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12,378,663 | Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block. | British journal of anaesthesia | Br J Anaesth | 89 | 2 | 10.1093/bja/aef186 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Peripheral nerve blocks are almost always performed as blind procedures. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of seeing individual nerves of the brachial plexus and directing the block needle to these nerves with real time imaging. [METHODS] Using ultrasound guidance, infraclavicular brach... | null | 1.142 | 222 | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,378,595 | Fine-needle aspiration cytology findings of an uncommon micropapillary variant of pure mucinous carcinoma of the breast: review of patients over an 8-year period. | Cancer | Cancer | 96 | 5 | 10.1002/cncr.10747 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 25 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Previous attempts at subclassifying pure mucinous carcinomas of the breast based on architectural patterns and other associated features are on record. A distinctive micropapillary variant with most tumor cells arranged in micropapillae/pseudoacini has not been described previously. [METHODS] The author re... | null | 1.595 | 349 | Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,377,853 | Role of contrast-enhanced dynamic CT in the diagnosis of active tuberculoma. | Chest | Chest | 122 | 4 | 10.1378/chest.122.4.1280 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [STUDY OBJECTIVES] To assess the role of contrast-enhanced dynamic CT in the diagnosis of active tuberculoma. [SETTING] Hospitals with an isolated ward for tuberculosis. [METHODS] Fifty-five subjects with newly diagnosed active tuberculoma and 24 subjects with inactive tuberculoma were examined and evaluated retrospect... | null | 1.171 | 337 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,377,837 | Increased 8-isoprostane and interleukin-6 in breath condensate of obstructive sleep apnea patients. | Chest | Chest | 122 | 4 | 10.1378/chest.122.4.1162 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [STUDY OBJECTIVES] Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repeated episodes of upper airways obstruction during sleep that result in episodes of hypoxia. An increase of systemic biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress has been found in patients with OSA and obesity. [DESIGN] The aim of this study was... | null | 1.171 | 337 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,377,814 | Mild iron overload in patients carrying the HFE S65C gene mutation: a retrospective study in patients with suspected iron overload and healthy controls. | Gut | Gut | 51 | 5 | 10.1136/gut.51.5.723 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND AIMS] The role of the HFE S65C mutation in the development of hepatic iron overload is unknown. The aim of the present study was: (A) to determine the HFE S65C frequency in a Northern European population; and (B) to evaluate whether the presence of the HFE S65C mutation would result in a significant hep... | null | 2.104 | 364 | Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,377,421 | What's the relative risk? A method to directly estimate risk ratios in cohort studies of common outcomes. | Annals of epidemiology | Ann Epidemiol | 12 | 7 | 10.1016/s1047-2797(01)00278-2 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] In cohort studies of common outcomes, odds ratios (ORs) may seriously overestimate the true effect of an exposure on the outcome of interest (as measured by the risk ratio [RR]). Since few study designs require ORs (most frequently, case-control studies), their popularity is due to the widespread use of logis... | null | 1.332 | 145 | Epidemiology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,377,103 | Expression of cytokine and chemokine mRNA and secretion of tumor necrosis factor-alpha by gallbladder epithelial cells: response to bacterial lipopolysaccharides. | BMC gastroenterology | BMC Gastroenterol | 2 | null | 10.1186/1471-230x-2-23 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 11 | 2,002 | 10 | 11 | [BACKGROUND] In addition to immune cells, many other cell types are known to produce cytokines. Cultured normal mouse gallbladder epithelial cells, used as a model system for gallbladder epithelium, were examined for their ability to express the mRNA of various cytokines and chemokines in response to bacterial lipopoly... | null | 0.214 | 99 | Gastroenterology; Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,376,710 | Factors affecting uptake of cervical and breast cancer screening among perimenopausal women in Hong Kong. | Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi | Hong Kong Med J | 8 | 5 | null | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To identify factors affecting cervical and breast cancer screening attendance among women aged 44 to 55 years by comparing self-reported uptake of cervical smear and clinical breast examination between patients and a population sample. [DESIGN AND SETTING] Telephone survey and audit of clinic records to co... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,376,281 | Effect of conditioned media from decidual cell culture on the expression of genes regulating the invasion of trophoblastic cells. | Di 1 jun yi da xue xue bao = Academic journal of the first medical college of PLA | Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao | 22 | 7 | null | eng | 2,002 | 7 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the effect of the conditioned media from decidual cell cultures (DCM) on the expression of genes regulating the invasion of trophoblastic cells. [METHODS] In vitro culture of decidual cells obtained from healthy women of both early (within the first trimester) and full-term pregnancy respecti... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,375,358 | The efficacy of metered-dose inhalers with a spacer device in the pediatric setting. | Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners | J Am Acad Nurse Pract | 14 | 9 | 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2002.tb00140.x | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To systematically review the published research and report on the efficacy of using a metered-dose inhaler with a spacer (MDI-S) device in a pediatric setting to treat acute exacerbations of asthma. [DATA SOURCES] A literature search was conducted on the CINAHL, Medline, and Cochrane databases; additional sea... | null | 0.127 | 54 | Nursing | Nursing | 2,002 |
12,373,461 | Pressure ulcers in intensive care patients: a review of risks and prevention. | Intensive care medicine | Intensive Care Med | 28 | 10 | 10.1007/s00134-002-1487-z | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | 2,002 | 9 | 7 | [OBJECTIVE] Review of the literature concerning pressure ulcers in the intensive care setting. DATA SOURCE AND STUDY SELECTIONS: Computerized databases (Medline from 1980 until 1999 and CINAHL from 1982 until 1999). The indexing terms for article retrieval were: "pressure ulcers", "pressure sores", "decubitus", and "in... | null | 0.872 | 246 | Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,373,263 | Imbalance between vascular endothelial growth factor and endostatin levels in induced sputum from asthmatic subjects. | The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology | J Allergy Clin Immunol | 110 | 4 | 10.1067/mai.2002.127797 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Angiogenesis has recently attracted considerable attention as a component of airway remodeling in bronchial asthma. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is highly expressed in asthmatic airways, and its contribution to airway remodeling has been reported. Although angiogenesis is regulated by a balanc... | null | 2.506 | 350 | Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,372,651 | Effects of event probability and sequence on children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity, reading, and math disorder. | Biological psychiatry | Biol Psychiatry | 52 | 8 | 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01415-4 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 15 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] We investigated the impact of stimulus probability and sequence on performance and event-related potentials of 310 children classified into 12 combinations of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (Not-attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Inattentive and Combined subtypes) with presence/absence of ... | null | 3.32 | 367 | Biological Psychiatry | Neuroscience | 2,002 |
