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David K. Blough

Researcher at University of Washington

Publications -  112
Citations -  10711

David K. Blough is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 112 publications receiving 9725 citations. Previous affiliations of David K. Blough include Duke University & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Preliminary Treatment Considerations Among Men With Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

TL;DR: Men's perceptions about treatment efficacy and the personal burden of treatment dominated preferences for surgery versus nonsurgical options among newly diagnosed patients considering treatments for local-stage prostate cancer.
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Alcohol screening scores predict risk of subsequent fractures.

TL;DR: The AUDIT-C scores can be used to provide feedback to patients linking their alcohol screening scores to medical outcomes—a critical component of evidence-based brief counseling for alcohol misuse.
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Association between alcohol screening results and hospitalizations for trauma in Veterans Affairs outpatients.

TL;DR: Patients with severe and very severe alcohol misuse had a twofold increased risk of hospital admission for trauma compared to drinkers without alcohol misuse, and could be used to provide feedback to patients regarding risk of trauma-related hospitalization.
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Sensitivity of administrative claims to identify incident cases of lung cancer: a comparison of 3 health plans.

TL;DR: Administrative claims are sensitive for identifying patients with new NSCLC in the commercial and Medicare plans and for Medicaid patients, linkage with cancer registry records is needed to conduct studies using administrative claims.