Ronald I Shorr

Ronald I Shorr,

Director, Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center, Malcom Randall VAMC, Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Florida

Department: Department of Epidemiology
Business Phone: (352) 548-6077
Business Email: rshorr@ufl.edu

About Ronald I Shorr

Additional Positions:
Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology
2010 – Current · University of Florida
Director, Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center
2007 – Current · Malcom Randall VAMC

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2012-2023
GMS7093 Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research
2019,2023-2024
BMS7752 Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research
2017-2018
GMS6865 Quantitative Literacy for Translational Research
2017
HSA6910 Supervised Research
2016
GMS5905 Special Topics in Biomedical Sciences
2015
PHC6601 Seminar in Contemporary Public Health Issues
2015
PHC6946 Public Health Internship
2011-2015
GMS6190 Seminar

Board Certifications

  • Geriatric Medicine (CAQ)
    American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
    American Board of Internal Medicine

Research Profile

I have extensive experience conducting both observational and experimental studies on healthcare safety and quality, particularly in older adult populations.

Areas of Interest
  • Patient Safety
  • Pharmacoepidemiology
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-1457-4668

Publications

2024
Preventing hospital falls: feasibility of care workforce redesign to optimise patient falls education.
Age and ageing. 53(1) [DOI] 10.1093/ageing/afad250. [PMID] 38275097.
2023
A Clinician’s Roadmap to the Research and Data Acquisition Process Within the Veterans Health System.
The Senior care pharmacist. 38(10):423-426 [DOI] 10.4140/TCP.n.2023.423. [PMID] 37771055.
2023
Alarm with care-a de-implementation strategy to reduce fall prevention alarm use in US hospitals: a study protocol for a hybrid 2 effectiveness-implementation trial.
Implementation science : IS. 18(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s13012-023-01325-9. [PMID] 38053114.
2023
Deprescribing Strategies for Opioids and Benzodiazepines with Emphasis on Concurrent Use: A Scoping Review
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12(5) [DOI] 10.3390/jcm12051788. [PMID] 36902574.
2022
Digital storytelling to facilitate consumer engagement in healthcare research
Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 33(3):758-767 [DOI] 10.1002/hpja.565.
2022
Dosing profiles of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use associated with overdose risk among US Medicare beneficiaries: group‐based multi‐trajectory models
Addiction. 117(7):1982-1997 [DOI] 10.1111/add.15857.
2022
Factors Affecting Engagement of Older Adults in Exercise Following Hospitalization.
Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001). 45(4):197-206 [DOI] 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000355. [PMID] 35905031.
2022
Fall Prevention Practices and Implementation Strategies: Examining Consistency Across Hospital Units.
Journal of patient safety. 18(1):e236-e242 [DOI] 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000758. [PMID] 32732628.
2022
Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Age and ageing. 51(5) [DOI] 10.1093/ageing/afac077. [PMID] 35524748.
2022
Investigating the Feasibility of Multisensory Environments to Improve the Assisted Bathing Experience for Veterans With Dementia: A Clinical Trial
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 15(2):180-195 [DOI] 10.1177/19375867211053861.
2022
Is There a Relationship Between Facility Peer Review Findings and Quality in the Veterans Health Administration?
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS. 39(5):208-211 [DOI] 10.12788/fp.0268. [PMID] 35935928.
2021
Disinvestment in the presence of uncertainty: Description of a novel, multi-group, disinvestment trial design and protocol for an application to reduce or cease use of mobilisation alarms for preventing falls in hospitals.
PloS one. 16(12) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0261793. [PMID] 34969050.
2021
Divesting from a Scored Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT): A Cluster Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69(9):2598-2604 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.17125. [PMID] 33834490.
2021
Examining the Relationship Between Environmental Factors and Inpatient Hospital Falls: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
JMIR Research Protocols. 10(7) [DOI] 10.2196/24974. [PMID] 34255724.
2021
Helping Patients Flourish in the Midst of COVID-19.
Family medicine. 53(5):328-330 [DOI] 10.22454/FamMed.2021.376920. [PMID] 34019677.
2021
Patient Perspectives on Hospital Falls Prevention Education.
