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Substance Abuse. 24:197-209
This retrospective cohort study sought to identify clinical variables that independently correlate with severe alcohol withdrawal and to quantify risk in a clinically useful manner. The records of 284 inpatients admitted to an acute detoxification un
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Journal of General Internal Medicine. 18:213-221
OBJECTIVE: To develop a meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, CINHAL, and Cochrane Library searches for trials of rehabilitation for COPD p
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David R. Calkins, Humphrey Taylor, Joseph P. Newhouse, Ludan L. Leape, Karen Donelan, Robert J. Blendon, Dahlia K. Remler, George D. Lundberg
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Health Affairs. 16:139-148
The transformation of the medical marketplace has major implications for the physician workforce. Findings are reported here from national surveys of physicians, hospitals, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PP
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David R. Calkins, Lisa I. Iezzoni, Russell S. Phillips, Lauren Tuchin, Peggy Reiley, Roger B. Davis
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Image: the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 28:143-147
Planning for hospital discharge is an important component of nursing. Results are presented of a study to determine how well primary nurses predict the functional ability of their patients following discharge and to assess whether patients and nurses
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David R. Calkins, David Eisenberg, Thomas L. Delbanco, Ronald C. Kessler, Cindy Foster, Frances E. Norlock
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New England Journal of Medicine. 328:246-252
Many people use unconventional therapies for health problems, but the extent of this use and the costs are not known. We conducted a national survey to determine the prevalence, costs, and patterns of use of unconventional therapies, such as acupunct
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BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 332(7553)
An initiative to cut avoidable deaths required rapid recruitment and support of large numbers of US hospitals. Campaign leaders describe how they coordinate nationwide implementation of effective healthcare interventions and document lessons for effe
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JAMA. 295(3)
AHALF DECADE HAS ELAPSED SINCE THE INSTITUTE OF Medicine released2 landmarkreportsonhealthcare safety and quality, To Err Is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm. Those studies helped articulate a broad agenda for quality improvement in health care,
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The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 17(1)
Efforts to improve end-of-life care have increased during the past decade. The goals of these efforts include increasing patient autonomy and reducing or more selectively using intensive medical interventions near the end of life. In this light, exam
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Archives of internal medicine. 155(20)
Objectives: To determine the overall impact of a voluntary cholesterol screening program and to assess the importance of controlling for regression to the mean when evaluating the impact on higher-risk subgroups. Design: Longitudinal study comparing
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American journal of health promotion : AJHP. 8(2)
Since the mid-1970s, practice guidelines for preventive care have been published in the primary care and internal medicine literature. In 1978, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a monograph titled "Preventive Services for the Well Population. "l