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Strength, Balance, and the Modifying Effects of Obesity and Knee Pain: Results from the Observational Arthritis Study in Seniors (OASIS) by Jadelis, Kristen, Miller, Michael E., Ettinger Jr, Walter H., Messier, Stephen P.

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between muscular strength and dynamic balance in a sample of older adults with knee pain and to determine the role that…”
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Physical Activity, Functional Limitations, and Disability in Older Adults by Miller, Michael E., Rejeski, W. Jack, Reboussin, Beth A., Ten Have, Thomas R., Ettinger, Walter H.

“…OBJECTIVES: To explore initially how low levels of physical activity influence lower body functional limitations in participants of the Longitudinal Study of…”
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Can Hospitalization-Associated Disability Be Prevented? by Ettinger, Walter H

“…According to a report by the Office of the Inspector General, 7.4% of Medicare beneficiaries who were hospitalized in 2008 experienced a preventable adverse…”
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Effect of Voluntary Weight Loss on Bone Mineral Density in Older Overweight Women by Chao, Dinnie, Espeland, Mark A., Farmer, Deborah, Register, Thomas C., Lenchik, Leon, Applegate, William B., Ettinger Jr, Walter H.

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of diet and exercise‐induced weight loss on bone mineral density in overweight postmenopausal women DESIGN: A 1‐year…”
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Associations of elevated interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly by Harris, T B, Ferrucci, L, Tracy, R P, Corti, M C, Wacholder, S, Ettinger, Jr, W H, Heimovitz, H, Cohen, H J, Wallace, R

“…To investigate whether interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein levels predict all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a population-based sample of nondisabled…”
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The role of gene and cell therapy in the era of health care reform by Ettinger, Walter H, Flotte, Terence R

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Exercise and Weight Loss in Obese Older Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Preliminary Study by Messier, Stephen P., Loeser, Richard F., Mitchell, Michelle N., Valle, Gianfranco, Morgan, Timothy P., Rejeski, W. Jack, Ettinger, Walter H.

“…OBJECTIVE: The purposes of this pilot study were to determine if a combined dietary and exercise intervention would result in significant weight loss in older…”
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Consumer-Perceived Value: The Key to a Successful Business Strategy in the Healthcare Marketplace by Ettinger Jr, Walter H.

“…The Medicare market is becoming increasingly competitive and uncertain. To compete successfully for a share of the Medicare market, providers must: Have a…”
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Declines in strength and balance in older adults with chronic knee pain: A 30‐month longitudinal, observational study by Messier, Stephen P., Glasser, Julie L., Ettinger, Walter H., Craven, Timothy E., Miller, Michael E.

“…Objectives To document changes in lower extremity strength and balance over a 30‐month period in older adults with chronic knee pain, and to identify…”
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Exercise and dietary weight loss in overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis: The arthritis, diet, and activity promotion trial by Messier, Stephen P., Loeser, Richard F., Miller, Gary D., Morgan, Timothy M., Rejeski, W. Jack, Sevick, Mary Ann, Ettinger, Walter H., Pahor, Marco, Williamson, Jeff D.

“…Objective The Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion Trial (ADAPT) was a randomized, single‐blind clinical trial lasting 18 months that was designed to…”
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Physician Quality Officer: A New Model for Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement by Walsh, Kathleen E., Ettinger, Walter H., Klugman, Robert A.

“…The slow progress in health care quality improvement and patient safety in America can be attributed, in part, to the challenge of physician engagement. As…”
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Evidence for inflammation as a cause of hypocholesterolemia in older people by Ettinger, Jr, W H, Harris, T, Verdery, R B, Tracy, R, Kouba, E

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Long-Term Exercise and its Effect on Balance in Older, Osteoarthritic Adults: Results from the Fitness, Arthritis, and Seniors Trial (FAST) by Messier, Stephen P., Royer, Todd D., Craven, Timothy E., O'Toole, Mary L., Burns, Robert, Ettinger, Walter H.

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of 18‐month aerobic walking and strength training programs on static postural stability among older adults with knee…”
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Sodium Reduction and Weight Loss in the Treatment of Hypertension in Older Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly (TONE) by Whelton, Paul K, Appel, Lawrence J, Espeland, Mark A, Applegate, William B, Ettinger, Jr, Walter H, Kostis, John B, Kumanyika, Shiriki, Lacy, Clifton R, Johnson, Karen C, Folmar, Steven, Cutler, Jeffrey A, for the TONE Collaborative Research Group

“…CONTEXT.— Nonpharmacologic interventions are frequently recommended for treatment of hypertension in the elderly, but there is a paucity of evidence from…”
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The Balanced Budget Act of 1997: Implications for the Practice of Geriatric Medicine by Ettinger Jr, Walter H.

“…The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was signed into law by Pres Clinton on Aug 7 and will be implemented over a five-year period. Ettinger highlights the…”
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Physical activity and older people: a walk a day keeps the doctor away by Ettinger, Jr, W H

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When Things Go Wrong: The Impact of Being a Statistical Outlier in Publicly Reported Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Mortality Data by Ettinger, Walter H., Hylka, Sharon M., Phillips, Robert A., Harrison, Lynn H., Cyr, Jay A., Sussman, Andrew J.

“…The public reporting of hospital quality and safety data is a growing phenomenon. Yet there are few reports of the effects of publicly reported data on…”
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The War on Health Care Fraud and Abuse: Peril for Providers by Ettinger Jr, Walter H.

“…Over the past four years, the regulatory climate has changed dramatically as the government has made the problem of healthcare fraud a top priority. Measures…”
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Effect of short-term, low-dose corticosteroids on plasma lipoprotein lipids by Ettinger, W H, Klinefelter, H F, Kwiterovitch, P O

“…The effects of low-dose short-term corticosteroids on plasma lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol was measured in 23 subjects who received prednisone for active…”
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Cost-effectiveness of aerobic and resistance exercise in seniors with knee osteoarthritis by SEVICK, Mary Ann, BRADHAM, Douglas D, MUENDER, Melissa, CHEN, G. John, ENARSON, Cam, DAILEY, Maggie, ETTINGER, Walter H

“…The purpose of this study was to determine, in a randomized clinical trial of 439 individuals with knee osteoarthritis, the incremental cost-effectiveness of…”
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