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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies as predictors of inflammatory bowel disease by Israeli, E, Grotto, I, Gilburd, B, Balicer, R D, Goldin, E, Wiik, A, Shoenfeld, Y

“…Background and aims: Several antibodies have been reported in the sera of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The most commonly…”
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Incidence of lung cancer following pneumonia in smokers: a population-based study by Shepshelovich, D, Barda, N, Goldvaser, H, Dagan, N, Zer, A, Diker-Cohen, T, Balicer, R, Gafter-Gvili, A

“…Summary Background Pneumonia is more common in smokers compared with non-smokers. A high 1-year prevalence of lung cancer following hospitalization for…”
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The characteristics of patients with possible familial hypercholesterolemia—screening a large payer/provider healthcare delivery system by Elis, A, Leventer-Roberts, M, Bachrach, A, Lieberman, N, Durst, R, Knobler, H, Balicer, R

“…Abstract Background Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an under-diagnosed condition. Aim We applied standard laboratory criteria across a large longitudinal…”
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A historical cohort study on glycemic-control and cancer-risk among patients with diabetes by Dankner, R., Boker, L. Keinan, Boffetta, P., Balicer, R.D., Murad, H., Berlin, A., Olmer, L., Agai, N., Freedman, LS

“…•Among 440,000 diabetic patients with over 26,000 cancer events, glycemic control had little or no association with risk of of most selected cancer.•Poorer…”
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Primary care networks and team effectiveness: the case of a large-scale quality improvement disparity reduction program by Spitzer-Shohat, S., Goldfracht, M., Key, C., Hoshen, M., Balicer, R. D., Shadmi, E.

“…Documentation of primary care teams' involvement in disparity reduction efforts exists, yet little is known about how teams interact or perceive their…”
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Increased Healthcare Utilization associated with Obesity by Hoshen, M.B, Balicer, R

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Risk factors for and impact of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection: matched case–control study by Henig, O., Weber, G., Hoshen, M. B., Paul, M., German, L., Neuberger, A., Gluzman, I., Berlin, A., Shapira, C., Balicer, R. D.

“…The objective of this investigation was to identify risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) and its association with mortality. A…”
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Increased length of stay for Obese Patients by Chronic Disease by Hoshen, M.B, Leventer-Roberts, M, Balicer, R

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Reducing inequity in primary care clinics treating low socioeconomic Jewish and Arab populations in Israel by Spitzer-Shohat, S., Shadmi, E., Goldfracht, M., Kay, C., Hoshen, M., Balicer, R.D.

“…An organization-wide inequity-reduction quality improvement (QI) initiative was implemented in primary care clinics serving disadvantaged Arab and Jewish…”
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Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults may occur through saliva by LEVINE, H., ZARKA, S., DAGAN, R., SELA, T., ROZHAVSKI, V., COHEN, D. I., BALICER, R. D.

“…Of 742 army recruits tested for pneumococcal nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal carriage, 6·6% were positive. Frequent sharing of a drinking glass/bottle was a…”
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Trends in outpatient antibiotic use in Israel during the years 2000–2010: setting targets for an intervention by Low, M., Nitzan, O., Bitterman, H., Cohen, C., Hammerman, A., Lieberman, N., Raz, R., Balicer, R. D.

“…Purpose The abundant use of antibiotics (Abs) in the community plays a major role in inducing Ab resistance, but the literature concerning patterns in…”
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Secular trends of gonorrhea in young adults in Israel: three decades of follow-up by Mimouni, D, Bar-Zeev, Y, Davidovitch, N, Huerta, M, Balicer, R. D, Levine, H, Ankol, O, Grotto, I

“…Recent reports of increased rates of gonorrhea initiated an analysis of secular trends of gonorrhea in a young adult population. Gonorrhea is a notifiable…”
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An outbreak of leptospirosis among Israeli troops near the Jordan River by Hadad, E, Pirogovsky, A, Bartal, C, Gilad, J, Barnea, A, Yitzhaki, S, Grotto, I, Balicer, R D, Schwartz, E

“…An outbreak of leptospirosis that involved 7 of a team of 27 Israeli troops occurred following a military exercise in northern Israel near the Jordan River…”
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Is it possible to perform a comprehensive analysis of the diagnostic data of mental diseases in the early stages? by Zalutskaya, N. M., Eran, A., Freilikhman, Sh, Balicer, R., Gomzyakova, N. A., Korkhov, V. V., Neznanov, N. G., Bogdanov, A. V., Degtyarev, A. B.

“…The work annotates the goals and objectives of the planned joint Russian-Israeli research project aimed at a comprehensive assessment of the data obtained…”
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The 3-Arm Strategy for Readmission Prevention: Automated Predictive Modeling, Readmission Prevention Intervention, and Monitoring by Shadmi, E, Flaks-Manov, N, Kay, C, Lieberman, N, Balicer, RD

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Post exposure prophylaxis of tick-borne relapsing fever by Balicer, R. D, Mimouni, D, Bar-Zeev, Y, Levine, H, Davidovitch, N, Ankol, O. H, Zarka, S. S

“…Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is endemic to Israel. Since 2004, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has mandated the prophylaxis of tick-bitten subjects with a…”
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A cluster of septic olecranon bursitis in association with infantry training by Wasserzug, O, Balicer, R D, Boxman, J, Klement, E, Ambar, R, Zimhony, O

“…Septic olecranon bursitis (OB) is caused primarily by Staphylococcus aureus (SA) usually in association with occupations involving trauma to the elbows. An…”
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Cost-benefit of stockpiling drugs for influenza pandemic by Balicer, Ran D, Huerta, Michael, Davidovitch, Nadav, Grotto, Itamar

“…We analyzed strategies for the use of stockpiled antiviral drugs in the context of a future influenza pandemic and estimated cost-benefit ratios. Current…”
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(P2-10) Emergency Medical Services Workers' Willingness to Work during Pandemic Influenza by Klein, I., Balicer, R., Aharonson-Daniel, L., Jaffe, E.

“…Background Emergency medicine services (EMS) will play a key role in any response to a flu epidemic. In order to devise an effective preparedness plan for…”
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An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis on an Israeli military base by Grotto, I, Huerta, M, Balicer, R D, Halperin, T, Cohen, D, Orr, N, Gdalevich, M

“…Noroviruses (NVs) are a predominant cause of viral gastroenteritis outbreaks, but they are difficult to identify because they cannot be cultivated in cell…”
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