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Publisher Correction: The Miami Framework for ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders: an integrated view of phenotype and biology
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The Miami Framework for ALS and related neurodegenerative disorders: an integrated view of phenotype and biology
Increasing appreciation of the phenotypic and biological overlap between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia, alongside evolving biomarker evidence for a pre-symptomatic stage of di...
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Open AccessState social distancing restrictions and nursing home outcomes
The COVID-19 poses a disproportionate threat to nursing home residents. Although recent studies suggested the effectiveness of state social distancing measures in the United States on curbing COVID-19 morbidit...
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Open AccessSocial media ratings of nursing homes associated with experience of care and “Nursing Home Compare” quality measures
Social media platforms offer unique opportunities for patients and families to provide real-time feedback on their healthcare experiences. Consumer-generated social media ratings of hospitals tend to reflect t...
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An Integrated HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Women with a History of Intimate Partner Violence: Pilot Test Results
There are few HIV risk reduction interventions to meet the unique needs of women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV). This pilot study tested the feasibility, safety, and preliminary effects of an i...
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Trends and Hospital Variations in Surgical Outcomes for Cholangiocarcinoma in New York State
This population-based study examined surgical outcomes and hospital and post-acute care resource use after operations of cholangiocarcinoma during 2005–2012.
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Maternal TSH level and TPOAb status in early pregnancy and their relationship to the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus
Subclinical hypothyroidism is common in pregnant women and often related to adverse pregnancy outcomes, but its relationship with gestational diabetes remains controversial. In particular, the impact of thyrop...
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Interval estimation for the Gini index of shifted exponential distribution under Type-II double censoring
Given a shifted exponential distribution, the exact sampling distribution of the Gini index has been derived by Moothathu (Ann Inst Stat Math 37: 473–479, 1985). However, direct derivation of confidence interval ...
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Environmental Risks and Children’s Health: What can PRAMS Tell Us?
Environmental exposures during pregnancy have a lasting impact on children’s health. We combined environmental and maternal risk factor survey data to inform efforts to protect children’s health. We made recom...
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Open AccessOptimizing antimicrobial prescribing: Are clinicians following national trends in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections rather than local data when treating MRSA wound infections
Clinicians often prescribe antimicrobials for outpatient wound infections before culture results are known. Local or national MRSA rates may be considered when prescribing antimicrobials. If clinicians prescri...
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Associations of Health-Related Quality of Life with Healthcare Utilization Status in Veterans
Evidence indicates that veterans using VA healthcare services have poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Little is known, however, about differences in HRQOL among those who only use VA services and tho...
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Open AccessUncompensated care provided by for-profit, not-for-profit, and government owned hospitals
There is growing concern certain not-for-profit hospitals are not providing enough uncompensated care to justify their tax exempt status. Our objective was to compare the amount of uncompensated care provided ...
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Misspecification issues in risk adjustment and construction of outcome-based quality indicators
Hospital “report cards” reporting risk-adjusted health outcomes are increasingly used to benchmark quality of care. However, risk adjustment methods that do not fully account for the interrelationship between ...