12,372,134 | High incidence of adverse reactions to egg challenge on first known exposure in young atopic dermatitis children: predictive value of skin prick test and radioallergosorbent test to egg proteins. | Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Clin Exp Allergy | 32 | 10 | 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.01454.x | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Egg skin prick test (SPT) and/or radioallergosorbent test (RAST) positivity has been described in infants and children with a food allergy, or in infants at high risk of atopy who have never eaten eggs. Clinical reactions are also observed when some of these children or infants eat eggs for the first time.... | null | 1.789 | 176 | Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,371,775 | Use of a high-molecular-weight carboxymethylcellulose in a tissue protective solution for prevention of postoperative abdominal adhesions in ponies. | American journal of veterinary research | Am J Vet Res | 63 | 10 | 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1448 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate efficacy and safety of IP administration of high-molecular-weight carboxymethylcellulose (HMW CMC) for the prevention of postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions in ponies. [ANIMALS] 10 ponies. [PROCEDURE] A 1% solution of HMW CMC was instilled intra-abdominally prior to surgery in 5 ponies, wher... | null | 0.665 | 105 | Medicine; Veterinary | Medicine; Veterinary | 2,002 |
12,371,045 | Evaluating the reliability and validity of the Questionnaire for Lung Transplant Patients. | Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) | Prog Transplant | 12 | 3 | 10.1177/152692480201200307 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] The Questionnaire for Lung Transplant Patients was designed for clinical use by the pulmonary transplant team in the routine evaluation of lung transplant recipients. Using the self-administered questionnaire, recipients check symptoms that they have had since their last evaluation and rate their shortness of... | null | 0.305 | 47 | Transplantation | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,368,374 | Imaging cell death with radiolabeled annexin V in an experimental model of rheumatoid arthritis. | Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine | J Nucl Med | 43 | 10 | null | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [UNLABELLED] Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with chronic synovial inflammation due to the abnormal accumulation of macrophages and autoreactive T lymphocytes in joints. The autoreactive cells cause an inflammatory proapoptotic response to self-antigens resulting in eventual bone, cartilage, and soft-tissue loss and... | null | 1.521 | 247 | Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,370,554 | Peak exercise capacity of electrically induced ambulation in persons with paraplegia. | Medicine and science in sports and exercise | Med Sci Sports Exerc | 34 | 10 | 10.1097/00005768-200210000-00004 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [INTRODUCTION] Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) are generally limited to exercise activities using the relatively smaller, less productive upper extremities with limited benefits as compared with leg exercise training. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) assisted ambulation has previously been demonstrated to ... | null | 1.429 | 271 | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science | Health Professions; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,370,117 | Growth hormone protects against radiotherapy-induced cell death. | European journal of endocrinology | Eur J Endocrinol | 147 | 4 | 10.1530/eje.0.1470535 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] In vivo treatment with growth hormone reduces radiation-associated mortality. The molecular mechanisms underlying this effect are unknown. It has been described that increased sensitivity to ionising radiation can be due to defects in machinery involved in detection and/or repair of DNA double-strand break... | null | 0.875 | 179 | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Medicine; Endocrinology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,369,173 | Three-dimensional contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in aortic diseases. | Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology | Rev Port Cardiol | 21 | 7-8 | null | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To assess the feasibility of performing high resolution reconstructed three-dimensional aortic angiography on a 1 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner in patients with aortic diseases. [METHODS] Seventeen patients underwent thirty-one MR exams that included fast spin echo, gradient echo and time-of-fli... | null | 0.143 | 32 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,368,690 | Randomized trial of high-dose methylprednisolone versus intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in children. | Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology | J Pediatr Hematol Oncol | 24 | 7 | 10.1097/00043426-200210000-00008 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an acquired disorder characterized by immune-mediated platelet destruction. The authors performed a prospective, randomized trial comparing intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone in the treatment of children with acute IT... | null | 0.476 | 88 | Hematology; Oncology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,368,621 | Surgical anatomy of the sphenopalatine artery in lateral nasal wall. | The Laryngoscope | Laryngoscope | 112 | 10 | 10.1097/00005537-200210000-00020 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] We investigated the surgical anatomy of the sphenopalatine artery. First, the location of the sphenopalatine foramen on the lateral nasal wall and the pattern of the main branches of the sphenopalatine artery from the sphenopalatine artery were studied. Second, the course of the posterior lateral nasal arte... | null | 1.395 | 183 | Otorhinolaryngology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,470,179 | Effect of levetiracetam on rapid motor learning in humans. | Archives of neurology | Arch Neurol | 59 | 12 | 10.1001/archneur.59.12.1909 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The human motor cortex (M1) has a role in motor learning. Antiepileptic drugs that suppress M1 excitability may affect learning, presumably by inhibiting long-term potentiation. Levetiracetam, a new antiepileptic drug with a unique preclinical profile, also suppresses M1 excitability, but in a way that is ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,469,710 | Bone mineral density and grip strength in postmenopausal Turkish women with osteoporosis: site specific or systemic? | International journal of fertility and women's medicine | Int J Fertil Womens Med | 47 | 5 | null | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To assess the relationship of grip strength to site-specific bone mineral density of the metacarpal bone and also axial bone mineral density. The bone mineral density of the lumbar spine, femoral neck and the nondominant hand were measured by DEXA. [SUBJECTS] A total of 187 postmenopausal women were include... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,469,055 | Preoperative and intraoperative evaluation of diameter-reflux relationship of calf perforating veins in patients with primary varicose vein. | Journal of vascular surgery | J Vasc Surg | 36 | 6 | 10.1067/mva.2002.128941 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Interruption of incompetent perforating veins (PVs) is important for varicose vein surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the preoperative and intraoperative diameter-reflux relationship of PVs and to evaluate the accuracy of preoperative duplex scanning in patients with varicose vein. [METHODS]... | null | 1.767 | 225 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,469,038 | The contribution of plaque and arterial remodeling to de novo atherosclerotic luminal narrowing in the femoral artery. | Journal of vascular surgery | J Vasc Surg | 36 | 6 | 10.1067/mva.2002.128300 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Atherosclerotic luminal narrowing is caused by plaque growth and arterial remodeling. In peripheral arteries, a role for constrictive remodeling in luminal narrowing has been recognized, but the impact on lumen decrease has not yet been assessed. We studied to what extent arterial remodeling and plaque for... | null | 1.767 | 225 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,468,799 | Altered calcium dynamics do not account for attenuation of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated dilations in the female middle cerebral artery. | Stroke | Stroke | 33 | 12 | 10.1161/01.str.0000035907.82204.39 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] The contribution of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) to ATP-mediated dilations is significantly attenuated in the rat middle cerebral artery of intact and estrogen-treated ovariectomized (OVX) females compared with males and vehicle-treated OVX females. Since an increase in end... | null | 2.816 | 370 | Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience | Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing | 2,002 |
12,468,780 | Low concentration of serum total cholesterol is associated with multifocal signal loss lesions on gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging: analysis of risk factors for multifocal signal loss lesions. | Stroke | Stroke | 33 | 12 | 10.1161/01.str.0000036092.23649.2e | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] Multifocal signal loss lesions (MSLLs) on T2*-weighted gradient-echo (GE) MRI are believed to be microbleeds histopathologically. Previous epidemiological studies suggested that low serum cholesterol is associated with the increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. We investigated risk factors... | null | 2.816 | 370 | Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience | Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing | 2,002 |
12,468,324 | Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 gene variations in Indian cervical cancer. | Gynecologic oncology | Gynecol Oncol | 87 | 3 | 10.1006/gyno.2002.6835 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] Human papillomavirus type 16 is a causative factor for development of cervical cancer. The E6 and E7 genes of HPV 16 are critical to the process of immortalization and transformation of host cells. Recent reports suggest that variants of these two genes may contribute to the risk of malignant progression o... | null | 0.994 | 192 | Obstetrics and Gynecology; Oncology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,467,301 | Thrombin as a survival factor for cancer cells: thrombin activation in malignant effusions in vivo and inhibition of idarubicin-induced cell death in vitro. | International journal of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics | Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther | 40 | 8 | 10.5414/cpp40329 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] The aim of the experiments shown here, is to demonstrate exemplarily that thrombin can be a survival factor for malignant cells. [METHODS] Activation of the coagulation system has been examined in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) before and after chemotherapy as wel... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,467,057 | Relation of regimens of combined hormone replacement therapy to lobular, ductal, and other histologic types of breast carcinoma. | Cancer | Cancer | 95 | 12 | 10.1002/cncr.10984 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | 15 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The incidence of invasive lobular carcinoma has been increasing among postmenopausal women in some parts of the United States. Part of this may be due to changes in classification over time. However, the use of combined (estrogen and progestin) hormone replacement therapy (CHRT) also has increased during t... | null | 1.595 | 349 | Cancer Research; Oncology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,466,060 | Huperzine B protects rat pheochromocytoma cells against oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced injury. | Acta pharmacologica Sinica | Acta Pharmacol Sin | 23 | 12 | null | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [AIM] To test the ability of huperzine B (HupB) to alleviate injury from oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) in the rat pheochromocytoma line PC12 cells. [METHODS] After OGD for 3 h and reoxygenation for 24 h, neuronal morphology was observed by phase-contrast microscopy; cell survival was quantified by the reduction of M... | null | 0.331 | 125 | Medicine; Pharmacology; Pharmacology | Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,002 |
12,465,722 | Long-term stress and Helicobacter pylori infection independently induce gastric mucosal lesions in C57BL/6 mice. | Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology | Scand J Gastroenterol | 37 | 11 | 10.1080/003655202761020515 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Long-term psychological stresses may have a role in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer. However, the interaction between stress and Helicobacter pylori infection in the development of peptic ulcer is not established. The aim of this study was to elucidate the roles of long-term stress and H. pylori infection... | null | 0.804 | 133 | Gastroenterology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,464,958 | Differential roles of IL-16 and CD28/B7 costimulation in the generation of T-lymphocyte chemotactic activity in the bronchial mucosa of mild and moderate asthmatic individuals. | The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology | J Allergy Clin Immunol | 110 | 6 | 10.1067/mai.2002.130049 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] IL-16 is an important T-cell chemotactic cytokine in asthmatic airways; its release from allergen-stimulated bronchial mucosa in mild asthma has been shown to be dependent on CD28/B7 costimulation. [OBJECTIVE] We have extended our previous studies to investigate the role of IL-16 and CD28/B7 costimulation ... | null | 2.506 | 350 | Immunology; Immunology and Allergy | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,464,301 | Relationships between childhood abuse and neglect experience and HIV risk behaviors among methadone treatment drop-outs. | Child abuse & neglect | Child Abuse Negl | 26 | 12 | 10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00412-x | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between childhood abuse/neglect experiences (sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and child neglect) and adult life functioning among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program (MMTP) drop-outs. [METHOD] 432 subjects who dropped out of MMTP w... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,463,967 | Changes of event related potential and cognitive processes in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism after thyroxine treatment. | Endocrine regulations | Endocr Regul | 36 | 3 | null | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Recently, it has been repeatedly shown that patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) formerly considered as completely symptom free, may have numerous minimal, often non-specific subjective complaints, and that in those patients it is possible to prove many subtle but objective deviations. We decided t... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,462,823 | Evidence-based practice and reviews of therapeutic touch. | Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing | J Nurs Scholarsh | 32 | 3 | 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2000.00279.x | eng | 2,000 | null | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To present principles for accurately representing research for evidence-based practice and health care policies, and to evaluate how original research results indicated adherence to those principles in literature reviews of therapeutic touch. [ORGANIZING CONSTRUCTS] Critical thinking and scientific integrity.... | null | 0.578 | 98 | Nursing | Nursing | 2,000 |
