Schaffer

Schäf·fer

(shā'fĕr),

Max, German neurologist, 1852-1923. See: Schäffer reflex.

Schaeffer,

(Schäffer), Max, German neurologist, 1852-1923.

Schaeffer reflex - great toe dorsiflexion produced by pinching the Achilles tendon.

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The company used to maintain 41 different medical management teams, but has since centralized its physicians and nurses into four locations to address 20 specific conditions that Schaffer says are less common than those typically identified in DM programs, but which are medically significant enough to warrant intervention.

Quality as a passion: CIGNA Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer W. Allen Schaffer, M.D., describes how a national health plan combines IT and human resources, and embraces national evidence-based standards, to influence the individual health status of millions of members

But first, Schaffer joined us in the bustling dining room for lunch: soup, rice, beans, and tortillas, and the ubiquitous coffee.

Southern hospitality

Bob Schaffer squabbling over the party's conservative core.

Senate primary turning acrimonious in Colorado

Lane warned Cohen of the risks and advised him to meet with Eric Schaffer, a 38-year old Hicksville, Long Island prosthetist, an expert in designing state-of-the-art artificial limbs.

Driven to succeed

Charles Schaffer said in a poster presentation at the Fifth International Conference on Bipolar Disorder.

Opioids may induce mania in bipolar patients: no explanation behind the trigger

If Schaffer felt any extra satisfaction upon hearing the news, it was knowing he played a big role at a pivotal moment in Murray's career.

The payoff: for Eddie Murray, switch-hitting experiment was a huge success; during the early stages of his career, future Hall of Famer faced reluctance by Baltimore management on his desire to bat from both sides of plate

Jonathan Schaffer has recently argued that David Lewis's version of RA, which is perhaps the most detailed version yet provided, cannot account for our failure to know in cases involving missed clues, that is, cases in which we see but fail to appreciate decisive evidence.

The relevant alternatives theory and missed clues. (Philosophical Abstracts)

Ken Schaffer, the main force behind the new network, is hoping to launch it in April 2004.

Television network will create opportunities for Metis people. (Careers & Training)

Schaffer provided some helpful hints in negotiating hotel contracts, and especially negotiating attrition and cancellation clauses since September 11, at the recent 24th Annual We Love New Day Worldwide Meeting Commtech Expo in New York City.

Hotel contracts: negotiating better deals for members. (Negotiating)

At first glance, it appears that entrepreneurs Richard Guerin and Dan Schaffer have little in common.

Opportunity knocks for young entrepreneurs. (FedNor Update)

The Essential" from Schaffer Performance Archery is a 4-ounce rest that will fit most bows, thanks to its universal mount system.

"The Essential" from Schaffer Performance Archery. (Arrow Rests)

Following on from the illuminating collection Women and British Aestheticism (Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia, 2000) which she edited with Kathy Alexis Psomiades, Talia Schaffer recovers a number of women writers, highly celebrated in their day, and considers their diverse contributions to aesthetic literature and culture.