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Publications from 2007
Risk Profile for Pregnancy in Adolescent Patients in the Blackstone Valley, Suzanne MacKay
Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Subtypes in Mammary Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and their Relationship to Tumor Progression, Katherine F. Maloney
ICD Under-Utilization in Primary Prevention Patients, Matthew McGuiness
The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Utility of the Scoop-Shave for Pigmented Lesions of the Skin, Gary W. Mendese
Assessing the Role of Education in Women’s Knowledge and Acceptance of Adjunct HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening, Debra Papa, Tiffany A. Moore Simas, Megan Reynolds, and Hannah Melnitsky
Increasing Cervical Lesion Identification in Junior Practitioners after Abnormal Cervical Cytology: A Computer-Based Colposcopy Tutorial, Patricia Seymour
Obstacles to Follow After Abnormal Cervical Cytology at an Urban Health Center in Worcester, MA, Patricia Seymour
Quantification of the Association Between the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient and Age in Normal Pediatric Hips, Katharine Taylor
Appendicitis and Appendectomy in Overweight and Obese Patients, H. Ruby Wang
Publications from 2006
Examining the Role of Palliative Procedures in Patients with Stage IV GI Cancers, Nathan J. Aranson
Prediction of successful voiding immediately after outpatient mid-urethral sling, Kenneth I. Barron, Judith A. Savageau, Stephen B. Young, Lisa C. Labin, and Abraham N. Morse
First Trial of Intensive Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients, Jennifer E. Cyrkler
Pilot study of methods to document quantity and variation of independent patient exercise and activity after total knee arthroplasty, Patricia D. Franklin, Joseph McLaughlin, Catherine B. Boisvert, Wenjun Li, and David C. Ayers
A Qualitative Study of the Collaboration between Health Care Providers and Lawyers within the Family Advocates of Central Massachusetts Program, Allison M. Hargreaves
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: What's Ticking at UMass, Matthew Hitron
A comparison of exercise-induced hematocrit (Hct) changes between non-invasive infrared sensors (NIRS) and venous blood draws, Kenneth E. Johnson
The Effect of Split versus Combined Therapy in Medication Compliance of Psychiatric Patients, Eric Kosinski
Serum Glucose Levels and Hospital Outcomes in the Setting of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Not Known to Have Diabetes: A Community-Wide Perspective, Daniel G. Kramer
Structure Based Drug Design: Inhibition of E6 protein in immortalized HPV cell lines implicated in human epithelial cancers, Nicole R. LeBoeuf
MassHealth Primary Care Services Assessment Tool, Matthew Logalbo
Documenting Quantity and Variation in Patient-Managed Exercise and Activity after Total Knee Replacement, Joseph McLaughlin
Frequency of Ascending Aorta Replacement: A Description of 105 Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement, Elizabeth C. Mitchell
ART2, a T cell surface mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase, generates extracellular poly(ADP-ribose), Alan R. Morrison, Joel Moss, Linda A. Stevens, James E. Evans, Caitlin Farrell, Eric Lee Merithew, David G. Lambright, Dale L. Greiner, John P. Mordes, Aldo A. Rossini, and Rita Bortell
National Patterns of Immediate Breast Reconstruction for Neoplastic Disease, Jaisa Olasky
Determination of Cystic Fibrosis Frequency Among Newborns Diagnosed with Meconium Ileus and other Bowel Obstruction, Allison Paroskie
Use of computed tomography to predict failure of nonoperative treatment of unilateral facet fractures of the cervical spine, Leo R. Spector, David H. Kim, Jesse Affonso, Todd J. Albert, Alan S. Hilibrand, and Alexander R. Vaccaro
Investigation of Noninvasive Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Sensor for Measurement of Blood Hematocrit, Anh T. Tran
The Influence of Message Framing on Adolescent Females' Intention to Obtain Chlamydia Screening, Andrea B. Urban
The Effect of Age on Postoperative Pain Medication Requirements Following Vaginal Reconstructive Surgery, Kenneth Walton
Publications from 2005
Femur flap for tibial reconstruction: % Circumference Required to Convey a Mechanical Advantage over the Fibula, Genevieve Bartels
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Anatomical Layer Specificity in the Cat Retina, Thomas F. Chang
Readability of informed-consent forms used in mental health research, Paul P. Christopher
Emotional Health and Level of Post-Total Knee Arthroplasty Exercise, Peter DeNoble
