Author Correction: Asthma and/or hay fever as predictors of fertility/impaired fecundity in U.S. women: National Survey of Family Growth.

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Asthma and/or hay fever as predictors of fertility/impaired fecundity in U.S. women: National Survey of Family Growth.

This study addresses whether asthma and/or hay fever predict fertility and impaired fecundity. The lifetime number of pregnancies (fertility) and spontaneous pregnancy losses (impaired fecundity) in 10,847 women representative of the U.S.

Very Small Left Atrial Volume as a Marker for Mortality in Patients Undergoing Nongated Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography.

Objectives: To evaluate the association between very small left atria (VSLA) on nongated computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and mortality in patients without pulmonary embolism (PE).

Methods: Patients who underwent nongated CTPA between 2011 and 2015 in order to rule out PE, and had an echocardiogram within 24 h of the CTPA, were retrospectively identified. The left atrial volume of nongated CTPA was calculated using automatic 4-chamber volumetric analysis software.

The Influence of Asthma and/or Hay Fever on Pregnancy: Data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth.

Background: Asthma is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. At the same time there is a worldwide increase in asthma and hay fever.

Objective: This study addresses whether asthma and/or hay fever adversely influence pregnancy outcomes.

Effect of a brief seated massage on nursing student attitudes toward touch for comfort care.

Background: While massage has been removed from nursing curricula, studies have reported massage as safe and effective for stress reduction, relaxation, pain relief, fatigue, and quality of life.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of two intensities of touch administered during two seated massages on the attitudes of nursing students toward touch for their self-care and patient care.

Participants: Nursing students who volunteered gave institutional review board-approved written informed consent to undergo massage by a licensed massage therapist.