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James F. Fries
Researcher at Stanford University
Publications - Â 369
Citations - Â 87747
James F. Fries is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rheumatoid arthritis & Arthritis. The author has an hindex of 100, co-authored 369 publications receiving 83589 citations. Previous affiliations of James F. Fries include University of Saskatchewan & National Institutes of Health.
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Intra-arterially administered reserpine and saline in scleroderma.
Robert C. Siegel,James F. Fries +1 more
TL;DR: A randomized, double-blind, crossover study comparing the efficacy of intra-arterially administered reserpine with physiological saline in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis and four with overlap syndromes with predominant features of scleroderma found no difference in efficacy.
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The present and future of comprehensive outcome measures for rheumatic diseases
Patricia W. Spitz,James F. Fries +1 more
TL;DR: Two widely used outcome measures, the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and the arthritis impact measurement scales (AIMS), are described and show that patient self-report is valid, outcomes are accurately measured, correlate with traditional endpoints, and are sensitive to change over time.
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A controlled trial of antihypertensive therapy in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).
TL;DR: Overall, both groups improved slightly, with both subjective and objective markers, and there were no statistically significant differences and no clinically meaningful trends between the 2 groups, except that the blood pressure was reduced in the group on the active drug.
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Prevention of osteoporotic fractures: possibilities, the role of exercise, and limitations
TL;DR: The fatal flaws in the medical screening approach will be discussed, together with a lament that this conference was not entitled: "Recent Progress in the Prevention of Morbidity Associated with Fractures".