Social Determinants of Health and Geographic Variation in Medicare per Beneficiary Spending
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13212
Abstract: Key Points Question How much variation in Medicare per beneficiary spending across counties was associated with social determinants of health (SDoH)? Findings In this cross-sectional study, SDoH were associated with 37.7% of variation in price-adjusted… read more here.
Keywords: variation; medicare per; per beneficiary; spending ... See more keywords
Incidence of and County Variation in Fall Injuries in US Residents Aged 65 Years or Older, 2016-2019
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48007
Abstract: This cross-sectional study examines national trends and geographic variation of fall injury rates among older US residents. read more here.
Keywords: county variation; incidence county; variation; fall injuries ... See more keywords
Practice Variation in Use of Neuroimaging Among Infants With Concern for Abuse Treated in Children's Hospitals.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5005
Abstract: Importance Infants who appear neurologically well and have fractures concerning for abuse are at increased risk for clinically occult head injuries. Evidence of excess variation in neuroimaging practices when abuse is suspected may indicate opportunity… read more here.
Keywords: practice; among infants; variation; children hospitals ... See more keywords
Geospatial Disparities in the Treatment of Curable Breast Cancer Across the US.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7337
Abstract: Importance Patient factors help explain disparities in breast cancer treatments and outcomes. Objective To determine the extent to which geospatial variation in initial breast cancer care can be attributed to region vs patient factors with… read more here.
Keywords: patient factors; region; variation; breast cancer ... See more keywords
Association Between Surgeon Technical Skills and Patient Outcomes.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.3007
Abstract: Importance Postoperative complications remain common after surgery, but little is known about the extent of variation in operative technical skill and whether variation is associated with patient outcomes. Objectives To examine the (1) variation in… read more here.
Keywords: technical skills; variation; technical skill; patient outcomes ... See more keywords
Longitudinal Variation of the Lunar Tide in the Equatorial Electrojet
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DOI: 10.1002/2017ja024601
Abstract: The atmospheric lunar tide is one known source of ionospheric variability. The subject received renewed attention as recent studies found a link between stratospheric sudden warmings and amplified lunar tidal perturbations in the equatorial ionosphere.… read more here.
Keywords: lunar; variation; lunar tidal; equatorial electrojet ... See more keywords
Impact of interfractional anatomical variation and setup correction methods on interfractional dose variation in IMPT and VMAT plans for pancreatic cancer patients: A planning study
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12883
Abstract: Abstract Purpose To investigate the impact of interfractional anatomical changes and setup correction methods on dose distributions in pancreatic cancer patients under breath‐hold conditions. Methods Three intensity‐modulated proton therapy (IMPT) plans with different beam arrangements… read more here.
Keywords: variation; volume; interfractional anatomical; impt plans ... See more keywords
Dosimetric impact of the positioning variation of tumor treating field electrodes in the PriCoTTF‐phase I/II trial
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13144
Abstract: Abstract Purpose The aim of the present study based on the PriCoTTF‐phase I/II trial is the quantification of skin‐normal tissue complication probabilities of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme treated with Tumor Treating Field (TTField)… read more here.
Keywords: trial; ttfield; variation; pricottf phase ... See more keywords
Sequence Variation of Candida albicans Sap2 Enhances Fungal Pathogenicity via Complement Evasion and Macrophage M2-Like Phenotype Induction.
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206713
Abstract: Candida albicans (C. albicans) is an opportunistic pathogen increasingly causing candidiasis worldwide. This study aims to investigate the pattern of systemic immune responses triggered by C. albicans with disease associated variation of Sap2, identifying the… read more here.
Keywords: evasion; variation; pathogenicity; sequence variation ... See more keywords
Reproductive consequences of variation in flowering phenology in the dry forest tree Enterolobium cyclocarpum in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1205
Abstract: PREMISE OF THE STUDY Flowering initiation, duration and magnitude, and degree of flowering synchrony within a population can affect the reproductive fitness of individuals. We examined the flowering phenology within a population of the tropical… read more here.
Keywords: variation; cyclocarpum; flowering phenology; progeny ... See more keywords
Pollen limitation and autonomous selfing ability interact to shape variation in outcrossing rate across a species range.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1342
Abstract: PREMISE Hermaphroditic plants commonly reproduce through a mixture of selfing and outcrossing. The degree to which outcrossing rates reflect the availability of outcross pollen, genetic differentiation in the ability to autonomously self-fertilize, or both is… read more here.
Keywords: variation; limitation; autonomous selfing; outcrossing rates ... See more keywords