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Population mobility, globalization, and antimicrobial drug resistance by MacPherson, Douglas W, Gushulak, Brian D, Baine, William B, Bala, Shukal, Gubbins, Paul O, Holtom, Paul, Segarra-Newnham, Marisel

“…Population mobility is a main factor in globalization of public health threats and risks, specifically distribution of antimicrobial drug-resistant organisms…”
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Projected Cost-effectiveness of New Vaccines for Adolescents in the United States by Ortega-Sanchez, Ismael R, Lee, Grace M, Jacobs, R. Jake, Prosser, Lisa A, Molinari, Noelle-Angelique, Zhang, Xinzhi, Baine, William B, McCauley, Mary M, Miller, Ted, Working Group on Leading Economic Issues for New Vaccine for Adolescents

“…Economic assessments that guide policy making on immunizations are becoming increasingly important in light of new and anticipated vaccines for adolescents…”
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Cardiac Device Implantation in the United States from 1997 through 2004: A Population-based Analysis by Zhan, Chunliu, Baine, William B., Sedrakyan, Artyom, Steiner, Claudia

“…OBJECTIVE Use of cardiac devices has been increasing rapidly along with concerns over their safety and effectiveness. This study used hospital administrative…”
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Identification of Hospital-Acquired Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections from Medicare Claims: Sensitivity and Positive Predictive Value by Zhan, Chunliu, Elixhauser, Anne, Richards, Chesley L., Wang, Yun, Baine, William B., Pineau, Michael, Verzier, Nancy, Kliman, Rebecca, Hunt, David

“…Background and Objective: Hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the first 6 conditions Medicare is targeting to…”
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Observed association between antidepressant use and pneumonia risk was confounded by comorbidity measures by Hennessy, Sean, Bilker, Warren B, Leonard, Charles E, Chittams, Jesse, Palumbo, Cristin M, Karlawish, Jason H, Yang, Yu-Xiao, Lautenbach, Ebbing, Baine, William B, Metlay, Joshua P

“…Abstract Objective A prior study suggested that antidepressants might increase the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia in the elderly. This study sought to…”
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Trends and Outcomes in the Hospitalization of Older Americans for Cardiac Conduction Disorders or Arrhythmias, 1991-1998 by Baine, William B., Yu, William, Weis, Kathleen A.

“…OBJECTIVE: To identify epidemiological trends and measure outcomes in elderly patients hospitalized for cardiac conduction disorders or arrhythmias. DESIGN:…”
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Recommendations for prevention, screening, and diagnosis of HBV and HCV infections by Peters, Marion G, Weinbaum, Cindy, Tan, Litjen, Baine, William B, Dienstag, Jules L, Liang, T Jake, So, Samuel

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An analysis of administrative data found that proximate clinical event ratios provided a systematic approach to identifying possible iatrogenic risk factors or complications by Baine, William B., Kazakova, Sophia V.

“…A method to generate hypotheses about iatrogenic risk factors and complications from administrative data was developed and tested using hospitalization of the…”
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A decision model and cost-effectiveness analysis of colorectal cancer screening and surveillance guidelines for average-risk adults by Khandker, R K, Dulski, J D, Kilpatrick, J B, Ellis, R P, Mitchell, J B, Baine, W B

“…Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in people at average risk and at increased risk have recently been published by the American…”
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Systematic screening of secondary diagnoses in medicare administrative data to identify candidate risk factors for the principal diagnosis by Baine, William B.

“…PURPOSE: Secondary diagnoses in Medicare hospital discharge claims may include risk factors for the principal diagnosis. However, risk ratios for the principal…”
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The Epidemiology of Hospitalization of Elderly Americans for Septicemia or Bacteremia in 1991–1998: Application of Medicare Claims Data by Baine, William B, Yu, William, Summe, James P

“…PURPOSE: To describe the epidemiology of hospitalization of elderly Americans for septicemia or bacteremia. METHODS: Medicare claims data for discharges from…”
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Infectious Disease in the Aging: A Clinical Handbook Infectious Disease in the Aging: A Clinical Handbook Edited by Thomas T.  Yoshikawa and Dean C.  Norman New York, NY: Humana Press, 2009. 519 pp. $189.00 (hardcover) by Baine, William B.

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Using science to advance wound care practice: lessons from the literature by Bolton, Laura L, Baine, William B

“…Wound care professionals can improve clinical, patient-oriented wound outcomes and do so cost-effectively by using scientific evidence to meet patient and…”
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Production of Extracellular Hemolytic Cytotoxin by Legionella bozemanii by Frisch, Carolyn F., Baine, William B.

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Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009 by GOULD, Carolyn V, UMSCHEID, Craig A, AGARWAL, Rajender K, KUNTZ, Gretchen, PEGUES, David A

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Population Mobility, Globalization, and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance by MacPherson, Douglas W., Gushulak, Brian D., Baine, William B., Bala, Shukal, Gubbins, Paul O., Holtom, Paul, Segarra-Newnham, Marisel

“…Human travel contributes to antimicrobial drug resistance around the world…”
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Epidemiologic trends in the hospitalization of elderly Medicare patients for pneumonia, 1991-1998 by Baine, WB, Yu, W, Summe, JP

“…This study determined hospitalization rates of elderly Americans for pneumonia from 1991 through 1998. Epidemiologic data were described for 273,143 pneumonia…”
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The dawn of a new era: transforming our domestic response to hepatitis B C: activity 4: recommendations for prevention, screening, and diagnosis of HBV and HCV infections by Peters, Marion G, Weinbaum, Cindy, Tan, Litjen L.J, Baine, William B, Dienstag, Jules L, Liang, T. Jake, So, Samuel

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The Chest Roentgenogram in Sporadic Cases of Legionnaires' Disease by Storch, Gregory A, Sagel, Stuart S, Baine, William B

“…We reviewed chest roentgenograms from 17 persons with confirmed Legionnaires' disease. None of the cases was associated with known outbreaks. Pulmonary…”
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Scombroid Fish Poisoning: Outbreak Traced to Commercially Canned Tuna Fish by Merson, Michael H, Baine, William B, Gangarosa, Eugene J, Swanson, Richard C

“…In February 1973, scombroid fish poisoning occurred in 232 persons who had eaten from either of two lots of commercially canned tuna. Cases occurred in four…”
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