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Holistic Integrative OncologyPurpose This study aimed to assess whether adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) can improve prognosis outcomes in patients with limb liposarcoma (LPS) and to identify independent prognostic factors.
Keyi Wang +7 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We assessed the effectiveness of PrismRA to improve clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with a biologic or targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Methods PrismRA incorporated 19 gene expression features and four clinical features to assess a patient's likelihood of
Fenglong Xie +3 more
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Do Instrumental Variables Belong in Propensity Scores? [PDF]
Propensity score matching is a popular way to make causal inferences about a binary treatment in observational data. The validity of these methods depends on which variables are used to predict the propensity score.
Jay Bhattacharya, William B. Vogt
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier +12 more
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Too Much Ado about Propensity Score Models? Comparing Methods of Propensity Score Matching
Value in Health, 2006 A large number of possible techniques are available when conducting matching procedures, yet coherent guidelines for selecting the most appropriate application do not yet exist. In this article we evaluate several matching techniques and provide a suggested guideline for selecting the best technique.The main purpose of a matching procedure is to reduce
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian +4 more
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Does High Involvement Management Lead to Higher Pay? [PDF]
Using nationally representative survey data for Finnish employees linked to register data on their wages and work histories we find wage effects of high involvement management (HIM) practices are generally positive and significant.
Alex Bryson +2 more
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BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground The global circulation of SARS-CoV-2 has led to an increasing number of reinfections, raising concerns about their clinical and immune consequences.
Chenxi Zhao +7 more
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Labour Market Racial Discrimination in South Africa Revisited [PDF]
Discrimination is a significant issue in labour market economics across developed as well as developing countries. In this paper, we inquire the actual size of wage discrimination in the Republic of South Africa, accounting for large differences in ...
Joanna Tyrowicz, Maciej Szelewicki
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