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Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of hypercholesterolemia by Hueston, William J, Pearson, William S

“…Subclinical hypothyroidism, defined as a mild elevation in thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients with normal serum thyroxine levels, has been…”
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Post-traumatic stress disorder screening test performance in civilian primary care by Freedy, John R, Steenkamp, Maria M, Magruder, Kathryn M, Yeager, Derik E, Zoller, James S, Hueston, William J, Carek, Peter J

“…Purpose. We determined the test performance characteristics of four brief post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) screening tests in a civilian primary care…”
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Colour of respiratory discharge and antibiotic use by Mainous, 3rd, A G, Hueston, W J, Eberlein, C

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Albuterol delivered by metered-dose inhaler to treat acute bronchitis by Hueston, W J

“…Previous research has suggested that cough associated with acute bronchitis is more likely to subside within 7 days when treated with albuterol than with an…”
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Preterm Contractions in Community Settings: II. Predicting Preterm Birth in Women With Preterm Contractions by Hueston, WilliamJ

“…Objective: To examine risk factors for preterm delivery in women who present to nontertiary care hospitals with preterm contractions. Methods: Women who…”
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Use of microalbuminuria testing in persons with type 2 diabetes: are the right patients being tested? by Hueston, W J, Scibelli, S, Mainous, 3rd, A G

“…Our goal was to determine whether adult patients with type 2 diabetes who had gross proteinuria or were already taking angiotensin-blocking drugs were screened…”
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Antibiotics: neither cost effective nor 'cough' effective by Hueston, W J

“…Clinicians often prescribe antibiotics to treat acute bronchitis despite scant evidence that this approach is effective at speeding symptom resolution. Because…”
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Factors associated with the use of episiotomy during vaginal delivery by Hueston, William J.

“…To examine factors associated with the performance of episiotomy. A retrospective review was performed on 8647 deliveries during 1991 and 1992 at five medical…”
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Preterm Contractions in Community Settings: I. Treatment of Preterm Contractions by Hueston, William J

“…Objective: To explore how physicians in community hospitals (non–level III nursery facilities) diagnose preterm labor and treat women with preterm…”
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Managed care market share and cesarean section rates in the United States: is there a link? by Hueston, W J, Sutton, A

“…After peaking during the early 1980s, cesarean section rates in the United States have been falling for the last decade. At the same time, managed care…”
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Access to care for the uninsured: is access to a physician enough? by Mainous, A G, 3rd, Hueston, W J, Love, M M, Griffith, C H, 3rd

“…This study examined a private-sector, statewide program (Kentucky Physicians Care) of care for uninsured indigent persons regarding provision of preventive…”
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Development of a cesarean delivery risk score by Hueston, W J

“…To explore the potential use of a risk score based on clinical risk factors related to cesarean delivery. From a multivariate analysis of a large data set,…”
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Why are antibiotics prescribed for patients with acute bronchitis? A postintervention analysis by Hueston, W J, Hopper, J E, Dacus, E N, Mainous, 3rd, A G

“…Despite the findings in controlled trials that antibiotics provide limited benefit in the treatment of acute bronchitis, physicians frequently prescribe…”
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A comparison of albuterol and erythromycin for the treatment of acute bronchitis by Hueston, W J

“…Based on observations that pulmonary function tests of patients with acute bronchitis resemble those of patients with asthma, it was hypothesized that a…”
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Female and Underrepresented Minority Faculty in Academic Departments of Family Medicine: Are Women and Minorities Better Off in Family Medicine? by Lewis-Stevenson, Sherri, Hueston, William J, Mainous, Arch G., III, Bazell, Carol, Ye, Xiaobu

“…Surveyed departments of family medicine to determine workforce composition and rank of women and minority faculty. Found that while faculty were more likely to…”
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Criteria used by clinicians to differentiate sinusitis from viral upper respiratory tract infection by Hueston, W J, Eberlein, C, Johnson, D, Mainous, 3rd, A G

“…Acute sinusitis and upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) share many common symptoms and signs. Objective criteria have been identified that are valid for…”
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Factors associated with research efforts of academic family physicians by Hueston, W J

“…Family medicine has struggled to gain stature among academic medical disciplines. One factor has been the paucity of quality family medicine research. Two…”
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Neonatal circumcision: associated factors and length of hospital stay by Mansfield, C J, Hueston, W J, Rudy, M

“…Controversy exists regarding the efficacy of routine neonatal circumcision of male infants. Little is known about parental or provider characteristics or the…”
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Factors predicting elective repeat cesarean delivery by Hueston, W J, Rudy, M

“…To determine which factors influence a trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery. Among 8829 deliveries at five participating hospitals, the charts of…”
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A comparison of labor and delivery management between nurse midwives and family physicians by Hueston, W J, Rudy, M

“…Practice associations between family physicians and nurse midwives have been suggested as a means to increase the availability of obstetric care in rural…”
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