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Association between mobility mode and C-reactive protein levels in men with chronic spinal cord injuryLeslie R Morse
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:726-31. 2008..To assess clinical determinants of systemic inflammation in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)...- The relationship between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes for shoulder arthroplastyNitin Jain
VA Boston Healthcare System, 1400 VFW Parkway, Pulmonary IIIB, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:496-505. 2004.... - Relation between blood lead levels and childhood anemia in IndiaNitin B Jain
VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:968-73. 2005..7 (95% confidence interval: 1.1, 2.6). Health agencies in India should note the association of elevated blood lead levels with anemia and make further efforts to curb lead pollution and childhood anemia... - Effect of provider volume on resource utilization for surgical procedures of the kneeNitin Jain
Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 13:302-12. 2005..001). High-volume providers utilize healthcare resources more efficiently. Our findings may help surgeons and hospitals in optimizing resource utilization and cost for routinely-performed ambulatory surgery procedures... - Total arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis: role of provider volumeNitin B Jain
Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Durham, NC, USA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 14:361-7. 2005..Definitive treatment guidelines for glenohumeral osteoarthritis are needed... - Influence of provider volume on length of stay, operating room time, and discharge status for rotator cuff repairNitin B Jain
Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Durham, NC, USA
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 14:407-13. 2005..The mean operating room times for low- and intermediate-volume surgeons were significantly higher than that for high-volume surgeons (P < .001). We conclude that high-volume providers use health care resources more efficiently... - Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderlyUlrich Guller
Department of Surgery, the Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Surgery 135:479-88. 2004.... - Laparoscopic vs open colectomy: outcomes comparison based on large nationwide databasesUlrich Guller
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Arch Surg 138:1179-86. 2003..Laparoscopic colectomy has significant advantages over open colectomy in the treatment of diverticular disease with respect to the length of hospital stay, routine hospital discharge, and postoperative morbidity and mortality... - A prospective study of bone lead concentration and death from all causes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer in the Department of Veterans Affairs Normative Aging StudyMarc G Weisskopf
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Circulation 120:1056-64. 2009..The association between bone lead levels and mortality has not been explored... - Trends in epidemiology of knee arthroplasty in the United States, 1990-2000Nitin B Jain
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Arthritis Rheum 52:3928-33. 2005.... - Trends in the epidemiology of total shoulder arthroplasty in the United States from 1990-2000Nitin B Jain
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Arthritis Rheum 55:591-7. 2006..We evaluated trends in the distribution of age, race, hospital volume and teaching status, outcomes, and indications for TSA during the last decade... - Determinants of lung volumes in chronic spinal cord injuryEvan L Stepp
Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1499-506. 2008..To characterize determinants of lung volumes in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI)... - Dyspnea during daily activities in chronic spinal cord injuryNoel F Grandas
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA 02132, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86:1631-5. 2005.... - Childhood correlates of blood lead levels in Mumbai and DelhiNitin B Jain
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Environ Health Perspect 114:466-70. 2006..Our study may help in targeting susceptible populations and identifying correctable factors for elevated BLLs in Mumbai and Delhi... - High hospital volume is associated with better outcomes for breast cancer surgery: analysis of 233,247 patientsUlrich Guller
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, CH 4031, Basel, Switzerland
World J Surg 29:994-9; discussion 999-1000. 2005..The objective of this investigation was to assess the relationship between hospital volume and outcomes for breast cancer surgery... - Dietary calcium as a potential modifier of the relationship of lead burden to blood pressureSahar F Elmarsafawy
Occupational Health Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Epidemiology 17:531-7. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: High bone and blood lead increased the likelihood of hypertension, particularly among subjects with low dietary calcium intake. Dietary calcium may be helpful in prevention of hypertension induced by elevated lead burden... - Impact of surgeon and hospital caseload on the likelihood of performing laparoscopic vs open sigmoid resection for diverticular disease: a study based on 55,949 patientsWalter P Weber
Department of Surgery, Divisions of General Surgery and Surgical Research, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Arch Surg 142:253-9; discussion 259. 2007..High-volume surgeons and hospitals are more likely to perform laparoscopic procedures than open procedures for diverticular disease as compared with low-volume surgeons and hospitals... - Lead levels and ischemic heart disease in a prospective study of middle-aged and elderly men: the VA Normative Aging StudyNitin B Jain
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Environ Health Perspect 115:871-5. 2007..Lead exposure has been associated with higher blood pressure, hypertension, electrocardiogram abnormalities, and increased mortality from circulatory causes... - Smoking behavior in trucking industry workersNitin B Jain
Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Am J Ind Med 49:1013-20. 2006..Our study also suggests that an assessment of methods to control for smoking should be considered in the design of retrospective occupational health studies...