2006
The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening.
Gross CP, McAvay GJ, Krumholz HM, Paltiel AD, Bhasin D, Tinetti ME. The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2006, 145: 646-53. PMID: 17088577, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-9-200611070-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic illnessColorectal cancerChronic conditionsLife expectancyCancer stageEarly-stage colorectal cancerPopulation-based cancer registriesPatients 67 yearsRetrospective cohort studyStage I cancerAdministrative claims dataChronic condition groupsFinal study sampleYears of ageShort life expectancyCohort studyEffect of agePatient ageI cancerCancer RegistryCancer variesHealthy patientsIndividual patientsMedicare claimsAdministrative claims
2004
A Single Measure of FEV1 Is Associated With Risk of Asthma Attacks in Long-term Follow-up
Kitch BT, Paltiel AD, Kuntz KM, Dockery DW, Schouten JP, Weiss ST, Fuhlbrigge AL. A Single Measure of FEV1 Is Associated With Risk of Asthma Attacks in Long-term Follow-up. CHEST Journal 2004, 126: 1875-1882. PMID: 15596687, DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.6.1875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent asthma attacksAsthma attacksAsthma severityUS cohortNetherlands cohortUse of spirometryClinical practice guidelinesLongitudinal cohort studyAssociated shortnessObjective measuresAsthma careAsthma outcomesCohort studyCurrent smokingIndependent predictorsAdverse outcomesPractice guidelinesCohortLittle dataFEV1RiskSubjectsSeverityOutcomesSpirometry
2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilization
1998
The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients
Paltiel A, Freedberg K. The Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Cytomegalovirus Disease in AIDS Patients. Interfaces 1998, 28: 34-51. DOI: 10.1287/inte.28.3.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of infectionLate-stage HIV diseaseToxicity of therapyNational cohort studyProgression of illnessCost-effectiveness resultsPrice of therapyCMV prophylaxisCytomegalovirus diseaseCytomegalovirus infectionHIV diseaseCohort studyPatients' qualityAIDS patientsClinical trialsNatural historyInfectionProphylaxisTherapyIncidenceDiseaseCompartmental modelPatientsIllnessProgression