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Laura J. Myers

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Characteristics of hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in an integrated health care system in California

LC Myers, SM Parodi, GJ Escobar, VX Liu - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Methods| We performed a retrospective cohort study of adults (≥ 18 years) with nasal/throat
swabs positive for SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction hospitalized between March …

[HTML][HTML] The safety of inpatient health care

DW Bates, DM Levine, H Salmasian… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Adverse events during hospitalization are a major cause of patient harm, as
documented in the 1991 Harvard Medical Practice Study. Patient safety has changed …

Should social work clients have the right to effective treatment?

LL Myers, BA Thyer - Social Work, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Currently, the codes of ethics developed for social workers by NASW and other professional
associations do not suggest that clients have the right to receive effective, empirically …

The EXIT procedure: experience and outcome in 31 cases

S Bouchard, MP Johnson, AW Flake, LJ Howell… - Journal of pediatric …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: The EXIT (ex utero intrapartum treatment) procedure, although initially
designed for reversal of tracheal occlusion in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernias …

Association of intensive care unit patient load and demand with mortality rates in US Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic

DM Bravata, AJ Perkins, LJ Myers, G Arling… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although strain on hospital capacity has been associated with increased
mortality in nonpandemic settings, studies are needed to examine the association between …

Racial disparities in COVID-19 testing and outcomes: retrospective cohort study in an integrated health system

GJ Escobar, AS Adams, VX Liu, L Soltesz… - Annals of internal …, 2021 - acpjournals.org
Background: Racial disparities exist in outcomes after severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Objective: To evaluate the contribution of …

Nucleic Acid–based Testing for Noninfluenza Viral Pathogens in Adults with Suspected Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society …

SE Evans, AL Jennerich, MM Azar, B Cao… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the
diagnostic utility of nucleic acid–based testing of respiratory samples for viral pathogens …

Does a wander garden influence inappropriate behaviors in dementia residents?

MB Detweiler, PF Murphy… - American Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The effect on resident behaviors of adding a wander garden to an existing
dementia facility was investigated. Methods: 34 male residents were observed for 12 months …

The quest for evidence-based practice: A view from the United States

BA Thyer, LL Myers - Journal of Social Work, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
• Summary: This article describes how a reliance upon social and behavioral science
research is the feature distinguishing modern professional social work from prior non …

[BOOK][B] Basic statistics in multivariate analysis

KA Randolph, LL Myers - 2013 - books.google.com
The complexity of social problems necessitates that social work researchers understand and
apply multivariate statistical methods in their investigations. In this pocket guide, the authors …