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Blednov YA, Benavidez JM, Black M, Chandra D, Homanics GE, Rudolph U, Harris RA. Linking GABA(A) receptor subunits to alcohol-induced conditioned taste aversion and recovery from acute alcohol intoxication. Neuropharmacology 2012; 67:46-56. [PMID: 23147414 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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GABA type A receptors (GABA(A)-R) are important for ethanol actions and it is of interest to link individual subunits with specific ethanol behaviors. We studied null mutant mice for six different GABA(A)-R subunits (α1, α2, α3, α4, α5 and δ). Only mice lacking the α2 subunit showed reduction of conditioned taste aversion (CTA) to ethanol. These results are in agreement with data from knock-in mice with mutation of the ethanol-sensitive site in the α2-subunit (Blednov et al., 2011). All together, they indicate that aversive property of ethanol is dependent on ethanol action on α2-containing GABA(A)-R. Deletion of the α2-subunit led to faster recovery whereas absence of the α3-subunit slowed recovery from ethanol-induced incoordination (rotarod). Deletion of the other four subunits did not affect this behavior. Similar changes in this behavior for the α2 and α3 null mutants were found for flurazepam motor incoordination. However, no differences in recovery were found in motor-incoordinating effects of an α1-selective modulator (zolpidem) or an α4-selective agonist (gaboxadol). Therefore, recovery of rotarod incoordination is under control of two GABA(A)-R subunits: α2 and α3. For motor activity, α3 null mice demonstrated higher activation by ethanol (1 g/kg) whereas both α2 (-/-) and α3 (-/Y) knockout mice were less sensitive to ethanol-induced reduction of motor activity (1.5 g/kg). These studies demonstrate that the effects of ethanol at GABAergic synapses containing α2 subunit are important for specific behavioral effects of ethanol which may be relevant to the genetic linkage of the α2 subunit with human alcoholism.
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Looker HC, Nyangoma SO, Cromie D, Olson JA, Leese GP, Black M, Doig J, Lee N, Lindsay RS, McKnight JA, Morris AD, Philip S, Sattar N, Wild SH, Colhoun HM. Diabetic retinopathy at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in Scotland. Diabetologia 2012; 55:2335-42. [PMID: 22688348 PMCID: PMC3411303 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2596-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus, using Scottish national data. METHODS We identified individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Scotland between January 2005 and May 2008 using data from the national diabetes database. We calculated the prevalence of retinopathy and ORs for risk factors associated with retinopathy at first screening. RESULTS Of the 51,526 people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus identified, 91.4% had been screened by 31 December 2010. The median time to first screening was 315 days (interquartile range [IQR] 111-607 days), but by 2008 the median was 83 days (IQR 51-135 days). The prevalence at first screening of any retinopathy was 19.3%, and for referable retinopathy it was 1.9%. For individuals screened after a year the prevalence of any retinopathy was 20.5% and referable retinopathy was 2.3%. Any retinopathy at screening was associated with male sex (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.14, 1.25), HbA(1c) (OR 1.07, 95% CI 1.06, 1.08 per 1% [11 mmol/mol] increase), systolic BP (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.05, 1.08 per 10 mmHg increase), time to screening (OR for screening >1 year post diagnosis = 1.12, 95% CI 1.07, 1.17) and obesity (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.82, 0.93) in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION The prevalence of retinopathy at first screening is lower than in previous UK studies, consistent with earlier diagnosis of diabetes. Most newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients in Scotland are screened within an acceptable interval and the prevalence of referable disease is low, even in those with delayed screening.
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Goatman KA, Philip S, Fleming AD, Harvey RD, Swa KK, Styles C, Black M, Sell G, Lee N, Sharp PF, Olson JA. External quality assurance for image grading in the Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme. Diabet Med 2012; 29:776-83. [PMID: 22023553 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03504.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To develop and evaluate an image grading external quality assurance system for the Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme. METHOD A web-based image grading system was developed which closely matches the current Scottish national screening software. Two rounds of external quality assurance were run in autumn 2008 and spring 2010, each time using the same 100 images. Graders were compared with a consensus standard derived from the top-level graders' results. After the first round, the centre lead clinicians and top-level graders reviewed the results and drew up guidance notes for the second round. RESULTS Grader sensitivities ranged from 60.0 to 100% (median 92.5%) in 2008, and from 62.5 to 100% (median 92.5%) in 2010. Specificities ranged from 34.0 to 98.0% (median 86%) in 2008, and 54.0 to 100% (median 88%) in 2010. There was no difference in sensitivity between grader levels, but first-level graders had a significantly lower specificity than level-two and level-three graders. In 2008, one centre had a lower sensitivity but higher specificity than the majority of centres. Following the feedback from the first round, overall agreement improved in 2010 and there were no longer any significant differences between centres. CONCLUSIONS A useful educational tool has been developed for image grading external quality assurance.
