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Breast carcinoma survival analysis for african american and white women in an equal‐access health care system by Wojcik, Barbara E., Spinks, Martha K., Optenberg, Scott A.

“…BACKGROUND This retrospective review of breast carcinoma cases in the Department of Defense (DoD) Central Tumor Registry evaluated differences in survival…”
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Incidence of fecal and urinary incontinence following radical perineal and retropubic prostatectomy in a national population by Bishoff, J T, Motley, G, Optenberg, S A, Stein, C R, Moon, K A, Browning, S M, Sabanegh, E, Foley, J P, Thompson, I M

“…Since 1991 we have performed more than 300 anatomical radical perineal prostatectomies at Brooke Army and Wilford Hall Medical Centers, and were initially…”
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Economic impact of urolithiasis in the United States by Clark, J Y, Thompson, I M, Optenberg, S A

“…We determined the economic costs to individuals in 1993 for the evaluation and treatment of upper urinary tract calculi. Hospital discharge statistics,…”
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Economics of screening for carcinoma of the prostate by Optenberg, S A, Thompson, I M

“…The proposition of whether to adopt a system of mass screening for carcinoma of the prostate in the U.S. is well suited to the clinical decision analysis…”
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Have complication rates decreased after treatment for localized prostate cancer? by Thompson, I M, Middleton, R G, Optenberg, S A, Austenfeld, M S, Smalley, S R, Cooner, W H, Correa, Jr, R J, Miller, Jr, H C, Oesterling, J E, Resnick, M I, Wasson, J H, Roehrborn, C G

“…The American Urological Association Prostate Cancer Clinical Guidelines Panel reviewed 12,501 publications on prostate cancer from 1955 to 1992 to determine…”
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Analysis of the first-year cost of a prostate cancer screening and treatment program in the United States by Lubke, W L, Optenberg, S A, Thompson, I M

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Race, Treatment, and Long-term Survival From Prostate Cancer in an Equal-Access Medical Care Delivery System by Optenberg, Scott A, Thompson, Ian M, Friedrichs, Paul, Wojcik, Barbara, Stein, Catherine R, Kramer, Barnett

“…Objective.—To evaluate long-term survival of black and white prostate cancer patients in an equal-access medical care system to help distinguish biological…”
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Development of a decision-making tool to predict risk of prostate cancer: The cancer of the prostate risk index (CAPRI) test by Optenberg, Scott A., Clark, Joseph Y., Brawer, Michael K., Thompson, Ian M., Stein, Catherine R., Friedrichs, Paul

“…Abstract To provide a simple and reliable clinical prediction for an individual patient's overall risk of cancer at biopsy by deriving an easily implemented…”
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Morbidity and mortality following radical prostatectomy: a national analysis of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services beneficiaries by Optenberg, S A, Wojcik, B E, Thompson, I M

“…Recent evidence from an analysis of Medicare patients undergoing radical prostatectomy has suggested that perioperative mortality may be substantially greater…”
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The urology residency matching program in practice by Teichman, J M, Anderson, K D, Dorough, M M, Stein, C R, Optenberg, S A, Thompson, I M

“…We evaluate behaviors and attitudes among resident applicants and program directors related to the American Urological Association (AUA) residency matching…”
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Reduction of length of stay and cost of transurethral resection of the prostate by early catheter removal by Mueller, E J, Zeidman, E J, Desmond, P M, Thompson, I M, Optenberg, S A, Wasson, J

“…To determine whether early removal of the indwelling Foley catheter after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) significantly shortens the hospital…”
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An overview cost-utility analysis of prostate cancer screening by Thompson, I M, Optenberg, S A

“…The value of prostate cancer screening remains controversial because of the high prevalence of the disease and the fact that many tumors detected through…”
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A prospective cost comparison between renal transplantation and chronic hemodialysis at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center by Optenberg, S A, Jaffers, G J

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Reduced disability and health care costs in an industrial fitness program by Bowne, D W, Russell, M L, Morgan, J L, Optenberg, S A, Clarke, A E

“…A prospective longitudinal study of a group of participants in an industrial physical fitness program during a five-year period compares the disability and…”
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Ancillary service consumption by Military Health Service System special programs: implications for diagnosis related group resource allocation by Optenberg, S A, Olson, S L, Coventry, J A, Baker, S W, Austin, V R

“…An analysis was conducted of consumption of ancillary services by medical treatment facility special programs within the Military Health Service System (MHSS)…”
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Agreement of self-reported and physiologically estimated fitness status in a symptom-free population by Optenberg, S A, Lairson, D R, Slater, C H, Russell, M L

“…A population of 204 symptom-free clerical and white-collar employees who volunteered for a corporate-based health promotion program was studied to determine…”
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Use of New York Medicaid PASs (Products of Ambulatory Surgery) with emergency surgical episodes by Optenberg, S A, Jacobs, P, Thompson, I M, Stein, C R

“…The New York Products of Ambulatory Surgery (PAS) patient classification system was implemented by the state of New York for reimbursement of Medicaid…”
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Emergency care episodes: an economic profile by Optenberg, S A, Jacobs, P, Bay, K, Barer, D J, Hall, E M

“…A new "episode of care" definition of emergency care was developed, consisting of the emergency department encounter and all subsequent, related care delivered…”
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Antidepressant Selection, Healthcare Resource Consumption and Costs in a Large Workplace Environment: US and Canadian Perspectives by Optenberg, Scott A., Lanct??t, Krista L., Herrmann, Nathan, Oh, Paul I.

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A specialty-based ambulatory workload classification system by Optenberg, S A, Coventry, J A, Baker, S W

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