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  1. Xu S, Jesdale WM, Dub? CE, Nielsen NN, McPhillips EA, Lapane KL. Social engagement and cognitive impairment among nursing home residents: The role of sensory impairment. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2024 Jul; 122:105397.
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    Score: 0.145
  2. Osundolire S, Goldberg RJ, Lapane KL. Differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US nursing home residents with heart failure according to sex and type of heart failure. Clin Respir J. 2023 Nov; 17(11):1130-1144.
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    Score: 0.141
  3. Osundolire S, Goldberg RJ, Lapane KL. Anxiety and Depression Among US Nursing Home Residents with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2023; 18:1867-1882.
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    Score: 0.140
  4. Osundolire S, Goldberg RJ, Lapane KL. Descriptive Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in US Nursing Home Residents With Heart Failure. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Feb; 48(2):101484.
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    Score: 0.132
  5. Lapane KL, Lim E, McPhillips E, Barooah A, Yuan Y, Dube CE. Health effects of loneliness and social isolation in older adults living in congregate long term care settings: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Sep-Oct; 102:104728.
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    Score: 0.128
  6. Herbert C, Curtin C, Epstein M, Wang B, Lapane K. Uptake of HPV Vaccine among young adults with disabilities, 2011 to 2018. Disabil Health J. 2022 10; 15(4):101341.
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    Score: 0.128
  7. Osundolire S, Naqvi S, Nunes AP, Lapane KL. Heart failure among US nursing home residents with diabetes mellitus. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Feb 15; 349:138-143.
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    Score: 0.124
  8. Nunes AP, Zhao D, Jesdale WM, Lapane KL. Multiple imputation to quantify misclassification in observational studies of the cognitively impaired: an application for pain assessment in nursing home residents. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 06 26; 21(1):132.
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    Score: 0.121
  9. Mack DS, Baek J, Tjia J, Lapane KL. Geographic Variation of Statin Use Among US Nursing Home Residents With Life-limiting Illness. Med Care. 2021 05 01; 59(5):425-436.
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    Score: 0.119
  10. Mack DS, Hume AL, Tjia J, Lapane KL. National Trends in Statin Use among the United States Nursing Home Population (2011-2016). Drugs Aging. 2021 05; 38(5):427-439.
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    Score: 0.118
  11. Lapane KL, Shridharmurthy D, Harkey MS, Driban JB, Dub? CE, Liu SH. The relationship between restless sleep and symptoms of the knee: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Jun; 40(6):2167-2175.
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    Score: 0.117
  12. Alcusky M, Baek J, Tjia J, McManus DD, Lapane KL. Geographic Variation in Anticoagulant Use and Resident, Nursing Home, and County Characteristics Associated With Treatment Among US Nursing Home Residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 01; 22(1):164-172.e9.
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    Score: 0.117
  13. Foiles Sifuentes AM, Castaneda-Avila MA, Lapane KL. The relationship of aging, complete tooth loss, and having a dental visit in the last 12?months. Clin Exp Dent Res. 2020 10; 6(5):550-557.
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    Score: 0.113
  14. Jesdale BM, Mack DS, Forrester SN, Lapane KL. Cancer Pain in Relation to Metropolitan Area Segregation and Nursing Home Racial and Ethnic Composition. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 09; 21(9):1302-1308.e7.
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    Score: 0.111
  15. Mack DS, Tjia J, Hume AL, Lapane KL. Prevalent Statin Use in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents with Life-Limiting Illness. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 04; 68(4):708-716.
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    Score: 0.110
  16. Zhao D, Shridharmurthy D, Alcusky MJ, Yuan Y, Nunes AP, Hume AL, Baek J, Lapane KL. The Prevalence and Factors Associated with Antiepileptic Drug Use in US Nursing Home Residents. Drugs Aging. 2020 02; 37(2):137-145.
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    Score: 0.109
  17. Alcusky M, McManus DD, Hume AL, Fisher M, Tjia J, Lapane KL. Changes in Anticoagulant Utilization Among United States Nursing Home Residents With Atrial Fibrillation From 2011 to 2016. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 05 07; 8(9):e012023.