Frontiers in public health. 9 [DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2021.592440. [PMID] 33796493.
2021
Tailored Education Increased Capability and Motivation for Fall Prevention in Older People After Hospitalization.
Frontiers in public health. 9 [DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2021.683723. [PMID] 34414157.
2021
Training hospital inpatient nursing to know (THINK) delirium: A nursing educational program
Geriatric Nursing. 42(1):16-20 [DOI] 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.10.018.
2020
Association Between Characteristics of Injurious Falls and Fall Preventive Interventions in Acute Medical and Surgical Units.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 75(10):e152-e158 [DOI] 10.1093/gerona/glaa032. [PMID] 31996903.
2020
Fall Prevention Decision Making of Acute Care Registered Nurses.
The Journal of nursing administration. 50(9):442-448 [DOI] 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000914. [PMID] 32826513.
2020
Fall prevention implementation strategies in use at 60 United States hospitals: a descriptive study.
BMJ quality & safety. 29(12):1000-1007 [DOI] 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010642. [PMID] 32188712.
2020
Impact of Intensive Blood Pressure Therapy on Concern about Falling: Longitudinal Results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68(3):614-618 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.16264. [PMID] 31778222.
2020
Perspectives of older adults regarding barriers and enablers to engaging in fall prevention activities after hospital discharge.
Health & social care in the community. 28(5):1710-1722 [DOI] 10.1111/hsc.12996. [PMID] 32337796.
2020
Postdischarge Intervention for Stroke Caregivers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
JMIR Research Protocols. 9(11) [DOI] 10.2196/21799. [PMID] 33174856.
2020
Sensory Environments for Behavioral Health in Dementia: Diffusion of an Environmental Innovation at the Veterans Health Administration
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 13(4):44-56 [DOI] 10.1177/1937586720922852. [PMID] 32552109.
2020
Unit‐level variation in bed alarm use in US hospitals
Research in Nursing & Health. 43(4):365-372 [DOI] 10.1002/nur.22049. [PMID] 32515837.
2019
Central Nervous System Medication Burden and Risk of Recurrent Serious Falls and Hip Fractures in Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Residents
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 67(1):74-80 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.15603. [PMID] 30306541.
2019
Evaluation of Tailored Falls Education on Older Adults’ Behavior Following Hospitalization.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 67(11):2274-2281 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.16053. [PMID] 31265139.
2019
Falls After Hospital Discharge: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Individualized Multimodal Falls Prevention Education.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 74(9):1511-1517 [DOI] 10.1093/gerona/glz026. [PMID] 30721940.
2019
Impact of the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Initiative on Falls and Physical Restraints: A Longitudinal Study.
Journal of hospital medicine. 14:E31-E36 [DOI] 10.12788/jhm.3295. [PMID] 31532748.
2019
In-Hospital Sequelae of Injurious Falls in 24 Medical/Surgical Units in Four Hospitals in the United States
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 45(2):91-97 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.08.005. [PMID] 30269964.
2019
Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients: State of the Science.
Clinics in geriatric medicine. 35(2):273-283 [DOI] 10.1016/j.cger.2019.01.007. [PMID] 30929888.
2018
Reducing falls in older adults recently discharged from hospital: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Age and ageing. 47(4):512-519 [DOI] 10.1093/ageing/afy043. [PMID] 29584895.
2018
Syncope, Hypotension, and Falls in the Treatment of Hypertension: Results from the Randomized Clinical Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66(4):679-686 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.15236. [PMID] 29601076.
2017
Associations between hyponatraemia, volume depletion and the risk of falls in US hospitalised patients: a case-control study.
BMJ open. 7(8) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017045. [PMID] 28790043.
2017
Effectiveness of falls prevention interventions for older adults newly discharged from hospital: a systematic review protocol.
JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports. 15(3):686-693 [DOI] 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-002952. [PMID] 28267030.
2017
Impact of the CMS No-Pay Policy on Hospital-Acquired Fall Prevention Related Practice Patterns.
Innovation in aging. 1(3) [DOI] 10.1093/geroni/igx036. [PMID] 29911187.