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Olaleye O, Moorthy R, Lyne O, Black M, Mitchell D, Wiseberg J. A 20-year retrospective study of tonsil cancer incidence and survival trends in South East England: 1987-2006. Clin Otolaryngol 2012; 36:325-35. [PMID: 21696555 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2011.02361.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND There has been an increasing incidence of tonsil cancer worldwide. Documenting these changes is crucial to cancer prevention and control measures, resource allocation and understanding disease aetiology. OBJECTIVE To analyse the changing epidemiology of tonsil cancer in South East England over a 20-year period between 1987 and 2006. DESIGN A retrospective, quantitative study using secondary anonymised data obtained from the Thames Cancer Registry, London. Data were analysed using spss v.17 and survival analyses with Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression. SETTING This study was conducted in South East of England comprising London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex counties with an average population of 12 million. This population increased from 10.7 to 11.8 million (a 10% increase) between 1987 and 2006. PARTICIPANTS All patients with tonsil cancer in South East England registered with the Thames Cancer Registry (ICD-10 code C09) between 1987 and 2006. A total of 1794 patients' data were analysed. Ethical Considerations: Ethical approval was granted by the Kent Research Ethics Committee. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data were analysed for demographic trends including gender, age at diagnosis, yearly incidence and survival. RESULTS Tonsil cancer incidence has increased significantly from 0.60 to 1.45 per 100,000 in the 20 years (P < 0.001). This increase is mainly amongst men and age groups 40-59 years with a significant reduction in age at diagnosis by 2 years from 61.6 years in the first decade to 59.6 years in the second decade (P < 0.001). Survival was worse in men, older age groups and in the presence of synchronous tumours (P < 0.001). There has been a statistically significant increase in median survival times from tonsil cancer by about 3 years from 2.7 years in the first decade to 5.7 years in the second decade of this study (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Tonsil cancer incidence has increased in the 20 years of this study in South East England, especially amongst men and age groups 40-59 years. There has also been significant reduction in the mean age at diagnosis and an increase in median survival times for tonsil cancer. Further studies are needed to explain these trends.
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Sekunova A, Black M, Parkinson L, Barton J. Adaptation for perception of the human body: investigations of transfer across viewpoint and pose. J Vis 2011. [DOI: 10.1167/11.11.585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Clewell H, Efremenko A, Black M, Thomas R, Wilga P, Arnold L, Gentry P, Yager J. Arsenic induced gene expression changes in primary human uroepithelial cells. Toxicol Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.05.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Haikel S, Dawe N, Lekakis G, Black M, Mitchell D. The Effect of Increasing Two-Week Wait Referrals for Head and Neck Cancer in East Kent. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1308/147363511x576164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In 1998 the UK government published its white paper The New NHS: Modern and Dependable, in which it first suggested that patients being referred with a suspicion of cancer should have a maximum wait of two weeks to see a specialist. The rationale for this was that outcomes for late-stage disease are significantly worse when compared with outcomes for early-stage disease (Table 1). It was assumed that reducing the wait to see a specialist would reduce the stage of disease at presentation.
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Newton SA, Black M. Nursing sisters' satisfaction with the pharmacy service — a survey. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACY PRACTICE 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1994.tb00767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A questionnaire was sent to all nursing sisters in Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte's special health authority, a provider of specialist hospital services in London. They were asked for their overall impression of the pharmacy service and staff, for their opinions of specific services and for suggestions for improving the service. Eighty-six per cent of respondents thought the service was good, very good or excellent and 92 per cent thought the service was either the same or better than that of other hospitals in which they had worked.
Just under half the suggestions received were for service improvements related to supply of drugs stocked on the ward. The other main areas commented on were drug delivery, discharge medication and the pharmacy on-call service. The survey provided useful information about the pharmacy service and has enabled the department to implement some of the changes suggested as well as look at the feasibility of other improvements. It is intended to repeat this survey annually.
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Budak S, Guner S, Hill T, Black M, Judah SB, Muntele CI, ILA D. Fabrication And Characterization of Thermoelectric Generators From SiGe Thin Films. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-1102-ll05-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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AbstractThermoelectric materials are being important due to their application in both thermoelectric power generation and microelectronic cooling. The thermoelectric power generations convert the heat change to electricity. The waste of heat could be useful if the thermoelectric power generation is applied. Effective thermoelectric materials have a low thermal conductivity and a high electrical conductivity. A high thermal conductivity causes too much heat leakage through heat conduction. The performance of the thermoelectric materials and devices is shown by a dimensionless figure of merit, ZT = S2σT/K, where S is the Seebeck coefficient, σ is the electrical conductivity, T is the absolute temperature and K is the thermal conductivity. ZT can be increased by increasing S, increasing σ, or decreasing K. In this study, we prepared thermoelectric generator devices of SiGe at the thickness of 112 nm using the ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD) system. Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) analysis was used for the elemental analysis. The 5 MeV Si ion bombardment was performed using the AAMU Pelletron ion beam accelerator to make quantum clusters in the film to decrease the cross plane thermal conductivity, increase the cross plane Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity. To characterize the thermoelectric generator devices before and after Si ion bombardment we measured the cross plane Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity by Van der Pauw method, and thermal conductivity by 3w method for different fluences.
