenther Onkol | 177 | 9 | 10.1007/pl00002427 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] The purpose of this analysis was to evaluate the potential of the tumor oxygenation by means of Eppendorf pO2 histography as a predictive test to select patients for treatment alternatives. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] Pretreatment tumor pO2 histographies of locoregional lymph node metastases were assessed in 194 p... | null | 0.636 | 81 | Oncology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,590,518 | Circulating levels of interleukin-7 in antiretroviral-naïve and highly active antiretroviral therapy-treated HIV-infected patients. | HIV clinical trials | HIV Clin Trials | 2 | 2 | 10.1310/6V29-4UU5-Y3FP-JERT | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [UNLABELLED] Interleukin (IL)-7 is a critical cytokine regulating T-lymphocyte development, regeneration, and function. [PURPOSE] This study analyzes the endogenous IL-7 production in HIV-infected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). [METHOD] Plasma levels of IL-7 were measured by enzyme-l... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,589,894 | Isolated bilateral trochlear nerve palsy as the first clinical sign of a metastatic [correction of metastasic] bronchial carcinoma. | American journal of ophthalmology | Am J Ophthalmol | 132 | 4 | 10.1016/s0002-9394(01)01027-3 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To report a case with isolated, nontraumatic bilateral fourth nerve palsy as the first clinical sign of a metastatic lung carcinoma. [METHODS] Case report. A 56-year-old man presented with isolated, nontraumatic bilateral fourth nerve palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and orbits and, subseq... | null | 1.651 | 221 | Ophthalmology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,589,681 | Association of polymorphic alleles of the calcium-sensing receptor gene with the clinical severity of primary hyperparathyroidism. | Clinical endocrinology | Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) | 55 | 3 | 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2001.01318.x | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is a heterogeneous disease in its clinical course and severity. Previous studies have suggested an association between the clinical severity of pHPT and the genotypes of vitamin D receptor, oestrogen receptors and PTH molecules. The Ca-sensing receptor (CaR) is activated b... | null | 0.889 | 169 | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,589,384 | Effect of circulating peptide YY on gallbladder emptying in humans. | Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology | Scand J Gastroenterol | 36 | 10 | 10.1080/003655201750422710 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] To further establish its role in the ileal brake mechanism, we determined the effect of the distal gut hormone peptide YY (PYY) on gallbladder motility and plasma gut hormones during the cephalic phase of meal stimulation. [METHODS] Eight healthy volunteers were studied in a randomized crossover design, wi... | null | 0.861 | 133 | Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,588,431 | Atypical presentation of Acanthamoeba keratitis. | Cornea | Cornea | 20 | 7 | 10.1097/00003226-200110000-00017 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To present two cases of minimal pain Acanthamoeba keratitis to alert clinicians to remember Acanthamoeba when evaluating atypical cases of keratitis. [METHODS] The histories of two cases were reviewed with attention to clinical presentation subjective complaints, treatment, and long-term outcome. [RESULTS] In... | null | 1.027 | 141 | Ophthalmology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,588,400 | Evidence for mtDNA admixture between the Finns and the Saami. | Human heredity | Hum Hered | 52 | 3 | 10.1159/000053372 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] The Finns, and to a more extreme extent the Saami, are genetic outliers in Europe. Despite the close geographical contact between these populations, no major contribution of Saami mtDNA haplotypes to the Finnish population has been detected. [METHODS] To examine the extent of maternal gene flow from the Sa... | null | 0.958 | 66 | Genetics; Genetics | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,587,397 | Erectile dysfunction in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients: incidence and treatment with sildenafil. | Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis | Perit Dial Int | 21 | 4 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] Sexual and erectile dysfunction (ED) have been reported to occur frequently in male patients with end-stage renal disease maintained on dialysis. Numerous etiologies for this ED have been suggested. Although a variety of therapies for the ED of the dialysis patient have been suggested, most clinicians indi... | null | 0.646 | 94 | Medicine; Nephrology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,587,302 | Screening and diagnostic practices for chlamydia infections in New Zealand. | The New Zealand medical journal | N Z Med J | 114 | 1137 | null | eng | 2,001 | 8 | 10 | null | null | null | [AIMS] To identify screening and diagnostic practices for chlamydia infection in New Zealand. [METHODS] Postal survey of doctors and nurses at all sexual health, family planning, youth and student clinics, and randomly selected general practitioners (GPs). [RESULTS] Most respondents recognised chlamydia infection as a ... | null | 0.313 | 60 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,586,159 | Bladder rupture after blunt trauma: guidelines for diagnostic imaging. | The Journal of trauma | J Trauma | 51 | 4 | 10.1097/00005373-200110000-00010 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] The purpose of this study was to establish guidelines for diagnostic imaging for bladder rupture in the blunt trauma victim with multiple injuries, in whom the delay caused by unnecessary testing can hamper the trauma surgeon and threaten outcome. [METHODS] We undertook chart review (1995-1999) of patients wi... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,585,483 | Leg symptoms in peripheral arterial disease: associated clinical characteristics and functional impairment. | JAMA | JAMA | 286 | 13 | 10.1001/jama.286.13.1599 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | 3 | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] Persons with lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are often asymptomatic or have leg symptoms other than intermittent claudication (IC). [OBJECTIVE] To identify clinical characteristics and functional limitations associated with a broad range of leg symptoms identified among patients with PAD. [D... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,584,851 | Effect of nitric oxide on proliferation of human retina pigment epithelial cells. | Eye (London, England) | Eye (Lond) | 14 | Pt 6 | 10.1038/eye.2000.245 | eng | 2,000 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To investigate the effects of exogenous and endogenous nitric oxide (NO) on the proliferation of human retina pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. [METHODS] We stimulated cultured human RPE cells with 3-morphosydnonimine (SIN-1) to analyse the effect of exogenous NO. Incubation with a cytokine cocktail (interleuki... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,584,597 | Molecular evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: phylogenetic reconstruction of clonal expansion. | Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) | Tuberculosis (Edinb) | 81 | 4 | 10.1054/tube.2001.0300 | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [SETTING] M. tuberculosis isolates were collected from patients attending health clinics in a high incidence urban community and in a low incidence rural setting in South Africa. [OBJECTIVE] To reconstruct the evolutionary history of a group of closely related M. tuberculosis isolates using IS6110, DRr and MTB484(1) re... | null | 1.309 | 101 | Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Microbiology | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,584,407 | Mechanisms involved in contractile differences among cremaster muscles according to localization of testis. | Journal of pediatric surgery | J Pediatr Surg | 36 | 10 | 10.1053/jpsu.2001.27042 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] Evidence suggests differences in contractility in cremaster muscles (CM) associated with undescended testis caused by alterations of autonomic innervation. Contractile responses of CM to various pharmacologic agents were evaluated and compared according to the localization of testis. [METHODS] Samp... | null | 0.804 | 147 | Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,584,340 | Measurement of iris color using computerized image analysis. | Current eye research | Curr Eye Res | 22 | 6 | 10.1076/ceyr.22.6.412.5490 | eng | 2,001 | 6 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To develop a standardized method for measuring from iris photographs, light and dark segments of areas and densities of iris color. [METHODS] Computerized image analysis was used to measure the iris photographs. The reproducibility of this method was studied in 30 normal eyes with three different colored irid... | null | 0.739 | 94 | Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | Medicine; Neuroscience | 2,001 |
11,584,210 | Circadian rhythm of rectal motor complexes. | Diseases of the colon and rectum | Dis Colon Rectum | 44 | 9 | 10.1007/BF02234793 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Prolonged rectal pressure recordings have revealed that the rectum exhibits typical bursts of regular pressure waves, also called rectal motor complexes. Although there is consensus regarding the characteristics of rectal motor complexes, their function is poorly understood. Furthermore, data regarding the ci... | null | 1.117 | 185 | Gastroenterology; Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,583,120 | Changing provider behavior: an overview of systematic reviews of interventions. | Medical care | Med Care | 39 | 8 Suppl 2 | null | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Increasing recognition of the failure to translate research findings into practice has led to greater awareness of the importance of using active dissemination and implementation