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  1. Trajectories of positive aspects of caregiving among family caregivers of stroke-survivors: the differential impact of stroke-survivor disability

    Article • Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr David Matchar

  2. Implications of long-term care capacity response policies for an aging population: A simulation analysis

    Article • Health Policy, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  3. Comorbid Visual and Cognitive Impairment

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  4. Older person behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPS) and functional limitations mediate the association between older person cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms in the caregiver

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  5. Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2014 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, January 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  6. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2014 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, December 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  7. Higher Persistence in Newly Diagnosed Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated With Dabigatran Versus Warfarin

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, August 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  8. Lifetime cost-effectiveness analysis of ticagrelor in patients with acute coronary syndromes based on the PLATO trial: a Singapore healthcare perspective

    Article • Singapore Medical Journal, March 2013, Singapore Medical Journal

    Dr David Matchar

  9. Simulating the Impact of Long-Term Care Policy on Family Eldercare Hours

    Article • Health Services Research, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  10. Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2013 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  11. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2013 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  12. PCV26 Lifetime Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Ticagrelor in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Based on the Plato Trial: A Singapore Health Care Perspective

    Article • Value in Health, November 2012, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  13. Expert estimates of caregiver hours for older Singaporeans with dementia

    Article • Australasian Journal on Ageing, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  14. Chapter 5: Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in Medical Test Studies

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  15. Chapter 7: Grading a Body of Evidence on Diagnostic Tests

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  16. Chapter 11: Challenges in and Principles for Conducting Systematic Reviews of Genetic Tests used as Predictive Indicators

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  17. Methods Guide for Authors of Systematic Reviews of Medical Tests: A Collaboration Between the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Journal of General Internal Medicine

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  18. Chapter 6: Assessing Applicability of Medical Test Studies in Systematic Reviews

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Matchar

  19. Future living arrangements of Singaporeans with age-related dementia

    Article • International Psychogeriatrics, May 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  20. Depressive symptoms among informal caregivers of older adults: insights from the Singapore Survey on Informal Caregiving

    Article • International Psychogeriatrics, March 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  21. Contemporary Outcome Measures in Acute Stroke Research

    Article • Stroke, March 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  22. Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2012 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, January 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  23. Self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

    Article • The Lancet, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  24. Assessing risk of breast cancer in an ethnically South-East Asia population (results of a multiple ethnic groups study)

    Article • BMC Cancer, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  25. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2012 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, December 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar, Prof. Dr. Otto W. Witte

  26. Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  27. Stakeholders’ perspective on issues and challenges associated with care and treatment of aging-related cognitive impairment disorders in Singapore

    Article • International Psychogeriatrics, June 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  28. Strategies for antiviral stockpiling for future influenza pandemics: a global epidemic-economic perspective

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, February 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr David Matchar

  29. Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2011 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, January 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  30. The Chronic Kidney Disease Model: A General Purpose Model of Disease Progression and Treatment

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  31. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics--2011 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, December 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar, Prof. Dr. Otto W. Witte

  32. Cost Efficiency of Anticoagulation With Warfarin to Prevent Stroke in Medicare Beneficiaries With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

    Article • Stroke, December 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  33. Effect of Home Testing of International Normalized Ratio on Clinical Events

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, October 2010, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  34. Geographic Variation and Trends in Carotid Imaging Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2001 to 2006

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  35. Geographic Variation in Carotid Revascularization Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2003-2006

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, July 2010, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  36. An evaluation of patient self-testing competency of prothrombin time for managing anticoagulation: pre-randomization results of VA Cooperative Study #481–The Home INR Study (THINRS)

    Article • Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  37. The Cost of Visual Impairment: Purposes, Perspectives, and Guidance

    Article • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, April 2010, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

    Dr David Matchar

  38. Cytochrome P450 testing in the treatment of depression

    Article • December 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  39. Hypertension Improvement Project: Randomized Trial of Quality Improvement for Physicians and Lifestyle Modification for Patients

    Article • Hypertension, November 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  40. Clinical Effectiveness of Coronary Stents in Elderly Persons

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  41. Recommendations for a Clinical Decision Support for the Management of Individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2009, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr David Matchar

  42. Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP): study protocol and implementation challenges

    Article • Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  43. Standards for Measures Used for Public Reporting of Efficiency in Health Care: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Interdisciplinary Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and the American College of Cardiology Foundation

