Background Overweight and obese persons are at risk of a number of medical conditions
which can lead to further morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of this study is to …

Objective Treatment guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) now recommend early, aggressive,
and persistent use of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to prevent joint …

Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased frequency of and mortality
from infections, which may be related to host factors, RA itself, inflammation, or medication …

Background: Hospital discharge against medical advice, especially among substance-abusing
populations, is a frustrating problem for health care pro-viders. Because of the high …

Background Leaving the hospital against medical advice has been associated with increased
morbidity and readmission. Factors associated with the risk of leaving against medical …

Background: Although diacetylmorphine has been proven to be more effective than methadone
maintenance treatment for opioid dependence, its direct costs are higher. We compared …

BACKGROUND: While opioid substitution treatment (OST) provides the opportunity for
substantial improvements in health related quality of life (HRQoL), this relationship is seldom …

Dropout and recidivism from addiction treatment has been found to be associated with
individuals’ readiness for change. Motivation for treatment among participants entering the North …

Objective: To investigate the relative magnitude and duration of impact of AIDS-defining
events (ADEs) and non-AIDS serious adverse events (SAEs) on health-related quality of life (…

… visits per month (p < 0.001), 0.50 fewer prescriptions filled per month (p = 0.001) and 0.52
… Daphne Guh and Xin Li contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data. All of the …