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Genetics of osteoarticular disorders, Florence, Italy, 22–23 February 2002
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Osteoporosis (OP) and osteoarthritis (OA), the two most common age-related chronic disorders of articular joints and skeleton, represent a major public health problem... -
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The MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community: objectives, design and interventions [ISRCTN23494848]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The benefit of regular multidimensional assessment of older people remains controversial. The majority of trials have been too small to produce adequate... -
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Survival of patients transferred to tertiary intensive care from rural community hospitals
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Accessibility to tertiary intensive care resources differs among hospitals within a rural region. Determining whether accessibility is associated with... -
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Conceptual framework of public health surveillance and action and its application in health sector reform
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Because both public health surveillance and action are crucial, the authors initiated meetings at regional and national levels to assess and reform... -
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A randomised controlled trial of a patient based Diabetes recall and Management system: the DREAM trial: A study protocol [ISRCTN32042030]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Whilst there is broad agreement on what constitutes high quality health care for people with diabetes, there is little consensus on the most efficient way... -
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Effects of microcosm scaling and food resources on growth and survival of larval
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background We used a simple experimental design to test for the effects of microcosm scaling on the growth and survival of the mosquito, Culex pipiens. Microcosm and... -
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Effect of mivacurium 200 and 250 μg/kg in infants during isoflurane anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN07742712]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Infants usually respond differently to a neuromuscular relaxant compared to children or adults. Isoflurane is commonly used as an anesthetic gas in... -
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PKQuest: a general physiologically based pharmacokinetic model. Introduction and application to propranolol
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A "physiologically based pharmacokinetic" (PBPK) approach uses a realistic model of the animal to describe the pharmacokinetics. Previous PBPKs have been... -
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Dopaminergic neurons in the brain and dopaminergic innervation of the albumen gland in mated and virgin helisoma duryi (mollusca: pulmonata)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Dopamine was shown to stimulate the perivitelline fluid secretion by the albumen gland. Even though the albumen gland has been shown to contain... -
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Measuring access to effective care among elderly medicare enrollees in managed and fee-for-service care: a retrospective cohort study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Our aim was to compare access to effective care among elderly Medicare patients in a Staff Model and Group Model HMO and in Fee-for-Service (FFS) care.... -
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An MCASE approach to the search of a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Parkinson's disease is caused by a dopamine deficiency state in the fore brain area. Dopamine receptor agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, and N-Methyl-D-Aspartate... -
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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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Association of Down's syndrome and water fluoride level: a systematic review of the evidence
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A review of the safety and efficacy of drinking water fluoridation was commissioned by the UK Department of Health to investigate whether the evidence... -
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New approaches to the modulation of inflammatory processes in airway disease models: ATS 2001, May 18-23, San Francisco
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The 97th American Thoracic Society meeting proved to be an excellent meeting, providing a wealth of new information on inflammatory diseases of the airways. Once... -
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Independent predictors of breastfeeding intention in a disadvantaged population of pregnant women
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Breastfeeding rates in Scotland are very low, particularly in the more disadvantaged areas. Despite a number of interventions to promote breastfeeding very... -
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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,...