    Article • Circulation, October 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  44. The Headache Management Trial: A Randomized Study of Coordinated Care

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, October 2008, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  45. Standards for Measures Used for Public Reporting of Efficiency in Health Care

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  46. Strategies for Incorporating Resource Allocation and Economic Considerations *

    Article • CHEST Journal, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  47. Opportunities for Improving Management of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

    Article • American Journal of Medical Quality, June 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  48. Utility of the Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Management Tools: Case Studies

    Article • American Journal of Medical Quality, March 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  49. Outcomes of Second Revascularization Procedures after Stent Implantation

    Article • Journal of Medical Systems, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  50. Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers for Treating Essential Hypertension

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, January 2008, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  51. Review of evidence for genetic testing for CYP450 polymorphisms in management of patients with nonpsychotic depression with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

    Article • Genetics in Medicine, December 2007, Nature

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  52. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Strategies for Diagnosing Celiac Disease

    Article • Digestive Diseases and Sciences, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  53. PST5 PROMOTING THE IMPROVEMENT OF STROKE CARE AT THE STATE-LEVEL: CREATING A LEGISLATIVE POLICY REPORT LINKED TO AN EVIDENCE-BASED SIMULATION MODEL

    Article • Value in Health, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  54. Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Practice Patterns among Nephrologists and Non-Nephrologists: A Database Analysis

    Article • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, February 2007, American Society of Nephrology

    Dr David Matchar

  55. Noninvasive imaging for coronary artery disease: A technology assessment for the Medicare Coverage Advisory Commission

    Article • American Heart Journal, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  56. Clopidogrel Use and Long-term Clinical Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

    Article • JAMA, January 2007, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  57. Management of Recalled Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

    Article • JAMA, July 2006, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  58. Changing Physician Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Migraine: Evaluation of a New Educational Intervention

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, May 2006, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  59. Facilitated Process Improvement: An Approach to the Seamless Linkage Between Evidence and Practice in CKD

    Article • American Journal of Kidney Diseases, March 2006, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  60. Linking dementia research to policy: An example using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment

    Article • American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias®, March 2006, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  61. Improving the process of developing technical reports for health care decision-makers: Using the Theory of Constraints in the Evidence-Based Practice Centers

    Article • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, January 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  62. Evidence-Based Practice Center network and health technology assessment in the United States: Bridging the cultural gap

    Article • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, January 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  63. A NEW ERA IN EPILEPSY CARE Guidelines address first steps in diagnosis and treatment

    Article • Postgraduate Medicine, December 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  64. Cost-Effectiveness of Antiplatelet Agents in Secondary Stroke Prevention: The Limits of Certainty

    Article • Value in Health, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  65. Burden of Illness and Satisfaction With Care Among Patients With Headache Seen in a Primary Care Setting

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, September 2005, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  66. Dissemination of Evidence-based Practice Center Reports

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, June 2005, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  67. The Impact of Patient Self-Testing of Prothrombin Time for Managing Anticoagulation: Rationale and Design of VA Cooperative Study #481—The Home INR Study (THINRS)

    Article • Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, June 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  68. Meta-Analysis of Survival and Relief of Angina Pectoris After Transmyocardial Revascularization

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  69. Cost of multiple sclerosis by level of disability: a review of literature

    Article • Multiple Sclerosis Journal, April 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  70. FDG-PET for management of cervical and ovarian cancer

    Article • Gynecologic Oncology, April 2005, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  71. How can modeling best contribute to the assessment of secondary stroke prevention strategies?

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  72. Health Policy and Outcomes Research 2004

    Article • Stroke, January 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  73. Testing for von Willebrand Disease in Women With Menorrhagia: A Systematic Review

    Article • Obstetrics and Gynecology, August 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  74. P2-350 Costs associated with increasing severity of dementia — A review of the literature

    Article • Neurobiology of Aging, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  75. When to Stress Over Triptans: A Markov Analysis of Cardiovascular Risk in Migraine Treatment

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, June 2004, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  76. Charlson Index Comorbidity Adjustment for Ischemic Stroke Outcome Studies

    Article • Stroke, June 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  77. VA Stroke Study: Neurologist care is associated with increased testing but improved outcomes

    Article • Neurology, May 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  78. Consensus Statement: Cardiovascular Safety Profile of Triptans (5-HT1B/1D Agonists) in the Acute Treatment of Migraine

