OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate how changes in gestational weight
and body composition affect infant birth weight and maternal fat retention after delivery in …

Objectives Mathematical models are increasingly important in planning for the upcoming
chronic hepatitis C (CHC) elimination efforts. Such models require reliable natural history …

Normative body composition during the first 2 y of life was derived from a prospective study
of 76 children. We present 1) fat free mass (FFM) and its components, and fat mass (FM), 2) …

Background Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection poses a significant burden to public health
worldwide. Most cases are clinically silent until late in the disease course. The main goal of …

Cardiovascular heart disease is a major health problem in the United States. Elevated blood
cholesterol has been shown to significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular heart disease…

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Background Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is among the most burdensome infectious diseases
in the world. Health utilities are a valuable tool for quantifying this burden and conducting …

BACKGROUND: The role of electroacupuncture in postthoracotomy pain control is uncertain.
We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the role of electroacupuncture in the management …

The traditional method of assessing total body water (TBW), extracellular water (ECW), and
intracellular water (ICW) has been the use of isotopes, on the basis of the dilution principle. …

Background & Aims Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis increases the risk for hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). After a sustained virologic response (SVR) to anti-HCV therapy, the …