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..This study highlights the statistical journal articles, the statistical journals, and the types of statistical methods that appear to be having the most direct impact on GIM research...

..Through multivariable models, this study found that overall costs of non-MH/SA services were similar between users and nonusers of MH/SA services...

..This study examined the effects of the volume estimation error associated with four CT scan slice thicknesses (0.625, 1.25, 2.50, and 5.00 mm) on estimates of volume doubling time (VDT) for solid nodules of various sizes...

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..Despite the proven effectiveness of many medications for chronic diseases, many patients do not refill their prescriptions in the required timeframe...

..To determine if changes in blood pressure and changes in class or dosing of antihypertensive drugs were significantly different in patients treated with celecoxib versus rofecoxib, two cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors...

..Constrained randomization is a technique to help ensure balance on pre-specified baseline covariates...

..Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) may develop psychological problems in addition to physiologic symptoms. We investigated whether demographic and clinical factors are associated with comorbid depression...

..To examine demographic and clinical predictors of in-hospital death of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and determine to what extent apparent racial differences may be attributed to socioeconomic factors...

..This article examines the prevalence of terminal digit preference (TDP) in primary care practices and the effect that a practice's level of TDP influences patients' BP measurements and management...

..To clarify which racial differences in disease manifestations can be attributed to differences in other factors such as gender, education, disease classification, and disease duration...

..The purpose of this study was to examine differences between healthcare use and associated costs in rural and urban at-risk drinkers...

..This article highlights the current medical research that has examined these associations in scleroderma-like disorders and in systemic sclerosis...

..To examine whether those participating in solvent oriented hobbies (SOH) are at greater risk of developing systemic sclerosis (SSc), and if the association is modified by the presence of the anti-Scl70 antibody...

..This paper quantifies the degree to which uncertainty in P(T) affects a study's statistical power...

..As new diagnostic methods and treatment options become available, balancing costs associated with SCA and quality of healthcare will continue to present challenges to many healthcare providers and insurers...

..We designed a study to examine the extent to which computed tomography (CT) NDS influences the confidence of radiologists in identifying small pulmonary nodules...

..S. in 1995. The overall in-hospital death rate was 7.1%. CONCLUSION: These patterns are consistent with a greater burden and increased severity of disease among non-whites under age 65 with Ssc...

..To determine the predictive accuracy of pH for identifying patients with malignant pleural effusions who will fail pleurodesis...

..Few studies have documented national trends in screening, awareness, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors. We evaluated trends in screening, prevalence, and treatment of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and smoking...

..Further investigation involving prospective data collection from cancer patients is warranted...

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..Length and intensity of intensive care should be incorporated into discussions regarding intensive care...

..The aim of this study was to describe the lifetime clinical course and costs of Crohn's disease in a 24-year population-based inception cohort of patients with Crohn's disease in Olmsted County, Minnesota...

..Quantitative survey results provide mean scores reflecting the integration of these strategies by practices. Nursing staff plays important roles to facilitate quality improvement within collaborative primary care practices...

..To examine a cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and pulmonary hypertension (PH) for ethnic disparities in clinical presentation, disease detection, or management...

..The use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in the elderly population is common. Interventions to decrease PIM use in primary care settings are needed...

..To evaluate whether ethnic disparities in mortality exist among hospitalized patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in South Carolina, USA...

..To determine the effect of an intervention to improve alcohol screening and brief counseling for hypertensive patients in primary care...

..To compare the composition of cytokines in African American and Caucasian patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) and in healthy individuals, particularly the expression and function of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)...

..Primary care practices can achieve high performance across a number of quality indicators, and PPRNet ABCs can serve as benchmarks for primary care practitioners and payers...

..To determine factors associated with falls among a sample of ambulatory individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI)...

..To study the mechanisms by which hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) down-regulates collagen and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in scleroderma (systemic sclerosis [SSc]) lung fibroblasts...

..In this study we set out to compare the expected costs and outcomes for a community-dwelling cohort of patients with Alzheimer's disease with agitation and/or psychosis who are (a) untreated, or (b) treated with olanzapine...

..This study was undertaken to test whether dabigatran etexilate attenuates lung injury in a murine model of interstitial lung disease...

..Understanding and addressing these disparities has the potential to incrementally improve hypertension control rates in the population...

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..003). These results could potentially divide the population into high or low responders to MUC1, which has important implications for MUC1-based immunotherapeutic interventions in breast cancer...

..This case study of highest performing practices within the Colorectal Screening in Primary Care study (C-TRIP) explains practice strategies used and provides a model for improving CRC screening in primary care...

..These results show that GM allotypes are associated with humoral immunity to HER-2, a finding with potentially significant implications for immunotherapy of breast cancer...

