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Assessing the risk of venous thromboembolic events in women taking progestin-only contraception: a meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2012)Objectives: To evaluate the risk of venous thromboembolic events associated with the use of progestin-only contraception and whether that risk differs with the mode of drug delivery (oral, intrauterine, or depot injection). ... -
Assessing the significance of chromosomal aberrations in cancer: Methodology and application to glioma
(National Academy of Sciences, 2007)Comprehensive knowledge of the genomic alterations that underlie cancer is a critical foundation for diagnostics, prognostics, and targeted therapeutics. Systematic efforts to analyze cancer genomes are underway, but the ... -
Assessment of abdominal fat compartments using DXA in premenopausal women from anorexia nervosa to morbid obesity
(2013)Objective: The purpose of this study was to test a newly developed DXA method for abdominal fat depot quantification in subjects with AN, normal weight, and obesity using CT as a gold standard. Design and Methods 135 ... -
Assessment of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Current Status and Recommendations From the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology
(Springer Netherlands, 2010)There are a number of imaging tests that are used in the setting of acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome. Each has their strengths and limitations. Experts from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology ... -
An assessment of antenatal care among Syrian refugees in Lebanon
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: After more than three years of violence in Syria, Lebanon hosts over one million Syrian refugees creating significant public health concerns. Antenatal care delivery to tens of thousands of pregnant Syrian ... -
Assessment of asthma control and asthma exacerbations in the epidemiology and natural history of asthma: outcomes and treatment regimens (TENOR) observational cohort
(Current Science Inc., 2012)Patients with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma account for substantial asthma morbidity, mortality, and healthcare burden despite comprising only a small proportion of the total asthma population. TENOR, a multicenter, ... -
An assessment of attitudes toward gender inequitable sexual and reproductive health norms in South Sudan: a community-based participatory research approach
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Communities in South Sudan have endured decades of conflict. Protracted conflict exacerbated reproductive health disparities and gender inequities. This study, conducted prior to the country’s 2011 independence, ... -
Assessment of axial bone rigidity in rats with metabolic diseases using CT-based structural rigidity analysis
(British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2012)Objectives: This study aims to assess the correlation of CT-based structural rigidity analysis with mechanically determined axial rigidity in normal and metabolically diseased rat bone. Methods: A total of 30 rats were ... -
Assessment of Barriers of Contraceptive Use in Rural Burundi: A Mixed Methods Study
(2014-10-15)Burundi’s high maternal and child mortality is caused in part by the high fertility rate, prompted by low rate of contraceptive use. Available sources report a contraceptive use of 18% among married women, but this excludes ... -
Assessment of Barriers to Improve Diabetes Management in Older Adults: A randomized controlled study
(American Diabetes Association, 2013)OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether assessment of barriers to self-care and strategies to cope with these barriers in older adults with diabetes is superior to usual care with attention control. The American Diabetes Association ... -
Assessment of cleaning to control lead dust in homes of children with moderate lead poisoning: treatment of lead-exposed children trial
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2002)In this article we describe the assessment and control of lead dust exposure in the Treatment of Lead-exposed Children (TLC) Trial, a clinical trial of the effects of oral chelation on developmental end points in urban ... -
An assessment of community health workers’ ability to screen for cardiovascular disease risk with a simple, non-invasive risk assessment instrument in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa: an observational study
(2016)Summary Background: Cardiovascular disease contributes substantially to the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in low-income and middle-income countries, which also often have substantial health personnel shortages. In ... -
Assessment of Definitions of Sustained Disease Progression in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)Sustained progression on the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) is a common outcome measure of disease progression in clinical studies of MS. Unfortunately, this outcome may not accurately measure long-term and ... -
Assessment of Echocardiography and Biomarkers for the Extended Prediction of Cardiotoxicity in Patients Treated With Anthracyclines, Taxanes, and Trastuzumab
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2012)Background: Because cancer patients survive longer, the impact of cardiotoxicity associated with the use of cancer treatments escalates. The present study investigates whether early alterations of myocardial strain and ... -
Assessment of Fractionated Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Biomarker for the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(OceanSide Publications, Inc., 2012)Diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and determination of response to therapy is based on histological assessment of the esophagus, which requires upper endoscopy. In children, in whom a dietary approach is commonly ... -
Assessment of functional development in normal infant brain using arterial spin labeled perfusion MRI
(Elsevier BV, 2008-02)Arterial spin labeled (ASL) perfusion MRI provides a noninvasive approach for longitudinal imaging of regional brain function in infants. In the present study, continuous ASL (CASL) perfusion MRI was carried out in normally ... -
Assessment of Gene Order Computing Methods for Alzheimer's Disease
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2013)Background Computational genomics of Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common form of senile dementia, is a nascent field in AD research. The field includes AD gene clustering by computing gene order which generates higher ... -
Assessment of PaO2/FiO2 for stratification of patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objectives: A recent update of the definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) proposed an empirical classification based on ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) ... -
Assessment of Perioperative Morbidity for Radical Cystectomy in Elderly Patients
(2015-06-08)OBJECTIVE: To assess the perioperative morbidity and impact of comorbidities in elderl patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 52 patients greater ...