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A radiation hybrid map of the proximal short arm of the human X chromosome spanning incontinentia pigmenti 1 (IP1) translocation breakpoints
(Elsevier, 1992-11)
Radiation hybrid mapping was used in combination with physical mapping techniques to order and estimate distances between 14 loci in the proximal region of the short arm of the human X chromosome. A panel of radiation ...
Reducing Disparities in Vaccination Rates Between Different Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Groups- The Potential of Community-based Multilevel Interventions
(2005)
There are well-documented disparities in vaccination rates between different socioeconomic
and racial/ethnic groups in the United States. These disparities persist in spite of an overall
increase in vaccination rates during ...
Decade-long bacterial community dynamics in cystic fibrosis airways
(2012-04-10)
The structure and dynamics of bacterial communities in the airways
of persons with cystic fibrosis (CF) remain largely unknown. We
characterized the bacterial communities in 126 sputum samples
representing serial ...
Predictors of functional recovery for hip fractured elders during 12 months following hospital discharge: a prospective study on a Taiwanese sample
(Springer-Verlag; International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2004-06)
To examine the longitudinal changes in overall and individual physical activities of daily living (PADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after hospital discharge in elderly ...
Mediation and Modification of the Association Between Hopelessness, Hostility, and Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2005-02)
Hopelessness and hostility are linked to progression of carotid atherosclerosis (PCA). The purpose of this study was to replicate such relations and to evaluate the role of biological pathways involving hyperactivation of ...
Striatal monoamine terminals in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-06)
We used positron emission tomography (PET) with (+)-[ 11 C]dihydrotetrabenazine ([+]-[ 11 C]DTBZ) to examine striatal monoaminergic presynaptic terminal density in 20 patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), 25 with ...
Relationship Trajectories and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual Minority Youth
(Springer, 2010)
Dating in adolescence plays an integral part in the development of sexual and social identities. This process is particularly salient for sexual minority youth who face additional obstacles to their identity formation due ...
Association of influenza epidemics with global climate variability
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-11)
The reasons for the seasonality and annual changes in the impact of influenza epidemics remain poorly understood. We investigated the covariations between a major component of climate, namely the El Niño Southern Oscillation ...
Socioeconomic considerations in the health of urban areas
(Springer-Verlag; New York Academy of Medicine, 1998-06)