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The optimal delivery of palliative care. |
Casarett D, Johnson M, Smith D, Richardson D. |
Optimal Delivery of Palliative Care Background: Is inpatient palliative care best delivered through consultative teams or through dedicated palliative care units? Design... |
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Reducing racial disparities in pain treatment: the role of empathy and perspective-taking. |
Drwecki BB, Moore CF, Ward CF, Prkachin KM. |
Perspective Taking to Reduce Disparities Background: Black Americans endure more severe pain distress and receive lower quality pain treatment than Caucasians. Can this racial discrepancy in treatmen... |
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A predictive model for progression of chronic kidney disease to kidney failure. |
Tangri N, Stevens LA, Griffith J, et al. |
Prediction and Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 23 million Americans, increasing their risk of kidney failure. Can laboratory measure... |
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Detection of chronic kidney disease with creatinine, cystatin C, and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio and association with progression to end-stage renal disease and mortality. |
Peralta CA, Shlipak MG, Judd S, et al. |
Prediction and Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 23 million Americans, increasing their risk of kidney failure. Can laboratory measure... |
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Association between opioid prescribing patterns and opioid overdose-related deaths. |
Bohnert AS, Valenstein M, Bair MJ, et al. |
Implications of High-Dose Opioid Therapy: Do Potentially Serious Adverse Outcomes Exceed Beneftis? Background: The number of patients prescribed opioids for pain indications significantly incre... |
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Prevalence and predictors of cognitive dysfunction in opioid-treated patients with cancer: a multinational study. |
Kurita GP, Sjogren P, Ekholm O, et al. |
Implications of High-Dose Opioid Therapy: Do Potentially Serious Adverse Outcomes Exceed Beneftis? Background: The number of patients prescribed opioids for pain indications significantly incre... |
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Acupuncture: does it alleviate pain and are there serious risks? A review of reviews. |
Ernst E, Lee MS, Choi TY. |
Acupuncture Acupuncture is frequently used to control chronic bodily pain. Clinical trial results are inconsistent. This paper summarizes prior systematic reviews of acupuncture's effectiveness and a... |
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