Abstract:
:Quit-rates for cigarette smokers in a lifestyle intervention program aimed at reducing coronary risk were 24 percent for all participants and 34 percent for non-dropouts. Recidivism remained very low during participation in the program. Half of the smokers who quit did so after being in the program more than two years. These data suggest that while engaging in an effort to make other changes in lifestyle, many smokers can be helped to quit. Sustained antismoking efforts in the clinical practice of medicine can be expected to share these same positive aspects. While mass public health programs to eliminate smoking and prevent young people from taking up the habit are being developed, health practitioners can make a significant contribution by including vigorous efforts at smoking cessation as part of routine practice.
journal_name
J Natl Med Assocjournal_title
Journal of the National Medical Associationauthors
Cooper R,Soltero I,Stamler J,Mojonnier L,Hall Y,Moss D,Berkson DM,Tokich Tsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1982-04-01 00:00:00pages
349-55issue
4eissn
0027-9684issn
1943-4693journal_volume
74pub_type
杂志文章abstract:PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate whether comprehensive multidisciplinary care (cMDC) for breast cancer patients affected time from diagnosis to treatment, compliance with appointments and to assess for racial disparities. METHODS:This institutional review board approved retrospective study included adult patients ...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2020.03.010
更新日期:2020-06-01 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
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更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Care and caution are required in using immunosuppressive agents to combat sight-threatening ocular disease. Informed consent of the patient and the active participation of a knowledgeable internist are mandatory in view of the known potential consequences of therapy. These consequences or side effects include specific...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1979-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case of Burkitt's lymphoma involving both ovaries of a 15-year-old Guatemalan girl is presented along with a brief review of the pertinent literature. ...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1986-07-01 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
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更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This exploratory study uses nationally representative data to evaluate the extent to which ambulatory care for work-related conditions varies by patients' race and ethnicity. METHODS:Using the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) for 1997 and 1998, we describe medical care for work-related condit...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-04-01 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:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between elevated depressive symptoms and the clinical severity of sickle cell disease (SCD) using African-American adults with and without SCD. STUDY DESIGN:The population consisted of 102 African-American adults with SCD, diagnosed usi...
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::Primary malignant tumors of the small bowel are uncommon in the United States. They comprise less than 1% of all gastrointestinal malignancies, with an incidence of 2200 cases per year. The clinical presentation of small bowel tumors is frequently insidious and often overlooked by physicians. The low incidence and lac...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:A retrospective observational study was done to describe the clinical and pathological profile of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in Afro-Caribbean patients at a tertiary care referral center over a 5-year period. RESULTS:Eighteen cases of GIST were identified over the period under review. Male to fe...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30122-x
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Sixteen cytologic endocervical atypias are reported with corroborative tissue analysis. Maternal diethylstilbestrol (DES) history was positive in three patients, one with clear cell adenocarcinoma, one with colposcopy and biopsy proven benign vaginal adenosis, and one with squamous carcinoma in situ of the cervix. Col...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polymastia is described and tumor formation in this condition is discussed. Two cases of carcinoma is aberrant breast tissue and one of fibroadenoma in a supernumerary breast are reported. ...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1982-01-01 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::Four hundred ninety-nine nosocomial infections (with 657 isolates) in 288 Surgical Service patients were monitored from February 1986 to June 1987 (17 months) to determine the influence that pathogen or site of infection had on the length of hospital stay. Patients with upper respiratory and skin infections were more ...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::As socioeconomic status (SES) increases, the incidence of low birthweight and preterm birth decreases irrespective of social class. However, low birthweight remains twice as high for African-American women as for white women even when SES is controlled. This study examines to what extent second generation high SES Afr...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Enlarged spleen without a clear-cut etiology, and believed to be related to malarial infestations, has been referred to as "tropical splenomegaly" and "cryptogenetic splenomegaly." Splenectomy performed in such cases after a failure of antimalarial therapy shows histopathologically, while some of these meet the criter...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1980-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::There have been a number of studies looking at the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD) in different racial and geographical populations. Some of the earliest studies suggested a difference in the prevalence of PD in African Americans as compared with Caucasians. As such a difference would have important implication...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::A comparative study was undertaken of lipid composition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H(37)Rv and H(37)Ra, M avium, M phlei, and M 607. Neutral lipids and phosphatides constituted about 55 and 25 percent of the total lipids, respectively. Seven different phosphatides were isolated and identified in varying proportions...
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:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to characterize African-American women attending a community clinic who report frequent douching (douching > or = 2 times per week). METHODS:A consecutive sample of 115 black women attending a community clinic were interviewed face-to-face about their douching practices. Logistic...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::In an effort to determine the impact of race on the stage of prostate cancer at presentation, the records of 2102 patients diagnosed in Chicago between 1985 and 1987 were reviewed. For each of three age groups (less than 65, 65 to 75, and greater than 75 years), blacks had a significantly (P less than .05) lower perce...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is one of the most common hereditary diseases, and frequently has well defined extrarenal manifestations. Very few cases of aortic aneurysms associated with this disorder are described in literature. We report a 42-year-old male with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney dis...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Caseous granulomatous lesions, consistent with tuberculosis, were found in the spleen in two of our renal transplant candidates. There was no clinical evidence of tuberculosis in either patient. Only one patient had a positive tuberculin skin test whose chest film showed hilar calcifications suggestive of healed granu...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Glomerular diseases, accompanied by nephrotic syndrome, contribute significantly to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. We sought to show the distribution and frequency of biopsy-proven causes of nephrotic syndrome in native black Africans attending the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30774-4
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Although there have been studies examining HIV knowledge among college population, current study is the first providing comparable information on HIV knowledge in general and testing specifically via online surveys among black and white college students. METHODS:Blacks (N=222) were recruited from 15 histori...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)31377-8
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::This report describes a case of tuberculosis with an atypical presentation characterized by epididymitis and Addison's disease in the absence of lung involvement. A 54-year-old male who presented with acute right scrotal pain and a whitish discharge, had been diagnosed four months earlier with acute epididymitis and p...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in sickle cell patients has been rarely reported previously in the setting of severe crisis or uncontrolled hypertension. Here, we report a rare and unusual case of recurrent PRES in a young adult sickle cell patient without any obvious precipitating factors. ...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30267-4
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 19-year-old female diagnosed with Graves' disease had treatment initiated with propylthiouracil (PTU). Pretreatment complete blood count and liver-associated enzymes (LAEs) were normal, but no further LAEs were obtained, reflecting U.S. guidelines written in 1995. Three months later, she presented with nausea, vomit...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30564-2
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Delirium is a transient global disorder of cognition. Almost any medical illness or medication can cause delirium. Here, we report a 71-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with a sudden change in mental status, which later resolved. An electrocardiogram was consistent with acute myocardial infarcti...
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::This study was undertaken to clarify the complex relationship between poverty and race with disease-specific mortality. Data from the 1987 National Health Interview Survey and the 1986 National Mortality Followback Survey were used to estimate standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for various categories (all causes, al...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to determine primary care pediatricians' level of awareness in the diagnosis and management of rickets. The information will be useful in assessing the need for provider education related to appropriate advice regarding vitamin D supplementation for infants. STUDY DESIGN:A one-pa...
journal_title:Journal of the National Medical Association
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00