Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang +4 more
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Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006 A hysterectomy affects a woman's health. This study was performed to identify the factors that affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL) before and after hysterectomy in premenopausal women.
Ya-Ling Yang, Yueh-Chih Chen
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Prediction of Spasticity through Upper Limb Active Range of Motion in Stroke Survivors: A Generalized Estimating Equation Model. [PDF]
Bioengineering (Basel), 2023 Adeel M, Peng CW, Lee IJ, Lin BS.
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) is a validated treatment target in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but limited studies have explored the role of LLDAS in lupus nephritis (LN). This study aims to investigate the frequency and predictors of LLDAS attainment and its benefit on LN relapse and renal function preservation in patients ...
Chak Kwan Cheung +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Disparities of health expenditure associated with the experience of admission in long-term care hospital among patients with colorectal cancer in South Korea: A generalized estimating equation. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Lee WR, Son N, Yoo KB, Han KT.
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Although treat‐to‐target urate‐lowering therapy (ULT) is endorsed as best practice in gout management, limited data exist on its impact on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). We assessed the impact of treat‐to‐target ULT on HRQoL among participants receiving protocolized gout care, identifying factors associated with HRQoL and HRQoL ...
Austin Barry +16 more
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Modeling Factors Associated with Dialysis Adequacy Using Longitudinal Data Analysis: Generalized Estimating Equation Versus Quadratic Inference Function. [PDF]
J Res Health Sci, 2023 Gholian K, Hajian-Tilaki K, Akbari R.
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A stochastic second-order generalized estimating equations approach for estimating intraclass correlation coefficient in the presence of informative missing data [PDF]
, 2018 Tom Chen +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Reports have linked both high and low serum uric acid (SUA) levels to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to establish a reference interval for SUA in older adults and assessed its association with clinically relevant outcomes in relatively healthy, community‐dwelling individuals aged ≥70 years old.
Amanda J. Rickard +15 more
wiley +1 more source
Multidimensional school features associated with physical activity among youth at risk of obesity: an exploratory principal component and generalized estimating equation analysis. [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2023 Bird M +5 more
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