Search Results - "AVINS, A. L"

Osteoporosis identification among previously undiagnosed individuals with vertebral fractures by Gold, L. S., Cody, R. F., Tan, W. K., Marcum, Z. A., Meier, E. N., Sherman, K. J., James, K. T., Griffith, B., Avins, A. L., Kallmes, D. F., Suri, P., Friedly, J. L., Heagerty, P. J., Deyo, R. A., Luetmer, P. H., Rundell, S. D., Haynor, D. R., Jarvik, J. G.

“…Summary Because osteoporosis is under-recognized in patients with vertebral fractures, we evaluated characteristics associated with osteoporosis…”
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Systematic literature review of imaging features of spinal degeneration in asymptomatic populations by Brinjikji, W, Luetmer, P H, Comstock, B, Bresnahan, B W, Chen, L E, Deyo, R A, Halabi, S, Turner, J A, Avins, A L, James, K, Wald, J T, Kallmes, D F, Jarvik, J G

“…Degenerative changes are commonly found in spine imaging but often occur in pain-free individuals as well as those with back pain. We sought to estimate the…”
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Case-finding instruments for depression : Two questions are as good as many by WHOOLEY, M. A, AVINS, A. L, MIRANDA, J, BROWNER, W. S

“…To determine the validity of a two-question case-finding instrument for depression as compared with six previously validated instruments. The test…”
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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Severity by CT or MRI Does Not Predict Response to Epidural Corticosteroid versus Lidocaine Injections by Perez, F A, Quinet, S, Jarvik, J G, Nguyen, Q T, Aghayev, E, Jitjai, D, Hwang, W D, Jarvik, E R, Nedeljkovic, S S, Avins, A L, Schwalb, J M, Diehn, F E, Standaert, C J, Nerenz, D R, Annaswamy, T, Bauer, Z, Haynor, D, Heagerty, P J, Friedly, J L

“…Epidural steroid injections may offer little-to-no short-term benefit in the overall population of patients with symptomatic spinal stenosis compared with…”
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Can a back pain screening tool help classify patients with acute pain into risk levels for chronic pain? by Mehling, W.E., Avins, A.L, Acree, M.C, Carey, T.S, Hecht, F.M.

“…Background The 9‐item STarT‐Back screening tool was developed in primary care patients with low back pain (LBP) to identify those at greatest risk for chronic…”
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Improving the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease to Aid in the Management of High Cholesterol Levels: What a Difference a Decade Makes by Avins, Andrew L, Browner, Warren S

“…CONTEXT.— A patient's coronary heart disease (CHD) risk must be correctly classified to successfully apply risk-based guidelines for treatment of…”
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Do ratings on the American board of internal medicine resident evaluation form detect differences in clinical competence? by HABER, R. J, AVINS, A. L

“…To determine whether raters using the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Resident Evaluation Form can detect differences among residents in clinical…”
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Effect of Evaluator and Resident Gender on the American Board of Internal Medicine Evaluation Scores by Rand, Victoria E., Hudes, Esther S., Browner, Warren S., Wachter, Robert M., Avins, Andrew L.

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of resident and attending physician gender on the evaluation of residents in an internal medicine training program. DESIGN:…”
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Efficacité à long terme des injections péridurales de corticostéroïdes pour un nouvel épisode de lombalgie chez les personnes âgées by Curatolo, M., Rundell, S.D., Gold, L.S., Suri, P., Friedly, J.L., Nedeljkovic, S.S., Deyo, R.A., Turner, J.A., Bresnahan, B.W., Avins, A.L., Kessler, L., Heagerty, P.J., Jarvik, J.G., Dualé, C.

“…Contexte : Il existe peu de recherches sur l’efficacité à long terme des injections péridurales de corticostéroïdes (IPC) chez les personnes âgées, malgré la…”
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Changes in HIV-related behaviors among heterosexual alcoholics following addiction treatment by Avins, Andrew L., Lindan, Christina P., Woods, William J., Hudes, Esther S., Boscarino, Joseph A., Kay, Julia, Clark, Wayne, Hulley, Stephen B.

“…In order to measure changes in HIV-related behaviors among heterosexual alcoholics following treatment, we conducted a prospective cohort study of 700…”
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Lowering risk without lowering cholesterol : Implications for national cholesterol policy by AVINS, A. L, BROWNER, W. S

“…Current recommendations for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia include drug therapy for persons at sufficiently elevated risk for coronary heart disease…”
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Do triglycerides provide meaningful information about heart disease risk? by Avins, A L, Neuhaus, J M

“…Prior research suggests that adding triglyceride determinations to measurements of total cholesterol and cholesterol subfractions may improve the prediction of…”
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To tell or not to tell: the ethical dilemmas of HIV test notification in epidemiologic research by Avins, A L, Lo, B

“…Epidemiologic studies involving HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) antibody testing create ethical dilemmas, particularly about notifying asymptomatic…”
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Levels of HIV testing and low validity of self-reported test results among alcoholics and drug users by Lindan, C P, Avins, A L, Woods, W J, Hudes, E S, Clark, W, Hulley, S B

“…To evaluate HIV testing behavior, validity of self-reported serostatus, and intention to test among alcoholics and drug users entering treatment. Longitudinal…”
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Bundle-branch block and in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction by GO, A. S, BARRON, H. V, RUNDLE, A. C, ORNATO, J. P, AVINS, A. L

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The Cost-effectiveness of HIV Testing of Physicians and Dentists in the United States by Phillips, Kathryn A, Lowe, Robert A, Kahn, James G, Lurie, Peter, Avins, Andrew L, Ciccarone, Daniel

“…Objective.—To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative policies for human immunodeficiency testing (HIV) testing of physicians and…”
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Can unequal be more fair? Ethics, subject allocation, and randomised clinical trials by Avins, A L

“…Randomised clinical trials provide the most valid means of establishing the efficacy of clinical therapeutics. Ethical standards dictate that patients and…”
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Screening for human immunodeficiency virus antibody in urine by Berrios, D C, Avins, A L, Haynes-Sanstad, K, Eversley, R, Woods, W J

“…To determine the diagnostic accuracy of an investigational test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope antibodies in urine. Matched blood and urine…”
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Reporting clinical trial results by Avins, A L

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Triglyceride concentration and coronary heart disease by Garber, Alan M, Avins, Andrew L

“…The varied results in the literature make it possible to select studies that show an independent association between hypertriglyceridaemia and coronary heart…”
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