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A comparison of the diabetes-related attitudes of health care professionals and patients
(Elsevier, 1993-06)
The following study compares the diabetesrelated attitudes of sampled health care professionals and patients with diabetes. Attitudes were measured with a revised version of the Diabetes Attitude Scale (DAS) which includes ...
The relationship between the structural and orthogonal compressive properties of trabecular bone
(Elsevier, 1994-04)
In this study, cubes of trabecular bone with a wide range of structural properties were scanned on a micro-computed tomography system to produce complete three-dimensional digitizations from which morphological and ...
Corticosteroids and alcoholic hepatitis
(W.B. SaundersWiley Periodiocals, Inc., 1991-01)
The purpose of the study was to determine whether corticosteroids affect short-term mortality from alcoholic hepatitis. A metanalysis was conducted using studies identified through a MEDLINE computer search from 1966 to ...
Effect of hyperglycemia and the aldose reductase inhibitor tolrestat on sural nerve biochemistry and morphometry in advanced diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy
(Elsevier, 1993)
Tolrestat is a well tolerated nonhydantoin aldose reductase inhibitor that has been reported to improve nerve conduction in diabetic animals and humans. Its effects on nerve biochemistry and structure have not been studied ...
The W64R variant of the β3-adrenergic receptor is not associated with Type II diabetes or obesity in a large Finnish sample
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1999-01)
Recent studies have suggested an association between Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus-related phenotypes and a cytosine-to-thymidine substitution that results in the replacement of tryptophan by arginine ...
Body size, estrogen use and thiazide diuretic use affect 5-year radial bone loss in postmenopausal women
(Springer-Verlag; European Foundation for Osteoporosis, 1993-11)
Understanding factors associated with more rapid bone mineral loss among aging women is important for establishing preventive strategies for intervention. This study reports factors associated with the 5-year change in ...
The reproducibility and sensitivity of sural nerve morphometry in the assessment of diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy
(Springer-Verlag, 1992-06)
The nerve fibre loss, atrophy and injury of diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy and their responses to metabolic intervention have been studied by morphometric analysis of sural nerve biopsies. The magnitudes and sources ...
Communication within low income families and the management of asthma
(Elsevier, 1990-04)
This study examines the effects of communication between low income urban parents and children about a chronic disease on the extent to which parent and child effectively manage the illness. Four asthma communication factors ...