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12,218,231 | The antibacterial activity of topical retinoids: the case of retinaldehyde. | Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) | Dermatology | 205 | 2 | 10.1159/000063903 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Retinoids such as retinoic acid (RA), retinol (ROL) and retinaldehyde (RAL) are currently used in many formulations and indications ranging form acne to skin aging. Most if not all their pharmacological activities occur through binding to nuclear receptors with subsequent modulation of the activities of se... | null | 0.562 | 110 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,218,222 | Kenogen. A new phase of the hair cycle? | Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) | Dermatology | 205 | 2 | 10.1159/000063908 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] A novel phenomenon has been described by the phototrichogram: the emptiness of the follicle after teloptosis. We called this phenomenon kenogen, from the Greek kappaepsilonnuóvarsigma, 'empty'. [OBJECTIVE] To describe the kenogen phase in its details. [METHODS] Analysis of the existing literature. [RESULTS... | null | 0.562 | 110 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,216,711 | Kinetics of diethylhexyl-phthalate extraction From polyvinylchloride-infusion lines. | JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition | JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr | 26 | 5 | 10.1177/0148607102026005305 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] For infusion therapy, polyvinylchloride (PVC)-infusion lines are commonly used. In this study, we examined the temperature dependency and the dynamics of extraction in the time course of infusion. [METHODS] PVC-infusion lines used on the newborn ICU were perfused with a typical 24-hour fat infusion. We col... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,216,318 | Non-HIV nurses' knowledge of HIV therapy. | Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) | Nurs Stand | 16 | 43 | 10.7748/ns2002.07.16.43.33.c3226 | eng | null | null | null | null | null | null | [AIM] To investigate the level of knowledge about HIV among non-specialist nurses. [METHOD] A purposive sample was taken of 124 students undertaking post-registration studies in nursing, midwifery and women's health. The instrument used was a questionnaire. [RESULTS] A response rate of 97.5 per cent was achieved (n = 1... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,214,790 | Symptoms, cognition, treatment adherence and functional outcome in first-episode psychosis. | Psychological medicine | Psychol Med | 32 | 6 | 10.1017/s0033291702006050 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The differential strength of correlation between symptoms, cognition and other patient characteristics with community functioning in first-episode psychosis has not been fully investigated. [METHOD] In a sample of 66 first-episode psychosis patients demographic variables, ratings of pre-morbid adjustment, ... | null | 2.44 | 251 | Applied Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine; Psychology | 2,002 |
12,212,690 | Body surface area of ST elevation and the presence of late potentials correlate to the inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. | Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology | J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol | 13 | 8 | 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00742.x | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [INTRODUCTION] The value of noninvasive markers reflecting repolarization and/or conduction abnormalities in identifying patients with abnormal ECG showing a pattern of atypical right bundle branch block and ST elevation syndrome (Brugada syndrome) at risk for life-threatening arrhythmias is controversial. Because righ... | null | 1.645 | 154 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,211,879 | Understanding predisposition to schizophrenia: toward intervention and prevention. | Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie | Can J Psychiatry | 47 | 6 | 10.1177/070674370204700603 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Early intervention to prevent schizophrenia is one of the most important goals of schizophrenia research. However, the field is not yet ready to initiate trials to prevent prodromal or psychotic symptoms in people who are at risk for developing the disorder. In this paper, we consider some of the major obst... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,210,593 | Importance of cutaneous cooling during photothermal epilation: theoretical and practical considerations. | Lasers in surgery and medicine | Lasers Surg Med | 31 | 2 | 10.1002/lsm.10078 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] Sapphire contact cooling is widely used to prevent non-specific epidermal injury from occurring during selective laser treatment of unwanted hair and vascular lesions. This small study was performed to examine the clinical response of the skin to 800-nm laser irradiation with varying extent ... | null | 0.865 | 130 | Dermatology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,210,476 | Anti-tumor effects of toxins targeted to the prostate specific membrane antigen. | The Prostate | Prostate | 53 | 1 | 10.1002/pros.10117 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | 15 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] There is presently no effective therapy for relapsing, metastatic, androgen-independent prostate cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibody-vehicled toxins (Immunotoxins, ITs) may be a promising novel treatment option for the management of prostate cancer in these cases. [METHODS] Three anti-prostate s... | null | 1.462 | 138 | Oncology; Urology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,209,714 | Childhood and adolescent thyroid carcinoma. | Cancer | Cancer | 95 | 4 | 10.1002/cncr.10725 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | 15 | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] This analysis was performed to evaluate the influence of clinical and treatment factors on local tumor control, control of distant metastasis, survival, and complications in children and adolescents with thyroid carcinoma. [METHODS] The records of 56 children and adolescents with papillary and follicular c... | null | 1.595 | 349 | Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,209,680 | Role of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of indeterminate and suspicious axillary lymph nodes in the initial staging of breast carcinoma. | Cancer | Cancer | 95 | 5 | 10.1002/cncr.10786 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | 1 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Ultrasound (US) is more sensitive than physical examination alone in determining axillary lymph node involvement during preliminary staging of breast carcinoma. Due to occasional overlap of sonographic features of benign and indeterminate lymph nodes, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of sonographically indeter... | null | 1.595 | 349 | Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,417,966 | Cognitive enhancing effects of modafinil in healthy volunteers. | Psychopharmacology | Psychopharmacology (Berl) | 165 | 3 | 10.1007/s00213-002-1250-8 | eng | 2,003 | 1 | null | 2,002 | 11 | 1 | [RATIONALE] Modafinil, a novel wake-promoting agent, has been shown to have a similar clinical profile to that of conventional stimulants such as methylphenidate. We were therefore interested in assessing whether modafinil, with its unique pharmacological mode of action, might offer similar potential as a cognitive enh... | null | 1.743 | 218 | Pharmacology | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,003 |
12,417,354 | The costs of vascular dementia: a comparison with Alzheimer's disease. | Journal of the neurological sciences | J Neurol Sci | 203-204 | null | 10.1016/s0022-510x(02)00257-5 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | 15 | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To estimate the costs of Medicare patients with vascular dementia (VaD). To compare the costs of VaD to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and controls without dementia. [METHODS] The study samples were drawn from community-dwelling patients in a large Medicare managed care organization (MCO) operating in the Northe... | null | 0.913 | 158 | Neurology; Neurology | Medicine; Neuroscience | 2,002 |
