In a European BIOMED-2 collaborative study, multiplex PCR assays have successfully been
developed and standardized for the detection of clonally rearranged immunoglobulin (Ig) …

Background Data on causes of vision impairment and blindness are important for
development of public health policies, but comprehensive analysis of change in prevalence …

Aims Deficits in behavioural inhibitory control are attracting increasing attention as a factor
behind the development and maintenance of substance dependence. However, evidence …

Background Identifying, developing, and testing implementation strategies are important
goals of implementation science. However, these efforts have been complicated by the use …

Background Quantifying the burden of parasitic diseases in relation to other diseases and
injuries requires reliable estimates of prevalence for each disease and an analytic …

The publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) and the
accompanying collection of Lancet articles in December 2012 provided the most …

This paper extends financial option theory by developing a methodology for the valuation of
claims on a real asset: an offshore petroleum lease. Several theoretical and practical …

Objective: To describe doctors' prognostic accuracy in terminally ill patients and to evaluate
the determinants of that accuracy. Design: Prospective cohort study Setting: Five outpatient …

This book delivers its signature quality content in a student-friendly presentation. This
respected market leader is accessible, with relevant examples, illustrations, applications …

Data from a non-randomised study have hinted that in patients with acute pulmonary
embolism (PE), thrombolysis followed by heparin more rapidly reverses right-ventricular …