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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of respiratory muscle training on pulmonary function in tetraplegia by Tamplin, J, Berlowitz, D J

“…Study design: Systematic review Objectives: To determine the effect of respiratory muscle training (RMT) on pulmonary function in tetraplegia. Methods: A…”
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Patient characteristics associated with oral anticoagulation control: results of the Veterans AffaiRs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA) by ROSE, A. J., HYLEK, E. M., OZONOFF, A., ASH, A. S., REISMAN, J. I., BERLOWITZ, D. R.

“…Background: In patients receiving oral anticoagulation, improved control can reduce adverse outcomes such as stroke and major hemorrhage. However, little is…”
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Trends in antiepileptic drug prescribing for older patients with new-onset epilepsy: 2000-2004 by PUGH, M. J. V, VAN COTT, A. C, CRAMER, J. A, KNOEFEL, J. E, AMUAN, M. E, TABARES, J, RAMSAY, R. E, BERLOWITZ, D. R

“…Newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been shown to be equally efficacious as older seizure medications but with fewer neurotoxic and systemic side effects in…”
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Subjective sleep disturbances and quality of life in chronic tetraplegia by Spong, J, Graco, M, Brown, D J, Schembri, R, Berlowitz, D J

“…Study design: This is a cross-sectional survey. Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the subjective sleep disturbances and quality of life…”
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Validation of the Dutch clinical prediction rule for ambulation outcomes in an inpatient setting following traumatic spinal cord injury by van Silfhout, L, Peters, A E J, Graco, M, Schembri, R, Nunn, A K, Berlowitz, D J

“…Study design: Retrospective study. Objectives: To determine the accuracy of a previously described Dutch clinical prediction rule for ambulation outcome in…”
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Long-term change in respiratory function following spinal cord injury by van Silfhout, L, Peters, A E J, Berlowitz, D J, Schembri, R, Thijssen, D, Graco, M

“…Study design: Retrospective study. Objectives: To model the effect of time since injury on longitudinal respiratory function measures in spinal cord…”
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Inadequate Management of Blood Pressure in a Hypertensive Population by Berlowitz, Dan R, Ash, Arlene S, Hickey, Elaine C, Friedman, Robert H, Glickman, Mark, Kader, Boris, Moskowitz, Mark A

“…Although hypertension is among the most common reasons for an outpatient medical visit, 1 many patients with established hypertension have poorly controlled…”
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What constitutes high quality of care for adults with epilepsy? by PUGH, M. J. V, BERLOWITZ, D. R, FOUNTAIN, N, BOGGS, J, TATUM, W. O, KNOEFEL, J, HARDEN, C, MATTSON, R. H, KAZIS, L, MONTOURIS, G, BOKHOUR, B, CRAMER, J. A, BOHM, V, BOLLINGER, M, HELMERS, S, ETTINGER, A, MEADOR, K. J

“…Providers are increasingly being held accountable for the quality of care provided. While quality indicators have been used to benchmark the quality of care…”
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INR targets and site‐level anticoagulation control: results from the Veterans AffaiRs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA) by ROSE, A. J., BERLOWITZ, D. R., MILLER, D. R., HYLEK, E. M., OZONOFF, A., ZHAO, S., REISMAN, J. I., ASH, A. S.

“…Background: Not all clinicians target the same International Normalized Ratio (INR) for patients with a guideline‐recommended target range of 2–3. A patient’s…”
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Continuous positive airway pressure requirements in patients with tetraplegia and obstructive sleep apnoea by Le Guen, M C, Cistulli, P A, Berlowitz, D J

“…Study design: Clinic-based retrospective case–control study. Objectives: To compare continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) requirements between patients…”
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Editorial Note on: Respiratory CO2 response in acute cervical spinal cord injury (CO2 response in spinal cord injury) by Berlowitz, D J, O'Donoghue, F J

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The epidemiology and management of severe hypertension by Borzecki, A M, Kader, B, Berlowitz, D R

“…Hypertension guidelines stress that patients with severe hypertension (systolic blood pressure (BP)⩾180 or diastolic BP⩾110 mm Hg) require multiple drugs to…”
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Pharmacological and clinical aspects of antiepileptic drug use in the elderly by Perucca, E., Berlowitz, D., Birnbaum, A., Cloyd, J.C., Garrard, J., Hanlon, J.T., Levy, R.H., Pugh, M.J.

“…In this article, epidemiological and clinical aspects related to the use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in the elderly are highlighted. Studies have shown that…”
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Developing a spinal cord injury research strategy using a structured process of evidence review and stakeholder dialogue. Part III: outcomes by Middleton, J W, Piccenna, L, Lindsay Gruen, R, Williams, S, Creasey, G, Dunlop, S, Brown, D, Batchelor, P E, Berlowitz, D J, Coates, S, Dunn, J A, Furness, J B, Galea, M P, Geraghty, T, Kwon, B K, Urquhart, S, Yates, D, Bragge, P

“…Study design: Focus Group. Objectives: To develop a unified, regional spinal cord injury (SCI) research strategy for Australia and New Zealand. Setting:…”
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Sleep disruption in tetraplegia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of 3 mg melatonin by Spong, J, Kennedy, G A, Tseng, J, Brown, D J, Armstrong, S, Berlowitz, D J

“…Study design: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of melatonin supplementation to people with complete tetraplegia. Objectives: To…”
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The feasibility of using auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure to treat obstructive sleep apnoea after acute tetraplegia by Berlowitz, D J, Spong, Jo, Pierce, R J, Ross, J, Barnes, M, Brown, D J

“…Study design: A prospective cohort with acute tetraplegia. Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is common within weeks of tetraplegia. This study aimed…”
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Altering ventilator inspiratory time can reduce autocycling during sleep by Hannan, L.M, Rautela, L, Wilson, D.L, Berlowitz, D.J, Howard, M.E

“…Highlights • Autocycling is a form of patient–ventilator asynchrony (PVA) seen during non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV). • These phenomena…”
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Response to ‘A retrospective review of sleep disordered breathing, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases in spinal cord injury patients’ by Goh, M Y, Wong, E C K, Millard, M S, Brown, D J, Berlowitz, D J, O'Callaghan, C J

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Warfarin dose management affects INR control by ROSE, A. J., OZONOFF, A., BERLOWITZ, D. R., HENAULT, L. E., HYLEK, E. M.

“…Background: Little is known about how patterns of warfarin dose management contribute to percentage time in the therapeutic International Normalized Ratio…”
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The Effect of Age on Hypertension Control and Management by Borzecki, Ann M., Glickman, Mark E., Kader, Boris, Berlowitz, Dan R.

“…Despite guidelines recommending similar blood pressure (BP) treatment goals regardless of age, controversy exists regarding treating those ≥80 years of age…”
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