Publications

[image diagnosis of renal disease].		2009	2695681
new system helps prevent medi-cal claim delays.		2009	2649431
new light on the lysenko era.		2009	2657435
how can we pay for graduate medical education in ambulatory care?		2009	2657425
is there life after roe v. wade?	mahowald's article is one of three in this issue of the hastings center report under the overall title of "abortion: searching for common ground." the articles were occasioned by the impending u.s. supreme court decision in webster v. reproductive health services (decided 3 jul 1989), which was widely regarded as the court's reconsideration of roe v. wade (1973). the debate in the united states over abortion has become intransigent and polarized since roe, and the hcr articles by mahowald, m. gl ...	2009	2663777
[spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery disclosed by migraine attack].		2009	2660657
transvaginal pulsed doppler measurement of blood flow velocity in the ovarian arteries during cycle stimulation and after follicle puncture.	in experimental studies, an increase of the ovarian blood flow was found during cycle stimulation. in this study, the authors performed transvaginal pulsed doppler measurements of the ovarian arteries in stimulated cycles before and after follicle puncture. four days before follicle puncture, high flow velocities in systolis were found compared with diastolis. toward the day of embryo transfer, a marked increase of the diastolic blood flow velocity was observed. in patients with high endocrine r ...	2009	2646157
enhancement by various cytokines or 2-beta-mercaptoethanol of ia antigen expression on langerhans cells in skin from normal aged and young mice. effect of cyclosporine a.	the number of ia+ langerhans cells (lc) in skin from aged (16- to 18-mo old) balb/c mice is approximately 40% lower than in skin from young (2- to 3-mo old) mice. overnight incubation at 37 degrees c with a variety of cytokines, including il-1, il-2, il-3, il-4, il-6, tnf-alpha, ifn-gamma, and granulocyte/macrophage-csf, causes a significant increase in the ia expression on lc and raises the number of ia+ cells by at least 300/mm2 in skin from both young and old mice. at 1 to 5 x 10(-5) m, 2-me ...	2009	2668410
[the link between cholesterol and atherosclerosis: intervention trials].	intervention trials aimed at influencing the course of atherosclerosis by reducing blood cholesterol levels of two types: some of them evaluate the clinical consequences of atherosclerosis, while the others study the disease itself by means of arteriography. several trials of the first type have convincingly shown that the incidence of coronary disease decreases after at least 5 years of medicinal treatment. as for direct visualization trials, they seem to indicate that the development of athero ...	2009	2662362
long-term tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer.		2009	2651287
responses to ragweed-pollen nasal challenge before and after immunotherapy.	to evaluate whether immunotherapy reduces mediator release after nasal challenge, we followed previously untreated patients with ragweed hay fever through 2 years (three seasons) of treatment. eleven adult patients started immunotherapy after a season of symptom diaries and graded pretreatment challenges with 0.03, 0.3, 3.3, and 16.5 mg of ragweed pollen. repeat challenges were performed when the treatment dosage reached 0.6, 12.4, and 24.8 micrograms of amb a i (antigen e) equivalents per injec ...	2009	2668381
no association between post-transplant erythrocytosis, thromboembolic events, and cyclosporine therapy.		2009	2652691
[histochemical detection of enzymes in the spinning glands of spiders].	the spider's spinning apparatus equipped with numerous glands of several types appears to be a suitable model for studying tissues which produce large amounts of fibrillar proteins. heterogeneous glandular system is of special benefit for study of the function of different enzymes taking part both in the synthesis and the degradation of mentioned proteins. it is evident that the activity of the enzyme is dependent not only on the physiologic condition or a certain phase of spider's life cycle, b ...	2009	2640359
erythema ab igne: a model of hyperthermic skin damage and carcinogenesis in humans?		2009	3836282
