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Genetic determinants of mammographic density
Background Changes in breast density are highly correlated with steroid hormone exposure. Materials and methods In a cross-sectional study of 396 Caucasian and African-American... -
Penis size: Survey of female perceptions of sexual satisfaction
Background Does the size of the male penis, in terms of length or width, make a difference in female sexual satisfaction? Method To study the effect of penis width vs. length on... -
Organization specific predictors of job satisfaction: findings from a Canadian multi-site quality of work life cross-sectional survey
Background Organizational features can affect how staff view their quality of work life. Determining staff perceptions about quality of work life is an important consideration... -
Compound 528210: Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyl, DTBS
Chemical compound data from PubChem database. IUPAC Name: 2,2-ditert-butyl-5,7-dimethyl-1,3,2-benzodioxasilin-4-one. Molecular Formula: C17H26O3Si. Molecular Weight: 306.5. This... -
Blood substitutes Artificial oxygen carriers: perfluorocarbon emulsions
Perfluorocarbon emulsions are being clinically evaluated as artificial oxygen carriers to reduce allogeneic blood transfusions or to improve tissue oxygenation. Perfluorocarbon... -
Long-term outcome after coronary stenting
The present review assesses the data on long-term outcome after coronary stenting. Histological, angiographical and intravascular imaging data have shown that the insertion of... -
ChemIDplus
ChemIDplus, the Chemical Identification Plus Database, is no longer updated. These are the final files from February 22, 2023. All ChemIDplus data have been incorporated into... -
24-hour efficacy of once-daily desloratadine therapy in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis [ISRCTN32042139]
Background Early studies with desloratadine demonstrated efficacy in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). A dose-ranging study was conducted to characterize its 24-hour... -
Autoantibody profiling for the study and treatment of autoimmune disease
Proteomics technologies enable profiling of autoantibody responses using biological fluids derived from patients with autoimmune disease. They provide a powerful tool to... -
NLM Classification
A product of the National Library of Medicine for the arrangement of library materials in the field of medicine and related sciences used internationally. The NLM Classification... -
Alterations induced by chronic stress in lymphocyte subsets of blood and primary and secondary immune organs of mice
Background The immune system is particularly sensitive to stress. Although acute stress generally has positive effects, chronic stress typically provokes immunosuppression. The... -
Close relationship of tissue plasminogen activator-plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 complex with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome investigated by means of the artificial pancreas
Background: Glucose tolerance (GT) has not been taken into consideration in investigations concerning relationships between coagulopathy and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome... -
Dynamic compression nail: A preliminary report
Background Interlocking nailing, which has become the method of choice for treating fractures of the femoral and tibial shafts, still lacks ability to provide the important... -
Bone mineral density and the subsequent risk of cancer in the NHANES I follow-up cohort
Backgroud Bone mineral density (BMD) is a marker of long-term estrogen exposure. BMD measurement has been used in this context to investigate the association of estrogen with... -
Comparison of performance-based measures among native Japanese, Japanese-Americans in Hawaii and Caucasian women in the United States, ages 65 years and over: a cross-sectional study
Background Japanese (both in Japan and Hawaii) have a lower incidence of falls and of hip fracture than North American and European Caucasians, but the reasons for these... -
Internet hand x-rays: A comparison of joint space narrowing and erosion scores (Sharp/Genant) of plain versus digitized x-rays in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Background The objective of the study is to examine the reliability of erosion and joint space narrowing scores derived from hand x-rays posted on the Internet compared to... -
What kind of evidence is it that Evidence-Based Medicine advocates want health care providers and consumers to pay attention to?
Background In 1992, Evidence-Based Medicine advocates proclaimed a "new paradigm", in which evidence from health care research is the best basis for decisions for individual... -
Asthma and PM
PM10 (the mass of particles present in the air having a 50% cutoff for particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm) is the standard measure of particulate air pollution used...
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