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Williams MH. Expiratory flow rates: their role in asthma therapy. HOSPITAL PRACTICE (OFFICE ED.) 1982; 17:95-100, 105, 108-10. [PMID: 6811412 DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1982.11702392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Systematic desensitization is re-examined as a treatment for flight fear from the perspective of family-systems theory. The problem of the person who avoids flight is considered first from the viewpoint of behavior therapy, and behavioral treatment is briefly described. This problem is next described in terms of the patients's to society, family, and the therapist. From this perspective, the flight-avoidant person is seen to be an "identified patient"-someone defined as ill by the system in which he or she is enmeshed. The problem is then redefined, not as flight fear, but as the pressure to fly, and implications for treatment are discussed.
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Rodescu D, Abeles H, Zelefsky MN, Williams MH. Accelerated growth of lung cancer in association with rifampicin administration for tuberculosis. Lancet 1981; 2:983. [PMID: 6117744 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(81)91174-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Experience with beclomethasone dipropionate during the past 5 years has confirmed and extended the original observation that it is an effective, topically active corticosteroid of great value in treating asthma. Most steroid-dependent asthmatic patients can be successfully controlled with the drug, at least most of the time, and the therapeutic effect is dose dependent. Although high doses may be associated with some adrenal suppression such doses do not cause systemic symptoms, and side effects are of little consequence. It is important that patients treated with steroid aerosols continue to receive other effective therapeutic agents, notably adrenergic drugs, particularly by aerosol, and theophylline compounds; that they learn how to inhale the aerosol properly; and, most important, that they promptly start taking oral steroids when they experience an exacerbation of asthma.
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The bronchodilator efficacy of oral aminophylline and aerosol metaproterenol was compared in 18 asthmatic patients in a stable clinical condition. Treatment consisted of four regimens in a double-blind random sequence on four different days after withholding bronchodilators: (1) the administration of aminophylline tablets, 0.4 to 0.6 g, orally, (2) 3 puffs of aerosol metaproterenol administered in a sequential manner, (3) a combination of both, (4) placebos. Both oral aminophylline and aerosol metaproterenol produced significant bronchodilatation measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1). After the administration of aerosol metaproterenol, there was a more prompt and larger improvement in FEV1 than after the administration of aminophylline (p less than 0.01). The combined therapy produced a response which was larger, but not significantly, than the effect of metaproterenol. Side effects were frequent after the administration of aminophylline but absent after aerosol metaproterenol. The advantages of the aerosol adrenergic agonists are the prompt onset of action and efficacy, small dosage preferentially delivered to the bronchial tree and lack of side effects.
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In brief: Blood doping-the process of withdrawing an athlete's blood, holding it 9 to 12 weeks until hemoglobin levels return to normal, and reintroducing it into the body immediately before an important contest-is a controversial Procedure, and its ethicality and legality are debated throughout the sports world. This review of the literature concludes that although five early studies did not provide sufficient objective evidence to support its use, the majority of 13 new studies support the physiological rationale and efficacy of the use of blood doping to increase endurance capacity.
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Williams MH. Life-threatening asthma. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1980; 140:1604-5. [PMID: 7458495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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I review my experience with life-threatening asthma, defined as hypercapnia, need for intubation, or death, at a large municipal hospital during a ten-year period. Such severe illness is rare among asthmatics and predicting its occurrence is difficult. Eighty patients had 111 admissions for life-threatening asthma; 773 patients were hospitalized for asthma 851 times during the study period. Only 15% of these 773 patients had experienced severe asthma previously and the duration of asthma and frequency of hospitalization was similar to that of the other patients admitted for asthma. Follow-up study of the survivors of life-threatening asthma has revealed a very high rate of recurrence. More than 35% had a recurrence in one to ten years, and those who had three to four episodes had a recurrence rate of 45% and 60%, respectively. Although life-threatening asthma is rare, unpredictable, and occurs only after many years of symptomatic illness, once it does occur there is a real risk of recurrence. Patients who have experienced such a severe episode of asthma require continuing careful supervision and management.