[prognostication of the development of degenerative-dystrophic lesions of the hip joint in dysplasia].	examined were 184 children with dysplasia of the both hip joints and initial forms of a degenerative-dystrophic lesion. the roentgenologic signs of dysplasia of the hip joint, indicating the possible development of the degenerative-dystrophic lesion were established.	2009	2632942
diabetes mellitus. control and complications.		2009	2648354
[prenatal diagnosis of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase enzyme deficiency].	prenatal diagnosis of the "classical" forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (cah) which is a result of 21-hydroxylase (21-oh) deficiency either complete, with salt-wasting or incomplete without salt wasting, is performed in two ways: by measuring concentration of 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-ohp) and androstendione (delta 4) in amniotic fluid and by hla typing of fetal cells from amniotic fluid. having ones own normal values is the basic condition for the safe prenatal diagnosis of cah 21-oh def ...	2009	2633007
[pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with chronic respiratory insufficiency].		2009	2649972
survey of fatal anaphylactic reactions to imported fire ant stings. report of the fire ant subcommittee of the american academy of allergy and immunology.	a physician questionnaire survey was conducted by the fire ant subcommittee of the american academy of allergy and immunology to document deaths caused by imported fire ant stings. from the 29,300 physicians surveyed, reports of 83 fatal and two near-fatal fire ant-sting reactions were received. most anaphylactic deaths were reported from florida (22) and texas (19). after excluding duplicate reports, four confirmed deaths were documented in alabama, 10 in florida, two in georgia, two in louisia ...	2009	2760357
the conversion of [35s] ptc-angiotensin i to ptc-angiotensin ii in plasma of normotensive and hypertensive subjects.		2009	4313539
a study of alpha thalassaemia families in western saudi arabia.	in saudi arabia there are three alpha globin chain alleles alpha alpha/, -alpha/, alpha alpha t/-producing six genotypes. in this study of 12 alpha thalassaemia families, the phenotypic expression of these six genotypes is determined. globin chain biosynthesis gave five non overlapping ratios of 0.9 +/- 0.05, 0.69 +/- 0.06, 0.5 +/- 0.03, 0.38 +/- 0.04 and 0.23 +/- 0.06. the five groups are shown to be normal, alpha thal 2 trait with genotype -alpha/ alpha alpha, mild alpha thal 1 with -alpha/-al ...	2009	4095770
why higher education for nurses? issues and developments.		2009	3645274
the two-period crossover design in medical research.	the crossover design has enjoyed popularity with many clinical researchers, but has been criticized by biostatisticians. the central problem is the inability to derive an unbiased estimate of the treatment effect when differences occur because of the different sequences in which treatments are applied. this problem can be traced to a deficiency of the logic of the crossover arrangement itself. factors that can invalidate the findings of a crossover trial include nonuniform pharmacologic and psyc ...	2009	2923388
[opioid peptides and their possible physiological significance].		2009	2839888
cardiovascular and metabolic responses during anoxic submergence in the bullfrog with and without maintained extracellular ph.	we studied metabolic, cardiovascular, and electrolyte responses of paralyzed bullfrogs to 6 hours of submerged anoxia at 15 degrees c, either with or without maintenance of extracellular ph at preanoxic values by nahco3 infusion. there were no differences in arterial pco2 between acidemic and nonacidemic groups. lactate appearance in arterial blood, as an indicator of anaerobic metabolic rate, was not significantly different between the anoxic groups, although both were significantly elevated ov ...	2009	2788711
morbidity of very young infants with and without acute otitis media.	perinatal and other morbidity of 96 consecutive infants with acute otitis media (aom) before the age of 3 months is compared with that of 96 birthday- and sex-matched controls without aom. perinatal problems were found in 57 aom infants and in 38 controls, prematurity and asphyxia being significantly (p less than 0.05) more common in the study group than in the controls. at the time of aom, 51 infants had concurrent illnesses ('colds' excluded) or anomalies, while only 19 controls (p less than 0 ...	2009	2756838
