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Surgical reversal of prolonged blindness from a metastatic neuroblastoma
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-07)
Reports of tumor-related anterior visual pathway blindness that have resolved after surgical decompression are rare. The longest reported duration of tumor-related blindness completely reversed by optic nerve decompression ...
A Cross-Sectional Assessment of the ACGIH TLV for Hand Activity Level
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2005-03)
The ACGIH Worldwide Threshold Limit Value (TLV) for hand activity “considers average hand activity level or “HAL” and peak hand force.” We report cross-sectional data that assess the validity of the TLV with respect to ...
Factors predictive of acute renal failure and need for hemodialysis among ED patients with rhabdomyolysis
(2005)
Objective: We assessed the primary causes of rhabdomyolysis, the factors associated with the
development of acute renal failure (ARF), and the need for hemodialysis (HD) among a series of
patients presenting to an urban ...
Effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy among Injection Drug Users with Late-Stage Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
(2005)
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been shown to be effective in different populations, but data
among injection drug users are limited. Human immunodeficiency virus-infected injection drug users recruited ...
Covariate adjustment in the analysis of microarray data from clinical studies
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-01)
There is tremendous scientific interest in the analysis of gene expression data in clinical settings, such as oncology. In this paper, we describe the importance of adjusting for confounders and other prognostic factors ...
The Role of HIV-Related Knowledge and Ethnicity in Determining HIV Risk Perception and Willingness to Undergo HIV Testing Among Rural Women in Burkina Faso
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-06)
We conducted a random community based survey of 300 young (15–29 years) rural women in Nouna, Burkina Faso. Only one-third of women were aware that a person could have HIV without having symptoms and these women were ...
Predictors of Upper Extremity Discomfort: A Longitudinal Study of Industrial and Clerical Workers
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2005-03)
Upper extremity discomfort associated with work activity is common with a prevalence of over 50% in many settings. This study followed a cohort of 501 active workers for an average of 5.4 years. Cases were defined as workers ...
Patterns of Mercury Deposition and Concentration in Northeastern North America (1996–2002)
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2005-03)
Data from 13 National Atmospheric Deposition Program Mercury Monitor Network (NADP/MDN) monitoring stations (1996–2002) and the Underhill (VT) event-based monitoring site (1993–2002) were evaluated for spatial and temporal ...
Genetic counseling for BRCA1 / 2 : A randomized controlled trial of two strategies to facilitate the education and counseling process This article contains supplementary material, which may be viewed at the American Journal of Medical Genetics website at http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/1552–4825/suppmat/index.html .
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-04-01)
Due to the complexity of information surrounding BRCA1 / 2 counseling and testing and its time consuming nature, efforts to facilitate the genetic counseling and education process are needed. Using a 2 × 2 factorial ...