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Case-oriented computer-based-training in radiology: concept, implementation and evaluation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Providing high-quality clinical cases is important for teaching radiology. We developed, implemented and evaluated a program for a university hospital to... -
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Food intakes and preferences of hospitalised geriatric patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A cross sectional survey was carried out on 120 hospitalised geriatric patients aged 60 and above in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur... -
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Medical informatics in an undergraduate curriculum: a qualitative study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background There is strong support for educating physicians in medical informatics, and the benefits of such education have been clearly identified. Despite this,... -
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Survey of the knowledge, attitude and practice of Nigerian surgery trainees to HIV-infected persons and AIDS patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The incidence of HIV infection and AIDS is rising in Nigeria. Surgeons are at risk of occupationally acquired infection as a result of intimate contact... -
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Volumetric computerized tomography as a measurement of periprosthetic acetabular osteolysis and its correlation with wear
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Osteolysis, which is considered to be a major source of morbidity following total hip joint replacement, has been notoriously difficult to measure accurately,... -
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A comparative study of gallstones from children and adults using FTIR spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Cholelithiasis is the gallstone disease (GSD) where stones are formed in the gallbladder. The main function of the gallbladder is to concentrate bile by... -
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Electroacupuncture versus Diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of Osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA), diclofenac and their combination in symptomatic treatment of... -
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Genetics University of Toronto Thrombophilia Study in Women (GUTTSI): genetic and other risk factors for venous thromboembolism in women
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Women may be at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) as compared with men. We studied the effects of genetic and biochemical markers of... -
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Prevention and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients: a Canadian survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) confers considerable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, although few studies have focused on the critically ill... -
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Cisapride decreases gastric content aspiration in mechanically ventilated patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Objective: To determine the effect of the prokinetic agent cisapride in the prevention of aspiration of gastric contents. Design: A prospective randomized two-period... -
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New feature subset selection procedures for classification of expression profiles
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Methods for extracting useful information from the datasets produced by microarray experiments are at present of much interest. Here we present new methods... -
Federal
Bacterial discrimination by means of a universal array approach mediated by LDR (ligase detection reaction)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background PCR amplification of bacterial 16S rRNA genes provides the most comprehensive and flexible means of sampling bacterial communities. Sequence analysis of... -
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Weather conditions and sudden sensorineural hearing loss
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Climatic or meteorological condition changes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (ISSHL). We... -
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The attributable mortality and length of intensive care unit stay of clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Objective To estimate the mortality and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) attributable to clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in mechanically... -
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A comparison of volume control and pressure-regulated volume control ventilation in acute respiratory failure
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that a new mode of ventilation (pressure-regulated volume control; PRVC) is associated with improvements... -
Federal
A prospective study of tracheopulmonary complications associated with the placement of narrow-bore enteral feeding tubes
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: In order to determine the type and incidence of pulmonary complications associated with the placement of narrow-bore enteral feeding tubes we conducted a... -
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Introducing evidence based medicine to the journal club, using a structured pre and post test: a cohort study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Journal Club at a University-based residency program was restructured to introduce, reinforce and evaluate residents understanding of the concepts of... -
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Long-term reductions in tinnitus severity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This study was undertaken to assess long-term changes in tinnitus severity exhibited by patients who completed a comprehensive tinnitus management program;... -
Federal
Hepatic adverse events during highly active antiretroviral therapy containing nevirapine: a case report
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Hepatotoxicity is one of the most serious complications of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The aim of this report is to analyse an HIV... -
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Human cytomegalovirus IE1 promoter/enhancer drives variable gene expression in all fiber types in transgenic mouse skeletal muscle
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Versatile transgenic manipulation of skeletal muscle requires knowledge of the expression profiles of diverse promoter/enhancer elements in the...