the pathophysiology of the pancreatic defect in cystic fibrosis.	studies of the postnatal development of the pancrease in cf infants show a failure of acinar development and an increase in lumen volume with accumulation of secretory material within the pancreatic ducts. our evaluation of functional changes within the exocrine pancreas are consistent with the pathologic findings. impaired pancreatic fluid secretion appears to be a primary phenomenon of cf. we have shown that pancreatic secretions from cf patients also contain significantly higher concentration ...	2009	2701923
[poisoning by geromitra esculenta].	gyromitra esculenta (persoon ex fries) mushrooms have been responsible for severe intoxications and even deaths. clinical data are characterized primarily by vomiting and diarrhoea, and, afterwhile, by jaundice, convulsions and coma. the species of concern are mainly g. esculenta, g. fastigiata and g. gigas; nevertheless, recent advances in chromatography, biochemistry and toxicology have established that other species within the ascomycetes may prove also toxic. the toxins, i.e. gyromitrin (n-m ...	2009	2681713
weakness in patients with hemiparesis.	clinical and experimental results are reviewed concerning muscle weakness in patients with hemiparesis after a stroke. the discussion includes the important role that alterations in the physiology of motor units, notably changes in firing rates and muscle fiber atrophy, play in the manifestation of muscle weakness. this role is compared with the lesser role that spasticity (defined as hyperactive stretch reflexes) of the antagonist muscle group appears to play in determining the weakness of agon ...	2009	2655457
greed in healthcare.		2009	2798274
greed in healthcare.		2009	2798274
[decreasing the emission of pollutants in laboratory waste water by substitution of trichloromethane].	working up great test series to determine chloroform-extractive substances and tensides, increased trichlormethane concentrations can appear in the laboratory air-inspite of realization of numerous precautionary measures. as a rule the makd rate will be exceeded than. various precautions failed to fulfill their purpose so that the solvent trichlormethane had been replaced by other solvents. two demands mainly influenced on this replacement. the risk to health must be decreased so far that the wo ...	2009	2741501
the effect of six months continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion on kidney function and size in insulin-dependent diabetics.	glomerular filtration rate (gfr), renal plasma flow (rpf), kidney volume, and urinary albumin excretion rate were measured in 24 insulin-dependent diabetics, aged 29 +/- 7 years (mean +/- s.d.) of 8 +/- 4 years duration, randomly allocated to either continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (csii) (n = 12) or unchanged conventional insulin treatment (cit) (n = 12). glomerular filtration rate, renal plasma flow, and kidney volume were identical in the two groups at the start of the study, although ...	2009	2951131
the vestibulo-ocular reflex: is it an independent subsystem?	traditionally, the vestibulo-ocular reflex (vor) is described as a distinct, phylogenetically old, oculomotor subsystem, which serves to stabilize gaze direction. it is supposed to act as a stereotyped reflex with definite input-output relations, which can be measured by rotating a subject passively in darkness, and which are kept at a nearly ideal level by adaptive parametric adjustments. this paper argues that such a view of the vor may be not realistic: 1) the vor in darkness (especially in h ...	2009	2682929
[the effect of ultrasound of various intensities on erythrocyte lipid peroxidation in patients with ischemic heart disease].		2009	2815652
[the effect of ultrasound of various intensities on erythrocyte lipid peroxidation in patients with ischemic heart disease].		2009	2815652
basal ganglia regional glucose metabolism asymmetry during a catatonic episode.		2009	2804192
basal ganglia regional glucose metabolism asymmetry during a catatonic episode.		2009	2804192
effect of defocus on blur thresholds and on thresholds of perceived change in blur: comparison of source and observer methods.	the defocus levels required for normal observers to notice the first perceptible blur of a clear test target (blur threshold) and the least perceptible change in the degree of blurriness of an already blurry target (threshold of perceived change in blur) were measured using both the source and observer methods. in the source method observers viewed defocused stimuli presented on a projection screen, whereas in the observer method focused stimuli were presented to observers who were defocused usi ...	2009	2771346
