Research Topics | Marcus AlexanderSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Association of anemia correction with health related quality of life in patients not on dialysisMarcus Alexander
Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02138, USA
Curr Med Res Opin 23:2997-3008. 2007..This was an open-label study to asses the association of changes in hemoglobin with changes in health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients treated with darbepoetin alfa...
Bias and asymmetric loss in expert forecasts: a study of physician prognostic behavior with respect to patient survivalMarcus Alexander
Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, CGIS 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
J Health Econ 27:1095-108. 2008..We show that the physicians' bias is further increased by (1) reduction of the belief distributions to point forecasts, (2) communication of the forecast to the patient, and (3) physicians own past experience and reputation...
Chronic kidney disease and US healthcare resource utilization in a nationally representative sampleMarcus Alexander
Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Am J Nephrol 29:473-82. 2009..Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a prevalent condition; however, little is known about healthcare resource utilization (HRU) by CKD patients...
Effects of workers' compensation on the diagnosis and surgical treatment of patients with hand and wrist disordersCharles S Day
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Stoneman 10, Boston, MA 02215
J Bone Joint Surg Am 92:2294-9. 2010..The aim of this study was to compare the diagnosis and course of treatment of hand disorders between patients with Workers' Compensation insurance and patients with standard insurance...
Validation of an objective device for assessing circumductive wrist motionOrrin I Franko
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J Hand Surg Am 33:1293-300. 2008..We present the construct, criterion, test-retest, and inter-rater validity of a new circumduction measurement device...
