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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Association between anger and first-onset primary spontaneous pneumothorax.
OBJECTIVE: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a frequent and problematic disease, but its underlying causes and pathophysiology remain unclear. This study examined whether anger, which is related to many psychosomatic diseases, is a psychosocial factor associated with first-onset ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Predicting inpatient suicides and suicide attempts by using clinical routine data?
OBJECTIVE: The study aimed at exploring prevalence and risk factors of inpatient suicides and attempted suicides in a psychiatric hospital. METHOD: Based on the German psychiatric basic documentation system, 20,543 patients with 40,451 episodes of ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Metabolic syndrome in Italian patients with bipolar disorder.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Italian patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and to determine the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of MetS in this patient population. METHOD: Subjects with BD I ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Validation study of prevalence and correlates of depressive symptomatology in multiple sclerosis.
OBJECTIVE: To validate previous research findings on the prevalence of and factors associated with depressive symptoms in a community-dwelling sample of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHOD: A cross-sectional survey study of 530 individuals ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Validity and applicability of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview administered by family medicine residents in primary health care in Brazil.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity and applicability of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) used by family medicine residents in primary health care (PHC) in Brazil. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Psychological interventions for major depression in primary care: a meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials.
OBJECTIVE: Various studies have tested psychological therapies in the treatment of depression in primary care. Yet, concerns over their clinical effectiveness, as compared to usual general practitioner (GP) care or treatment ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Chapter 5 lyssaviruses-current trends.
Various technological developments have revitalized the approaches employed to study the disease of rabies. In particular, reverse genetics has facilitated the generation of novel viruses used to improve our understanding of the fundamental aspects of rabies virus (RABV) biology and pathogenicity and ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Chapter 4 receptor interactions, tropism, and mechanisms involved in morbillivirus-induced immunomodulation.
Induction of immunomodulation and -suppression is a common feature of morbilliviruses such as measles virus (MV), rinderpest virus (RPV), and canine distemper virus (CDV) in their respective hosts. As major uptake receptor, signaling lymphocytic activation ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Chapter 3 poxvirus host range genes.
As a family of viruses, poxviruses collectively exhibit a broad host range and most of the individual members are capable of replicating in a wide array of cell types from various host species, at least in vitro. At the cellular ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Chapter 2 cutting the gordian knot-development and biological relevance of hepatitis C virus cell culture systems.
Worldwide approximately 180 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV isolates exhibit extensive genetic heterogeneity and have been grouped in six genotypes and various subtypes. Additionally, ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Chapter 1 the pathogenesis of poliomyelitis: what we don\'t know.
Poliomyelitis has long served as a model for studies of viral pathogenesis, but there remain many important gaps in our understanding of this disease. It is the intent of this review to highlight these residual but ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Maternal death in the 21st century: Clark et al.
The article below summarizes a roundtable discussion of a study that was published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methods, relevance to practice, and implications for future research. Article discussed: Clark SL, Belfort ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Treatment modalities, health care resource utilization, and costs in patients diagnosed with interstitial cystitis.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine treatment modalities, health care resource utilization, and costs in patients diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC). STUDY DESIGN: Patients with a diagnosis of IC ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
First- and second-trimester thyroid hormone reference data in pregnant women: a FaSTER (First- and Second-Trimester Evaluation of Risk for aneuploidy) Research Consortium study.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to calculate first and second trimester reference ranges and within-woman correlations for TSH, free T4, and ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Cervical neoplasia in pregnancy. Part 2: current treatment of invasive disease.
Although the incidence of cervical cancer in the United States has declined sharply, many young women are diagnosed with the disease every year. Naturally, coincident pregnancies will occur in this subset of reproductively active patients. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Cervical neoplasia in pregnancy. Part 1: screening and management of preinvasive disease.
Cervical cancer screening is an essential component of prenatal care. The diagnosis and management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) during pregnancy are challenging, and sufficient information does not exist to allow for a definitive ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Discussion: \"Maternal death in the 21st century: causes, prevention, and relationship to cesarean delivery\" by Clark et al.
In the roundtable that follows, clinicians discuss a study that is published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methods, relevance to practice, and implications ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
A severe vaginal hemorrhage caused by cervical endometriosis.
We report a rare case in which a cystic lesion in the cervix, caused by endometriosis, resulted in a massive vaginal hemorrhage. Cervical endometriosis is relatively common and is usually considered a mild condition. However, we report a ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Platelet collagen receptor glycoprotein VI as a possible novel indicator for the acute coronary syndrome.
BACKGROUND: Platelet collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI) plays a critical role in acute coronary thrombosis. This prospective study examined the predictive value of GPVI for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in a ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Patterns of transfer for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome from community to tertiary care hospitals.
BACKGROUND: Practice guidelines for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE ACS) recommend early invasive management (cardiac catheterization and revascularization within 48 hours of hospital presentation) for high-risk patients, but ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Smoking status and antithrombin therapy in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome.
BACKGROUND: Smoking remains a major public health issue. We investigated the incidence of smoking and outcomes in high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes. Differences in treatment effect of antithrombin therapies were also investigated. ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Factors that influence the use of ambulance in acute coronary syndrome.
BACKGROUND: National guidelines recommend activation of the emergency medical service by patients who have symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In spite of this, only 50% to 60% of persons with myocardial infarction initiate care ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Lamin A/C mutation analysis in a cohort of 324 unrelated patients with idiopathic or familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
BACKGROUND: Lamin A/C mutations are a well-established cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), although their frequency has not been examined in a large cohort of patients. We sought to examine ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Do specialty cardiac hospitals have greater adherence to acute myocardial infarction and heart failure process measures? An empirical assessment using Medicare quality measures: quality of care in cardiac specialty hospitals.
BACKGROUND: Supporters of specialty hospitals claim these facilities provide better patient care; however, empirical data on ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Is long-term pharmacist-managed anticoagulation service efficient? A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND: Some pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services (PMAS) provide initial follow-up to patients on oral anticoagulant, who are transferred to their physician once they are stabilized. This may be as effective as and less expensive than long-term ...
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