the epidemiology of panic symptomatology and agoraphobic avoidance.	in a random community survey of 1,498 urban adults age 18 to 64 years who were interviewed using the diagnostic interview schedule (dis), the lifetime prevalence of panic disorder was 2.2% +/- 0.4%. this was higher in women (3.4% +/- 0.7%) than in men (0.9% +/- 0.6%), and in those under the age of 45 years. lifetime prevalence for panic attacks was 7.8% +/- 0.7%. panic attacks and panic disorder had a similar distribution by age and sex, with higher rates in women than men, and also in the under ...	2009	2788067
[literature storage and retrieval for library users using a microcomputer].		2009	2654664
serum lipid-bound sialic acid as a tumoral marker in minimal residual tumors.	the lipid-associated sialic acid (lasa) level in serum was increased in 663 out of 794 patients (83.5%) of which 55.1% were cea negative. there were 16.5% lasa (possibly false) negative, cea positive patients. there were 24.1% false positives in 116 patients without malignant tumors. in manifest prostatic carcinoma 94.2% of the lasa values but only 36.5% of the prostatic acid phosphatase values were increased. similarly, in breast and pulmonary carcinoma, lasa was more sensitive than cea. in 499 ...	2009	2663215
evaluation of infant feeding in acute gastroenteritis.	sixty-eight bottle-fed babies under 9 months of age with mild acute gastroenteritis were observed to evaluate current feeding regimens following acute gastroenteritis in infancy. all babies were fed for 24 h with a glucose-electrolyte mixture (gem) and then randomly assigned to either a gradual reintroduction to their normal milk, i.e., slow regrade; immediate return to full-strength formula; or a rapid regrade to a hypoallergenic whey hydrolysate formula. all groups were well matched for age, s ...	2009	2709254
recurrent intracranial and spinal meningiomas: clinical and histological features.	the clinical records and histopathological features of 424 patients treated surgically for meningioma over a 20-year period were reviewed. forty-nine patients (11.5%) required a second operation and in 8 other cases (1.8%) there was clinical evidence of recurrence but further surgery was contra-indicated. the two independent factors associated with recurrence were incomplete surgical resection at the first operation and angioblastic histology. in contrast, recurrences were uncommon in the very e ...	2009	2706843
a case of hemorrhagic pineal cyst: mr/ct correlation.	a 30-year-old male had a headache for one month and was evaluated with both computed tomography (ct) and magnetic resonance (mr). these scans demonstrated an obstructing pineal cyst containing layered acute and subacute blood products by mr criteria. the concurrent scans allowed correlation between ct and mr findings in this rare complication of an unusual entity, explained his headache (and the development of later upward gaze paresis), provided a precise surgical/anatomic approach, and gave a ...	2009	2747899
a child with phenotypic laron dwarfism and normal somatomedin levels.		2009	2725626
obstetrics: a return to the basic sciences.		2009	2809775
obstetrics: a return to the basic sciences.		2009	2809775
fluorouracil filtering surgery study one-year follow-up. the fluorouracil filtering surgery study group.	two hundred thirteen patients participated in the fluorouracil filtering surgery study, a randomized clinical trial, to determine the efficacy and safety of subconjunctivally injected 5-fluorouracil after filtering surgery in eyes with poor prognoses. twenty-eight (27%) of the 105 eyes in the 5-fluorouracil group and 54 (50%) of the 108 eyes in the standard group were classified as failures, defined by reoperation for control of intraocular pressure during the first year or an intraocular pressu ...	2009	2688428
dermatologic symptoms without signs. seeking the cause of itching, pain, and burning.	a patient may seek medical help because of dermatologic itching, pain, or burning that is unaccompanied by visible lesions. although referral to a dermatologist may be necessary, the primary care physician is at times able to manage such patients if he or she is aware of some of the common causative diseases, including preeruptive herpes zoster, polyneuritis, and aquagenic pruritus.	2009	2648364
