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Lumbar Discectomy Outcomes Vary by Herniation Level in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial by Lurie, J.D, Faucett, S.C, Hanscom, B, Tosteson, T.D, Ball, P.A, Abdu, W.A, Frymoyer, J.W, Weinstein, J.N

“…BackgroundThe Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial showed an overall advantage for operative compared with nonoperative treatment of lumbar disc herniations…”
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Critical care of spinal cord injury by BALL, Perry A

“…Review article. To review the pathophysiology and management of the pulmonary and hemodynamic derangements that occur after acute spinal cord injury. Acute…”
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A comparison of cardiac computerized tomography and exercise stress electrocardiogram test for the investigation of stable chest pain: the clinical results of the CAPP randomized prospective trial by McKavanagh, P, Lusk, L, Ball, P A, Verghis, R M, Agus, A M, Trinick, T R, Duly, E, Walls, G M, Stevenson, M, James, B, Hamilton, A, Harbinson, M T, Donnelly, P M

“…To determine the symptomatic and prognostic differences resulting from a novel diagnostic pathway based on cardiac computerized tomography (CT) compared with…”
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The cost-effectiveness of cardiac computed tomography for patients with stable chest pain by Agus, A M, McKavanagh, P, Lusk, L, Verghis, R M, Walls, G M, Ball, P A, Trinick, T R, Harbinson, M T, Donnelly, P M

“…To assess the cost-effectiveness of cardiac CT compared with exercise stress testing (EST) in improving the health-related quality of life of patients with…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of patients with occult cervical spine injury by BENZEL, E. C, HART, B. L, BALL, P. A, BALDWIN, N. G, ORRISON, W. W, ESPINOSA, M. C

“…Because it is often difficult to diagnose accurately the structurally intact cervical spine after acute trauma, a series of patients was evaluated with…”
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Fractures of the C-2 vertebral body by BENZEL, E. C, HART, B. L, BALL, P. A, BALDWIN, N. G, ORRISON, W. W, ESPINOSA, M

“…Vertical C-2 body fractures are presented in 15 patients with clinical and imaging correlations that suggest the existence of a variety of mechanisms of…”
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Hazards of parenteral treatment: do particles count? by Puntis, J W, Wilkins, K M, Ball, P A, Rushton, D I, Booth, I W

“…After prolonged parenteral nutrition a 12 month old infant died with pulmonary hypertension and granulomatous pulmonary arteritis. A review of necropsy…”
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The effect of health education in the management of type 2 diabetes and the Sri Lankan perspective: a review by Cooray, B. P. R., Ball, P. A., Morrissey, H., Waidyarathne, E. I.

“…A high prevalence of diabetes and its microvascular and macrovascular complications constitute a significant burden on healthcare systems. Self-management…”
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Summary statement: nonoperative management and critical care of acute spinal cord injury by Ball, P A, Nockels, R P

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Iron in pediatric parenteral nutrition: are we getting rusty? by Ball, P A

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Lower respiratory tract infection therapy--the role of ciprofloxacin by Ball, A P, Tillotson, G S

“…Lower respiratory tract infections account for a large proportion of prescribed antibiotics and, with emerging resistance to standard agents, the introduction…”
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Is there a pharmacist in the house? by Ball, Patrick A

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Management of low lumbar fractures by dorsal decompression, fusion, and lumbosacral laminar distraction fixation by BENZEL, E. C, BALL, P. A

“…The authors conducted a study to assess the anatomical appropriateness of using the S-2 dorsal neuroforamina as a hook fixation point, and they present the…”
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The decision-making processes of pharmacists in inland Australia--a pilot study by Madden, M E, Ball, P A

“…Little research has been conducted analysing the organisational risks that compound and trigger dispensing and medication errors. This pilot study appraises…”
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Re: Radiation-reduction strategies in cardiac computed tomographic angiography by Kelly, R.M, Doyle, P, Bennett, J, McKavanagh, P, Donnelly, P, Ball, P.A

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The pathophysiology of thoracic disc disease by McInerney, J, Ball, P A

“…Nucleus pulposus herniations are far less common in the thoracic spine than at the cervical and lumbar regions. Traditionally, diagnosis of thoracic disc…”
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Antibiotic prophylaxis and infective endocarditis by Simmons, N A, Ball, A P, Cawson, R A, Eykyn, S J, Littler, W A, McGowan, D A, Oakley, C M, Shanson, D C

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Time to byte the bullet? by Ball, Patrick A.

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Sensitivity of prevertebral soft tissue measurement at C3 for detection of cervical spine fractures and dislocations by Herr, Charles H, Ball, Perry A, Sargent, Steven K, Quinton, Hebe B

“…A prevertebral soft tissue measurement exceeding 4 to 5 mm at C3 on a lateral spine radiograph is considered to be evidence of cervical spine injury. The…”
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Azithromycin: an interim analysis by Ball, A P

“…Azithromycin, a novel azalide antibiotic structurally related to erythromycin, has been shown by in vitro studies to have similar activity to erythromycin…”
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