Search Results - "GARBER, A. M"

Low-molecular-weight heparins compared with unfractionated heparin for treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis: A meta-analysis of Randomized, controlled trials by GOULD, M. K, DEMBITZER, A. D, DOYLE, R. L, HASTIE, T. J, GARBER, A. M

“…Low-molecular-weight heparins may simplify the management of deep venous thrombosis. A critical clinical issue is whether this more convenient therapy is as…”
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Cost-effectiveness of alternative test strategies for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease by GARBER, A. M, SOLOMON, N. A

“…The appropriate roles for several diagnostic tests for coronary disease are uncertain. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative approaches to…”
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Low-molecular-weight heparins compared with unfractionated heparin for treatment of acute deep venous thrombosis: A cost-effectiveness analysis by GOULD, M. K, DEMBITZER, A. D, SANDERS, G. D, GARBER, A. M

“…Low-molecular-weight heparins are effective for treating venous thrombosis, but their cost-effectiveness has not been rigorously assessed. To evaluate the…”
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Cost-effectiveness of 3 Methods to Enhance the Sensitivity of Papanicolaou Testing by Brown, Adalsteinn D, Garber, Alan M

“…CONTEXT ThinPrep, AutoPap, and Papnet are 3 new technologies that increase the sensitivity and cost of cervical cancer screening. OBJECTIVE To estimate the…”
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Cost-effectiveness of screening for carotid stenosis in asymptomatic persons by LEE, T. T, SOLOMON, N. A, HEIDENREICH, P. A, OEHLERT, J, GARBER, A. M

“…The Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS) showed that carotid endarterectomy was beneficial for symptom-free patients with carotid stenosis of 60%…”
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Cholesterol screening in asymptomatic adults, revisited by GARBER, A. M, BROWNER, W. S, HULLEY, S. B

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The Effect of Assessment Method and Respondent Population on Utilities Elicited for Gaucher Disease by A. E. Clarke, Goldstein, M. K., D. Michelson, Garber, A. M., Lenert, L. A.

“…Measured preferences have been reported to vary with the method of elicitation and respondent population surveyed. We elicited utilities for Gaucher disease…”
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Using cost-effectiveness analysis to target cholesterol reduction by Garber, A M

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Cholesterol Screening in Children and Adolescents by Newman, Thomas B, MD, Alan M. Garber

“…Most children do not need to have their cholesterol levels checked. The Committee on Nutrition of the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening for…”
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Productivity costs, time costs and health-related quality of life: a response to the Erasmus Group by Weinstein, Milton C., Siegel, Joanna E., Garber, Alan M., Lipscomb, Joseph, Luce, Bryan R., Manning Jr, Willard G., Torrance, George W.

“…Responds to a paper by Brouwer et al which raised important issues concerning the treatment of productivity costs in cost-effectiveness analysis. As members of…”
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Measurement of the Validity of Utility Elicitations Performed by Computerized Interview by Lenert, L. A., Morss, S., Goldstein, M. K., Bergen, M. R., Faustman, W. O., Garber, A. M.

“…Objectives. The authors evaluate a measure of the validity of utility elicitations and study the potential effects of invalid elicitations on population…”
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Evidence-Based Coverage Policy by Garber, Alan M

“…Many health plans apply evidence-based approaches to coverage decisions. The foundation of such approaches is the systematic review of information about the…”
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c-Fos expression in female hamster brain following sexual and aggressive behaviors by Joppa, M.A., Meisel, R.L., Garber, M.A.

“…The goal of these experiments was to use c-Fos immunocytochemistry to determine areas of the female hamster brain that are active during lordosis and…”
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The resting electrocardiogram as a screening test. A clinical analysis by Sox, Jr, H C, Garber, A M, Littenberg, B

“…To review the evidence that a resting electrocardiogram (ECG) predicts cardiac disease in healthy persons and to discuss the role of this test in screening for…”
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Making the Most of Pap Testing by Garber, Alan M

“…Garber discusses an article by O'Leary et al (1998) that reported that Papnet-assisted rescreening detected more abnormalities than manual reexamination, but…”
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Polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of HIV infection in adults : A meta-analysis with recommendations for clinical practice and study design by OWENS, D. K, HOLODNIY, M, GARBER, A. M, SCOTT, J, SONNAD, S, MOSES, L, KINOSIAN, B, SCHWARTZ, J. S

“…To do a meta-analysis of studies that have evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the diagnosis of human…”
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The role of exercise testing in screening for coronary artery disease by Sox, Jr, H C, Littenberg, B, Garber, A M

“…To predict the effects of using exercise testing to screen healthy persons for coronary artery disease. The publications of the Coronary Artery Surgery Study…”
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Screening asymptomatic adults for cardiac risk factors: the serum cholesterol level by Garber, A M, Sox, Jr, H C, Littenberg, B

“…From our review of the epidemiologic and clinical literature, we have developed recommendations for using the serum cholesterol test as a component of…”
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Economic foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis by Garber, Alan M., Phelps, Charles E.

“…To address controversies in the application of cost-effectiveness analysis, we investigate the principles underlying the technique and discuss the implications…”
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Multimedia quality of life assessment: advances with FLAIR by Sims, T L, Garber, A M, Miller, D E, Mahlow, P T, Bravata, D M, Goldstein, M K

“…Assessing impact of functional dependency on quality of life (QOL) among older adults can provide an in-depth understanding of health preferences. Utilities as…”
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