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Reduced Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Ordinance—City of Pueblo, Colorado, 2002-2006 by Alsever, RN, Thomas, WM, Nevin-Woods, C, Beauvais, R, Dennison, S, Bueno, R, Chang, L, Bartecchi, CE, Babb, S, Trosclair, A, Engstrom, M, Pechacek, T, Kaufmann, R

“…Nine studies have reported that laws making indoor workplaces and public places smoke-free were associated with rapid, sizeable reductions in hospitalizations…”
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Thyroid-function tests in diphenylhydantoin-treated patients by Stjernholm, M R, Alsever, R N, Rudolph, M C

“…We compared the free-thyroxine index in normal adults and in euthyroid patients taking diphenylhydantoin. All subjects had normal serum thyrotropin…”
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Insulinoma with low circulating insulin levels: the diagnostic value of proinsulin measurements by Alsever, R N, Roberts, J P, Gerber, J G, Mako, M E, Rubenstein, A H

“…Hypoglycemia coexisting with very low plasma immunoreactive insulin concentrations was found in a 78-year-old woman with an insulinoma. However, the absolute…”
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Failure of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid to respond to doxorubicin therapy by Husain, M, Alsever, R N, Lock, J P, George, W F, Katz, F H

“…We describe 3 patients with metastatic medullary carcinoma of the thyroid who were treated with doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin). Serum calcitonin was…”
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Primary Meningococcal Pericarditis: A Disease of Adults Associated with Serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis by Blaser, Martin J., Reingold, Arthur L., Robert N. Alsever, Allen Hightower

“…Pericarditis due to Neisseria meningitidis is usually a consequence of meningeal disease or meningococcemia. This presentation includes a case report of…”
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Effect of contraceptive steroids on arginine-stimulated glucagon and insulin secretion in women: I-Lipid physiology by Beck, P, Eaton, R P, Arnett, D M, Alsever, R N

“…To evaluate the effect of contraceptive steroids on endogenous glucagon and insulin secretion, theta-arginine was infused intravenously in normal young women…”
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Cardiac tamponade in myxedema by Alsever, R N, Stjernholm, M R

“…Pericardial effusions are frequently found in myxedema and , when present, are asymptomatic and usually of no hemodynamic consequence. We report a patient with…”
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Developing a hospital report card to demonstrate value in healthcare by Alsever, R N, Ritchey, T, Lima, N P

“…The Sisters of Charity Health Care Systems, Inc., (SCHCS) developed methods to collect more than 290 data elements from its 15 hospitals to measure community…”
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Clinical correlations of serum proinsulin-like material in islet cell tumours by Alsever, R N, Stjernholm, M R, Sussman, K E, Mako, M E, Rubenstein, A H

“…To examine the possibility that the concentration of circulating proinsulin-like material (PLM) might be helpful in evaluating the therapeutic response of…”
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Current concepts in diagnosis of insulinoma by Alsever, R N, Stjernholm, M R

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Specialist versus primary care: not an easy question by Alsever, R N

“…The central focus in the debate to reform our nation's health care system is on cost, quality, and access. There is general agreement that there are too many…”
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Glucose tolerance testing: Are we overdiagnosing diabetes mellitus? by Alsever, R N

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Short stature: "to grow or not to grow ..." by Alsever, R N

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Reduced Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Ordinance — City of Pueblo, Colorado, 2002–2006 by Alsever, R.N, Thomas, W.M, Nevin-Woods, C, Beauvais, R, Dennison, S, Bueno, R, Chang, L, Bartecchi, C.E, Babb, S, Trosclair, A, Engstrom, M, Pechacek, T, Kaufmann, R

“…Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) has immediate adverse cardiovascular effects, and prolonged exposure can cause coronary heart disease. Nine studies have…”
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Growth hormone release after synthetic 1-24 ACTH: effects of estrogen and sex by Stjernholm, M R, Alsever, R N, Beck, P

“…Recent reports have demonstrated that growth hormone (GH) is inconsistently released after intravenous administration of synthetic 1-24 ACTH. This study was…”
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Reduced Hospitalizations for Acute Myocardial Infarction After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Ordinance - City of Pueblo, Colorado, 2002-2006 by Alsever, R N, Thomas, W M, Nevin-Woods, C, Beauvais, R, Dennison, S, Bueno, R, Chang, L, Bartecchi, C E, Babb, S, Trosclair, A, Engstrom, M, Pechacek, T, Kaufmann, R

“…Exposure to secondhand smoke has immediate adverse cardiovascular effects, and prolonged exposure can cause coronary heart disease. Nine studies have reported…”
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Benign symmetric lipomatosis: functional sympathetic denervation of adipose tissue and possible hypertrophy of brown fat by Kodish, M E, Alsever, R N, Block, M B

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Stimulation of insulin secretion by guanidinoacetic acid and other guanidine derivatives by Alsever, R N, Georg, R H, Sussman, K E

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Islet Cell Hyperinsulinism in Adults and Children by Liechty, R. Dale, Alsever, Robert N, Burrington, John

“…Classical hyperinsulinism is a relatively uncommon disease of the islets of Langerhans, characterized by hypersecretion of insulin and, sometimes, proinsulin…”
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Effect of contraceptive steroids on arginine- stimulated glucagon and insulin secretion in women. II. Carbohydrate and lipid physiology in insulin-dependent diabetics by Beck, P, Arnett, D M, Alsever, R N, Eaton, R P

“…The effect of contraceptive steroids on aminogenic glucagon secretion was studied in six insulin-dependent diabetic women. After 2 wk treatment with combined…”
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