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Elevated exhaled nitric oxide is a clinical indicator of future uncontrolled asthma in asthmatic patients on inhaled corticosteroids by Zeiger, Robert S., MD, PhD, Schatz, Michael, MD, MS, Zhang, Feng, MS, Crawford, William W., MD, Kaplan, Michael S., MD, Roth, Richard M., MD, Chen, Wansu, MS

“…Patients with Feno levels of >300% compared with those with <=300% predicted were dispensed >=7 SABA canisters more frequently (33% vs 13.6%) and also received…”
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Generalizability of an Automatic Explanation Method for Machine Learning Prediction Results on Asthma-Related Hospital Visits in Patients With Asthma: Quantitative Analysis by Luo, Gang, Nau, Claudia L, Crawford, William W, Schatz, Michael, Zeiger, Robert S, Koebnick, Corinna

“…Asthma exerts a substantial burden on patients and health care systems. To facilitate preventive care for asthma management and improve patient outcomes, we…”
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Improvement in Asthma Medication Ratio Performance Is Associated With Decreased Rates of Asthma-Coded Emergency Department Visits Over Time by Wang, Vivian, Yusin, Joseph S., Crawford, William W., Nakahiro, Randy

“…Rationale The Asthma Medication Ratio (AMR) has been shown to associate with improved asthma outcomes in multiple cross-sectional studies of multiple asthma…”
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Development of a pediatric asthma predictive index for hospitalization by Jean, Tiffany, Yang, Su-Jau, Crawford, William W., Takahashi, Scott H., Sheikh, Javed

“…Variation in emergency department (ED) management for asthma exacerbation leads to disparities in care. Current asthma severity scores are insufficient to be…”
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Neighborhood Deprivation and Crime on Asthma Exacerbations and Utilization in Mild Adult Asthma by Xu, Stanley, Puttock, Eric J., Zeiger, Robert S., Vollmer, William M., Schatz, Michael, Crawford, William W., Xie, Fagen, Chen, Wansu

“…Social determinants of health have a significant impact on asthma outcomes, and factors such as income level and neighborhood environment have crucial roles…”
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Self-Reported Physical Activity and Asthma Risk in Children by Lu, Kim, Sidell, Margo, Li, Xia, Rozema, Emily, Cooper, Dan M., Radom-Aizik, Shlomit, Crawford, William W., Koebnick, Corinna

“…Increased physical activity (PA) may protect against asthma but PA can trigger asthma symptoms. To investigate relationships between moderate-to-vigorous PA…”
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Association Between Removal of a Warning Against Cephalosporin Use in Patients With Penicillin Allergy and Antibiotic Prescribing by Macy, Eric, McCormick, Thomas A, Adams, John L, Crawford, William W, Nguyen, Myngoc T, Hoang, Liem, Eng, Victoria, Davis, Anna C, McGlynn, Elizabeth A

“…Electronic health records (EHRs) often include default alerts that can influence physician selection of antibiotics, which in turn may be associated with a…”
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Development of a Pediatric Asthma Predictive Index for Hospitalization by Jean, Tiffany, Yang, Su-Jau, Crawford, William W., Takahashi, Scott H., Sheikh, Javed

“…Methods This was a retrospective chart review study which collected data from 12,066 pediatric patients, age 5 to 18 years, with an ED-coded asthma diagnosis…”
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Developing a Predictive Model for Asthma-Related Hospital Encounters in Patients With Asthma in a Large, Integrated Health Care System: Secondary Analysis by Luo, Gang, Nau, Claudia L, Crawford, William W, Schatz, Michael, Zeiger, Robert S, Rozema, Emily, Koebnick, Corinna

“…Background Asthma causes numerous hospital encounters annually, including emergency department visits and hospitalizations. To improve patient outcomes and…”
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Population-Based Incidence of New Ampicillin, Cephalexin, Cefaclor, and Sulfonamide Antibiotic “Allergies” in Exposed Individuals with and without Preexisting Ampicillin, Cephalexin, or Cefaclor “Allergies” by Macy, Eric, Crawford, William W., Nguyen, Myngoc T., Adams, John L., McGlynn, Elizabeth A., McCormick, Thomas A.

