A prospective study of chronic lung disease in cotton textile workers.

abstract：:Antimicrobial prophylaxis prevents recurrent urinary tract infections in susceptible women, but its cost effectiveness has not been studied. In a recent placebo-controlled trial of urinary prophylaxis, we also assessed cost effectiveness using a decision analysis model. In our hospital the direct cost of 1 patient yea...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stamm WE,McKevitt M,Counts GW,Wagner KF,Turck M,Holmes KK

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine in female tennis and squash players the effect of biological age (that is, the starting age of playing relative to the age at menarche) at which tennis or squash playing was started on the difference in bone mineral content between the playing and non-playing arms. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kannus P,Haapasalo H,Sankelo M,Sievänen H,Pasanen M,Heinonen A,Oja P,Vuori I

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to prevent cytomegalovirus infection among seronegative patients having marrow transplants, a globulin with high antibody levels against cytomegalovirus was given before and for 11 weeks after transplantation in a randomized trial. Among 36 patients who received no prophylactic granulocyte transfusions, g...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Meyers JD,Leszczynski J,Zaia JA,Flournoy N,Newton B,Snydman DR,Wright GG,Levin MJ,Thomas ED

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence shows that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) offers no benefit over conservative treatment of patients with a degenerative meniscus tear. However, patients who report mechanical symptoms (sensations of knee catching or locking) may benefit from APM. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether APM impr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sihvonen R,Englund M,Turkiewicz A,Järvinen TL,Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study Group.

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1993, the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee began evaluation of new topics and reevaluation of previous guidelines on common screening tests, which were published in Annals of Internal Medicine between 1988 and 1990 and republished as a collection in 1991 (Eddy DM, ed. Common Screening Tests. Philadelphia: ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Littenberg B

更新日期：1995-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes (RCVS) comprise a group of diverse conditions, all characterized by reversible multifocal narrowing of the cerebral arteries heralded by sudden (thunderclap), severe headaches with or without associated neurologic deficits. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Calabrese LH,Dodick DW,Schwedt TJ,Singhal AB

更新日期：2007-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Prospective data at Framingham and elsewhere have shown conclusively that risk of coronary heart disease in persons younger than age 50 is strikingly related to the serum total cholesterol level. Within so-called normal limits risk has been found to mount over a five-fold range. The impact has been found to be augment...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kannel WB,Castelli WP,Gordon T

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the prevalence, severity, type and pathogenesis of osteopenia in idiopathic hemochromatosis. DESIGN:Prospective study conducted over 18 months. SETTING:Tertiary care center. SUBJECTS:Twenty-two men with idiopathic hemochromatosis and 20 age-matched controls. There were 5 hypogonadal patient...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Diamond T,Stiel D,Posen S

更新日期：1989-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Under the current system of disability determination and workers' compensation for occupational lung disease, disabled workers or their survivors can reasonably count on being compensated. However, by rejecting established scientific truth in order to pay workers' compensation in circumstances where disability or deat...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Richman SI

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively reviewed the therapeutic efficacy of antithyroid drugs for Graves disease. Sixty-nine patients were divided into three categories according to their response: 28 (40.6%) were unable to achieve a remission; 6 (8.7%) achieved a remission and subsequently had a relapse; and 35 (50.7%) were able to sust...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Solomon BL,Evaul JE,Burman KD,Wartofsky L

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The approximately 1.2 million inmates in U.S. correctional institutions have a high prevalence of communicable diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, tuberculosis, hepatitis B virus infection, and gonorrhea. Before their incarceration, most inmates had limited access to health care, which, tog...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Glaser JB,Greifinger RB

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well recognized that physicians' relationships with their patients can have healing effects, but the skills in this area of medical practice are understudied. This article reports on research designed to identify a core set of healing skills. The authors interviewed 50 practitioners, who were identified by their...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Churchill LR,Schenck D

更新日期：2008-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in blood levels of thyroid hormones have been reported when patients taking synthetic L-thyroxine were shifted from one manufactured form of the hormone to another. Because recent formulation changes have rendered these earlier data obsolete, we did a crossover study to determine differences in bioavailabi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hennessey JV,Burman KD,Wartofsky L

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical significance of asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis that develops after joint arthroplasty and the value of screening tests to detect thrombi are uncertain. OBJECTIVES:To determine 1) the rate of symptomatic deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism occurring after hospitalization for joint ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Robinson KS,Anderson DR,Gross M,Petrie D,Leighton R,Stanish W,Alexander D,Mitchell M,Flemming B,Gent M

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:For an estimated 10 million trips abroad by U.S. residents in 2002, "visiting friends and relatives" (VFR) was a purpose for travel. Made up largely of foreign-born U.S. residents and their children, this population shows disparities in the number of reported cases of many preventable travel-related illnesses compared...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Angell SY,Cetron MS