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Thirty patients hospitalized with asthma who had been taking aerosol bronchodilators from canister nebulizers were evaluated for their aerosol inhalation technique. Fourteen patients (47 percent) used an incorrect technique. The most frequent mistake was to inhale first, then to actuate the canister and breathhold. These patients were taught the correct technique. Some learned it easily but others had difficulty. With a teaching aid, incorporating a horn which is actuated by inspiration, all 14 patients learned to inhale the aerosol correctly. When retested five of the 10 patients had reverted to the old incorrect technique and required another lesson. Physicians who prescribe aerosol medication from a canister nebulizer should evaluate each patient for the aerosol inhalation technique. Those who inhale incorrectly should be taught repeatedly until they learn the correct technique and retain it. The teaching aid, utilizing an audio signal, is helpful in this training.
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We tested the relative efficacy of bronchodilators delivered in aerosol and in oral form in 17 patients with asthma in a double-blind randomized sequence. Treatment consisted of a 20-mg tablet of metaproterenol sulfate, five puffs of metaproterenol aerosol (0.65 mg in each puff for a total of 3.25 mg) administered 20 minutes apart between puffs, a combination of both, and placebos. Bronchodilator response measured by forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) was significantly greater on the aerosol and the combined regimen than on the oral and placebo regimen. The combined regimen produced a greater bronchodilator response than the aerosol alone, but the difference was not significant. Side effects were frequent after oral medication but absent after the aerosol. Sequential inhalation of aerosol is the preferred route of administration of adrenergic bronchodilator drugs in asthma.
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Heimer D, Shim C, Williams MH. The effect of sequential inhalations of metaproterenol aerosol in asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1980; 66:75-7. [PMID: 7381125 DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(80)90141-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In 19 asthmatic patients, three inhalations of metaproterenol (0.65 mg per puff) followed by placebo at 10 and 20 min were compared with one inhalation of the drug every 10 min for the same total of three doses. Metaproterenol 0.65 mg produced just as much increase of 1-sec forced expiratory volume (FEV1) as did the much larger dose (1.95 mg), but each subsequent inhalation of the drug produced further, significant increase of FEV1 suggesting better penetration of the bronchidilator aerosol after some bronchodilation had been achieved. After completion of treatment, the FEV1 was significantly higher when the drug was given sequentially rather than all at once. These data have important implications with respect to the utilization of bronchodilator aerosols in the treatment of asthma and indicate the unsuitability of sequential inhalation for study of dose response of these agents.
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It is clear that accurate assessment of the severity of asthma requires a measurement of airway obstruction, such as peak expiratory flow rate. In this study, physicians were quite inaccurate in estimating the peak expiratory flow rate by examining patients, whereas the patients themselves were far more accurate in guessing the measurement. In addition, they were able to tell whether the peak expiratory flow rate was better, the same or worse from day to day. Patients' symptoms are important indices of the severity of airway obstruction which should be exploited in management.
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Williams MH. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1979; 79:919-21. [PMID: 286197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Turner TD, Williams MH. Techniques in plant cell and dispersion culture [proceedings]. J Pharm Pharmacol 1978; 30 Suppl:94P. [PMID: 32355 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.1978.tb10801.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Corticosteroid drugs are often employed in the treatment of patients with chronic bronchitis. Although some patients respond favorably to such therapy, the characteristics of such patients are not known. Twenty-four patients with chronic bronchitis were treated with prednisone 30 mg daily or placebo for one week each in a double-blind crossover study. The following were monitored before and after each treatment period: physical examination, symptoms, peripheral blood eosinophil count, sputum cell exmination, forced vital capacity (FVC), before and after isoproterenol aerosol. Seven of 24 patients had an FEV1 increase greater than 30% of the control value on prednisone but not on placebo. Blood eosinophil count was elevated (greater than or equal to 350/mm(3)) in 7 patients; 2 of these 7 improved on steroid. Sputum cell examination revealed preponderance of eosinophils in 1, and occasional clumps of eosinophils in 8. Seven of these 9 responded to steroid. Sputum but not blood eosinophilia is a good predictor of a favorable response to steroid therapy.
