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Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
It has become increasingly recognized that skeletal muscle dysfunction is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Muscle strength and... -
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Mechanical ventilation in rural ICUs
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: In recent years, rural hospitals have expanded their scope of specialized services, which has led to the development and staffing of rural intensive care... -
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Problems in dealing with missing data and informative censoring in clinical trials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A common problem in clinical trials is the missing data that occurs when patients do not complete the study and drop out without further measurements. Missing data... -
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Long term benzodiazepine use for insomnia in patients over the age of 60: discordance of patient and physician perceptions
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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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Impact of false-positive mammography on subsequent screening attendance and risk of cancer
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background One area of concern within the largely successful UK National Health Service breast screening programme is the relatively high proportion of women showing... -
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Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among blood donors in southern Brazil: a case-control study
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Background In Brazil, it is estimated that between 2.5 and 4.9% of the general population present anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies, which corresponds to as... -
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Prospectively validated predictions of shock and organ failure in individual septic surgical patients: the Systemic Mediator Associated Response Test
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Introduction: Clinically useful predictions of end-organ function and failure in severe sepsis may be possible through analyzing the interactions among demographics,... -
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Pancreatic hyperamylasemia during acute gastroenteritis: incidence and clinical relevance
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Many case reports of acute pancreatitis have been reported but, up to now, pancreatic abnormalities during acute gastroenteritis have not been studied... -
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Bone loss: Quantitative imaging techniques for assessing bone mass in rheumatoid arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Osteoporosis is associated with low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue with clinical manifestation of low trauma fractures. Rheumatoid... -
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New immunosuppressive drugs in heart transplantation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Only a few randomized clinical trials have been performed so far in heart transplant recipients, mainly because of the relatively small number of heart transplants... -
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Effects on respiratory function of the head-down position and the complete covering of the face by drapes during insertion of the monitoring catheters in the cardiosurgical patient
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: We evaluated the effect on the respiratory gas exchange of the 30° head-down position and the complete covering of the face by sterile drapes. These are... -
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High serum alkaline phosphatase levels, a study in 181 Thai adult hospitalized patients
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Background Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an important enzyme mainly derived from the liver, bones and in lesser amounts from intestines, placenta, kidneys and... -
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Detection of malaria parasites by nested PCR in south-eastern, Iran: Evidence of highly mixed infections in Chahbahar district
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Rapid diagnosis and correct treatment of cases are the main objectives of control programs in malaria-endemic areas. Methods and results To evaluate these... -
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Decreased insulin binding to mononuclear leucocytes and erythrocytes from dogs after S-Nitroso-N-Acetypenicillamine administration
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Nitric oxide (NO) and oxygen free-radicals play an important part in the destruction of beta-cells in auto- immune diabetes although the precise mechanism... -
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A possible alternative method for collecting mosquito larvae in rice fields
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Rice fields are efficient breeding places for malaria vectors in Madagascar. In order to establish as easily as possible if a rice field is an effective... -
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Determinants of patient recruitment in a multicenter clinical trials group: trends, seasonality and the effect of large studies
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Background We examined whether quarterly patient enrollment in a large multicenter clinical trials group could be modeled in terms of predictors including time... -
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Binding specificity of
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Background To better understand the molecular interactions of Bt toxins with non-target insects, we have examined the real-time binding specificity and affinity of... -
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Endovascular treatment of huge saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm in a young Behcet patient: mid-term result
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm formation is among the arterial complications of Behcet's disease. Weakness and fragility of aortic walls leads to the... -
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Assessment of performance of four mortality prediction systems in a Saudi Arabian intensive care unit
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Introduction The purpose of this study is to assess the performance of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II, Simplified Acute Physiology Score... -
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Molecular distinction amongst varieties of Mulberry using RAPD and DAMD profiles
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Background Mulberry trees are the most important host for rearing mulberry silkworms in sericulture. Improved varieties of mulberry tree have been developed through...