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Varas-Lorenzo, C., J. Castellsague, M.R. Stang, L. Tomas, J. Aguado, and S. Perez-Gutthann. (2008). "Positive predictive value of ICD-9 codes 410 and 411 in the identification of cases of acute coronary syndromes in the Saskatchewan Hospital automated database." Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 17(8):842-852.

BACKGROUND: Case definitions are essential to epidemiological research. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate ICD-9 codes 410 and 411 to identify cases of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and the clinical... Full Abstract »

Mangel, A.W., J.D. Bornstein, L.R. Hamm, J. Buda, J. Wang, W. Irish, and D. Urso. (2008). "Clinical trial: asimadoline in the treatment of patients with irritable bowel syndrome." Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 28(2):239-249.

BACKGROUND: In models of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), asimadoline, a kappa-opioid agonist, improves pain and abnormal bowel function. AIM: To evaluate the effects of three doses of asimadoline... Full Abstract »

Javitt, J.C., G.P. Zlateva, S.R. Earnshaw, A.M. Pleil, C.N. Graham, A.J. Brogan, S.N. Shah, and A.R. Adamis. (2008). "Cost-effectiveness model for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: Comparing early and late treatment with pegaptanib sodium based on visual acuity." Value in Health, 11(4):563-574.

Brookhart, M.A., S. Schneeweiss, J. Avorn, B.D. Bradbury, K.J. Rothman, M. Fischer, J. Mehta, and W.C. Winkelmayer. (2008). "The effect of altitude on dosing and response to erythropoietin in ESRD." Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 19(7):1389-1395.

Cook, S.F., L. Lanza, X. Zhou, C.T. Sweeney, D. Goss, K. Hollis, A.W. Mangel, and S.E. Fehnel. (2008). "Gastrointestinal side effects in chronic opioid users: Results from a population-based survey." Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 27(12):1224-1232.

Clark, M.. (2008). "Reader seeks clarification on hand-foot skin reaction." Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 12(3):395-395.

Irish, W.D., M.A. Schnitzler, S. Feng, and D.C. Brennan. (2008). "An updated nomogram for predicting the likelihood of delayed graft function in the current era of deceased donor renal transplantation." American Journal of Transplantation, 8(Suppl. 2):243-243.

Moorman, P.G., B. Calingaert, R.T. Palmieri, E.S. Iversen, R.C. Bentley, S. Halabi, A. Berchuck, and J.M. Schildkraut. (2008). "Hormonal risk factors for ovarian cancer in premenopausal and postmenopausal women." American Journal of Epidemiology, 167(9):1059-1069.

Ovarian cancer is most frequently diagnosed in postmenopausal women; however, the strongest risk predictors, pregnancy and oral contraceptive use, occur in most women in their twenties and thirties.... Full Abstract »

Subramanian, S., D.U. Ekwueme, J.G. Gardner, B. Bapat, and C. Kramer. (2008). "Identifying and controlling for program-level differences in comparative cost analysis: Lessons from the economic evaluation of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program." Evaluation and Program Planning, 31(2):136-144.

Performing economic evaluations of established health care programs is essential to identify and control for underlying program-level variations and to make valid comparisons. At a time when the... Full Abstract »

Irish, D., M.A. Schnitzler, S. Feng, and D.C. Brennan. (2008). "Impact of expanded criteria donors on delayed graft function." American Journal of Transplantation, 8(Suppl. 2):601-601.

Mansfield, C., D.J. Phaneuf, F.R. Johnson, J.C. Yang, and R. Beach. (2008). "Preferences for public lands management under competing uses: The case of Yellowstone National Park." Land Economics, 84(2):282-305.

We examine snowmobile use conflict in Yellowstone National Park to assess the effect of different winter management policies on heterogeneous visitors’ welfare. Using a stated preference choice... Full Abstract »

Bradbury, B.D., O. Wang, C.W. Critchlow, K.J. Rothman, P. Heagerty, M. Keen, and J.F. Acquavella. (2008). "Relative mortality and epoetin alfa dose in hemodialysis patients - Reply." American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 51(5):865-866.

Mcafee, A.T., K.C. Holdridge, C.B. Johannes, K. Hornbuckle, and A.M. Walker. (2008). "The effect of pharmacotherapy for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on risk of seizures in pediatric patients as assessed in an insurance claims database." Current Drug Safety, 3(2):123-131.

Purpose: To estimate the rate of new-onset seizure in ADHD patients in relation to ADHD pharmacotherapy. Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 34,727 patients, ages 6 to 17, with at least two... Full Abstract »

Devine, S., S.L. West, E. Andrews, P. Tennis, S. Eaton, J. Thorp, and A. Olshan. (2008). "Validation of neural tube defects in the full featured - general practice research database." Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 17(5):434-444.

Background The General Practice Research Database (GPRD) has been used to identify associations between pregnancy medication exposures and birth defects, but experts have argued that databases such... Full Abstract »

Tangka, F.K.L., S. Subramanian, B. Bapat, L.C. Seeff, A. DeGroff, J. Gardner, A.B. Ryerson, M. Nadel, and J. Royalty. (2008). "Cost of starting colorectal cancer screening programs: Results from five federally funded demonstration programs." Preventing Chronic Disease, 5(2):A47-.

Introduction In 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started a 3-year colorectal cancer screening demonstration project and funded five programs to explore the feasibility of a... Full Abstract »

Skinner, C.S., J.M. Schildkraut, B. Calingaert, C. Hoyo, S.S. Crankshaw, L. Fish, L. Susswein, C. Jasper, and L. Reid. (2008). "Factors associated with African Americans' enrollment in a national cancer genetics registry." Community Genetics, 11(4):224-233.

This study explored whether reactions to the Cancer Genetics Network (CGN) or CGN enrollment differed by receipt of a standard informational brochure versus a targeted version addressing factors... Full Abstract »

Tang, P., J.M. Wang, and P. Bourne. (2008). "Molecular classifications of breast carcinoma with similar terminology and different definitions: Are they the same?." Human Pathology, 39(4):506-513.

Hutchison, G.B., K.J. Rothman, P. Cole, T. Mach, N.S. Weiss, and R.R. Monson. (2008). "Brian MacMahon, 1923-2007." Epidemiology, 19(2):357-357.

Onken, J.E., P.K. Greer, B. Calingaert, and L.P. Hale. (2008). "Bromelain treatment decreases secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines by colon biopsies in vitro." Clinical Immunology, 126(3):345-352.

Oral bromelain has been anecdotally reported to decrease inflammation in ulcerative colitis (UC). Proteolytically active bromelain is known to decrease expression of mRNAs encoding pro-inflammatory... Full Abstract »

Guh, S., X.B. Chen, C. Poulos, Z. Qi, J.W. Cao, L. von Seidlein, J.C. Chen, X.Y. Wang, Z.C. Xing, A. Nyamete, J. Clemens, and D. Whittington. (2008). "Comparison of cost-of-illness with willingness-to-pay estimates to avoid shigellosis: evidence from China." Health Policy and Planning, 23(2):125-136.

Previous studies have shown that cost of illness (COI) measures are lower than the conceptually correct willingness-to-pay (WTP) measure of the economic benefits of disease prevention. We compare... Full Abstract »

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