Vol 22, No 2 (2003)

June

Table of Contents

Health Services

Use of Medicare Services by Elderly Residents of Puerto Rico
A. Marshal McBean, Thomas A. Bubolz, José G. Conde, Geralyn M. Barosso
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Clinical Study

Effect of Right Atrial Pacing, Intravenous Amiodarone and Beta Blockers For Suppression of Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Pilot Study
Francisco Cardona, Hanscy Seide, Rafael A. Cox, Cynthia M. Pérez
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Epstein-Barr Virus in Biopsies from Patients with Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma at the University of Puerto Rico Immunohistochemistry Laboratory
Francisco J. Córdova-Pérez, Carmen I. González-Keelan, Román Vélez
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Epidemiology

Prevalence of Obesity and its Association with Blood Pressure, Serum Lipids and Selected Lifestyles in a Puerto Rican Population of Adolescents 12-16 Years of Age
Heidi L. Venegas, Cynthia M. Pérez, Erick L. Suárez, Manuel Guzmán
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Medical Microbiology

A Comparison of the Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Gram-Positive Cocci Isolated from Community-Private and University-Affiliated Hospitals from Puerto Rico
Guillermo J. Vázquez, Iraida E. Robledo, Angel Arroyo, Eduardo Nadal, Radamés Rodríguez, Myriam Bermúdez, Miguel Colón
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Review Article

Clinical Trials in Isolated Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly
Mario R. García-Palmieri, José M. Tirado
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Angiogenesis and Cancer: Recent Advances
William Cáceres, Samuel González
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Environmental Health

The Association of Lead-Contaminated House Dust and Blood Lead Levels of Children Living on a Former Landfill in Puerto Rico
Elia Enid Sánchez-Nazario, Imar Mansilla-Rivera, Jean-Claude Derieux-Cortés, Cynthia M. Pérez, Carlos J. Rodríguez-Sierra
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Salud Pública

Factores Relacionados con el Uso del Mamograma de Cernimiento en Mujeres de Edad Mediana en Puerto Rico
Melba Sánchez-Ayéndez, Cruz María Nazario, Ana Luisa Dávila, Leticia Fernández-Garrote, Johan Hernández-Santiago
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Predictors of Smoking Cessation Sucess
Alma Ortiz, Miriam Martínez, Alfonso Torres, Jesús Casal, William Rodríguez, Sylvette Nazario
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Psychiatry

Applicability of the Spanish Translation of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale in a General Puerto RIcan Population
Karen G. Martínez, Humberto M. Guiot, Ingrid Casas-Dolz, Gloria González-Tejera, Luz N. Colón De Martí
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Pediatric Pathology

Pulmonary Sequestration Presenting as Fetal Hydrops
María S. Correa-Rivas, Susana Ferrá-Ochoa
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Cerebral Hemiatrophy: an Associated Finding in an Epileptic Child
Diana Negrón, María S. Correa-Rivas, Lillian E. Colón-Castillo
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