12,416,773 | Bone regeneration of localized chronic alveolar defects utilizing cell binding peptide associated with anorganic bovine-derived bone mineral: a clinical and histological study. | Journal of periodontology | J Periodontol | 73 | 10 | 10.1902/jop.2002.73.10.1153 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Osteoinduction to treat osseous defects has been attempted by several means. Some clinical studies have demonstrated that a synthetic cell binding peptide (P-15) with anorganic bovine derived bone matrix (ABM) has the ability to enhance bone regeneration. These studies suggest that more histological data a... | null | 0.932 | 186 | Periodontics | Dentistry | 2,002 |
12,415,549 | Chronic treatment with both lithium and sodium valproate may normalize phosphoinositol cycle activity in bipolar patients. | Human psychopharmacology | Hum Psychopharmacol | 17 | 7 | 10.1002/hup.420 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] It has been proposed that lithium may be clinically effective due to its actions on the phosphoinositol second messenger system (PI-cycle). Studies have also suggested that untreated manic patients may have raised myo-inositol and phosphomonoester (PME) concentrations and also that unmedicated euthymic bip... | null | 0.478 | 87 | Neurology; Pharmacology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Neurology | Medicine; Neuroscience | 2,002 |
12,415,446 | Pulmonary gas exchange response to weaning with pressure-support ventilation in exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. | Intensive care medicine | Intensive Care Med | 28 | 11 | 10.1007/s00134-002-1490-4 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | 2,002 | 10 | 1 | [OBJECTIVE] To assess if pressure-support ventilation (PSV) can improve ventilation-perfusion (V(A)/Q) imbalance observed during the transition from positive-pressure ventilation to spontaneous breathing in intubated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients during weaning. [DESIGN] Prospective study. [SETT... | null | 0.872 | 246 | Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,414,544 | Blockade of gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors does not modify the inhibiton of ethanol intake induced by Hypericum perforatum in rats. | Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) | Alcohol Alcohol | 37 | 6 | 10.1093/alcalc/37.6.540 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] Recent studies have shown that Hypericum perforatum extracts (HPE) inhibit ethanol intake in alcohol-preferring rats, but their mechanism of action is still unknown. HPE have been shown to bind at gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)(A) and GABA(B) receptors, to inhibit GABA reuptake, to evoke GABA release from synapt... | null | 0.781 | 111 | Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Toxicology | Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,002 |
12,414,415 | Prevalence of lens opacity in Chinese residents of Singapore: the tanjong pagar survey. | Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | 109 | 11 | 10.1016/s0161-6420(02)01221-6 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine the prevalence of lens opacity among Chinese residents of Singapore. [DESIGN] Population-based, cross-sectional survey. [PARTICIPANTS] Chinese men and women aged 40 years or more in Singapore. [METHODS] A stratified, clustered, random sampling method, with more weights given to the older age gr... | null | 2.479 | 297 | Ophthalmology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,414,399 | Effects of daily and overnight wear of a novel hyper oxygen-transmissible soft contact lens on bacterial binding and corneal epithelium: a 13-month clinical trial. | Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | 109 | 11 | 10.1016/s0161-6420(02)01278-2 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To test prospectively a new biologic rationale for an advanced hyper oxygen-transmissible lens (HOTL) providing prospects for safer daily (DW) or extended (EW) contact lens wear. [DESIGN] Prospective, randomized, double-masked, single-center, 13-month clinical trial. [PARTICIPANTS] One hundred sixty-eight p... | null | 2.479 | 297 | Ophthalmology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,413,754 | The ABCs of recording paediatric cardiac arrests. | Resuscitation | Resuscitation | 55 | 2 | 10.1016/s0300-9572(02)00202-2 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To examine the quality and comprehensiveness of documentation in Paediatric 'cardiac arrests'. [DESIGN] Retrospective chart review. [SETTING] Tertiary care hospital wards, Paediatric Intensive Care and Accident and Emergency department. [SUBJECTS] 41 children experiencing acute life-threatening events in ho... | null | 0.601 | 162 | Emergency Medicine; Emergency Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Medicine; Nursing | 2,002 |
12,412,199 | Efficacy of an EMG-biofeedback therapy in fibromyalgia patients. A comparative study of patients with and without abnormality in (MMPI) psychological scales. | Clinical and experimental rheumatology | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 20 | 5 | null | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of EMG-biofeedback in female fibromyalgia patients with and without abnormality in the MMPI. [METHODS] According to their MMPI profile out of a total of 24 patients, 12 patients were classified as 'psychologically abnormal' (at least one scale wit... | null | 0.548 | 112 | Immunology and Allergy; Rheumatology; Immunology | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,412,173 | Serum endostatin predicts tumor vascularity in hepatocellular carcinoma. | Cancer | Cancer | 95 | 10 | 10.1002/cncr.10972 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | 15 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Tumor angiogenesis is a strong prognostic factor in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, to the authors' knowledge, details regarding the serum levels of proangiogenic and antiangiogenic growth factors controlling this process are not yet known. [METHODS] Serum endostatin, vascular endoth... | null | 1.595 | 349 | Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,412,036 | Combined high-resolution and real-time imaging: a technical feasibility study on coronary magnetic resonance angiography. | Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI | J Magn Reson Imaging | 16 | 5 | 10.1002/jmri.10195 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To propose a new approach to combining high-resolution and real-time imaging and to show its technical feasibility on the example of coronary magnetic resonance angiography. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] The insertion of fast two-dimensional (2D) acquisitions into time intervals that have not been utilized by trigg... | null | 1.901 | 189 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,411,963 | The functional impact of the Freehand System on tetraplegic hand function. Clinical Results. | Spinal cord | Spinal Cord | 40 | 11 | 10.1038/sj.sc.3101373 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [STUDY DESIGN] A B design with subjects acting as their own control when the device is turned off. [OBJECTIVE] Evaluation of the efficacy of the NeuroControl Freehand System. [SETTING] A supra regional spinal unit in the UK. [METHODS] The Freehand system is an implanted Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) device fo... | null | 0.618 | 131 | Medicine; Neurology; Neurology | Medicine; Neuroscience | 2,002 |
12,411,656 | Control of hypertension and risk of stroke recurrence. | Stroke | Stroke | 33 | 11 | 10.1161/01.str.0000033929.62136.6f | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] We investigated whether low blood pressure increases the risk of stroke recurrence. [METHODS] A cohort of 662 patients, obtaining care at the 8 acute care hospitals serving the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, was enrolled within 1 month of an initial stroke and was followed twice annually for up... | null | 2.816 | 370 | Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience | Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing | 2,002 |
