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John MacFarlane

Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Verified email at berkeley.edu
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Pulmonary actinomycosis

GF Mabeza, J Macfarlane - European Respiratory Journal, 2003 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary actinomycosis is a rare but important and challenging diagnosis to make. Even
when the clinical suspicion is high, the disease is commonly confused with other chronic …

Head and neck sarcoma: report of the head and neck sarcoma registry

HJ Wanebo, RJ Koness, JK Macfarlane… - Head & …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
A Head and Neck Sarcoma Registry was established by the Society of Head and Neck
Surgeons to review treatment results of a rare tumor by surgeons with special interest in this …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep disturbance in adults with cancer: a systematic review of evidence for best practices in assessment and management for clinical practice

…, M Aubin, K Olson, J Sussman, J MacFarlane… - Annals of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Sleep disturbance is prevalent in cancer with detrimental effects on health outcomes. Sleep
problems are seldom identified or addressed in cancer practice. The purpose of this review …

Randomised double-blind comparison of chimeric monoclonal antibody to tumour necrosis factor α (cA2) versus placebo in rheumatoid arthritis

…, JS Smolen, B Leeb, FC Breedveld, JD Macfarlane… - The Lancet, 1994 - Elsevier
Tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) is a critical inflammatory mediator in rheumatoid arthritis,
and may therefore be a useful target for specific immunotherapy. In support of this hypothesis, …

Mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

JK MacFarlane, RDH Ryall, RJ Heald - The lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
… Our independent validator and assessor (J. K. M.) reviewed all cases of rectal cancer seen
in … J. KM found 2 patients who had received systemic 5-fluorouracil for six months because of …

Defining community acquired pneumonia severity on presentation to hospital: an international derivation and validation study

…, N Karalus, GI Town, SA Lewis, JT Macfarlane - Thorax, 2003 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: In the assessment of severity in community acquired pneumonia (CAP), the
modified British Thoracic Society (mBTS) rule identifies patients with severe pneumonia but not …

[BOOK][B] Assessment sensitivity: Relative truth and its applications

J MacFarlane - 2014 - books.google.com
… standing treatment of future contingents was published as MacFarlane 2003.) At this time, the
… Our joint paper (Kolodny and MacFarlane 2010) applied relativist ideas to the semantics of …

Therapeutic efficacy of multiple intravenous infusions of anti‐tumor necrosis factor α monoclonal antibody combined with low‐dose weekly methotrexate in rheumatoid …

…, JS Smolen, D Davis, JD MacFarlane… - … : Official Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the efficacy, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and safety of multiple
infusions of a chimeric monoclonal anti‐tumor necrosis factor α antibody (cA2) (infliximab; …

Rectal cancer: the Basingstoke experience of total mesorectal excision, 1978-1997

…, RDH Ryall, R Sexton, JK MacFarlane - Archives of …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine the role of total mesorectal excision in the management of rectal
cancer. Design A prospective consecutive case series. Setting A district hospital and referral …

BTS guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults: update 2009

…, AT Hill, C Jamieson, I Le Jeune, JT Macfarlane… - Thorax, 2009 - thorax.bmj.com
OF RECOMMENDATIONS A summary of the initial management of patients admitted to
hospital with suspected community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is presented in fig 8. Tables 4 …