Thomas A Raffin
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Recent Articles
1.
Illes J, Raffin T
Cerebrum
. 2006 Apr;
7(3):33-46.
PMID: 16619411
Brain research is yielding new information about the development of cognitive and behavioral traits in children--and how development can go off track. This is information parents, teachers, and others will...
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Vaszar L, Raffin T, Kuschner W
Compr Ther
. 2006 Jan;
31(4):279-83.
PMID: 16407608
Hospital ethics committees provide education, assist in policymaking, and deliver consultation services. In this article, we describe the structure, operation, and institutional framework within which an ethics committee fulfills its...
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Ryu J, Moss J, Beck G, Lee J, Brown K, Chapman J, et al.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
. 2005 Oct;
173(1):105-11.
PMID: 16210669
Rationale: Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is a progressive cystic lung disease that is associated with infiltration of atypical smooth muscle-like cells. Previous descriptions of clinical characteristics of subjects with lymphangioleiomyomatosis have been...
4.
Vaszar L, Weinacker A, Henig N, Raffin T
Semin Respir Crit Care Med
. 2005 Aug;
23(3):307-14.
PMID: 16088623
Degenerative neuromuscular diseases are characterized by a gradual decline of motor function leading to respiratory collapse, while the patients retain consciousness and cognition. The ethical challenges of caring for such...
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Caron L, Karkazis K, Raffin T, Swan G, Koenig B
Nicotine Tob Res
. 2005 Jul;
7(2):181-97.
PMID: 16036275
Studies are under way to examine the neurogenetic factors contributing to smoking behaviors. The combined approaches of genomics, molecular biology, neuroscience, and pharmacology are expected to fuel developments in pharmacogenetics,...
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Davis K, Berry G, Raffin T, Faul J
Lymphat Res Biol
. 2004 Dec;
2(3):131-7.
PMID: 15609812
Thoracic complications of lymphatic disorders can culminate in respiratory failure and death and should be considered in any patient with a lymphatic disease and clinical or radiographic evidence of chest...
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Illes J, Kann D, Karetsky K, Letourneau P, Raffin T, Schraedley-Desmond P, et al.
Arch Intern Med
. 2004 Dec;
164(22):2415-9.
PMID: 15596630
Background: Self-referred imaging is one of the latest health care services to be marketed directly to consumers. Most aspects of these services are unregulated, and little is known about the...
8.
Illes J, Kirschen M, Karetsky K, Kelly M, Saha A, Desmond J, et al.
J Magn Reson Imaging
. 2004 Oct;
20(5):743-7.
PMID: 15503329
Purpose: To examine different protocols for handling incidental findings on brain research MRIs, and provide a platform for establishing formal discussions of related ethical and policy issues. Materials And Methods:...
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Ziedalski T, Raffin T, Sze D, Mitchell J, Robbins R, Theodore J, et al.
J Heart Lung Transplant
. 2004 May;
23(5):627-31.
PMID: 15135382
Chylothorax is a potentially serious complication of lung and heart-lung transplantation. This article describes the clinical course of chylothorax in 3 heart-lung allograft recipients. We discuss management options, including dietary...
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Illes J, Fan E, Koenig B, Raffin T, Kann D, Atlas S
Radiology
. 2003 Aug;
228(2):346-51.
PMID: 12893896
Purpose: To conduct an empirical analysis of self-referred whole-body computed tomography (CT) and develop a profile of the geographic and demographic distribution of centers, types of services and modalities, costs,...