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How relevant is the basic reproductive number computed during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially during lockdowns? by Srinivasa Rao, Arni S R, Krantz, Steven G, Bonsall, Michael B, Kurien, Thomas, Byrareddy, Siddappa N, Swanson, David A, Bhat, Ramesh, Sudhakar, Kurapati

“…[...]in (b), the fourth secondary infection in (a), say, \({y_{24}}\) by primary infected \({y_2}\) becomes a primary infected that generates 3 secondary…”
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Predictors of oncological outcome after resection of locally recurrent renal cell carcinoma by Margulis, Vitaly, McDonald, Michelle, Tamboli, Pheroze, Swanson, David A, Wood, Christopher G

“…Local renal cell carcinoma recurrence is rare after radical nephrectomy with curative intent. We examined our experience to describe the natural history of…”
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Prognostic Value of Histologic Subtypes in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Experience by PATARD, Jean-Jacques, LERAY, Emmanuelle, LABEL, Bernard, GUILLE, Francois, CHOPIN, Dominique K, MULDERS, Peter F. A, WOOD, Christopher G, SWANSON, David A, FIGLIN, Robert A, BELLDEGRUN, Arie S, PANTUCK, Allan J, RIOUX-LECLERCQ, Nathalie, CINDOLO, Luca, FICARRA, Vincenzo, ZISMAN, Amnon, DE LA TAILLE, Alexandre, TOSTAIN, Jacques, ARTIBANI, Walter, ABBOU, Claude C

“…To analyze to what extent histologic subtype is of prognostic importance in renal cell carcinoma based on a large, international, multicenter experience. Four…”
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MAPE-R: a rescaled measure of accuracy for cross-sectional subnational population forecasts by Swanson, David A., Tayman, Jeff, Bryan, T. M.

“…Accurately measuring a population and its attributes at past, present, and future points in time has been of great interest to demographers. Within discussions…”
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Establishing High-Quality Prostate Brachytherapy Using a Phantom Simulator Training Program by Thaker, Nikhil G., MD, Kudchadker, Rajat J., PhD, Swanson, David A., MD, Albert, Jeffrey M., MD, MPH, Mahmood, Usama, MD, Pugh, Thomas J., MD, Boehling, Nicholas S., MD, Bruno, Teresa L., CMD, Prestidge, Bradley R., MD, Crook, Juanita M., MD, Cox, Brett W., MD, Potters, Louis, MD, Moran, Brian J., MD, Keyes, Mira, MD, Kuban, Deborah A., MD, Frank, Steven J., MD

“…Purpose To design and implement a unique training program that uses a phantom-based simulator to teach the process of prostate brachytherapy (PB) quality…”
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Evidence supporting preoperative chemotherapy for small cell carcinoma of the bladder: a retrospective review of the M. D. Anderson cancer experience by Siefker-Radtke, Arlene O, Dinney, Colin P, Abrahams, Neil A, Moran, Cesar, Shen, Yu, Pisters, Louis L, Grossman, H Barton, Swanson, David A, Millikan, Randall E

“…Neuroendocrine tumors of the bladder comprise a small subset of all bladder tumors. To improve our understanding of this tumor and define outcomes with current…”
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The case for early cystectomy in the treatment of nonmuscle invasive micropapillary bladder carcinoma by Kamat, Ashish M, Gee, Jason R, Dinney, Colin P N, Grossman, H Barton, Swanson, David A, Millikan, Randall E, Detry, Michelle A, Robinson, Tracy L, Pisters, Louis L

“…Micropapillary bladder carcinoma is a rare variant of UC. Due to paucity of data regarding treatment outcomes, patients with nonmuscle invasive micropapillary…”
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Use of the University of California Los Angeles Integrated Staging System to Predict Survival in Renal Cell Carcinoma: An International Multicenter Study by PATARD, Jean-Jacques, KIM, Hyung L, TOSTAIN, Jacques, ARTIBANI, Walter, DINNEY, Colin P, WOOD, Christopher G, SWANSON, David A, ABBOU, Claude C, LABEL, Bernard, MULDERS, Peter F. A, CHOPIN, Dominique K, FIGLIN, Robert A, LAM, John S, BELLDEGRUN, Arie S, DOREY, Frederick J, PANTUCK, Allan J, ZISMAN, Amnon, FICARRA, Vincenzo, HAN, Ken-Ryu, CINDOLO, Luca, DE LA TAILLE, Alexandre

