Faculty Publications

The George Washington University Medical Center
Compiled by the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
from MEDLINE and other sources through December 2003

Aiga, H. and J. E. Banta (2003). “Emerging crisis of continuing professional education: becoming a dead letter between external pressure and personal incentive?” Int J Health Plann Manage. 18(3): 267-71.

Avci, E., D. Fossett, et al. (2003). “Branches of the anterior cerebral artery near the anterior communicating artery complex: an anatomic study and surgical perspective. [Review] [12 refs].” Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 43(7): 329-33; discussion 333.

Beers, N. S., A. Kemeny, et al. (2003). “Variations in state-level definitions: children with special health care needs.” Public Health Rep. 118(5): 434-47.

Belman, A. B. and H. G. Rushton (2003). “Is an empty left hemiscrotum and hypertrophied right descended testis predictive of perinatal torsion?” J Urol. 170(4 Pt 2): 1674-5; discussion 1675-6.

Boyd, N. R. and R. A. Windsor (2003). “A formative evaluation in maternal and child health practice: the Partners for Life Nutrition Education Program for pregnant women.” Matern Child Health J. 7(2): 137-43.

Brand-Ballard, J. (2003). “Consistency, common morality, and reflective equilibrium.” Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 13(3): 231-58.

Brem, R. F., J. Baum, et al. (2003). “Improvement in sensitivity of screening mammography with computer-aided detection: a multiinstitutional trial.” AJR Am J Roentgenol. 181(3): 687-93.

Darr, K. (2003). “New wrinkles on old ethical issues.” Hosp Top. 81(1): 30-2.
DeGrazia, D. (2003). “Common morality, coherence, and the principles of biomedical ethics.” Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 13(3): 219-30.

Diabetes Prevention Program Research, G. (2003). “Effects of withdrawal from metformin on the development of diabetes in the diabetes prevention program.[comment].” Diabetes Care. 26(4): 977-80.

el-Bitar, M. A., G. Milmoe, et al. (2003). “Intralingual foregut duplication cyst in a newborn. [Review] [18 refs].” Entechnology. 82(6): 454-6.
El-Mohandes, A., A. A. Herman, et al. (2003).

Prenatal care reduces the impact of illicit drug use on perinatal outcomes.” J Perinatol. 23(5): 354-60.

Elgart, M. L. (2003). “Cost-benefit analysis of ivermectin, permethrin and benzyl benzoate in the management of infantile and childhood scabies. [Review] [14 refs].” Expert Opin Pharmacother. 4(9): 1521-4.

Etzel, R. A., S. J. Balk, et al. (2003). “Environmental health for practicing pediatricians. [Review] [56 refs].” Indian Pe [?] 853-60.

Evans, C., S. Baxi, et al. (2003). “Synaptic activation of cardiac vagal neurons by capsaicin sensitive and insensitive sensory neurons.” Brain Res. 979(1-2): 210-5.

Garcia, J. G., R. J. Froehlich, et al. (1999). “Ethical dilemmas related to counseling clients living with HIV/AIDS.” Rehabil Couns Bull. 43(1): 41-50.

Goodwin, F. K., B. Fireman, et al. (2003). “Suicide risk in bipolar disorder during treatment with lithium and divalproex.[comment].” Jama. 290(11): [?]

Hawdon, J. M. and B. Datu (2003). “The second messenger cyclic GMP mediates activation in Ancylostoma caninum infective larvae.” Int J Parasitol. 33(8): 787-93.

Henson, D. E., K. C. Chu, et al. (2003). “Histologic grade, stage, and survival in breast carcinoma: comparison of African American and Caucasian women.” Cancer. 98(5): 908-17.

Hormiga, G., M. Arnedo, et al. (2003). “Speciation on a conveyor belt: sequential colonization of the hawaiian islands by Orsonwelles spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae).” Syst Biol. 52(1): 70-88.

Hotez, P. J., J. Ashcom, et al. (2003). “Effect of vaccination with a recombinant fusion protein encoding an astacinlike metalloprotease (MTP-1) secreted by host-stimulated Ancylostoma caninum third-stage infective larvae.” J Parasitol. 89(4): 853-5.

Hsia, J., V. Bittner, et al. (2003). “Metabolic syndrome and coronary angiographic disease progression: the Women's Angiographic Vitamin & Estrogen trial.” Am Heart J. 146(3): 439-45.

Kaliner, M. (2003). “Progressive management strategies in the treatment of rhinitis. [Review] [54 refs].” Allergy Asthma Proc. 24(3): 163-9.

Kapoor, T. and G. Gutierrez (2003). “Air embolism as a cause of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a case report.” Crit Care. 7(5): R98-R100.

Kuehl, K. S. and C. A. Loffredo (2003). “Population-based study of l-transposition of the great arteries: possible associations with environmental factors.” Birth Defects Res Part A Clin Mol Teratol. 67(3): 162-7.

