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Patricia W. Spitz
Researcher at Stanford University
Publications - 22
Citations - 9451
Patricia W. Spitz is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rheumatoid arthritis & Arthritis. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 22 publications receiving 9188 citations. Previous affiliations of Patricia W. Spitz include University of Saskatchewan & University of Kansas.
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Toward an Epidemiology of Gastropathy Associated With Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Use
James F. Fries,Stephen R. Miller,Patricia W. Spitz,Catherine A. Williams,Helen B. Hubert,Daniel A. Bloch +5 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that the syndrome of NSAID-associated gastropathy can be estimated to account for at least 2600 deaths and 20,000 hospitalizations each year in patients with rheumatoid arthritis alone.
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The clinical value of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire Functional Disability Index in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
TL;DR: The FDI provided important and clinically useful current and predictive information regarding RA status, utilization of services, and mortality that was not available through conventional testing and the data suggest that such information can be easily and inexpensively obtained.
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Assessment of radiologic progression in rheumatoid arthritis. A randomized, controlled trial
James F. Fries,Daniel A. Bloch,John T. Sharp,Dennis J. McShane,Patricia W. Spitz,Gilbert B. Bluhm,D M Forrester,Harry K. Genant,P Gofton,S Richman +9 more
TL;DR: Alternative radiologic techniques are compared by performing a randomized, controlled trial in which hand films of rheumatoid arthritis patients were read by several skilled observes, and critical selection of the method of assessing study endpoint is of great importance.
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A multicenter study of annual health service utilization and costs in rheumatoid arthritis.
Deborah P. Lubeck,Patricia W. Spitz,Patricia W. Spitz,James F. Fries,James F. Fries,Frederick Wolfe,Frederick Wolfe,Donald M. Mitchell,Donald M. Mitchell,Sanford H. Roth,Sanford H. Roth +10 more
TL;DR: The outpatient costs, inpatient costs, and total costs were all positively related to the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index, but were not associated with self-reported pain.
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Toxicity profiles of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis.
Gurkirpal Singh,James F. Fries,Catherine A. Williams,Ernesto Zatarain,Patricia W. Spitz,Daniel A. Bloch +5 more
TL;DR: Close similarities were found between toxicity profiles of im gold and D-penicillamine, and between azathioprine and MTX and knowledge of these different toxicity patterns can enable more appropriate selection of agents for particular patients.