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10,888,452
Metal detectors in the pediatric emergency department: patron attitudes and national prevalence.
Pediatric emergency care
Pediatr Emerg Care
16
3
10.1097/00006565-200006000-00006
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this study was to investigate patron attitudes toward a walk through a metal detector that was used for universal weapon screening in a pediatric emergency department. Additionally, we conducted a telephone survey to determine the nationwide prevalence of metal detectors in pediatric emergen...
null
0.34
79
Emergency Medicine; Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,888,449
Characteristics and outcome of children with carbon monoxide poisoning with and without smoke exposure referred for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Pediatric emergency care
Pediatr Emerg Care
16
3
10.1097/00006565-200006000-00002
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To describe the clinical characteristics and outcome of children with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning with and without smoke exposure referred for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), and to determine the association between any of these characteristics and death. [SETTING] Regional hyperbaric referral center....
null
0.34
79
Emergency Medicine; Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,888,042
The value of fast and ultrafast T2-weighted MR imaging sequences in hepatic enhancement with ferumoxides: comparison with conventional spin-echo sequence.
Radiation medicine
Radiat Med
18
2
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The efficacy of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) was evaluated with fast T2-weighted imaging sequences such as turbo spin-echo (TSE), half-Fourier single shot turbo spin echo (HASTE), and echo-planar imaging (EPI) in comparison with the conventional spin-echo (SE) sequence on a 1.5 Tesla MR unit. [MATERIAL...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,887,922
Evaluation of retinoic acid ophthalmic emulsion in dry eye.
European journal of ophthalmology
Eur J Ophthalmol
10
2
10.1177/112067210001000205
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] An oil in water emulsion of 0.01% all-trans-retinoic acid (tretinoin) was prepared and clinically evaluated in dry eye patients. [METHODS] The ophthalmic emulsion consisted of 10% of arachis oil and 90% of the hydrogel of Carbopol 940. To evaluate retinoic acid emulsion clinically, a placebo-controlled, open-...
null
0.452
69
Medicine; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,887,713
Reducing negative thinking and depressive symptoms in college women.
Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
J Nurs Scholarsh
32
2
10.1111/j.1547-5069.2000.00145.x
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Although cognitive-behavioral interventions have been successful in treating depression, no studies were found that focused solely on reducing negative thinking via group intervention as a means of preventing depression in at-risk groups. The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to test the effecti...
null
0.578
98
Nursing
Nursing
2,000
10,887,324
Class I chitinases, the panallergens responsible for the latex-fruit syndrome, are induced by ethylene treatment and inactivated by heating.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
J Allergy Clin Immunol
106
1 Pt 1
10.1067/mai.2000.107599
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Class I chitinases have been identified as the major panallergens in fruits associated with the latex-fruit syndrome, such as avocado, banana, and chestnut. However, other plant foods containing these enzymes have not been related to this syndrome. [OBJECTIVE] We sought out class I chitinases in the green ...
null
1.942
350
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,887,235
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates: variations in umbilical catheter and enteric tube position.
Radiology
Radiology
216
1
10.1148/radiology.216.1.r00jl13112
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To evaluate anatomic variations of support apparatus position on radiographs obtained in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). [MATERIALS AND METHODS] The authors evaluated radiographs obtained in 71 neonates with CDH to determine whether nasogastric tubes, umbilical venous catheters, and umbil...
null
2.976
346
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
10,884,485
Facial palsy in cerebral venous thrombosis : transcranial stimulation and pathophysiological considerations.
Stroke
Stroke
31
7
10.1161/01.str.31.7.1766
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Cranial nerve palsy in cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CVT) is rare, its pathophysiology remains unclear, and data from electrophysiological examinations in such patients are missing. [CASE DESCRIPTION] We report the case of a 17-year-old woman with familial protein S deficiency who was admitted with exten...
null
3.617
370
Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience
Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing
2,000
10,882,958
Effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on malignant transformation of gastric adenoma.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Gastrointest Endosc
52
1
10.1067/mge.2000.106112
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] A nonrandomized trial of Helicobacter pylori eradication was conducted in patients with endoscopically diagnosed gastric adenoma to determine the long-term effect of antimicrobial treatment on progression of the adenoma. [METHODS] Of 64 patients with an endoscopically diagnosed gastric adenoma and H pylori...
null
0.614
236
Gastroenterology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
10,882,444
Bioabsorbable polyglyconate interference screw fixation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective computed tomography-controlled study.
Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
Arthroscopy
16
5
10.1053/jars.2000.4633
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] It was the purpose of the study to evaluate a new polyglyconate bioabsorbable interference screw for graft fixation in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. [TYPE OF STUDY] Prospective randomized. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Forty patients who underwent endoscopic ACL reconstruction were included in th...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,881,832
Apicoaortic conduit for left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: revisited.
The Annals of thoracic surgery
Ann Thorac Surg
69
5
10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01242-x
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We have used a variety of techniques to correct left ventricular outflow tract obstructions, including, in the past, placement of an apicoaortic valved conduit to bypass the outflow tract. Because the operation was technically difficult, it had fallen into disuse. Recently, we used a simplified transthorac...
null
1.356
230
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,879,757
Complications of posterior lumbar interbody fusion when using a titanium threaded cage device.
Journal of neurosurgery
J Neurosurg
93
1 Suppl
10.3171/spi.2000.93.1.0045
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECT] The authors reviewed their series of patients to quantify clinical and radiographic complications in those who underwent a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) procedure in which a threaded interbody cage (TIC) was implanted. [METHODS] Sixty-seven patients underwent a posterior lumbar interbody fusion proc...
null
1.724
244
Neurology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,879,661
Complement activation in nephropathia epidemica caused by Puumala hantavirus.
Clinical nephrology
Clin Nephrol
53
6
null
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND AIM] Nephropathia epidemica (NE) is a hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Puumala hantavirus. There is considerable variability in the clinical severity of NE. Its pathogenesis is largely unknown and data on complement activation in NE are scant. We sought here to establish how the complemen...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,879,009
Comparison of three probiotics in the treatment of acute diarrhea in mentally retarded children.
