OBJECTIVE To establish accurate, up-to-date, baseline epidemiological data for herpes
zoster (HZ) before the introduction of the recently licensed HZ vaccine. METHODS Using data …

OBJECTIVE To present population-based estimates of herpes zoster (HZ) recurrence rates
among adults. PATIENTS AND METHODS To identify recurrent cases of HZ, we reviewed the …

Background Patient-centered diabetes care requires shared decision making (SDM).
Decision aids promote SDM, but their efficacy in nonacademic and rural primary care clinics is …

Objective: Using a unique county-wide resource that links all health care providers' medical
records to assess current and “ever” prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma. To …

Options for managing herpes zoster (HZ)-related pain and complications have limited
effectiveness, making HZ prevention through vaccination an important strategy. Limited data are …

PURPOSE Postpartum depression (PPD) screening at 4 to 12 weeks’ postpartum can improve
outcomes for women when linked to in-practice management programs. The benefit of …

Introduction: Practice-based research continues to evolve and has become a major methodology
for many pragmatic studies. While early practice-based network projects were usually …

Background: Practice-based research network (PBRN) study investigators must interface
with multiple Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), many of which are unfamiliar with PBRN …

Schools are being called upon to help address asthma, a common problem in school‐aged
children. School‐based asthma programs need information about asthma diagnoses, …

To determine the feasibility and value of spirometry in school‐based asthma screening,
spirometry testing was coupled with parent questionnaires in a school‐based asthma screening …