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Regression of Type II Gastric Carcinoids in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Patients with Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome after Surgical Excision of All Gastrinomas
(Springer-Verlag; Société Internationale de Chirurgie, 2004-07)
Enterochromaffin-like (ECL) tumors are documented in patients with hypergastrinemia secondary to chronic atrophic gastritis or with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome and multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (ZES-MEN-1). In patients ...
Insulin-like growth factor-1 effects on bovine retinal endothelial cell glucose transport: role of MAP kinase
(Blackwell Science Ltd, 2002-05-15)
In order to maintain normal metabolism, the neuroretina is completely dependent on the constant delivery of glucose across the retinal microvascular endothelial cells comprising the inner blood–retinal barrier. Glucose ...
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Michigan: A Practice Pattern Survey
(Springer-Verlag; Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2003-07)
Objectives: This survey sought to determine whether self-professed sleep specialists in the State of Michigan show practice variations in the diagnosis and management of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and whether such ...
Systems-based framework for continuing medical education and improvements in translating new knowledge into physicians' practices
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004)
Concerns about health care costs and quality are focusing increasing attention on physicians and their continuing medical education (CME). These concerns have produced several calls for “a new definition,” “a new vision,” ...
5-Year mammography rates and associated factors for older women Approved by the University of Michigan Medical School Institutional Review Board for Human Subject Research (#1995-0343) Barbara Threatt, M.D., was a consultant regarding mammography practice and interactions with older women
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2003-03-01)
BACKGROUND Major national interventions occurred in the early and mid-1990s to increase mammography screening rates among older women. The current study examined mammography utilization by older women during this period. ...
Pandora's Box or treasure chest? Addressing psychosocial needs of patients with diabetes
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007-10)
No Abstract.
The Interface Between the Practice of Medical Genetics and Human Genetic Research: What Every Genetic Counselor Needs to Know
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-10)
Genetic counselors have historically used human genetic research as an advanced information resource for their patients. Most commonly, this has been via access to information provided by gene identification studies in ...
Development of a Standardized Patient Instructor to Teach Functional Assessment and Communication Skills to Medical Students and House Officers
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2006-09)
Development and testing of the diabetes self-management instrument: A confirmatory analysis The authors thank Dr. Laura Klem, Dr. Zhong-Ping Cheng, and Miss Chun-Yi Wu for their assistance in statistical analysis.
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-08)
The purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically test a new instrument for measuring self-management of adults with type 2 diabetes. Data were collected from 634 diabetic adults recruited from three teaching ...
Assessing uncertainty in outsourcing clinical services at tertiary health centers
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007-07)
When tertiary health centers face capacity constraint, one feasible strategy to meet service demand is outsourcing clinical services to qualified community providers. Clinical outsourcing enables tertiary health centers ...