Levine, M. J., K. J. McGuire, et al. (2003). “Assessment of the test characteristics of C-reactive protein for septic arthritis in children.” J Pediatr Orthop. 23(3): 373-7.

Malia, M. J., Jr., D. L. Lipscomb, et al. (2003). “The misleading effects of composite taxa in supermatrices.” Mol Phylogenet Evol. 27(3): 522-7.

McDonnell, K. A., A. C. Gielen, et al. (2003). “Does HIV status make a difference in the experience of lifetime abuse? Descriptions of lifetime abuse and its context among low-income urban women.” J Urban Health. 80(3): 494-509.

Mulholland, N. M., E. Soeth, et al. (2003). “Inhibition of MMTV transcription by HDAC inhibitors occurs independent of changes in chromatin remodeling and increased histone acetylation.” Oncogene. 22(31): 4807-18.

Neff, R. A., J. Wang, et al. (2003). “Respiratory sinus arrhythmia: endogenous activation of nicotinic receptors mediates respiratory modulation of brainstem cardioinhibitory parasympathetic neurons.” Circ Res. 93(6): 565-72.

Newman, K., T. Ponsky, et al. (2003). “Appendicitis 2000: variability in practice, outcomes, and resource utilization at thirty pediatric hospitals.” J Pediatr Surg. 38(3): 372-9; discussion 372-9.

Nuwayhid, S. J. and L. L. Werling (2003). “Steroids modulate N-methyl-D-aspartate-stimulated [3H] dopamine release from rat striatum via sigma receptors.” J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 306(3): 934-40.

Papaconstantinou, A. D., P. L. Goering, et al. (2003). “Regulation of uterine hsp90alpha, hsp72 and HSF-1 transcription in B6C3F1 mice by beta-estradiol and bisphenol A: involvement of the estrogen receptor and protein kinase C.” Toxicol Lett. 144(2): 257-70.

Rickles, F. R., S. Patierno, et al. (2003). “Tissue factor, thrombin, and cancer. [Review] [140 refs].” Chest. 124(3 Suppl): 58S-68S.

Santangelo, K., H. G. Rushton, et al. (2003). “Outcome analysis of simple and complex urethrocutaneous fistula closure using a de-epithelialized or full thickness skin advancement flap for coverage.” J Urol. 170(4 Pt 2): 1589-92; discussion 1592.

Savage, H., M. Rothstein, et al. (2003). “Myopic astigmatism and presbyopia trial.[comment].” Am J Ophthalmol. 135(5): 628-32.

Shao, M., J. C. Hirsch, et al. (2003). “Spontaneous synaptic activity is primarily GABAergic in vestibular nucleus neurons of the chick embryo.” J Neurophysiol. 90(2): 1182-92.

Silber, T. J. and M. Pao (2003). “Somatization disorders in children and adolescents. [Review] [50 refs].” Pediatr Rev. 24(8): 255-64.

Simon, J. A. (2002). “Estrogen replacement therapy: effects on the endogenous androgen milieu. [Review] [33 refs].” Fertil Steril. 77(Suppl 4): S77-82.

Simon, J. A. and C. J. Mack (2003). “Treatment of osteoporosis: combination therapies. [Review] [12 refs].” Int J Fertil Womens Med. 48(3): 127-31; discussion 137-8.

Simon, J. A. and C. J. Mack (2003). “Counseling patients who elect to discontinue hormone therapy. [Review] [13 refs].” Int J Fertil Womens Med. 48(3): 111-6; discussion 137-8.

Singh, N., O. Belen, et al. (2003). “Cluster of Trichosporon mucoides in children associated with a faulty bronchoscope.” Pediatr Infect Dis J. 22(7): 609-12.

Singh, T., J. L. Wright, et al. (2003). “Children with special health care needs: a template for prehospital protocol development.” Prehosp Emerg Care. 7(3): 336-51.

Szlyk, G. R., S. B. Williams, et al. (2003). “Incidence of new renal parenchymal inflammatory changes following breakthrough urinary tract infection in patients with vesicoureteral reflux treated with antibiotic prophylaxis: evaluation by 99MTechnetium dimercapto-succinic acid renal scan.” J Urol. 170(4 Pt 2): 1566-8; discussion 1568-9.

Thom, E. A., D. J. Rouse, et al. (2003). “What we have learned about conducting randomized controlled trials in the NICHD MFMU network. [Review] [17 refs].” Semin Perinatol. 27(3): 253-60.

Zimmerman, J. E., C. Alzola, et al. (2003). “The use of benchmarking to identify top performing critical care units: a preliminary assessment of their policies and practices.” J Crit Care. 18(2): 76-86.

Zook, B. C. and S. J. Simmens (2001). “The effects of 860 MHz radiofrequency radiation on the induction or promotion of brain tumors and other neoplasms in rats.” Radiat Res. 155(4): 572-83.