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Patterns of Improved Survival in Patients With Multiple Myeloma in the Twenty-First Century: A Population-Based Study by TURESSON, Ingemar, VELEZ, Ramon, KRISTINSSON, Sigurdur Y, LANDGREN, Ola

“…PURPOSE Randomized multiple myeloma (MM) studies show improved response rates and better progression-free survival for newer therapies. However, a less…”
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Patterns of Multiple Myeloma During the Past 5 Decades: Stable Incidence Rates for All Age Groups in the Population but Rapidly Changing Age Distribution in the Clinic by Turesson, Ingemar, MD, PhD, Velez, Ramon, MSc, PhD, Kristinsson, Sigurdur Y., MD, PhD, Landgren, Ola, MD, PhD

“…OBJECTIVE To define age-adjusted incidence trends in multiple myeloma (MM) in a well-characterized population during a long period, given that some, but not…”
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Pandemic impact on higher education faculty self‐care, burnout, and compassion satisfaction by Velez‐Cruz, Ramon J., Holstun, Vasti P.

“…This correlational study examined the relationship between self‐care, burnout, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress among higher education…”
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Community-based Interventions to Improve Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: Results of the Forsyth County Cancer Screening (FoCaS) Project by PASKETT, E. D, TATUM, C. M, D'AGOSTINO, R. JR, RUSHING, J, VELEZ, R, MICHIELUTTE, R, DIGNAN, M

“…The FoCaS (Forsyth County Cancer Screening) Project was one of six projects funded by the National Cancer Institute “Public Health Approaches to Breast and…”
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Rapidly changing myeloma epidemiology in the general population: Increased incidence, older patients, and longer survival by Turesson, Ingemar, Bjorkholm, Magnus, Blimark, Cecilie Hveding, Kristinsson, Sigurdur, Velez, Ramon, Landgren, Ola

“…The incidence of multiple myeloma is characterized by a steep increase with advancing age. Dramatic improvements in survival have been reported in clinical…”
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Association between hearing impairment and the quality of life of elderly individuals by Mulrow, C D, Aguilar, C, Endicott, J E, Velez, R, Tuley, M R, Charlip, W S, Hill, J A

“…Hearing impairment is one of the most common chronic health problems of elderly Americans. Although adverse effects on quality of life are thought to be…”
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Screening for diabetic retinopathy. The wide-angle retinal camera by Pugh, J A, Jacobson, J M, Van Heuven, W A, Watters, J A, Tuley, M R, Lairson, D R, Lorimor, R J, Kapadia, A S, Velez, R

“…Screening for diabetic retinopathy. The wide-angle retinal camera. J A Pugh , J M Jacobson , W A Van Heuven , J A Watters , M R Tuley , D R Lairson , R J…”
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Incidence of multiple myeloma in Great Britain, Sweden, and Malmö, Sweden: the impact of differences in case ascertainment on observed incidence trends by Vélez, Ramón, Turesson, Ingemar, Landgren, Ola, Kristinsson, Sigurdur Y, Cuzick, Jack

“…ObjectivesThe increased incidence of multiple myeloma (MM) across China and East Asia stimulated us to examine the current rates in Great Britain, where rates…”
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Project I See in NC: Initial results of a program to increase access to retinal examinations among diabetic individuals in North Carolina by Velez, Ramon, Tyler, Marshall, Chen, John, Babcock, Michael, Moran, William P

“…Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of preventable blindness in adults. Project I See in NC was begun to determine whether access to eye screening for…”
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A meta-analysis of controlled trials of cardiac patient education by Mullen, P D, Mains, D A, Velez, R

“…Because of the heavy burden of morbidity and mortality exacted by coronary heart disease and the role of behavior in secondary prevention, patient education is…”
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Validation of self-reported breast and cervical cancer screening tests among low-income minority women by Paskett, E D, Tatum, C M, Mack, D W, Hoen, H, Case, L D, Velez, R

“…The objective of the Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project is to assess barriers to breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income women and to…”
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Risk of cirrhosis and primary liver cancer in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency by Eriksson, S, Carlson, J, Velez, R

“…Previous reports have suggested an association between homozygous alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, cirrhosis, and primary liver cancer. To assess the risk of…”
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Quality-of-life changes and hearing impairment. A randomized trial by Mulrow, C D, Aguilar, C, Endicott, J E, Tuley, M R, Velez, R, Charlip, W S, Rhodes, M C, Hill, J A, DeNino, L A

“…To assess whether hearing aids improve the quality of life of elderly persons with hearing loss. Primary care clinics at a Bureau of Veterans Affairs hospital…”
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Extinction of globin gene expression in human fibroblast mouse erythroleukemia cell hybrids by Deisseroth, Albert, Velez, Ramon, Burk, Robert D., Minna, John, Anderson, W. French, Nienhuis, Arthur

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Increasing influenza immunization among high-risk patients: education or financial incentive? by Moran, W P, Nelson, K, Wofford, J L, Velez, R, Case, L D

“…To determine whether an educational brochure or a lottery-type incentive increases influenza immunization rates. In a prospective, single-blind factorial…”
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Improving patient follow-up in incidental screening through referral letters by Velez, R, Anderson, L, McFall, S, Magruder-Habib, K

“…The effects of referral letters on increasing the likelihood of patients obtaining hypertension follow-up assessments are presented. Seventy-four patients with…”
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Use of an interrupted time-series design to evaluate a cancer screening program by Michielutte, Robert, Shelton, Brent, Paskett, Electra D., Tatum, Cathy M., Velez, Ramon

“…An alternative approach to intervention–control designs to evaluate community health education studies is to use a quasi-experimental design in which the…”
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It's in the cards: a practice-friendly, real-time data collection strategy for quality improvement by Wofford, James L, Kimberly, James R, Moran, William P, Miller, David P, Hopping, Jerry L, Pedley, Carolyn E, Messick, Catherine H, Lichstein, Peter R, Velez, Ramon

“…The heart of the Card Response Project, a six-step data collection strategy, is the clinician, armed with a pocket-sized card for rapid completion during…”
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Clinic-Based Interventions to Promote Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening by Paskett, Electra D., McMahon, Kimberly, Tatum, Cathy, Velez, Ramon, Shelton, Brent, Case, L.Douglas, Wofford, James, Moran, William, Wymer, Antoinette

“…Background.Breast and cervical cancer continue to claim the lives of women. Early detection modalities for these cancers are available; however, utilization…”
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Some international comparisons of mortality amenable to medical intervention by Charlton, J R, Velez, R

“…A series of outcome indicators was proposed for assessing the curative aspects of health care using several diseases for which evidence suggested that death…”
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