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, May 2004, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  79. PIN21 COMPARISON OF 30-DAY DIRECT MEDICAL COSTS OF AZITHROMYCIN AND LEVOFLOXACIN FOR PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

    Article • Value in Health, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  80. Alzheimer Disease: Operating Characteristics of PET— A Meta-Analysis

    Article • Radiology, April 2004, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Dr David Matchar

  81. How strong is the relationship between functional status and quality of life among persons with stroke?

    Article • The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, January 2004, Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  82. Do Anticoagulation Management Services Improve Care? Implications of the Managing Anticoagulation Services Trial

    Article • Cardiac Electrophysiology Review, December 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  83. Making evidence-based practice improvement more than a comforting sentiment

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, October 2003, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  84. VA Stroke Study: Neurologist care is associated with increased testing but improved outcomes

    Article • Neurology, September 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  85. When Should Functional Neuroimaging Techniques Be Used in the Diagnosis and Management of Alzheimer's Dementia? A Decision Analysis

    Article • Value in Health, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  86. Headache Management Program Improves Outcome for Chronic Headache

    Article • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain, July 2003, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  87. Cross-Calibration of Stroke Disability Measures

    Article • Journal of the American Statistical Association, June 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  88. Cost-effectiveness and decision analysis research in stroke

    Article • Seminars in Cerebrovascular Diseases and Stroke, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  89. PNP14: COST OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BY LEVEL OF DISABILITY

    Article • Value in Health, May 2003, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  90. Health Policy in Stroke: Translating What We Know Into What We Do

    Article • Stroke, February 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  91. Racial differences in survival post cerebral infarction among the elderly

    Article • Neurology, January 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  92. Immunization and MS: A summary of published evidence and recommendations

    Article • Neurology, December 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  93. PHP24 USE OF POLICY MODELING TO PROMOTE INFORMED DECISION MAKING: DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE CANADIAN STROKE POLICY MODEL

    Article • Value in Health, November 2002, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  94. To What Extent Should Quality of Care Decisions Be Based on Health Outcomes Data?: Application to Carotid Endarterectomy

    Article • Stroke, October 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  95. Improving the quality of anticoagulation of patients with atrial fibrillation in managed care organizations: results of the managing anticoagulation services trial

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, July 2002, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  96. Cost-effectiveness of ancrod treatment of acute ischaemic stroke: results from the Stroke Treatment with Ancrod Trial (STAT)

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, February 2002, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  97. CV1: ESTIMATING THE IMPACT OF ANTICOAGULATION QUALITY ON EVENT RATES

    Article • Value in Health, September 2001, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  98. WW14: MAKING MODELS BETTER

    Article • Value in Health, September 2001, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  99. Improving the Reliability of Stroke Subgroup Classification Using the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) Criteria Editorial Comment : Classifying the Mechanisms of Ischemic Stroke

    Article • Stroke, May 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  100. Setting the Target for a Better Cervical Screening Test: Characteristics of a Cost-Effective Test for Cervical Neoplasia Screening

    Article • Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, April 2001, Wiley

    Dr David Matchar

  101. Have Randomized Controlled Trials of Neuroprotective Drugs Been Underpowered? : An Illustration of Three Statistical Principles

    Article • Stroke, March 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  102. Accuracy of the Papanicolaou Test in Screening for and Follow-up of Cervical Cytologic Abnormalities: A Systematic Review

    Article • Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr David Matchar

  103. Toward Evidence-Based Management of Migraine

    Article • JAMA, November 2000, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  104. Depression and Other Determinants of Values Placed on Current Health State by Stroke Patients : Evidence From the VA Acute Stroke (VASt) Study

    Article • Stroke, November 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  105. New Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, October 2000, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  106. Treating QALYs With a Heavy Dose of Social Values: Is the Cure Worth the Cost?

