Articles: disease.
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Behavior modification · Apr 1993
ReviewRelations between social skills and high-risk sexual interactions among adolescents. Current issues and future directions.
Researchers have begun to employ social-skills training in efforts to change the sexual behavior of adolescents. However, despite the promise of social-skills training, little is known about how social skills are related to the sexual practices of adolescents. The present article reviews the current literature and proposes a conceptual framework for understanding the relations between social skills and sexual behavior of adolescents by (a) examining the relationship between sexual activity and social skills, (b) examining the development of sexual-interaction skills and deficits, (c) summarizing what is currently known about the relations between social skills and sexual behavior, (d) discussing current issues in the assessment and treatment of sexual-interaction skills deficits, and (e) proposing some directions for needed research that will add both to our current knowledge base and to the effectiveness of applied intervention efforts.
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Apr 1993
Effect of the Human Genome Initiative on women's rights and reproductive decisions.
The Human Genome Project is likely to exacerbate historic tendencies to balance demographic concerns on the backs of women. This kind of policy is unjustified in law and violates classic theories of justice. Reproductive decision making, which affects women personally, is not the legitimate domain of community concern or manipulation.
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The Journal of urology · Apr 1993
Case ReportsSevere chemical cystitis from the transurethral intravesical insertion of a vaginal contraceptive suppository: a report of 3 cases and proposed method of management.
We report on 3 patients who sustained severe chemical cystitis from the inadvertent insertion of a nonoxynol-9 containing vaginal contraceptive suppository into the bladder. A suggested treatment schedule is presented and the toxicity of nonoxynol-9 is discussed.
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To identify risk factors associated with postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in order to improve the effectiveness of antenatal screening. ⋯ These findings confirm the importance of previously recognised factors such as low parity, poor obstetric history, anaemia, and prolonged labour, but call into question the significance of grand multiparity. Previously undocumented factors such as maternal age greater than 35 years and occiput posterior head position emerged as predictors worthy of further investigation.
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Indian J Public Health · Apr 1993
Value of Mantoux Test in diagnosis of tuberculosis in chronic illness.
Total 240 cases of 2-12 years age group who had contact of tuberculosis indirectly or directly and had chronic illness were screened for tuberculosis. Out of 240 cases, 180 cases were diagnosed as tuberculosis. Special emphasis was given on Mantoux Test (M. ⋯ T. was done after 3 weeks and was converted to Positive in 20 cases (8.33%). Thus only M. T. help in diagnosis of Tuberculosis in almost 50% of the cases.