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How quality of life is measured in studies of nutritional intervention: a systematic review by Pemau, Raquel Clapés, González-Palacios, Patricia, Kerr, Kirk W

“…Nutrition care can positively affect multiple aspects of patient's health; outcomes are commonly evaluated on the basis of their impact on a patient's (i)…”
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An Analysis of Follow‐On Development in New Drug Classes, January 1986–June 2018 by Lanthier, Michael L., Kerr, Kirk W., Miller, Kathleen L.

“…Follow‐on drugs—new medicines approved within an established drug class—provide incremental treatment improvements, additional choices for clinicians and…”
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Impact of Early Incorporation of Nutrition Interventions as a Component of Cancer Therapy in Adults: A Review by Richards, Julie, Arensberg, Mary Beth, Thomas, Sara, Kerr, Kirk W, Hegazi, Refaat, Bastasch, Michael

“…Malnutrition is prevalent among oncology patients and can adversely affect clinical outcomes, prognosis, quality of life, and survival. This review evaluates…”
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Healthcare Burden Associated with Malnutrition Diagnoses in Hospitalized Children with Critical Illnesses by Khlevner, Julie, Naranjo, Kelly, Hoyer, Christine, Carullo, Angela S, Kerr, Kirk W, Marriage, Barbara

“…Our primary study objectives were to (i) determine the proportion of children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with malnutrition diagnoses,…”
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Is the priority review voucher program stimulating new drug development for tropical diseases? by Kerr, Kirk W, Henry, Thomas C, Miller, Kathleen L

“…Congress created the tropical disease priority review voucher program to stimulate new drug development for tropical diseases. An analysis of the…”
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Young Child Nutrition: Knowledge and Surveillance Gaps across the Spectrum of Feeding by Reverri, Elizabeth J, Arensberg, Mary Beth, Murray, Robert D, Kerr, Kirk W, Wulf, Karyn L

“…The first 1000 days is a critical window to optimize nutrition. Young children, particularly 12-24 month-olds, are an understudied population. Young children…”
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Research is still limited on nutrition and quality of life among older adults by Arensberg, Mary Beth, Gahche, Jaime, Clapes, Raquel, Kerr, Kirk W, Merkel, Joyce, Dwyer, Johanna T

“…Globally, the number of older adults is growing exponentially. Yet, while living longer, people are not necessarily healthier. Nutrition can positively impact…”
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Nutrition Care for Poorly Nourished Outpatients Reduces Resource Use and Lowers Costs by Hong, Kurt, Sulo, Suela, Wang, William, Kim, Susan, Huettner, Laura, Taroyan, Rose, Kerr, Kirk W., Kaloostian, Carolyn

“…Background and Objectives: Over 25% of United States (US) community-dwelling, older adults are at nutritional risk. Health and cost burdens of poor nutrition…”
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A First Step Towards Eliminating Malnutrition: A Proposal for Universal Nutrition Screening in Pediatric Practice by Murray, Robert D, Kerr, Kirk W, Brunton, Cory, Williams, Jennifer A, DeWitt, Tiffany, Wulf, Karyn L

“…Background: Childhood malnutrition remains far too common around the world today. In this paper, we discuss pediatric malnutrition in the context of…”
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Role of Early Enteral Nutrition in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients by Haines, Krista, Parker, Virginia, Ohnuma, Tetsu, Krishnamoorthy, Vijay, Raghunathan, Karthik, Sulo, Suela, Kerr, Kirk W, Besecker, Beth Y, Cassady, Bridget A, Wischmeyer, Paul E

“…Current guidance recommends initiation of early enteral nutrition (early EN) within 24-36 hours of ICU admission in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Despite…”
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Impact of nutrition interventions for malnourished patients: Introduction to health economics and outcomes research with findings from nutrition care studies by Schuetz, Philipp, Kerr, Kirk W., Cereda, Emanuele, Sulo, Suela

“…Healthcare systems and patients today are challenged by high and ever‐escalating costs for care. With increasing costs and declining affordability, public and…”
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Health economic value of postacute oral nutritional supplementation in older adult medical patients at risk for malnutrition: a US-based modelling approach by Wang, Shanshan, Shafrin, Jason, Kerr, Kirk W., Schuetz, Philipp

“…Objective To estimate the health economic value of postdischarge oral nutrition supplement (ONS) consumption among elderly adults who were malnourished during…”
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Transition probabilities for clinical trials: investigating individual diseases by Miller, Kathleen L., Rabinovitz, Dina, Kerr, Kirk W.

“…Clinical trial transition probabilities, the probability that a drug product moves from one clinical phase to the next, are used to assess the efficiency of…”
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How a Malnutrition Quality Improvement Initiative Furthers Malnutrition Measurement and Care: Results From a Hospital Learning Collaborative by Valladares, Angel F., Kilgore, Karl M., Partridge, Jamie, Sulo, Suela, Kerr, Kirk W., McCauley, Sharon

“…Background Malnutrition in hospitalized patients can adversely affect health outcomes and increase the cost of care. Real‐world strategies are needed for…”
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Identifying patients with malnutrition and improving use of nutrition interventions: A quality study in four US hospitals by Anghel, Sharen, Kerr, Kirk W., Valladares, Angel F., Kilgore, Karl M., Sulo, Suela

“…This study investigated how specific nutrition interventions were implemented at four US hospitals, compared rates of malnutrition diagnosis and assessment…”
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Implementation of malnutrition quality improvement reveals opportunities for better nutrition care delivery for hospitalized patients by Wills‐Gallagher, Jennifer, Kerr, Kirk W., Macintosh, Beth, Valladares, Angel F., Kilgore, Karl M., Sulo, Suela

“…Background Gaps in hospital‐based nutrition care practices and opportunities to improve care of patients at risk of malnutrition or malnourished have been…”
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Wound-Specific Oral Nutritional Supplementation Can Reduce the Economic Burden of Pressure Injuries for Nursing Homes: Results from an Economic Model by Shafrin, Jason, Wang, Shanshan, Kerr, Kirk W.

“…Objectives: To measure the cost savings and staff time savings of wound-specific oral nutritional supplements (WS-ONS) for patients with pressure injuries…”
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Evaluating the impact of using a wound‐specific oral nutritional supplement to support wound healing in a rehabilitation setting by Clark, Rya K., Stampas, Argyrios, Kerr, Kirk W., Nelson, Jeffrey L., Sulo, Suela, Leon‐Novelo, Luis, Ngan, Esther, Pandya, Dehuti

“…Chronic wounds adversely affect patient quality of life, increase the risk of mortality, and impose high costs on healthcare systems. Since protein‐energy…”
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Effective Market Exclusivity of New Molecular Entities for Rare and Non-rare Diseases by Kerr, Kirk W., Glos, Lukas J.

“…Background Growth in development, approvals, and revenue of drugs treating rare diseases (orphan drugs) has been increasing over the last four decades, which…”
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Optimizing Diabetes Management Using a Low-Calorie Diet in Saudi Arabia: A Cost-Benefit Analysis by Al Sifri, Saud, Aldahash, Raed, de Luis Roman, Daniel-Antonio, Amin, Ahmed, Camprubi-Robles, María, Kerr, Kirk W., Juusti-Hawkes, Alina, Beresniak, Ariel

“…Background Low-calorie diets, high in protein and low in carbohydrates, are commonly recommended for patients with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes. The…”
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