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:The author traces the history of theories of food digestion from the prescientific era to the chemical techniques of 19th century investigators.
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J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Bloch Hsubject
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1987-11-01 00:00:00pages
1223-7issue
11eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
79pub_type
历史文章,杂志文章abstract：:Ten cases of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin in albinos, treated by radiotherapy from 1973 to 1979 at the Muhimbili Medical Center of Dar-es-Salaam, have been reviewed. Age, sex, duration of symptoms, anatomic distribution, stage of disease, and treatment are reviewed. The relationship between albinism, s...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Latinos in the United States have been disproportionately affected by the intersecting epidemics of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Using a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to problem identification and exploration, a total of 74 Latino men (mean age 22.3, range 18-37) residing in a...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Early detection of pregnancy offers many advantages for the fetus and the mother. Many medical benefits depend on early detection, including social and emotional well-being and the aviodance of medicationss, irradiation, and other teratogencis. In the past, women became aware of their pregnancies only when organogen...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is believed that perioperative hemorrhage, in the hepatoportal area, results from a coagulopathy. This study determined if this could be quantitated by a modified recalcification time (MRT) test developed in our laboratory. Unlike prothrombin (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin times (APTT), the MRT is perfor...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Family medicine as a specialty has now "come of age." To maintain its new status, the specialty must be able to survive the vigorous assessment that is given other specialties by the public, the profession, and the academic community. One way of achieving this is for the family physician to do research of excellent qu...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We investigated the relationship between global gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) during the first 4 weeks of peginterferon alfa and ribavirin therapy and long-term eradication of hepatitis-C genotype 1 infections in 23 patients. A sustained virologic response (SVR), defined as an undetecte...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31542-x
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Twenty-one patients with postpolio syndrome were surveyed to determine otolaryngologic symptoms. An alteration in voice, dysphagia, and fatigue were the most common symptoms reported. Prevailing etiologic theories are presented, and treatment recommendations are offered. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The authors present a case report of a sickle cell patient with end-stage renal disease treated with peritoneal dialysis who presented with abdominal pain. Although the pain was not unlike that typically associated with his crises, the absence of characteristic joint and chest pain made the diagnosis of "crisis" unlik...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In 1977, the National Institute of Mental Health funded the National Survey of Black Americans (NSBA). The NSBA was an omnibus, nationally representative sample (N = 2,107) of adult black Americans that explored numerous issues relevant to black quality of life. One topic that has received much attention is where blac...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess differences in self-reported health status and satisfaction between African-American and caucasian veterans with ischemic heart disease (IHD). DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:African-American and caucasian patients enrolled in General Internal Medicine clinics at six Veteran Affairs Medical Centers. ST...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A necropsy study of the pathological findings in the digestive system of 19 renal transplant recipients revealed that gastrointestinal (GI), hepatobiliary, and pancreatic pathologies are common in renal transplant recipients. Fifteen of the 19 patients studied had GI pathology. Hepatobiliary pathology was the most com...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:More than 250 cases of Cornelia de Lange syndrome have been reported in the medical literature, but not have described the use of hip reconstruction to correct the congenital dysplasia that may be associated with this condition. This article reports the application of a bipolar hemiarthroplasty and acetabular allograf...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This report describes the treatment of a Viet Nam veteran with an α(2)-adrenergic agonist (clonidine) for hypertension which had an additional beneficial effect of allowing withdrawal in ten days from 20 mg of methadone a day with minimal withdrawal symptoms. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Crohn's disease is less prevalent in blacks than in whites. However, when it does occur, it is associated with a high degree of morbidity and is frequently unrecognized at initial presentation. Forty-three patients with Crohn's disease presented to Howard University Hospital between 1965 and 1987. There were 156 hospi...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:African Americans are less likely than European Americans to participate in biomedical research. Researchers often attribute nonparticipation to the "Tuskegee effect." Using critical qualitative analysis of focus group data, we examined the public's use of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis (TSUS) to discuss bio...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The goal of this study was to document the health needs of members in the criminal justice system and the capacity of the system to meet those needs. Using data from the National Criminal Justice Treatment Practices survey, we estimated the number of adults under correctional control who need medical care and the capa...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30214-5
更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:After-hours telephone consultation is a well-established component of the practice of pediatric medicine. We describe an assessment of the propriety of after-hours telephone calls made by parents at an inner-city pediatric clinic. We conclude that an inner-city pediatric clinic experienced neither more frequent nor le...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The psychosocial adjustment of patients who are experiencing physical disabilities is examined within the context of a family ecological approach. Historical and sociocultural characteristics of African-American families are delineated and explored in terms of their potentially positive impact on the adjustment proces...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Guidelines for pain management in adult sickle cell patients with vaso-occlusive crises suggest prompt, frequent administration of parenteral opioids. Neither the ability to implement these guidelines in a busy urban emergency department nor opioid dose requirements in uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crisis have been pre...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30729-x
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) is a rare but highly aggressive neoplasm that primarily affects young African Americans with sickle cell trait. Most patients present with macroscopic hematuria and have metastases at diagnosis. Chemotherapy, biologics directed against the more common renal cell carcinomas and radiation...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2016.08.006
更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:Stroke in black Americans is an important health problem that has been understudied. A brief review of the pertinent literature and strategies for evaluating and managing patients with cerebrovascular disease are presented. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients in an inner-city practice with a large African American population, and to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin D replacement as part of routine care. METHODS:A chart review was undertaken to identify patients aged 18 years and more with at least o...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30337-0
更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study explores the effects of abuse on the risk-taking behaviors of 2973 black and white adolescent males, 412 of whom were sexually or physically abused. Surveys on mental and physical health, risk-taking behaviors and attitudes, and family living were administered to 9th and 12th graders in an urban midwestern ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:At Howard University Hospital, nine terminally ill cancer patients with chronic pain have been treated with continuous intrathecal infusion of morphine delivered by the implantable Infusaid pump. The case of a patient treated at Howard University Hospital with this method of pain management is presented. Following Inf...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A study of 533 brain tumors, 339 lung tumors, and 299 breast tumors was made in a contiguous six-county area of Kentucky to determine if a previous clustering of brain tumors with a rate 3.37 times the state rate still existed. No significant difference in incidence by age, sex, or race could be found between this six...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article describes the 6-week Health Careers Enhancement Program for Minorities inaugurated in the summer of 1988 at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The program was developed for minority and economically disadvantaged college undergraduates and postbaccalaureate premedical students. Its major ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This survey assessed the reported frequency of breast self-examination (BSE): the knowledge of the technique and attitudes regarding the self-exam of 180 black women. Most respondents indicated having practiced the exam during the previous year, and 50% reported practicing it monthly or more often. Less than half of t...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We report a case of a Hispanic male presenting with acute onset of bilateral lower extremity weakness, without any antecedent viral or bacterial illness, dietary changes, infiltrative orbitopathy, diffuse goiter, infiltrative dermopathy, and family history of periodic paralysis, who was later found to have Graves' dis...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This is a 2-year follow-up to a previously reported baseline paper. We focused on a predominantly low-income African-American population from a community health center and investigated the relationships among perceptions of perceived risks for colorectal cancer (CRC), concerns about getting CRC, screening intentions, ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
