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Emergent biomarker derived from next-generation sequencing to identify pain patients requiring uncommonly high opioid doses [published online ahead of print May 3, 2016]. |
Kringel D, Ultsch A, Zimmermann M, et al. |
Genotyping Analysis for Very High-Dose Opioid Usage Background: Next-generation sequencing (NGS)1 has not yet been used to predict opioid doses. Can this novel analytic approach p... |
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Eloquent silences: a musical and lexical analysis of conversation between oncologists and their patients [published online ahead of print April 20, 2016]. |
Bartels J, Rodenbach R, Ciesinski K, Gramling R, Fiscella K, Epstein R. |
Meaningful Silences in Oncology Communications Background: Silences during physician-patient communication1-4 are an untapped connectional tool. Do communication elements around c... |
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Geographic variation of inpatient care costs at the end of life. |
Geue C, Wu O, Leyland A, Lewsey J, Quinn TJ. |
Inpatient Costs at End of Life Background: Inpatient costs may be high at the end of life (EOL).1,2 What drivers besides actual treatments might increase the cost? Design and Par... |
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Factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms in family caregivers of patients with incurable cancer [published online ahead of print May 13, 2016]. |
Nipp RD, El-Jawahri A, Fishbein JN, et al. |
Family Caregivers' Depression and Anxiety Background: Patients with incurable cancer and their family caregivers (FC) both experience depression and anxiety.1-3 How common ar... |
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Trends in opioid prescriptions among children and adolescents in the United States: a nationally representative study from 1996 to 2012. |
Groenewald CB, Rabbitts JA, Gebert JT, Palermo TM. |
Pediatric Opioid Prescribing Patterns Background: Increases in adult opioid prescriptions are well documented,1-4 but data regarding prescription patterns in younger populati... |
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Optimizing treatment of complicated grief: a randomized clinical trial. |
Shear MK, Reynolds III CF, Simon NM, et al. |
Optimizing Treatment for Complicated Grief Background: Complicated grief (CG) differs from major depression in symptomatology and treatment response.1,2 What treatment is most ... |
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