2017
Nursing Skill Mix, Nurse Staffing Level, and Physical Restraint Use in US Hospitals: a Longitudinal Study.
Journal of general internal medicine. 32(1):35-41 [DOI] 10.1007/s11606-016-3830-z. [PMID] 27553206.
2017
Potential drug-drug and drug-disease interactions in well-functioning community-dwelling older adults.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics. 42(2):228-233 [DOI] 10.1111/jcpt.12502. [PMID] 28111765.
2017
Reducing falls after hospital discharge: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating an individualised multimodal falls education programme for older adults
BMJ Open. 7(2) [DOI] 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013931. [PMID] 28153933.
2017
The Tension Between Promoting Mobility and Preventing Falls in the Hospital.
JAMA internal medicine. 177(6):759-760 [DOI] 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0840. [PMID] 28437517.
2016
Antidepressant Use and Recurrent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From the Health ABC Study.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 50(7):525-33 [DOI] 10.1177/1060028016644466. [PMID] 27066988.
2016
Impact of Drug-Drug and Drug-Disease Interactions on Gait Speed in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Drugs & aging. 33(6):411-8 [DOI] 10.1007/s40266-016-0373-2. [PMID] 27138955.
2016
Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control and Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA. 315(24):2673-82 [DOI] 10.1001/jama.2016.7050. [PMID] 27195814.
2016
Shared Medical Appointments for Glycemic Management in Rural Veterans.
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS. 33(6):45-49 [PMID] 30766184.
2015
Adaptive designs for comparative effectiveness research trials.
Clinical research and regulatory affairs. 32(1):36-44 [PMID] 27773984.
2015
Anticholinergic Use and Recurrent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From the Health ABC Study.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 49(11):1214-21 [DOI] 10.1177/1060028015596998. [PMID] 26228936.
2015
Antihypertensive Use and Recurrent Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From the Health ABC Study.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 70(12):1562-8 [DOI] 10.1093/gerona/glv095. [PMID] 26265732.
2015
Bleeding risk, physical functioning and non-use of anticoagulation among patients with stroke and atrial fibrillation.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians. 108(3):189-96 [DOI] 10.1093/qjmed/hcu176. [PMID] 25174049.
2015
Concordance Between Anticholinergic Burden Scales.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63(10):2120-4 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.13647. [PMID] 26480974.
2015
Consistent Differences in Medical Unit Fall Rates: Implications for Research and Practice
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63(5):983-987 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.13387. [PMID] 25940548.
2015
Effect of Medicare’s nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired Conditions: lessons for future policy.
JAMA internal medicine. 175(3):347-54 [DOI] 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5486. [PMID] 25559166.
2015
Improving identification of fall-related injuries in ambulatory care using statistical text mining.
American journal of public health. 105(6):1168-73 [DOI] 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302440. [PMID] 25880936.
2015
Statin Use and Decline in Gait Speed in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63(1):124-129 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.13134. [PMID] 25537649.
2015
TV Watching, but Not Physical Activity, Is Associated With Change in Kidney Function in Older Adults.
Journal of physical activity & health. 12(4):561-8 [DOI] 10.1123/jpah.2013-0289. [PMID] 24762526.
2014
Assisted and unassisted falls: different events, different outcomes, different implications for quality of hospital care.
Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 40(8):358-64 [PMID] 25208441.
2014
Determinants of hospital fall rate trajectory groups: a longitudinal assessment of nurse staffing and organizational characteristics.
Health care management review. 39(4):352-60 [DOI] 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000013. [PMID] 24566249.
2014
Gastroprotective agent underuse in high-risk older daily nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug users over time.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 62(10):1923-7 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.13066. [PMID] 25284702.
2014
Use of aspirin for primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in the United States, 2011-2012.
Journal of the American Heart Association. 3(4) [DOI] 10.1161/JAHA.114.000989. [PMID] 25023071.
2013
