With evolving techniques for analysis of blood pressure (BP) variability, the importance of sampling resolution for intra-operative BP still remains to be examined. This study aims at comparing BP data with beat-by-beat vs. 15 second resolution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: People with poor access to medical care are more likely to smoke but are less likely to receive nicotine dependence treatment.
Objective: To assess preliminary outcomes of a computer-based, bilingual smoking cessation decision-aid to facilitate utilization of resources.
Methods: A computer kiosk with a smoking cessation decision-aid was integrated at three safety-net clinics and two health fairs.
Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the quantification of hepatic iron concentration.
Materials And Methods: Between April 1999 and June 2001, 112 patients were recruited prospectively. All had undergone liver biopsy and hepatic iron concentration quantification with spectrophotometry, followed by MR imaging.