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    Score: 0.104
  18. Ulbricht CM, Hunnicutt JN, Gambassi G, Hume AL, Lapane KL. Nonmalignant Pain Symptom Subgroups in Nursing Home Residents. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 03; 57(3):535-544.e1.
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    Score: 0.101
  19. Hunnicutt JN, Baek J, Alcusky M, Hume AL, Liu SH, Ulbricht CM, Tjia J, Lapane KL. Geographic Variation in the Initiation of Commonly Used Opioids and Dosage Strength in United States Nursing Homes. Med Care. 2018 10; 56(10):847-854.
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    Score: 0.100
  20. Hunnicutt JN, Hume AL, Ulbricht CM, Tjia J, Lapane KL. Long-acting opioid initiation in US nursing homes. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2019 01; 28(1):31-38.
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    Score: 0.098
  21. Mack DS, Epstein MM, Dub? C, Clark RE, Lapane KL. Screening mammography among nursing home residents in the United States: Current guidelines and practice. J Geriatr Oncol. 2018 11; 9(6):626-634.
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    Score: 0.098
  22. Romo E, Ulbricht CM, Clark RE, Lapane KL. Correlates of specialty substance use treatment among adults with opioid use disorders. Addict Behav. 2018 11; 86:96-103.
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    Score: 0.096
  23. Dub? CE, Mack DS, Hunnicutt JN, Lapane KL. Cognitive Impairment and Pain Among Nursing Home Residents With Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 06; 55(6):1509-1518.
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    Score: 0.096
  24. Ashe KM, Lapane KL. Food Insecurity and Obesity: Exploring the Role of Social Support. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 05; 27(5):651-658.
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    Score: 0.094
  25. Hunnicutt JN, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Ulbricht CM, Hume AL, Tjia J, Lapane KL. Prevalence of Long-Term Opioid Use in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 01; 66(1):48-55.
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    Score: 0.093
  26. Li L, Jesdale BM, Hume A, Gambassi G, Goldberg RJ, Lapane KL. Pharmacotherapy Use in Older Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction After a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay. J Card Fail. 2017 Dec; 23(12):843-851.
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    Score: 0.093
  27. Liu SH, Eaton CB, Driban JB, McAlindon TE, Lapane KL. Comparison of self-report and objective measures of physical activity in US adults with osteoarthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2016 Oct; 36(10):1355-64.
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    Score: 0.086
  28. Dub? CE, Liu SH, Driban JB, McAlindon TE, Eaton CB, Lapane KL. The relationship between smoking and knee osteoarthritis in the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2016 Mar; 24(3):465-72.
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    Score: 0.081
  29. Liu SH, Waring ME, Eaton CB, Lapane KL. Association of Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults With Osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2015 Oct; 67(10):1371-8.
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    Score: 0.081
  30. Pimentel CB, Briesacher BA, Gurwitz JH, Rosen AB, Pimentel MT, Lapane KL. Pain management in nursing home residents with cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Apr; 63(4):633-41.
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    Score: 0.078
  31. Magnusson BM, Nield JA, Lapane KL. Age at first intercourse and subsequent sexual partnering among adult women in the United States, a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb 07; 15:98.
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    Score: 0.077
  32. Brown MJ, Weitzen S, Lapane KL. Association between intimate partner violence and preventive screening among women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2013 Nov; 22(11):947-52.
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    Score: 0.069
  33. Jawahar R, Yang S, Eaton CB, McAlindon T, Lapane KL. Gender-specific correlates of complementary and alternative medicine use for knee osteoarthritis. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Oct; 21(10):1091-9.
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    Score: 0.065
  34. Yang S, Jawahar R, McAlindon TE, Eaton CB, Lapane KL. Racial differences in symptom management approaches among persons with radiographic knee osteoarthritis. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012 Jul 06; 12:86.
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    Score: 0.065
  35. Mezuk B, Edwards L, Lohman M, Choi M, Lapane K. Depression and frailty in later life: a synthetic review. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012 Sep; 27(9):879-92.
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    Score: 0.061
  36. Lapane KL, Quilliam BJ, Chow W, Kim M. The association between pain and measures of well-being among nursing home residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2012 May; 13(4):344-9.
