1998
Vitamin A supplementation and severity of pneumonia in children admitted to the hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1 2 3
Fawzi WW, Mbise RL, Fataki MR, Herrera MG, Kawau F, Hertzmark E, Spiegelman D, Ndossi G. Vitamin A supplementation and severity of pneumonia in children admitted to the hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1998, 68: 187-192. PMID: 9665113, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.1.187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin APlacebo groupTanzanian childrenLarge dosesAcute lower respiratory tract infectionLower respiratory tract infectionsImportant public health problemPlacebo-controlled trialRespiratory tract infectionsDay of admissionSeverity of pneumoniaBreast-feeding statusCourse of pneumoniaSevere clinical conditionMean numberPublic health problemRapid respiratory rateHospital stayTract infectionsDietary vitaminClinical conditionsProtective effectRespiratory diseaseHealth problemsNutritional status
1997
Adverse outcomes of underuse of beta-blockers in elderly survivors of acute myocardial infarction.
Soumerai SB, McLaughlin TJ, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Thibault G, Goldman L. Adverse outcomes of underuse of beta-blockers in elderly survivors of acute myocardial infarction. JAMA 1997, 277: 115-21. PMID: 8990335, DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.2.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium channel blockersCalcium channel blocker useAdverse outcomesChannel blockersBlocker useEligible patientsMyocardial infarctionRelative riskMortality rateAcute myocardial infarction survivorsBaseline risk variablesCardiac hospital readmissionsElderly AMI survivorsBeta-blocker therapyBeta-blocker usePredictors of survivalRisk of deathRetrospective cohort designAcute myocardial infarctionDemonstrable adverse effectsMyocardial infarction survivorsPrescription drug coverageMeasurable adverse outcomesBeta blockersElderly patients