Minerva pediatrica
Minerva Pediatr
52
3
null
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] This article aims to compare the use of VIS-01 (Yovis) with two other probiotics (lactic acid bacteria), such as Lactogèrmine and Codex in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children with mental retardation. A recent paper highlights the superiority of the first drug, claiming new perspectives in probiotic...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,877,991
Endothelin and blood pressure regulation in the female rat: studies in normal pregnancy and with nitric oxide synthase inhibition-induced hypertension.
Hypertension in pregnancy
Hypertens Pregnancy
19
2
10.1081/prg-100100139
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the role of endothelin (ET) in blood pressure regulation in normal pregnant and nonpregnant rats and with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibition. [METHODS] Pregnant and nonpregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were treated for 7 days with an ET(A)-selective (A-127722 or FR-139317), ET(B)-selective (A-192...
null
0.382
55
Internal Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,877,986
The incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension among patients with carbohydrate intolerance.
Hypertension in pregnancy
Hypertens Pregnancy
19
2
10.1081/prg-100100134
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the association between pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and carbohydrate intolerance in pregnancy. [METHODS] Data on singleton pregnancies were retrieved from the obstetric database of University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT) and gestational diabetes...
null
0.382
55
Internal Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,877,153
Is season of birth associated with multiple sclerosis?
Acta neurologica Scandinavica
Acta Neurol Scand
101
6
10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.90336.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To compare the monthly distribution of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients' births with that of the Sicilian population. [BACKGROUND] Studies on the association between season of birth and risk of MS are scanty and controversial. [DESIGN AND METHODS] Archives of the Institute of Neuropsychiatry of the Universi...
null
0.711
114
Medicine; Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
10,875,094
Risk factors for intraventricular hemorrhage in a birth cohort of 3721 premature infants.
Journal of perinatal medicine
J Perinat Med
28
2
10.1515/JPM.2000.013
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] In our study we determined possible risk factors for intraventricular hemorrhage grade III to IV (IVH) based on a regional German neonatal data base and tried to build a logistic-regression model to predict the risk of IVH according to gestational age. [MATERIALS] We identified 3721 premature infants, 22 to 36 c...
null
0.489
82
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,873,984
Hepatocyte growth factor in vitreous and serum from patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
The British journal of ophthalmology
Br J Ophthalmol
84
7
10.1136/bjo.84.7.732
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is an endothelium specific growth factor that has been implicated in angiogenesis, a crucial event for the development of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). The aim of the study is to determine the intravitreous concentrations of HGF in diabetic patients with PDR, and ...
null
1.323
185
Ophthalmology; Sensory Systems; Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
10,873,406
One versus two intracavitary brachytherapy applications in early-stage cervical cancer patients undergoing definitive radiation therapy.
Gynecologic oncology
Gynecol Oncol
78
1
10.1006/gyno.2000.5822
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of early stage cervical cancer patients undergoing definitive radiation therapy (RT) with one versus two low-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy (ICB) applications. [METHODS AND MATERIALS] Between 1983 and 1993, 140 stage IB-IIA patients underwent whole-...
null
0.979
192
Obstetrics and Gynecology; Oncology
Medicine
2,000
10,873,050
Changing patterns of treatment for blunt splenic injuries: an 11-year experience in a rural state.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
35
6
10.1053/jpsu.2000.6948
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The aim of this study was to perform a population-based study evaluating the trend in management of pediatric blunt splenic injuries in a rural state and assess differences in the management of those injuries at a level I pediatric trauma center (PTC) and regional hospitals (RH) from 1985 through 1995. [METHO...
null
0.994
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,873,024
Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in a rodent model with the intestinal growth factor glucagon-like peptide-2.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
35
6
10.1053/jpsu.2000.6861
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] Microinjection of a Fisher (F344) rat zygote with human HLA-B27 and beta2-microglobulin genes induces spontaneous chronic gastrointestinal (GI) inflammation similar to lesions seen in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study was designed to evaluate the potential therapeutic benef...
null
0.994
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,873,022
Abdominal compartment syndrome in children: experience with three cases.
Journal of pediatric surgery
J Pediatr Surg
35
6
10.1053/jpsu.2000.6857
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND/PURPOSE] Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is defined as cardiopulmonary or renal dysfunction caused by an acute increase in intraabdominal pressure. Although the condition is well described in adults, particularly trauma patients, little is known about ACS in children. [METHODS] Three girls, ages 4, 5, ...
null
0.994
147
Medicine; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,871,568
Maximizing postexercise muscle glycogen synthesis: carbohydrate supplementation and the application of amino acid or protein hydrolysate mixtures.
The American journal of clinical nutrition
Am J Clin Nutr
72
1
10.1093/ajcn/72.1.106
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Postexercise muscle glycogen synthesis is an important factor in determining the time needed to recover from prolonged exercise. [OBJECTIVE] This study investigated whether an increase in carbohydrate intake, ingestion of a mixture of protein hydrolysate and amino acids in combination with carbohydrate, or...
null
1.903
390
Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics
Medicine; Nursing
2,000
10,871,480
Multifetal pregnancy reduction: perinatal and fiscal outcomes.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Am J Obstet Gynecol
182
6
10.1067/mob.2000.106856
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] This study was undertaken to compare the birth outcomes of a multifetal pregnancy reduction population with those of other patients delivered at Hutzel Hospital, Detroit, and to determine the fiscal impact of the multifetal pregnancy reduction program. [STUDY DESIGN] In a retrospective review patients who w...
null
1.624
274
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medicine
2,000
10,871,018
Diffusion changes in the aging human brain.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
21
6
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] Quantifying changes in the human brain that occur as part of normal aging may help in the diagnosis of diseases that affect the elderly and that cause structural changes in the brain. We sought to assess diffusion changes that are inherently related to brain structure during aging. [METHODS] MR...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,870,978
Subject-by-formulation interaction in bioequivalence: conceptual and statistical issues. FDA Population/Individual Bioequivalence Working Group. Food and Drug Administration.
