Slums, <i>Villas Miseria</i>, and <i>Barriadas</i>: Why Terms Matter

why does research evaluation matter?

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How and Why Potmarks Matter

Why dysfibrinogenaemias still matter.

Thromb Haemost 2009; 102: 426–427 Congenital abnormalities of fibrinogen that result in functional defects have been important in discoveries of structure-function relations for this protein and correlations with thrombosis and bleeding, and more than 450 such so-called dysfibrinogenaemias have been identified, although most have only been characterised very superficially. Much is now known abo...

Why case reports matter

Our era is undoubtedly the era of “big data.” This digitized data is everywhere,but in thepracticeof arthroplastysurgery thisera ismost evident in how we commonly learn about surgical outcomes e joint registries, administrative databases, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Compare website. By collating or sampling “big data,” the potential bias of anecdotal results is dilu...

Why precursors matter.

Cancer precursors are the tissue antecedents of cancer. They are distinguished from biomarkers in that they reflect a morphologic as opposed to a merely biochemical or genetic association with a specific cancer. Precursors to cancers are increasingly recognized as universal, relevant to carcinogenesis, and providing a unique potential for primary and secondary prevention. As the molecular, imag...