更新日期：2005-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients had diverticulitis and extraintestinal manifestations of arthritis and pyoderma gangrenosum. In each, a mistaken diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease was first made because of extraintestinal complaints associated with the gastrointestinal symptoms of diverticular disease. The joint and sk...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Klein S,Mayer L,Present DH,Youner KD,Cerulli MA,Sachar DB

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in federal health policy are providing more access to medical care for persons with chronic disease. Providing quality care may require a team approach, which the American College of Physicians calls the "medical home." One new model may involve nurse-managed protocols. PURPOSE:To determine whether ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Shaw RJ,McDuffie JR,Hendrix CC,Edie A,Lindsey-Davis L,Nagi A,Kosinski AS,Williams JW Jr

更新日期：2014-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of intravenous adenosine in terminating acute episodes of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. DESIGN:Two prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials to evaluate dose response in patients receiving adenosine and to compare the effects of adenosine wi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： DiMarco JP,Miles W,Akhtar M,Milstein S,Sharma AD,Platia E,McGovern B,Scheinman MM,Govier WC

更新日期：1990-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early prenatal care is vital for improving maternal health outcomes and health behaviors, but medically vulnerable and underserved populations are less likely to begin prenatal care in the first trimester. In 2017, the Health Center Program provided safety-net care to more than 27 million persons, including ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Robbins C,Martocci S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, liver transplantation has been used to treat patients with familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP). OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical course of patients with FAP who received partial-liver transplantation from living donors. DESIGN:Case series. SETTING:University hospital in Matsumoto, Japan. PA...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Takei Y,Ikeda S,Hashikura Y,Ikegami T,Kawasaki S

更新日期：1999-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Opioid dependence is a chronic relapsing medical condition with substantial health and societal complications. Recent federal initiatives are designed to enhance the medical treatment of patients with opioid dependence and will expand the role of internists in the care of these patients. These initiatives include a pr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Fiellin DA,O'Connor PG

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：SOURCE CITATION:Mahady SE, Margolis KL, Chan A, et al. Major GI bleeding in older persons using aspirin: incidence and risk factors in the ASPREE randomised controlled trial. Gut. 2020. [Epub ahead of print.] 32747412. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hirsch C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the data that support the use of coronary angiography and angioplasty after acute myocardial infarction, that identify the risks of these procedures, and that analyze their use and costs. DATA SOURCES:English-language articles published between 1970 and June 1995 identified through a search of the ME...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bates DW,Miller E,Bernstein SJ,Hauptman PJ,Leape LL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening mammography is recommended for women 50 to 69 years of age because of its proven efficacy and reasonable cost-effectiveness. Extending screening recommendations to include women 40 to 49 years of age remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:To compare the cost-effectiveness of screening mammography in wom...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Salzmann P,Kerlikowske K,Phillips K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of the course of systemic lupus erythematosus in pregnant patients hospitalized at UCLA during a 15-year period provided important prognostic information. Women with systemic lupus erythematosus became pregnant if renal function was reasonably well preserved. Pregnancy infrequently posed a ser...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently acquired knowledge about vitamin D metabolism has improved our understanding in different varieties of osteomalacia. Many new causes of osteomalacia continue to be found. Radiologic and biochemical changes are not always characteristic and may occasionally be misleading. Bone biopsy after a double tetracyclin...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Frame B,Parfitt AM

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The presence of extracranial carotid disease (ECD) is associated with less favorable clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial proximal occlusion. Acute intra-arterial treatment (IAT) in the setting of extracranial and intracranial lesions is considered challenging, and ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Berkhemer OA,Borst J,Kappelhof M,Yoo AJ,van den Berg LA,Fransen PSS,Beumer D,Schonewille WJ,Nederkoorn PJ,Wermer MJH,Marquering HA,Lingsma HF,Roos YBWEM,van Oostenbrugge RJ,Dippel DWJ,van Zwam WH,Majoie CBLM,Emmer BJ,

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in prevention and treatment, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. PURPOSE:To systematically review the evidence for behavioral counseling interventions to prevent STIs in adolescents and adults (nonpregnant and pre...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lin JS,Whitlock E,O'Connor E,Bauer V

更新日期：2008-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review the clinical use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, including its efficacy with acute and chronic forms of respiratory failure, its mechanism of action, and its implementation. DATA SOURCES:Studies were identified through a MEDLINE search using the key words respiratory failure and mechani...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Meyer TJ,Hill NS

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise therapy encompasses a heterogeneous group of interventions. There continues to be uncertainty about the most effective exercise approach in chronic low back pain. PURPOSE:To identify particular exercise intervention characteristics that decrease pain and improve function in adults with nonspecific ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hayden JA,van Tulder MW,Tomlinson G

更新日期：2005-05-03 00:00:00