Assisted and Unassisted Falls in Us Hospitals
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 61
2013
Association between hypoglycemia and dementia in a biracial cohort of older adults with diabetes mellitus.
JAMA internal medicine. 173(14):1300-6 [DOI] 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6176. [PMID] 23753199.
2013
Diabetes and risk of hospitalized fall injury among older adults.
Diabetes care. 36(12):3985-91 [DOI] 10.2337/dc13-0429. [PMID] 24130352.
2013
Falls among adult patients hospitalized in the United States: prevalence and trends.
Journal of patient safety. 9(1):13-7 [DOI] 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182699b64. [PMID] 23143749.
2013
Prevalence and correlates of self-reported medication non-adherence among older adults with coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and/or hypertension.
Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP. 9(6):817-27 [DOI] 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.12.002. [PMID] 23291338.
2013
Racial differences in antilipemic use and lipid control in high-risk older adults: post-Medicare Part D.
American heart journal. 166(4):792-7 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.07.001. [PMID] 24093862.
2013
Translating Recent, Transformational Advances in the Basic Biology of Aging Into Clinical Application: Opportunities and Challenges
Gerontologist. 53(1)
2013
Use of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, codes to identify inpatient fall-related injuries.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 61(12):2186-2191 [DOI] 10.1111/jgs.12539. [PMID] 24329820.
2012
Antihypertensive drug class use and differential risk of urinary incontinence in community-dwelling older women.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 67(12):1373-8 [DOI] 10.1093/gerona/gls177. [PMID] 22972942.
2012
Effects of An Intervention To Increase Bed Alarm Use To Prevent Falls in Hospitalized Patients a Cluster Randomized Trial
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2012
Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster randomized trial.
Annals of internal medicine. 157(10):692-9 [DOI] 10.7326/0003-4819-157-10-201211200-00005. [PMID] 23165660.
2012
Evaluation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Physical Function in Older Adults From the Health Abc Study
Gerontologist. 52
2012
Falls Among Adult Patients Hospitalized in the United States: Prevalence and Trends
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60
2012
Is it possible to identify risks for injurious falls in hospitalized patients?
Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 38(9):408-13 [PMID] 23002493.
2012
Prevalence of Very Low Bed Use To Prevent Bed-Related Fall-Injury in Hospitals: Preliminary Findings.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60
2011
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and statin use and incident mobility limitation in community-dwelling older adults: the Health, Aging and Body Composition study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(12):2226-32 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03721.x. [PMID] 22092102.
2011
Self-reported responsiveness to direct-to-consumer drug advertising and medication use: results of a national survey.
BMC health services research. 11(1) [PMID] 21942938.
2011
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Recurrent Falls: the Health Abc Study
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59
2010
Site Difference in the Utilization of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults With Knee Pain: Findings From the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 25:390-391
2010
The effect of medication use on urinary incontinence in community-dwelling elderly women.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58(9):1715-20 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03006.x. [PMID] 20670377.
2010
Trial of Proximity Alarms To Prevent Patient Falls in Hospitals.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58:103-104
2009
Central nervous system medication use and incident mobility limitation in community elders: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety. 18(10):916-22 [DOI] 10.1002/pds.1797. [PMID] 19585466.
2009
Description and students’ perceptions of a required geriatric clerkship in postacute rehabilitative care.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57(9):1685-91 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02399.x. [PMID] 19682134.
2009
Drug burden index score and functional decline in older people.
The American journal of medicine. 122(12):1142-1149.e1 [DOI] 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.02.021. [PMID] 19958893.
2009
