Publications by authors named "Floyd F Petersen"
Objective: To estimate the extent of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure among nonsmokers in the adult population of Cambodia.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a nationally representative sample of 13,988 Cambodian adults in 2005. Information on smoking and exposure to ETS was obtained by trained interviewers using a standard questionnaire.
The role of iron metabolism in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is well documented. Regulation of the proteins that maintain cellular iron metabolism is mediated by two cytoplasmic RNA-binding proteins, the Iron Regulatory Proteins (IRP1 and IRP2), that function through post-transcriptional interactions with RNA stem loop structures called iron-responsive elements. As the primary mediator of iron homeostasis in neuronal cells, IRP2 is a strong candidate for polymorphisms that could impact AD pathogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We sought to evaluate whether a woman's 5-year Gail risk adds to the predictive value of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) classification for the detection of breast cancer.
Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the BI-RADS classifications and pathology results for all image-guided needle breast biopsy examinations over a 3-year period at our institution. The 5-year Gail risk was calculated for eligible patients.
Purpose: This study was undertaken to evaluate changes in quality of life and to compare conventional outcomes in patients undergoing endovascular and open retroperitoneal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair.
Methods: Between October 2000 and May 2003, 129 patients underwent elective AAA repair, endovascular repair in 22 patients and open retroperitoneal repair in 107 patients. The Short-Form Health Survey, 12 items (SF-12) was administered preoperatively and at 3 weeks, 4 months, and 1 year after discharge.