12,461,416 | Association between cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus and HIV-1. | AIDS (London, England) | AIDS | 16 | 18 | 10.1097/00002030-200212060-00007 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | 6 | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To investigate the association between the cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and HIV-1. [DESIGN] A cross-sectional study on 200 women seropositive for both HSV-2 and HIV-1 was conducted in a family planning clinic at the Coast Provincial General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya. [MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES... | null | 3.427 | 233 | Immunology; Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases | Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,461,066 | Hamartoma of the breast: a clinicopathological review. | Journal of clinical pathology | J Clin Pathol | 55 | 12 | 10.1136/jcp.55.12.951 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] To review 25 cases of breast hamartoma and discuss the pathological criteria, and the usefulness of imaging modalities, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), and needle core biopsy in the diagnosis. [METHODS] The hamartomas were assessed for interlobular fibrotic stroma, stromal adipose tissue content, pseudo-... | null | 0.759 | 158 | Medicine; Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,460,864 | Plasma urotensin in human systolic heart failure. | Circulation | Circulation | 106 | 23 | 10.1161/01.cir.0000044388.19119.02 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | 3 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Human urotensin II (UTN) has potent vasoactive and cardiostimulatory effects, acting on the G protein-linked receptor GPR14. Myocardial UTN expression is upregulated in heart failure, and UTN stimulates myocardial expression of the natriuretic peptides. We investigated plasma UTN levels in heart failure (H... | null | 5.233 | 691 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,459,399 | Effect of postmenopausal hormone therapy on cognitive function: the Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study. | The American journal of medicine | Am J Med | 113 | 7 | 10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01270-6 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To determine if hormone therapy results in better cognitive function in older postmenopausal women. [SUBJECTS AND METHODS] The Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving 2763 women with coronary disease. Women were assigned randomly to conjugated... | null | 1.979 | 262 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,459,316 | Anticardiolipin and anti-beta2-glycoprotein-I antibodies in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. | Archives of medical research | Arch Med Res | 33 | 5 | 10.1016/s0188-4409(02)00367-3 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] This study was undertaken in order to determine the frequency of anticardiolipin (aCL) and anti-beta2-glycoprotein-I antibodies (anti-beta2 GP-I) in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. [METHODS] We studied aCL (IgG and IgM) and IgG anti-beta 2 GP-I by ELISA in the serum and IgG aCL and anti-... | null | 0.296 | 100 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,459,225 | Exteriorization-aspiration minilaparotomy for treatment of neonatal ovarian cysts. | Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology | J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol | 15 | 4 | 10.1016/s1083-3188(02)00156-0 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [INTRODUCTION] Recent literature indicates that laparoscopic techniques are considered the most appropriate approach for management of neonatal ovarian cysts (NOC). However, laparoscopic equipment may be unavailable in most centers, has high costs, and demands a long learning curve, especially in newborns. [METHODS] A ... | null | 0.316 | 73 | Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,459,224 | Learning about pap smears: an educational skit for Hispanic adolescents. | Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology | J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol | 15 | 4 | 10.1016/s1083-3188(02)00155-9 | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] To assess the efficacy of an educational skit on improving knowledge and decision making/behavior toward obtaining a Pap smear. [METHODS] Ninety-two Hispanic high school female volunteers participated in an intervention, single-sample, preintervention/postintervention survey. Data were collected prior to (T(0... | null | 0.316 | 73 | Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,458,881 | An Internet-based approach to advising radiology residency applicants. | Academic radiology | Acad Radiol | 9 | 5 | 10.1016/s1076-6332(03)80332-x | eng | 2,002 | 5 | null | null | null | null | [RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES] The authors created a computerized database Web site enabling radiology residency applicants to utilize the experience of recent graduates from their school in maximizing the effectiveness of the residency advisory process. Objectives of this database Web site are (a) to provide general infor... | null | 0.682 | 113 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,458,301 | Proxy reporting of quality of life using the EQ-5D. | Medical care | Med Care | 40 | 12 | 10.1097/00005650-200212000-00006 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The economic evaluation of health interventions for older people is complicated by the difficulty in obtaining self-reports of quality of life from persons with cognitive impairments, physical impairments, or both. [OBJECTIVES] Using the EQ-5D (EuroQoL) measures, to assess: (1) agreement between subjects a... | null | 2.309 | 207 | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,457,470 | Knowledge and practice of contraception in United Arab Emirates women. | The journal of family planning and reproductive health care | J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care | 27 | 4 | 10.1783/147118901101195786 | eng | 2,001 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine the knowledge and practice of contraception among United Arab Emirates (UAE) women. [METHOD] Four hundred and fifty UAE women at risk of pregnancy were randomly selected from the community and primary health care centres and interviewed about knowledge and practice of contraception using a stru... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,457,213 | Progress in gastrointestinal tract surgery: the impact of gastrointestinal endoscopy. | Surgical endoscopy | Surg Endosc | 17 | 2 | 10.1007/s00464-002-8553-z | eng | 2,003 | 2 | null | 2,002 | 12 | 4 | [BACKGROUND] Gastrointestinal (GI) tract surgeons were challenged with the development of two revolutionary surgical specialities: laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. Minimal access surgery currently is the surgical speciality with the greatest impact on patient care. Regarding the competitive treatment methods (open,... | null | 0.905 | 178 | Surgery | Medicine | 2,003 |
