… We anticipate that this study will allow us to investigate a greater serum concentration range.
Another approach to testing our hypothesis was to investigate the correlation between the …

Eleven obese, ambulatory patients were starved for periods of 12 to 117 days. Only water
and vitamins were consumed. Weight losses averaged 0.91 pounds (0.41 kg) daily. Hunger …

Distribution patterns of metastatic bone disease in 62 patients with soft-tissue cancers showed
that 60% of bone lesions were located in the axial and 40% in the appendicular skeleton. …

A simple method for human plasmapheresis is described. In a single patient with multiple
myeloma it has been shown that the removal of 30 g of plasma protein daily can be continued …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Sample collection and preparation. Hair samples were obtained
from admitted cocaine users at the Long Beach Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. …

To determine the relationships between clinical and brain function in persons with a familial
risk for Alzheimer's disease, the authors assessed subjective and objective cognitive abilities…

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West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, 11301 Wilshire BIvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073. Copyright …

This report encompasses a 20-year study of 241 male patients with Graves' disease. All
patients received a therapeutic dose of sodium iodide I 131 calculated from the 24-hour thyroid …

We performed dynamic [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([ 18 F]FDG) positron emission
tomographic (PET) analyses in 8 patients. Rate constants of influx (K 1 * ), efflux (k 2 * ), …

This is a retrospective study of 128 patients with a discharge diagnosis of cervical spine
fracture, dislocation, or subluxation. The study was undertaken to establish the accuracy of the …