2011
Antidepressant Use and Cognitive Deficits in Older Men: Addressing Confounding by Indications with Different Methods
Han L, Kim N, Brandt C, Allore HG. Antidepressant Use and Cognitive Deficits in Older Men: Addressing Confounding by Indications with Different Methods. Annals Of Epidemiology 2011, 22: 9-16. PMID: 22037381, PMCID: PMC4054866, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression-related diagnosisAntidepressant useDepression symptomsOlder personsPropensity scoreHopkins Verbal Learning TestHypertensive menAntidepressant medicationIndication biasVerbal Learning TestMedical recordsPotential confoundingCumulative exposureOlder menCognitive impairmentMemory deficitsCognitive deficitsMultiple linear regressionLinear regressionLearning TestApparent associationScoresSymptomsDiagnosisIndications
2005
The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy
Kim N, Gross C, Curtis J, Stettin G, Wogen S, Choe N, Krumholz HM. The Impact of Clinical Trials on the Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2005, 20: 1026-1031. PMID: 16307628, PMCID: PMC1490267, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0221.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHormone Replacement TherapyHumansInformation DisseminationInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesTreatment RefusalUnited StatesConceptsWomen's Health InitiativeHormone replacement therapyHRT useHRT discontinuationReplacement therapyHealth initiativesHormone replacement therapy useLocal practice patternsHRT prescriptionHRT usersMarked regional variationPrescription fillingTherapy useClinical behaviorClinical trialsPractice patternsSubstantial geographic variationTrial publicationsDiscontinuationHealth databasesTrial dataAge groupsRapid effectsWest South CentralTrial results