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Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer: a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis
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Purpose A systematic review of the literature was carried out to determine the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) .... -
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Long term benzodiazepine use for insomnia in patients over the age of 60: discordance of patient and physician perceptions
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The aim of this study was to determine and compare patients' and physicians' perceptions of benefits and risks of long term benzodiazepine use for insomnia... -
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Plasma colloid osmotic pressure in healthy infants
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The plasma colloid osmotic pressure (COP) plays a major role in transcapillary fluid balance. There is no information on plasma COP of healthy infants... -
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Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Journal Article Tag Suite (JATS) is an application of NISO Z39.96.2019, which defines a set of XML elements and attributes for describing the textual and graphical... -
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Design and implementation of microarray gene expression markup language (MAGE-ML)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Meaningful exchange of microarray data is currently difficult because it is rare that published data provide sufficient information depth or are even in the same... -
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Correlation of the score for subjective pain with physical disability, clinical and radiographic scores in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background To analyse the relationship between subjective pain score and other measures of clinical, radiographic and functional status; in particular Larsen... -
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Open tension free repair of inguinal hernias; the Lichtenstein technique
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Recurrences have been a significant problem following hernia repair. Prosthetic materials have been increasingly used in hernia repair to prevent... -
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What kind of evidence is it that Evidence-Based Medicine advocates want health care providers and consumers to pay attention to?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In 1992, Evidence-Based Medicine advocates proclaimed a "new paradigm", in which evidence from health care research is the best basis for decisions for... -
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The validity of self-reported weight in US adults: a population based cross-sectional study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Investigating the validity of the self-reported values of weight allows for the proper assessment of studies using questionnaire-derived data. The study... -
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The use of alternative therapies in the Saskatchewan stroke rehabilitation population
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Many patients use alternative therapies. The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of stroke rehabilitation patients in Saskatchewan using... -
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T-cell-mediated control of autoimmunity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Inflammatory responses provoked by pathogens are antigen-specific in their induction but are nonspecific in their effects. Consequently, they are potentially damaging... -
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Sepsis-related organ failure assessment and withholding or withdrawing life support from critically ill patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: We studied the incidence of withholding or withdrawing therapeutic measures in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, as well as the possible implications of... -
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Appetite suppressants and valvular heart disease – a systematic review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Although appetite suppressants have been implicated in the development of valvular heart disease, the exact level of risk is still uncertain. Initial... -
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Why the fair innings argument is not persuasive
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The fair innings argument (FIA) is frequently put forward as a justification for denying elderly patients treatment when they are in competition with younger patients... -
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The significance of opthalmologic evaluation in the early diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism: the Cretan experience
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) are far from the rare systemic diseases that mainly affect the neural tissue. There are very few written reports on... -
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Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj) was a database of health services research and public health projects in progress, related to research in... -
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Crystal structure of LIR-2 (ILT4) at 1.8 Å: differences from LIR-1 (ILT2) in regions implicated in the binding of the Human Cytomegalovirus class I MHC homolog UL18
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like Receptor-1 (LIR-1) and LIR-2 (also known as ILT2 and ILT4 respectively) are highly related cell surface receptors that bind a... -
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The F-box protein SKP2 mediates androgen control of p27 stability in LNCaP human prostate cancer cells
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 is a putative tumor suppressor that is downregulated in the majority of human prostate cancers. The mechanism of... -
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GPR99, a new G protein-coupled receptor with homology to a new subgroup of nucleotide receptors
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Based on sequence similarity, the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPRs) can be subdivided into several subfamilies, the members of which often... -
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Analysis of fluorescently labeled substance P analogs: binding, imaging and receptor activation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Substance P (SP) is a peptide neurotransmitter found in central and peripheral nerves. SP is involved in the control of smooth muscle, inflammation and...