Pharmaceutical research
Pharm Res
17
4
10.1023/a:1007508516231
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] The FDA has proposed replacing the current average bioequivalence criterion with population and individual bioequivalence criteria that consider variances in addition to the difference of averages. One of these variances in the individual bioequivalence criterion measures subject-by-formulation interaction, t...
null
1.067
235
Biotechnology; Organic Chemistry; Pharmaceutical Science; Pharmacology; Pharmacology; Molecular Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
10,870,326
Comparison of different diagnostic methods for lupus pleuritis and pericarditis: a prospective three-year study.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi
J Formos Med Assoc
99
5
null
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] Pleural or pericardial effusions, or both, are commonly encountered, but the differential diagnosis is sometimes difficult. We evaluated the diagnostic value of effusion immunofluorescent antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) latex agglutination slide test, and cy...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,870,060
Immunohistochemical staining of GLUT1 in benign, hyperplastic, and malignant endometrial epithelia.
Cancer
Cancer
88
12
null
eng
2,000
6
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Aberrant expression of the facilitative glucose transporter, GLUT1, is found in a wide spectrum of epithelial malignancies. The current study describes an immunohistochemical study of GLUT1 expression in benign, hyperplastic, and malignant endometrial epithelia. [METHODS] One hundred sixteen formalin fixed...
null
1.528
349
Cancer Research; Oncology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,870,039
Outcome in patients with adrenal incidentaloma selected for surgery: an analysis of 88 cases investigated in a single clinical center.
European journal of endocrinology
Eur J Endocrinol
143
1
10.1530/eje.0.1430111
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The study was designed to evaluate the clinical, endocrinological and radiological parameters used to investigate adrenal incidentalomas and select patients for surgery. [DESIGN AND METHODS] An analysis of 88 consecutive patients with adrenal incidentaloma selected for surgery and investigated in a single c...
null
0.864
179
Medicine; Endocrinology; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,869,914
Determinants of core temperature at the time of admission to intensive care following cardiac surgery.
Journal of clinical anesthesia
J Clin Anesth
12
3
10.1016/s0952-8180(00)00134-3
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the predictors of core temperature on arrival in the intensive care unit (ICU) after cardiac surgery. [DESIGN] Prospective, randomized trial. [SETTING] Tertiary care medical center, operating rooms (ORs), and ICU. [PATIENTS] 72 patients presenting for coronary artery bypass surgery. [INTERVENTI...
null
0.562
86
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,869,637
Radical prostatectomy: geographic and demographic variation.
Urology
Urology
56
1
10.1016/s0090-4295(00)00557-4
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] Previous reports have documented a geographic variation in the use of radical prostatectomy. We examined whether this phenomenon can be explained by factors other than geography alone. [METHODS] This study was based on the data from nine geographic regions of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results...
null
1.753
197
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,869,259
Antisense to LOX-1 inhibits oxidized LDL-mediated upregulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and monocyte adhesion to human coronary artery endothelial cells.
Circulation
Circulation
101
25
10.1161/01.cir.101.25.2889
eng
2,000
6
27
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We have recently demonstrated a lectin-like receptor for oxidized (ox)-LDL (LOX-1) in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs). This receptor is upregulated by ox-LDL. The present study examined the significance of LOX-1 in monocyte adhesion to HCAECs and endothelial injury in response to ox-LDL. [...
null
5.669
691
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Physiology
Medicine
2,000
10,868,642
Requirement of residual thymus to restore normal T-cell subsets after human allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
Transplantation
Transplantation
69
11
10.1097/00007890-200006150-00026
eng
2,000
6
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] To determine the effect of residual thymic activity in reconstituting the T-cell system after T cell-depleting therapy, we monitored T-cell subsets of a unique thymectomized cancer patient in comparison to thymus-bearing patients after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). [METHODS] T cells and T-c...
null
2.115
224
Transplantation
Medicine
2,000
10,867,967
Socio-psychological stress-induced antinociception in diabetic mice.
Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacology (Berl)
149
4
10.1007/s002130000393
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[RATIONALE] Although it is well established that different forms of stress produce a pronounced antinociception, the effect of diabetes on psychological stress-induced antinociception is not yet clear. [OBJECTIVES] The effect of diabetes on psychological stress-induced antinociceptive effect was assessed in mice. [METH...
null
1.409
218
Pharmacology
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
10,867,340
Monitoring pig-to-primate cardiac xenografts with live Internet images of recipients and xenograft telemetric signals: histologic and immunohistochemical correlations.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
J Heart Lung Transplant
19
6
10.1016/s1053-2498(00)00101-7
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Monitoring pig-to-primate cardiac xenografts is often difficult in awake and uncooperative primates. We investigated the possibility of monitoring xenotransplantation through Internet broadcasting of (1) continuous video images of transplant recipients and (2) xenograft telemetric signals detected by an im...
null
1.162
162
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery; Transplantation
Medicine
2,000
10,866,255
Effect of leukocyte-endothelial adhesion antagonism on neutrophil migration and neurologic outcome after cortical trauma.
The Journal of trauma
J Trauma
48
6
10.1097/00005373-200006000-00014
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Administration of anti-CD11B, a monoclonal antibody directed against the leukocyte adhesion molecule CD11B, results in decreased neutrophil infiltration into injured tissue after experimental ischemia. We determined the effect of anti-CD11B administration on neutrophil migration and neurologic functioning ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,864,486
p27(kip1) expression in rectal cancer correlates with disease-free survival.
The Journal of surgical research
J Surg Res
92
1
10.1006/jsre.2000.5871
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The cell-cycle inhibitor p27(kip1) is a potential tumor suppressor and might serve as a prognostic marker in rectal cancer, in particular with regard to patient selection for adjuvant therapy. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Immunohistochemical analysis was performed, using an anti-p27(kip1) monoclonal antibody, o...
null
0.786
131
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,863,917
Sex and familiarity of colonoscopists: patient preferences.
