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Syndrome X: Is it for real?
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1998)
The term syndrome X has been applied to the association of hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), android obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia. In this paper, based on population samples ...
Chronic job insecurity among automobile workers: Effects on job satisfaction and health
(Elsevier, 1994-05)
Work conditions characterized by uncertainty and ambiguity are potential stressors for employees. One such stressor is job insecurity. This longitudinal study of 207 automobile manufacturing workers indicates that chronic ...
TCDD alters pituitary-adrenal function II: Evidence for decreased bioactivity of ACTH
(Elsevier, 1993)
The present study assessed the ability of primary cultures of rat anterior pituitary cells to secrete bioactive ACTH in the presence of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). The bioactivity of the secreted pituitary ...
Nonsurgical management of the boutonniere deformity
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990-12)
The present study examined the effectiveness of a 6-week experimental program of splinting and joint protection education in reducing the progression of the early boutonniere deformity. Nine patients with mild or moderately ...
Localization of the Gene for ATP Citrate Lyase (ACLY) Distal to Gastrin (GAS) and Proximal to D17S856 on Chromosome 17q12-q21
(Elsevier, 1994-05-15)
The gene encoding ATP-citrate lyase, designated ACLY, was mapped to human chromosome 17q12-q21 by PCR on a panel of human/rodent somatic cell hybrids and localized to 17q21.1 by PCH on a panel of radiation hybrids. The ...
Effects of a mental health carve-out on use, costs, and payers: A four-year study
(Springer-Verlag; Association of Behavioral Healthcare Management, 1999-11)
This study examines the effects of a mental health carve-out on a sample of continuously enrolled employees ( N = 1,943) over a four-year time frame (1990–1994). The article presents a health care services utilization model ...
Historical changes in serum PCB and DDT levels in an environmentally-exposed cohort
(Springer-Verlag, 1992-05)
A previously characterized cohort of 115 Great Lakes fisheaters and 95 non-fisheating controls was re-examined in 1989 to evaluate changes that had occurred in serum PCB and DDT levels since the 1982 study. Substantial and ...
Maintaining technical quality of care in the introduction of Cyclofem in a national family planning program: findings from Indonesia
(Elsevier, 1994-05)
This paper discusses the technical dimensions of "quality of care" in contraceptive service delivery in both the Cyclofem Introductory Trial, as well as in routine service delivery of other injectables in Indonesia. Although ...