2,009 datasets found
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Meta-analysis, Simpson's paradox, and the number needed to treat
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Background There is debate concerning methods for calculating numbers needed to treat (NNT) from results of systematic reviews. Methods We investigate the... -
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Changes in human lymphocyte subpopulations in tonsils and regional lymph nodes of human head and neck squamous carcinoma compared to control lymph nodes
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Background Lymphoid tissues constitute basic structures where specific immune responses take place. This leads to the development of germinal centres (GCs), migration... -
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Comparison of two methods based on cross-sectional data for correcting corpus uterine cancer incidence and probabilities
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Background Two methods are presented for obtaining hysterectomy prevalence corrected estimates of invasive cancer incidence rates and probabilities of the corpus... -
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Implications of troponin testing in clinical medicine
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During the past decade considerable research has been conducted into the use of cardiac troponins, their diagnostic capability and their potential to allow risk... -
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Predisposing factors for delirium in the surgical intensive care unit
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Background Delirium is a sign of deterioration in the homeostasis and physical status of the patient. The objective of our study was to investigate the predisposing... -
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Subjective response to antipsychotic treatment and compliance in schizophrenia. A naturalistic study comparing olanzapine, risperidone and haloperidol (EFESO Study)
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Background In order to compare the effectiveness of different antipsychotic drugs in the treatment of schizophrenia it is very important to evaluate subjective... -
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Biomechanical evaluation of immediate stability with rectangular versus cylindrical interbody cages in stabilization of the lumbar spine
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Background Recent cadaver studies show stability against axial rotation with a cylindrical cage is marginally superior to a rectangular cage. The purpose of this... -
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Salivaria or Stercoraria? The
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The taxonomic status of Trypanosoma rangeli as well as the tools for its molecular characterization is briefly commented. -
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Flowcytometry – A rapid tool to correlate functional activities of human peripheral blood lymphocytes with their corresponding phenotypes after
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Background While dealing with mixed in vitro lymphocyte cultures one is faced with the problem of relative contributions of different populations to the activity... -
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Aminoglycoside antibiotics and autism: a speculative hypothesis
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Background Recently, it has been suspected that there is a relationship between therapy with some antibiotics and the onset of autism; but even more curious, some... -
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Sixth International Workshop on Scleroderma Research, Oxford, UK, 30 July–2 August 2000
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We discuss major topics presented at this recent international workshop, illustrating how recent progress in areas as diverse as free radical biochemistry,... -
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique for providing life support, in case the natural lungs are failing and are not able to maintain a sufficient... -
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What you should know about PR3-ANCA: Conformational requirements of proteinase 3 (PR3) for enzymatic activity and recognition by PR3-ANCA
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The neutrophil azurophil granule constituent proteinase 3 (PR3) is the principal antigen for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in Wegener's... -
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Gene conversion homogenizes the CMT1A paralogous repeats
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Background Non-allelic homologous recombination between paralogous repeats is increasingly being recognized as a major mechanism causing both pathogenic... -
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Astroglial expression of the P-glycoprotein is controlled by intracellular CNTF
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Background The P-glycoprotein (P-gp), an ATP binding cassette transmembrane transporter, is expressed by astrocytes in the adult brain, and is positively modulated... -
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Theankgene story
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A landmark investigation into the genetic basis of murine progressive ankylosis has clarified the physiologic role of extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (ePPi) in... -
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22nd European Workshop for Rheumatology Research, Leiden, The Netherlands, 28 February–3 March 2002
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The European Workshop for Rheumatology Research met this year in Leiden, The Netherlands. The Workshop provided a platform to feast on new technologies and how they... -
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Infective endocarditis: too ill to be operated?
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Infective endocarditis remains a disease associated with high mortality in certain groups of patients, with death resulting primarily from central nervous system... -
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Bacterial response to siderophore and quorum-sensing chemical signals in the seawater microbial community
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Background Oceans are iron-deficient and nutrient-poor environments. These conditions impart limitations on our understanding of and our ability to identify... -
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Do published guidelines for evaluation of Irritable Bowel Syndrome reflect practice?
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Background The only US guidelines listed in the National Guideline Warehouse for the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are the expert opinion guidelines...
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