Vol. 63 No. 3 (2008)

Editorials

Increasing output and low publication rate of Brazilian studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meetings

Everardo D. Saad, Cecília M. A. Pinheiro, André L. S. Masson, Gustavo Borghesi, Paulo M. Hoff, Flavio E. Prisco

293-296
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Legislation of presumed consent for end-of-life organ donation in the United Kingdom (UK): undermining values in a multicultural society

Joseph L. Verheijde, Mohamed Y. Rady, Joan L. McGregor, Catherine Friederich Murray

297-300
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Clinical Sciences

Diagnostic ability of barrett's index to detect dysthyroid optic neuropathy using multidetector computed tomography

Mário L. R. Monteiro, Allan C. P. Gonçalves, Carla T. M. Silva, Janete P. Moura, Carolina S. Ribeiro, Eloisa M.M.S. Gebrim

301-306
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Determining plasma morphine levels using GC-MS after solid phase extraction to monitor drug levels in the postoperative period

Veronica Santos, Karin Jannet Vera López, Luciana Moraes Santos, Mauricio Yonamine, Maria José Carvalho Carmona, Silvia Regina Cavani Jorge Santos

307-314
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Is the ability to perform transurethral resection of the prostate influenced by the surgeon's previous experience?

José Cury, Rafael Ferreira Coelho, Homero Bruschini, Miguel Srougi

315-320
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Insights into the regulation of TNF-a production in human mononuclear cells: the effects of non-specific phosphodiesterase inhibition

Jessica Deree, Joilson O. Martins, Heidi Melbostad, William H. Loomis, Raul Coimbra

321-328
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Prevalence of open angle glaucoma in accompanying first degree relatives of patients with glaucoma

Franciele Vegini, Natanael Figueiroa Filho, Raphael Furlan Lenci, Diogo Garcia Neto, Remo Susanna Junior

329-332
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Comparison of different analytic algorithms for interpretation of the Swedish interactive threshold algorithm strategy

Gustavo S. Takahashi, Niro Kasahara

333-338
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Prostate cancer detection at rebiopsy after an initial benign diagnosis: results using sextant extended prostate biopsy

Katia Ramos Moreira Leite, Luiz Heraldo Camara-Lopes, José Cury, Marcos F. Dall'Oglio, Adriana Sañudo, Miguel Srougi

339-342
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Effects of early changes in organ dysfunctions on the outcomes of critically ill patients in need of renal replacement therapy

Elizabeth Maccariello, Eduardo Rocha, Carla Valente, Lina Nogueira, Pedro T. Rocha, Hélio Bonomo Jr, Luciana F. Serpa, Márcia Ismael, Ricardo V. R. Valença, José E. S. Machado, Márcio Soares

343-350
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Blood loss in the minimally invasive posterior approach to total hip arthroplasty: a comparative study

Jose Ricardo Negreiros Vicente, Alberto Tesconi Croci, Olavo Pires de Camargo

351-356
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Hospital malnutrition and inflammatory response in critically ill children and adolescents admitted to a tertiary intensive care unit

Artur F. Delgado, Thelma S. Okay, Claudio Leone, Buford Nichols, Gilda Maria Del Negro, Flávio Adolfo Costa Vaz

357-362
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Basic Research

Fuzzy modeling of electrical impedance tomography images of the lungs

Harki Tanaka, Neli Regina Siqueira Ortega, Mauricio Stanzione Galizia, João Batista Borges, Marcelo Britto Passos Amato

363-370
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Transmission electron microscopy of the preclinical phase of experimental phytophotodermatitis

Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr, Miriam Nakagami Sotto, Luis Antonio Suita de Castro, Nara Moreira Rocha

371-374
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Effects of methylprednisolone and ganglioside GM-1 on a spinal lesion: a functional analysis

Márcio Oliveira Penna Carvalho, Tarcisio Eloy Pessoa de Barros Filho, Marcos Antonio Tebet

375-380
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Proliferation of the superficial epithelium of ovaries in senile female rats following oral administration of conjugated equine estrogens

Sergio Eduardo Perniconi, Manuel de Jesus Simões, Ricardo dos Santos Simões, Mauro Abi Haidar, Edmund C Baracat, Jose Maria Soares Jr

381-388
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Review Articles

Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death in epilepsy today: what should physicians know about this?

Fulvio A. Scorza, Diego B. Colugnati, Aline P. Pansani, Eliza Y.F. Sonoda, Ricardo M. Arida, Esper A. Cavalheiro

389-394
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The role of varicocele repair in the new era of assisted reproductive technology

Marcello Cocuzza, Mariana Amora Cocuzza, Frances Monette Papa Bragais, Ashok Agarwal

395-404
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Letters to the Editors

Sodium nitroprusside as a nitric oxide donor in a rat intestinal ischemia reperfusion model: a novel molecular mechanism

Hamid Namazi

405-405
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Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (haberland's syndrome): a case report of a neurocutaneous syndrome and a review of the literature

Giovanna Negrisoli Koishi, Mauricio Yoshida, Nivaldo Alonso, Hamilton Matushita, Dov Goldenberg

406-408
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The median-radial type of superficial palmar arch: a case report and review of the literature

Soubhagya R. Nayak, Ashwin Krishnamurthy, Lakshmi Ramanathan, Latha V. Prabhu

409-410
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An uncommon presentation: 66 year-old woman with a tumor-like medial meniscal cyst - a case report

Giovannini Cesar Figueiredo, Evânia Claudino Queiroga de Figueiredo, Ericsson Albuquerque Marques

411-413
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Recurrent post-traumatic non-eosinophilic pleural effusion: report of three cases

Artur Eugênio de Azevedo Pereira, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Lisete Ribeiro Teixeira, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, Fábio Biscegli Jatene

414-415
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Camptocormia: a rare axial myopathy disease

Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Silvia Carolina Ramos Torres, Ari Stiel Radu

416-417
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Vol. 63 No. 3 (2008)

Editorials

Clinical Sciences

Basic Research

Review Articles

Letters to the Editors

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