Analysis of Acute Perihematomal Edema in Warfarin-Related Intracerebral Hemorrhage, David Finkelstein
The Association Between Serum Cholesterol Levels and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors, Kathryn Fleming-Ives
Virtual Microscopy: Potential Applications in Medical Education and Telemedicine in Countries with Developing Economies, Paul Fontelo, Ernest DiNino, Krista Johansen, Ashraf Khan, and Michael Ackerman
Association between Emotional and Physical Health and Resource Utilization after Total Knee Arthroplasty, Michael Kelly
Is a Paleolithic Age Diet an Optimal Diet for Modern Human Beings?, Lauren McClure
Irradiation Upregulates EGFR and Survivin in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells, Joshua Meyer
A Lymphocyte Surface Protein Produces the Signaling Molecule Poly (ADP-ribose) from NAD, Alan R. Morrison
Expanding the Indications: Titanium Elastic Nailing of Femur Fractures in Children Under Six, Robert Nascimento
The Use of Flexible Funds for Respite Services in a Managed Care Wraparound Program, Joseph O'Garr
Gamma-synuclein is a marker for retinal ganglion cell loss in glaucoma, Dustin Pomerleau
Pediatric Hospice: The career potential for pediatric residents and a comparison between systems in UK and US, Nicola Smith
Publications from 2004
The Role of Nitric Oxide in the Anti-adrenergic Effects of Adenosine in Isolated Perfuse Rat Hearts, George Cancel
A Beta Test of a Computer-Assisted Instruction Module in Improving Dermatologic Physical Exam Skills in Third Year Medical Students, Konstantinos Deligiannidis
The Effect of Epidural Anesthesia on Oncologic Outcomes After Surgery for Colon and Rectal Cancer, Jaimee DeMone
Construction of a Virtual Microscope that can Accurately Assess Diagnoses Rendered Over the Web, Ernest DiNino
Investigation of the Approach to Tracking Cardiac Catheterization Complication, Michele Manzon
The Effect of Facial Fractures on the Treatment and Outcome of Trauma Patients Presenting with Acute Cervical Spine Fractures, Andrea Marvin
Characteristics of patients at three free clinics, Rachel Mott Keis, Linda Gifford DeGeus, Suzanne B. Cashman, and Judith A. Savageau
Bicycle Riding Associated Erectile Dysfunction: Treatment Outcome of Surgery, Andrew Nisbet
Survey of breast-feeding practices and outcomes in the cystic fibrosis population, Eliza M. Parker, Brian P. O'Sullivan, Julie C. Shea, Meredith M. Regan, and Steven D. Freedman
Nutritional and Weight Status of Job Corps Students, Eric Wallace
Publications from 2003
Sex differences in survival after acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus (Worcester Heart Attack Study), Amber Crowley, Vandana Menon, Darleen M. Lessard, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Publications from 2002
Liquid ventilation with perflubron in the treatment of rats with pneumococcal pneumonia, Eric W. Dickson, Stephen O. Heard, Thomas E. Tarara, Jeffry G. Weers, Angela B. Brueggemann, and Gary V. Doern
Bone density in competitive figure skaters, Christina V. Oleson, Brian D. Busconi, and Daniel T. Baran
Publications from 2001
Psychosocial effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in the angina patient: a second study, Susan Springer, Alison Fife, William Lawson, John C.K. Hui, Lina Jandorf, Peter F. Cohn, and Gregory Fricchione
Publications from 1999
Scattering of primary care: doctor switching and utilization of health care by children on fee-for-service Medicaid., Gavin P. Joffe, Lance E. Rodewald, Teresa Herbert, Richard Barth, and Peter G. Szilagyi
Characteristics of cartilage engineered from human pediatric auricular cartilage, Angela Rodriguez, Yi Lin Cao, Clemente Ibarra, Stephen Pap, Martin Vacanti, Roland D. Eavey, and Charles A. Vacanti
Publications from 1998
Increased vascular endothelial growth factor production in the lungs of rats with hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension, Helen Christou, Atsushi Yoshida, Victoria Arthur, Toshisuke Morita, and Stella Kourembanas
Partial liquid ventilation with perfluorocarbon in the treatment of rats with lethal pneumococcal pneumonia, Eric W. Dickson, Stephen O. Heard, Benson Chu, Armando E. Fraire, Angela B. Brueggemann, and Gary V. Doern
Hypoxic responses of vascular cells, Stella Kourembanas, Toshisuke Morita, Helen Christou, Yuxiang Liu, Hideo Koike, Dara Brodsky, Victoria Arthur, and S. Alex Mitsial
Publications from 1997
The microvenous valvular anatomy of the human dorsal thoracic fascia, Seyedhossein Aharinejad, Raymond M. Dunn, Gary M. Fudem, Adam Vernadakis, Peter Böck, Wilhelm Firbas, and Sandy C. Marks