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Prevalence and burden of overactive bladder in the United States
(Springer-Verlag, 2003-05)
Context: the National Overactive BLadder Evaluation (NOBLE) Program was initiated to better understand the prevalence and burden of overactive bladder in a broad spectrum of the United States population. Objective: to ...
Racial differences in breast cancer survival in the Detroit Metropolitan area
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006-05)
African American (AA) women have poorer breast cancer survival compared to Caucasian American (CA) women. The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether socioeconomic status (SES) and treatment differences influence ...
Prevalence and outcome of surgery for female incontinence
(Elsevier, 1989-04)
A 4.7 percent surgery rate to correct urine loss conditions was found by a large scale survey of sixty-year and older non-institutionalized women in a Michigan county. The initial postoperative results reported by the ...
Diagnostic value of resting tricuspid regurgitation velocity and right ventricular ejection flow parameters for the detection of exercise induced pulmonary arterial hypertension
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2000-12)
Our objectives were to evaluate resting tricuspid regurgitation velocity (TRV) and right ventricular outflow tract velocity curve (RVOT vc ) profiles as markers for development of exercise induced pulmonary arterial ...
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 ...
Emotional support levels can predict physical functioning and health related quality of life among elderly Taiwanese with hip fractures
(Springer Verlag; International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation, 2006-04)
There has been increasing interest in the role emotional support plays on recovery and the perceptions of health. However, the vast majority of studies have been based on data from Western nations. Little is known about ...
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. ...
Communication within low income families and the management of asthma
(Elsevier, 1990-04)
This study examines the effects of communication between low income urban parents and children about a chronic disease on the extent to which parent and child effectively manage the illness. Four asthma communication factors ...
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 ...