12,411,642 | Anatomy of stroke, Part II: volumetric characteristics with implications for the local architecture of the cerebral perfusion system. | Stroke | Stroke | 33 | 11 | 10.1161/01.str.0000036084.82955.c7 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] The margin of a stroke is assumed to approximate a trace of the isobar of the perfusion threshold for infarction at the time that infarction occurred. Working from this hypothesis, we have analyzed stroke topography and volume in MR images obtained at a time remote from the stroke event. We hav... | null | 2.816 | 370 | Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience | Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing | 2,002 |
12,411,235 | Is comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder related to greater pathology and impairment? | The American journal of psychiatry | Am J Psychiatry | 159 | 11 | 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.11.1940 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The authors examined whether patients with comorbid borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a more severe clinical profile than patients with either disorder without the other. [METHOD] Outpatients with borderline personality disorder without PTSD (N=101), PTSD without ... | null | 4.207 | 405 | Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,411,061 | Clinical and experimental study of two cases of myelodysplastic syndrome with t(3; 5) (q25; q34) translocation. | Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi | Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi | 23 | 6 | null | eng | 2,002 | 6 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To report two myelodysplatic syndromes (MDS) patients with t(3; 5) (q25; q34). [METHODS] Chromosome specimens were prepared by short-term culture of bone marrow cells. Karyotype analysis was performed by R banding technique, chromosome painting (fluorescence in situ hybridization, FISH) by using whole chrom... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,411,050 | BU-CTX(2) as conditioning regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in sixty patients with leukemia. | Zhonghua xue ye xue za zhi = Zhonghua xueyexue zazhi | Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi | 23 | 7 | null | eng | 2,002 | 7 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the long-term outcome of 60 leukemia patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) prepared with busulphan-cyclophosphamide (BU-CTX(2)) conditioning regimen. [METHODS] From April 1994 to August 2000, 60 leukemia patients (35 male, 25 female; median age 32 yea... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,410,899 | The relationship between weight loss and all-cause mortality in older men and women with and without diabetes mellitus: the Rancho Bernardo study. | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | J Am Geriatr Soc | 50 | 11 | 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50509.x | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To examine the relationship between measured weight change over an approximate 10-year time period on all-cause mortality over the following 12 years in 1,801 community-dwelling men and women (mean age 71 at the beginning of mortality follow-up) with and without diabetes mellitus. [DESIGN] A longitudinal c... | null | 1.748 | 273 | Geriatrics and Gerontology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,410,748 | Survival prospects after screen-detection of prostate cancer. | BJU international | BJU Int | 90 | 7 | 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2002.03005.x | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To ascertain more realistic survival values for screen-detected prostate cancer than those in current use which are derived from conventionally presenting, usually symptomatic, populations. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Survival data for conventionally detected cases were derived from the Surveillance, Epidemiolo... | null | 0.864 | 174 | Urology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,410,701 | Reliance on erythema scores may mask severe atopic dermatitis in black children compared with their white counterparts. | The British journal of dermatology | Br J Dermatol | 147 | 5 | 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04965.x | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) has been shown to be higher in London-born black Caribbean children than in their white counterparts, but little is known about the severity of the disease. [OBJECTIVES] To carry out a longitudinal survey to investigate potential risk factors for AD severity in chil... | null | 1.248 | 214 | Dermatology; Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,410,354 | Primary hyperparathyroidism, C-cell hyperplasia and papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with RET germline polymorphism S836S. | Langenbeck's archives of surgery | Langenbecks Arch Surg | 387 | 5-6 | 10.1007/s00423-002-0321-y | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | 2,002 | 9 | 27 | [BACKGROUND] In most examined populations the RET germline polymorphism S836S is found in about 3.6% of the normal population but in about 9% of patients suffering from sporadic C-cell hyperplasia or medullary thyroid carcinoma. The polymorphism S836S is thought to be involved in the development of sporadic medullary t... | null | 0.574 | 94 | Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,410,036 | Treatment of recurrent corneal erosions using autologous serum. | Cornea | Cornea | 21 | 8 | 10.1097/00003226-200211000-00010 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To study the effect of autologous serum in the treatment of recurrent corneal erosions. [METHODS] Eleven eyes of 11 consecutive patients with acute macroform corneal erosions who had suffered several relapses despite receiving different types of treatment were analyzed from November 2000 to February 2002. All... | null | 1.119 | 141 | Ophthalmology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,409,579 | Tuberous sclerosis complex: renal imaging findings. | Radiology | Radiology | 225 | 2 | 10.1148/radiol.2252011584 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To review the renal imaging findings and changes over time in a large series of young patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). [MATERIALS AND METHODS] One hundred thirty-nine renal imaging studies (113 ultrasonographic scans, 15 computed tomographic scans, and 11 magnetic resonance images) were identif... | null | 2.476 | 346 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,408,754 | Molecular mechanism of enhanced apoptotic response in U937 cells mediated by sodium butyrate. | Zhonghua zhong liu za zhi [Chinese journal of oncology] | Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi | 24 | 4 | null | eng | 2,002 | 7 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To study the effects of sodium butyrate (NaBu) on cell cycle checkpoint and the apoptosis sensitivity in U937 cells. [METHODS] Two mutant U937 cell lines, U937-ASPI3K (ATM negative) and U937-pZeosv2(+) (ATM wild-type), were used as the cell model system. Immunoprecipitation and kinase assay were used to exa... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,408,509 | Robotics in laparoscopic surgery: current status and future perspectives. | Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology. Supplement | Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl | null | 236 | 10.1080/003655202320621508 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Laparoscopic surgery has been introduced to limit the burden of surgical damage to the abdominal wall and peritoneum. [METHODS] Description of procedure and results of robotic laparoscopic surgery. [RESULTS] Laparoscopic surgery has resulted in reduction of postoperative pain, surgery-related complications... