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Desvousges, W.H., F.R. Johnson, R.W. Dunford, K.J. Boyle, S.P. Hudson, and K.N. Wilson. (2010). "Measuring Nonuse Damages Using Contingent Valuation: An Experimental Evaluation of Accuracy (2nd ed.)." In RTI Press Publication No. BK-0001-1009 Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI Press.

This second edition of Measuring Nonuse Damages Using Conjoint Valuation is essentially a reprint of a 1992 monograph that has been in steady demand since its original appearance. The RTI Press... Full Abstract »

Pladevall, M., C. Brotons, R. Gabriel, A. Arnau, C. Suarez, M. de la Figuera, E. Marquez, A. Coca, J. Sobrino, G. Divine, M. Heisler, L.K. Williams, and Writing Committee on behalf of COM99 Study Group. (2010). "Multicenter cluster-randomized trial of a multifactorial intervention to improve antihypertensive medication adherence and blood pressure control among patients at high cardiovascular risk (The COM99 Study)." Circulation, 122(12):1183-1191.

Background— Medication nonadherence is common and results in preventable disease complications. This study assessed the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention to improve both medication... Full Abstract »

Mauskopf, J.A., C.L. Baker, B.U. Monz, and M.D. Juniper. (2010). "Cost effectiveness of tiotropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review of the evidence." Journal of Medical Economics, 13(3):403-417.

Abstract Background: Tiotropium has been shown to reduce exacerbations and improve quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a lung disease characterized by a... Full Abstract »

Nguyen, U.S.D.T., K.J. Rothman, S. Demissie, D.J. Jackson, J.M. Lang, and J.L. Ecker. (2010). "Epidural Analgesia and Risks of Cesarean and Operative Vaginal Deliveries in Nulliparous and Multiparous Women." Maternal and Child Health Journal, 14(5):705-712.

Objective is to examine the effect of epidural analgesia in first stage of labor on occurrence of cesarean and operative vaginal deliveries in nulliparous women and multiparous women without a... Full Abstract »

Candrilli, S.D., A. Kuznik, P.M. Mendys, and D.J. Wilson. (2010). "Prevalence and coexistence of cardiovascular comorbidities among the US dyslipidemic population aged [greater than or equal to] 65 years by lipid-lowering medication use status." Postgraduate Medicine, 122(5):142-149.

Using data from the 2001-2002, 2003-2004, and 2005-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, we generated current estimates of the prevalence and overlap of cardiovascular... Full Abstract »

Sherrill, B., M.M. Amonkar, B. Sherif, J. Maltzman, L. O'Rourke, and S. Johnston. (2010). "Quality of life in hormone receptor–positive HER-2+ metastatic breast cancer patients during treatment with letrozole alone or in combination with lapatinib." The Oncologist, 15(9):944-953.

The article discusses results from the clinical trial EGF30008 that studied the combination of letrozole plus lapatinib in metastatic breast cancer treatment. The content of this article has been... Full Abstract »

Johannes, C.B., C. Varas-Lorenzo, L.J. Mcquay, K.D. Midkiff, and D. Fife. (2010). "Risk of serious ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death in a cohort of users of domperidone: a nested case-control study." Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 19(9):881-888.

PURPOSE: Limited information from spontaneous reports and results of two case-control studies raised concern about the cardiotoxicity of oral domperidone therapy. This case-control study nested in a... Full Abstract »

Purpose Limited information from spontaneous reports and results of two case-control studies raised concern about the cardiotoxicity of oral domperidone therapy. This case-control study nested in a... Full Abstract »

Mauskopf, J., J. Racketa, and E. Sherrill. (2010). "Alzheimer's disease: The strength of association of costs with different measures of disease severity." Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging , 14(8):655-663.

Objective To identify Alzheimer's disease (AD) severity measures for use in cost-effectiveness models that effectively capture the impact of AD on costs. Methods A review of the literature and... Full Abstract »

Deal, L.S., V.S.L. Williams, D.B. DiBenedetti, and S.E. Fehnel. (2010). "Development and psychometric evaluation of the Endometriosis Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire." Quality of Life Research, 19(6):899-905.

