Background: Recent evidence indicates that the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing
is remarkably high (24% for men and 9% for women) and that the public health burden …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to David W. Wetter, Center
for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, …

There are no population-based incidence studies of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). Using
the medical record linkage system of the Rochester Epidemiology Project, we sought to …

Background. There is little epidemiological or clinical information on the relation between
smoking and sleep disturbance, despite evidence suggestive of a relationship. The present …

Erythema multiforme (EM) is an uncommon, immune‐mediated disorder that presents with
cutaneous or mucosal lesions or both. In herpes simplex virus (HSV)–associated EM, the …

The accurate assessment of nicotine withdrawal is important theoretically and clinically. A 28-item
scale, the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale, was developed that contains 7 …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to David W. Wetter, Department
of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe …

Purpose: This paper discusses the role of theory in explaining why recent community
intervention trials for chronic disease prevention are not achieving the level of desired behavioral …

Traditional models of physical dependence suggest that nicotine dependence should be
reflected by the extent of drug exposure (eg, smoking rate) and by evidence of physiological …

Objectives To identify new and existing cases of dermatomyositis and its subtypes in Olmsted
County, Minnesota, from 1976 through 2007, and to establish a population-based estimate …