Long‐Term Opioids in Gout: A Matched Cohort Study From the Veterans Health Administration
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
wiley +1 more source
Record linkage without patient identifiers: Proof of concept using data from South Africa's national HIV program. [PDF]
Shumba K +9 more
europepmc +1 more source
Objectives This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the World COACH consortium ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg +26 more
wiley +1 more source
Risk factors for neuroendocrine neoplasms: protocol for a case-control study based on a record linkage of registry and claims data. [PDF]
Voigtländer S +8 more
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Objectives This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PT) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Engaging Patients and Other Stakeholders in "Designing for Dissemination" of Record Linkage Methods and Tools. [PDF]
Reno JE +6 more
europepmc +1 more source
Cigarette smoking and tooth loss experience among young adults: a national record linkage study [PDF]
Miki Ojima +3 more
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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
wiley +1 more source
Concept and feasibility of privacy-preserving record linkage of cancer registry data and claims data in Germany: results from the DigiNet study on stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. [PDF]
Kästner A +31 more
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