epidemiology of iddm in black and white children in jefferson county, alabama, 1979-1985.	for the period of 1 january 1979 through 31 december 1985, an average annual incidence rate (ir) of 12.1/100,000 (95% confidence interval [10.4/100,000, 14.0/100,000]) of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (iddm) was observed in jefferson county, alabama, among people less than 20 yr old. hospital medical-record review was the primary source of case ascertainment. a large proportion of black children in the county permitted race-specific analyses. the average annual ir among the black children ...	2009	2714520
[the fundamental works of g. conti on the subject of male impotence].		2009	2699552
effects of coadministration of propafenone on the pharmacokinetics of digoxin in healthy volunteer subjects.	previous reports have suggested an interaction between propafenone and digoxin. we investigated the pharmacokinetics of iv digoxin when given alone (phase i), after pretreatment with propafenone 150 mg every 8 hours for seven days (phase ii), and after propafenone 300 mg every 8 hours for 7 days (phase iii). the total body clearance of digoxin during phase i was 2.45 ml/min/kg and was 2.17 ml/min/kg during phase ii (ns) and decreased to 1.92 ml/min/kg during phase iii (p less than 0.05). the ren ...	2009	2708548
exploration of cervico-encephalic vessels using trans-brachial approach on outpatients.	among the several methods used for the exploration of supra-aortic vessels, none is perfect. the intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography is a secure method. the transbrachial approach for this purpose is a safe and efficient technique. the possible risks at the level of humeral artery can be reduced by applying the method described in the text. we present our experience among 200 patients, using mostly the right brachial artery. the quality of image was good in 3/4 of cases. humeral arter ...	2009	2662882
the importance of splenectomy for the adoptive immunotherapy of cancer.	adoptive immunotherapy (ait) of cancer using lymphocytes cultured in vitro in interleukin-2 (lak cells) has gained much attention due to the high level of broad anti-tumor activity both in vitro and in vivo. a major hypothesis has suggested that if unfractionated lymphoid cells grown in il-2 can mediate significant anti-tumor effects then purified lak effector cells should yield even higher activity. furthermore, devising new techniques to achieve optimal expansion of the purified lak effector c ...	2009	2785238
industrial marketing and medical ethics.		2009	2725621
effect of cholecystectomy on common bile duct diameters: a longitudinal prospective ultrasonographic study.	the medium-term effect of cholecystectomy on common bile duct diameters (cbd) was investigated prospectively in 64 patients with gallstone disease examined by ultrasonography immediately before and 27 months to 39 months after the operation. in 32 patients with chronic cholecystitis and patent cystic ducts, cbd diameters increased slightly (median 4.6 mm pre- and 5.3 mm postoperatively; p less than 0.05). a group of 19 patients with acute cholecystitis or cystic duct occlusion showed a significa ...	2009	3142922
platelet function, platelet prostanoids and vascular prostacyclin in diabetes mellitus.		2009	2654960
right-sided facial asymmetry in infant emotional expression.	in normal adults, emotional expressions tend to be more intense on the left side of the face, while in preschool-age children, no significant bias in facial asymmetry has been found. we examined facial asymmetries during smiling and distress in 59 infants studied longitudinally at 6.5, 10 and 13.5 months of age. in these infants, asymmetric expressions showed a bias toward greater intensity on the right side of the face. the study of infant facial expression may provide clues to the maturation o ...	2009	2739889
sensitization to gentamicin alone.		2009	2752741
[on the subject of causes and prevention of automobile accidents].		2009	4238106
[on the subject of causes and prevention of automobile accidents].		2009	4238106
differential effects of flurbiprofen and aspirin on acetazolamide disposition in humans.	the plasma concentration-time profile of acetazolamide (az) following an intravenous bolus dose (5 mg kg-1) was determined during control, aspirin and flurbiprofen (flu) treatment periods. the unbound fraction of az in plasma increased three-fold in the presence of salicylate (sa) while, in contrast, flu produced consistent, but statistically insignificant, increases in binding. sa caused a two-fold decrease in both unbound az renal clearance and apparent volume of distribution at steady-state, ...	2009	2757898
