Hearing loss in the Sjögren syndrome.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few treatments for back pain are supported by strong scientific evidence. Conventional treatments, although widely used, have had limited success. Dissatisfied patients have, therefore, turned to complementary and alternative medical therapies and providers for care for back pain. PURPOSE:To provide a rigor...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cherkin DC,Sherman KJ,Deyo RA,Shekelle PG

更新日期：2003-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Active-control noninferiority trials are being performed with increasing frequency when standard placebo-controlled trials are considered unethical. Three attributes are optimally required to establish noninferiority: 1) The treatment under consideration exhibits therapeutic noninferiority to the active control; 2) th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kaul S,Diamond GA

更新日期：2006-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the possibility that fibrinogen represents a cardiovascular risk factor. DATA IDENTIFICATION:A computerized literature search (1980 to 1992) identified all published epidemiologic studies on fibrinogen and cardiovascular disease. Clinical and basic research data were found by separate searches. Ref...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ernst E,Resch KL

更新日期：1993-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:More than half of enrollees in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are also covered by Medicare and can choose to receive their prescriptions from VA or from Medicare-participating providers. Such dual-system care may lead to unsafe opioid use if providers in these 2 systems do not coordinate care o...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moyo P,Zhao X,Thorpe CT,Thorpe JM,Sileanu FE,Cashy JP,Hale JA,Mor MK,Radomski TR,Donohue JM,Hausmann LRM,Hanlon JT,Good CB,Fine MJ,Gellad WF

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction was diagnosed in 431 (30%) of 1460 patients with acute chest pain who had serial enzyme testing after admission to intensive or intermediate care units at three teaching and three community hospitals. The diagnosis was made within 12 hours of admission in 331 (77%) patients and within 24 hours in...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lee TH,Rouan GW,Weisberg MC,Brand DA,Cook EF,Acampora D,Goldman L

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relation of obesity and weight loss to the formation of gallstones according to pertinent clinical and research issues. DATA SOURCES AND EXTRACTION:Original reports obtained through a MEDLINE search from 1966 to 1992 on gallstones plus obesity or reducing diets, supplemented by a manual search...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Everhart JE

更新日期：1993-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：SOURCE CITATION:Cao B, Wang Y, Wen D, et al. A trial of lopinavir-ritonavir in adults hospitalized with severe Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2020;382:1787-99. 32187464. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Yang P,Tekwani S,Martin GS

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The competition for funds to conduct clinical research is intense, and only a minority of grant proposals receive funding. In particular, funding for patient-oriented research lags behind that allocated for basic science research. Grant writing is a skill of fundamental importance to the clinical researcher, and condu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Inouye SK,Fiellin DA

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1984, both the United Kingdom and the United States received recommendations from panels of experts specifically convened to consider the merits of Depo-Provera (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate [DMPA]) as a long-term contraceptive agent. This study compares the final reports written by these panels. We explore wh...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Richard BW,Lasagna L

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether patients understand that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces only chronic stable angina and not myocardial infarction (MI) or associated mortality. OBJECTIVE:To compare cardiologists' and patients' beliefs about PCI. DESIGN:Survey. SETTING:Academic center. PARTICIPANTS:...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rothberg MB,Sivalingam SK,Ashraf J,Visintainer P,Joelson J,Kleppel R,Vallurupalli N,Schweiger MJ

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a model to project morbidity, mortality, and costs attributable to type A influenza virus infections in nursing homes and to evaluate the relative benefits and costs of programs for prevention and control. Influenza vaccination was the most cost-effective intervention under various simulations in the mode...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Patriarca PA,Arden NH,Koplan JP,Goodman RA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of confidence in postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines may be a factor in the observed low adherence rates among providers. OBJECTIVE:To assess the 2006 postpolypectomy colonoscopy surveillance guidelines, which recommend 3-year follow-up colonoscopy for individuals with high-risk adenomas (defined a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Laiyemo AO,Murphy G,Albert PS,Sansbury LB,Wang Z,Cross AJ,Marcus PM,Caan B,Marshall JR,Lance P,Paskett ED,Weissfeld J,Slattery ML,Burt R,Iber F,Shike M,Kikendall JW,Lanza E,Schatzkin A

更新日期：2008-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae causes substantial morbidity and mortality. Incidence and severity are increased among populations with some chronic diseases. The currently available polyvalent polysaccharide vaccine induces antibody production among immunologically competent recipients against the 14 serotypes responsible f...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schwartz JS

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data indicate that the lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) is morphologically similar to animal lentiviruses, such as equine infectious anemia and visna viruses. This finding, together with the cross-reactivity of the core proteins of LAV with those of the equine infectious anemia virus and a similarity in g...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Montagnier L