Effect of central nervous system medication use on decline in cognition in community-dwelling older adults: findings from the Health, Aging And Body Composition Study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57(2):243-50 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02127.x. [PMID] 19207141.
2009
Falls following discharge after an in-hospital fall.
BMC geriatrics. 9 [DOI] 10.1186/1471-2318-9-53. [PMID] 19951431.
2009
Low Literacy Predicts Utilization of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults With Knee Pain: Findings From the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 24:117-118
2009
Low Literacy Predicts Utilization of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults With Knee Pain: Findings From the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 24:117-118
2009
Number and dosage of central nervous system medications on recurrent falls in community elders: the Health, Aging and Body Composition study.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 64(4):492-8 [DOI] 10.1093/gerona/gln043. [PMID] 19196642.
2009
Risk of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with peripherally inserted central catheters.
Journal of hospital medicine. 4(7):417-22 [DOI] 10.1002/jhm.442. [PMID] 19753569.
2009
Sensory and motor peripheral nerve function and lower-extremity quadriceps strength: the health, aging and body composition study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57(11):2004-10 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02487.x. [PMID] 19793163.
2009
Students’ Perceptions of Site and Preceptor Characteristics in Rehabilitative Care Training in a Geriatrics Clerkship.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 57
2008
Diabetes in U.S. nursing homes, 2004.
Diabetes care. 31(2):287-8 [PMID] 17977933.
2008
Diabetes-related complications, glycemic control, and falls in older adults.
Diabetes care. 31(3):391-6 [PMID] 18056893.
2008
Improving the capture of fall events in hospitals: combining a service for evaluating inpatient falls with an incident report system.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56(4):701-4 [DOI] 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01605.x. [PMID] 18205761.
2008
Physical function and self-rated health status as predictors of mortality: results from longitudinal analysis in the ilSIRENTE study.
BMC geriatrics. 8 [DOI] 10.1186/1471-2318-8-34. [PMID] 19102751.
2008
Recovering From Mobility Limitation: a Common Practice Among Older Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56:S176-S177
2008
Separating Wheat From Chaff: Is It Possible To Identify Risks for Injurious Falls in Hospitalized Patients?
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56
2008
Students’ Career Choice and Evaluation of Multi-Modal Interdisciplinary Care Training in a Geriatric Clerkship
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 23
2008
The relationship of reduced peripheral nerve function and diabetes with physical performance in older white and black adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) study.
Diabetes care. 31(9):1767-72 [DOI] 10.2337/dc08-0433. [PMID] 18535192.
2007
A captive audience: a pilot study of screening and counseling hospitalized women for fracture risk.
Journal of general internal medicine. 22(6):830-4 [PMID] 17503109.
2007
A drug burden index to define the functional burden of medications in older people.
Archives of internal medicine. 167(8):781-7 [PMID] 17452540.
2007
Anxiety symptoms and decline in physical function over 5 years in the health, aging and body composition study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(2):265-70 [PMID] 17302665.
2007
Development and reliability testing of the clinical pharmacist recommendation taxonomy.
Pharmacotherapy. 27(5):639-46 [PMID] 17461698.
2007
Gait speed predicts decline in attention and psychomotor speed in older adults: the health aging and body composition study.
Neuroepidemiology. 29(3-4):156-62 [PMID] 18042999.
2007
Multitasking: association between poorer performance and a history of recurrent falls.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(4):570-6 [PMID] 17397436.
2006
Anticholinergic medications in community-dwelling older veterans: prevalence of anticholinergic symptoms, symptom burden, and adverse drug events.
The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy. 4(1):42-51 [PMID] 16730620.
2006
Correlates of use of antifracture therapy in older women with low bone mineral density.
Journal of general internal medicine. 21(6):636-41 [PMID] 16808749.
2006
Diabetes, hyperglycemia, and inflammation in older individuals: the health, aging and body composition study.
Diabetes care. 29(8):1902-8 [PMID] 16873800.
2006
Diabetes, inflammation, and functional decline in older adults: findings from the Health, Aging and Body Composition (ABC) study.
Diabetes care. 29(9):2039-45 [PMID] 16936150.
2006
