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Systematic review: the lower gastrointestinal adverse effects of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs by LAINE, L., SMITH, R., MIN, K., CHEN, C., DUBOIS, R. W.

“…Summary Background Lower gastrointestinal effects of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are much more poorly characterized than upper…”
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Guidelines for the appropriate use of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs, cyclo‐oxygenase‐2‐specific inhibitors and proton pump inhibitors in patients requiring chronic anti‐inflammatory therapy by Dubois, R. W., Melmed, G. Y., Henning, J. M., Laine, L.

“…Summary Aim : To rationalize decision making around the use of different non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment strategies in patients with…”
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Consequences of frequent nocturnal gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease among employed adults: symptom severity, quality of life and work productivity by DUBOIS, R. W., AGUILAR, D., FASS, R., ORR, W. C., ELFANT, A. B., DEAN, B. B., HARPER, A. S., YU, H.‐T., MELMED, G. Y., LYNN, R., SINGH, A., TEDESCHI, M.

“…Summary Background Effects of frequent nocturnal symptoms of gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GERD‐FNS) on health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) and work…”
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Appropriateness of colonoscopy in Europe (EPAGE II). Screening for colorectal cancer by Arditi, C, Peytremann-Bridevaux, I, Burnand, B, Eckardt, V F, Bytzer, P, Agréus, L, Dubois, R W, Vader, J-P, Froehlich, F, Pittet, V, Schusselé Filliettaz, S, Juillerat, P, Gonvers, J-J

“…To summarize the published literature on assessment of appropriateness of colonoscopy for screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in asymptomatic individuals…”
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Night‐time and daytime atypical manifestations of gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease: frequency, severity and impact on health‐related quality of life by DEAN, B. B., AGUILAR, D., JOHNSON, L. F., MCGUIGAN, J. E., ORR, W. C., FASS, R., YAN, N., MORGENSTERN, D., DUBOIS, R. W.

“…Summary Background  Respondents with gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) report having a variety of atypical manifestations. The relationship between…”
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Appropriateness of colonoscopy in Europe (EPAGE II). Chronic diarrhea and known inflammatory bowel disease by Schusselé Filliettaz, S, Juillerat, P, Burnand, B, Arditi, C, Windsor, A, Beglinger, C, Dubois, R W, Peytremann-Bridevaux, I, Pittet, V, Gonvers, J-J, Froehlich, F, Vader, J-P

“…To summarize the published literature on assessment of appropriateness of colonoscopy for investigation of chronic diarrhea, management of patients with known…”
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Evaluating the adequacy of disease control in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a RAND appropriateness panel by Furst, D. E., Halbert, R. J., Bingham, C. O., Fukudome, S., Anderson, L., Bonafede, P., Bray, V., Cohen, S. B., Sherrer, Y. R. S., St Clair, E. W. S., Tesser, J. R. P., Weinblatt, M., Dubois, R. W.

“…Objectives. There is a lack of agreement on assessing disease activity in patients with RA and determining when the RA treatment should be changed or…”
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Overuse of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in a country with open-access endoscopy: a prospective study in primary care by Froehlich, Florian, Burnand, Bernard, Pache, Isabelle, Vader, Jean-Paul, Fried, Michael, Schneider, Catherine, Kosecoff, Jacqueline, Kolodny, Marvin, DuBois, Robert W., Brook, Robert H., Gonvers, Jean-Jacques

“…This prospective observational study was aimed at evaluating the appropriateness of use of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) in primary care in a country…”
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Preventable deaths: who, how often, and why? by Dubois, R W, Brook, R H

“…If the quality of care provided by a hospital affects its death rate, then some deaths must be preventable. We have developed a new method to investigate this…”
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Appropriateness of colonoscopy in Europe (EPAGE II). Presentation of methodology, general results, and analysis of complications by Juillerat, P, Peytremann-Bridevaux, I, Vader, J-P, Arditi, C, Schusselé Filliettaz, S, Dubois, R W, Gonvers, J-J, Froehlich, F, Burnand, B, Pittet, V