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Singhal A, Jain AB, Burke M, Black M. Aggressive use of ribavirin and prolonged course of peginterferon to improve the rate of viral response in liver transplant patients with recurrent hepatitis C viral infection. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2010; 8:214-219. [PMID: 20716039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES There are different approaches for treating recurrent hepatitis C viral infection after a liver transplant. However, sustained virologic response is achieved in < 40% of infected allografts. We examined sustained virologic response improvement using a prolonged course of peginterferon and aggressive use of ribavirin. PATIENTS AND METHODS From October 1998 to May 2008, 24 patients (13 male, 11 female; mean age at transplant, 49.4 +/- 7.7 years) received a prolonged course of peginterferon and ribavirin (range, 48-180 weeks). The mean interval from liver transplant to hepatitis C antiviral therapy was 26.6 +/- 27.8 months. Patients began weight-based standard dosages of peginterferon and ribavirin. In case of hemolysis, patients were treated with Epogen, with and without blood transfusions. RESULTS Fourteen patients (58.3%) had an end of treatment response, and 8 patients (33.3%) maintained sustained virologic response after the first course of therapy. Of 10 patients who did not respond to the first course, 6 received an extended course of antiviral therapy after a mean of 15 +/- 4.6 weeks from completion of first course. Five of these 6 patients achieved end of treatment response and maintained a sustained virologic response, resulting in an overall end of treatment response in 17 patients and a sustained virologic response in 13 patients. Twenty-two patients experienced hemolysis and were treated with Epogen. Fifteen patients received blood transfusions. Ribavirin dosage was reduced in 12 patients, and peginterferon dosage was reduced in 2 patients. CONCLUSIONS Aggressive use of ribavirin and prolonged course of peginterferon provided sustained virologic response in 54.1% of liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C virus-infection. More prospective studies are warranted to evaluate the benefit of this approach fully.
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OBJECTIVE To examine the risk of recurrence of stillbirth in a second pregnancy. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Scotland, UK. POPULATION All women who delivered their first and second pregnancies in Scotland between 1981 and 2005. METHODS All women delivering for the first time between 1981 and 2000 were linked to records of their second pregnancy using routinely collected data from the Scottish Morbidity Returns. Women who had an intrauterine death in their first pregnancy formed the exposed cohort, whereas those who had a live birth formed the unexposed cohort. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Stillbirth in a second pregnancy. RESULTS After adjusting for confounding factors, the odds of recurrence of stillbirth in a second pregnancy were found to be 1.94 (99% CI 1.29-2.92) compared with women who had had a live birth in their first pregnancy. Other factors associated with recurrence of stillbirth in a second pregnancy included placental abruption (adjusted OR 1.96; 99% CI 1.60-2.41), preterm delivery (adjusted OR 7.45; 99% CI 5.91-9.39) and low birthweight (adjusted OR 6.69; 99% CI 5.31-8.42). A Bayesian analysis using minimally informative normal priors found the risk of recurrence of stillbirth in a second pregnancy to be 1.59 (99% CI 1.10-2.33). CONCLUSIONS Women who have stillbirth in their first pregnancy have a higher risk of recurrence in their next pregnancy.
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Kalmovich LM, Cote V, Sands N, Black M, Payne R, Hier M. Thyroidectomy: exactly how painful is it? J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010; 39:277-283. [PMID: 20470672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The level of pain post-conventional thyroidectomy has been studied from two aspects: the short-term effect of different perioperative analgesics on the pain level and in comparison with endoscopic thyroidectomy. OBJECTIVE The level of pain experienced post-open thyroidectomy and postoperative long-term analgesia requirements have not been prospectively studied. We have undertaken this study to have a clearer understanding of this issue. We also compared the implication of two different surgical approaches toward the sternothyroid muscle: retraction versus incision on the level of postoperative pain. METHODS Prospective screening of 53 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy was conducted. Patients received a form containing information as to analgesic drugs taken postoperatively and a self-estimated pain severity scale. RESULTS The pain level decreased steadily from the first postoperative evening, and the average pain level at the peak was moderate. Most of the patients chose not to use narcotics. In our study population, males, as a trend, reported higher pain levels compared with females and for a longer duration. Sternothyroid muscle division did not increase pain level, the duration of pain, or the pattern of postoperative analgesic requirements. CONCLUSIONS We recommend that only patients with severe pain, on the first postoperative day, be prescribed mild narcotics in small quantities. All others can be prescribed with a nonnarcotic analgesia. We did not find evidence that sternothyroid muscle splitting causes more pain; hence it should be used at the surgeon's discretion.