Endoscopy
Endoscopy
32
6
10.1055/s-2000-645
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS] The gender preference of patients for doctors has been noted in many areas of medicine, but has never been studied in those undergoing the potentially embarrassing procedures of colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. We were interested in whether patients did express a preference for either the sex ...
null
0.794
171
Gastroenterology
Medicine
2,000
10,861,755
Correlation of increased apoptosis and proliferation with development of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) in ventral prostate of the Noble rat.
The Prostate
Prostate
44
1
10.1002/1097-0045(20000615)44:1<31::aid-pros5>3.0.co;2-o
eng
2,000
6
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Imbalance between cell proliferation and cell apoptosis has been considered a key factor in carcinogenesis. Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is the most likely precancereous lesion and represents the major target for chemoprevention of prostate cancer. The proliferative and apoptotic activities in...
null
1.503
138
Oncology; Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,861,142
Pharyngolaryngeal, neck, and jaw discomfort after anesthesia with the face mask and laryngeal mask airway at high and low cuff volumes in males and females.
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
93
1
10.1097/00000542-200007000-00009
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] There is controversy over (1) the relative incidence of sore throat between the face mask (FM) and laryngeal mask airway (LMA), (2) the efficacy of LMA intracuff pressure reduction as a mechanism for minimizing sore throat, and (3) the relative incidence of sore throat with the LMA between males and female...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,860,200
Modest effects of exercise training alone on coronary risk factors and body composition in coronary patients.
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
J Cardiopulm Rehabil
20
3
10.1097/00008483-200005000-00006
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Cardiac rehabilitation programs have evolved to become secondary prevention centers. However, the independent effect of exercise alone on coronary risk factors and body composition in patients with coronary artery disease has not been well studied. [OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to determine the eff...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,860,159
DNA fingerprinting of Australian isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis using IS900 RFLP.
Australian veterinary journal
Aust Vet J
78
3
10.1111/j.1751-0813.2000.tb10590.x
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To evaluate additional restriction enzymes for IS900 RFLP of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis and examine the genetic diversity among Australian isolates for epidemiological studies of Johne's disease. [DESIGN AND PROCEDURE] Seventy-one isolates of M paratuberculosis from cattle, sheep, goat, alp...
null
0.373
71
Medicine; Veterinary
Medicine; Veterinary
2,000
10,860,137
Treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis: celecoxib, leflunomide, etanercept, and infliximab.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy
Ann Pharmacother
34
6
10.1345/aph.19344
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To review new pharmacologic agents approved for use in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). [DATA SOURCES] A MEDLINE search (1966-January 2000) was conducted to identify English-language literature available on the pharmacotherapy of RA, focusing on celecoxib, leflunomide, etanercept, and infliximab...
null
0.598
125
Medicine; Pharmacology
Medicine
2,000
10,859,487
Testosterone suppresses the response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to interleukin-6.
Neuroimmunomodulation
Neuroimmunomodulation
8
1
10.1159/000026451
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] Endotoxin and the inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 are potent activators of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Previous studies in the rodent and in the primate have shown that the responses of the HPA axis to endotoxin and to IL-1 were enhanced by gonadectomy and attenuated b...
null
0.736
76
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems; Endocrinology; Immunology; Neurology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Neuroscience
2,000
10,859,433
Comparative effect of thiamphenicol glycinate, thiamphenicol glycinate N-acetylcysteinate, amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid, ceftriaxone and clarithromycin on pulmonary clearance of Haemophilus influenzae in an animal model.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
46
4
10.1159/000007299
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Thiamphenicol glycinate (TG) and its derivative thiamphenicol glycinate N-acetylcysteinate (TGA) could be a valid therapeutic option in the treatment of respiratory tract infections. [METHODS] Time-kill curves of TG and TGA and pulmonary clearance in Haemophilus influenzae infected guinea pigs were compare...
null
0.406
63
Medicine; Pharmacology; Pharmacology; Drug Discovery; Infectious Diseases; Oncology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
10,859,027
X-chromosome inactivation and mutation pattern in the Bruton's tyrosine kinase gene in patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia. Italian XLA Collaborative Group.
Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)
Mol Med
6
2
null
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The diagnosis of X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is not always clearcut. Not all XLA conform to the classic phenotype and less than 50% of affected boys have a family history of immunodeficiency. Mutations in the gene for Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) are responsible for the majority of agammaglobulinem...
null
2.285
136
Genetics; Genetics; Molecular Biology; Molecular Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,858,989
IgE-binding activity to enzyme-digested ovomucoid distinguishes between patients with contact urticaria to egg with and without overt symptoms on ingestion.
Allergy
Allergy
55
6
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00430.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] We occasionally see egg-allergic children who develop contact urticaria to hen's egg despite the absence of the overt symptoms on ingestion. The mechanisms remain to be elucidated. [METHODS] Twenty-one subjects with positive reactions to 20-min patch tests for egg-white antigens were divided into subgroups...
null
0.882
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,857,942
Evaluation of an electrochemical sensor for measuring blood ketones.
Diabetes care
Diabetes Care
23
4
10.2337/diacare.23.4.500
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the performance of a hand-held ketone sensor that is able to measure blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-HBA) concentrations within 30 s in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and patients who attend a weight management clinic. [RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS] Two groups of patients were studied...
null
2.422
433
Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Internal Medicine
Medicine; Nursing
2,000
10,857,939
Prevalence and correlates of preventive care among adults with diabetes in Kansas.