strategies. Although there is a growing body of research evidence about the effectiveness of different strategies, this is not e... | null | 1.879 | 207 | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,581,594 | A morphologic study of Carpentier-Edwards pericardial xenografts in the mitral position exhibiting primary tissue failure in adults in comparison with Ionescu-Shiley pericardial xenografts. | The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery | J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg | 122 | 4 | 10.1067/mtc.2001.116202 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] We sought to investigate the durability and mechanism of the Carpentier-Edwards pericardial xenograft in the mitral position in comparison with that of the Ionescu-Shiley pericardial xenograft. [METHODS] A total of 284 patients who received the Ionescu-Shiley pericardial xenograft in the mitral position bet... | null | 2.205 | 225 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,581,435 | Effect of practice variation on resource utilization in infants hospitalized for viral lower respiratory illness. | Pediatrics | Pediatrics | 108 | 4 | 10.1542/peds.108.4.851 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Hospital care for children with viral lower respiratory illness (VLRI) is highly variable, and its relationship to severity and impact on outcome is unclear. Using the Pediatric Comprehensive Severity Index, we analyzed the correlation of institutional practice variation with severity and resource utilizati... | null | 2.157 | 409 | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,581,114 | Comparison of the incidence of schizophrenia in rural Dumfries and Galloway and urban Camberwell. | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science | Br J Psychiatry | 179 | null | 10.1192/bjp.179.4.335 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Being born or living in urban areas is associated with high rates of schizophrenia. However, few studies have compared the incidence in urban/rural areas using the same methodology. [AIMS] To compare service-based incidence rates for schizophrenia in rural Dumfries and Galloway in south-west Scotland with ... | null | 2.493 | 264 | Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,581,111 | Dimensional perspective on the recognition of depressive symptoms in primary care: The Hampshire Depression Project 3. | The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science | Br J Psychiatry | 179 | null | 10.1192/bjp.179.4.317 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Most studies of the recognition of depression in primary care have used a categorical definition of depression. This may overstate the extent of the problem. [AIMS] Our objective was to investigate the relationship between severity and recognition of depression, and its modification by patient and practiti... | null | 2.493 | 264 | Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,581,004 | Successful treatment of resistant acromegaly with a growth hormone receptor antagonist. | European journal of endocrinology | Eur J Endocrinol | 145 | 4 | 10.1530/eje.0.1450451 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE] Pegvisomant is a pegylated analogue of human GH and functions as a potent GH receptor antagonist. This novel mode of action gives it the potential to achieve biochemical control in patients with acromegaly whose disease activity cannot be satisfactorily controlled by conventional therapy. We have... | null | 0.791 | 179 | Medicine; Endocrinology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,580,933 | Reoperation rates for acute graft extrusion and pseudarthrosis after one-level anterior corpectomy and fusion with and without plate instrumentation: etiology and corrective management. | Surgical neurology | Surg Neurol | 56 | 2 | 10.1016/s0090-3019(01)00523-7 | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Reoperation rates after one-level anterior cervical corpectomy with fusion (ACF) performed without and with plates need further evaluation. [METHODS] Reoperation rates for graft extrusion and symptomatic pseudarthrosis were analyzed following 48 nonplated (1989-1996) and 35 plated (1997-2000) one-level ACF... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,580,795 | John Heron's six-category intervention analysis: towards understanding interpersonal relations and progressing the delivery of clinical supervision for mental health nursing in the United Kingdom. | Journal of advanced nursing | J Adv Nurs | 36 | 2 | 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01961.x | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] This paper provides a critique of how Heron's six-category intervention analysis framework has been adopted by nursing in the United Kingdom (UK) as a theoretical framework in nursing research and model for clinical supervision. From this, its merits as an analytic framework and model for clinical supervision in... | null | 0.477 | 187 | Nursing | Nursing | 2,001 |