    Article • Medical Care, September 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  107. PCV1: THE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ANTITHROMBOSIS MODEL (AFAM): A GENERAL-PURPOSE TOOL FOR ANALYSIS, POLICY-MAKING, AND EDUCATION

    Article • Value in Health, September 2000, Elsevier

    Dr David Matchar

  108. Mathematical Model for the Natural History of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Carcinogenesis

    Article • American Journal of Epidemiology, June 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr David Matchar

  109. Quality of Anticoagulation Management Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, April 2000, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  110. Racial Variation in Initial Stroke Severity

    Article • Stroke, March 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  111. Article • Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Matchar

  112. INCORPORATION OF PATIENT PREFERENCES IN THE TREATMENT OF UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI: A DECISION ANALYTICAL VIEW

    Article • The Journal of Urology, December 1999, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  113. Incidence and Occurrence of Total (First-Ever and Recurrent) Stroke

    Article • Stroke, December 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  114. Racial Inequity of Access to Carotid Imaging   Response

    Article • Stroke, November 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  115. Race, Presenting Signs and Symptoms, Use of Carotid Artery Imaging, and Appropriateness of Carotid Endarterectomy

    Article • Stroke, July 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  116. INCORPORATION OF PATIENT PREFERENCES IN THE TREATMENT OF UPPER URINARY TRACT CALCULI

    Article • The Journal of Urology, April 1999, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  117. Performing Cost-Effectiveness Analysis by Integrating Randomized Trial Data with a Comprehensive Decision Model

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, March 1999, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  118. Epidemiology of Recurrent Cerebral Infarction : A Medicare Claims Based Comparison of First and Recurrent Strokes on 2-Year Survival and Cost

    Article • Stroke, February 1999, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  119. Determining Clinically Important Differences in Health Status Measures

    Article • PharmacoEconomics, January 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  120. Utilities for major stroke: Results from a survey of preferences among persons at increased risk for stroke

    Article • American Heart Journal, October 1998, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  121. The value of stroke prevention and treatment

    Article • Neurology, September 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  122. Concerns Regarding Carotid Endarterectomy Guidelines   Response

    Article • Stroke, July 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  123. Multicenter Review of Preoperative Risk Factors for Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

    Article • Stroke, April 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  124. Sequence Effects, Health Profiles, and the QALY Model: In Search of Realistic Modeling

    Article • Medical Decision Making, April 1998, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  125. Guidelines for Carotid Endarterectomy : A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From a Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, February 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  126. Guidelines for Carotid Endarterectomy : A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From a Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association

    Article • Stroke, February 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  127. The Stroke Prevention Policy Model: Linking Evidence and Clinical Decisions

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, October 1997, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  128. Assessing Uncertainty in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses: Application to a Complex Decision Model

    Article • Medical Decision Making, October 1997, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  129. Inaccuracy of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) in identifying the diagnosis of ischemic cerebrovascular disease

    Article • Neurology, September 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  130. Knowledge of Risk Among Patients at Increased Risk for Stroke

    Article • Stroke, May 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  131. Primary Care Physician Reported Secondary and Tertiary Stroke Prevention Practices : A Comparison Between the United States and the United Kingdom

    Article • Stroke, April 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  132. Health Status of Individuals With Mild Stroke

    Article • Stroke, April 1997, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  133. Treatment considerations for persons with metastatic prostate cancer: Survival versus out-of-pocket costs

    Article • Urology, February 1997, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  134. Combining Patient Utility with Health Status Assessment to Improve Medical Decision Making

    Article • Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, December 1996, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  135. Combining Patient Utility with Health Status Assessment to Improve Medical Decision Making

    Article • Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis, December 1996, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  136. Should we just let the anticoagulation service do it?

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, December 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  137. What Role Do Neurologists Play in Determining the Costs and Outcomes of Stroke Patients?

    Article • Stroke, November 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  138. US National Survey of Physician Practices for the Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke: Medical Therapy in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis

    Article • Stroke, September 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  139. Clinical and Radiographic Findings That Lead to Intervention in Diabetic Patients With Foot Ulcers: A nationwide survey of primary care physicians

    Article • Diabetes Care, July 1996, American Diabetes Association

    Dr David Matchar

  140. Comparison and meta-analysis of randomized trials of carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis. Goldstein LB, Hasselblad V, Matchar DB, McCrory DC. Neurology 1995;45

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, July 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  141. Cost-effective models for flutamide for prostate carcinoma patients: Are they helpful to policy makers?