Does it really take longer not to prescribe antibiotics for viral respiratory tract infections in children?
Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association. 6(3):152-6 [PMID] 16713933.
2006
Glycemia and cognitive function in older adults using glucose-lowering drugs.
The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 10(4):297-301 [PMID] 16886100.
2006
Reconstruction of noncontained distal femoral defects with polymethylmethacrylate and crossed-screw augmentation: a biomechanical study.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 88(1):171-8 [PMID] 16391262.
2006
Reduced peripheral nerve function is related to lower hip BMD and calcaneal QUS in older white and black adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 21(11):1803-10 [PMID] 17002569.
2006
White race as a risk factor for hypothyroidism after treatment for pediatric Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 24(10):1516-21 [PMID] 16575001.
2005
Diabetes and bone loss at the hip in older black and white adults.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 20(4):596-603 [PMID] 15765178.
2005
Magnesium intake from food and supplements is associated with bone mineral density in healthy older white subjects.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(11):1875-80 [PMID] 16274367.
2005
Predicting the development of diabetes in older adults: the derivation and validation of a prediction rule.
Diabetes care. 28(2):404-8 [PMID] 15677800.
2005
Provider and practice characteristics associated with antibiotic use in children with presumed viral respiratory tract infections.
Pediatrics. 115(3):635-41 [PMID] 15741365.
2005
Relationship between patient age and duration of physician visit in ambulatory setting: does one size fit all?
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(7):1162-7 [PMID] 16108934.
2005
Review: atypical antipsychotic drugs modestly improve neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.
ACP journal club. 143(1) [PMID] 15989302.
2004
Interpreting interventions to improve drug use using administrative databases.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(6):1018-9 [PMID] 15161473.
2004
The metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and risk of cognitive decline.
JAMA. 292(18):2237-42 [PMID] 15536110.
2003
Diabetes is associated with subclinical functional limitation in nondisabled older individuals: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study.
Diabetes care. 26(12):3257-63 [PMID] 14633811.
2003
Racial differences in glycemic control in a well-functioning older diabetic population: findings from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study.
Diabetes care. 26(7):1986-92 [PMID] 12832300.
2002
Association between the inception of a SAFE KIDS Coalition and changes in pediatric unintentional injury rates.
Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. 8(3):242-5 [PMID] 12226125.
2002
Body mass index, weight change, and death in older adults: the systolic hypertension in the elderly program.
American journal of epidemiology. 156(2):132-8 [PMID] 12117704.
2002
Fosinopril versus amlodipine comparative treatments study: a randomized trial to assess effects on plasminogen activator inhibitor-1.
Circulation. 105(4):457-61 [PMID] 11815428.
2002
Restraint use, restraint orders, and the risk of falls in hospitalized patients.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 50(3):526-9 [PMID] 11943051.
2001
Dementia and disability outcomes in large hypertension trials: lessons learned from the systolic hypertension in the elderly program (SHEP) trial.
American journal of epidemiology. 153(1):72-8 [PMID] 11159149.
2001
Educational program for physicians to reduce use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among community-dwelling elderly persons: a randomized controlled trial.
Medical care. 39(5):425-35 [PMID] 11317091.
2001
Financial difficulty in acquiring food among elderly disabled women: results from the Women’s Health and Aging Study.
American journal of public health. 91(1):68-75 [PMID] 11189828.
2001
Type 2 diabetes in older well-functioning people: who is undiagnosed? Data from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study.
Diabetes care. 24(12):2065-70 [PMID] 11723084.
2000
Can Diastolic Blood Pressure be Excessively Lowered in the Treatment of Isolated Systolic Hypertension?
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2(2):134-137 [PMID] 11416637.
2000
Glycemic control of older adults with type 2 diabetes: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(3):264-7 [PMID] 10733051.
2000
Serum uric acid, diuretic treatment and risk of cardiovascular events in the Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program (SHEP).
Journal of hypertension. 18(8):1149-54 [PMID] 10954008.
1999
A new twist in the J-shape curve?
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 47(12):1477-8 [PMID] 10591248.
