We found that the main reasons for its extinction were absence of mowing, intensive fertilisation and washouts of fertilisers from fields nearby.
Criteria's for selecting asthma patients to a clinical trial were, absence of co-morbidity, FEV 50 85% of predicted, present or historical reversibility 12% last year, non-smoke or if ex-smoke a smoke burden less then 10 pack years.
Hospital factors associated with greater EMS prenotification use were absence of academic affiliation, higher annual volume of tissue plasminogen activator administration, and geographic location outside the Northeast.
Inclusion criteria were absence of any overt medical condition, and no personal or family history of migraine or epilepsy.
Inclusion criteria were absence of any overt medical condition, and in particular, any personal or family history of neurological (including migraine, for the healthy subjects) or psychiatric illness.
Independent predictors of resolution with nonsurgical therapy were absence of HAT (odds ratio [OR] 7.69; P=.01) and absence of Candida (OR, 9.09; P=.02) or enterococcal infection (OR, 7.69; P=.03).
These adverse prognostic factors were absence of pupillary light reflexes or corneal reflexes, extensor posturing or no motor responses to painful stimulation, persistent myoclonus [13], serum NSE elevation [14], and a malignant EEG pattern [15].
The objective radiographic criteria used to determine bone union were absence of the fibrous interzone and the presence of three of four (anterior, posterior, medial and lateral) well-defined cortices on anteroposterior and lateral radiographs [8].
Inclusion criteria for healthy controls were: absence of primary headache disorder after the same assessments as migraineurs; no family history of migraine in first-degree relatives; and no change in prophylactic medications for 90 days before and throughout the study.
In univariable analysis, the most relevant factors associated with immune ARF, as compared with non-immune ARF were: absence of chronic renal insufficiency (6 vs 40%; p < 0.0002) and dialysis (1 vs 25%; p < 0.0003), a short time between SVV diagnosis and ARF (0 [0 0] vs 48 months [5 132]; p < 0.0001) and the presence of specific extra respiratory symptoms (72 vs 27%; p < 0.0001).
Inclusion criteria for controls were absence of symptoms and normal physical examination.
