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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Treating female perpetrators: state standards for batterer intervention services.

29 Sep 2009 Although domestic violence has historically been considered primarily a crime perpetrated by men, increasing numbers ofwomen are being arrested and mandated into batterer intervention programs. This study examined existing state policies to explore ... Read more...

Epidemiology of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: trends, readmissions, and subsequent knee surgery.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is widely accepted as the treatment of choice for individuals with functional instability due to anterior cruciate deficiency. There remains little information on the epidemiology of anterior ... Read more...

Modeling procedure and surgical times for current procedural terminology-anesthesia-surgeon combinations and evaluation in terms of case-duration prediction and operating room efficiency: a multicenter study.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Gains in operating room (OR) scheduling may be obtained by using accurate statistical models to predict surgical and procedure times. The 3 main contributions of this article are the following: (i) the validation of Strum's results on ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Databases as Topic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rare complications and national databases. 30 Oct 2009
• Treating female perpetrators: state standards for batterer intervention services. 29 Sep 2009
• Epidemiology of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: trends, readmissions, and subsequent knee surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Modeling procedure and surgical times for current procedural terminology-anesthesia-surgeon combinations and evaluation in terms of case-duration prediction and operating room efficiency: a multicenter study. 29 Sep 2009
• Prevalence of malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia in New York State, 2001-2005. 29 Sep 2009
• Randomization for clinical research: an easy-to-use spreadsheet method. 29 Sep 2009
• Increased hemoglobin associated with VEGF inhibitors in advanced renal cell carcinoma. 29 Sep 2009
• Arthritis: in the eye of the beholder? 30 Aug 2009
• Trends and determinants of adequate gastroprotection in patients chronically using NSAIDs. 30 Aug 2009
• Validity of The Health Improvement Network (THIN) for epidemiologic studies of hepatitis C virus infection. 30 Aug 2009
• Are you on Angie's List--yet? 30 Aug 2009
• Positive serum ethanol level and mortality in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the endovascular era: effect of clamp site on outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
• The application of Gaussian processes in the prediction of percutaneous absorption. 30 Aug 2009
• A retrospective review of California poison control system data of sibutramine exposures. 30 Aug 2009
• Socioeconomic status and severity-based incidence of poisoning: a nationwide cohort study. 30 Aug 2009
• Spectrum of central anticholinergic adverse effects associated with oxybutynin: comparison of pediatric and adult cases. 30 Aug 2009
• Taking a quality assurance program from paper to electronic health records: one dental school's experience. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment of characteristic features and dental anomalies accompanying tooth transposition: a meta-analysis. 30 Aug 2009
• Associations of physician volume and weekend admissions with ischemic stroke outcome in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Databases as Topic'

Definition: Organized collections of computer records, standardized in format and content, that are stored in any of a variety of computer-readable modes. They are the basic sets of data from which computer-readable files are created. (from ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)

Descriptor UI: D019992

Alternative terms: Databases as Topic; Databases as Topics; Databanks as Topic; Databanks as Topics;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.470.750; L01.700.508.300.188;

History Note: 2008(1998); for DATABASES use INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1994-1996; for DATABANKS use DATABASES, FACTUAL 1991-2001; DATA BANKS was see INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1982-90

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with Publication Type DATABASE