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Persistence of the Efficacy of Zoster Vaccine in the Shingles Prevention Study and the Short-Term Persistence Substudy by Schmader, K. E., Oxman, M. N., Levin, M. J., Johnson, G., Zhang, J. H., Betts, R., Morrison, V. A., Gelb, L., Guatelli, J. C., Harbecke, R., Pachucki, C., Keay, S., Menzies, B., Griffin, M. R., Kauffman, C., Marques, A., Toney, J., Keller, P. M., Li, X., Chan, I. S. F., Annunziato, P.

“…Background. The Shingles Prevention Study (SPS; Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 403) demonstrated that zoster vaccine was efficacious through…”
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Functional Status After Lung Transplantation in Older Adults in the Post‐Allocation Score Era by Genao, L., Whitson, H. E., Zaas, D., Sanders, L. L., Schmader, K. E.

“…This manuscript describes the functional status trajectory of older (age 65 or older) and younger (age 18–64) adults after lung transplantation (LT). After the…”
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Protective effect of apolipoprotein E type 2 allele for late onset Alzheimer disease by Corder, E. H, Saunders, A. M, Risch, N. J, Strittmatter, W. J, Schmechel, D. E, Gaskell, P. C, Rimmler, J. B, Locke, P. A, Conneally, P. M, Schmader, K. E, Small, G. W, Roses, A. D, Haines, J. L, Pericak-Vance, M. A

“…Gene dosage of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 4 allele is a major risk factor for familial Alzheimer disease (AD) of late onset (after age 60). Here we…”
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Long-term Persistence of Zoster Vaccine Efficacy by Morrison, Vicki A., Johnson, Gary R., Schmader, Kenneth E., Levin, Myron J., Zhang, Jane H., Looney, David J., Betts, Robert, Gelb, Larry, Guatelli, John C., Harbecke, Ruth, Pachucki, Connie, Keay, Susan, Menzies, Barbara, Griffin, Marie R., Kauffman, Carol A., Marques, Adriana, Toney, John, Boardman, Kathy, Su, Shu-Chih, Li, Xiaoming, Chan, Ivan S. F., Parrino, Janie, Annunziato, Paula, Oxman, Michael N.

“…Background. The Shingles Prevention Study (SPS) demonstrated zoster vaccine efficacy through 4 years postvaccination. A Short-Term Persistence Substudy (STPS)…”
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Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Herpes Zoster Vaccine in Persons Aged 50—59 Years by Schmader, Kenneth E., Levin, Myron J., Gnann, John W., McNeil, Shelly A., Vesikari, Timo, Betts, Robert F., Keay, Susan, Stek, Jon E., Bundick, Nickoya D., Su, Shu-Chih, Zhao, Yanli, Li, Xiaoming, Chan, Ivan S. F., Annunziato, Paula W., Parrino, Janie

“…Background. Herpes zoster (HZ) adversely affects individuals aged 50—59, but vaccine efficacy has not been assessed in this population. This study was designed…”
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The impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on health-related quality of life: a prospective study by Drolet, Mélanie, Brisson, Marc, Schmader, Kenneth E, Levin, Myron J, Johnson, Robert, Oxman, Michael N, Patrick, David, Blanchette, Caty, Mansi, James A

“…Vaccination against herpes zoster is being considered in many countries. We conducted a multicentre prospective study to describe the impact of herpes zoster…”
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Adverse Drug Events In High Risk Older Outpatients by Hanlon, Joseph T., Schmader, Kenneth E., Koronkowski, Michael J., Weinberger, Morris, Landsman, Pamela B., Samsa, Gregory P., Lewis, Ingrid K.

“…OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence, types, and consequences of adverse drug events (ADEs) in older outpatients with polypharmacy. DESIGN: A cohort study…”
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A randomized, controlled trial of a clinical pharmacist intervention to improve inappropriate prescribing in elderly outpatients with polypharmacy by Hanlon, J T, Weinberger, M, Samsa, G P, Schmader, K E, Uttech, K M, Lewis, I K, Cowper, P A, Landsman, P B, Cohen, H J, Feussner, J R

“…To evaluate the effect of sustained clinical pharmacist interventions involving elderly outpatients with polypharmacy and their primary physicians. Randomized,…”
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Solid‐Organ Transplantation in Older Adults: Current Status and Future Research by Abecassis, M., Bridges, N. D., Clancy, C. J., Dew, M. A., Eldadah, B., Englesbe, M. J., Flessner, M. F., Frank, J. C., Friedewald, J., Gill, J., Gries, C., Halter, J. B., Hartmann, E. L., Hazzard, W. R., Horne, F. M., Hosenpud, J., Jacobson, P., Kasiske, B. L., Lake, J., Loomba, R., Malani, P. N., Moore, T. M., Murray, A., Nguyen, M.‐H., Powe, N. R., Reese, P. P., Reynolds, H., Samaniego, M. D., Schmader, K. E., Segev, D. L., Shah, A. S., Singer, L. G., Sosa, J. A., Stewart, Z. A., Tan, J. C., Williams, W. W., Zaas, D. W., High, K. P.