hydranencephaly and maximal hydrocephalus: usefulness of electrophysiological studies for their differentiation.	the eeg was evaluated in three cases of hydranencephaly and two cases of maximal hydrocephalus, and the visual evoked potential was studied in one case each of hydranencephaly and maximal hydrocephalus. the eeg tracing of hydranencephaly typically showed a flat pattern in most bipolar derivations because of the differential amplification of the same activity from remote generators. however, the eeg of maximal hydrocephalus did not demonstrate a flat pattern in bipolar as well as referential deri ...	2009	2715606
[cardiopathy in noonan syndrome. review of 29 cases].	twenty nine cases, nineteen females and ten males of noonan's syndrome are reported. the age at diagnosis ranged from five months to 11.5 years (median age: 56 months). fifteen cases 57% disclose aspects of the noonan's phenotype in female siblings. fourteen cases showed an associated cardiopathy. the total included eleven pulmonary valve stenosis, five atrial septal defect. three hypertrophic myocardiopathies, three ventricular septal defect, one patients with pulmonary stenosis manifested an a ...	2009	2655512
the inspiring promise of dental implantology.		2009	2704492
intraoperative staging in ovarian cancer.	in patients with early stage i or ii ovarian cancer a meticulous staging laparotomy is required; this should include omentectomy, pelvic and paraaortic lymphadenectomy, multiple peritoneal biopsies and diaphragmatic biopsies. adjunctive therapy is based on these surgical-pathological findings. in patients with advanced disease (stages iii and iv) it has been demonstrated that optimal tumour reduction enhances the length of survival. a complete resection of all gross disease in the abdominal cavi ...	2009	2661086
arthropathy of the wrist in leprosy--what changes are caused by long-standing peripheral nerve palsy?	a radiographical screening study of 338 leprotic patients was performed. clinically, according to a nerve score (ns) designed by us, 12.9% of 674 hands showed mild nerve palsy (ns 5 or 6), 75.9% moderate (ns 3 or 4), and 11.4% severe (ns less than 2). twenty-nine hands of 26 patients (ns 4.2 on average) demonstrated abnormal changes of the wrist joint on radiographs. we classified them into four groups: (a) lunate collapse (four patients), (b) scaphoid nonunion (eight), (c) scaphoid cyst (three) ...	2009	2774872
healing aids.		2009	2745575
[the role of tracking in the perception of objects, moving toward each other in a narrow vertical slit line].	it has been shown by means of calculation and device modeling that the observed subjective pressure of two objects moving toward one another behind a narrow vertical slit corresponds to the pressure of objects retinal projections, induced in its turn by a slowed down tracing. 180e turn of one of the moving objects is also explained by tracing.	2009	2765575
genetic and environmental contributions to the covariance between occupational status, educational attainment, and iq: a study of twins.	scores of occupational status, educational attainment, and iq were obtained for 507 monozygotic and 575 dizygotic male twin pairs born 1931-1935 and 1944-1960. a multivariate genetic analysis with statistics from different cohorts showed heterogeneity between cohorts, and analyses were performed in four separate cohorts. the only set of results which departed clearly from the rest was found for the group born 1931-1935, where the ratio of environmental to genetic effects exceeded those of the ot ...	2009	2719624
[psychiatric activity is always aggressive].		2009	2770234
changes in colour temperature characteristic of cholesteric temperature indicators provoked by uv radiation.		2009	2977692
is cancer adaptation gone awry?		2009	2746821
recurrent polyposis nasi. plenary session, held during the 12th congress of the european rhinologic society, including the viith i.s.i.a.n. amsterdam (the netherlands), june 1988.		2009	2772490
spontaneous intramural perforation of the esophagus: case report and review of the literature.	a 47-year-old male suffered spontaneous intramural perforation of his esophagus following tracheostomy and nasogastric intubation. the reports of this unusual lesion in the literature are reviewed, and the characteristic radiographic and endoscopic features demonstrated.	2009	2663466