“…To evaluate ability of the University of California Los Angeles Integrated Staging System (UISS) to stratify patients with localized and metastatic renal cell…”
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Defining the value framework for prostate brachytherapy using patient-centered outcome metrics and time-driven activity-based costing by Thaker, Nikhil G, Pugh, Thomas J, Mahmood, Usama, Choi, Seungtaek, Spinks, Tracy E, Martin, Neil E, Sio, Terence T, Kudchadker, Rajat J, Kaplan, Robert S, Kuban, Deborah A, Swanson, David A, Orio, Peter F, Zelefsky, Michael J, Cox, Brett W, Potters, Louis, Buchholz, Thomas A, Feeley, Thomas W, Frank, Steven J

“…AbstractPurposeValue, defined as outcomes over costs, has been proposed as a measure to evaluate prostate cancer (PCa) treatments. We analyzed standardized…”
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Forecasting the Population of Census Tracts by Age and Sex: An Example of the Hamilton-Perry Method in Action by Swanson, David A., Schlottmann, Alan, Schmidt, Bob

“…Small area population projections are useful in a range of business applications. This paper uses a case study to show how this type of task can be…”
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Urinary Side Effects and Complications After Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience by Anderson, John F, Swanson, David A, Levy, Lawrence B, Kuban, Deborah A, Lee, Andrew K, Kudchadker, Rajat, Phan, Jack, Bruno, Teresa, Frank, Steven J

“…Objectives To evaluate acute and long-term urinary morbidity after permanent prostate brachytherapy at a single tertiary care center. To minimize the risk of…”
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Forecasting a Tribal Population Using the Cohort-Component Method: A Case Study of the Hopi by Swanson, David A.

“…Population forecasting is a difficult endeavor. When it involves a “small” population, forecasting becomes even more difficult because of the lack of adequate…”
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Nephroureterectomy for treating upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma: time to change the treatment paradigm? by Brown, Gordon A., Busby, J. Erik, Wood, Christopher G., Pisters, Louis L., Dinney, Colin P.N., Swanson, David A., Grossman, H. Barton, Pettaway, Curtis A., Munsell, Mark F., Kamat, Ashish M., Matin, Surena F.

“…OBJECTIVE To evaluate factors associated with disease recurrence and survival in patients undergoing nephroureterectomy for upper urinary tract transitional…”
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Models for Estimating Intrinsic r and the Mean Age of a Population at Stability: Evaluations at the National and Sub-national Level by Swanson, David A.

“…Using Canada’s provinces and territories in conjunction with the “Cohort Change Ratio” approach to generating a stable population, I test the accuracy of two…”
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A Novel MRI Marker for Prostate Brachytherapy by Frank, Steven J., M.D, Stafford, R. Jason, Ph.D, Bankson, James A., Ph.D, Li, Chun, Ph.D, Swanson, David A., M.D, Kudchadker, Rajat J., Ph.D, Martirosyan, Karen S., Ph.D

“…Purpose Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the optimal imaging modality for the prostate and surrounding critical organ structures. However, on MRI, the…”
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Sexual Function and the Use of Medical Devices or Drugs to Optimize Potency After Prostate Brachytherapy by Whaley, J. Taylor, M.D, Levy, Lawrence B., M.S, Swanson, David A., M.D, Pugh, Thomas J., M.D, Kudchadker, Rajat J., Ph.D, Bruno, Teresa L., C.M.D, Frank, Steven J., M.D

“…Purpose Prospective evaluation of sexual outcomes after prostate brachytherapy with iodine-125 seeds as monotherapy at a tertiary cancer care center. Methods…”
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The decline of the non‐Hispanic white population in the United States of America by Verdugo, Richard R., Swanson, David A.

“…Objectives The question of a declining non‐Hispanic white (NHW) population has sparked debate in the United States. In examining this question, three bodies of…”
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The Mexican‐American worker: Assimilation, bias, and discrimination, 1940–2019 by Verdugo, Richard R., Swanson, David A.

“…Objective There are two fundamental arguments about why Mexican Americans have failed to be assimilated. Human capital theorists argue that it is due to their…”
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Young age is an independent prognostic factor for survival of sporadic renal cell carcinoma by Sánchez-Ortiz, Ricardo F, Rosser, Charles J, Madsen, Lydia T, Swanson, David A, Wood, Christopher G

“…Compared to older adults with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) our subjective impression has been that younger adults present with more unfavorable histological…”
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Prognostic factors and survival of patients with sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma by Mian, Badar M, Bhadkamkar, Nishin, Slaton, Joel W, Pisters, Peter W T, Daliani, Danai, Swanson, David A, Pisters, Louis L

“…Sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma often has an aggressive clinical course characterized by rapid disease progression. We evaluate prognostic factors for patient…”
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