… A systematic electronic Medline literature search of articles on esophageal achalasia.
Treatment options reviewed included EBTI, EBD, and surgical myotomy using open and minimally …

… Bauer) and Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Drs Bauer and Vittinghoff), University of California,
San Francisco; Division … Dr Vittinghoff reviewed the statistical analyses of the manuscript. …

PURPOSE: Subclinical hypothyroidism has been associated with elevated cholesterol and
increased risk for atherosclerosis, but data on the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) are …

This new book provides a unified, in-depth, readable introduction to the multipredictor
regression methods most widely used in biostatistics: linear models for continuous outcomes, …

The rule of thumb that logistic and Cox models should be used with a minimum of 10
outcome events per predictor variable (EPV), based on two simulation studies, may be too …

The chemokine receptor 5 (CKR5) protein serves as a secondary receptor on CD4 + T
lymphocytes for certain strains of human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1). The CKR5 …

Context.—Observational studies have found lower rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) in
postmenopausal women who take estrogen than in women who do not, but this potential …

ContextThe Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) found no overall
reduction in risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events among postmenopausal women with …

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease with an
overall poor prognosis. A simple-to-use staging system for IPF may improve prognostication…

OBJECTIVE: To determine if urge urinary incontinence is associated with risk of falls and
non‐spine fractures in older women. METHODS: Type and frequency of incontinent episodes …