be wary of wrongful-dismissal suits.		2009	2790610
[education of heart surgery patients--did it reach the goal?].	to find out how well informed they were about their disease and operation, 104 patients who had undergone aortocoronary bypass surgery (group a) or heart valve replacement (group b) were asked to complete a questionnaire on discharge from the operating hospital and, after patient briefing during in-hospital rehabilitation, again 3 months after the operation. the level of anxiety and presence of depression were also assessed. we found the following percentages of wrongly or inadequately answered ...	2009	2814410
[outline of proliferative disorders in the mononuclear phagocytic system--clinicopathological aspects of histiocytosis x].		2009	2786580
[atypical familial hereditary degeneration of the macula].	family case report presenting a central detachment initially associated to peripheral retinal disorders. discussion on the uniqueness of this syndrome.	2009	2805214
[atypical familial hereditary degeneration of the macula].	family case report presenting a central detachment initially associated to peripheral retinal disorders. discussion on the uniqueness of this syndrome.	2009	2805214
evaluations of effectiveness and quality of care.	although technical competency continues to be viewed as an essential prerequisite for practicing dentistry, it is no longer felt to be a sufficient indicator of the effectiveness or quality of care that will be or is provided by a practitioner. consistent with a broader definition of quality that includes timeliness and appropriateness of treatment, continuity of care, emphasis on prevention, and adequate documentation of services provided, initiatives are being mounted to develop improved metho ...	2009	2808882
evaluations of effectiveness and quality of care.	although technical competency continues to be viewed as an essential prerequisite for practicing dentistry, it is no longer felt to be a sufficient indicator of the effectiveness or quality of care that will be or is provided by a practitioner. consistent with a broader definition of quality that includes timeliness and appropriateness of treatment, continuity of care, emphasis on prevention, and adequate documentation of services provided, initiatives are being mounted to develop improved metho ...	2009	2808882
reversal of rejection-induced coronary vasculitis detected early after heart transplantation with increased immunosuppression.	four patients who underwent heart transplantation, in whom coronary obstruction was seen early after transplantation, are described. repeated acute rejection episodes were detected within the first 2 months in each patient. coronary obstruction or ischemia was shown through a combination of t1-201 isotopic study findings, evidence of vasculitis of a small coronary arteriole seen at endomyocardial biopsy, or coronary angiographic results. vigorous treatment for rejection (antithymocyte globulin a ...	2009	2795284
cultural contributions to constructing locus-of-control attributions.	locus of control attribution patterns have been demonstrated to predict a variety of behavioral and adaptational characteristics in a number of societies. as a consequence, questions concerning the comparability of those attributions across cultures have been of interest to social and personality theorists as well as to their more action-oriented colleagues. in the present study, the processes used by indian college students to form those attributions have been studied and compared with those us ...	2009	2767420
impact of a comprehensive supportive care team on management of hopelessly ill patients with multiple organ failure.	we developed a supportive care team for hopelessly ill patients in an urban emergency/trauma hospital. the team includes a clinical nurse specialist and a faculty physician as well as a chaplain and social worker. the supportive care team provides an alternative to intensive care or conventional ward management of hopelessly ill patients and concentrates on the physical and psychosocial comfort needs of patients and their families. we describe our experience with 20 hopelessly ill patients with ...	2009	2752818
