Publications 1998

  1. A Canadian physician survey of the management of dyspepsia. Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology 1998;12(1):83-90. Chiba N, Bernard L, O'Brien B, Goeree R, Hunt R.
  2. A Comparison of Active and Simulated Chiropractic Manipulation as Adjunctive Treatment for Childhood Asthma. New Eng J Med 1998;339(15):1013-1020. Balon J, Aker PD, Crowther ER, Danielson C, Cox PG, O'Shaughnessy D, Walker C, Goldsmith CH, Duku E, Sears MR
  3. A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Community Based Physical Therapy in the Treatment of People with Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Rheumatol 1998;25(2):231-237. Bell MJ, Lineker SC, Wilkins AL, Goldsmith CH, Badley EM
  4. Assessing the value of a new pharmaceutical: a feasibility study of contingent valuation in managed care. Medical Care, 1998;36:370-384. O'Brien B, Goeree R, Gafni A, Torrance GW, Pauly MV, Erder H, Rusthoven J, Weeks J, Cahill M, LaMont B.
  5. Benzodiazepines in Pregnancy and Major Malformations or oral cleft: a meta-analysis of cohort and case control studies. BMJ 1998;317:839-844. Dolovich L, Addis A, Vaillancourt JMR, Power JDB, Koren G, Einarson TR.
  6. Better paediatric drug labelling: noble quest or Quixotic fantasy Balliére's Clinical Paediatrics International Practice and Research, 6(3):471-481, August, 1998. MacLeod, S.M.
  7. Consultation between cardiologists and generalists in the management of acute myocardial infarction - Implications for quality of care. Archives of Internal Medicine 1998:158:1778-1785 Willison DJ, Soumerai SB, McLaughlin TJ, Gurwitz JH, Gao X, Guadagnoli E, Pearson S, Hauptman P, McLaughlin B,
  8. Cost-effectiveness of multi-therapy treatment strategies in the prevention of vertebral fractures in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis. PharmacoEconomics 1998;14(5)559-573 Rosner AJ, Grima DT, Torrance GW, Bradley C, Adachi JD, Sebaldt RJ, Willison DJ.
  9. Economic evaluation of chemotherapy with mitoxantrone plus prednisone for symptomatic hormone-resistant prostate cancer: based on a Canadian trial with palliative endpoints, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 16, 2272-2279. 1998 Bloomfield DJ, Krahn MD, Neogi T, Panzarella T, Warde P, Willan AR, Ernst S, Moore MJ, Neville A, Tannock IF.
  10. Economics, pharmaceuticals and pharmacoeconomics. Special Issue: Pharmacoeconomics in Medical Decision Making 1998;Supplement to Volume 18(2):S1-S3. Johannesson M, O'Brien BJ.
  11. Effect of local medical opinion leaders on quality of care for acute myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 1998;279(17):1358-63 Soumerai SB, McLaughlin TJ, Gurwitz JG, Guadagnoli E, Hauptman PJ, Borbas C, Morris N, McLaughlin B, Gao X, Willison DJ, Asinger R, Gobel F.
  12. Evaluation of a patient file folder to improve dissemination of written informational materials for cancer patients. Cancer 1998;83:1620-1625. 1998 Whelan TJ, Rath D, Willan AR, Neimanis M, Czukar D, Levine M.
  13. Evidence-based rationing: Dutch pragmatism or government insensitivity? C.M.A.J., 158: 213-214, 1998 MacLeod, Stuart M., Bienenstock, John
  14. First International Pharmacoeconomic Conference on Alzheimer's disease: report and summary. Alzheimer's disease & Associated Disorders, 1998;12(4):266-280. Whitehouse PJ, Winblad B, Shostak D, Bhattacharjya A, Brod M, Broadaty, Dor A, Feldman H Forette F, Gauthier S, Hay J, Henke C, Hill S, Mastey V, Neumann P, O'Brien B et al.
  15. Health care contingent valuation studies: A review and classification of the literature. Health Economics, 1998;7:313-326. Diener A, O'Brien B, Gafni A. (view article)
  16. Health Service Utilization Reporting in Respiratory patients. J Clin Epidemiol 1998;51(12):1335-1342. Unger WJ, Coyte PC, and the Pharmacy Medication Monitoring Program Advisory Board.
  17. Health services research and personal health information: privacy concerns, new legislation, and beyond. CMAJ 1998;159:1378-80 Willison DJ.
  18. Health state utility anchors: being clear on what "1" means. Medical Decision Making 1997;17(3):352-353. O'Brien, BJ.
  19. Impact of age and cranial Irradiation on radiographic skeletal pathology in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 30:347-350. 1998 R.D.Barr, J.Halton, A.Willan, W.P.Cockshott, G.Gill, S.Atkinson.
  20. Moving towards an electronic patient record: A survey to assess the needs of community family physicians. Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Fall Symposium. 1998:230-4. Strasberg HR, Tudiver F, Holbrook AM, Geiger G, Keshavjee KK, Troyan S.
  21. Paediatric pharmacology and toxicology: Drug therapy research for rather than on children Paediatrics & Child Health, 3(6):393-394, 1998 MacLeod S.M.
  22. Relationship between severity of Alzheimer's Disease and Costs of Caring. Canadian Medical Association Journal , 1998;159(5):457-65 Hux MJ, O'Brien BJ, Iskedjian M, Goeree R, Gagnon M, Gauthier S
  23. The Efficacy of Spinal Manipulation, Amitriptyline and the Combination of Both Therapies for the Prophylaxis of Migraine Headache. J Manip Physiol Ther 1998;21(8):511-519. Nelson CF, Bronfort G, Evans R, Boline P, Goldsmith CH, Anderson AV
  24. The natural history of cervival squamous intra-epithelial lesions: A meta-analysis. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 92:727-735. 1998 J. Melnikow, J. Nuovo, A. Willan, B. Chan, L. Howell.
  25. The patient level cost of asthma in adults in south central Ontario. Can Respir J 1998;5(6):463-471. Unger WJ, Coyte PC, Chapman KR, MacKeigan L and the Pharmacy Medication Monitoring Program Advisory Board.
  26. The Reliability of Physical Examination for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. J Hand Surg (Brit) 1998;23B(4):499-502. Marx RG, Hudak PL, Bombardier C, Graham B, Goldsmith CH, Wright JG
  27. Validity of the Double Inclinometer Method for Measuring Lumbar Flexion. Physiother Can 1998;50(2):147-152. [This paper won the 1998 Silver Quill Award for Basic and Applied Research given by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.] Williams RM, Goldsmith CH, Minuk T
  28. Valuing outcomes in health care: a comparison of willingness to pay and quality-adjusted life-years. J. Clin. Epidemiology, 1998;51(8):667-76. Bala MV, Wood LL, Zarkin G, Norton EC, Gafni A, O'Brien B.
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