Although it has been established that aspiration of pharyngeal bacteria is the major route of
infection in the development of nosocomial pneumonia, colonization of the pharyngeal …

The broad goal of the Tuskegee Legacy Project (TLP) study was to address, and understand,
a range of issues related to the recruitment and retention of Blacks and other minorities in …

The retention or loss of permanent teeth is of central importance to an individual’s oral health
status and to quality of life. The loss of some or all teeth from the permanent dentition is …

This article presents a review of the research relevant to oral health during pregnancy and
includes nursing practice recommendations for referral of women to a dentist for safe and …

Objectives. We compared the influence of awareness of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the
presidential apology for that study on the willingness of Blacks, non-Hispanic Whites, and …

OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this analysis were to compare the self-reported willingness
of blacks, Puerto-Rican Hispanics and whites to participate as research subjects in …

The phrase, legacy of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, is sometimes used to denote the belief
that Blacks are more reluctant than Whites to participate in biomedical research studies …

… We thank Ralph Katz, Douglas Morse, and Daniel Zelterman for providing input when they
served on Stefanie L. Russell’s dissertation committee. In addition, we thank dissertation …

Background: This study examined conditions under which gingival crevicular blood (GCB)
could be used to obtain a useful glucose reading to screen for undiagnosed diabetes during …

The authors investigated the prevalence of xerostomia in a group of 604 subjects participating
in a rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, study to explore the relationship of reduced salivary flow …