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Effect of Alendronate on Risk of Fracture in Women With Low Bone Density but Without Vertebral Fractures: Results From the Fracture Intervention Trial by Cummings, Steven R, Black, Dennis M, Thompson, Desmond E, Applegate, William B, Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth, Musliner, Thomas A, Palermo, Lisa, Prineas, Ronald, Rubin, Susan M, Scott, Jean C, Vogt, Thomas, Wallace, Robert, Yates, A. John, LaCroix, Andrea Z, for the Fracture Intervention Trial Research Group

“…CONTEXT.— Alendronate sodium reduces fracture risk in postmenopausal women who have vertebral fractures, but its effects on fracture risk have not been studied…”
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Therapeutic benefits of ACE inhibitors and other antihypertensive drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes by PAHOR, M, PSATY, B. M, ALDERMAN, M. H, APPLEGATE, W. B, WILLIAMSON, J. D, FURBERG, C. D

“…Therapeutic benefits of ACE inhibitors and other antihypertensive drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes. M Pahor , B M Psaty , M H Alderman , W B Applegate ,…”
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Hypokalemia Associated With Diuretic Use and Cardiovascular Events in the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program by Franse, Lonneke V, Pahor, Marco, Di Bari, Mauro, Somes, Grant W, Cushman, William C, Applegate, William B

“…The treatment of hypertension with high-dose thiazide diuretics results in potassium depletion and a limited benefit for preventing coronary events. The…”
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Serum uric acid, diuretic treatment and risk of cardiovascular events in the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) by Franse, Lonneke V, Pahor, Marco, Bari, Mauro Di, Shorr, Ronald I, Wan, Jim Y, Somes, Grant W, Applegate, William B

“…OBJECTIVETo assess longitudinally the association of serum uric acid and its change due to diuretic treatment with cardiovascular events in hypertensive…”
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Effect of Treating Isolated Systolic Hypertension on the Risk of Developing Various Types and Subtypes of Stroke: The Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) by Perry, Jr, H. Mitchell, Davis, Barry R, Price, Thomas R, Applegate, William B, Fields, William S, Guralnik, Jack M, Kuller, Lewis, Pressel, Sara, Stamler, Jeremiah, Probstfield, Jeffrey L, for the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) Cooperative Research Group

“…CONTEXT The Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP) demonstrated that treating isolated systolic hypertension in older patients decreased incidence…”
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Effect of Voluntary Weight Loss on Bone Mineral Density in Older Overweight Women by Chao, Dinnie, Espeland, Mark A., Farmer, Deborah, Register, Thomas C., Lenchik, Leon, Applegate, William B., Ettinger Jr, Walter H.

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of diet and exercise‐induced weight loss on bone mineral density in overweight postmenopausal women DESIGN: A 1‐year…”
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Reproducibility of noninvasive ultrasonic measurement of carotid atherosclerosis : the asymptomatic carotid artery plaque study by RILEY, W. A, BARNES, R. W, APPLEGATE, W. B, DEMPSEY, R, HARTWELL, T, DAVIS, V. G, BOND, M. G, FURBERG, C. D

“…To determine the effect of a lipid-lowering agent and/or a low-dose antithrombotic agent on the progression of early-stage carotid atherosclerosis, noninvasive…”
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Hypertension in elderly patients by Applegate, W B

“…To synthesize and analyze new information on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of hypertension in the elderly to guide physicians making…”
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Instruments for the Functional Assessment of Older Patients by Applegate, William B, Blass, John P, Williams, T. Franklin

“…COMPREHENSIVE functional assessment of elderly patients in clinical settings is becoming essential for optimal clinical management. 1 Frail elderly patients…”
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Comparison of subjective ratings of function with observed functional ability of frail older persons by Elam, J T, Graney, M J, Beaver, T, el Derwi, D, Applegate, W B, Miller, S T

“…Important clinical decisions often hinge on patients' functional status. Previous studies have shown disagreement among sources of ratings of patients'…”
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Tennessee's Failed Managed Care Program for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services by Chang, Cyril F, Kiser, Laurel J, Bailey, James E, Martins, Manny, Gibson, William C, Schaberg, Kari A, Mirvis, David M, Applegate, William B

“…In July 1996, Tennessee initiated a managed mental health and substance abuse program called TennCare Partners. This publicly funded "carve-out" experiment…”
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Effect of Pharmacologic Lipid Lowering on Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons: Results from the Cholesterol Reduction in Seniors Program (CRISP) Pilot Study by Santanello, Nancy C., Barber, Beth L., Applegate, William B., Elam, Janet, Curtis, Carolyn, Hunninghake, Donald B., Gordon, David J.

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of lovastatin therapy on health‐related quality of life in older persons. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, double blind…”
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Effect of niacin, warfarin, and antioxidant therapy on coagulation parameters in patients with peripheral arterial disease in the Arterial Disease Multiple Intervention Trial (ADMIT) by Chesney, Carolyn M., Elam, Marshall B., Herd, J.Alan, Davis, Kathryn B., Garg, Rekha, Hunninghake, Donald, Kennedy, J.Ward, Applegate, William B.

“…Background Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, including that caused by associated…”
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Quality of Life During Antihypertensive Treatment: Lessons From the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program by Applegate, William B

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Recent advances: Geriatric medicine by Pahor, Marco, Applegate, William B

“…Two observational studies in cohorts of elderly subjects-the established populations for epidemiologic studies of the elderly and the Baltimore longitudinal…”
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Physical exercise and the prevention of disability in activities of daily living in older persons with osteoarthritis by Penninx, B W, Messier, S P, Rejeski, W J, Williamson, J D, DiBari, M, Cavazzini, C, Applegate, W B, Pahor, M

“…The prevention of disability in activities of daily living (ADL) may prolong older persons' autonomy (older persons are defined in this study as those aged >…”
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Geriatric Assessment Unit in a Community Rehabilitation Hospital by Applegate, William B, Miller, Stephen T, Graney, Marshall J, Elam, Janet T, Burns, Robert, Akins, Derene E

“…We conducted a randomized trial in a community rehabilitation hospital to determine the effect of treatment in a geriatric assessment unit on the physical…”
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The role of diastolic blood pressure when treating isolated systolic hypertension by Somes, G W, Pahor, M, Shorr, R I, Cushman, W C, Applegate, W B

“…To assess the role of treated diastolic blood pressure (DBP) level in stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with…”
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Health outcomes associated with calcium antagonists compared with other first-line antihypertensive therapies: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Pahor, Marco, Psaty, Bruce M, Alderman, Michael H, Applegate, William B, Williamson, Jeff D, Cavazzini, Chiara, Furberg, Curt D

“…Several observational studies and individual randomised trials in hypertension have suggested that, compared with other drugs, calcium antagonists may be…”
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Exercise and depressive symptoms: A comparison of aerobic and resistance exercise effects on emotional and physical function in older persons with high and low depressive symptomatology by PENNINX, Brenda W. J. H, REJESKI, W. Jack, PANDYA, Jasma, MILLER, Michael E, DI BARI, Mauro, APPLEGATE, William B, PAHOR, Marco

“…This study examines and compares the effect of aerobic and resistance exercise on emotional and physical function among older persons with initially high or…”
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