“…An increasing number of patients older than 65 years are referred for and have access to organ transplantation, and an increasing number of older adults are…”
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Biological, clinical, and psychosocial correlates at the interface of cancer and aging research by Dale, William, Mohile, Supriya G, Eldadah, Basil A, Trimble, Edward L, Schilsky, Richard L, Cohen, Harvey J, Muss, Hyman B, Schmader, Kenneth E, Ferrell, Betty, Extermann, Martine, Nayfield, Susan G, Hurria, Arti

“…In September 2010, the Cancer and Aging Research Group, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute on Aging, conducted the…”
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A method for assessing drug therapy appropriateness by Hanlon, J T, Schmader, K E, Samsa, G P, Weinberger, M, Uttech, K M, Lewis, I K, Cohen, H J, Feussner, J R

“…This study evaluated the reliability of a new medication appropriateness index. Using the index, independent assessments were made of chronic medications taken…”
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The Prevalence and 3-Year Incidence of Dementia in Older Black and White Community Residents by Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Heyman, Albert, Huber, Marc S., Woodbury, Max A., Leiss, Jack, Schmader, Kenneth E., Bohannon, Arline, Trapp-Moen, Barbara

“…Objective: To determine the prevalence and 3-year incidence of dementia in Blacks and Whites age 65 and older in a five-county Piedmont area of North Carolina…”
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Apolipoprotein E, survival in Alzheimer's disease patients, and the competing risks of death and Alzheimer's disease by CORDER, E. H, SAUNDERS, A. M, GUSELLA, J. F, SMALL, G. W, ROSES, A. D, PERICAK-VANCE, M. A, HAINES, J. L, STRITTMATTER, W. J, SCHMECHEL, D. E, GASKELL, P. C, RIMMLER, J. B, LOCKE, P. A, CONNEALLY, P. M, SCHMADER, K. E, TANZI, R. E

“…The apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 4 allele carries an increased risk of a patient developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) while the epsilon 2 allele carries a…”
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Inappropriate Drug Use Among Community-Dwelling Elderly by Hanlon, Joseph T., Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Schmader, Kenneth E., Kuchibhatla, Maggie, Horner, Ronnie D.

“…This study examined inappropriate drug use defined by updated criteria among respondents in the second and third in‐person waves of the Duke Established…”
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A summated score for the medication appropriateness index: development and assessment of clinimetric properties including content validity by Samsa, G P, Hanlon, J T, Schmader, K E, Weinberger, M, Clipp, E C, Uttech, K M, Lewis, I K, Landsman, P B, Cohen, H J

“…Inappropriate medication prescribing is an important problem in the elderly, but is difficult to measure. As part of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate…”
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Incidence and Predictors of All and Preventable Adverse Drug Reactions in Frail Elderly Persons After Hospital Stay by Hanlon, Joseph T., Pieper, Carl F., Hajjar, Emily R., Sloane, Richard J., Lindblad, Catherine I., Ruby, Christine M., Schmader, Kenneth E.

“…Background. Adverse drug reactions (ADR) negatively impact life quality and are sometimes fatal. This study examines the incidence and predictors of all and…”
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Inappropriate prescribing and health outcomes in elderly veteran outpatients by Schmader, K E, Hanlon, J T, Landsman, P B, Samsa, G P, Lewis, I K, Weinberger, M

“…To determine the relationship of inappropriate prescribing in the elderly to health outcomes. General Medical Clinic of the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical…”
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Medication use patterns among demented, cognitively impaired and cognitively intact community-dwelling elderly people by Schmader, Kenneth E., Hanlon, Joseph T., Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Huber, Marc, Pieper, Carl, Horner, Ronald

“…Objective: to determine whether medication use patterns in community-dwelling elderly people vary with level of cognitive function—dementia, cognitive…”
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Epidemiology and Impact on Quality of Life of Postherpetic Neuralgia and Painful Diabetic Neuropathy by Schmader, Kenneth E

“…OBJECTIVEThis article reviews the prevalence, risk factors, natural history, and impact on quality of life of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) and…”
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Assessment of pain in herpes zoster: lessons learned from antiviral trials by Dworkin, Robert H., Carrington, David, Cunningham, Anthony, Kost, Rhonda G., Levin, Myron J., McKendrick, Michael W., Oxman, Michael N., Rentier, Bernard, Schmader, Kenneth E., Tappeiner, Gerhard, Wassilew, Sawko W., Whitley, Richard J.

“…Pain typically accompanies acute herpes zoster and, in a proportion of patients, it persists well beyond rash healing. Pain must therefore be analyzed in…”
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