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Potentially dangerous effect of disopyramide on atrioventricular conduction in a patient on digitalis
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Hiperlipoproteinemias: colesterol y trigliceridos. Segunda parte. Entidades clínicas
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Estimating impacts on developing countries of the decrease in U.S. training opportunities for foreign medical graduates.
(Academic Medicine, 1991)Between 1973 and 1983, the number of foreign nationals from developing nations who entered the United States for graduate medical education decreased by approximately 90%. Many of those who would have studied in the United ... -
5α-Reductase-2 gene mutations in the Dominican Republic .
(Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1996)Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 5α-reductase deficiency was clinically and biochemically described in a large Dominican kindred of 23 families with 38 affected subjects in 1974. Recently, the 5α-reductase-2 gene defect ... -
A novel mutation of the human luteinizing hormone receptor in 46XY and 46XX sisters.
(Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 1998)We repor t a novel homozygous mutation of the LH receptor (LHR) gene in three siblings: two 46XY and one 46XX. The 46XY siblings presented with female external genitalia, primary amenorrhea, and lack of breast development. ... -
Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma Mansoni.
(Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2001)The wide geographic distribution of Schistosoma mansoni, a digenetic trematode and parasite of humans, is determined by the occurrence of its intermediate hosts, freshwater snails of the genus Biomphalaria (Preston 1910). ... -
Dementia diagnosis in developing countries: a cross-cultural validation study.
(Elsevier Limited, 2003)Research into dementia is needed in developing countries. Assessment of variations in disease frequency between regions might enhance our understanding of the disease, but methodological difficulties need to be addressed. ... -
Effects of education and culture on the validity of the Geriatric Mental State and its AGECAT algorithm.
(British Journal of Psychiatry, 2004)The Geriatric Mental State (GMS) is the most widely used psychiatric research assessment for older persons. Evidence for validity comes from the developed world. Aims: To assess the validity of GMS/AGECATorganicity and ... -
Long-term growth hormone therapy in adulthood results in significant linear growth in siblings with a PROP-1 gene mutation.
(Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2004)PROP-1 g ene mutations result in impaired production of GH, gonadotropins, TSH, and prolactin. We describe three adult siblings, aged 18-25 yr, with short stature, hypothyroidism, and lack of pubertal maturation, who were ... -
Symmetry dynamics in leadership and management
(NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trad e Show - NSTI Nanotech 2006 Technical Proceedings, 2006)A symme try model based on Molecular Orbital symmetry of neurotransmitters and their interaction with ion channeling effect is proposed that let us relate thinking coordination patterns to leadership and management conditions ... -
Epidemiology of needlesticks and other sharps injuries and injection safety practices in the Dominican Republic
(2007)Contaminated sharps, such as needles, lancets, scalpels, broken glass, specimen tubes, and other instruments, can transmit bloodborne pathogens such as HIV, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C viruses (HCV). Methods: ... -
The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's fully operationalised DSM-IV dementia computerized diagnostic algorithm, compared with the 10/66 dementia algorithm and a clinician diagnosis: a population validation study
(BMC Public Health, 2007-07-20)Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly rapid demographic ageing with an increasing number of people with dementia. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's title refers to the 66% of people with dementia ... -
Ageing and dementia in low and middle income countries - Using research to engage with public and policy makers.
(In ternational Review of Psychiatry, 2008)While two thirds of the 24 million people with dementia worldwide live in low and middle income countries, very little research has been conducted to support policy making in these regions. Among the non-communicable ... -
The epidemiology of dependency among urban-dwelling older people in the Dominican Republic: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMC Public Health, 2008)Demographic ageing, and the health transition will soon lead to large increases in the number of dependent older people in low and middle income countries. Despite its importance, this topic has not previously been ... -
Prevalence of dementia in Latin America, India, and China: a population-based cross-sectional survey.
(The Lancet, 2008)Studies have suggested that the prevalence of dementia is lower in developing than in developed regions. We investigated the prevalence and severity of dementia in sites in low-income and middle-income countries according ... -
The 10/66 Dementia Research Group's fully operationalised DSM-IV dementia computerized diagnostic algorithm, compared with the 0/66 dementia algorithm and a clinician diagnosis: a population validation study
(BMC Public Health, 2008-06-24)Background: The criterion for dementia implicit in DSM-IV is widely used in research but not fully operationalised. The 10/66 Dementia Research Group sought to do this using assessments from their one phase dementia ... -
Packages of care for dementia in low- and middle-income countries.
(PolS Medicine, 2009)This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting the delivery of "packages of care" for mental health disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Packages of care are combinations of treatments aimed at improving ... -
Dietary fish and meat intake and dementia in Latin America, China, and India: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group
(American Journal o f Clinical Nutrition, 2009)Evidence of an association between fish and meat consumption and risk of dementia is inconsistent and nonexistent in populations in developing countries. Objective: The objective was to investigate associations between ... -
Population normative data for the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery from Latin America, India and China: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMC Neurology, 2009)1) To report site-specific normative values by age, sex and educational level for four components of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery; 2) to estimate the main and interactive effects of age, sex, ... -
Taking the devil out of the details
(Water and Wastewater International, 2009)The St. H elens Wastewater Treatment Plant in Tasmania, Australia utilizes multi-barrier membrane technology, called AquaMB System, to meet the requirements of strict effluent quality. The technology has been supplied by ...
