The impact of pamidronate and chemotherapy on survival times in dogs with appendicular primary bone tumors treated with palliative radiation therapy.

Objective: To assess survival times in dogs that received palliative radiation therapy (RT) alone, and in combination with chemotherapy, pamidronate, or both for primary appendicular bone tumors and determine whether the addition of these adjunctive therapies affects survival.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Dogs (n = 50) with primary appendicular bone tumors.

Concurrent splenic and right atrial mass at presentation in dogs with HSA: a retrospective study.

The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the presence of concurrent splenic and cardiac hemangiosarcoma (HSA). Dogs were divided into two groups: group 1 included 23 dogs with splenic HSA, and group 2 included 31 dogs with a cardiac HSA. All dogs were fully assessed for metastasis with thoracic radiography, abdominal and/or cardiac ultrasound, and/or postmortem examination.

Understanding the research process in nursing.

This article provides an overview of the research process in nursing, outlining a logical and structured approach to answering research questions. Illustrations from a hypothetical research study are used to outline procedures that are relevant to NHS research.

Physical abuse among high school students. Prevalence and correlation with other health behaviors.

Objective: To better understand the epidemiology of physical abuse among adolescents.

Design: School-based survey of students in grades 9 through 12.

Setting: Twenty-five schools throughout Oregon in 1993.

Using the youth risk behavior survey to estimate prevalence of sexual abuse among Oregon high school students.

To estimate the extent of childhood sexual abuse, questions were added to the 1993 Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey of students in grades 9-12. Twenty-five high schools throughout Oregon participated in the survey. Among the 2,332 students who answered sexual abuse questions, 20.

Recognizing illicit drug use by pregnant women: reports from Oregon birth attendants.

Objectives: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of recognized prenatal illicit substance abuse and the characteristics of women being identified as illicit drug users in a statewide population-based cohort.

Methods: During a 1-month period, birth attendants of all singleton births in Oregon (n = 3200) were surveyed regarding their knowledge of prenatal illicit drug use by women who gave birth. Birth certificates were linked to surveys after removal of personal identifiers.

The kinematics of hip joints: normal functioning.

This paper describes the use of an electrogoniometer to measure angular movements of the hip joints of a large number of 'normal' people. The object of the study was to establish a statistically significant data base for the movements of the hip joints during functional activities against which the movements of pathological hips could be compared. The measurement and the analysis used to establish 'normality' in males and females over a wide age range are introduced.

Interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome no. 7 (7q-) in an infant with multiple anomalies.

An infant is reported with partial deletion of the long arm of chromosome no. 7. She presented with hypertonia, seizures, feeding difficulty, and multiple congenital anomalies.