The role of nutritional status in the prognosis of subjects with severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease was studied in a cohort of Canadian men and women followed for 3 to 5 yr. A …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare elderly patients' satisfaction and oral
health--related quality of life with mandibular two-implant overdentures and conventional …

Moffet H, Collet JP, Shapiro SH, Paradis G, Marquis F, Roy L. Effectiveness of intensive
rehabilitation on functional ability and quality of life after first total knee arthroplasty: a single-…

Cognitive and behavioral effects of phenobarbital in toddlers were assessed in a randomized,
placebo-controlled study of patients who had had a febrile seizure. There were no …

The ethical basis for entering patients in randomised controlled trials is under debate. Some
doctors espouse the uncertainty principle whereby randomisation to treatment is acceptable …

In recent years, scientific challenges in the application of randomized trials have become
more apparent, especially with the extension of such trials to the assessment of nondrug …

A randomized double-blind study was carried out comparing single daily dose phenobarbital
plus antipyretic instruction to a placebo plus antipyretic instruction to prevent a recurrent …

Using the format of a continuous case conference, the authors demonstrate that the therapist-presenter
develops unconscious identifications with the patient which are especially …

Several researchers have suggested that patients' preferences for a particular form of treatment
should be taken into account in clinical trials. Preferences may influence the outcome of …

The hypothesis that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have chronic
inspiratory muscle fatigue was tested in an effectiveness trial in which negative pressure …