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Shim C, Williams MH. Apneusis. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1978; 138:1505-8. [PMID: 708172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Two cases of apneustic breathing that had several unusual features, as compared with experimental apneusis, are reported here. Both patients had intact vagal function. Respiratory rhythm showed mainly inspiratory apneusis, with a relatively smooth background rhythm. Frequency and duration of apneusis either decreased or were unaffected by breathing CO2, and increased, in one case, after hyperventilation. Both patients were alert and conscious. One had a long history of narcotic abuse, but had no other neurological or respiratory abnormality. Another had been deaf and mute since an episode of meningitis in childhood and had had apneusis for over 35 years, but suffered no other neurological abnormality. These unusual features suggest that the pathogenic mechanisms for apneusis are not the same in experimental models and patients.
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Shim C, Bajwa S, Williams MH. The effect of inhalation therapy on ventilatory function and expectoration. Chest 1978; 73:798-801. [PMID: 350510 DOI: 10.1378/chest.73.6.798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ninety-three patients with asthma were examined on 308 occasions for systolic fluctuation of blood-pressure during quiet breathing. Pulsus paradoxus (fluctuation of 10 mm Hg or greater) was present on 110 occasions. A pulses paradoxus was associated with greater airflow obstruction (average peak expiratory flow-rate 33.6% of the predicted) than an absent pulsus paradoxus which was associated with a peak expiratory flow-rate of 55.4%. However, pulsus paradoxus was often present in mild obstruction and absent in severe obstruction. In six patients the effect of changing respiratory pattern on systolic fluctuation was studied. Systolic fluctuation was directly related to the inspiratory flow-rate. This is probably one of the major reasons why association of airflow obstruction with pulsus paradoxus is not constant.
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Williams MH, Ward AJ. Hematological changes elicited by prolonged intermittent aerobic exercise. RESEARCH QUARTERLY 1977; 48:606-16. [PMID: 270193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Williams MH. Steroid aerosols for asthma. Ann Intern Med 1977; 86:650. [PMID: 851316 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-86-5-650_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Bondi E, Williams MH. Severe asthma. Course and treatment in hospital. NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1977; 77:350-3. [PMID: 265015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Williams MH, Jackson CW. Specificity of training related to muscular endurance. AMERICAN CORRECTIVE THERAPY JOURNAL 1977; 31:3-8. [PMID: 842410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Shim CS, Scher SM, Williams MH. Effect of bronchodilator agents on arrhythmia. NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1976; 76:1973-6. [PMID: 1069189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Thirty-five steroid-dependent asthmatic patients have been treated with an aerosol of triamcinolone acetonide for periods ranging from 8 to 26 months. Fourteen patients discontinued the oral use of steroids for the first time in from 2 to 19 years and throughout the period of treatment with aerosol, have not required any other steroid medication. Fifteen patients were able to discontinue oral use of steroids but have required one or more short supplemental courses of oral steroid treatment for exacerbations of asthma. Six patients have either continued to require oral steroid therapy, or their symptoms have been incompletely controlled by the aerosol. Steroid aerosols represent an important advance for the treatment of asthma. Small doses which do not suppress adrenal function and do not produce hyperadrenocorticism make it possible for most patients to eliminate or substantially reduce their requirement for oral steroid therapy.
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We studied 18 patients with moderate to severe asthma for cardiac response to repeated doses of isoproterenol aerosol. In only 1 patient was there a significant increase in heart rate immediately after inhalation of isoproterenol aerosol, and it lasted only for 1 minute. In 2 patients increased heart rate was either due to breathholding or to the propellant in the aerosol. There was no cumulative effect on heart rate. Arrhythmias did not develop at any time despite repeated doses of aerosol every 5 to 20 minutes. Peak expiratory flow rate increased 5 minutes after the first dose, and it increased even further after repeated doses; at no time did it decrease after repeated doses.