..Because CRC screening is usually initiated upon recommendations of primary care physicians, interventions in these settings are needed to improve screening...

..Despite the advantages of hospice care for lung cancer patients, many are enrolled late in the course of their illness or not at all. We sought to identify reasons for this pattern...

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..5% in both groups). Opportunities exist to increase the proportion of CRC screening received in adults aged 50 and older. C-TRIP evaluates the effectiveness of a model for improvement for increasing this proportion...

..0081). Levels of MUC1 IgM antibodies were not associated with these genetic markers. These results show, for the first time, that GM and KM allotypes contribute to the interindividual differences in humoral immunity to MUC1...

..To prospectively evaluate in a phantom the effects of reconstruction kernel, field of view (FOV), and section thickness on automated measurements of pulmonary nodule volume...

..While the US Food and Drug Administration is currently reexamining its regulatory stance, little evidence exists regarding the impact of DTC advertising on patient health outcomes...

..The findings suggest that a multicomponent intervention can have a robust impact on quality of care for diabetes...

..There has been resurgence of interest in lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography. The implications of directing a screening programme at smokers has been little explored...

..We sought to determine the effect of hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and their combinations on health care utilization and health status through analysis of data from a large national survey...

..Research is needed to validate effective and practical strategies for improving the provision of evidence-based medicine in primary care...

..To assess knowledge and use of alcohol self-report and biomarker screening by physicians...

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..We examined the relationship between cerebral blood flow velocity, measured by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography, and neurocognitive functioning...

..The findings underscore the need to carefully match intervention strategies with the needs of specific patient populations, and the importance of human dialog in the context of healing...

..Blood pressure control is achieved in a majority of patients in this practice secondary to their focus on guidelines, involvement of nursing staff in case management, and medication use consistent with recommendations...

..One poorly understood factor is the influence of a patient's faith on how they make medical decisions. We compared the importance of faith on treatment decisions among doctors, patients, and patient caregivers...

..This knowledge may benefit not only athletes in training, but other fitness enthusiasts, including casual runners and walkers and those who jog or walk to rehabilitate low back injuries...

..Techniques studied included computed tomographic (CT) scan, endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNA), positron emission tomography (PET), thoracoscopy/laparoscopy, and combinations of these...

..We evaluated the validity of self-reported hypercholesterolemia and identified determinants of validity...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of depression on all-cause and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality among adults with and without diabetes...

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..The objective of this study was to determine whether the way a doctor dresses is an important factor in the degree of trust and confidence among respondents...

..Perceived time constraints, patient sensitivity to questions about alcohol, and possible stigma associated with a diagnosis of alcoholism were also relevant barriers requiring problem solving...

..DTC advertising of Vioxx increased the likelihood that patients received both Vioxx and Celebrex, but Celebrex ads only affected Vioxx use...

..One sawbone without deformity served as the control...

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..To assess the accuracy of pleural fluid (PF) pH in predicting duration of survival of patients with malignant pleural effusions...

..9 +/- 2.1 months) than white children (11.6 +/- 2.3 months). Overall, the independent variables included in the model were only able to explain 2.5% of the variance of age at ambulation...

..This trend was dramatically reversed in 2000. CONCLUSIONS: The January 2000 dental Medicaid reform in South Carolina had marked impact on Medicaid enrollees' access to dental services...

..Maximum reduction in mortality could be achieved by reducing initiation and increasing cessation at all ages, but a reduction in mortality would not occur for several decades...

..Good control in this study was not due to specific drug choice, but instead may have been due to regular monitoring of blood pressure and motivation of the practice to improve patient care...

..In this article, a study is presented in which a set of medication prescribing and monitoring quality indicators were developed, and adherence to them was assessed among a group of US primary care practices...

..Mail survey of participants with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI)...

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..Theories and evidence supporting these interventions are described and could prove useful to others trying to translate medical research into practice. Additional theory development is needed to support translation in medical offices...

..Daily consumption of a variety of foods is important due to the health-protective constituents they contain. Few studies have documented how smoking and the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and milk may be associated in female teens...

..67-1.69); other: 2.13 (95% CI=0.55-8.25). CONCLUSION: The coexistence of cancer and depression is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, and the effect of depression on the risk of death differs by cancer site...

..The aim of this study was to examine variations in the adoption of improvements among sites achieving the best outcomes...

..These results provide preliminary evidence for the efficacy of GMI when added at the outset to an inpatient program...

..We explored autoimmune disease and other comorbidity patterns among SSc patients in the US from 2001 to 2002 and compared these with controls...

..The aim of this study was to determine whether serum ferritin levels correlated with liver iron content in sickle cell patients on chronic transfusion...

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