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Loeb S, Salter C, Nelson CJ, Mulhall JP, Byrne N, Sanchez Nolasco T, Ness M, Gupta N, Cassidy C, Crisostomo-Wynne T, Li R, Wittmann D. Comparison of Sexual Concerns Between Patients with Prostate Cancer and Their Partners. J Sex Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vasquez I, Cao T, Hossain A, Valderrama K, Gnanagobal H, Dang M, Leeuwis RHJ, Ness M, Campbell B, Gendron R, Kao K, Westcott J, Gamperl AK, Santander J. Aeromonas salmonicida infection kinetics and protective immune response to vaccination in sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 104:557-566. [PMID: 32592927 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Effective vaccine programs against Aeromonas salmonicida have been identified as a high priority area for the sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) aquaculture. In this study, we established an A. salmonicida infection model in sablefish to evaluate the efficacy of commercial vaccines and an autogenous vaccine preparation. Groups of 40 fish were intraperitoneally (ip) injected with different doses of A. salmonicida J410 isolated from infected sablefish to calculate the median lethal dose (LD50). Samples of blood, head kidney, spleen, brain, and liver were also collected at different time points to determine the infection kinetics. The LD50 was estimated as ~3 × 105 CFU/dose. To evaluate the immune protection provided by an autogenous vaccine and two commercial vaccines in a common garden experimental design, 140 fish were PIT-tagged, vaccinated and distributed equally into 4 tanks (35 fish for each group, including a control group). Blood samples were taken every 2 weeks to evaluate IgM titers. At 10 weeks post-immunization, all groups were ip challenged with 100 times the calculated LD50 for A. salmonicida J410. A. salmonicida was detected after 5 days post-infection (dpi) in all collected tissues. At 30 days post-challenge the relative percentage survival (RPS) with respect to the control group was calculated for each vaccine. The RPS for the bacterin mix was 65.22%, for Forte Micro 4® vaccine was 56.52% and for Alpha Ject Micro 4® was 30.43%, and these RPS values were reflected by A. salmonicida tissue colonization levels at 10 days post-challenge. Total IgM titers peaked at 6-8 weeks post-immunization, where the autogenous vaccine group showed the highest IgM titers and these values were consistent with the RPS data. Also, we determined that the A. salmonicida A-layer binds to immunoglobulins F(ab)' in a non-specific fashion, interfering with immune assays and potentially vaccine efficacy. Our results indicate that vaccine design influences sablefish immunity and provide a guide for future sablefish vaccine programs.
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- Ignacio Vasquez
- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Fish Physiology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Fish Physiology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Marine Microbial Pathogenesis and Vaccinology Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada.
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Turner TH, Lovett A, Ness M. What should community mental health workers do? Experience in an inner city support team. Psychiatr bull 2018. [DOI: 10.1192/pb.14.11.661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In 1979 a survey of Hackney's psychiatric in-patients revealed that many were resident simply because there was nowhere else for them to go. (Lomas, 1979). As a response to this, the Community Psychiatry Research Unit (CPRU) was set up, and a team of support workers appointed (from nursing, social work and occupational therapy backgrounds) to assist in re-housing and to provide continuing care. Developing projects have meant that the role and job description of this support team have constantly changed. To review their present role, we decided to assess the day-to-day activities of three workers so as to improve our understanding of their function, training needs and work load. Details of the assessment criteria for taking on patients have been outlined by Rich et al (1989).
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Howes LM, Casey AR, Asplund M, Keller SC, Yong D, Nataf DM, Poleski R, Lind K, Kobayashi C, Owen CI, Ness M, Bessell MS, Da Costa GS, Schmidt BP, Tisserand P, Udalski A, Szymański MK, Soszyński I, Pietrzyński G, Ulaczyk K, Wyrzykowski Ł, Pietrukowicz P, Skowron J, Kozłowski S, Mróz P. Extremely metal-poor stars from the cosmic dawn in the bulge of the Milky Way. Nature 2015; 527:484-7. [PMID: 26560034 DOI: 10.1038/nature15747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The first stars are predicted to have formed within 200 million years after the Big Bang, initiating the cosmic dawn. A true first star has not yet been discovered, although stars with tiny amounts of elements heavier than helium ('metals') have been found in the outer regions ('halo') of the Milky Way. The first stars and their immediate successors should, however, preferentially be found today in the central regions ('bulges') of galaxies, because they formed in the largest over-densities that grew gravitationally with time. The Milky Way bulge underwent a rapid chemical enrichment during the first 1-2 billion years, leading to a dearth of early, metal-poor stars. Here we report observations of extremely metal-poor stars in the Milky Way bulge, including one star with an iron abundance about 10,000 times lower than the solar value without noticeable carbon enhancement. We confirm that most of the metal-poor bulge stars are on tight orbits around the Galactic Centre, rather than being halo stars passing through the bulge, as expected for stars formed at redshifts greater than 15. Their chemical compositions are in general similar to typical halo stars of the same metallicity although intriguing differences exist, including lower abundances of carbon.
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- L M Howes
- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland.,Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Division of Astronomy and Space Physics, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia.,School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics, Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield AL10 9AB, UK
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia.,Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 6 et CNRS, UMR 7095, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, 98 bis Boulevard Arago, 75014 Paris, France
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland.,Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Astronomia, Casilla 160-C, Concepción, Chile
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland.,Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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- Warsaw University Observatory, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland
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A three-year-old Welsh terrier was presented with a 6-month history of progressive stertor, exercise intolerance and sneezing which was unresponsive to symptomatic treatment. A large calcified mass occupying the entire rostral right nasal cavity was defined with computed tomography. The mass was completely removed via a dorsal rhinotomy. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed osseous hyperplasia of the nasal turbinates. The excision led to complete resolution of clinical signs and there has been no recurrence 18 months after surgery.