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,408,257 | Multiple AV nodal pathways in patients with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia--more common than expected? | Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology | Europace | 4 | 4 | 10.1053/eupc.2002.0262 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] It was the purpose of this study to determine the incidence of more than two AV nodal pathways in patients with AVNRT. [METHODS AND RESULTS] In 78 consecutive patients with AV-nodal reentrant tachycardias (AVNRT) (50 females, 28 males, mean age 52.8 +/- 14.6 years), the number of sudden AH increases by 50 ms or ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,407,846 | Post-infarction microvascular integrity predicts myocardial viability and left ventricular remodeling after primary coronary angioplasty. A study performed with intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography. | Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology | Ital Heart J | 3 | 9 | null | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] After acute myocardial infarction the preservation of the microvasculature is a pre-requisite for myocardial viability, limited ventricular remodeling and a better prognosis. Intracoronary myocardial contrast echocardiography after acute myocardial infarction can detect the extent of microvascular damage. ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,407,344 | Diagnosis and management of chronic compartment syndrome. | Surgery | Surgery | 132 | 4 | 10.1067/msy.2002.128608 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] This article describes the diagnosis and management of chronic compartment syndrome and functional popliteal entrapment syndrome, unusual causes for claudication in young adults. [METHODS] A total of 276 patients (<50 years old) with isolated muscle cramping, swelling, and plantar paresthesia were routinel... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,407,275 | Medical comorbidity and receipt of medical care by older homeless people with schizophrenia or depression. | Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) | Psychiatr Serv | 53 | 11 | 10.1176/appi.ps.53.11.1456 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Few studies have examined medical comorbidity among middle-aged and older homeless people with schizophrenia. This study compared the number of physical health problems and receipt of physical health care services among older homeless people with schizophrenia and those with major depression. [METHODS] The ... | null | 0.936 | 174 | Medicine; Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,407,159 | Gene therapy for detached retina by adeno-associated virus vector expressing glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor. | Investigative ophthalmology & visual science | Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci | 43 | 11 | null | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To examine the protective effect of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on retinal detachment (RD)-induced photoreceptor damage by using gene delivery. [METHODS] Gene delivery to photoreceptors was achieved by subretinal injection of recombinant adeno-associated virus expressing GDNF (rAAV-GDNF... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,406,976 | Screening for primary aldosteronism: implications of an increased plasma aldosterone/renin ratio. | Clinical chemistry | Clin Chem | 48 | 11 | null | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The value of the ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration (aldosterone) to plasma renin activity (renin) to identify patients at risk for primary aldosteronism is controversial. We determined the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of the ratio to identify combinations of renin and aldosterone ... | null | 1.355 | 248 | Biochemistry; Clinical Biochemistry | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,406,815 | Reductions in injury crashes associated with red light camera enforcement in oxnard, california. | American journal of public health | Am J Public Health | 92 | 11 | 10.2105/ajph.92.11.1822 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] This study estimated the impact of red light camera enforcement on motor vehicle crashes in one of the first US communities to employ such cameras-Oxnard, California. [METHODS] Crash data were analyzed for Oxnard and for 3 comparison cities. Changes in crash frequencies were compared for Oxnard and control... | null | 2.167 | 321 | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,406,378 | Comparison of Diaket and MTA when used as root-end filling materials to support regeneration of the periradicular tissues. | International endodontic journal | Int Endod J | 35 | 10 | 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00582.x | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [AIM] The objective of this study was to evaluate on a comparative basis the potential for mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and Diaket to promote periradicular tissue regeneration when used as surgical root-end filling materials. [METHODOLOGY] Seven dogs weighing between 15 and 25 kg were anesthetized prior to having t... | null | 0.791 | 157 | Dentistry | Dentistry | 2,002 |
12,406,265 | Medical students' personality characteristics and academic performance: a five-factor model perspective. | Medical education | Med Educ | 36 | 11 | 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01328.x | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] This study investigates: (1) which personality traits are typical of medical students as compared to other students, and (2) which personality traits predict medical student performance in pre-clinical years. [DESIGN] This paper reports a cross-sectional inventory study of students in nine academic majors ... | null | 0.886 | 171 | Education; Medicine | Medicine; Social Sciences | 2,002 |
12,406,033 | Glyburide/metformin combination product is safe and efficacious in patients with type 2 diabetes failing sulphonylurea therapy. | Diabetes, obesity & metabolism | Diabetes Obes Metab | 4 | 6 | 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2002.00229.x | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [AIM] To compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of a fixed combination glyburide/metformin preparation with those of glyburide or metformin alone in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by sulphonylurea, diet and exercise. [METHODS] In this 16-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel group study... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,405,616 | Noninvasive cardiovascular markers of acoustically induced arousal from non-rapid-eye-movement sleep. | Sleep | Sleep | 25 | 7 | 10.1093/sleep/25.7.797 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | 1 | null | null | null | [STUDY OBJECTIVES] Changes in cardiovascular measures such as heart rate (HR) and pulse transit time (PTT) have been advocated as sensitive markers of autonomic arousal from sleep. In animal studies, alerting stimuli produce particularly marked skin vascular responses. We hypothesized that changes in skin vascular cond... | null | 1.197 | 248 | Neurology; Physiology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,405,569 | Transthoracic defibrillation of short-lasting ventricular fibrillation: a randomised trial for comparison of the efficacy of low-energy biphasic rectilinear and monophasic damped sine shocks. | Acta cardiologica | Acta Cardiol | 57 | 5 | 10.2143/AC.57.5.2005448 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Biphasic rectilinear shocks are more effective than monophasic shocks for transthoracic atrial defibrillation and for ventricular arrhythmias during electrophysiological testing. We undertook the present study to compare the efficacy of 100 J rectilinear biphasic waveform shocks with 150 J monophasic dampe... | null | 0.31 | 45 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,405,520 | Lifetime trauma history and panic disorder: findings from the National Comorbidity Survey. | Journal of anxiety disorders | J Anxiety Disord | 16 | 6 | 10.1016/s0887-6185(02)00125-1 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this article is to examine prevalence of lifetime traumatic experiences in a community sample of panic disorder patients. [METHOD] We examined trauma rates in a cohort of panic disorder patients. Also, we statistically disaggregated comorbid PTSD from individuals diagnosed with panic disorder... | null | 1.151 | 150 | Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine; Psychology | 2,002 |
