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Linkage analysis of HLA and candidate genes for celiac disease in a North American family-based study
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Background Celiac disease has a strong genetic association with HLA. However, this association only explains approximately half of the sibling risk for celiac... -
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Comparative risk judgements for oral health hazards among Norwegian adults: a cross sectional study
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Background This study identified optimistic biases in health and oral health hazards, and explored whether comparative risk judgements for oral health hazards vary... -
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Patent AT-E401420-T1: [Translated] DNA DETECTION USING PRIMERS WHICH HYBRIDISE WITH NON-FRAGMENTED DNA
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The present invention provides a method of detecting non-apoptotic DNA in clinical samples. In particular there is provided a novel screening methodology for the... -
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Attitudes of the Japanese public and doctors towards use of archived information and samples without informed consent: Preliminary findings based on focus group interviews
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The purpose of this study is to explore laypersons' attitudes toward the use of archived (existing) materials such as medical records and biological... -
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Use of a rapid arterial blood gas analyzer to estimate blood hemoglobin concentration among critically ill adults
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Objective To evaluate whether measurement of the hemoglobin (Hb) concentration with a blood gas analyzer approximates that determined by a conventional coulter... -
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Practice and professional development plans (PPDPs): results of a feasibility study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Dissatisfaction with uniprofessional education structures as a means of improving the quality of healthcare has led to proposals to develop ways of... -
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Assessing the quality of reports of randomized trials in pediatric complementary and alternative medicine
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Objective To evaluate the quality of reports of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the pediatric population. We also... -
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Pruritus: a useful sign for predicting the haemodynamic changes that occur following administration of vancomycin
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate the haemodynamic changes that follow the appearance of pruritus during vancomycin administration. Methods We... -
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On the probability of cost-effectiveness using data from randomized clinical trials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Acceptability curves have been proposed for quantifying the probability that a treatment under investigation in a clinical trial is cost-effective. Various... -
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Patient attitudes toward using computers to improve health services delivery
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The aim of this study was to examine the acceptability of point of care computerized prompts to improve health services delivery among a sample of primary... -
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Research Article: BMC Ecology
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In spite of very low nutrient concentrations in its vicinity – both column and pore waters-, the Posidonia oceanica of the Revellata Bay displays high... -
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Patent AT-E400868-T1: [Translated] CONVERSION FROM NOTE BASED SOUND FORMAT TO PCM BASED SOUND FORMAT
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A system and method for converting a note-based audio object to a Pulse Code Modulated (PCM) audio format is disclosed. An electronic communication device (10)... -
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Prehospital point of care testing of blood gases and electrolytes — an evaluation of IRMA
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: This study evaluated the feasibility of blood gas analysis and electrolyte measurements during emergency transport prior to hospital admission. Results: A... -
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Risk factors for hospitalization among adults with asthma: the influence of sociodemographic factors and asthma severity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The morbidity and mortality from asthma have markedly increased since the late 1970s. The hospitalization rate, an important marker of asthma severity,... -
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Frequency of tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria in HIV infected patients from Bogota, Colombia
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The prevalence of infections by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and non-tuberculous Mycobacterium species in the HIV-infected patient population in Colombia was... -
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Noninferiority trials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
In one of the biggest dilemmas facing cardiovascular clinical research, clinical trials are increasingly being required to show benefits on clinical end-points rather... -
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The estimated economic burden of genital herpes in the United States. An analysis using two costing approaches
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Only limited data exist on the costs of genital herpes (GH) in the USA. We estimated the economic burden of GH in the USA using two different costing... -
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A new automated method for the determination of the Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) of human plasma, based on the crocin bleaching assay
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Antioxidant molecules, which scavenge free radical species to prevent or delay oxidative damage of important macromolecules, membrane lipids and...