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J H Gurwitz

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Bohn R, Glynn R, Gurwitz J, Everitt D, Gilden D, Avorn J
J Glaucoma . 2009 Nov; 3(3):259-64. PMID: 19920606
No abstract available.
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Avorn J, Glynn R, Gurwitz J, Bohn R, Monane M, Everitt D, et al.
J Glaucoma . 2009 Nov; 2(3):158-65. PMID: 19920512
We conducted a case-control study to measure the risk of pulmonary side effects following the use of topical glaucoma medications, particularly the beta blockers, and to identify patients at highest...
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Platt R, Davis R, Finkelstein J, Go A, Gurwitz J, Roblin D, et al.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf . 2002 Jan; 10(5):373-7. PMID: 11802579
Research and education programs in therapeutics that combine the data, organizational capabilities, and expertise of several managed care organizations working in concert can serve an important role when a single...
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McCormick D, Gurwitz J, Goldberg R, Becker R, Tate J, Elwell A, et al.
Arch Intern Med . 2001 Dec; 161(20):2458-63. PMID: 11700158
Background: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines recommend the use of warfarin sodium for stroke prevention in most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who do not have risk factors for hemorrhagic complications,...
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Gurwitz J, Guadagnoli E, Landrum M, Silliman R, Wolf R, Weeks J
Med Care . 2001 Nov; 39(12):1339-44. PMID: 11717575
Background: Institutional Review Boards vary in regard to the conditions imposed on investigators concerning contacting potential subjects to participate in health-services research studies. Objective: The impact of more active involvement...
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Field T, Gurwitz J, Avorn J, McCormick D, Jain S, Eckler M, et al.
Arch Intern Med . 2001 Jul; 161(13):1629-34. PMID: 11434795
Background: In a prospective study of nursing home residents, we found adverse drug events (ADEs) to be common, serious, and often preventable. To direct prevention efforts at high-risk residents, information...
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Majumdar S, Inui T, Gurwitz J, Gillman M, McLaughlin T, Soumerai S
J Gen Intern Med . 2001 Jun; 16(6):351-9. PMID: 11422631
Objective: Recent reports have linked calcium channel blockers (CCBs) with an increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We sought to determine to what extent physicians relinquished CCBs following these...
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Yood R, Harrold L, Fish L, Cernieux J, Emani S, Conboy E, et al.
Arch Intern Med . 2001 Jun; 161(10):1322-7. PMID: 11371261
Background: Treatment with glucocorticoids is the leading cause of drug-induced osteoporosis. Currently available guidelines indicate that patients receiving long-term glucocorticoid therapy should receive measures to prevent osteoporosis. Objectives: To examine...
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Baldor R, Field T, Gurwitz J
Acad Med . 2001 May; 76(5):510-1. PMID: 11346546
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Angeja B, Rundle A, Gurwitz J, Gore J, Barron H
Am J Cardiol . 2001 Mar; 87(5):627-30, A9. PMID: 11230850
In a retrospective cohort of patients treated in community hospitals, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) was associated with decreased odds of in-hospital death or nonfatal stroke. However, the relative benefit was...