Abstract：
:If minority students likely to score low on the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) can be identified in advance, they can be advised to take existing preparatory programs, or programs can be developed to meet their needs. Correlation coefficients for a number of available independent variables with MCAT scores were determined for a population of premedical students at Xavier University of Louisiana. American College Testing (ACT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores were found to have similar ability to predict MCAT scores, with a correlation coefficient of 0.64 between ACT composite and MCAT total scores. Correlations of sophomore year grade point average (GPA) with MCAT scores were only slightly weaker. Use of subtest scores for the ACT and SAT, grades in science courses, and Nelson-Denny Reading Test scores did not improve prediction to any real extent, either when used alone or in multiple linear regression analysis. In contrast to some previous studies, predictions for black men were as good as those for black women. Use of only ACT composite and sophomore year GPA together gave correlations only slightly weaker than predictions using a full range of variables; data from ACT composite and sophomore year GPA can be used for calculating predictive equations on many available micro-computers. These procedures may not be applicable to minority students at majority institutions.
journal_name
J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Carmichael JW Jr,Bauer J,Hunter JR,Labat DD,Sevenair JPsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1987-06-01 00:00:00pages
637-47issue
6eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
79pub_type
杂志文章abstract：PURPOSE:Older African Americans may be vulnerable to risks due to impaired healthcare access and understudied complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and other traditions. We describe CAM use among older African Americans in Baltimore, MD, examining associations among CAM and sociodemographic, health status, h...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31475-9
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was a randomized trial to test the impact of an informed decision-making intervention on prostate cancer screening use. METHODS:The study population included 242 African-American men from three primary care practices who were 40-69 years of age and had no history of prostate cancer. Participants ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：
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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：: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
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更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
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doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2020.12.007
更新日期：2021-01-18 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether there is an association between perceived pediatric overweight and emotional/behavioral difficulties among children ages 4 to 17 years in the United States. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study SETTING:Interview of an adult knowledgeable about a child's emotional and physical health. All stat...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30447-8
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
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更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
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doi：
更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00
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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
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
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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
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2019.09.002
更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31274-8
更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:We conducted a cross-sectional study examining potentially modifiable factors associated with cognitive impairments (mild or severe) in older whites, African Americans and Hispanics attending an outpatient eye clinic. METHODS:In-clinic interviews and physical examinations assessed social, demographic and healt...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31240-2
更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00
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
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is recognized as a preleukemic disorder with a variable risk of transformation to acute myeloid leukemia. Usually the blast cells in leukemia are transformed after MDS displays a myeloid phenotype. Lymphoid progression had been reported as myeloid-lymphoid hybrid or early B phen...
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30887-7
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00