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    Score: 0.059
  37. Parsons PL, Mezuk B, Ratliff S, Lapane KL. Subsidized housing not subsidized health: health status and fatigue among elders in public housing and other community settings. Ethn Dis. 2011; 21(1):85-90.
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    Score: 0.058
  38. Jalbert JJ, Lapane KL. Unhealthy alcohol consumption among older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Sep; 56(9):1769-70.
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    Score: 0.050
  39. Lapane KL, Hughes CM. Considering the employee point of view: perceptions of job satisfaction and stress among nursing staff in nursing homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Jan; 8(1):8-13.
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    Score: 0.043
  40. Hughes CM, Lapane KL. Nurses' and nursing assistants' perceptions of patient safety culture in nursing homes. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006 Aug; 18(4):281-6.
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    Score: 0.043
  41. Lapane KL, Hughes CM. Job satisfaction and stress among pharmacists in the long-term care sector. Consult Pharm. 2006 Apr; 21(4):287-92.
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    Score: 0.042
  42. Hughes CM, Wright RM, Lapane KL. Use of medication technicians in US nursing homes: part of the problem or part of the solution? J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006 Jun; 7(5):294-304.
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    Score: 0.042
  43. Lapane KL, Resnik L. Obesity in nursing homes: an escalating problem. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Aug; 53(8):1386-91.
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    Score: 0.040
  44. Gasper MC, Ott BR, Lapane KL. Is donepezil therapy associated with reduced mortality in nursing home residents with dementia? Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2005 Mar; 3(1):1-7.
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    Score: 0.039
  45. Allsworth JE, Toppa R, Palin NC, Lapane KL. Racial and ethnic disparities in the pharmacologic management of diabetes mellitus among long-term care facility residents. Ethn Dis. 2005; 15(2):205-12.
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    Score: 0.038
  46. Lapane KL, Hughes CM. Which organizational characteristics are associated with increased management of depression using antidepressants in US nursing homes? Med Care. 2004 Oct; 42(10):992-1000.
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    Score: 0.038
  47. Chen Q, Baek J, Goldberg R, Tjia J, Lapane K, Alcusky M. Discontinuation of oral anticoagulant use among nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation before hospice enrollment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 10; 71(10):3071-3085.
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    Score: 0.035
  48. Naqvi SH, Osundolire S, Goldberg RJ, Lapane KL, Nunes AP. Unhealed pressure ulcers among nursing home residents with diabetes. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023 08; 111:104969.
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    Score: 0.034
  49. Hugunin J, Chen Q, Baek J, Clark RE, Lapane KL, Ulbricht CM. Quality of Nursing Homes Admitting Working-Age Adults With Serious Mental Illness. Psychiatr Serv. 2022 07; 73(7):745-751.
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    Score: 0.031
  50. Hugunin J, Yuan Y, Baek J, Clark RE, Rothschild AJ, Lapane KL, Ulbricht CM. Characteristics of Working-Age Adults With Schizophrenia Newly Admitted to Nursing Homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 07; 23(7):1227-1235.e3.
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    Score: 0.031
  51. Hugunin J, Yuan Y, Rothschild AJ, Lapane KL, Ulbricht CM. Risk factors associated with suicidal ideation in newly admitted working-age nursing home residents. J Affect Disord. 2021 12 01; 295:243-249.
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    Score: 0.030
  52. Quilliam BJ, Lapane KL. Clinical correlates and drug treatment of residents with stroke in long-term care. Stroke. 2001 Jun; 32(6):1385-93.
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    Score: 0.030
  53. Ferrucci KA, Walubita T, Beccia AL, Ding EY, Jesdale BM, Lapane KL, Streed CG. Health Care Satisfaction in Relation to Gender Identity: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 20 States (2014-2018). Med Care. 2021 04 01; 59(4):312-318.
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    Score: 0.030
  54. Furuno JP, Noble BN, McPherson ML, Lapane KL, Sera L, Izumi S, Tjia J. Variation in Hospice Patient and Admission Characteristics by Referral Location. Med Care. 2020 12; 58(12):1069-1074.
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    Score: 0.029
  55. Fernandez HH, Lapane KL. Estrogen use among nursing home residents with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord. 2000 Nov; 15(6):1119-24.