Diabetes care
Diabetes Care
23
4
10.2337/diacare.23.4.484
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To assess the prevalence and correlates of recommended preventive care among adults with diabetes in Kansas. [RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS] A cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted among a sample of adults (> or = 18 years of age) with self-reported diabetes. Recommended preventive care was defined b...
null
2.422
433
Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Internal Medicine
Medicine; Nursing
2,000
10,857,843
Concordance of parapapillary chorioretinal atrophy in ocular hypertension with visual field defects that accompany glaucoma development.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
107
6
10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00114-7
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine whether the extent and location of progressive parapapillary chorioretinal atrophy noted in some patients with ocular hypertension are correlated with the extent and location of visual field defects that occur with progression to glaucoma. [STUDY DESIGN] Retrospective cohort study. [PARTICIPANT...
null
2.651
297
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,857,512
Searching for rehabilitation articles on MEDLINE and EMBASE. An example with cross-over design.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
81
6
10.1016/s0003-9993(00)90099-6
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To analyze the usefulness of MEDLINE and EMBASE biomedical databases in rehabilitation and to identify descriptors and text words necessary to do a comprehensive search. [METHODS] We looked for articles published since 1990 relating to neurologic, orthopedic, respiratory, urologic, and rheumatologic rehabil...
null
0.838
225
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation; Sports Science
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
10,856,727
Cardiovascular disease and outcome of acute stroke: influence of pre-existing cardiac failure.
European journal of heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail
2
2
10.1016/s1388-9842(00)00067-2
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND AIMS] Whilst a number of variables, mostly a consequence of a stroke, are known to predict mortality of acute stroke there is limited information on the significance of pre-existing cardiovascular variables on stroke mortality. We have investigated the influence of pre-existing cardiovascular factors in...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,856,310
Supplemental oxygen during pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD with exercise hypoxaemia.
Thorax
Thorax
55
7
10.1136/thorax.55.7.539
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Supplemental oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and exercise hypoxaemia improves exercise capacity and dyspnoea. However, the benefit of oxygen during pulmonary rehabilitation in these patients is still unknown. [METHODS] Twenty five patients with stable COPD (mean (SD) fo...
null
0.995
259
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,855,635
Imaging pulmonary emboli and deep venous thrombi with 99mTc-bitistatin, a platelet-binding polypeptide from viper venom.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
J Nucl Med
41
6
null
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[UNLABELLED] An imaging test that could locate both pulmonary emboli (PE) and their source, active deep venous thrombi (DVT), would be valuable in patient management. Bitistatin, an 83-amino-acid polypeptide isolated from Bitis arietans venom, binds avidly to the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor on platelets. The goal of...
null
1.485
247
Medicine; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
10,855,466
MR imaging of clear cell sarcoma (malignant melanoma of the soft parts): a multicenter correlative MRI-pathology study of 21 cases and literature review.
Skeletal radiology
Skeletal Radiol
29
4
10.1007/s002560050592
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate MR imaging and pathology findings in order to define the characteristic features of clear cell sarcoma of the soft tissues (malignant melanoma of the soft parts). [DESIGN AND PATIENTS] MR examinations of 21 patients with histologically proven clear cell sarcoma of the musculoskeletal system were...
null
0.653
108
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Medicine
2,000
10,854,683
Effects of enalapril and isradipine alone and in combination on blood pressure, renal function and echocardiographic parameters in mild hypertension.
International journal of cardiology
Int J Cardiol
74
1
10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00249-7
eng
2,000
6
12
null
null
null
[AIMS AND METHODS] A study was carried out to evaluate the influence of antihypertensive treatment with combined low doses of enalapril plus isradipine (5+5 mg daily) compared with those of either drug at a higher dose level (10 mg daily) by double-blind, three-way crossover study (balanced Latin square design) in 102 ...
null
0.547
155
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,853,982
Two decades of HIV infection in a cohort of haemophilic individuals: clinical outcomes and response to highly active antiretroviral therapy.
AIDS (London, England)
AIDS
14
8
10.1097/00002030-200005260-00012
eng
2,000
5
26
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] Many haemophilic individuals infected with HIV died before receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). Most who remain alive are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), which has implications for their prognosis and choice of ART. The clinical status of a cohort of HIV-positive haemophilic men is re...
null
3.611
233
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,853,975
Spontaneous and anti-Fas-induced apoptosis in lymphocytes from HIV-infected patients undergoing highly active anti-retroviral therapy.
AIDS (London, England)
AIDS
14
8
10.1097/00002030-200005260-00005
eng
2,000
5
26
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The aim of this study was to investigate susceptibility to spontaneous or anti-Fas-induced apoptosis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from HIV-positive patients before and during highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). [DESIGN] A longitudinal study was performed on 12 evaluable patients o...
null
3.611
233
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy; Infectious Diseases
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,852,507
Allograft dermal implant (AlloDerm) in a previously irradiated field.
The Laryngoscope
Laryngoscope
110
6
10.1097/00005537-200006000-00008
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the integration of AlloDerm (LifeCell Corp., The Woodlands, TX) in a field exposed to external-beam radiation (EBR) by analyzing graft thickness, fibroblast recellularization, and neovascularization. [STUDY DESIGN] Randomized control. [METHODS] Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 36) were r...
null
1.349
183
Otorhinolaryngology
Medicine
2,000
10,846,141
Demographic characteristics and primary health care utilization patterns of strictly orthodox Jewish and non-Jewish patients.
Family practice
Fam Pract
17
3
10.1093/fampra/17.3.233
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The importance of providing health care services that are acceptable to different cultural groups is widely acknowledged. Strictly orthodox Jewish communities have particular health care needs that reflect their religious teaching and beliefs. [OBJECTIVE] To describe the demographic characteristics and hea...
null
0.822
116
Family Practice
Medicine
2,000
10,845,751
Differences in food patterns at breakfast by sociodemographic characteristics among a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States.