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Williams MH, Kane C. Dose response of patients with asthma to inhaled isoproterenol. THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1975; 111:321-4. [PMID: 1119742 DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1975.111.3.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In 12 patients with asthma, inhalation of approximately 0.02 mg of isoproternol produced as much increase in peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) as had a previous inhalation of approximately 0.16 mg of isoproternol at a time when the pre-treatment PEFRwas similar. A group or patients recorded measurements of their PEFR before and after inhalation of varying doses of isoproterenol, ranging from 0 to 0.08 mg. In each patient, only data obtained when control PEFRs were similar were utilized. A maximal effect was noted after inhalation of 0.02 mg of isoproterenol, and no further increase of PEFR was noted after inhalation of larger doses. Inhalation of 0.02 mg or less of isoproterenol produces a maximal effect on PEFR of patients with asthma.
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This study examined the effects of post-hypnotic suggestions upon maximal endurance capacity, Borg ratings of perceived exertion, and heart rate. Experimental subjects were administered post-hypnotic suggestions to improve or decrease performance, and control subjects were given similar instructions during the awake state. Endurance time could be decreased significantly when the fatigue suggestion was given to experimental subjects, but performance could not be enhanced with the facilitating suggestion. Control subjects showed no significant changes across conditions. The Borg ratings indicated that experimental subjects experienced subjective changes as suggested by the hypnotist. In addition, analysis failed to find any significant differences for the heart-rate data.
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Williams MH. Corticosteroid aerosols for the treatment of asthma. JAMA 1975; 231:406-7. [PMID: 1088966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Williams MH. Conference on the scientific basis of respiratory therapy. Aerosol therapy. Steroid and antibiotic aerosols. THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1974; 110:122-8. [PMID: 4374103 DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1974.110.6p2.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Williams MH. Treatment of asthma. Recent advances. NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1974; 74:1456-8. [PMID: 4153156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Williams MH. Special problems in respiratory diseases. Geriatrics (Basel) 1974; 29:67-71. [PMID: 4831396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Williams MH, Kane C, Shim CS. Treatment of asthma with triamcinolone acetonide delivered by aerosol. THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1974; 109:538-43. [PMID: 4595942 DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1974.109.5.538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Williams MH, Thompson J. Effect of varient dosages of amphetamine upon endurance. RESEARCH QUARTERLY 1973; 44:417-22. [PMID: 4532274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Williams MH. Pathophysiology and treatment of severe asthma. NEW YORK STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1973; 73:2446-51. [PMID: 4518819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Colp CR, Riker J, Williams MH. Serial changes in scleroderma and idiopathic interstitial lung disease. ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 1973; 132:506-15. [PMID: 4742404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Colp C, Williams MH. Total occlusion of airways producing a restrictive pattern of ventilatory impairment. THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1973; 108:118-22. [PMID: 4715958 DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1973.108.1.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Bradley WG, Williams MH. Axoplasmic flow in axonal neuropathies. I. Axoplasmic flow in cats with toxic neuropathies. Brain 1973; 96:235-46. [PMID: 4123666 DOI: 10.1093/brain/96.2.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Bradley WG, Polgar JG, Williams MH, Boddie HG. Treatment of muscular dystrophy. BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 1972; 3:699-700. [PMID: 4650857 PMCID: PMC1786068 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5828.699-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Shim C, Corro P, Park SS, Williams MH. Pulmonary function studies in patients with upper airway obstruction. THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1972; 106:233-8. [PMID: 5049655 DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1972.106.2.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Frand UI, Shim CS, Williams MH. Heroin-induced pulmonary edema. Sequential studies of pulmonary function. Ann Intern Med 1972; 77:29-35. [PMID: 5052447 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-77-1-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Williams MH. Effect of small and moderate doses of alcohol on exercise heart rate and oxygen consumption. RESEARCH QUARTERLY 1972; 43:94-104. [PMID: 4503122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Williams MH. Possible role of mycoplasma fermentans in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 1971; 40:577-8. [PMID: 5157421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Williams MH, Sheldon PJ, Torrigiani G, Eisen V, Mattingly S. Palindromic rheumatism. Clinical and immunological studies. Ann Rheum Dis 1971; 30:375-80. [PMID: 5314707 PMCID: PMC1005795 DOI: 10.1136/ard.30.4.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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