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Texas Business Review, May 1975
The Business Situation in Texas; Nuclear Power in Texas 1954-1975; Texas ConstructionBureau of Business Researc
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Texas Business Review, March 1975
The Business Situation in Texas; Growth of the Texas Economy, 1959-1974; Texas Construction; The Energy Economy: U.S. Oil Imports and Exports, 1860-1974Bureau of Business Researc
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Texas Business Review, January 1977
How Oil Supports Prosperity in Texas; El Paso Economic Profile; Construction Activity and the Tax Reform Act of 1976Bureau of Business Researc
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Texas Business Review, October 1976
To Push or Not To Push; Tracking Intracity Changes; Killeen-Temple: Magnet AreaBureau of Business Researc
Recommendations for early referral of individuals with suspected polymyalgia rheumatica: An initiative from the international giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica study group
Objective To develop international consensus-based recommendations for early referral of individuals with suspected polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Methods A task force including 29 rheumatologists/ internists, 4 general practitioners, 4 patients and a healthcare professional emerged from the international giant cell arteritis and PMR study group. The task force supplied clinical questions, subsequently transformed into Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome format. A systematic literature review was conducted followed by online meetings to formulate and vote on final recommendations. Levels of evidence (LOE) (1–5 scale) and agreement (LOA) (0–10 scale) were evaluated. Results Two overarching principles and five recommendations were developed. LOE was 4–5 and LOA ranged between 8.5 and 9.7. The recommendations suggest that (1) each individual with suspected or recently diagnosed PMR should be considered for specialist evaluation, (2) before referring an individual with suspected PMR to specialist care, a thorough history and clinical examination should be performed and preferably complemented with urgent basic laboratory investigations, (3) individuals with suspected PMR with severe symptoms should be referred for specialist evaluation using rapid access strategies, (4) in individuals with suspected PMR who are referred via rapid access, the commencement of glucocorticoid therapy should be deferred until after specialist evaluation and (5) individuals diagnosed with PMR in specialist care with a good initial response to glucocorticoids and a low risk of glucocorticoid related adverse events can be managed in primary care. Conclusions These are the first international recommendations for referral of individuals with suspected PMR, which complement the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology/American College of Rheumatology management guidelines for established PMR
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Texas Business Review, September 1976
Employment Growth and Unemployment Rates: An Apparent Paradox; Building Permit Data: Aid to Decision Making; The Contribution of Texas Foundries to Texas Manufacturing GrowthBureau of Business Researc
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Texas Business Review, May 1976
The Business Situation in Texas; Capsule Economic Analysis: How to Design an Economic Profile of Your Area; Texas Construction: Fluctuation in Construction, Business and Interest RatesBureau of Business Researc
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Texas Business Review, August 1976
The Business Situation in Texas; The Location of Economic Activity in 'Post-Industrial' Texas and the United States; Texas ConstructionBureau of Business Researc
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Texas Business Review, May 1977
Inflation and the Cost of Living in Texas; Texas Construction; Mexico: Some Recent DevelopmentsBureau of Business Researc
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Texas Business Review, December 1976
The Question of Economic Growth, 1976-1977; Building Construction Activity: Prospects for 1977; Texas Regional Interaction PatternsBureau of Business Researc