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Black M. Survival of the fittest? West J Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c1090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Krum H, Elsik M, Schneider H, Ptaszynska A, Black M, Carson P, Massie B. Peripheral Collagen Markers Predict All-cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Hospitalisation in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction: Results of the I-PRESERVE Collagen Sub-study. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Duclos M, Al-Hamad A, Al-Halabi H, Alsuhaibani A, Kost K, Zeitouni A, Hier M, Shenouda G, Black M. Organ Preservation using HDR Brachytherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancers: A Single Center Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Abdullah F, Zhang Y, Lardaro T, Black M, Colombani PM, Chrouser K, Pronovost PJ, Chang DC. Analysis of 23 million US hospitalizations: uninsured children have higher all-cause in-hospital mortality. J Public Health (Oxf) 2009; 32:236-44. [DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Al-Khatib T, Mendelson AA, Kost K, Zeitouni A, Black M, Payne R, Hier M. Routine thyroidectomy in total laryngectomy: is it really indicated? J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 38:564-567. [PMID: 19769827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence and nature of thyroid gland invasion (TGI) in laryngeal carcinoma at the head and neck centres at McGill University. METHOD A retrospective case series was undertaken of 74 total laryngectomies performed at both McGill head and neck centres from 2001 to 2006. Thirteen specimens were excluded because thyroidectomies were not performed or laryngectomies were performed for nonprimary laryngeal carcinoma. Tumour stage, subsite, anatomic characteristics, and thyroid gland involvement were analyzed based on pathologic specimens. Pre- and postoperative radiation therapy treatment and thyroid function were also noted. RESULTS Twenty supraglottic, 21 glottic, 15 transglottic, and 5 subglottic tumours were analyzed. Subglottic extension > 10 mm was noted in 22 specimens (36%). Cartilaginous invasion was noted in 37 of our specimens (61%), and lymph node metastasis was noted in 12 specimens (20%). One subglottic tumour demonstrated bilateral invasion of the thyroid gland and lymph node metastasis. Forty patients (54%) received preoperative radiation therapy and 34 patients (46%) received postoperative radiation therapy, with pre- and postoperative rates of hypothyroidism of 38.9% and 91%, respectively. CONCLUSION TGI is rare for laryngeal cancer. Tumours with subglottic involvement or very advanced tumours may show a greater tendency for TGI over other tumours.
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Chi CC, Wang SH, Charles-Holmes R, Ambros-Rudolph C, Powell J, Jenkins R, Black M, Wojnarowska F. Pemphigoid gestationis: early onset and blister formation are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Br J Dermatol 2009; 160:1222-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jha N, Seikaly H, Harris J, Williams D, Sultanem K, Hier M, Ghosh S, Black M, Butler J, Sutherland D, Kerr P, Barnaby P. Phase III randomized study: Oral pilocarpine versus submandibular salivary gland transfer protocol for the management of radiation-induced xerostomia. Head Neck 2009; 31:234-43. [DOI: 10.1002/hed.20961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Black M, Thomas R. Antiviral treatment for hepatitis C cirrhosis: is the effort justified? Ann Intern Med 2008; 149:427-8. [PMID: 18794563 DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-6-200809160-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Al Hamad A, Black M, Shenouda G, Zeitouni A, Kost K, Hier M, Bahoric B, Duclos M. Does HDR Brachytherapy for Primary or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers have Lower Local Control than the External Beam Radiotherapy? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.1298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dhar V, Balasubramanium S, Black M, Mitchell D. ENT specific guidance for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis. Clin Otolaryngol 2008; 33:380. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01741.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bahoric B, Black M, Hier M, Payne R, Sultanem K. Perioperative brachytherapy±intensity modulated radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy for carcinoma of the oral tongue. Brachytherapy 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.02.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AlHamad AN, Black M, Shenouda G, Zeitouni A, Kost K, Hier M, Duclos M. HDR brachytherapy for primary or recurrent head and neck cancers: A retrospective analysis of the McGill experience. Brachytherapy 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.02.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Black M, Shetty A, Bhattacharya S. Obstetric outcomes subsequent to intrauterine death in the first pregnancy. BJOG 2007; 115:269-74. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01562.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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