    Article • Cancer, May 1996, Wiley

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  142. US National Survey of Physician Practices for the Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke : Carotid Endarterectomy

    Article • Stroke, May 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  143. Comparison and meta-analysis of randomized trials of endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis

    Article • Neurology, November 1995, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  144. US National Survey of Physician Practices for the Secondary and Tertiary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke : Design, Service Availability, and Common Practices

    Article • Stroke, September 1995, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  145. Accuracy and reliability of apical S3 gallop detection

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, August 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Matchar

  146. Stroke Prevention Guidelines

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, February 1995, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  147. Guidelines for Carotid Endarterectomy : A Multidisciplinary Consensus Statement From the Ad Hoc Committee, American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, January 1995, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  148. Theories Explaining Racial Differences in the Utilization of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures for Cerebrovascular Disease

    Article • Milbank Quarterly, January 1995, JSTOR

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  149. Guidelines for Carotid Endarterectomy : A Multidisciplinary Consensus Statement From the Ad Hoc Committee, American Heart Association

    Article • Stroke, January 1995, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  150. Performance of the Serum Cobalamin Assay for Diagnosis of Cobalamin Deficiency

    Article • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, November 1994, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  151. Management of Atrial Fibrillation

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, September 1994, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  152. Medical Treatment for Stroke Prevention

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, July 1994, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  153. Similar motor recovery of upper and lower extremities after stroke

    Article • Stroke, June 1994, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  154. Multicenter review of preoperative risk factors for carotid endarterectomy in patients with ipsilateral symptoms

    Article • Stroke, June 1994, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  155. Global Judgments versus Decision-model-facilitated Judgments

    Article • Medical Decision Making, February 1994, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  156. The Stroke Prevention Patient Outcomes Research Team. Goals and methods

    Article • Stroke, December 1993, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  157. Cost effectiveness analysis of early zidovudine treatment of HIV infected patients.

    Article • BMJ, November 1993, BMJ

    Dr David Matchar

  158. Predicting complications of carotid endarterectomy

    Article • Stroke, September 1993, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  159. The Influence of Hyperglycemia on Outcome of Cerebral Infarction

    Article • Survey of Anesthesiology, August 1993, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  160. Likelihood ratios for continuous test results—making the clinicians' job easier or harder?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, January 1993, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  161. Impact of social support on outcome in first stroke

    Article • Stroke, January 1993, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  162. The Influence of Hyperglycemia on Outcome of Cerebral Infarction

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, September 1992, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  163. Response

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, September 1992, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  164. Measurement of motor recovery after stroke. Outcome assessment and sample size requirements

    Article • Stroke, August 1992, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  165. Racial variations in ischemic stroke-related physical and functional impairments

    Article • Stroke, December 1991, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr David Matchar

  166. Predicting the outcomes of electrophysiologic studies of patients with unexplained syncope

    Article • Journal of General Internal Medicine, March 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  167. Likelihood ratios with confidence: Sample size estimation for diagnostic test studies

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, January 1991, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  168. Symposium Introduction: Technology Assessment and Guideline Development: Concerns and Opportunities for Academic General Internists

    Article • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, September 1990, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  169. A Bayesian Method for Evaluating Medical Test operating Characteristics When Some Patients' Conditions Fail to Be Diagnosed by the Reference Standard

    Article • Medical Decision Making, June 1990, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  170. Uniform Priors Aren't a Thing of the Past

    Article • Medical Decision Making, June 1990, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  171. Breakout IV. Health professional concerns in the practice setting

    Article • Cancer, May 1990, Wiley

    Dr David Matchar

  172. Decision Making in the Face of Uncertainty: The Case of Carotid Endarterectomy

    Article • Mayo Clinic Proceedings, May 1990, Elsevier

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  173. Influence of Drugs on the Recovery of Sensorimotor Function After Stroke

    Article • January 1990, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  174. Routine intravenous pyelograms before hysterectomy in cases of benign disease: Possibly effective, definitely expensive

    Article • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, July 1989, Wiley

    Dr David Matchar

  175. Endarterectomy in Carotid Artery Disease

    Article • JAMA, August 1987, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  176. Endarterectomy in carotid artery disease. A decision analysis

    Article • JAMA, August 1987, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr David Matchar

  177. Intermediate, Indeterminate, and Uninterpretable Diagnostic Test Results

    Article • Medical Decision Making, June 1987, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar

  178. Isotope-Dilution Assay for Urinary Methylmalonic Acid in the Diagnosis of Vitamin B 12 Deficiency

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, May 1987, American College of Physicians

    Dr David Bruce Matchar, Dr David Matchar

  179. Transient Ischemic Attach in a Man with Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • Medical Decision Making, December 1986, SAGE Publications

    Dr David Matchar