11,580,737 | Maternal smoking and gestational age in twin pregnancies. | Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica | Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | 80 | 10 | 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2001.801009.x | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] A twin pregnancy imposes greater demands on maternal physiology and smoking may thus be associated theoretically with a greater risk of preterm delivery than in singleton pregnancies. [POPULATION AND METHODS] From 1989 to 1996 all women who booked for antenatal care at the Department of Gynecology and Obst... | null | 0.628 | 126 | Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,580,733 | Smoking, sex of the offspring, and risk of placental abruption, placenta previa, and preeclampsia: a population-based cohort study. | Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica | Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | 80 | 10 | 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2001.801005.x | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] : Placental abruption, placenta previa, and preeclampsia are serious pregnancy complications with an increased risk of perinatal death. Smoking during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of abruption and placenta previa, and it reduces the risk of preeclampsia. We examined the association between m... | null | 0.628 | 126 | Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,580,152 | Risk factors for diabetes mellitus and early insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C. | Journal of hepatology | J Hepatol | 35 | 2 | 10.1016/s0168-8278(01)00143-x | eng | 2,001 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/AIMS] Our aims were to investigate the host and viral specific factors associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) and insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C patients. [METHODS] One hundred and three hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected were studied to assess the effects of HCV genotype, hepatic iron content, ste... | null | 1.469 | 319 | Hepatology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,580,094 | Levels of career satisfaction amongst dental healthcare professionals: comparison of dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental practitioners. | Community dental health | Community Dent Health | 18 | 3 | null | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To compare the levels of career satisfaction expressed by three professional groups working in dental health: dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental practitioners. [BASIC RESEARCH DESIGN] Level of career satisfaction was assessed using a ten point scale in three surveys. Postal surveys were conduct... | null | 0.571 | 55 | Dentistry; Medicine; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Dentistry; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,579,712 | A sensitive assay for the measurement of serum chondroitin sulfate 3B3(-) epitope levels in human rheumatic diseases. | Clinical and experimental rheumatology | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 19 | 5 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To develop a sensitive assay to quantitate serum 3B3(-) levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) as well as levels in control sera. [METHODS] An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed using the monoclonal antibody (MAb) 3B3 to detect a chondroitin sulfate (C... | null | 0.54 | 112 | Immunology and Allergy; Rheumatology; Immunology | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,579,369 | Effect of early treatment with captopril and metoprolol singly and together on postinfarction left ventricular remodeling. | American heart journal | Am Heart J | 142 | 4 | 10.1067/mhj.2001.117966 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] beta-Blockers improve clinical outcome after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but few data are available on their effectiveness in preventing left ventricular remodeling. The aim of the study was to assess the relative effects of captopril, metoprolol, and their combination on left ventricular remodeling... | null | 1.574 | 211 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,579,308 | Restored hypoglycemic counterregulation is stable in successful pancreas transplant recipients for up to 19 years after transplantation. | Transplantation | Transplantation | 72 | 6 | 10.1097/00007890-200109270-00021 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | 27 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Pancreas transplantation has been shown to fully restore glucagon response and partially restore epinephrine response to hypoglycemia during the first few years after transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes. However, prior studies have not examined hypoglycemic counterregulation in any pancreas tr... | null | 1.782 | 224 | Transplantation | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,579,072 | Results of a 10 week community based strength and balance training programme to reduce fall risk factors: a randomised controlled trial in 65-75 year old women with osteoporosis. | British journal of sports medicine | Br J Sports Med | 35 | 5 | 10.1136/bjsm.35.5.348 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To test the