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Annual direct cost of urinary incontinence by Wilson, Leslie, Brown, Jeanette S, Shin, Grace P, Luc, Kim-Oanh, Subak, Leslee L

“…OBJECTIVE: To estimate the annual direct cost of urinary incontinence in 1995 US dollars. METHODS: Epidemiologically based models using diagnostic and…”
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Weight loss: a novel and effective treatment for urinary incontinence by Subak, Leslee L, Whitcomb, Emily, Shen, Hui, Saxton, Joan, Vittinghoff, Eric, Brown, Jeanette S

“…We evaluated the effect of weight loss on urinary incontinence (UI) in overweight and obese women. A randomized, controlled clinical trial was conducted among…”
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Differences in prevalence of urinary incontinence by race/ethnicity by Thom, David H, van den Eeden, Stephen K, Ragins, Arona I, Wassel-Fyr, Christina, Vittinghof, Eric, Subak, Leslee L, Brown, Jeanette S

“…We compared the prevalence of urinary incontinence by type among white, black, Hispanic and Asian-American women. The RRISK is a population based cohort study…”
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Cost of pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States by Subak, Leslee L, Waetjen, L.Elaine, van den Eeden, Stephen, Thom, David H, Vittinghoff, Eric, Brown, Jeanette S

“…OBJECTIVE: To estimate the annual direct cost to society of pelvic organ prolapse operations in the United States. METHODS: We multiplied the number of pelvic…”
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Fecal Incontinence in Females Older Than Aged 40 Years: Who is at Risk? by Varma, Madhulika G, Brown, Jeanette S, Creasman, Jennifer M, Thom, David H, Van Den Eeden, Stephen K, Beattie, Mary S, Subak, Leslee L

“…PURPOSE: METHODS: RESULTS:Fecal incontinence in the past year was reported by 24 percent of females (3.4 percent monthly, 1.9 percent weekly, and 0.2 percent…”
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Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States, 1997 by Brown, Jeanette S., Waetjen, L.Elaine, Subak, Leslee L., Thom, David H., Van Den Eeden, Stephen, Vittinghoff, Eric

“…Objective: Our purpose was to describe the prevalence, regional rates and demographic characteristics, morbidity, and mortality of pelvic organ prolapse…”
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Postmenopausal hormone therapy : Does it cause incontinence? by STEINAUER, Jody E, WAETJEN, L. Elaine, VITTINGHOFF, Eric, SUBAK, Leslee L, HULLEY, Stephen B, GRADY, Deborah, FENG LIN, BROWN, Jeanette S

“…To estimate the effect of hormone therapy on risk of stress and urge urinary incontinence. The Heart Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study was a randomized,…”
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Does weight loss improve incontinence in moderately obese women? by Subak, L L, Johnson, C, Whitcomb, E, Boban, D, Saxton, J, Brown, J S

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of weight reduction on urinary incontinence in moderately obese women. This prospective cohort study enrolled…”
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Stress urinary incontinence surgery in the United States by Waetjen, L.Elaine, Subak, Leslee L, Shen, Hui, Lin, Feng, Wang, Tsung-Hsi, Vittinghoff, Eric, Brown, Jeanette S

“…To describe the prevalence, regional rates and demographic characteristics, morbidity, and mortality of stress urinary incontinence surgeries in the United…”
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Cervical carcinoma: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for preoperative staging by Subak, Leslee E., Hricak, Hedvig, Powell, C. Bethan, Azizi, Eouisa, Stern, Jeffrey L.

“…To assess the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of invasive cervical cancer. Seventy-nine women with…”
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New perspectives on overactive bladder: quality of life impact, medication persistency, and treatment costs by Mullins, C Daniel, Subak, Leslee L

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Invasive cervical carcinoma: role of MR imaging in pretreatment work-up--cost minimization and diagnostic efficacy analysis by Hricak, H, Powell, C B, Yu, K K, Washington, E, Subak, L L, Stern, J L, Cisternas, M G, Arenson, R L

“…To examine the cost and efficacy of diagnostic work-up in patients with invasive cervical cancer. In 246 patients with invasive cervical cancer, all diagnostic…”
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Cost-effectiveness analyses in gynecologic oncology: methodological quality and trends by Manuel, Michael R, Chen, Lee-may, Caughey, Aaron B, Subak, Leslee L

“…Objective. To evaluate methodological quality and trends of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA) published in gynecologic oncology. Methods. A medical literature…”
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Evaluating an Incontinence Intervention in Nursing Home Residents by Wagner, Todd H., Subak, Leslee L.

“…Wagner and Subak comment on Schnelle et al's article, which evaluated a randomized, controlled clinical trial in which nursing home residents were assigned to…”
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Preoperative staging of cervical carcinoma: phased array coil fast spin- echo versus body coil spin-echo T2-weighted MR imaging by Yu, KK, Hricak, H, Subak, LL, Zaloudek, CJ, Powell, CB

“…This study was performed to compare the diagnostic efficacy of MR imaging in the preoperative evaluation of invasive cervical cancer using the pelvic phased…”
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Measuring Cost-Effectiveness of Surgical Procedures by SUBAK, LESLEE L, CAUGHEY, AARON B

“…Our review of CEA of surgical procedures suggests that much of the existing cost analysis literature does not adhere to basic recommended analytic guidelines…”
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Cost-effectiveness analyses in obstetrics & gynecology: Evaluation of methodologic quality and trends by SUBAK, Leslee L, CAUGHEY, Aaron B, WASHINGTON, A. Eugene

“…To evaluate methodologic quality and trends of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Ten methodologic principles that should…”
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Comparison of CO2 laser laparoscopy with laparotomy for treatment of endometriomata by Adamson, G D, Subak, L L, Pasta, D J, Hurd, S J, von Franque, O, Rodriguez, B D

“…To assess the effectiveness of laparoscopy versus laparotomy in the treatment of endometriomata. Controlled study using data prospectively tabulated. Treatment…”
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Therapeutic donor insemination: a prospective randomized trial of fresh versus frozen sperm by Subak, L L, Adamson, G D, Boltz, N L

“…We evaluated the efficacy of fresh versus frozen sperm in therapeutic donor insemination. Fifty-seven women underwent 72 courses of treatment (a maximum of six…”
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Comparison of diagnostic studies in the pretreatment evaluation of stage Ib carcinoma of the cervix by Hricak, H, Yu, K K, Powell, C B, Subak, L L, Stem, J, Arenson, R L

“…The results of our study highlight the need for change in the pretreatment workup of clinical stage Ib cervical cancer. The routine use of excretory urography,…”
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