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- S Rutherford
- Croft Veterinary Hospital, Northumberland Business Park West, Cramlington, Northumberland NE23 7RH, UK
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Gamble C, Dodd G, Grellier J, Hever M, O'Conner C, Clarke T, Chipere R, Mellor M, Ness M. Zoning: focused support: a trust wide implementation project. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2010; 17:79-86. [PMID: 20100309 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01515.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Applying pragmatic risk management procedures to facilitate the sharing of clinical knowledge in and across mental health teams. Abstract Zoning: focused support is pragmatic risk management support procedure that enhances adherence to operational policies, provides a forum in which staff can receive support and visually facilitates the sharing of clinical knowledge. This paper presents a 3-year multi-method management project that sought to introduce zoning principles into all teams of an inner city Mental Health NHS Trust. By changing the language and culture of the organization findings indicate that there has been a positive attitudinal shift in how the approach is perceived. It is considered to be of value to staff, service users and their families and 73% of teams are now using it routinely.
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- C Gamble
- Consultant Nurse, South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust, Springfield University Hospital, London.
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Wipfler EL, Ness M, Breedveld GD, Marsman A, Van Der Zee SEATM. Infiltration and redistribution of LNAPL into unsaturated layered porous media. J Contam Hydrol 2004; 71:47-66. [PMID: 15145561 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2003.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2001] [Revised: 08/29/2003] [Accepted: 09/12/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Enhanced understanding of light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) infiltration into heterogeneous porous media is important for the effective design of remediation strategies. We used a 2-D experimental facility that allows for visual observation of LNAPL contours in order to study LNAPL redistribution in a layered porous medium. The layers are situated in the unsaturated zone near the watertable and they are inclined to be able to observe the effect of discontinuities in capillary forces and relative permeabilities. Two experiments were performed. The first experiment consisted of LNAPL infiltration into a fine sand matrix with a coarse sand layer, and the second experiment consisted of a coarse sand matrix and a fine sand layer. The numerical multi-phase flow model STOMP was validated with regard to the experimental results. This model is able to adequately reproduce the experimental LNAPL contours. Numerical sensitivity analysis was also performed. The capillarity contrast between sands was found to be the main controlling factor determining the final LNAPL distribution.
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- E L Wipfler
- Sub-Department of Soil Quality, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8005, 6700 EC Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Ness M, Ryrie I. A change for the better. Nurs Times 1997; 93:36-9. [PMID: 9205357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- M Ness
- Brixton Road Community Mental Health Centre, London
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Ness M, Ryrie I, McNamee G. Mental health. Crisis points. Health Serv J 1996; 106:22-3. [PMID: 10159808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- M Ness
- Community Mental Health, Lambeth Healthcare Trust, UK
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Takiyama Y, Tempero MA, Takasaki H, Onda M, Tsuchiya R, Büchler M, Ness M, Colcher D, Schlom J, Pour PM. Reactivity of CO17-1A and B72.3 in benign and malignant pancreatic diseases. Hum Pathol 1989; 20:832-8. [PMID: 2673979 DOI: 10.1016/0046-8177(89)90093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The immunoreactivity of two monoclonal antibodies, CO17-1A (recognizing 17-1A antigen) and B72.3 (recognizing TAG-72), was examined in pancreatic tissues from individuals without pancreatic disease and from those with benign and malignant pancreatic disease. 17-1A antigen was found in all cells in the normal tissue, whereas TAG-72 was present in the duct cells in only one case. Both antigens were present in benign diseases; however, in some cells and in some conditions, TAG-72 was significantly less common (P less than .01 to .001) than 17-1A antigen. In pancreatic cancer, 17-1A antigen was present in 87% of cases and TAG-72 antigen was present in 92% of cases. The results indicate that B72.3 is more specific to pancreatic cancer than C017-1A.
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- Y Takiyama
- The Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105
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Lovett A, Ness M. Living with support. Health Serv J 1989; 99:78. [PMID: 10291590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Harrington DS, Peterson C, Ness M, Sanger W, Smith DM, Vaughan W. Acute myelogenous leukemia with eosinophilic differentiation and trisomy-1. Am J Clin Pathol 1988; 90:464-9. [PMID: 3052018 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/90.4.464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A 50-year-old woman presented with anemia and eosinophilia. Her bone marrow biopsy, peripheral blood, and clinical features were consistent with a diagnosis of an evolving acute myelogenous leukemia. Striking dysplastic eosinophilic differentiation associated with trisomy-1 was evident, and eosinophil granule major basic protein was detected in involved tissue. Trisomy-1 has not been previously reported in association with acute myelogenous leukemia showing eosinophilic differentiation. Intensive cytotoxic chemotherapy produced a short-lived clinical and cytogenetic remission. At autopsy multiple tumor nodules composed of dysplastic eosinophil precursors and myeloblasts were evident in multiple organs.
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MESH Headings
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/pathology
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Leukemia, Eosinophilic, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Eosinophilic, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Middle Aged
- Trisomy
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- D S Harrington
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105
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Ness M. Computer-aided Cumberlege. Nurs Times 1988; 84:32-4. [PMID: 3347561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Parker M, Ness M. Pregnancy care: supporting city mothers. Community Outlook 1986:18-23. [PMID: 3646097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Ness M. Encouraging early learning through play--an experiment in a deprived area. Health Visit 1983; 56:61-4. [PMID: 6550589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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