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:A patient with thymoma metastatic to bone is presented. The case differs radiographically and pathologically from one previously reported case in which the diagnosis was made during life. The diagnosis was obtained by percutaneous needle biopsy under fluoroscopic control.
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J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Collins JD,Pagani JJsubject
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1979-08-01 00:00:00pages
773-4issue
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0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
71pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:With the urgency to create more equitable health care, increased research and early exposure to health interventions and clinical medicine are imperative. Health disparities continue to persist nationwide, particularly in underserved areas and among traditionally disadvantaged populations. In additio...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2019.12.003
更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Small bowel obstruction, one of the most common causes of acute surgical abdomen in adults, constitutes approximately 20 percent of all cases of acute surgical abdomen. With improper management, strangulation of the bowel may occur and result in an increased probability of mortality. The author reviews the literature ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Little is known about the adverse consequences of anemia during infancy or maternal anemia during pregnancy on the behavioral development of the infant. The present research investigates one aspect of these relationships. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In 1995, questionnaires were sent to the mailing list of the National Medical Association (NMA). The mail responses were supplemented by questionnaires distributed at the NMA annual meeting. Of the 709 respondents, approximately 63% were primary care providers, pediatricians, or obstetrician-gynecologists; 72% were tr...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There are few reports in the medical literature of treatment of compression of the spinal cord by the use of radiation therapy alone. Laminectomy has been the standard procedure to relieve compression of the spinal cord and should be performed within 48 hours of initial symptoms. In this patient, radiation therapy was...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The data of the Third National Cancer Survey show for many cancer types, large differences in cancer incidence between Euro-Americans and Afro-Americans.(1) As in other racial studies, it is difficult to separate environmental and genetic factors. For the cancers which are more frequent among Afro-Americans, environme...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to develop and test the efficacy of a prostate health curriculum designed to train African American and Afro Caribbean barbers to deliver prostate cancer control messages to their customers. PROCEDURES:The curriculum was drafted from information obtained from needs assessment surv...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30978-0
更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study evaluates the degree and distribution of hepatic steatosis in predominantly African-American patients who had liver biopsies over a period of five years in our institution. METHOD:A search in the pathology registry of Howard University Hospital was performed for the presence of fat ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Anorexia nervosa has been considered rare or nonexistent among blacks. A report of the presentation and clinical course of this disorder in two black female adolescents illustrates a serious medical psychiatric problem that may be increasingly detected among predisposed teenagers of the black middle and professional c...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Even with major advancements in medical knowledge and significant improvements in health sciences technology, evidence still exists that blacks do not enjoy as full a measure of health as do other racial and ethnic groups. To attempt a better understanding of this situation, literature was reviewed to consider relatio...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-07-01 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：:Cancer prevention materials such as pamphlets, booklets, and fact sheets play a significant role in reducing cancer disparities. Little is documented in the literature about the cultural sensitivity of materials targeting African Americans. The Cancer Prevention Materials and African Americans project was conducted to...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Circumcision is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on males in the United States. Ethical considerations of the procedure have been considered for many years and, recently, research on the topic has shed more light on the debate. The purpose of this study was to review the history and emergence, curr...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30200-5
更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MBS). Hypoadiponectinemia is closely associated with MBS. The aim of our study was to evaluate the association of adiponectin levels with MBS in patients with PCOS. We studied 60 patients with PCOS and 60 age-matched con...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31176-7
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Three open-label studies were conducted in which natural human interferon-alpha (nHuIFN-alpha) was given orally to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients at a daily dosage of 150 IU for 12 months in an attempt to assess the effects of this treatment on their CD4+ cell counts. In the first study, 110 pati...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The purpose of this survey of 528 black men in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL, was to assess prostate cancer knowledge among African-American, English-speaking Caribbean, Haitian-American, and African men in America. Knowledge levels were assessed by education, ethnicity, age, income, family history of prostate cancer,...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Health literacy influences a patient's ability to read and understand labels on medicine containers, appointment slips, informed-consent documents and medical instructions--all of which are considered basic health documents that a patient encounters in healthcare settings. Previous research suggests Spa...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31512-1
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Adverse drug reactions are defined and examples are given. Four areas of concern are addressed, namely, defining drug reactions, identifying some of the factors contributing to the adverse drug reactions, implications of adverse drug reactions for health-care providers, and preventive measures which impact on the occu...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper examines the previously studied topic of the prevalence of uncontrollable behavior in psychiatric emergencies, using the need for restraints as an indicator, and seeks to discover demographic characteristics that were associated with patients needing restraints. The variables considered are sex, referral so...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-10-01 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 retrospective descriptive study of older patients evaluated by the psychiatric emergency service (PES) of a general hospital was implemented. The medical records of all patients aged 65 years and older evaluated by the PES during the 1980 calendar year were reviewed. Seventy-four patients were identified, 38 male an...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurs above the ligament of Treitz as a result of duodenal or gastric ulcers, gastric or esophageal varices caused by cirrhosis of the liver, or Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Bleeding that requires more than three units of blood in 24 hours usually demands operative measures. ...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although gastric cancer has not been reported in association with pregnancy, the authors encountered it in a paraplegic young pregnant woman presenting with gastric outlet obstruction.Fiberoptic gastroscopy and biopsy provided the surprising tissue diagnosis. Ultrasound was helpful in assessing the size and position o...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Very low birthweight and preterm delivery explain two thirds of the excess deaths experienced by African-American infants. Although comprehensive, good quality services for all African-American women will help to reduce the twofold higher rate of infant mortality experienced by African-American infants compared with w...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the factors associated with inadequate follow-up for abnormal Pap smears among a cohort of Boston women from urban academic clinics. METHODS:Subjects were women > 18 years with abnormal cervical cytology between February 1999 and April 2000. Inadequate follow-up was defined as lack of subsequent c...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Diversity and inclusion are terms that have been used widely in a variety of contexts, but these concepts have only been intertwined into the discussion in healthcare in the recent past. It is important to have a healthcare workforce which represents the tapestry of our communities as it relates to race/ethn...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2020.03.014
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is associated with left ventricular diastolic function abnormalities. There have been few studies evaluating left ventricular diastolic function in an African populace. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ninety-eight hypertensives (52 females, 46 males) and 99 normal controls (49 females, 50 males) were rec...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Black individuals continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials despite efforts by the National Institutes of Health and the Federal Drug Administration to increase their enrollment. Health care providers play a critical role in the recruitment of patients into clinical trials, as they have establishe...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jnma.2018.07.004
更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIMS OF THE STUDY:Type-2 diabetic patients have excessive cardiovascular mortality, primarily related to diabetic nephropathy. The extent of the morbidity due to nephropathy in type-2 diabetes mellitus has not been fully quantified in Nigeria. This study aims to quantify the prevalence of micro- and macrovascular compl...
journal_title：Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00
