Objective: To validate a non-invasive measure of biological maturity (percentage of predicted
mature height at a given age) with an established indicator of maturity [skeletal age (SA)] in …

Context: Estimates suggest that more than 5.5 million youths play football annually, and 28%
of youth football players (age range= 5 to 14 years) are injured each year, resulting in more …

Advanced practice nurses in primary care settings are often asked to give appropriate advice
to couples seeking pregnancy. This article examines the issue of basal body temperature (…

An understanding of the relationship between psychiatric disorders and menstrual
characteristics is important to the assessment and care of women. Menstrual cycle regularity and …

As the US health sector evolves and changes, it is informative to estimate and analyze
health spending trends at the state level. These estimates, which provide information about …

Objective To determine the effectiveness of an electronic hormonal fertility monitor plus
cervical mucus monitoring to avoid pregnancy. Design A 12‐month prospective clinical efficacy …

Background While head injuries and concussions are major concerns among soccer players,
the multifactorial nature of head injury observations in this group remains relatively …

… A recent prospective efficacy study with 195 couples who used CVM monitoring and the
EHFM to estimate the fertile window and to avoid pregnancy yielded a 2.1% correct use …

Dysfunction in menstrual physiology has pronounced effects on quality of life, involving mood
changes, body image, infertility, and pregnancy complications. Light exposure may affect …

Background The treatment of malnutrition, which is of great concern in paediatric
haematology/oncology patients, is fraught with problems. The goals of our study were to document …