More than an equipment provider

Is risk-adjustor selection more important than statistical approach for provider profiling? Asthma as an example.

OBJECTIVES To examine how the selections of different risk adjustors and statistical approaches affect the profiles of physician groups on patient satisfaction. DATA SOURCES Mailed patient surveys. Patients with asthma were selected randomly from each of 20 California physician groups between July 1998 and February 1999. A total of 2515 patients responded. RESEARCH DESIGN A cross-sectional ...

An unusual, giant and benign condylomaacuminatum lesion on the genital area for more than a decade

Condyloma acuminatum, is a rare sexually transmitted disease. The virus responsible for condyloma is human papillomavirus. HPV-6 and HPV-11 are the most commonly detected HPV genotypes, but at least 20 other HPV genotypes have occasionally been found in genital wart tissue specimens. In fact genital HPV infection is common among sexually active populations. This disease may occur at any age af...

More than an ankle sprain.

Much more than just an interview.

Primate Thalamus: More Than Meets an Eye

A recent study shows conclusively that the koniocellular layers of the marmoset dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus have binocularly responsive neurons. This adds a new twist to the traditional view about binocular processing in the primate visual system and raises questions about the role of dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in early binocular processing.