Preventive medicine
Prev Med
30
5
10.1006/pmed.2000.0651
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Eating breakfast is considered an important determinant of a healthy lifestyle. This study explores the different food patterns of breakfast for adults aged 18-65 in the United States. [METHODS] Data are from the 1994-1996 Continuing Survey of Food Intake by Individuals, n = 15,641. Dietary assessment meth...
null
1.021
199
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology
Medicine
2,000
10,845,615
Disease expression of RP1 mutations causing autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
41
7
null
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To determine the disease expression in heterozygotes for mutations in the RP1 gene, a newly identified cause of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). [METHODS] Screening strategies were used to detect disease-causing mutations in the RP1 gene, and detailed studies of phenotype were performed in a su...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,845,486
Time-resolved contrast-enhanced MR angiography of renal artery stenosis: diagnostic accuracy and interobserver variability.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology
AJR Am J Roentgenol
174
6
10.2214/ajr.174.6.1741583
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this study was to evaluate diagnostic accuracy and interobserver variability of time-resolved three-dimensional gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography in the detection of renal artery stenosis in comparison with intraarterial digital subtraction angiography as the standard of reference. [SUBJECTS...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,844,074
Migration of silicone oil into the brain: a complication of intraocular silicone oil for retinal tamponade.
American journal of ophthalmology
Am J Ophthalmol
129
5
10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00368-8
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To report a case in which intravitreal silicone oil migrated along the intracranial portion of the optic nerve and into the lateral ventricles of the brain after the repair of a retinal detachment secondary to cytomegalovirus retinitis. [METHODS] A 42-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS...
null
1.709
221
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,851,101
Can exercise therapy improve the outcome of microdiscectomy?
Spine
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
25
12
10.1097/00007632-200006150-00011
eng
2,000
6
15
null
null
null
[STUDY DESIGN] A prospective randomized controlled trial of exercise therapy in patients who underwent microdiscectomy for prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc. Results of a pilot study are presented. [OBJECTIVE] To determine the effects of a postoperative exercise program on pain, disability, psychological status, and...
null
1.319
300
Neurology; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Sports Science
Health Professions; Medicine
2,000
10,850,945
Treatment of esophageal Crohn's disease by enteral feeding via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr
24
3
10.1177/0148607100024003176
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Crohn's disease of the esophagus is rare, and medical treatment often ineffective. Complications such as abscess and fistula may arise, and the morbidity of surgery is high. [METHODS] Two cases of refractory esophageal Crohn's disease were confirmed by endoscopy and biopsy. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrost...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,850,851
Concentrations of substance P and prostaglandin E2 in synovial fluid of normal and abnormal joints of horses.
American journal of veterinary research
Am J Vet Res
61
6
10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.714
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To correlate substance P content of synovial fluid with prostaglandin E2 content, radiographic evidence of joint abnormality, and anatomic location of the joint for normal and osteoarthritic joints of horses. [SAMPLE POPULATION] Synovial fluid from 46 normal joints in 21 horses and 16 osteoarthritic joints ...
null
0.796
105
Medicine; Veterinary
Medicine; Veterinary
2,000
10,850,849
Pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin administered intravenously and orally to foals.
American journal of veterinary research
Am J Vet Res
61
6
10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.706
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin administered IV and orally to foals. [ANIMALS] 5 clinically normal foals. [PROCEDURE] A 2-dose cross-over trial with IV and oral administration was performed. Enrofloxacin was administered once IV (5 mg/kg of body weight) to 1-week-old foals, followed by 1 o...
null
0.796
105
Medicine; Veterinary
Medicine; Veterinary
2,000
10,849,397
Threshold retinopathy of prematurity in neonates less than 25 weeks' estimated gestational age.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
J AAPOS
4
3
null
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[INTRODUCTION] The survival rate of extremely premature infants has increased. No recent study has investigated the characteristics of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) or the incidence of threshold ROP in the most severely premature infants. We undertook this study to determine the risk of developing ROP and threshold ...
null
0.521
82
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,849,097
All infiltrating T-lymphocytes in Hodgkin's disease express immunohistochemically detectable T-cell receptor zeta-chains in situ.
Histopathology
Histopathology
36
6
10.1046/j.1365-2559.2000.00909.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[AIM] We studied the expression of TCR zeta-chain on tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in EBV-positive and EBV-negative cases of Hodgkin's disease (HD), to assess whether downregulation of TCR zeta-chain on tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes might be a mechanism for immune escape of the neoplastic cells. [METHODS AND RESULT...
null
0.945
145
Histology; Medicine; Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,849,043
MMPI-2 profiles in chronic daily headache and their relationship to anxiety levels and accompanying symptoms.
Headache
Headache
40
6
10.1046/j.1526-4610.2000.00070.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To examine a group of patients with chronic daily headache using the revised version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) and to determine whether the data acquired were related to the anxiety levels of the patients, as detected by the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)...
null
0.805
146
Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
10,848,723
Validation of the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in general practice database studies.
British journal of clinical pharmacology
Br J Clin Pharmacol
49
6
10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00199.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[AIMS] The study was conducted to determine whether the method for selecting cases of venous thromboembolism (VTE) from general practice databases significantly affected the findings of an epidemiological study. [METHODS] Cases of VTE were identified from the UK General Practice Research Database (GPRD) by searching fo...
null
0.882
176
Pharmacology; Pharmacology
Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
2,000
10,848,701
Intravasal azoospermia: a surgical dilemma.
BJU international
BJU Int
85
9
10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00665.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] To determine the incidence of intravasal azoospermia (IVA) and evaluate which factors before and during surgery influence outcome, by prospectively and intentionally performing bilateral vasovasostomies (VVs) only in men with intraoperative IVA. [PATIENTS AND METHODS] Using a multilayer technique, 472 men ...
null
0.469
174
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,848,663
Towards identifying optimal doses for alpha-2 adrenergic modulation of colonic and rectal motor and sensory function.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics
Aliment Pharmacol Ther
14
6
10.1046/j.1365-2036.2000.00757.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[RATIONALE] Visceral sensation and motility are important in functional gut disorders and are partly controlled by adrenergic innervation. [OBJECTIVES] To characterize the alpha2-adrenergic control of motor and sensory function of descending colon and rectum. [METHODS] In 32 healthy volunteers, we assessed compliance, ...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,846,772
Fetal compensatory renal hypertrophy with a unilateral functioning kidney.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
15
3
10.1046/j.1469-0705.2000.00064.x
eng
2,000
3
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the possibility of fetal compensatory renal hypertrophy with a unilateral functioning kidney. [METHODS] A nomogram of renal length was established from 254 normal fetuses. Renal length was also obtained in 14 fetuses with unilateral renal agenesis and 22 fetuses with a unilateral multicystic kid...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,846,333
Is medical abortion acceptable to all American women: the impact of sociodemographic characteristics on the acceptability of mifepristone-misoprostol abortion.
Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1972)
J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972)
55
3 Suppl
null
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To determine whether mifepristone-misoprostol medical abortion is more acceptable to some American women than to others. [METHODS] Using previously reported acceptability data from a large US multicenter study (n = 2121), we conducted a more detailed analysis to test whether characteristics such as race/eth...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,843,425
Dendritic cell number is related to IL-4 expression in the airways of atopic asthmatic subjects.
Allergy
Allergy
55
5
10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.055005449.x
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Airway dendritic cells are essential for stimulating naive T cells in response to inhaled antigen and for the development of allergic sensitization. IL-4 in vitro can distinguish dendritic cell lines from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Our study had the following aims: 1) to compare the distribution o...
null
0.882
213
Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,843,367
Vacuum-assisted stereotactic breast biopsy: histologic underestimation of malignant lesions.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
Arch Surg
135
6
10.1001/archsurg.135.6.700
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[HYPOTHESIS] The histopathologic correlation between stereotactic core needle biopsy and subsequent surgical excision of mammographically detected nonpalpable breast abnormalities is improved with a larger-core (11-gauge) device. [DESIGN] Retrospective medical record and histopathologic review. [SETTING] University-bas...
null
null
null
null
null
null
10,841,234
Safety and clinical impact of ergonovine stress echocardiography for diagnosis of coronary vasospasm.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
J Am Coll Cardiol
35
7
10.1016/s0735-1097(00)00646-x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] We sought to address the issues of safety, feasibility and clinical impact of noninvasive diagnosis of coronary vasospasm (CVS). [BACKGROUND] The safety of ergonovine provocation for CVS performed outside the catheterization laboratory has been questioned. [METHODS] We performed a retrospective analysis of...
null
4.278
512
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,840,426
A randomized trial comparing transurethral resection of the prostate, laser therapy and conservative treatment of men with symptoms associated with benign prostatic enlargement: The CLasP study.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
164
1
null
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We evaluated the effectiveness of a new technology (noncontact laser therapy) versus that of standard surgery (transurethral prostatic resection) and conservative management for lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic enlargement. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Men with uncomplicated lower urin...
null
1.751
291
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,840,423
Gemcitabine plus cisplatin for advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract: a phase II multicenter trial.
The Journal of urology
J Urol
164
1
null
eng
2,000
7
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] We determined the activity and toxicity of gemcitabine plus cisplatin in patients with inoperable or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] A total of 54 patients with transitional cell carcinoma, measurable disease and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performan...
null
1.751
291
Urology
Medicine
2,000
10,840,393
Comparison of intrinsic optical signals associated with low Mg2+-and 4-aminopyridine-induced seizure-like events reveals characteristic features in adult rat limbic system.
Epilepsia
Epilepsia
41
6
10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00222.x
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] To analyze the intrinsic optical signal change associated with seizure-like events in two frequently used in vitro models-the low-Mg2+ and the 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) models-and to monitor regions of onset and spread patterns of these discharges by using imaging of intrinsic optical signals (IOS). [METHODS] Co...
null
1.453
228
Neurology; Neurology
Medicine; Neuroscience
2,000
10,839,961
Suramin analogs inhibit human angiogenesis in vitro.
The Journal of surgical research
J Surg Res
91
2
10.1006/jsre.2000.5920
eng
2,000
6
15
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Suramin is a polysulfonated naphthylurea that inhibits tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis, but the widespread use of this drug has been limited by significant neurologic toxicity. A series of suramin analogs that may exhibit less toxicity in vivo have been synthesized. We hypothesized that these nov...
null
0.786
131
Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,839,926
The mechanical antihyperalgesic effect of intrathecally administered MPV-2426, a novel alpha2 -adrenoceptor agonist, in a rat model of postoperative pain.
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
92
6
10.1097/00000542-200006000-00034
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] MPV-2426 is a novel alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist developed for spinal pain therapy. It has proved to be effective in physiologic and neuropathic conditions. In the current study its effectiveness on mechanical hyperalgesia was assessed in a rat model of postoperative pain. [METHODS] Rats with intrathecal ca...
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null
null
null
10,839,867
Prevalence of abnormal serum aminotransferase values in overweight and obese adolescents.
The Journal of pediatrics
J Pediatr
136
6
null
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVES] (1) To determine the prevalence of abnormal liver enzymes in overweight and obese adolescents and (2) to determine the relationship of alcohol ingestion and serum antioxidants to the presence of abnormal liver enzymes in overweight and obese adolescents. [METHODS] Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and g...
null
1.544
246
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Medicine
2,000
10,839,775
Branched-chain keto-acids and pyruvate in blood: measurement by HPLC with fluorimetric detection and changes in older subjects.
Clinical chemistry
Clin Chem
46
6 Pt 1
null
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Measurement of keto-acids is important in various clinical situations. The aim of the present work was to develop a rapid HPLC method for the determination of keto-acids in human serum and to assess the concentrations of these acids in young adults and institutionalized elderly adults. This method was appl...
null
1.222
248
Biochemistry; Clinical Biochemistry
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
2,000
10,838,539
Radio frequency heating of chronic ovine infarct leads to sustained infarct area and ventricular volume reduction.
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
119
6
10.1067/mtc.2000.105826
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Myocardial infarct expansion and subsequent left ventricular remodeling are associated with increased incidence of congestive failure and mortality. Collagen is known to denature and contract when heated above 65 degrees C. We therefore tested the hypothesis that radio frequency heating of myocardial infarc...
null
1.974
225
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,837,509
Cloning, modeling, and chromosomal localization for a small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan (SLRP) family member expressed in human eye.
