Retrospective Studies

Controlling testing volume for respiratory viruses using machine learning and text mining.

Viral testing for pediatric inpatients with respiratory symptoms is common, with considerable associated charges. In an attempt to reduce testing volumes, we studied whether data available at the time of admission could aid in identifying children …

Genomewide linkage scan for nicotine dependence: identification of a chromosome 5 risk locus.

BACKGROUND: Nicotine dependence (ND) is costly to societies worldwide, moderately heritable, and genetically complex. Risk loci can be identified with genetic linkage analysis independent of prior physiological hypotheses. METHODS: We completed a …