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Long‐Term Opioids in Gout: A Matched Cohort Study From the Veterans Health Administration
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Though used frequently to treat flare, risk of long‐term opioid exposure in gout has not been well defined. In this study, we examined the hypothesis that people with gout are more likely than individuals without gout to be prescribed long‐term opioids over time.
Lindsay N. Helget +7 more
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Affirmative Action and School Choice [PDF]
This paper proposes a reform for school allocation procedures in order to help integration policies reach their objective. For this purpose, we suggest the use of a natural two-step mechanism.
Alcalde, José, Subiza, Begoña
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to determine if program format (in‐person, virtual, or hybrid) results in differences in 3‐month outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy, and chair stands in a hip/knee osteoarthritis‐management program. Methods A secondary analysis of the Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) Canada database was
Jill Van Damme +7 more
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Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002 This study analyzed the variations of policies and practices of university personnel in their use of affirmative action programs for African American students.
Alfred R. Cade
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An analysis of affirmative action in a South African public sector department
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2001 The South African labour market is characterised by a diversity of ethnic and cultural groups. The public sector is experiencing pressure from social, economic, political and legislative circles to make the workplace more representative of the population.
H. E. Brand, S. Stoltz
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A Cure for Discrimination? Affirmative Action and the Case of California Proposition 209 [PDF]
Proposition 209, enacted in California in 1996 and made effective the following year, ended state affirmative action programs not only in education, but also for public employment and government contracting. This paper uses CPS data and triple difference
Caitlin Knowles Myers
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the cost‐effectiveness of low‐dose colchicine prophylaxis for preventing gout flares when starting allopurinol using the “start‐low go‐slow” approach. Methods Participants with gout, fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology recommendations for starting urate‐lowering therapy and with serum urate
Yana Pryymachenko +4 more
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Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan [PDF]
In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students.
Cortes, Kalena E.
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Deficit Reduction Through Diversity: How Affirmative Action at the FCC Increased Auction Competition [PDF]
In recent auctions for paging licenses, the Federal Communications Commission has granted businesses owned by minorities and women substantial bidding credits.
Ian Ayres, Peter Cramton
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker +9 more
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