12,404,289 | Helicobacter pylori and the risk of benign and malignant biliary tract disease. | Cancer | Cancer | 95 | 9 | 10.1002/cncr.10893 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | 1 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The etiology of tumors arising in the biliary tract remains unclear. Several previous studies have detected Helicobacter pylori organisms in bile from patients with gallstones or cholecystitis. The objective of this study was to determine whether there is an association between H. pylori in bile and biliar... | null | 1.595 | 349 | Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,404,236 | Xenin-immunoreactive cells and extractable xenin in neuroendocrine tumors of duodenal origin. | Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology | 123 | 5 | 10.1053/gast.2002.36590 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND AIMS] Xenin is a 25-amino acid peptide produced by specific endocrine cells of the duodenal mucosa. We investigated whether xenin is expressed in neuroendocrine tumors. [METHODS] Seventy-two foregut and midgut neuroendocrine tumors were examined by means of immunohistochemistry, confocal laser microscop... | null | 3.536 | 482 | Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,404,231 | CDX2 regulates liver intestine-cadherin expression in normal and malignant colon epithelium and intestinal metaplasia. | Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology | 123 | 5 | 10.1053/gast.2002.36598 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND AIMS] The intestine-specific caudal-related homeobox transcription factor CDX2 seems to play a key role in intestinal development and differentiation. Inactivation of one Cdx2 allele predisposes mice to develop colon polyps, and loss of CDX2 expression is a feature of some poorly differentiated colon ca... | null | 3.536 | 482 | Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,401,859 | Interstitial expression of alpha-SMA: an early marker of chronic renal allograft dysfunction. | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association | Nephrol Dial Transplant | 17 | 11 | 10.1093/ndt/17.11.1993 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Renal myofibroblast infiltration has been shown to be strongly associated with renal function decline in several chronic renal diseases. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether early detection of myofibroblast infiltration using alpha-smooth-muscle actin (alpha-SMA) expression in time-z... | null | 0.833 | 203 | Medicine; Nephrology; Transplantation | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,401,166 | EXS, a putative LRR receptor kinase, regulates male germline cell number and tapetal identity and promotes seed development in Arabidopsis. | Current biology : CB | Curr Biol | 12 | 20 | 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)01151-x | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 15 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Plant germlines arise late in development from archesporial initials in the L2 layer of the anther and ovule primordia. These cells generate a radially symmetrical array of tissues that, in the Arabidopsis anther, comprises a core of sporogenous cells (meiocytes) and the enveloping tapetum, middle cell, an... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,401,134 | SeqHound: biological sequence and structure database as a platform for bioinformatics research. | BMC bioinformatics | BMC Bioinformatics | 3 | null | 10.1186/1471-2105-3-32 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 25 | 2,002 | 10 | 25 | [BACKGROUND] SeqHound has been developed as an integrated biological sequence, taxonomy, annotation and 3-D structure database system. It provides a high-performance server platform for bioinformatics research in a locally-hosted environment. [RESULTS] SeqHound is based on the National Center for Biotechnology Informat... | null | 2.658 | 251 | Applied Mathematics; Biochemistry; Computer Science Applications; Molecular Biology; Structural Biology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Computer Science; Mathematics | 2,002 |
12,399,758 | Optimizing bexarotene therapy for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | J Am Acad Dermatol | 47 | 5 | 10.1067/mjd.2002.124607 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Bexarotene (Targretin oral capsules), the first RXR-selective retinoid "rexinoid" approved for all stages of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), had a response rate (RR) of 45% at the optimal dose of 300 mg/m(2) per day in 2 multicenter trials. With hypertriglyceridemia reported at 79%, bexarotene is often a... | null | 1.349 | 256 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,398,850 | Implementing the 1989 United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child in sub-Saharan Africa: the overlooked socioeconomic and political dilemmas. | Child abuse & neglect | Child Abuse Negl | 26 | 11 | 10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00388-5 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The aim of this article is to identify and profile some often overlooked socioeconomic and political factors that render the protection of the rights of the child, as guaranteed through the 1989 United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, a distant dream in most African countries. It is argued th... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,398,823 | Statin treatment is associated with reduced thermal heterogeneity in human atherosclerotic plaques. | European heart journal | Eur Heart J | 23 | 21 | 10.1053/euhj.2002.3174 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] Heat released from atherosclerotic plaques as a result of the local inflammatory process, may be measured in vivo by a thermography catheter. Statins seem to have an antiinflammatory effect which results in plaque stabilization. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of statins on plaque temperature... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,397,749 | Prospective study of a high-intensity interferon-alpha regimen for chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1b infection. | Hepato-gastroenterology | Hepatogastroenterology | 49 | 48 | null | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/AIMS] To evaluate efficacy of high-intensity interferon administration for patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b, we administered interferon-alpha with different regimens according to viral load. [METHODOLOGY] Eighty-eight patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b were treated w... | null | 0.527 | 84 | Gastroenterology; Medicine; Hepatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,397,424 | Risk assessment of mixtures: possibility of prediction of interaction between chemicals. | International archives of occupational and environmental health | Int Arch Occup Environ Health | 75 Suppl | null | 10.1007/s00420-002-0354-0 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | 2,002 | 7 | 3 | [OBJECTIVES] Potentiation, inhibition, antagonism, synergism or other interactions of chemicals in an organism may significantly affect the toxicity of chemical mixtures. Therefore, a suitable physicochemical parameter is sought as a predictor of these effects. [METHODS] Acute toxicity EC50 (mol/l) was used as an index... | null | 0.607 | 105 | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,397,147 | The neural basis of Charles Bonnet hallucinations: a hypothesis. | Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry | J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | 73 | 5 | 10.1136/jnnp.73.5.535 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To describe the hallucinations occurring as a result of a macular hole in each eye and to investigate the neural basis. [METHODS] Psychophysical observations including sketches of the hallucinations calibrated for size. [RESULTS] All the hallucinations were of the geometric (patterned) type and lasted for ... | null | 1.238 | 244 | Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,396,371 | Genetic variation observed at two tetrameric short tandem repeat loci on chromosome 12 (D12S66 and D12S67) among five distinct ethnic groups of India: detection of two new alleles. | Annals of human biology | Ann Hum Biol | 29 | 5 | 10.1080/03014460110119766 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The present investigation reports the genetic variation observed at two tetrameric short tandem repeat (STR) loci on chromosome 12 (D12S66 and D12S67) among five anthropologically distinct population groups of India. [SUBJECTS AND METHODS] A total of 277 random, normal and healthy volunteers were investigat... | null | 0.468 | 70 | Aging; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Genetics; Physiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,396,311 | Goal orientation, perceived task outcome and task demands in mathematics tasks: effects on students' attitude in actual task settings. | The British journal of educational psychology | Br J Educ Psychol | 72 | Pt 3 | 10.1348/000709902320634366 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] In earlier studies, it has been found that students' domain-specific cognitions and personal learning goals (goal orientation) influence task-specific appraisals of actual learning tasks. The relations between domain-specific and task-specific variables have been specified in the model of adaptive learning... | null | 0.506 | 120 | Education; Developmental and Educational Psychology | Psychology; Social Sciences | 2,002 |
