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:Relatively high serum albumin levels compared to low levels have been associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality and coronary heart disease and stroke incidence. The nature of these associations remains undefined. Therefore, widely accepted criteria of Bradford Hill were used to assess the likelihood that the association is a causal one. These criteria were applied to the findings of published studies of serum albumin and risk of cardiovascular disease. Favoring a causal association are lack of temporal ambiguity in cohort studies, consistency of findings among studies and biologically plausible mechanisms. Not favoring a causal association are lack of specificity of the association, and inconsistency among age-, sex-groups. Further studies are needed to elucidate mechanisms for the effect of serum albumin on incidence of cardiovascular disease and death.
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杂志文章,评审abstract：ISSUES:Tobacco Control remains one of the greatest determinants for reducing the morbidity and mortality of African Americans. OBJECTIVE:To examine the scope and consequences of tobacco use among African Americans and characterize its implications for the National Medical Association physician membership and their pat...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 共识发展会议,杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Exposure to racism has been linked to poor health outcomes. Little is known about the impact of racism on diabetes outcomes. This study explored African American women's beliefs about how racism interacts with their diabetes self-management and control. Four focus groups were conducted with a convenience sample of 28 ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30298-4
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The gastrointestinal tract is the largest lymphoid reservoir of the body and is subject to damage that compromises the cellular and humoral defense mechanism. With the increasing numbers of patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), health-care practiti...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite pernicious racism, most black health professionals achieve professional success and most have stable marriages. A 19-item questionnaire was designed to assess this hypothesis following a lecture on the strengths and weaknesses of black health professional families to physicians, dentists, and their spouses (n ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We have attempted to initiate a much needed constructive dialogue regarding the participation of African-American patients in clinical cancer research trials. It was our intent to provide a greater understanding of the historical context and evolving nature of clinical research trials pertaining to cancer. Some of the...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 社论
doi：
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Accidental traumatic injury is the number 1 cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. In this study, we aim to prove that certain pediatric patients can be treated with good outcomes at an adult level 1 trauma center. METHODS:Retrospective analysis using the Howard University Hospital tr...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30654-4
更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSES:To assess patterns of dementia/Alzheimer's disease (AD) management and to investigate predictive factors of cholinesterase inhibitor prescriptions. METHODOLOGY:A cross-sectional study was conducted using a national survey among the elderly aged >60 from 2000 to 2002. Visit characteristics and cholinesterase i...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A case of leukopenia associated with cimetidine therapy is reported. The patient had sarcoid cirrhosis with portal hypertension. Cimetidine therapy was instituted for upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to gastritis, resulted in leukopenia, and was reversed on discontinuation of therapy. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Arsine gas exposure is a rare occupational event and can be completely prevented with the use of appropriate protective gear. Exposure often occurs when arsine gas is generated while arsenic-containing crude ores or metals are treated with acid. Cases of toxicity require an index of suspicion and a good history. In pa...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The rare association of protease inhibitor deficiency (Pi(zz) genotype) in a black American with chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease due to asthmatic bronchitis, rather than basal pan lobular emphysema, is presented. The late onset of symptoms, despite environmental exposures, is also unusual in this homozygote, as...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This preliminary study explored the roles of knowledge, attitudes, and significant others on decisions of older African-American women to enroll in a clinical trial involving estrogen and osteoporosis. Sixteen older African-American women (average age 75 years) participated in three focus groups. Twelve of the women h...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:As only 600 of the 30,000 psychiatrists in America are black, it is apparent that black psychiatrists in the United States will not be able to meet the needs of all the mentally ill blacks in this country. In view of this situation, the authors feel that psychiatric residency training programs should prepare psychiatr...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The occurrence of multifocal rhabdomyoma is exceedingly rare with less than half a dozen cases collected in the literature. We present a case of multifocal rhabdomyoma of the head and neck that involves extension of the tumor to the vallecula, the glossoepiglottic fold, and the aeriepiglottic fold. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This analysis represents the first national look at family and individual use of home remedies by African Americans. The purpose is to examine home remedy usage by African-American individuals and their families and assess the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and home remedy usage for African-Amer...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An association between the factors of low birth weight and fetal growth retardation and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease has been proposed; this is the basis of the "thrifty phenotype" hypothesis described in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus. The relationship between height, presumably an indicator of ear...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Although studies have outlined the benefit of diversity in academic medicine, the number of underrepresented minority (URM) faculty remains low. In 1998, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine with the Hispanic Center of Excellence began a formalized proactive faculty development progr...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31449-8
