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Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in United States Hospitals: A Three-Year Analysis by Edmond, Michael B., Wallace, Sarah E., McClish, Donna K., Pfaller, Michael A., Jones, Ronald N., Wenzel, Richard P.

“…Nosocomial bloodstream infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality. In this study, concurrent surveillance for nosocomial bloodstream infections…”
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A systematic review of the effects of estrogens for symptoms suggestive of overactive bladder by Cardozo, Linda, Lose, Gunnar, McClish, Donna, Versi, Eboo

“…To perform a systematic review of the effects of estrogen therapy on symptoms suggestive of overactive bladder (OAB) in postmenopausal women. This analysis…”
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SAMPLE SIZE DETERMINATION FOR DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY STUDIES INVOLVING BINORMAL ROC CURVE INDICES by OBUCHOWSKI, NANCY A., McCLISH, DONNA KATZMAN

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and their associated indices are valuable tools for the assessment of the accuracy of diagnostic tests. The area…”
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Health-Related Quality of Life Measures for Women with Urinary Incontinence: The Incontinence Impact Questionnaire and the Urogenital Distress Inventory by Shumaker, S. A., Wyman, J. F., Uebersax, J. S., McClish, D., Fantl, J. A.

“…Urinary incontinence (UI) is a relatively common condition in middle-aged and older women. Traditional measures of symptoms do not adequately capture the…”
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Comparative efficacy of behavioral interventions in the management of female urinary incontinence by Wyman, Jean F., Fantl, J.Andrew, McClish, Donna K., Bump, Richard C.

“…Objective: We compared the efficacy of bladder training, pelvic muscle exercise with biofeedback-assisted instruction, and combination therapy, on urinary…”
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Predicting Hospital Rates of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Fluoroquinolone Use in US Hospitals and Their Surrounding Communities by Polk, Ronald E., Johnson, Christopher K., McClish, Donna, Wenzel, Richard P., Edmond, Michael B.

“…Rates of fluoroquinolone resistance among Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitals are increasing, but interhospital variability is great. We sought to determine…”
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Estrogen therapy in the management of urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women: a meta-analysis. First report of the Hormones and Urogenital Therapy Committee by Fantl, J A, Cardozo, L, McClish, D K

“…To apply a meta-analysis to available data to evaluate the efficacy of estrogen therapy in the management of postmenopausal women with urinary incontinence…”
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Behavior of Infants with Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Lozoff, Betsy, Klein, Nancy K., Nelson, Edward C., McClish, Donna K., Manuel, Martin, Chacon, Maria Elena

“…This study tested the hypothesis that infants with iron-deficiency anemia show behaviors, such as increased proximity to caregivers, increased wariness or…”
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Ability of Medicare Claims Data and Cancer Registries to Identify Cancer Cases and Treatment by McClish, Donna Katzman, Penberthy, Lynne, Whittemore, Martha, Newschaffer, Craig, Woolard, Diane, Desch, Christopher E., Retchin, Sheldon

“…The objective of this study is to compare the ability of Medicare and cancer registry data to identify incident cancer cases and initial surgical therapy both…”
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Efficacy of estrogen supplementation in the treatment of urinary incontinence by Andrew Fantl, J., Bump, Richard C., Robinson, Deirdre, Mcclish, Donna K., Wyman, Jean F.

“…To assess the efficacy of cyclic postmenopausal hormone replacement in treating urinary incontinence in hypoestrogenic women. Eighty-three hypoestrogenic women…”
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A systematic review of estrogens for recurrent urinary tract infections: third report of the hormones and urogenital therapy (HUT) committee by Cardozo, L, Lose, G, McClish, D, Versi, E, de Koning Gans, H

“…Our objective was to apply a meta-analysis to the available data to evaluate the effect of estrogen supplementation in the prevention of recurrent urinary…”
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Cigarette smoking and urinary incontinence in women by Bump, R C, McClish, D K

“…The goal of this case control study was to evaluate the relationship between smoking and female urinary incontinence. The study included 606 women whose…”
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Effects of pelvic floor muscle training on strength and predictors of response in the treatment of urinary incontinence by Theofrastous, J.P., Wyman, J.F., Bump, R.C., McClish, D.K., Elser, D.M., Bland, D.R., Fantl, J.A.

“…Aims The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the effect of training on pelvic floor muscle strength; (2) to determine whether changes in pelvic…”
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Association between the Current Use of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Arterial Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Baillargeon, Jean-Patrice, McClish, Donna K., Essah, Paulina A., Nestler, John E.

“…Context: The long-term cardiovascular safety of widely used oral contraceptives (OCs) is still debated, and no meta-analysis assesses the modern use of OCs and…”
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Iron deficiency anemia and iron therapy effects on infant developmental test performance by LOZOFF, B, BRITTENHAM, G. M, WOLF, A. W, MCCLISH, D. K, KUHNERT, P. M, JIMENEZ, E, JIMENEZ, R, MORA, L. A, GOMEZ, I, KRAUSKOPH, D

“…Extract: The behavioral effects of iron deficiency and its treatment were evaluated in a double-blind randomized controlled community-based study of 191 Costa…”
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Results of report cards for patients with Congestive Heart Failure depend on the method used To adjust for severity by POSES, R. M, MCCLISH, D. K, SMITH, W. R, HUBER, E. C, CLEMO, F. L. W, SCHMITT, B. P, ALEXANDER, D, RACHT, E. M, COLENDA, C. C

“…The validity of outcome report cards may depend on the ways in which they are adjusted for risk. To compare the predictive ability of generic and…”
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Cigarette smoking and pure genuine stress incontinence of urine: A comparison of risk factors and determinants between smokers and nonsmokers by Bump, Richard C., McClish, Donna M.

“…OBJECTIVES: The aim of this case-control study was to examine differences in risk factors and determinants of genuine stress incontinence between smokers and…”
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Analyzing a portion of the ROC curve by McClish, D K

“…The area under the ROC curve is a common index summarizing the information contained in the curve. When comparing two ROC curves, though, problems arise when…”
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Prediction of survival of critically ill patients by admission comorbidity by Poses, Roy M., McClish, Donna K., Smith, Wally R., Bekes, Carolyn, Scott, W.Eric

“…The objective of this study was to determine how well the Charlson index of comorbidity would predict mortality of critically ill patients; and how the…”
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Controlling for Confounding by Indication for Treatment: Are Administrative Data Equivalent to Clinical Data? by Poses, Roy M., Smith, Wally R., McClish, Donna K., Anthony, Michele

“…There has been controversy about whether confounding by indication for treatment-that is, owing to physicians' conscious efforts to base treatment decisions on…”
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