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    Score: 0.029
  56. Nagawa CS, Emidio OM, Lapane KL, Houston TK, Barton BA, Faro JM, Blok AC, Orvek EA, Cutrona SL, Smith BM, Allison JJ, Sadasivam RS. Teamwork for smoking cessation: which smoker was willing to engage their partner? Results from a cross-sectional study. BMC Res Notes. 2020 Jul 20; 13(1):344.
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    Score: 0.028
  57. Casta?eda-Avila MA, Lapane KL, Jesdale BM, Crawford SL, Epstein MM. Variation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices According to Cardiovascular Disease Status and Race/Ethnicity. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2021 02; 8(1):166-173.
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    Score: 0.028
  58. Masters GA, Li N, Lapane KL, Liu SH, Person SD, Byatt N. Utilization of Health Care Among Perinatal Women in the United States: The Role of Depression. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 07; 29(7):944-951.
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    Score: 0.027
  59. Lapane KL, Fernandez HH, Friedman JH. Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and pharmacologic treatment of Parkinson's disease in residents in long-term care facilities. SAGE Study Group. Pharmacotherapy. 1999 Nov; 19(11):1321-7.
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    Score: 0.027
  60. Campitelli MA, Maxwell CJ, Giannakeas V, Bell CM, Daneman N, Jeffs L, Morris AM, Austin PC, Hogan DB, Ko DT, Lapane KL, Maclagan LC, Seitz DP, Bronskill SE. The Variation of Statin Use Among Nursing Home Residents and Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Sep; 65(9):2044-2051.
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    Score: 0.023
  61. Tran HV, Erskine NA, Kiefe CI, Barton BA, Lapane KL, Do VTH, Goldberg RJ. Is low iodine a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in Americans without thyroid dysfunction? Findings from NHANES. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Jul; 27(7):651-656.
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    Score: 0.023
  62. Stock KJ, Amuah JE, Lapane KL, Hogan DB, Maxwell CJ. Prevalence?of, and Resident and Facility Characteristics Associated With Antipsychotic Use in Assisted Living vs. Long-Term Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from Alberta, Canada. Drugs Aging. 2017 01; 34(1):39-53.
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    Score: 0.022
  63. Lapane KL, Zierler S, Lasater TM, Barbour MM, Carleton R, Hume AL. Is the use of psychotropic drugs associated with increased risk of ischemic heart disease? Epidemiology. 1995 Jul; 6(4):376-81.
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    Score: 0.020
  64. Gruneir A, Lapane KL, Miller SC, Mor V. Is dementia special care really special? A new look at an old question. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Feb; 56(2):199-205.
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    Score: 0.012
  65. Gruneir A, Lapane KL, Miller SC, Mor V. Long-term care market competition and nursing home dementia special care units. Med Care. 2007 Aug; 45(8):739-45.
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    Score: 0.011
  66. Allsworth JE, Zierler S, Lapane KL, Krieger N, Hogan JW, Harlow BL. Longitudinal study of the inception of perimenopause in relation to lifetime history of sexual or physical violence. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2004 Nov; 58(11):938-43.
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    Score: 0.010
  67. Assaf AR, Parker D, Lapane KL, Coccio E, Evangelou E, Carleton RA. Does the Y chromosome make a difference? Gender differences in attempts to change cardiovascular disease risk factors. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2003 May; 12(4):321-30.
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    Score: 0.009
  68. Assaf AR, Parker D, Lapane KL, McKenney JL, Carleton RA. Are there gender differences in self-reported smoking practices? Correlation with thiocyanate and cotinine levels in smokers and nonsmokers from the Pawtucket Heart Health Program. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2002 Dec; 11(10):899-906.
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    Score: 0.008
  69. Brown MN, Lapane KL, Luisi AF. The management of depression in older nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Jan; 50(1):69-76.
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    Score: 0.008
  70. VanHaaren AM, Lapane KL, Hughes CM. Effect of triplicate prescription policy on benzodiazepine administration in nursing home residents. Pharmacotherapy. 2001 Oct; 21(10):1159-66.
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    Score: 0.008
  71. Spooner JJ, Lapane KL, Hume AL, Mor V, Gambassi G. Pharmacologic treatment of diabetes in long-term care. J Clin Epidemiol. 2001 May; 54(5):525-30.