“…There is a theoretical concern, unconfirmed by population-based challenge data, that clinically significant, immunologically mediated hypersensitivity occurs…”
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The HEDIS Medication Management for People with Asthma measure is not associated with improved asthma outcomes by Desai, Shilpa H., Crawford, William W., Sheikh, Javed, Li, Zoe Q., Chen, Wansu, Gong, Aili, Vogel, Ralph, Schatz, Michael

“…Subjects compliant with the controller-only MMA measures are significantly more likely to be affluent, older, female, and white, compared with patients…”
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Relationship of asthma control to asthma exacerbations using surrogate markers within a managed care database by Schatz, Michael, Zeiger, Robert S, Yang, Su-Jan T, Chen, Wansu, Crawford, William W, Sajjan, Shiva G, Allen-Ramey, Felicia

“…To compare the relationship of surrogate markers of asthma control to subsequent asthma exacerbations. Retrospective cohort. Administrative data were used to…”
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Persistent asthma defined using HEDIS versus survey criteria by Schatz, Michael, Zeiger, Robert S, Yang, Su-Jau T, Chen, Wansu, Crawford, William W, Sajjan, Shiva G, Allen-Ramey, Felicia

“…To describe the relationships between persistent asthma defined by administrative versus survey data and their stability over time. Longitudinal survey and…”
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Association of Exhaled Nitric Oxide to Asthma Burden in Asthmatics on Inhaled Corticosteroids by Zeiger, Robert S., Schatz, Michael, Zhang, Feng, Crawford, William W., Kaplan, Michael S., Roth, Richard M., Chen, Wansu

“…Background. Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is a marker of airway inflammation. Its role in assessing asthma burden in clinical practice needs more…”
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The effects of quinapril and atorvastatin on the responsiveness to sildenafil in men with erectile dysfunction by Bank, Alan J, Kelly, Aaron S, Kaiser, Daniel R, Crawford, William W, Waxman, Benjamin, Schow, Douglas A, Billups, Kevin L

“…Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors are an effective therapy for the majority of men with erectile dysfunction (ED). However, many men with ED still report…”
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Emergency department utilization by patients not meeting Health Plan and Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) criteria for persistent asthma by Hsu, Robert T, Crawford, William W, Klaustermeyer, William B

“…Emergency hospital utilization rates for asthma remain high despite advances in asthma controller medications and the presence of widely accepted asthma…”
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Age effects on objective measures of atopy in adult asthma and rhinitis by Crawford, William W, Gowda, Vinay C, Klaustermeyer, William B

“…A cross-sectional survey of 132 adult men referred to the outpatient allergy clinic at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center was performed to…”
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Facial edema, oral ulcers, and a cutaneous eruption following a dental procedure utilizing diflunisal and mepivacaine by Yusin, J S, Crawford, W W, Klaustermeyer, W B

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Laboratory Induction and Clinical Occurrences of Combined Clindamycin and Erythromycin Resistance in Corynebacterium acnes by Crawford, William W, Crawford, Irving P, Stoughton, Richard B, Cornell, Roger C

“…Corynebacterium acnes strains cross-resistant to clindamycin and erythromycin were observed following long-term selection or mutagenic treatment in the…”
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Comparative Efficacy of Terfenadine, Loratadine, and Astemizole in Perennial Allergic Rhinitis by Crawford, William W., Klaustermeyer, William B., Lee, Peter H., Placik, Irma M.

“…Nonsedating H1 antihistamines such as terfenadine, loratadine, and astemizole are widely prescribed for the treatment of allergic rhinitis. The comparative…”
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