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The effect of health beliefs and feelings of self efficacy on self management behavior of children with a chronic disease
(Elsevier, 1988-04)
This study is among the first to examine the value of chronically ill children's health beliefs, self-efficacy beliefs, experiences of hospitalization, and participation in a health education program in predicting ...
Impact of a negative breast biopsy on subsequent breast self-examination practice
(Elsevier, 1989-10)
Women who practice breast-self examination (BSE) occasionally detect breast lumps that are ultimately biopsied and found to be benign. This research examined the impact of a negative breast biopsy on subsequent BSE practice. ...
Social networks and social support: living with chronic renal disease
(Elsevier, 1985-09)
Individuals with chronic renal disease who receive dialysis treatment are continually faced with major adjustments. These may include dealing with changes in work and economic status, social roles, activity levels, self-image, ...
Costs of liver transplantation: Primum non obfuscare
(W.B. SaundersWiley Periodiocals, Inc., 1986-11)
The costs and benefits of liver transplantation in adult patients at the University of Pittsburgh were reviewed for the period from 1981 through 1984. Indirect costs such as those to support the surgical and hepatology ...
Evaluation of a minimal-contact smoking cessation program in a health care setting
(Elsevier, 1985-12)
A controlled evaluation of a minimal-contact smoking cessation intervention was conducted with 213 inpatients and outpatients at a Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC). The intervention had three components: Brief ...
Reactivity of Haemophilus influenzae type b anti-pili antibodies
(Elsevier, 1989-10)
The reactivity of anti-pilus antibodies to native and denatured Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) pili was studied using rabbit serum prepared against piliated H. influenzae b strain M43 (p+) and adsorbed with its non-piliated ...