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College Students' Perceptions of Emergency Contraception Provision
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 2008-01-01)
ABSTRACT Background and objective: The authors examined college students' perceptions regarding emergency contraception (EC) provision in light of the then pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision about the ...
Changes in Health Status Experienced by Women with Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy-Induced Hypertensive Disorders
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 2005-10-01)
Objective: To examine changes in health status among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). Methods: We examined perceived health status changes from the prepregnancy, as ...
Mitotic Rate and Younger Age Are Predictors of Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity: Lessons Learned From the Generation of a Probabilistic Model
(Springer-Verlag; The Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc., 2004-03)
Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy allows surgeons to identify patients with subclinical nodal involvement who may benefit from lymphadenectomy and, possibly, adjuvant therapy. Several factors have been variably, ...
Distribution of co-activators CBP and p300 during mouse oocyte and embryo development
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-07)
cAMP response element binding protein (CREB)-binding protein (CBP) and p300 are two structurally related transcriptional co-activators that activate expression of many eukaryotic genes. Current dogma would suggest that ...
Wide excision without radiation for desmoplastic melanoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-10-01)
BACKGROUND Adjuvant radiation has been proposed for the treatment of patients with desmoplastic melanoma, who reportedly have local recurrence rates as high as 40–60%. The authors investigated local recurrence rates at a ...
Proton and sodium MRI assessment of emerging tumor chemotherapeutic resistance
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2006-12)
The ultimate goal of any cancer therapy is to target the elimination of neoplastic cells. Although newer therapeutic strategies are in constant development, therapeutic assessment has been hampered by the inability to ...
Use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog for protection against premature ovarian failure during cyclophosphamide therapy in women with severe lupus
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-09)
Objective Cyclophosphamide (CYC) therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease predominantly affecting women of childbearing age, causes an unacceptably high incidence of irreversible premature ovarian failure ...
Test-retest reliability of an instrumented speculum for measuring vaginal closure force No conflict of interest reported by the author(s). Work performed at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and University of Michigan Medical Center.
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-10)
Aims: The study aimed to: a) determine reliability of an instrumented speculum designed for measuring intravaginal closure pressure, and b) compare findings with a comparable device reported in the literature. The goal ...
3D excretory MR urography: Improved image quality with intravenous saline and diuretic administration
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007-04)
Purpose To assess the effect of diuretic administration on the image quality of excretory magnetic resonance urography (MRU) obtained following intravenous hydration, and to determine whether intravenous hydration alone ...
Large Fetal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula: Impact on Pulmonary Development
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2002-07)
A case report of a patient with a large pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and valvar pulmonary stenosis is presented. The fistula was diagnosed prenatally and its effect on in utero cardiovascular growth and development ...