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Mortality among heroin users and users of other internationally regulated drugs: A 27-year follow-up of users in the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program household samples.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015-11)
In contrast to research on more restricted samples of drug users, epidemiological
studies open up a view of death rates and survivorship of those who have tried heroin
a few times, with no acceleration toward sustained use ...
Intergenerational effects of parental substance-related convictions and adult drug treatment court participation on children's school performance.
(Am J Orthopsychiatry, 2015-09)
This study examined the intergenerational effects of parental conviction of a substance-related
charge on children's academic performance and, conditional on a conviction, whether
completion of an adult drug treatment court ...
TNF rs1799964 as a Predictive Factor of Acute Toxicities in Chinese Rectal Cancer Patients Treated With Chemoradiotherapy.
(Medicine, 2015-11)
Acute toxicity is the main dose-limiting factor in the chemoradiotherapy of rectal
cancer patients and depends on several pro-inflammatory factors, including interleukin-1
(IL-1), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). ...
Transitional probability-based model for HPV clearance in HIV-1-positive adolescent females.
(PLoS One, 2012)
BACKGROUND: HIV-1-positive patients clear the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
less frequently than HIV-1-negative. Datasets for estimating HPV clearance probability
often have irregular measurements of HPV status and ...
Complication rates of three common spine procedures and rates of thromboembolism following spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
(Spine, 2010-11)
<h4>Study design</h4>Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database.<h4>Objective</h4>The
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) collects morbidity and mortality (M and M) data from
its members. Our objectives were ...
Complications in the surgical treatment of 19,360 cases of pediatric scoliosis: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality database.
(Spine, 2011-08)
<h4>Study design</h4>Retrospective review of a multicenter database.<h4>Objective</h4>To
determine the complication rates associated with surgical treatment of pediatric scoliosis
and to assess variables associated with ...
Rates of infection after spine surgery based on 108,419 procedures: a report from the Scoliosis Research Society Morbidity and Mortality Committee.
(Spine, 2011-04)
<h4>Study design</h4>Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database.<h4>Objective</h4>Our
objective was to assess the rates of postoperative wound infection associated with
spine surgery.<h4>Summary of background ...
Incidence of unintended durotomy in spine surgery based on 108,478 cases.
(Neurosurgery, 2011-01)
<h4>Background</h4>Unintended durotomy is a common complication of spinal surgery.
However, the incidences reported in the literature vary widely and are based primarily
on relatively small case numbers from a single surgeon ...
Does bone morphogenetic protein increase the incidence of perioperative complications in spinal fusion? A comparison of 55,862 cases of spinal fusion with and without bone morphogenetic protein.
(Spine, 2011-09)
<h4>Study design</h4>Retrospective review of a multi-institutional, multisurgeon database.<h4>Objective</h4>Assess
for associations between bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) use and rate of complications
in spinal ...
Morbidity and mortality associated with spinal surgery in children: a review of the Scoliosis Research Society morbidity and mortality database.
(Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics, 2011-01)
<h4>Object</h4>Currently, few studies regarding morbidity and mortality associated
with operative treatment of spinal disorders in children are available to guide the
surgeon. This study provides more detailed morbidity ...