OBJECTIVES: Few studies have attempted to validate the diagnostic information contained
within medical service claims data, and only a small proportion of these have attempted to do …

C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most commonly used markers of acute phase reaction
in clinical settings and predictors of cardiovascular risk in healthy women; however, data on …

… Author links open overlay panel Machelle Wilchesky PhD a e , Pierre Ernst MD b e , James
… Drs Wilchesky, Brophy, and Platt have reported that no potential conflicts of interest exist with …

Background. Fluoroquinolones have been suspected to cause cardiac arrhythmia but data
are lacking, particularly for the individual fluoroquinolones. We assessed the risk of serious …

Background Bronchodilators are first-line therapy for COPD. There is some evidence that
they may increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias. Methods We used the computerized health-…

Introduction The 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) and the shorter GDS-15, GDS-5
and GDS-4 are recommended as depression screening tools for elderly individuals. …

Background Seniors with severe dementia residing in nursing homes (NHs) frequently
receive large numbers of medications. With disease progression, the medications' harm-benefit …

ObjectivesDelirium is very frequent in older patients presenting to the emergency department
(ED), but is often undetected. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of …

Background: No worldwide pharmacovigilance study evaluating the spectrum of adverse drug
reactions (ADRs) induced by cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI) in Alzheimer’s disease has …

Pressure ulcer prevention is an important long‐term care (LTC) quality indicator. While the
Braden Scale is a recommended risk assessment tool, there is a paucity of information …