efficacy of a community based 10 week exercise intervention to reduce fall risk factors in women with osteoporosis. [METHODS] Static balance was measured by computerised dynamic posturography (Equitest), dynamic balance by timed figure of eight run, and knee extension strength by dynamometry. Su... | null | 0.631 | 241 | Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science | Health Professions; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,578,888 | Pressure controlled versus volume controlled ventilation with laryngeal mask airway. | Journal of clinical anesthesia | J Clin Anesth | 13 | 6 | 10.1016/s0952-8180(01)00297-5 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [STUDY OBJECTIVE] To quantify the impact on peak airway pressure of pressure-controlled and volume-controlled ventilation during Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) use. [DESIGN] Prospective, crossover clinical study. [SETTING] University-affiliated hospital. [PATIENTS] 32 ASA physical status I and II patients undergoing gener... | null | 0.534 | 86 | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,577,317 | Gastric wall elasticity assessed by dynamic holographic endoscopy: ex vivo investigations in the porcine stomach. | Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Gastrointest Endosc | 54 | 4 | 10.1067/mge.2001.118443 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Holographic interferometry is based on the superimposition of the holograms of different motional states of an object on a single holographic storage medium. It has been used to detect structural changes in prosthetic heart valves. The combination of holographic interferometry and endoscopic imaging were a... | null | 0.872 | 236 | Gastroenterology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,577,270 | Human brain chemical shift imaging at age 60 to 90: analysis of the causes of the observed sex differences in brain metabolites. | Investigative radiology | Invest Radiol | 36 | 10 | 10.1097/00004424-200110000-00005 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES] To assess whether differences in cerebral atrophy and white matter lesions or in the presence of lactate and lipid signals can explain the observed differences in brain choline, creatine, and N-acetylaspartate levels between healthy elderly women and men. [METHODS] In addition to standard mag... | null | 1.272 | 132 | Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,577,132 | alpha-1 antitrypsin phenotypes by isoelectric focusing in a metropolitan southern Chinese population. | Journal of clinical pathology | J Clin Pathol | 54 | 10 | 10.1136/jcp.54.10.798 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS/BACKGROUND] alpha-1 antitrypsin (alpha1AT) is an abundant protease inhibitor in human plasma. Its phenotypic variability has been reported to be associated with pulmonary emphysema and chronic liver diseases. However, alpha1AT deficiency is an uncommon condition in the Chinese population. The aim of this study wa... | null | 0.709 | 158 | Medicine; Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,576,377 | Determinants of physical performance in ambulatory patients on hemodialysis. | Kidney international | Kidney Int | 60 | 4 | 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00972.x | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Physical performance measures, particularly gait speed, have been useful as predictors of loss of independence, institutionalization, and mortality in older nonuremic individuals. Gait speed has not been evaluated as a predictor of these important outcomes in patients on hemodialysis, nor have the determin... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,576,201 | Valproic acid is effective in migraine prophylaxis at low serum levels: a prospective open-label study. | Headache | Headache | 41 | 8 | 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.01142.x | eng | 2,001 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] We evaluated the efficacy of prophylactic valproic acid treatment (6 months) on the frequency of migraine attacks and the number of migraine headache days with respect to serum levels. [BACKGROUND] Valproic acid, a GABAergic drug, has been shown to be effective for migraine prophylaxis. Results from several... | null | 0.85 | 146 | Neurology; Neurology | Medicine; Neuroscience | 2,001 |
11,576,078 | Comparison of the effects of levocetirizine and loratadine on histamine-induced wheal, flare, and itch in human skin. | Allergy | Allergy | 56 | 10 | 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00204.x | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] This randomized, double-blind, crossover study compared the effects of the R-enantiomer of cetirizine, levocetirizine, with those of loratadine on the wheal, flare, and itch response to histamine in human skin. [METHODS] Levocetirizine (5 mg), loratadine (10 mg), or placebo was taken orally 4 h before the ... | null | 0.887 | 213 | Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,576,076 | Asthma in relation to personality traits, life satisfaction, and stress: a prospective study among 11,000 adults. | Allergy | Allergy | 56 | 10 | 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00112.x | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] While patients' personality has been thought to affect allergic diseases, the association of asthma and psychological factors is still debated. Stress is believed to predispose to asthma, but no clear evidence of causality has been found. We have studied the role of psychological factors in prevalent as we... | null | 0.887 | 213 | Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,576,074 | Generic or disease-specific quality of life scales to characterize health status in allergic rhinitis? | Allergy | Allergy | 56 | 10 | 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00919.x | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] In patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), various instruments have been validated for the measurement of quality of life (QOL), which may be greatly reduced. However, it is not clear which QOL instruments should be used for the different types of AR and whether they are sensitive to treatment. [METHODS] The... | null | 0.887 | 213 | Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,001 |
11,575,308 | Zoonotic sporotrichosis. Transmission to humans by infected domestic cat scratching: report of four cases in São Paulo, Brazil. | International journal of dermatology | Int J Dermatol | 40 | 5 | null | eng | 2,001 | 5 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Sporotrichosis is a chronic, granulomatous, deep mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii that usually results in indolent cutaneous lesions. [OBJECTIVE] To describe four cases of human sporotrichosis transmitted by domestic cats in south-eastern Brazil. [METHODS] Confirmation of the dia... | null | 0.452 | 111 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,575,289 | A computerized reminder system to increase the use of preventive care for hospitalized patients. | The New England journal of medicine | N Engl J Med | 345 | 13 | 10.1056/NEJMsa010181 | eng | 2,001 | 9 | 27 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Although they are effective in outpatient settings, computerized reminders have not been proved to increase preventive care in inpatient settings. [METHODS] We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to determine the effects of computerized reminders on the rates at which four preventive therapies were or... | null | 8.571 | 1,231 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,575,193 | Prevalence of symptoms associated with temporomandibular disorders in Hong Kong Chinese. | Journal of orofacial pain | J Orofac Pain | 15 | 3 | null | eng | 2,001 | null | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] To estimate the prevalence of self-reported symptoms associated with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and treatment-seeking in adult Chinese in Hong Kong. [METHODS] A telephone survey technique was used to identify 1,526 randomly selected Cantonese-speaking individuals aged 18 years or over. Standard questions ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
11,574,790 | An emergency department-based randomized trial of nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage for early pathogen identification in severe community-acquired pneumonia. | Annals of emergency medicine | Ann Emerg Med | 38 | 4 | 10.1067/mem.2001.118014 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [STUDY OBJECTIVES] Many patients with community-acquired pneumonia are treated empirically without an aggressive search for causative pathogens, an approach adopted largely because of the costs and difficulties encountered during efforts to identify the causative organisms. Blood and sputum cultures are not sensitive, ... | null | 1.119 | 178 | Emergency Medicine | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,574,331 | Results of the expanded program on immunization in the Macedonian refugee camps. | American journal of public health | Am J Public Health | 91 | 10 | 10.2105/ajph.91.10.1656 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] This report summarizes the results of the Macedonian refugee camps' Expanded Program on Immunization. [METHODS] Government agencies and nongovernmental organizations implemented an immunization program consisting of 3 mass vaccination campaigns in each of the 7 camps. Before the second mass campaign, weekl... | null | 1.988 | 321 | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,001 |
11,574,207 | Wedge resection of the bronchus: an alternative bronchoplastic technique for preservation of lung tissue. | European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery | Eur J Cardiothorac Surg | 20 | 4 | 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)00889-2 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] We present a modified wedge resection of the bronchus, as an alternative bronchoplastic technique for lung resection, in cases of patients with or without adequate pulmonary reserve to undergo a pneumonectomy, in order to preserve lung tissue. [METHODS] Seventeen patients underwent a major lung resection w... | null | 1.05 | 158 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,001 |
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