更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Within 50 years, if current trends continue, 50 million elderly Americans will suffer visual impairment from macular degeneration or cataract. However, available evidence indicates that this impending crisis of visual health can be minimized by a simple, safe, inexpensive, and practical means of prevention. Cataract a...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist (de Quervain's disease) is a common cause of radial wrist and hand pain and disability. Nonoperative management of the disease has been thought to provide only temporary relief of pain and swelling, while surgical intervention has been viewed as a mo...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Educating a physician workforce that reflects the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of our nation is an ongoing challenge of urgent concern. Many medical school kindergarten through 1 2th grade (K-12) pipeline programs focus on "enriching" underrepresented minority (URM) students using strategies to change or "im...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Black women in Minnesota and beyond have a greater burden of death due to some cancers than their White counterparts. Delayed screening and treatment may explain these disparate statistics. The purpose of this study was to work in collaboration with a local Black faith-based organization to gain an updated u...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2019.02.006
更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A convenience sample of all medical journals found in a medical clinic was reviewed for pharmaceutical advertisements. Ads were present in 25 (96%) of the 26 journals. Ad space varied from 0-34% (mean 12) in research, and 9-48% (mean: 36) in nonresearch journals. In 23 (88%) journals, individual ads consisted of more ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 社论
doi：
更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There have been increasing rates of uninsured patients in the United States over the past few decades. Despite this growing problem, little progress has been made to decrease the rate of growth of uninsured patients or to provide affordable insurance coverage to those who are unable to maintain insurance coverage thro...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Previous studies document the importance of religious involvement in African-American communities. This study examines the extent to which religious involvement is associated with health status among African-American males. The data come from a community sample of 537 males residing in a major US urban area. Three ind...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is emerging as a major problem in the United States, primarily due to the development of liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis secondary to the hepatitis C virus. The diagnosis of HCC in patients with underlying cirrhosis can be achieved at an early stage if appropriate diagnostic meas...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To describe the natural history of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), we compared the clinical course of two groups of postoperative critically ill patients who developed respiratory failure requiring prolonged endotracheal intubation (minimum: 4 days). The two groups with ARDS (Group 1) and without ARDS (Gro...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) was used to recruit four samples of Black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) in three metropolitan areas to measure HIV prevalence and sexual and drug use behaviors. We compared demographic and behavioral risk characteristics of participants across sites, assessed the ex...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2015.12.009
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the past 2 years, cities have reported skyrocketing rates of violence, crime, and abusive behavior including intrafamilial homicides. Of the 1838 homicide deaths last year among teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, 71% involved the use of a firearm. Among black males in the same age group, 82% of the deaths wer...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Relatively low serum albumin is a predictor of increased mortality and coronary heart disease incidence. To shed light on the likelihood of confounding this association by high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol or other risk factors, data from the National Center for Health Statistics were examined. Serum albumin ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Transitional cloacogenic carcinoma of the anus is one of the rarest tumors of the alimentary tract. It represents less than two percent of all anorectal cancers. Three cases are presented from the surgical files of George W. Hubbard Hospital, Meharry Medical College, which were collected during a period of 15 years. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Racial/ethnic difference in bone mineral density (BMD) exists. The underlying mechanism is unclear and needs investigation. PURPOSE:To determine BMD and its relation to environmental exposure in recent African immigrants. METHODS:BMD in recent sub-Saharan Sudanese immigrants (55 men and 88 premenopausal wo...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