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    Score: 0.007
  72. Hughes CM, Lapane KL, Mor V, Ikegami N, J?nsson PV, Ljunggren G, Sgadari A. The impact of legislation on psychotropic drug use in nursing homes: a cross-national perspective. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2000 Aug; 48(8):931-7.
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    Score: 0.007
  73. Fernandez HH, Lapane KL, Ott BR, Friedman JH. Gender differences in the frequency and treatment of behavior problems in Parkinson's disease. SAGE Study Group. Systematic Assessment and Geriatric drug use via Epidemiology. Mov Disord. 2000 May; 15(3):490-6.
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    Score: 0.007
  74. Gambassi G, Forman DE, Lapane KL, Mor V, Sgadari A, Lipsitz LA, Bernabei R. Management of heart failure among very old persons living in long-term care: has the voice of trials spread? The SAGE Study Group. Am Heart J. 2000 Jan; 139(1 Pt 1):85-93.
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    Score: 0.007
  75. Eaton CB, Lapane KL, Garber CE, Gans KM, Lasater TM, Carleton RA. Effects of a community-based intervention on physical activity: the Pawtucket Heart Health Program. Am J Public Health. 1999 Nov; 89(11):1741-4.
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    Score: 0.007
  76. Won A, Lapane K, Gambassi G, Bernabei R, Mor V, Lipsitz LA. Correlates and management of nonmalignant pain in the nursing home. SAGE Study Group. Systematic Assessment of Geriatric drug use via Epidemiology. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Aug; 47(8):936-42.
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    Score: 0.007
  77. Forman DE, Chander RB, Lapane KL, Shah P, Stoukides J. Evaluating the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for older nursing home residents with chronic heart failure. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1998 Dec; 46(12):1550-4.
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    Score: 0.006
  78. Bernabei R, Gambassi G, Lapane K, Landi F, Gatsonis C, Dunlop R, Lipsitz L, Steel K, Mor V. Management of pain in elderly patients with cancer. SAGE Study Group. Systematic Assessment of Geriatric Drug Use via Epidemiology. JAMA. 1998 Jun 17; 279(23):1877-82.
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    Score: 0.006
  79. Derby CA, Lapane KL, Hume AL, Babour MM, Carleton RA. Is cigarette smoking an effect modifier of the relation between antihypertensive therapy and blood lipids? Epidemiology. 1997 Jan; 8(1):48-54.
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    Score: 0.006
  80. McKenney JL, Lapane KL, Assaf AR, Carleton RA. The association between perceived risk and actual cardiovascular disease. Epidemiology. 1995 Nov; 6(6):612-6.
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    Score: 0.005
  81. Flint PM, Lapane KL, Barbour MM, Derby CA, Carleton RA, Hume AL. Cardiovascular risk profiles of oral contraceptive users and nonusers: a population-based study. Prev Med. 1995 Nov; 24(6):586-90.
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    Score: 0.005
  82. Eaton CB, Lapane KL, Garber CE, Assaf AR, Lasater TM, Carleton RA. Physical activity, physical fitness, and coronary heart disease risk factors. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1995 Mar; 27(3):340-6.
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    Score: 0.005
  83. Hume AL, Barbour MM, Lapane KL, Carleton RA. Is antidepressant use changing? Prevalence and clinical correlates in two New England communities. Pharmacotherapy. 1995 Jan-Feb; 15(1):78-84.
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    Score: 0.005
  84. Parker DR, McPhillips JB, Lapane KL, Lasater TM, Carleton RA. Nutrition and health practices of diabetic and nondiabetic men and women from two southeastern New England communities. Nutr Health. 1995; 10(3):255-68.
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    Score: 0.005
  85. Hume AL, Barbour MM, Willey CJ, Assaf AR, Lapane KL, Carleton RA. Changing trends in antihypertensive therapy in two New England communities during the 1980s. Pharmacotherapy. 1993 May-Jun; 13(3):244-51.
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    Score: 0.004
  86. Hume AL, Barbour MM, Lapane KL, Assaf AR, Carleton RA. Prevalence and descriptors of aspirin use as an antiplatelet agent in two New England communities. Ann Pharmacother. 1993 Apr; 27(4):442-4.
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    Score: 0.004
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