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Monday, November 23, 2009

Residual brain viability, evaluated by (99m)Tc-ECD SPECT, in patients with suspected brain death and with confounding clinical factors.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: In 1968, the Harvard criteria for brain death diagnosis were introduced in clinical practice. These include no movements or breathing, no reflexes, and flat electroencephalogram in the absence of confounding factors, including ... Read more...

Systematic review of screening for bilirubin encephalopathy in neonates.

26 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with chronic bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus). OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the effectiveness of specific screening modalities to prevent neonatal bilirubin encephalopathy. ... Read more...

Research during pediatric residency training: outcome of a senior resident block rotation.

26 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Residency Review Committee requires programs to provide a curriculum that advances residents' knowledge of the basic principles of research. In July 2002, the Boston Combined Residency Program instituted a 3-month ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Boston'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [A year with New England Journal of Medicine] 6 Oct 2009
• Counterpoint: The Texas advance directives act is ethically flawed: medical futility disputes must be resolved by a fair process. 29 Sep 2009
• Residual brain viability, evaluated by (99m)Tc-ECD SPECT, in patients with suspected brain death and with confounding clinical factors. 29 Sep 2009
• Systematic review of screening for bilirubin encephalopathy in neonates. 26 Sep 2009
• Research during pediatric residency training: outcome of a senior resident block rotation. 26 Sep 2009
• CKD classification based on estimated GFR over three years and subsequent cardiac and mortality outcomes: a cohort study. 15 Sep 2009
• HIV risk and social networks among male-to-female transgender sex workers in Boston, Massachusetts. 30 Aug 2009
• Outside CT imaging among emergency department transfer patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Association between neighborhood safety and overweight status among urban adolescents. 9 Aug 2009
• Clinical Centers of Excellence: Seizure disorders. Massachusetts General Hospital Epilepsy Service. 5 Aug 2009
• Correlates of carotid stenosis in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting--a case control study. 30 Jul 2009
• Digital imaging in dermatology: attitudes, behaviors, and innovations. 30 Jul 2009
• Gonococcal, chlamydia, and syphilis infection positivity among MSM attending a large primary care clinic, Boston, 2003 to 2004. 30 Jul 2009
• Associations between perceptions and involvement in neighborhood violence and intimate partner violence perpetration among urban, African American men. 30 Jul 2009
• Vitality and teamwork. 30 Jul 2009
• Building a research program in rehabilitation sciences, Part II: case studies: University of Texas Medical Branch, Boston University, University of Pittsburgh, and University of Washington. 30 Jul 2009
• Reforming procedural skills training for pediatric residents: a randomized, interventional trial. 25 Jul 2009
• The long-term health consequences of relationship violence in adulthood: an examination of low-income women from Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio. 14 Jul 2009
• Intensifying therapy for hypertension despite suboptimal adherence. 4 Jul 2009
• Gender differences in research grant applications for pediatric residents. 3 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Boston'

Descriptor UI: D001900

Alternative terms: Boston;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.875.550.510.210; Z01.433.210;

History Note: 70