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Radiologic versus Histologic Diagnosis in UIP and NSIP: Survival Implications
(2003-02)
Background: High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has an important diagnostic role in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). We hypothesised that the HRCT appearance would have an impact on survival in patients with ...
Cadmium concentrations in recent snow and firn layers in the Canadian arctic
(Springer-Verlag, 1994-05)
Poverty Area Residence and Changes in Physical Activity Level: Evidence From the Alameda County Study
(American Journal of Public Health, 1998-04-02)
Contingency contracting to enhance patient compliance: A review
(Elsevier, 1984)
Researchers and practitioners have expressed considerable interest in contingency contracting as a promising intervention strategy for enlisting patient cooperation, particularly with regard to long-term treatment regimens. ...
Circumstances of Witnessed Drug Overdose in New York City: Implications for Intervention
(Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2005)
Drug users frequently witness the nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses of their peers, but often fail to intervene effectively to reduce morbidity
and mortality.We assessed the circumstances of witnessed heroin-related ...
Challenges in Understanding Disparities in Drug Use and its Consequences
(2005)
Racial/ethnic disparities in health have long been documented in a broad
range of medical conditions in the United States. For example, Blacks have higher HIV
incidence and AIDS-related mortality than do Whites. This ...
The use of informal and formal help: Four patterns of illness behavior in the black community
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1984-12)
Non-parametric estimation of gap time survival functions for ordered multivariate failure time data
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2004-06-30)
Times between sequentially ordered events (gap times) are often of interest in biomedical studies. For example, in a cancer study, the gap times from incidence-to-remission and remission-to-recurrence may be examined. Such ...