Pica: are you hungry for the facts?

DG Federman, RS Kirsner, GS Federman - Connecticut medicine, 1997 - europepmc.org
Pica, the persistent and compulsive ingestion of particular food items or nonnutritive
substances, has been associated with iron deficiency, zinc deficiency, geophagia, mental …

Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy

JD Kravetz, DG Federman - The American journal of medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Pregnant women who acquire infection from Toxoplasma gondii usually remain
asymptomatic, although they can still transmit the infection to their fetuses with severe …

Managing the patient with venous ulcers

T De Araujo, I Valencia, DG Federman… - Annals of internal …, 2003 - acpjournals.org
Venous disease is the most common cause of leg ulcers. The refractory nature of venous
ulcers affects the quality of life and work productivity of those persons afflicted. This, in …

[HTML][HTML] Robot-assisted therapy for long-term upper-limb impairment after stroke

AC Lo, PD Guarino, LG Richards… - … England Journal of …, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Effective rehabilitative therapies are needed for patients with long-term deficits
after stroke. Methods In this multicenter, randomized, controlled trial involving 127 patients …

Association of psoriasis with coronary artery, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular diseases and mortality

S Prodanovich, RS Kirsner, JD Kravetz… - Archives of …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine the cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriasis and the
association between psoriasis and coronary artery, cerebrovascular, and peripheral …

Dermatology in primary care: prevalence and patient disposition

BA Lowell, CW Froelich, DG Federman… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background: Cutaneous disease is commonly encountered in primary care. The frequency
of patients presenting to primary care physicians with skin disease and their eventual …

An economic analysis of robot-assisted therapy for long-term upper-limb impairment after stroke

TH Wagner, AC Lo, P Peduzzi, DM Bravata, GD Huang… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Stroke is a leading cause of disability. Rehabilitation robotics
have been developed to aid in recovery after a stroke. This study determined the additional …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of dermatologic diagnoses by primary care practitioners and dermatologists: a review of the literature

DG Federman, J Concato… - Archives of family …, 1999 - triggered.clockss.org
Background Cost-containment efforts in the United States have led to a greater emphasis on
health care delivery by primary care physicians as opposed to specialists, who are assumed …

Complications associated with use of levamisole-contaminated cocaine: an emerging public health challenge

KC Lee, B Ladizinski, DG Federman - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2012 - Elsevier
Levamisole is an immunomodulatory agent that was used to treat various cancers before
being withdrawn from the United States market in 2000 because of adverse effects …

Vitamin D: bone and beyond, rationale and recommendations for supplementation

SA Stechschulte, RS Kirsner, DG Federman - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Adequate vitamin D status is necessary and beneficial for health, although deficiency
plagues much of the world's population. In addition to reducing the risk for bone disease …