Gender-Related Differences in Acute Aortic Dissection
Background— Few data exist on gender-related differences in clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, management, and outcomes in acute aortic dissection (AAD). Methods and Re...
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Effect of school-based physical activity interventions on body mass index in children: a meta-analysis
School-based physical activity interventions did not improve BMI, although they had other beneficial health effects. Current population-based policies that mandate increased phy...
Snoring as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and stroke in men.
The association of snoring with ischaemic heart disease and stroke was studied prospectively in 4388 men aged 40-69. The men were asked, in a questionnaire sent to them, whether...
Psychosocial effects of an Ebola outbreak at individual, community and international levels
The 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone was the worst in history with over 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths. Here we examine the psychosocial consequences...
Psychiatric Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care
Children aged 7 to 11 years visiting their primary care pediatrician for a wide range of reasons were studied to determine the one-year prevalence of DSM-III disorders and the r...
Quantifying prion disease penetrance using large population control cohorts
Large genomic reference data sets reveal a spectrum of pathogenicity in the prion protein gene and provide genetic validation for a therapeutic strategy in prion disease.
Sociometric Location and Innovativeness: Reformulation and Extension of the Diffusion Model
1968a class, parental encouragement and educational aspirations. American Journal of Sociology 73:559-572. 1968b Parents' education and children's educational aspirations and a...
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes Mellitus in Adults (LADA): the Role of Antibodies to Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase in Diagnosis and Prediction of Insulin Dependency
Type 1 diabetes mellitus in adults may present in a manner similar to that of Type 2 diabetes but with a late development of insulin dependency. We studied 65 patients who prese...
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Children
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis occurs in children, is clinically diverse, and may not be benign.
Criterion Validity of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version 2.3 (DISC-2.3)
Results suggest some specific diagnostic areas in which further revision of the DISC is warranted. Three main sources of variability in DISC-clinician diagnostic agreement were ...