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The Role of Tachykinins and the Tachykinin NK1 Receptor in Nausea and Emesis
Nausea and vomiting are both components of the body’s defensive system to protect against the effects of accidentally ingested toxins. Whilst these...
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Women with spinal cord injury and the impact of aging
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe what women with longstanding spinal cord injury (SCI) feel they are experiencing as they...
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Nurture, Nature, and Caring: We Are Not Prisoners of Our Genes
This article develops a theory for how caringbehavior fits into the makeup of humans andother mammals. Biochemical evidence for threemajor patterns...
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Traumatic Central Nervous System Injury
Traumatic injury to the central nervous system is an important public health problem. Severe head and spinal cord injuries are a major cause of...
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The contemporary situation for the conduct of clinical trials in Asia
The conduct of clinical trials in Asia is a rapidly evolving process. Herein, we attempt to outline the current status of good clinical practice...
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Supervision for Practicing Genetic Counselors: An Overview of Models
Supervision has traditionally been a concept that refers primarilyto a means by which to train genetic counseling students. However,...
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Acculturation in Women with Mental Retardation and Its Impact on Genetic Counseling
The provision of genetic counseling to women with mild mental retardation poses many challenges, some directly related to their developmental and...
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A randomised trial of two information packages distributed to new cancer patients before their initial appointment at a regional cancer centre
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which a new patient information package (NPIP) or a mini version of the same package...
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Assessment of and intervention for psychosocial problems in routine oncology practice
An audit was carried out of 51 oncology patients referred to a clinical psychology service to identify the characteristics of patients selected for...
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Supportive care and the use of relaxation therapy in a district cancer service
The development of a cancer support organisation, CancerCare, for North Lancashire and South Lakeland is described. The use of relaxation therapy is...
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Amniocentesis in sociocultural perspective
This article reports on an anthropological investigation of the social impact and cultural meaning of amniocentesis conducted in New York City,...
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Quality of life among aging spinal cord injured persons: long term rehabilitation outcomes
Until recently, the sequelae of aging with a spinal cord injury (SCI) have not been examined comprehensively by the scientific community. Due to...
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