Is There a Role for Androgenic Anabolic Steroids in Medical Practice?
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More research is needed to determine whether anabolic steroids can be used to prevent wasting syndromes in some patients. HIV patients in particular are at risk of losing body mass. Two 1999 studies showed that anabolic steroids can prevent this wasting in HIV patients and patients with chronic kidney failure. However, long-term steroid use has serious side effects, especially in women. It is also not clear if preventing wasting improves the patient's prognosis.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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Relative citation impact of various study designs in the health sciences
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An attempt is made to determine whether the type of study design affects the rate of citation in subsequent articles. The conclusion states that the citation impact of various study designs is commensurate with most proposed hierarchies of evidence.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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