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The effects of participation level on recidivism: a study of drug treatment courts using propensity score matching.
(Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy, 2014-09-24)
BACKGROUND: Empirical evidence has suggested that drug treatment courts (DTCs) reduce
re-arrest rates. However, DTC program completion rates are low and little is known
about the effectiveness of lower levels of program ...
Adherence to diabetes guidelines for screening, physical activity and medication and onset of complications and death.
(J Diabetes Complications, 2015-11)
AIMS: Analyze relationships between adherence to guidelines for diabetes care - regular
screening; physical activity; and medication - and diabetes complications and mortality.
METHODS: Outcomes were onset of congestive ...
Do specialty courts achieve better outcomes for children in foster care than general courts?
(Eval Rev, 2013-02)
OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the effects of unified family and drug treatment courts
(DTCs) on the resolution of cases involving foster care children and the resulting
effects on school performance. METHOD: The first analytic ...
Parental Criminal Justice Involvement and Children's Involvement With Child Protective Services: Do Adult Drug Treatment Courts Prevent Child Maltreatment?
(Subst Use Misuse, 2016)
BACKGROUND: In light of evidence showing reduced criminal recidivism and cost savings,
adult drug treatment courts have grown in popularity. However, the potential spillover
benefits to family members are understudied. ...
Effect of Prior Anti-VEGF Injections on the Risk of Retained Lens Fragments and Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery in the Elderly.
(Ophthalmology, 2016-02)
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of prior intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF) injections on surgical and postoperative complication rates associated
with cataract surgery in a nationally representative ...
Causes of the change in the rates of mortality and severe complications of diabetes mellitus: 1992-2012.
(Med Care, 2015-03)
OBJECTIVE: To quantify the causes of the changes in the rates of mortality and select
severe complications of diabetes mellitus, type 2 (T2D) among the elderly between
1992 and 2012. RESEARCH DESIGN: A retrospective cohort ...
Are mature smokers misinformed?
(J Health Econ, 2009-03)
While there are many reasons to continue to smoke in spite of its consequences for
health, the concern that many smoke because they misperceive the risks of smoking
remains a focus of public discussion and motivates tobacco ...
Gaps in receipt of regular eye examinations among medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with diabetes or chronic eye diseases.
(Ophthalmology, 2014-12)
OBJECTIVE: To examine a wide range of factors associated with regular eye examination
receipt among elderly individuals diagnosed with glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration,
or diabetes mellitus (DM). DESIGN: Retrospective ...
Relation between BMI and diabetes mellitus and its complications among US older adults.
(South Med J, 2015-01)
OBJECTIVES: This study examined relations between elevated body mass index (BMI) and
time to diagnosis with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications among older
adults in the United States. METHODS: Data came from ...
Effect of diabetes mellitus on giant cell arteritis.
(J Neuroophthalmol, 2015-06)
BACKGROUND: To determine if Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is protective against giant
cell arteritis (GCA) and to estimate the incidence of GCA diagnosis from Medicare
claims. METHODS: Medicare 5% claims files from 1991 ...