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the prevalence of cognitive impairment among elderly primary care patients and to compare diagnostic evaluations and use of health services among patients with and those without cognitive impairment. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Academic primary care group practice. PATIENTS:3954 pa...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Callahan CM,Hendrie HC,Tierney WM

更新日期：1995-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The established International Prognostic Index for lymphomas has not included patients with systemic AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma. OBJECTIVE:To establish the most appropriate prognostic index for use in patients with systemic AIDS-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma. DESIGN:A prospective study involving univ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Bower M,Gazzard B,Mandalia S,Newsom-Davis T,Thirlwell C,Dhillon T,Young AM,Powles T,Gaya A,Nelson M,Stebbing J

更新日期：2005-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins (A,D,E, and K) was evaluated in 15 patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency secondary to chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. Mild to moderate steatorrhea was present in all patients despite oral pancreatic enzyme therapy for 27 +/- 4 months (mean +/- SE). Deficiency of a single fa...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Dutta SK,Bustin MP,Russell RM,Costa BS

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：DESCRIPTION:Update of the 2005 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for peripheral artery disease (PAD). METHODS:The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on the use of resting ankle-brachial index (ABI) as a screening test for PAD or as a risk predictor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Moyer VA,U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

更新日期：2013-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is an indolent but ultimately fatal disease. Because the natural history of CML varies and quality of life with CML may be excellent until shortly before death, deciding whether and when to pursue unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation is often difficult. OBJECTIVE:To...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lee SJ,Kuntz KM,Horowitz MM,McGlave PB,Goldman JM,Sobocinski KA,Hegland J,Kollman C,Parsons SK,Weinstein MC,Weeks JC,Antin JH

更新日期：1997-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care workers are at occupational risk for a vast array of infections that cause substantial illness and occasional deaths. Despite this, few studies have examined the incidence, prevalence, or exposure-associated rates of infection or have considered infection-specific interventions recommended to mai...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sepkowitz KA

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relation between weight variability and death in high-risk, middle-aged men participating in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). DESIGN:Cohort study with 3.8 years of follow-up. SETTING:Multicenter, collaborative, primary prevention trial conducted at 22 clinical centers in ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Blair SN,Shaten J,Brownell K,Collins G,Lissner L

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether patients with Parkinson disease are at an increased risk for postoperative confusion. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of patients with Parkinson disease who remained in the hospital at least 48 hours after their surgery. Current data were compared with published historical contro...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Golden WE,Lavender RC,Metzer WS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a sporadic, vitamin-D-resistant osteomalacic syndrome in 19 patients undergoing hemodialysis. The syndrome was found in less than 1.5% of patients from referring dialysis centers. All 19 patients had multiple fractures, severe myopathy, and many developed spontaneous hypercalcemia. Severe osteomalacia with...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hodsman AB,Sherrard DJ,Wong EG,Brickman AS,Lee DB,Alfrey AC,Singer FR,Norman AW,Coburn JW

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the role of venous ultrasonography in the diagnosis of suspected deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Inability to compress the common femoral or popliteal vein is usually diagnostic of a first episode of deep venous thrombosis in symptomatic patients (positive predictive value of about ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kearon C,Ginsberg JS,Hirsh J

更新日期：1998-12-15 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：BACKGROUND:Pharmaceutical companies and other trial sponsors must submit certain trial results to ClinicalTrials.gov. The validity of these results is unclear. PURPOSE:To validate results posted on ClinicalTrials.gov against publicly available U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews on Drugs@FDA. DATA SOURCES...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schwartz LM,Woloshin S,Zheng E,Tse T,Zarin DA

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cost-utility analysis is a type of cost-effectiveness analysis in which health effects are measured in terms of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained. Such analyses have become popular for examining the health and economic consequences of health and medical interventions, and they have been recommended by ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Neumann PJ,Stone PW,Chapman RH,Sandberg EA,Bell CM

更新日期：2000-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a low anion gap in patients with multiple myeloma has recently been emphasized. This has been related to the retention of chloride and bicarbonate anions to offset the cationic charge of the monoclonal immunoglobulins. We now report the presence of a low anion gap in 50 patients with asymptomatic plasm...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schnur MJ,Appel GB,Karp G,Osserman EP

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with rheumatoid arthritis developed a syndrome resembling lupus erythematosus while being treated with penicillamine. All patients had previous mucocutaneous reactions to chrysotherapy. Manifestations included pleurisy in five of six patients, rashes in three, nephritis in two, and neurologic disturbances...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chalmers A,Thompson D,Stein HE,Reid G,Patterson AC

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical features of 99 patients with staphylococcal infection were reviewed, and sera were tested by solid-phase radioimmunoassay and gel diffusion for staphylococcal antibodies to ascertain whether these variables predict the extent of infection and the need for prolonged therapy. Clinical features, including the pr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Wheat LJ,Kohler RB,White A

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00