Browsing by Author "Olson, Karen"
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Comparison of Drug Utilization Patterns in Observational Data: Antiepileptic Drugs in Pediatric Patients
Bourgeois, Florence Tanya; Olson, Karen Lea; Poduri, Annapurna; Mandl, Kenneth David (Springer Nature, 2015)Purpose: Physicians require information on the comparative benefits and harms of medications for optimal treatment decisions. However, this type of data is limited, especially for pediatric patients. Objective: Our aim ... -
Evaluation of Influenza Prevention in the Workplace Using a Personally Controlled Health Record: Randomized Controlled Trial
Bourgeois, Florence Tanya; Simons, William; Olson, Karen Lea; Brownstein, John Samuel; Mandl, Kenneth David (JMIR Publications Inc., 2008)Background: Personally controlled health records (PCHRs) are accessible over the Internet and allow individuals to maintain and manage a secure copy of their medical data. These records provide a new opportunity to provide ... -
Prevalence and Characteristics of Interventional Trials Conducted Exclusively in Elderly Persons: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Registered Clinical Trials
Bourgeois, Florence T.; Olson, Karen L.; Tse, Tony; Ioannidis, John P. A.; Mandl, Kenneth D. (Public Library of Science, 2016)Background: Elderly patients represent the greatest consumers of healthcare per capita but have historically been underrepresented in clinical trials. It is unknown how many trials are designed to focus exclusively on ... -
Real Time Spatial Cluster Detection Using Interpoint Distances Among Precise Patient Locations
Olson, Karen Lea; Bonetti, Marco; Pagano, Marcello; Mandl, Kenneth David (BioMed Central, 2005)Background: Public health departments in the United States are beginning to gain timely access to health data, often as soon as one day after a visit to a health care facility. Consequently, new approaches to outbreak ... -
A software tool for creating simulated outbreaks to benchmark surveillance systems
Cassa, Christopher Anthony; Iancu, Karin; Olson, Karen Lea; Mandl, Kenneth David (BioMed Central, 2005)Background: Evaluating surveillance systems for the early detection of bioterrorism is particularly challenging when systems are designed to detect events for which there are few or no historical examples. One approach to ... -
Temporal Patterns of Medications Dispensed to Children and Adolescents in a National Insured Population
Olson, Karen Lea; Mandl, Kenneth David (Public Library of Science, 2012)This study aimed to comprehensively describe prevalence and temporal dispensing patterns for medications prescribed to children and adolescents in the United States. Participants were 1.6 million children (49% female) under ...