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
2003
Projecting the cost-effectiveness of adherence interventions in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Goldie SJ, Paltiel AD, Weinstein MC, Losina E, Seage GR, Kimmel AD, Walensky RP, Sax PE, Freedberg KA. Projecting the cost-effectiveness of adherence interventions in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 115: 632-641. PMID: 14656616, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life expectancyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionClinical trial cohortImmunodeficiency virus infectionAdvanced diseaseCost-effectiveness ratioAdherence interventionsAntiretroviral therapyTrial cohortEarly diseaseVirus infectionUrban cohortLife expectancyHIV ribonucleic acid levelsEffective adherence interventionsCD4 cell countCombination antiretroviral therapyVirologic failure ratesLow baseline levelsFailure rateRibonucleic acid levelsStandard careHIV infectionHealthy patientsClinical trials