12,456,933 | When and where do youths have sex? The potential role of adult supervision. | Pediatrics | Pediatrics | 110 | 6 | 10.1542/peds.110.6.e66 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Interventions to reduce high-risk behaviors such as sex and substance use among youths have focused mainly on promoting abstinence, refusal skills, and negotiation skills, yet the frequency of high-risk behaviors among youths may also be influenced by opportunity, particularly the amount of time during whic... | null | 2.01 | 409 | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,456,632 | Population variation in age-related decline in male salivary testosterone. | Human reproduction (Oxford, England) | Hum Reprod | 17 | 12 | 10.1093/humrep/17.12.3251 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Age-related declines in free and bioavailable testosterone are frequently reported for Western populations, but interpopulation variation in this pattern has not previously been investigated. [METHODS] Salivary testosterone was measured using a consistently applied protocol on morning samples collected fro... | null | 1.501 | 264 | Obstetrics and Gynecology; Rehabilitation; Reproductive Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,456,207 | Practice patterns of testing waived under the clinical laboratory improvement amendments. | Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine | Arch Pathol Lab Med | 126 | 12 | 10.5858/2002-126-1471-PPOTWU | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To determine operational practices in laboratories operating under a Certificate of Wavier (waived laboratories), or equivalent, under the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 when performing tests designated as having an insignificant risk of an erroneous result (ie, waived tests). [... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,455,808 | Utilization of psychotropic drugs in Taiwan: an overview of outpatient sector in 2000. | Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed | Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) | 65 | 8 | null | eng | 2,002 | 8 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Development of pharmacological treatment in mental disorders has risen drastically over the past decade in Taiwan. We performed a survey of the National Health Insurance claims for outpatient psychiatric services to study the utilization of psychotropic drugs. The analysis followed the drug classification ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,454,228 | Inflammation and pruritus in haemodialysis patients. | Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association | Nephrol Dial Transplant | 17 | 12 | 10.1093/ndt/17.12.2164 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Pruritus is a common symptom among patients on haemodialysis (HD). We studied 68 HD patients to assess the role of iron deficiency, anaemia, inflammation and other common serum and dialysis parameters in pruritus. [METHODS] The patients were questioned about the occurrence of pruritus at home, quantified a... | null | 0.833 | 203 | Medicine; Nephrology; Transplantation | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,453,923 | Simulated use of premixed 0.25% isoflurane in 50% nitrous oxide and 50% oxygen. | British journal of anaesthesia | Br J Anaesth | 89 | 6 | 10.1093/bja/aef279 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Isoflurane (0.25%) in premixed nitrous oxide and oxygen, 50/50, v/v (IN(2)O), has been suggested for pain relief in labour. Possible phase separation of the mixture was studied during simulated administration. [METHODS] A sinusoidal pump set at stroke volume of 2 litres and a rate of 20-22 bpm and cycling ... | null | 1.142 | 222 | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,453,712 | Evaluation of a community breast screening promotion program. | Preventive medicine | Prev Med | 35 | 4 | 10.1006/pmed.2002.1076 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] This study reports results of a controlled evaluation of a comprehensive community breast screening promotion program. This program promoted increased use of mammography, clinical breast examination, and breast self-examination through community organization, physician training, and public education. [METH... | null | 1.289 | 199 | Epidemiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,453,709 | Naturalistic changes in the readiness to quit tobacco smoking in a German general population sample. | Preventive medicine | Prev Med | 35 | 4 | 10.1006/pmed.2002.1085 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] This study examines naturalistic changes, i.e., changes that occur without formal interventions, in the motivational readiness to quit tobacco smoking. The transtheoretical model (TTM) with the proposed five stages of change (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance) is used as the... | null | 1.289 | 199 | Epidemiology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,453,113 | Validation of a Chinese version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP). | Community dentistry and oral epidemiology | Community Dent Oral Epidemiol | 30 | 6 | 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2002.00013.x | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] To translate the original English version of Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) into a Chinese version, to validate the translated instrument for use among the elderly in Hong Kong and to derive a Chinese short-form OHIP. [METHODS] The original English version of OHIP was translated into Chinese. Elderly pe... | null | 0.79 | 118 | Dentistry; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Dentistry; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,453,030 | Costs and outcomes of early versus delayed migraine treatment with sumatriptan. | Headache | Headache | 42 | 10 | 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02228.x | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the impact on costs and outcomes of early migraine treatment with sumatriptan while pain is mild versus sumatriptan treatment of moderate to severe pain. [BACKGROUND] Migraines result in substantial pain, impairment, and costs. Recent clinical studies have shown that early treatment with sumatri... | null | 0.896 | 146 | Neurology; Neurology | Medicine; Neuroscience | 2,002 |
12,452,954 | Effectiveness of chlorine washing disinfection and effects on the appearance of artichoke and borage. | Journal of applied microbiology | J Appl Microbiol | 93 | 6 | 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01773.x | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [AIM] Optimal conditions for chlorine application to obtain a reasonable decrease in the microbial counts without damaging the appearance of artichoke and borage have been established. [METHODS AND RESULTS] The influence of chlorine concentration (0-200 mg l(-1)), pH, addition of organic acids, contact time and presenc... | null | 0.905 | 195 | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Biotechnology; Medicine | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,452,741 | Irbesartan substitution for valsartan or losartan in treating hypertension. | The Annals of pharmacotherapy | Ann Pharmacother | 36 | 12 | 10.1345/aph.1C109 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine whether subjects whose therapy was converted from losartan or valsartan to irbesartan maintained equivalent blood pressure measurements, determine the safety and tolerability of irbesartan in the veteran population, and assess the number of subjects attaining their goal blood pressure before an... | null | 0.621 | 125 | Medicine; Pharmacology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,452,205 | The natural history and clinical characteristics of aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. | Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology | Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol | 89 | 5 | 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62084-4 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by chronic rhinitis, nasal polyps, asthma, and precipitation of asthma and rhinitis attacks after ingestion of aspirin (ASA) and most nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Most information about the disease in the ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,444,862 | Nut and peanut butter consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in women. | JAMA | JAMA | 288 | 20 | 10.1001/jama.288.20.2554 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | 27 | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] Nuts are high in unsaturated (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) fat and other nutrients that may improve glucose and insulin homeostasis. [OBJECTIVE] To examine prospectively the relationship between nut consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes. [DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS] Prospective cohort study o... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,451,373 | Treatment of chronic actinic dermatitis with tacrolimus ointment. | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | J Am Acad Dermatol | 47 | 6 | 10.1067/mjd.2002.124703 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) is difficult to treat. Topical corticosteroids induce adverse effects after long-term use, especially on light-exposed skin. [OBJECTIVE] Our purpose was to study the effects of tacrolimus ointment in the treatment of elderly patients with CAD. [METHODS] In an open trial, 6 ... | null | 1.349 | 256 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,451,368 | Treatment of dandruff with 5% tea tree oil shampoo. | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | J Am Acad Dermatol | 47 | 6 | 10.1067/mjd.2002.122734 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Dandruff appears to be related to the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. Tea tree oil has antifungal properties with activity against P ovale and may be useful in the treatment of dandruff. [OBJECTIVE] We conducted a randomized, single-blind, parallel-group study to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of 5% t... | null | 1.349 | 256 | Dermatology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,450,964 | Vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine in depression: the Rotterdam Study. | The American journal of psychiatry | Am J Psychiatry | 159 | 12 | 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2099 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The associations of vitamin B(12), folate, and homocysteine with depression were examined in a population-based study. [METHOD] The authors screened 3,884 elderly people for depressive symptoms. Subjects with positive screening results had psychiatric workups. Folate, vitamin B(12), and homocysteine blood l... | null | 4.207 | 405 | Psychiatry and Mental Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,450,900 | Efficiency of utilization of wheat and milk protein in healthy adults and apparent lysine requirements determined by a single-meal [1-13C]leucine balance protocol. | The American journal of clinical nutrition | Am J Clin Nutr | 76 | 6 | 10.1093/ajcn/76.6.1326 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] We recently reported better wheat-protein utilization and a higher apparent lysine requirement than would be predicted, because of adaptive mechanisms of lysine conservation. However, such findings may be subject to the feeding protocol of frequent small meals. [OBJECTIVE] We used a [1-13C]leucine balance,... | null | 2.633 | 390 | Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics | Medicine; Nursing | 2,002 |
12,449,445 | Eicosapentaenoic acid improves endothelial function in hypertriglyceridemic subjects despite increased lipid oxidizability. | The American journal of the medical sciences | Am J Med Sci | 324 | 5 | 10.1097/00000441-200211000-00003 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Epidemiologic investigations suggest that fish oil, which contains eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), has favorable cardiovascular effects. Fish oil improves endothelial function in subjects with hypercholesterolemia or diabetes. However, controversy persists regarding relationships between primary hypertriglyce... | null | 0.617 | 106 | Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,449,129 | Screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis in teenagers attending a family planning youth clinic: a prevalence study using a strand displacement assay on urine samples. | The journal of family planning and reproductive health care | J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care | 28 | 4 | 10.1783/147118902101196658 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection. Rates are highest in the 16-24-year-old age group. Untreated it can be a significant cause of morbidity. At least 50% of men and 70% of women with C. trachomatis are asymptomatic. [STUDY AIMS] The aims of the study were: To ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,449,029 | Evaluation of healing with use of an internal matrix to repair furcation perforations. | International endodontic journal | Int Endod J | 35 | 9 | 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00566.x | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [AIM] The purpose of this study was to evaluate healing responses following repair of furcation perforations, with and without an internal matrix. Two matrix materials, HAPSET (65% non-resorbable hydroxyapatite and 35% plaster of paris) and hydroxyapatite were compared. [METHODOLOGY] Four adult female baboons (Papio an... | null | 0.791 | 157 | Dentistry | Dentistry | 2,002 |
12,447,619 | Topical treatment of Bowen's disease with 5-Fluorouracil. | Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery | J Cutan Med Surg | 7 | 2 | 10.1007/s10227-002-0158-6 | eng | 2,003 | null | null | 2,002 | 11 | 27 | [BACKGROUND] Bowen's disease is a common skin cancer. There are many different therapeutic approaches to treatment. Topical 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) cream has been used for many years and there are many published papers attesting to its effectiveness. However, no papers have presented long-term followup results with biops... | null | 0.415 | 58 | Dermatology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,003 |
12,446,955 | Tissue counter analysis of histologic sections of melanoma: influence of mask size and shape, feature selection, statistical methods and tissue preparation. | Analytical cellular pathology : the journal of the European Society for Analytical Cellular Pathology | Anal Cell Pathol | 24 | 2-3 | 10.1155/2002/141295 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Tissue counter analysis is an image analysis tool designed for the detection of structures in complex images at the macroscopic or microscopic scale. As a basic principle, small square or circular measuring masks are randomly placed across the image and image analysis parameters are obtained for each mask.... | null | 0.376 | 32 | Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Cell Biology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,446,294 | Polymorphism of the IGF2 gene, birth weight and grip strength in adult men. | Age and ageing | Age Ageing | 31 | 6 | 10.1093/ageing/31.6.468 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Grip strength is a simple measure of skeletal muscle function but a powerful predictor of disability, morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence has shown that prenatal and infant growth influence grip strength in later life; this may reflect genetic influences on muscle size and function, although strong ca... | null | 0.599 | 175 | Aging; Geriatrics and Gerontology; Medicine | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,446,164 | Gait in patients with pregnancy-related pain in the pelvis: an emphasis on the coordination of transverse pelvic and thoracic rotations. | Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) | Clin Biomech (Bristol) | 17 | 9-10 | 10.1016/s0268-0033(02)00109-2 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To quantify gait impairments in women with pregnancy-related pain in the pelvis which persisted post-partum.Design. Nine patients and nine healthy subjects were studied during treadmill walking at different velocities. [BACKGROUND] Walking problems in patients with pregnancy-related pain in the pelvis have ... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,445,599 | Expression of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in human pregnant myometrium at term. | Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation | J Soc Gynecol Investig | 9 | 6 | null | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To determine whether nitric oxide synthase isoforms are expressed in human myometrium, to define their localization, and to examine the possibility that one or more may play a role in initiating labor. [METHODS] Human myometrial biopsies were collected from term laboring and nonlaboring patients. The mRNA e... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,445,350 | Robot-assisted navigated neuroendoscopy. | Neurosurgery | Neurosurgery | 51 | 6 | null | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Major steps in the evolution of advanced neurosurgical techniques include microneurosurgery, neuroendoscopy and its minimally invasive variations, neuronavigation, and advanced intraoperative imaging. With traditional neuroendoscopic techniques (e.g., freehand endoscopy or the use of mechanical arms), defin... | null | 1.568 | 229 | Neurology; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,444,943 | Naively changing HAART. | HIV medicine | HIV Med | 3 | 4 | 10.1046/j.1468-1293.2002.00110.x | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Few UK studies have systematically investigated which antiretroviral therapy (ART) combinations HIV-infected people are commenced on, when they start and reasons for stopping or changing their regimens. [OBJECTIVE] To describe when HIV-infected ART-naive patients started first-, second- or third-line tripl... | null | 0.642 | 88 | Health Policy; Pharmacology; Infectious Diseases | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,444,902 | Insulin influences the nitric oxide cyclic nucleotide pathway in cultured human smooth muscle cells from corpus cavernosum by rapidly activating a constitutive nitric oxide synthase. | European journal of endocrinology | Eur J Endocrinol | 147 | 5 | 10.1530/eje.0.1470689 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [AIMS] We have evaluated, in cultured human cavernosal smooth muscle cells, the expression and activity of calcium-dependent constitutive nitric oxide synthase (cNOS) and the ability of insulin to induce nitric oxide (NO) production and to increase intracellular cyclic nucleotides guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (... | null | 0.875 | 179 | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Medicine; Endocrinology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,443,817 | Establishment of a bone-anchored auricular prosthesis (BAAP) program. | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology | Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol | 66 | 3 | 10.1016/s0165-5876(02)00252-5 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | 2 | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Bone-anchored auricular prostheses (BAAPs) are indicated for treatment of congenital or acquired microtia in children. This paper reports on our experience in establishing a BAAP program, including treatment algorithms, protocols and a discussion of the methodology, complications and patient satisfaction. [... | null | 0.629 | 96 | Medicine; Otorhinolaryngology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,443,750 | Outcome of ProCol, a bovine mesenteric vein graft, in infrainguinal reconstruction. | European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery | Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg | 24 | 6 | 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1710 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES] historically infrainguinal reconstruction using heterogenous grafts has given poor results due to degradation and aneurysmal dilatation of the graft. A recently introduced heterogenous graft, the ProCol (bovine mesenteric vein) graft, may yield improved results. There are no published reports with respect ... | null | 0.84 | 144 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,442,201 | A role for the prefrontal cortex in stress- and cocaine-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats. | Psychopharmacology | Psychopharmacology (Berl) | 168 | 1-2 | 10.1007/s00213-002-1283-z | eng | 2,003 | 7 | null | 2,002 | 11 | 20 | [RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE] It is well established that stress induces reinstatement of drug seeking in an animal model of relapse. Here we studied the role of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in foot-shock stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking. [METHODS] Groups of rats were tr... | null | 1.743 | 218 | Pharmacology | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 2,003 |
12,442,029 | Impact of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection on clinical presentation, treatment outcome and survival in a cohort of Ethiopian children with tuberculosis. | The Pediatric infectious disease journal | Pediatr Infect Dis J | 21 | 11 | 10.1097/00006454-200211000-00016 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to diagnose reliably because signs and symptoms are nonspecific and sputum for direct microscopy is difficult to obtain, especially in very young children. This diagnostic dilemma is thought to have increased with the HIV pandemic. Few studies on treatment outcome o... | null | 1.243 | 160 | Infectious Diseases; Microbiology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,441,923 | The effect of previous abdominal surgery on urological laparoscopy. | The Journal of urology | J Urol | 168 | 6 | 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64151-1 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Abdominal surgery causes adhesions that may render subsequent laparoscopic access and dissection problematic. We determined the effect of previous surgery on the operative outcome in a large series of patients undergoing urological laparoscopy. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] The records of 700 consecutive laparoscop... | null | 1.629 | 291 | Urology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,441,833 | Lack of both sex differences and influence of resting blood pressure on muscle pain intensity. | The Clinical journal of pain | Clin J Pain | 18 | 6 | 10.1097/00002508-200211000-00007 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To test whether muscle pain intensity caused by different intensities of unaccustomed eccentric exercise was moderately and negatively associated with resting blood pressure, and whether women reported higher pain ratings compared with men in response to such exercise. [DESIGN AND SUBJECTS] The repeated mea... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,441,746 | Effect of an education program aimed at reducing the occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. | Critical care medicine | Crit Care Med | 30 | 11 | 10.1097/00003246-200211000-00001 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The purpose of the study was to determine whether an education initiative could decrease the hospital rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia. [DESIGN] Pre- and postintervention observational study. [SETTING] Five intensive care units in Barnes-Jewish Hospital, an urban teaching hospital. [PATIENTS] Patient... | null | 0.982 | 315 | Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,439,184 | Lipoic acid in the treatment of smell dysfunction following viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. | The Laryngoscope | Laryngoscope | 112 | 11 | 10.1097/00005537-200211000-00031 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS] The study aimed to investigate the potential therapeutic effects of alpha-lipoic acid in olfactory loss following infections of the upper respiratory tract. Possible mechanisms of actions include the release of nerve growth factor and antioxidative effects, both of which may be helpful in the re... | null | 1.395 | 183 | Otorhinolaryngology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,439,173 | Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone or arginine vasopressin secretion in patients following neck dissection. | The Laryngoscope | Laryngoscope | 112 | 11 | 10.1097/00005537-200211000-00020 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS] The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone or arginine vasopressin secretion (SIADH) is a disorder in which release of antidiuretic hormone is independent of plasma osmolarity, resulting in fluid retention and development of dilutional hyponatremia. The incidence of SIADH following neck ... | null | 1.395 | 183 | Otorhinolaryngology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,439,101 | Effects of tibolone and hormone replacement therapy on the breast of cynomolgus monkeys. | Menopause (New York, N.Y.) | Menopause | 9 | 6 | 10.1097/00042192-200211000-00007 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To measure the effects of 2 years of treatment with tibolone on the breasts of cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in comparison with conventional hormone replacement therapy. [DESIGN] Ovariectomized cynomolgus macaques were randomized into five groups and treated for 2 years. Groups included controls... | null | 1.332 | 125 | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,439,080 | Prior exercise increases subsequent utilization of dietary fat. | Medicine and science in sports and exercise | Med Sci Sports Exerc | 34 | 11 | 10.1097/00005768-200211000-00011 | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [PURPOSE] Exercise appears to offer protection against weight gain, perhaps related to its effects on fat metabolism. Previous work in rats has shown that interventions resulting in a negative energy balance lead to alterations in the trafficking of dietary fat. This study was undertaken to determine whether exercise a... | Non-programmatic | 1.429 | 271 | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Sports Science | Health Professions; Medicine | 2,002 |