“…Appropriate use of colonoscopy is a key component of quality management in gastrointestinal endoscopy. In an update of a 1998 publication, the 2008 European…”
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Performance of panel-based criteria to evaluate the appropriateness of colonoscopy: a prospective study by Froehlich, Florian, Pache, Isabelle, Burnand, Bernard, Vader, John-Paul, Fried, Michael, Beglinger, Christoph, Stalder, Georg, Gyr, Klaus, Thorens, Joël, Schneider, Catherine, Kosecoff, Jacqueline, Kolodny, Marvin, DuBois, Robert W., Gonvers, Jean-Jacques, Brook, Robert H.

“…Background: Prospective data describing the appropriateness of use of colonoscopy based on detailed panel-based clinical criteria are not available. Methods:…”
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The European Panel on Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EPAGE): project and methods by Vader, J P, Burnand, B, Froehlich, F, Dubois, R W, Bochud, M, Gonvers, J J

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Appropriateness of gastrointestinal endoscopy: risk of complications by Froehlich, F, Gonvers, J J, Vader, J P, Dubois, R W, Burnand, B

“…The balance between risks and benefits of gastrointestinal endoscopy for a given patient is essential in defining the appropriate use of endoscopic procedures…”
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Reliability of panel-based guidelines for colonoscopy: an international comparison by Burnand, Bernard, Vader, John-Paul, Froehlich, Florian, Dupriez, Karine, Larequi-Lauber, Tania, Pache, Isabelle, Dubois, Robert W., Brook, Robert H., Gonvers, Jean-Jacques

“…Background: This study examined the reliability of explicit guidelines developed using the RAND-UCLA appropriateness method. Methods: The appropriateness of…”
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Underutilization of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy by Froehlich, F, Pache, I, Burnand, B, Vader, JP, Fried, M, Kosecoff, J, Kolodny, M, DuBois, RW, Brook, RH, Gonvers, JJ

“…BACKGROUND & AIMS: Efforts to reduce costs in health care may raise concerns about underuse of medical procedures. This study prospectively assessed underuse…”
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Appropriateness of surgery for sciatica : Reliability of guidelines from expert panels by VADER, J.-P, PORCHET, F, LAREQUI-LAUBER, T, DUBOIS, R. W, BURNAND, B

“…Reliability study of guidelines development. To compare criteria for low back surgery between two expert panels. Reliability of expert panels for determining…”
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European Panel on the Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (EPAGE): conclusion and WWW site by Vader, J P, Froehlich, F, Dubois, R W, Beglinger, C, Wietlisbach, V, Pittet, V, Ebel, N, Gonvers, J J, Burnand, B

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Appropriateness of colonoscopy in Europe (EPAGE II). Iron-deficiency anemia and hematochezia by Peytremann-Bridevaux, I, Arditi, C, Froehlich, F, O'Malley, J, Fairclough, P, Le Moine, O, Dubois, R W, Gonvers, J-J, Schusselé Filliettaz, S, Vader, J-P, Juillerat, P, Pittet, V, Burnand, B

“…To summarize the published literature on assessment of appropriateness of colonoscopy for the investigation of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) and hematochezia,…”
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Should radiologists embrace or fear practice guidelines? by Dubois, R W

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Appropriateness of colonoscopy in Europe (EPAGE II). Functional bowel disorders: pain, constipation and bloating by Schusselé Filliettaz, S, Gonvers, J-J, Peytremann-Bridevaux, I, Arditi, C, Delvaux, M, Numans, M E, Lorenzo-Zúñiga, V, Dubois, R W, Juillerat, P, Burnand, B, Pittet, V, Vader, J-P, Froehlich, F

“…To summarize the published literature on assessment of appropriateness of colonoscopy for the investigation of functional bowel symptoms, and report…”
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