Diagnostic cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are critical
components of the diagnosis and treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. As …

Objective To develop a predictive equation that estimates the probability of life-supporting
therapy among ICU monitor admissions and to explore its potential for reducing cost and …

It is becoming more apparent each day that despite a strong national commitment to excellence
in health care, the resources and personnel are finite. It is, therefore, appropriate that the …

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites, relying to a major extent on the host cell for
replication. An active replication of the viral genome results in a lytic infection characterized by …

MATERIALS AND METHODS During the period from January I97 1 to January 1980, 1280
total hip arthroplasties were performed, and 32 dislocations of the prosthetic components (2.6…

Water samples collected from 28 dental facilities in six US states were examined for the
presence of Legionella pneumophila and other Legionella spp. by the PCR-gene probe, …

Patients with metastatic cancer commonly have increased serum galectin-3 concentrations,
but it is not known whether this has any functional implications for cancer progression. We …

THIS book seeks to establish the place of physical education and to indicate its indispensable
character in modern life. Consistently throughout the thirteen chapters it views physical …

… This book is an outgrowth of a course that editors Brunn and Williams taught at Michigan
State University during the 1970s. The course, Cities of the World, was a midlevel geography …

… exposures, including tobacco, medications, or illicit substances of abuse, and that other
possible genetic and environmental etiologies have been excluded, specifically Williams, …