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Kevin Schwartzman

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Reduction of hospital utilization in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a disease-specific self-management intervention

…, D Nault, E Borycki, K Schwartzman… - Archives of internal …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Self-management interventions improve various outcomes for many chronic
diseases. The definite place of self-management in the care of chronic obstructive pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Four months of rifampin or nine months of isoniazid for latent tuberculosis in adults

…, MJ Dion, PZ Li, PC Hill, K Schwartzman… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A 9-month regimen of isoniazid can prevent active tuberculosis in persons with
latent tuberculosis infection. However, the regimen has been associated with poor …

Yield of laboratory testing to identify secondary contributors to osteoporosis in otherwise healthy women

C Tannenbaum, J Clark, K Schwartzman… - The Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Our purpose in this study was to determine the prevalence of undetected disorders of bone
and mineral metabolism in women with osteoporosis and to identify the most useful and cost-…

Adverse events with 4 months of rifampin therapy or 9 months of isoniazid therapy for latent tuberculosis infection: a randomized trial

…, V Hoeppner, A Benedetti, K Schwartzman - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
Background: Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection with isoniazid for 9 months is complicated
by poor patient adherence and the need for close follow-up of side effects, especially …

Maternal sleep-disordered breathing and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and metaanalysis

…, LM Pinto, I Marc, A Benedetti, K Schwartzman… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are increased in pregnancy
compared to the nongravid state. Maternal SDB may be associated with adverse pregnancy …

Economic benefits of self-management education in COPD

J Bourbeau, JP Collet, K Schwartzman, T Ducruet… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Context There is emerging evidence that disease management with self-management
education provided by a case manager might benefit COPD patients. Objective To determine …

Major Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineages Associate with Patient Country of Origin

…, L Thibert, D Menzies, K Schwartzman… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over recent years, there has been an increasing acknowledgment of the diversity that exists
among Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates. To facilitate comparative studies aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infection and prior immunity in immigrants and refugees: a systematic review and meta-analysis

…, I Shrier, L Marshall, S Cnossen, K Schwartzman… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background International migrants experience increased mortality from hepatocellular
carcinoma compared to host populations, largely due to undetected chronic hepatitis B infection (…

Extraction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA: a Question of Containment

W Somerville, L Thibert, K Schwartzman… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by IS6110 restriction fragment length
polymorphism analysis requires substantial high-quality DNA. We demonstrated that, despite …

Treatment completion and costs of a randomized trial of rifampin for 4 months versus isoniazid for 9 months

…, S Mannix, P Brassard, K Schwartzman - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
There is little published information regarding treatment completion, safety, and efficacy of
rifampin administered daily for 4 months—a recommended alternative to 9 months of isoniazid …