Molecular vision
Mol Vis
6
null
null
eng
2,000
5
12
2,000
5
12
[PURPOSE] To examine a highly abundant novel transcript from human iris. [METHODS] Expressed sequence tag (EST) analysis of an adult human iris cDNA library revealed an abundant (>0.7%) transcript for a novel member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family. Other 3' ESTs from retina were also detected in db...
null
0.828
108
Ophthalmology
Medicine
2,000
10,837,295
Calcium from dairy products, vitamin D intake, and blood pressure: the Tromso Study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition
Am J Clin Nutr
71
6
10.1093/ajcn/71.6.1530
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] The present epidemiologic study was conducted in Tromso, Northern Norway, in 1994-1995. [OBJECTIVE] The objective was to evaluate the relation between calcium intake from dairy products and the intake of vitamin D on systolic and diastolic blood pressure. [DESIGN] Subjects who were taking drugs for hyperte...
null
1.903
390
Medicine; Nutrition and Dietetics
Medicine; Nursing
2,000
10,836,308
Third sector primary health care in New Zealand.
The New Zealand medical journal
N Z Med J
113
1106
null
eng
2,000
3
24
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null
null
[AIMS] To describe key organisational characteristics of selected third sector (non-profit and non-government) primary health care organisations. [METHODS] Data were collected, in 1997 and 1998, from 15 third sector primary care organisations that were members of a network of third sector primary care providers, Health...
null
0.324
60
Medicine
Medicine
2,000
10,835,802
Experience in the treatment of myasthenia gravis with double filtration plasmapheresis.
Chang Gung medical journal
Chang Gung Med J
23
2
null
eng
2,000
2
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease characterized by production of autoantibodies directly against acetylcholine receptors on postjunctional membranes. The treatment modalities of myasthenia gravis include cholinesterase inhibitors, surgical thymectomy, immunosuppressive treatment, and short-te...
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null
null
null
null
null
10,835,446
Anticardiolipin antibodies are not an independent risk factor for stroke: an incident case-referent study nested within the MONICA and Västerbotten cohort project.
Stroke
Stroke
31
6
10.1161/01.str.31.6.1289
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE] Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) have been proposed to be an independent risk factor for stroke. To test this hypothesis, a nested case-control study was performed to compare aCL with the other known risk factors for stroke. [METHODS] Within the framework of the World Health Organization Multin...
null
3.617
370
Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience
Medicine; Neuroscience; Nursing
2,000
10,834,868
An audit of cyclosporin for systemic lupus erythematosus and related overlap syndromes: limitations of its use.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases
Ann Rheum Dis
59
6
10.1136/ard.59.6.487
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] To establish the usefulness of cyclosporin for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a routine clinical setting. [METHODS] Patients who had received cyclosporin for SLE, mixed connective tissue disease, and other overlap syndromes were identified. Data relating to treatment with cyclosporin, including dosag...
null
0.932
300
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Rheumatology; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
2,000
10,834,644
Dural repair using acellular human dermis: experience with 200 cases: technique assessment.
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
46
6
10.1097/00006123-200006000-00020
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[OBJECTIVE] Many craniotomies require a watertight dural closure. When primary dural repair is not possible, a graft is necessary. Autograft material is not always easily accessible or available, necessitating the use of other material. We performed 200 craniotomies using an acellular human dermal graft (AlloDerm; Life...
null
1.741
229
Neurology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,833,693
Recent developments in understanding the immune response to human papilloma virus infection and cervical neoplasia.
Oncology nursing forum
Oncol Nurs Forum
27
4
null
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES] To provide an overview of the immune system and describe the systemic and local immune response to human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in the cervix and to the development of cervical dysplasia. [DATA SOURCES] Historical and current medical and nursing literature, current gynecologic oncology tex...
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null
null
null
null
null
10,833,116
Helicobacter pylori eradication with lansoprazole, amoxycillin and clarithromycin: testing an ideal regimen in a multicultural south east Asian population and examining factors potentially influencing eradication.
Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine
Aust N Z J Med
30
2
10.1111/j.1445-5994.2000.tb00813.x
eng
2,000
4
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] From European and North American data, it is recommended in the Asia Pacific consensus statement, that one week therapy with a proton pump inhibitor, amoxycillin and clarithromycin be used for Helicobacter pylori eradication, in areas of high metronidazole resistance. The efficacy of this regimen is unknow...
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null
null
null
null
null
10,832,987
Intrastromal corneal ring segments in a patient with previous laser in situ keratomileusis.
Journal of refractive surgery (Thorofare, N.J. : 1995)
J Refract Surg
16
3
10.3928/1081-597X-20000501-11
eng
2,000
null
null
null
null
null
[PURPOSE] Intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS; Intacs) were inserted in a patient with residual myopia of -3.375 D (spherical equivalent) 10 months after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). [METHODS] A standard intrastromal corneal ring segment implantation technique was used with the addition of intraoperative ...
null
2.164
113
Ophthalmology; Surgery
Medicine
2,000
10,832,813
Vascular network changes in the retina during ageing in normal subjects: a computerized quantitative analysis.
Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology
Ital Heart J
1
5
null
eng
2,000
5
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Direct ophthalmoscopic examination of fundus oculi is widely used for the qualitative evaluation of target organ damage in several pathological conditions. At present, there are no reliable techniques available to quantify retinal vascular damage. The aim of this study was to develop a computerized techniq...
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null
null
null
null
null
10,831,639
Free serum leptin but not bound leptin concentrations are elevated in patients with end-stage renal disease.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Nephrol Dial Transplant
15
6
10.1093/ndt/15.6.846
eng
2,000
6
null
null
null
null
[BACKGROUND] Leptin is a 16-kDa protein that is thought to be a regulator of food intake and body weight. Although total serum leptin levels have been reported to be elevated in obese and normal weight patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), it is not known whether serum-free leptin concentrations are also increa...
null
0.657
203
Medicine; Nephrology; Transplantation
Medicine
2,000