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S Crawford

Publications and source records attributed to S Crawford.

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PubMed1979

Evaluation of manuscripts in health sciences librarianship.

Manuscripts submitted for review and full-length papers and brief communications published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association from 1976 through 1978 have been analyzed in order to identify some of the most common problems in the preparation of a paper. The findings point to a need for instructing librarians in (1) understanding the nature of "explanation" in a scientific or historical paper; (2) designing a research project and analyzing the data; (3) preparing data for display; and (4) more effective writing skills.

Library Science↗
PubMed1976

Congenital absence of the pectoral muscles. A review of twenty-five patients.

Twenty-five patients with unilateral partial absence of the pectoral major muscle were reviewed to determine the presence of fetal insult, associated anomalies, neoplasia, and prognosis. Fifteen had ipsilateral synbrachydactyly (the Poland Anomaly) which varied in severity from minimal findings to nearly complete absence of the hand. The pattern of abnormality was remarkably uniform with maximal involvement of the midhand and least involvement of the thumb and small finger. The etiology of this condition remains unknown although fetal insult is suggested in some cases. Although reports in the literature suggest a relationship with childhood leukemia, no malignancies were found in these children. None was found to have serious associated anomalies and all were judged to be of normal intelligence, suggesting a generally good prognosis.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMed1975

Health science libraries in the United States: a five-year perspective.

Two surveys of the universe of health science libraries in the United States have been completed by the Medical Library Association's Committee on Surveys and Statistics over a five-year period. This paper compares, for 1969 and 1973, summary data on the universe, and the distribution of libraries, resources, personnel, and salaries.

Educational Status↗
PubMed1973

Letter: Adoption.

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Adoption↗
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Sexual abuse and bulimia: response to inpatient treatment and preliminary outcome.

The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical impact of child sex abuse on bulimic patients. Specifically, differences in treatment response and preliminary treatment outcome between hospitalized bulimic patients with and without a reported history of sexual abuse were examined. The patients were evaluated for past history of alleged sexual abuse by investigator-based interview and ratings of severity of sexual abuse were made. Assessments of mood, eating disordered-related attitudes, and eating behaviors were conducted at the start of treatment, weekly during treatment, and three months post discharge. Sixty-one per cent (45) of the 74 patients enrolled in the study reported a history of child sexual abuse. The majority of such events constituted serious and very serious abuse by this study's criteria. The abused subjects exhibited higher levels of depression, anxiety, and eating disordered attitudes at each assessment point relative to nonabused subjects. In addition, abused subjects were more likely to be re-hospitalized in the 3 month post-discharge period. Significant differences in the extent of actual bulimic behaviors were not detected. Both the abused and nonabused bulimic patients demonstrated significant reductions in psychiatric symptomatology from pretreatment to posttreatment, and from posttreatment to follow-up. Contrary to prediction, differences in symptomatology between the very serious, serious, and least serious abused groups were not detected. Results suggest that bulimic patients with reported histories of sexual abuse can be effectively engaged in a conventional eating disorder treatment program, but that such abuse may place patients at a disadvantage owing to higher levels of pretreatment symptom severity. Findings suggest that extended and/or more specific intervention may be warranted for the abused bulimic patient.

Adolescent↗
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Is there an association between menopause status and sexual functioning?

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to address whether: (1) there is an association between menopause status and various aspects of sexual functioning, and (2) the relative contributions of menopause status and other variables to various aspects of sexual functioning. DESIGN: Analyses are based on 200 women from the Massachusetts Women's Health Study II, a population-based sample of women transitioning through the menopause who were not HRT users, who had not had a surgical menopause, and who had partners. The women were classified as pre-, peri-, or postmenopausal according to menstrual cycle characteristics. Estradiol, estrone, and follicle-stimulating hormone were also measured. Sexual functioning was measured in terms of satisfaction, desire, frequency of sexual intercourse, belief that interest declines with age, arousal compared with a younger age, difficulty reaching orgasm, and pain. Predictor variables included sociodemographics, health, vasomotor symptoms, psychological variables, partner variables, and lifestyle behaviors. RESULTS: Menopause status was significantly related to lower sexual desire, a belief that interest in sexual activity declines with age, and women's reports of decreased arousal compared with when in their 40s. Menopause status was unrelated to other aspects of sexual functioning in either unadjusted or multiple regression analyses. In analyses in which log estradiol (E2) was included in addition to menopause status, log E2 was only related to pain. In multiple regression analyses, other factors such as health, marital status (or new partner), mental health, and smoking had a greater impact on women's sexual functioning than menopause status. CONCLUSIONS: Menopause status, but not E2, is related to some, but not all, aspects of sexual functioning. This may be due to menopause per se or other factors associated with menopause and aging (e.g., increased sexual dysfunction among aging men). Menopause status has a smaller impact on sexual functioning than health or other factors.

Aging↗