National Estimates of the Quantity and Cost of Informal Caregiving for the Elderly with Dementia*

…, RB Wallace, LM Mucha, WL Straus… - Journal of general …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: Caring for the elderly with dementia imposes a substantial burden on family
members and likely accounts for more than half of the total cost of dementia for those living in …

Increase in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis.

F Wolfe, B Freundlich, WL Straus - The Journal of rheumatology, 2003 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the risk for cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular
disease (CCVD) is increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to osteoarthritis (OA), a …

A metaanalysis of severe upper gastrointestinal complications of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

JJ Ofman, CH MacLean, WL Straus… - The Journal of …, 2002 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: Prior metaanalyses of the risk of upper gastrointestinal (GI) complications
associated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) have focused on the published …

International epidemiology of human pre-existing adenovirus (Ad) type-5, type-6, type-26 and type-36 neutralizing antibodies: correlates of high Ad5 titers and …

…, M Aste-Amezaga, DR Casimiro, P Coplan, WL Straus… - Vaccine, 2010 - Elsevier
Replication-defective adenoviruses have been utilized as candidate HIV vaccine vectors.
Few studies have described the international epidemiology of pre-existing immunity to …

Rapid ethnographic assessment: applications in a diarrhea management program

ME Bentley, GH Pelto, WL Straus, DA Schumann… - Social science & …, 1988 - Elsevier
This paper reports on a rapid ethnographic assessment methodology (REA) that was developed
as an essential component of the dietary management of diarrhea (DMD) program. The …

Risk factors for domestic acquisition of Legionnaires disease

WL Straus, JF Plouffe, TM File… - Archives of Internal …, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Background: Legionnaires disease is a common cause of adult pneumonia. Outbreaks of
legionnaires disease have been well described, but little is known about sporadically occurring …

A comparison of the efficacy and safety of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents versus acetaminophen in the treatment of osteoarthritis: A meta‐analysis

C Lee, WL Straus, R Balshaw, S Barlas… - Arthritis Care & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To perform a meta‐analysis comparing the efficacy and safety of recommended
dosages of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including cyclooxygenase 2 …

Predicting nursing home admission: estimates from a 7-year follow-up of a nationally representative sample of older Americans

…, MU Kabeto, DM Kent, WL Straus… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
This study determines whether prevalence and predictors of nursing home admission
changed in the 1990s, during a period of dramatic changes in the service provision for and …

Meta‐analysis of dyspepsia and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs

JJ Ofman, CH Maclean, WL Straus… - Arthritis Care & …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) use is a known risk factor for gastrointestinal
(GI) perforations, ulcers, and bleeds, but there are limited data on its association with …

Analysis of myocarditis among 252 million mRNA-1273 recipients worldwide

W Straus, V Urdaneta, DB Esposito… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Growing evidence indicates a causal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection
and myocarditis. Post-authorization safety data have also identified myocarditis as a rare …