the wellcome foundation lecture, 1986. the molecular regulators of normal and leukaemic blood cells.	the development of a cell-culture system for the cloning and clonal differentiation of different types of blood cell has made it possible to identify: (i), the proteins that regulate growth and differentiation of different cell lineages in normal and leukaemic blood cells; (ii), the molecular basis of normal and abnormal control of cell development in blood-forming tissue; and (iii), how to suppress malignancy in leukaemic cells. by using myeloid blood cells as a model system, it has been shown ...	2009	2888120
[electrophoretic mobility of the cells of non-t, non-b acute lymphoblastic leukemia].	in order to ascertain the possibility of the use of electrophoretic mobility (epm) as one of the criterion for delicate identification of the leukemic cell, a study was made of the epm of blast cells having an approximately equal status of differentiation. a study was also made of lymphoblasts of the most frequently occurring variant of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, namely of the non-t, non-b variant. it has been established that the given cells are marked by the similar values of the epm, which ...	2009	2744376
multiple pregnancy as a risk factor in rural tanzania.		2009	2763366
comparison of acral nevomelanocytic proliferations in japanese and whites.	the preponderance of malignant melanomas that occur in the japanese population affect the palmar and plantar areas, in contrast to those of whites, which occur predominantly on the head, neck, and trunk. furthermore, a precursor lesion, the dysplastic nevus, has been well defined in nonacral white skin but not in the japanese. in this paper, a similarity between benign and atypical acral nevomelanocytic proliferations in japanese and whites is described. however, it appears that in the japanese ...	2009	2715654
effects of precocene analogs on the nematode caenorhabditis remanei (var. bangaloreiensis). ii. competitions with a juvenile hormone analog (methoprene).	fourteen 7-alkoxy-2,2-dimethychromenes were synthetized and studied in jh competition experiments: precocenes (ps) pi and pii, and synthetic analogs (pas) including (i) three with both antiallatal and p-like activities: 7-ethoxy-pii (7-epii); 7-(prop-2-ynyloxy)-2,-2-dimethylchromene (ppi); and 6-methoxy-7-(prop-2-ynyloxy)-2,2-dimethylchromene (ppiii); (ii) six without antiallatal activity, exerting p-like activity in nematodes; and (iii) three without either antiallatal or p-like activity, but w ...	2009	2737453
stability of vinca alkaloid anticancer drugs in three commonly used infusion fluids.	the chemical stabilities of the vinca alkaloid anticancer drugs vinblastine, vincristine, and vindesine have been studied in three commonly used infusion fluids at 4 and 25 degrees c. the infusion fluids were: 0.9% sodium chloride, 5% dextrose, and ringer's lactate injection. stability has been measured by using a stability-indicating high performance liquid chromatographic assay with ultraviolet detection. at 4 degrees c no significant degradation of the vinca alkaloids occurred within a storag ...	2009	2709240
erythropoietin and chronic renal failure.		2009	2771635
[common risk factors in the prognosis of myocardial infarction].		2009	2663156
decreased surfactant level in the lung with oligohydramnios: a morphometric and biochemical study.		2009	2831329
decreased surfactant level in the lung with oligohydramnios: a morphometric and biochemical study.		2009	2831329
antihypertensive therapy: newer concepts and agents.	major advances have taken place in recent years with respect to our understanding of hypertensive diseases, the mechanisms of action of other therapeutic agents, and the introduction of new classes of drugs. standard therapy today uses the basic of employing nonpharmacological modalities. thereafter a stepped-care program with pharmacological entities has been advocated using diuretic, antiadrenergic, and vasodilating agents. however, new modes of action have been introduced therapeutically duri ...	2009	2866842
on suicide statistics.	the classical methodological problem of suicidology is reliability of official statistics. in this article, some recent contributions to the debate, particularly concerning the increased problem of suicide among inuit, are reviewed. secondly the suicide statistics of greenland are analyzed, with the conclusion that the official statistics, as published by the danish board of health, are generally reliable concerning greenland.	2009	2789569
stroke, hemodilution, and mortality.		2009	2772989
comparative dna reassociation kinetics of cranes.		2009	2775167