12,395,646 | Limited magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the occult hip fracture. | Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore | Ann Acad Med Singap | 31 | 5 | null | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [INTRODUCTION] Diagnosis of hip fracture is normally readily made from clinical evaluation and plain radiographs. Occasionally, clinical suspicion of fracture is not confirmed on plain X-rays. [MATERIALS AND METHOD] Between January 2001 and March 2002, 422 patients were admitted to our department for post-traumatic hip... | null | 0.191 | 70 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,394,811 | Prospective comparison of risk factors and demographic and clinical characteristics of community-acquired, methicillin-resistant versus methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus infection in children. | The Pediatric infectious disease journal | Pediatr Infect Dis J | 21 | 10 | 10.1097/00006454-200210000-00005 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] Community-acquired, methicillin-resistant (CA-MRSA) infections in children are increasing in frequency for unknown reasons. [OBJECTIVES] To compare the presence of risk factors for methicillin resistance between patients with CA-MRSA and community-acquired methicillin-susceptible (CA-MSSA) infection and to co... | null | 1.243 | 160 | Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,394,290 | Survey data need not underestimate alcohol consumption. | Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research | Alcohol Clin Exp Res | 26 | 10 | 10.1097/01.ALC.0000034390.38886.14 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] There are two main ways to assess alcohol consumption in a population: per capita estimates, usually derived from data on taxable alcohol available for consumption, and population-based surveys. Population-based survey estimates of alcohol consumption are often compared with estimates based on taxable alco... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,394,199 | Oral salt supplementation during ultradistance exercise. | Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine | Clin J Sport Med | 12 | 5 | 10.1097/00042752-200209000-00004 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The objective of this study was to determine whether sodium supplementation 1) influences changes in body weight, serum sodium [Na], and plasma volume (PV), and 2) prevents hyponatremia in Ironman triathletes. [SETTING] The study was carried out at the South African Ironman triathlon. [PARTICIPANTS] Thirty-... | null | 0.755 | 121 | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science | Health Professions; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,393,952 | Increased expression of the S25 ribosomal protein gene occurs during ageing of the rat liver. | Gerontology | Gerontology | 48 | 6 | 10.1159/000065505 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] It appears that consistent changes in the levels of activity of a small cohort of genes (probably <1% of all active genes) occur in all mammalian cells during ageing. Identification of such genes could provide valuable insights into the ageing process. [OBJECTIVE] We have studied age-related changes in gen... | null | 0.533 | 120 | Geriatrics and Gerontology; Aging | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,392,587 | Direct in vivo evidence of a vascular statin: a single dose of cerivastatin rapidly increases vascular endothelial responsiveness in healthy normocholesterolaemic subjects. | British journal of clinical pharmacology | Br J Clin Pharmacol | 54 | 4 | 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01677.x | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have been demonstrated to have in vitro vascular effects. The aim of this study was to determine whether statins actually have in vivo vascular effects independent of their cholesterol-lowering effect. [METHODS] We investigated the effect of a single dose of cerivastatin on... | null | 0.808 | 176 | Pharmacology; Pharmacology | Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,002 |
12,392,388 | Capsaicin cough sensitivity in allergic asthmatic patients increases during the birch pollen season. | Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology | Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol | 89 | 4 | 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62045-5 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] A change in neural responsiveness may occur as the result of allergic inflammation in the lower airways as well as in the upper airways. In the lower airways, capsaicin cough sensitivity is known to reflect sensory neural reactivity. [OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to establish whether allergic infla... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,392,215 | Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000-2001. | Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health | Perspect Sex Reprod Health | 34 | 5 | null | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] Information about the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in the United States can help policymakers and family planning providers determine which groups of women need better access to contraceptive services. [METHODS] A representative sample of more than 10,000 women obtaining abortion... | null | 0.759 | 101 | Obstetrics and Gynecology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Sociology and Political Science | Medicine; Social Sciences | 2,002 |
12,391,947 | Effects of linezolid on hospital length of stay compared with vancomycin in treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus infections. An application of multivariate survival analysis. | International journal of technology assessment in health care | Int J Technol Assess Health Care | 18 | 3 | null | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] This study was designed to estimate the effects of treatment with linezolid as compared with vancomycin, on the distribution of length of stay (LOS) for hospitalized patients with methicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections. Treatment with intravenous-oral linezolid may allow some patients to be discha... | null | 0.645 | 79 | Health Policy | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,391,352 | A comparison of neuropsychological effects of thalamotomy and thalamic stimulation. | Neurology | Neurology | 59 | 8 | 10.1212/01.wnl.0000031425.37014.55 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 22 | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The neuropsychological effects of thalamotomy and thalamic stimulation in patients with severe drug-resistant tremor due to PD, essential tremor (ET), or MS were compared in a randomized trial. [METHODS] Complete neuropsychological evaluations at baseline and 6 months after surgery were obtained in 62 patie... | null | 2.373 | 422 | Neurology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,391,344 | Molecular profiles of inflammatory myopathies. | Neurology | Neurology | 59 | 8 | 10.1212/wnl.59.8.1170 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 22 | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To describe the use of large-scale gene expression profiles to distinguish broad categories of myopathy and subtypes of inflammatory myopathies (IM) and to provide insight into the pathogenesis of inclusion body myositis (IBM), polymyositis, and dermatomyositis. [METHODS] Using Affymetrix GeneChip microarra... | null | 2.373 | 422 | Neurology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,391,343 | Intakes