12,438,963 | Synergistic inhibitory activities of interleukin-10 and dexamethasone on human CD4+ T cells. | Transplantation | Transplantation | 74 | 8 | 10.1097/00007890-200210270-00017 | eng | 2,002 | 10 | 27 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] We have previously demonstrated that interleukin (IL)-10 synergizes with dexamethasone (Dex) in inhibiting proliferation of human T cells, stimulated in an antigen-presenting cell (APC)-dependent manner. Because IL-10 effectively inhibits APC accessory functions, the synergism could have been a result of i... | null | 1.476 | 224 | Transplantation | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,438,474 | Managing severe lower limb spasticity in multiple sclerosis: does intrathecal phenol have a role? | Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry | J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | 73 | 6 | 10.1136/jnnp.73.6.705 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] Established treatment options for managing severe lower limb spasticity and associated pain are of limited value in people with advanced multiple sclerosis (MS). This has resulted in a resurgence of the use of lumbar intrathecal phenol injection (IP). The aim of this study was to investigate the authors' ex... | null | 1.238 | 244 | Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,438,462 | Apathy in Parkinson's disease. | Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry | J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry | 73 | 6 | 10.1136/jnnp.73.6.636 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To assess apathy in patients with Parkinson's disease and its relation to disability, mood, personality, and cognition. [METHODS] Levels of apathy in 45 patients with Parkinson's disease were compared with a group of 17 similarly disabled patients with osteoarthritis. Additional neuropsychiatric data were c... | null | 1.238 | 244 | Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Surgery | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,438,293 | Poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase is activated in subjects at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and is associated with impaired vascular reactivity. | Circulation | Circulation | 106 | 21 | 10.1161/01.cir.0000038365.78031.9c | eng | 2,002 | 11 | 19 | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] We have previously shown that endothelial function is impaired not only in diabetes but also in subjects at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that changes in the expression or activity of the endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), the receptor for advanced glycation end prod... | null | 5.233 | 691 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,438,066 | Hamstring injury in athletes: using MR imaging measurements to compare extent of muscle injury with amount of time lost from competition. | AJR. American journal of roentgenology | AJR Am J Roentgenol | 179 | 6 | 10.2214/ajr.179.6.1791621 | eng | 2,002 | 12 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between MR imaging measurements of the extent of hamstring injury and the amount of time lost from competition in a group of athletes. [SUBJECTS AND METHODS] Thirty-seven athletes with suspected hamstring injury underwent T1 and inversion recovery T2 tu... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,437,517 | A single window-period donation detected by human immunodeficiency virus p24 antigen after 5 years of routine screening in a group of Brazilian blood banks. | Vox sanguinis | Vox Sang | 83 | 4 | 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2002.00226.x | eng | 2,002 | 11 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this article was to describe the experience of screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) p24 antigen (p24Ag) in blood donors, in four Brazilian Blood Banks, and to report the detection of the first window-period donation. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] During 61 months (May 96... | null | 0.454 | 96 | Medicine; Hematology | Medicine | 2,002 |
12,437,025 | Research collaboratories: their potential for health behavior researchers. | American journal of health behavior | Am J Health Behav | 26 | 6 | 10.5993/ajhb.26.6.11 | eng | 2,002 | null | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To discuss how online collaboratories can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of research conducted in multiple sites. [METHODS] We describe how online collaboratories offer a flexible infrastructure for health behavior researchers, and describe the strengths and weaknesses of such tools and the lesson... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,436,153 | Ring-stripping retrograde common carotid endarterectomy: case report. | Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina | Sao Paulo Med J | 120 | 5 | 10.1590/s1516-31802002000500007 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | 2 | null | null | null | [CONTEXT] Total occlusion of the common carotid is rare and the indications and techniques for surgical treatment are still a matter of controversy. [OBJECTIVE] To demonstrate the feasibility of retrograde common carotid endarterectomy. [DESIGN] Retrospective case report study. [SETTING] Tertiary care private hospital.... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,436,122 | Effort thrombosis of the subclavian-axillary vein. | Saudi medical journal | Saudi Med J | 23 | 10 | null | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study is to outline the clinical patterns, diagnosis and the outcome of patients with 'effort' subclavian-axillary vein thrombosis. [METHODS] The medical records of 7 patients diagnosed with 'effort' subclavian-axillary vein thrombosis between 1992 and 2000 at the Princess Basma Teaching Hos... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,436,121 | Clinical and experimental evaluation of the effect of Khat-induced myocardial infarction. | Saudi medical journal | Saudi Med J | 23 | 10 | null | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the effect of Khat-induced myocardial infarction (MI) in Yemen. [METHODS] One hundred and twenty patients with MI, admitted to Al-Thawra Hospital, Sana'a City, Yemen, during the year 2001 and 120 volunteer controls were collected for this study. On the other hand, we used 48 adult male rabbits f... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,436,119 | Impact of early surgical correction of curves in paralytic scoliosis. | Saudi medical journal | Saudi Med J | 23 | 10 | null | eng | 2,002 | 10 | null | null | null | null | [OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the advantages of early surgery in patients suffering from neuromuscular scoliosis. [METHODS] Between January 1992 and January 1998, 20 patients with paralytic scoliosis, with an average age of 15 years, were treated surgically in the Department of Orthop... | null | null | null | null | null | null |
12,436,027 | Long-term clinical outcome of coronary artery stenting in elderly patients. | Coronary artery disease | Coron Artery Dis | 13 | 6 | 10.1097/00019501-200209000-00004 | eng | 2,002 | 9 | null | null | null | null | [BACKGROUND] The elderly constitute a rapidly expanding segment of our population and cardiovascular disease becomes more prevalent with increasing age. Existing data have shown that percutaneous coronary interventions in the elderly are associated with an increase risk of in-hospital complications compared to younger ... | null | 0.663 | 70 | Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine | Medicine | 2,002 |
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