To develop and psychometrically evaluate the Endometriosis Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, a patient-reported assessment of satisfaction with endometriosis treatment. The Endometriosis... Full Abstract »

Lee, L.J., J.L. Fahrbach, L.M. Nelson, L.D. Mcleod, S.A. Martin, P. Sun, and R.S. Weinstock. (2010). "Effects of insulin initiation on patient-reported outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: Results from the DURABLE trial." Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 89(2):157-166.

Aim: To examine changes in patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on oral agents who initiated insulin (insulin lispro mix 25/75 [LM25] or insulin glargine)... Full Abstract »

Rocca, C.H., S. Krishnan, G. Barrett, and M. Wilson. (2010). "Measuring pregnancy planning: An assessment of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy among urban, south Indian women." Demographic Research, 23:293-333.

We evaluated the psychometric properties of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy among Indian women using classical methods and Item Response Modeling. The scale exhibited good internal... Full Abstract »

Liu, A.H., A.W. Gilsenan, R.H. Stanford, W. Lincourt, R. Ziemiecki, and H. Ortega. (2010). "Status of Asthma Control in Pediatric Primary Care: Results from the Pediatric Asthma Control Characteristics and Prevalence Survey Study (ACCESS)." Journal of Pediatrics, 157(2):276-U135.

Objective To estimate the prevalence of uncontrolled asthma in pediatric patients with asthma visiting their primary care provider for any medical reason. Study design This was a cross-sectional... Full Abstract »

Horton, E.S., C. Silberman, K.L. Davis, and R. Berria. (2010). "Weight loss, glycemic control, and changes in cardiovascular biomarkers in patients with type 2 diabetes receiving incretin therapies or insulin in a large cohort database." Diabetes Care, 33(8):1759-1765.

OBJECTIVE Weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes can improve glycemic control, lower blood pressure, and improve dyslipidemia. Glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor agonists are associated... Full Abstract »

Deal, L.S., D.B. DiBenedetti, V.S.L. Williams, and S.E. Fehnel. (2010). "The development and validation of the daily electronic Endometriosis Pain and Bleeding Diary." Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 8:64-.

Background The objective of this study was to develop and validate a daily electronic Endometriosis Pain and Bleeding Diary (EPBD) for assessing treatment-related changes in endometriosis symptoms... Full Abstract »

Pattanayak, S.K., C. Poulos, J.C. Yang, and S. Patil. (2010). "How valuable are environmental health interventions? Evaluation of water and sanitation programmes in India." Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 88(7):481-560.

Objective To evaluate and quantify the economic benefits attributable to improvements in water supply and sanitation in rural India. Methods We combined propensity-score “pre-matching” and rich... Full Abstract »

Earnshaw, S.R., C.L. McDade, L.K. Black, C.F. Bell, and M.W. Kattan. (2010). "Cost effectiveness of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for the prevention of prostate cancer in multiple patient populations." Pharmacoeconomics, 28(6):489-505.

BACKGROUND: Although 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5ARIs) have demonstrated that they reduce the risk of prostate cancer (PCa), they have not demonstrated cost effectiveness in the patient... Full Abstract »

Yong, M., W.M. Schoonen, L. Li, G. Kanas, J. Coalson, F. Mowat, J. Fryzek, and J.A. Kaye. (2010). "Epidemiology of paediatric immune thrombocytopenia in the General Practice Research Database." British Journal of Haematology, 149(6):855-864.

Hauber, A.B., A.F. Mohamed, F.R. Johnson, O. Oyelowo, B.H. Curtis, and C. Coon. (2010). "Estimating importance weights for the IWQOL-Lite using conjoint analysis." Quality of Life Research, 19(5):701-709.

PURPOSE: Our objective was to estimate preference-based weights for the IWQOL-Lite that reflect the relative importance overweight and obese people place on the domains included in the instrument.... Full Abstract »

Pendergast, K., A. Wolf, B. Sherrill, X. Zhou, L.J. Aronne, I. Caterson, N. Finer, H. Hauner, J. Hill, L. Van Gaal, F. Coste, and J.P. Despres. (2010). "Impact of waist circumference difference on health-care cost among overweight and obese subjects: the PROCEED cohort." Value in Health, 13(4):402-410.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incremental effect of waist circumference (WC) on health-care costs among overweight and obese subjects after adjusting for body mass index (BMI). METHODS: A prospective... Full Abstract »

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