1999
Epidemiology of adverse drug reactions in the elderly by drug class.
Drugs & aging. 14(3):231-9 [PMID] 10220106.
1999
Prevention of dementia: Syst-Eur trial.
Lancet (London, England). 353(9148):235; author reply 236-7 [PMID] 9923896.
1999
The role of diastolic blood pressure when treating isolated systolic hypertension.
Archives of internal medicine. 159(17):2004-9 [PMID] 10510985.
1998
Diuretic-based treatment and cardiovascular events in patients with mild renal dysfunction enrolled in the systolic hypertension in the elderly program.
Archives of internal medicine. 158(12):1340-5 [PMID] 9645829.
1998
Hypoglycemia from glipizide and glyburide.
JAMA. 279(18):1441-2; author reply 1442 [PMID] 9600473.
1998
The prognostic significance of asymptomatic carotid bruits in the elderly.
Journal of general internal medicine. 13(2):86-90 [PMID] 9502367.
1997
Antihypertensives and the risk of serious hypoglycemia in older persons using insulin or sulfonylureas.
JAMA. 278(1):40-3 [PMID] 9207336.
1997
Evidence-based medicine holds the key to the future for geriatric medicine.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 45(10):1268-72 [PMID] 9329492.
1997
Incidence and risk factors for serious hypoglycemia in older persons using insulin or sulfonylureas.
Archives of internal medicine. 157(15):1681-6 [PMID] 9250229.
1997
Prevalence of undiagnosed non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in a cohort of older persons with hypertension.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 45(6):695-700 [PMID] 9180662.
1996
Avoiding problems prescribing to older patients.
Tennessee medicine : journal of the Tennessee Medical Association. 89(8):296-8 [PMID] 8757782.
1996
Individual sulfonylureas and serious hypoglycemia in older people.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 44(7):751-5 [PMID] 8675920.
1995
A food-borne outbreak of expensive antibiotic use in a community teaching hospital.
JAMA. 273(24) [PMID] 7783297.
1995
Reading the tea leaves of psychotropic drug utilization evaluation.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 43(12):1441-2 [PMID] 7490401.
1995
Surf’s up! A geriatrician’s introduction to the Internet.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 43(11):1298-302 [PMID] 7594167.
1994
Changes in antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes during implementation of the OBRA-87 regulations.
JAMA. 271(5):358-62 [PMID] 8283585.
1994
Rational use of benzodiazepines in the elderly.
Drugs & aging. 4(1):9-20 [PMID] 7907503.
1993
Concurrent use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and oral anticoagulants places elderly persons at high risk for hemorrhagic peptic ulcer disease.
Archives of internal medicine. 153(14):1665-70 [PMID] 8333804.
1993
Medications and the older driver.
Clinics in geriatric medicine. 9(2):413-38 [PMID] 8504389.
1993
Reserpine reconsidered: no association with serious peptic ulcer disease.
Journal of general internal medicine. 8(9):510-2 [PMID] 8410424.
1992
Diagnosis and treatment of outpatient insomnia by psychiatric and nonpsychiatric physicians.
The American journal of medicine. 93(1):78-82 [PMID] 1626573.
1992
Opioid analgesics and the risk of hip fracture in the elderly: codeine and propoxyphene.
Journal of gerontology. 47(4):M111-5 [PMID] 1624693.
1990
Adverse drug reactions and the elderly.
Health affairs (Project Hope). 9(3):114-22 [PMID] 2227772.
1990
Effects of patient age and physician training on choice and dose of benzodiazepine hypnotic drugs.
Archives of internal medicine. 150(2):293-5 [PMID] 2302005.
1990
Failure to limit quantities of benzodiazepine hypnotic drugs for outpatients: placing the elderly at risk.
The American journal of medicine. 89(6):725-32 [PMID] 2252041.
1987
Cytomegalovirus-associated tubulointerstitial nephritis in an allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipient.
Annals of internal medicine. 107(3):351-2 [PMID] 3039888.
1981
Laetrile: a survey of judicial and administrative activity.
Annals of internal medicine. 94(4 pt 1):530-3 [PMID] 7011142.
1979
Laetrile: end play around the FDA. A review of legal developments.
Annals of internal medicine. 90(3):418-23 [PMID] 371476.
Postdischarge Intervention for Stroke Caregivers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
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Development of Opportunities for Research (DOOR) in Dental Schools: Future Academic Interdisciplinary Workforce and Collaborators for the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN)
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De-Implementing Fall Prevention Alarms in Hospitals
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Fall prevention in high- and low-fall hospital nursing units
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