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Affected-sib-pair interval mapping and exclusion for complex genetic traits: Sampling considerations
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1996)
We describe an extension of Risch's [(1990a,b) Am J Hum Genet 46:222–228, 229–241] method of linkage detection and exclusion for complex genetic traits. The method uses interval mapping to infer disease locus identity-by-descent ...
The prevention of psychopathology in African Americans: An epidemiologic perspective
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Human Sciences Press; Human Sciences Press ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1990-04)
Although improving the mental health status of African Americans is an important goal, it is not clear that this can be accomplished by increasing access to professional services. Many have argued that stressful social ...
Real time micro-fiberoptic monitoring of endogenous fluorescence in the rat conceptus during hypoxia
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1993-10)
A micro-fiberoptic methodology has been developed for noninvasive, real time measurement of endogenous pyridine nucleotide fluorescence from the surface of the visceral yolk sac (VYS) in intact, viable rat conceptuses. ...
Contraceptive introduction and the management of choice: the role of Cyclofem in Indonesia
(Elsevier, 1994-05)
This paper presents a programmatic perspective on the relationship between the introduction of new contraceptive technology and expanding contraceptive options, using the example of Cyclofem in Indonesia. Past approaches ...
Effects of age, sex, and anthropometric factors on nerve conduction measures
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1992-10)
Associations among measures of median, ulnar, and sural nerve conduction and age, skin temperature, sex, and anthropometric factors were evaluated in a population of 105 healthy, asymptomatic adults without occupational ...
Familiality and partitioning the variability of femoral bone mineral density in women of child-bearing age
(Springer-Verlag, 1992-02)
The contributions of polygenic loci and environmental factors to femoral bone mineral density (BMD in g/cm 2 ) variability were estimated in modified family sets consisting of women of child-bearing age. Femoral BMDs were ...
Breastfeeding practices and lactation mastitis
(Elsevier, 1994-03)
Clinical impression suggests that lactation mastitis is associated with inexperienced nursers, improper nursing techniques, stress and fatigue. A pilot study was conducted to describe the frequency of self-reported ...