of vitamins E and C, carotenoids, vitamin supplements, and PD risk. | Neurology | Neurology | 59 | 8 | 10.1212/01.wnl.0000028688.75881.12 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 22 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Oxidative damage has been implicated in the pathogenesis of PD. Limited and mostly retrospective epidemiologic data suggest a reduction or no change in risk of PD associated with high vitamin E intake. [OBJECTIVE] To examine prospectively the associations between intakes of vitamins E and C, carotenoids, v... | null | 2.373 | 422 | Neurology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,390,987 | Which to measure, systemic or organ blood flow? Middle cerebral artery and superior vena cava flow in very preterm infants. | Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition | Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed | 87 | 3 | 10.1136/fn.87.3.f181 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [AIM] To describe, in very preterm babies, postnatal changes in measures of middle cerebral artery (MCA) Doppler variables. To relate these peripheral measures to echocardiographic measures of systemic blood flow and ductal shunting, and to study their relation to subsequent intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH). [METHODS... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,390,950 | Iron therapy, advanced oxidation protein products, and carotid artery intima-media thickness in end-stage renal disease. | Circulation | Circulation | 106 | 17 | 10.1161/01.cir.0000035250.66458.67 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 22 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Increased common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) is a marker of early atherosclerosis. Low-grade inflammation is associated with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Low-grade inflammation and increased CCA-IMT are observed in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Oxidative stress is involved in ... | null | 5.233 | 691 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,390,662 | UV-induced skin changes due to regular use of commercial sunbeds. | Photodermatology, photoimmunology & photomedicine | Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed | 18 | 5 | 10.1034/j.1600-0781.2002.180501.x | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND/AIM] Increased pigmentation and thickening of the epidermis are the most important photoprotective skin reactions induced by ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The present study was designed to find out what changes are induced by regular use of commercial sunbeds twice weekly over a period of 6 weeks. [METHODS] T... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,390,606 | Knowledge and use of prevention measures related to dengue in northern Thailand. | Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH | Trop Med Int Health | 7 | 11 | 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2002.00950.x | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine the frequency and determinants of knowledge of dengue infection in three sites in northern Thailand, and to compare prevention measures of people with and without knowledge of dengue. [METHODS] In May 2001 we conducted an epidemiological survey among 1650 persons living in three areas in northe... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,390,491 | Series of incidents of Listeria monocytogenes non-invasive febrile gastroenteritis involving ready-to-eat meats. | Letters in applied microbiology | Lett Appl Microbiol | 35 | 5 | 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2002.01207.x | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] A series of cases and outbreaks of febrile noninvasive gastrointestinal disease involving 31 identified cases was investigated in terms of the numbers and types of Listeria monocytogenes present in the suspect foods (ready-to-eat meats) and clinical samples from cases. [METHODS AND RESULTS] Foods and faecal samp... | null | 0.647 | 133 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Immunology and Microbiology | 2,002 |
12,390,187 | Multiple nonmelanoma skin cancer in an exposed Australian population. | International journal of dermatology | Int J Dermatol | 41 | 10 | 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2002.01573.x | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) frequently develop multiple skin cancers. The study presents incidence rates and rates of excision of NMSC for a population living in a high-risk environment for skin cancer. [METHODS] Between 1997 and 1999 a prospective population-based study collected informat... | null | 0.474 | 111 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,389,335 | Insulin-like growth factor I polymorphism and breast cancer risk in Jewish women. | The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ | Isr Med Assoc J | 4 | 10 | null | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Genes that confer mild or moderate susceptibility to breast cancer may be involved in the pathogenesis of sporadic breast cancer, modifying the phenotypic expression of mutant BRCA1/BRCA2 alleles. An attractive candidate is the insulin-like growth factor I, a known mitogen to mammary ductal cells in vivo a... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,388,579 | Parents' labour market participation as a predictor of children's health and wellbeing: a comparative study in five Nordic countries. | Journal of epidemiology and community health | J Epidemiol Community Health | 56 | 11 | 10.1136/jech.56.11.861 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To study the association between parents' labour market participation and children's health and wellbeing. [DESIGN] Parent reported data on health and wellbeing among their children from the survey Health and welfare among children and adolescents in the Nordic countries, 1996. A cross sectional study of ra... | null | 1.259 | 199 | Epidemiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,387,530 | Home-made oral supplement as nutritional support of old nursing home residents, who are undernourished or at risk of undernutrition based on the MNA. A pilot trial. Mini Nutritional Assessment. | Aging clinical and experimental research | Aging Clin Exp Res | 14 | 3 | 10.1007/BF03324439 | eng | 2,002 | 6 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] The aim of this pilot study was to examine the effect of a home-made oral supplement on body weight and energy intake of old people residing in a nursing home. [METHODS] Sixty-six old (65+ years) nursing home residents were included and divided into three classes according to their Mini Nutritional Assessment (M... | null | 0.552 | 95 | Geriatrics and Gerontology; Aging | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,386,725 | Experimental model of gene transfection in healthy canine myocardium: perspectives of gene therapy for ischemic heart disease. | Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia | Arq Bras Cardiol | 79 | 3 | 10.1590/s0066-782x2002001200003 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | 2,002 | 10 | 8 | [OBJECTIVE] To assess the transfection of the gene that encodes green fluorescent protein (GFP) through direct intramyocardial injection. [METHODS] The pREGFP plasmid vector was used. The EGFP gene was inserted downstream from the constitutive promoter of the Rous sarcoma virus. Five male dogs were used (mean weight 13... | null | 0.126 | 66 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,385,949 | Differential expression of Kallikrein gene 5 in cancerous and normal testicular tissues. | Urology | Urology | 60 | 4 | 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01811-3 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] Kallikrein gene 5 (KLK5; formerly designated as kallikrein-like gene 2, or human stratum corneum tryptic enzyme) is one of the new members of the human kallikrein gene family on chromosome 19q13.4. Although it is expressed at low levels in various tissues, KLK5 expression is highest in the human mammary gl... | null | 1.174 | 197 | Urology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,385,921 | Saw palmetto alters nuclear measurements reflecting DNA content in men with symptomatic BPH: evidence for a possible molecular mechanism. | Urology | Urology | 60 | 4 | 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01838-1 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To examine the nuclear chromatin characteristics of epithelial cells, looking for an SPHB-mediated effect on nuclear DNA structure and organization. Saw palmetto herbal blend (SPHB) causes contraction of prostate epithelial cells and suppression of tissue dihydrotestosterone levels in men with symptomatic ... | null | 1.174 | 197 | Urology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,384,935 | Halofuginone inhibition of COL1A2 promoter activity via a c-Jun-dependent mechanism. | Arthritis and rheumatism | Arthritis Rheum | 46 | 10 | 10.1002/art.10549 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The naturally occurring compound halofuginone has been shown to antagonize collagen synthesis by fibroblasts both in vitro and in vivo. We previously demonstrated that this inhibitory property was related to the ability of halofuginone to disrupt transforming growth factor beta signal transduction. The pres... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,384,925 | Association of global brain damage and clinical functioning in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus. | Arthritis and rheumatism | Arthritis Rheum | 46 | 10 | 10.1002/art.10574 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the relationship between quantitative estimates of global brain damage based on magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) and cerebral functioning, as measured by neurologic, psychiatric, and cognitive assessments, as well as disease duration in patients with a history of neuropsychiatric systemic... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,384,798 | Screening and identification of gastric adenocarcinoma metastasis-related genes using cDNA microarray coupled to FDD-PCR. | Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology | J Cancer Res Clin Oncol | 128 | 10 | 10.1007/s00432-002-0379-5 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | 2,002 | 9 | 25 | [PURPOSE] To identify certain gastric adenocarcinoma metastasis-related genes, an RF-1 cell line (primary tumor from a gastric adenocarcinoma patient) and an RF-48 cell line (its metastatic counterpart) were used as a model for studying the molecular mechanism of tumor metastasis. [METHODS] Two fluorescent cDNA probes,... | null | 0.773 | 114 | Medicine; Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,383,039 | The pharmacokinetics of fondaparinux sodium in healthy volunteers. | Clinical pharmacokinetics | Clin Pharmacokinet | 41 Suppl 2 | null | 10.2165/00003088-200241002-00001 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Fondaparinux sodium is the first in a new class of synthetic factor Xa inhibitors that binds reversibly with high affinity to antithrombin III. It has been investigated for the prevention and treatment of arterial and venous thrombotic disorders and approved for use at a dose of 2.5mg once daily in the prev... | null | 1.347 | 191 | Pharmacology; Pharmacology | Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,002 |
12,382,360 | Legal termination of pregnancy among teenagers and older women in Soweto, 1999-2001. | South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde | S Afr Med J | 92 | 9 | null | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Legal termination of pregnancy (TOP) was introduced in South Africa in 1996. No data are available to relate the numbers of TOPs to the total number of pregnancies in specific health regions. The level of use of TOPs by women of different age groups is not known. [OBJECTIVE] To determine the proportion of ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,380,847 | The effects of low Km aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) phenotype on drinking behavior in Japanese university students. | Journal of studies on alcohol | J Stud Alcohol | 63 | 5 | 10.15288/jsa.2002.63.527 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The present study investigated the relationship between a history of a flushing reaction and drinking behavior in Japanese university students, adjusting for the effects of alcohol-related psychosocial factors including academic year, school division, club membership and housing situation. [METHOD] In 1995,... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,380,695 | Retrospective survey of unselected hospital patients with and without cancer comparing outcomes following venous thromboembolism. | Internal medicine journal | Intern Med J | 32 | 9-10 | 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00249.x | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Cancer patients are at risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Currently, management of these patients is based on studies performed in the general population. [AIMS] To determine whether the natural history of VTE in cancer patients differs sufficiently from patients in general such that a specific manageme... | null | 0.314 | 85 | Internal Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,380,676 | The effect of betamethasone on salivary estriol. | The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians | J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med | 11 | 3 | 10.1080/jmf.11.3.192.195 | eng | 2,002 | 3 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Study of the degree and pattern of salivary estriol suppression after administration of betamethasone. [STUDY DESIGN] A total of 26 patients with singleton pregnancies (> 24 but < 35 weeks' gestation) in preterm labor with intact membranes had salivary estriol collected prior to betamethasone administration... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,379,574 | Associations of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis progression with coronary status and risk factors in patients with and without coronary artery disease. | Circulation | Circulation | 106 | 16 | 10.1161/01.cir.0000033833.54884.34 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 15 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Intimal medial thickness of the extracranial carotid arteries (IMT) is related to coronary artery disease (CAD) and CAD risk factors. Few studies have explored the association of risk factors with progression of IMT, and none have evaluated their associations with IMT progression specifically in patients w... | null | 5.233 | 691 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,379,156 | Safety of a new extensively hydrolysed formula in children with cow's milk protein allergy: a double blind crossover study. | BMC pediatrics | BMC Pediatr | 2 | null | 10.1186/1471-2431-2-10 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 14 | 2,002 | 10 | 14 | [BACKGROUND] Formulae for infants with cow's milk protein allergy (CMA) should be based on extensively hydrolysed protein. 'Extensively' however is not strictly defined. Differences in molecular weight and peptide chain length may affect its clinical outcome. We studied the safety of a new extensively hydrolysed casein... | null | 4.204 | 106 | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,379,064 | Ximelagatran versus warfarin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty. A randomized, double-blind trial. | Annals of internal medicine | Ann Intern Med | 137 | 8 | 10.7326/0003-4819-137-8-200210150-00008 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 15 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Warfarin is used for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. However, it is associated with rates of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of approximately 38% to 55% and requires routine coagulation monitoring and frequent dose adjustment. Ximelagatran, an oral direct ... | null | 4.128 | 445 | Internal Medicine; Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,378,668 | Expansion of air bubbles in aqueous solutions of nitrous oxide or xenon. | British journal of anaesthesia | Br J Anaesth | 89 | 2 | 10.1093/bja/aef183 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Anaesthesia using xenon may be contraindicated in some situations because of its diffusion into intravascular bubbles. The expansion of air bubbles in water equilibrated with either nitrous oxide or xenon was studied. [METHODS] Equilibrated water was transferred to a stirred vial, closed except for a long,... | null | 1.142 | 222 | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
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