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A randomized trial of nurse specialist home care for women with high-risk pregnancies: outcomes and costs by Brooten, D, Youngblut, J M, Brown, L, Finkler, S A, Neff, D F, Madigan, E

“…To examine prenatal, maternal, and infant outcomes and costs through 1 year after delivery using a model of prenatal care for women at high risk of delivering…”
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Prediction of outcome from the self-regulatory treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Blanchard, E B, Schwarz, S P, Neff, D F, Gerardi, M A

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Effects of Nurse Staffing and Nurse Education on Patient Deaths in Hospitals With Different Nurse Work Environments by Aiken, Linda H., Cimiotti, Jeannie P., Sloane, Douglas M., Smith, Herbert L., Flynn, Linda, Neff, Donna F.

“…Context: Better hospital nurse staffing, more educated nurses, and improved nurse work environments have been shown to be associated with lower hospital…”
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Biofeedback and relaxation training for chronic headache: A controlled comparison of booster treatments and regular contacts for long-term maintenance by Andrasik, Frank, Blanchard, Edward B, Neff, Debra F, Rodichok, Lawrence D

“…Assigned 55 adult Ss, successfully treated by 2 of the present authors in behavioral treatment for chronic headaches, to 1 of 2 follow-up conditions: (1)…”
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Utilization of non-US educated nurses in US hospitals: implications for hospital mortality by NEFF, DONNA FELBER, CIMIOTTI, JEANNIE, SLOANE, DOUGLAS M., AIKEN, LINDA H.

“…Objectives. To determine whether, and under what circumstance, US hospital employment of non-US-educated nurses is associated with patient outcomes. Design…”
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Nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic headache: prediction of outcome by BLANCHARD, E. B, ANDRASIK, F, ARENA, J. G, NEFF, D. F, JURISH, S. E, TEDERS, S. J, BARRON, K. D, RODICHOK, L. D

“…We studied the ability of headache history, a 4-week headache diary, standard psychological tests, and laboratory measures of psychophysiologic responses to…”
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Psychological changes associated with self-regulatory treatments of irritable bowel syndrome by Blanchard, E B, Radnitz, C, Schwarz, S P, Neff, D F, Gerardi, M A

“…The psychological "side effects" of self-regulatory treatment (a combination of relaxation, thermal biofeedback, and cognitive therapy) for irritable bowel…”
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Behavioral treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: a 1-year follow-up study by Schwarz, S P, Blanchard, E B, Neff, D F

“…Sixteen clients afflicted with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were reassessed 1 year following completion of a multicomponent treatment package incorporating…”
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A bio-psycho-social investigation of headache activity in a chronic headache population by Blanchard, E B, Andrasik, F, Arena, J G, Neff, D F, Jurish, S E, Teders, S J, Saunders, N L, Pallmeyer, T P, Dudek, B C, Rodichok, L D

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Psychological comparisons of irritable bowel syndrome to chronic tension and migraine headache and nonpatient controls by Blanchard, E B, Radnitz, C L, Evans, D D, Schwarz, S P, Neff, D F, Gerardi, M A

“…Comparisons were made among patients with IBS (n = 55), tension headache (n = 69), or migraine headache (n = 68) and nonpatient controls (n = 64) on the MMPI…”
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Two Studies of the Long-Term Follow-Up of Minimal Therapist Contact Treatments of Vascular and Tension Headache by Blanchard, Edward B, Appelbaum, Kenneth A, Guarnieri, Patricia, Neff, Debra F, Andrasik, Frank, Jaccard, James, Barron, Kevin D

“…Tension and vascular headache patients, initially treated with biofeedback and/or relaxation training in either a minimal therapist contact protocol (3 visits)…”
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Home- versus clinic-based treatment of vascular headache by Jurish, Susan E

“…Contrasted the efficacy of a traditional clinic-based relaxation training and thermal biofeedback treatment to a comparable home-based program with minimal…”
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Two-, Three-, and Four-Year Follow-Up on the Self-Regulatory Treatment of Chronic Headache by Blanchard, Edward B, Andrasik, Frank, Guarnieri, Patricia, Neff, Debra F, Rodichok, Lawrence D

“…Chronic tension and vascular headache patients, initially treated with relaxation and biofeedback, were prospectively followed-up on an annual basis at 2-, 3-,…”
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Smoking and carbon monoxide levels during pregnancy by Hughes, J R, Epstein, L H, Andrasik, F, Neff, D F, Thompson, D S

“…Self-reports of smoking status and breath tests for carbon monoxide were collected in prenatal outpatients. The breath test for carbon monoxide appeared to be…”
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The relationship between capacity for absorption and chronic headache patients' response to relaxation and biofeedback treatment by Neff, D F, Blanchard, E B, Andrasik, F

“…A sample of 49 chronic headache patients (35 vascular and 14 tension) was separated according to capacity for absorption (as measured by Tellegen & Atkinson's…”
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Employment patterns and timing of birth in women with high-risk pregnancies by Youngblut, J M, Madigan, E A, Neff, D F, Deoisres, W, Siripul, P, Brooten, D

“…To describe the characteristics of employed women with high-risk pregnancies, their pattern of employment prenatally and postpartum, and the relationship of…”
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Biofeedback and relaxation training with three kinds of headache: Treatment effects and their prediction by Blanchard, Edward B

“…After a 4-wk baseline period during which daily ratings of headache activity were made and all participants took several psychological tests, 91 18-68 yr old…”
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Two studies of the long-term follow-up of minimal therapist contact treatments of vascular and tension headache by Blanchard, E B, Jaccard, J, Andrasik, F, Neff, D F, Guarnieri, P, Appelbaum, K A, Barron, K D

“…Tension and vascular headache patients, initially treated with biofeedback and/or relaxation training in either a minimal therapist contact protocol (3 visits)…”
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Four process studies in the behavioral treatment of chronic headache by Blanchard, E B, Andrasik, F, Neff, D F, Saunders, N L, Arena, J G, Pallmeyer, T P, Teders, S J, Jurish, S E, Rodichok, L D

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Sequential comparisons of relaxation training and biofeedback in the treatment of three kinds of chronic headache or, the machines may be necessary some of the time by Blanchard, E B, Andrasik, F, Neff, D F, Teders, S J, Pallmeyer, T P, Arena, J G, Jurish, S E, Saunders, N L, Ahles, T A, Rodichok, L D

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