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Catastrophic Illness

Known as: Illness, Catastrophic, Catastrophic Illnesses, Illnesses, Catastrophic 
An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Listening to trauma : conversations with leaders in the theory and treatment of catastrophic experience
This new collection from Cathy Caruth features interviews with a diverse group of leaders in the theorization of, and response to… 
2011
2011
Assessing the effect of failures in the information and communication infrastructure on power system reliability
Due to the increased complexity of the power infrastructure and its growing dependence on information and communication… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Cheesman Lake-a historical ponderosa pine landscape guiding restoration in the South Platte Watershed of the Colorado Front Range
An unlogged and ungrazed ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir landscape in the Colorado Front Range provides critical information for… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Screening and early diagnosis of dementia.
In current practice, the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is often delayed for several years after the initial onset of symptoms… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Patchy surface stone movement during disturbance in a New Zealand stream and its potential significance for the fauna
A patchy movement of surface stones during disturbance in streams has been proposed from field observations, but few attempts… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Assessment of Mars Pathfinder landing site predictions
Remote sensing data at scales of kilometers and an Earth analog were used to accurately predict the characteristics of the Mars… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Phenomenological Modeling of Fusion Welding Processes
Welding is utilized in 50% of the industrial, commercial, and consumer products that make up the U.S. gross national product. In… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Catastrophes and conservation: lessons from sea otters and the exxon valdez.
In this commentary, the author considers the effort to save sea otters after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Despite immense… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Distribution of phototrophic microbes in the flat laminated microbial mat at Laguna Figueroa, Baja California, Mexico.
  • J. Stolz
  • Bio Systems
  • 1990
  • Corpus ID: 4702164
Review
1990
Review
1990
Long-term outcome for patients with panic disorder treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Psychological approaches to panic disorder with agoraphobia have concentrated on agoraphobic avoidance behavior associated with… 
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