Connection

HASHEM EL-SERAG to United States Department of Veterans Affairs

This is a "connection" page, showing publications HASHEM EL-SERAG has written about United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
  1. Hepatocellular carcinoma screening practices in the Department of Veterans Affairs: findings from a national facility survey. Dig Dis Sci. 2013 Nov; 58(11):3117-26.
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    Score: 0.319
  2. The validity of viral hepatitis and chronic liver disease diagnoses in Veterans Affairs administrative databases. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Feb 01; 27(3):274-82.
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    Score: 0.215
  3. Survival of colorectal cancer patients hospitalized in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Am J Gastroenterol. 2003 May; 98(5):1186-92.
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    Score: 0.157
  4. The Association Between Statin Use After Diagnosis and Mortality Risk in Patients With Esophageal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study of United States Veterans. Am J Gastroenterol. 2018 09; 113(9):1310.
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    Score: 0.112
  5. Hepatitis B Virus Screening and Reactivation in a National VA Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonists. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 06; 63(6):1551-1557.
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    Score: 0.111
  6. Evaluating screening approaches for hepatocellular carcinoma in a cohort of HCV related cirrhosis patients from the Veteran's Affairs Health Care System. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2018 01 04; 18(1):1.
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    Score: 0.109
  7. Trends in 30-Day and 1-Year Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Cirrhosis From 2004 to 2013. Am J Gastroenterol. 2017 Aug; 112(8):1287-1297.
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    Score: 0.104
  8. Early outpatient follow-up and 30-day outcomes in patients hospitalized with cirrhosis. Hepatology. 2016 08; 64(2):569-81.
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    Score: 0.097
  9. Accuracy of diagnostic codes for identifying patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Oct; 59(10):2406-10.
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    Score: 0.084
  10. Statin use is associated with a decreased risk of Barrett's esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2014 Aug; 147(2):314-23.
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    Score: 0.084
  11. Personal and family history of cancer and the risk of Barrett's esophagus in men. Dis Esophagus. 2015 Apr; 28(3):283-90.
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    Score: 0.083
  12. A new laboratory-based algorithm to predict development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C and cirrhosis. Gastroenterology. 2014 May; 146(5):1249-55.e1.
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    Score: 0.083
  13. Prevalence and predictors of hepatitis B virus coinfection in a United States cohort of hepatitis C virus-infected patients. Hepatology. 2013 Aug; 58(2):538-45.
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    Score: 0.079
  14. Referral and receipt of treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma in United States veterans: effect of patient and nonpatient factors. Hepatology. 2013 May; 57(5):1858-68.
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    Score: 0.078
  15. Myelosuppression monitoring after immunomodulator initiation in veterans with inflammatory bowel disease: a national practice audit. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Dec; 36(11-12):1049-56.
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    Score: 0.076
  16. Practice patterns of surveillance endoscopy in a Veterans Affairs database of 29,504 patients with Barrett's esophagus. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Oct; 76(4):743-55.
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    Score: 0.075
  17. Gaps in the achievement of effectiveness of HCV treatment in national VA practice. J Hepatol. 2012 Feb; 56(2):320-5.
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    Score: 0.069
  18. Increasing prevalence of HCC and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Gastroenterology. 2011 Apr; 140(4):1182-1188.e1.
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    Score: 0.067
  19. Meeting vaccination quality measures for hepatitis A and B virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. Hepatology. 2011 Jan; 53(1):42-52.
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    Score: 0.067
  20. Hepatitis vaccination in patients with hepatitis C: practice and validation of codes at a large Veterans Administration Medical Centre. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Nov 01; 28(9):1078-87.
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    Score: 0.057
  21. Physical and psychosocial contributors to quality of life in veterans with hepatitis C not on antiviral therapy. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2005 Sep; 39(8):731-6.
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    Score: 0.046
  22. Prevalence and Outcomes of Emergency Presentations of Colorectal Cancer in Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Jan; 70(1):177-190.
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    Score: 0.044
  23. Surgical volume and long-term survival following surgery for colorectal cancer in the Veterans Affairs Health-Care System. Am J Gastroenterol. 2004 Apr; 99(4):668-75.
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    Score: 0.042
  24. Comparative performance of risk prediction models for hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States. J Hepatol. 2022 02; 76(2):294-301.
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    Score: 0.035
  25. Improved survival after variceal hemorrhage over an 11-year period in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Am J Gastroenterol. 2000 Dec; 95(12):3566-73.
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    Score: 0.033
  26. Use of Acid-Suppressant Medications After Diagnosis Increases Mortality in a Subset of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 09; 65(9):2691-2699.
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    Score: 0.031
  27. Risk Trajectories for Readmission and Death After Cirrhosis-Related Hospitalization. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 06; 64(6):1470-1477.
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    Score: 0.029
  28. Prevalence and short-term mortality of acute-on-chronic liver failure: A national cohort study from the USA. J Hepatol. 2019 04; 70(4):639-647.
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    Score: 0.029
  29. Accurate Identification of Fatty Liver Disease in Data Warehouse Utilizing Natural Language Processing. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 10; 62(10):2713-2718.
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    Score: 0.026
  30. Hepatocellular carcinoma in the absence of cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection. J Hepatol. 2017 02; 66(2):355-362.
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    Score: 0.025
  31. Risk and Predictors of Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhosis Patients Receiving Primary Prophylaxis With Non-Selective Beta-Blockers. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016 12; 111(12):1778-1787.
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    Score: 0.025
  32. Race and Gender Differences in the Use of Direct Acting Antiviral Agents for Hepatitis C Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 08 01; 63(3):291-9.
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    Score: 0.024
  33. Validation of Case Finding Algorithms for Hepatocellular Cancer From Administrative Data and Electronic Health Records Using Natural Language Processing. Med Care. 2016 Feb; 54(2):e9-14.
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    Score: 0.024
  34. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the Veterans Administration population: development and validation of an algorithm for NAFLD using automated data. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Oct; 40(8):949-54.
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    Score: 0.022
  35. Association between facility characteristics and the process of care delivered to patients with hepatitis C virus infection. Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Feb; 59(2):273-81.
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    Score: 0.020
  36. The performance of process measures in hepatitis C. Am J Gastroenterol. 2012 Oct; 107(10):1512-21.
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    Score: 0.019
  37. Determinants of medical system delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer within the Veteran Affairs Health System. Dig Dis Sci. 2010 May; 55(5):1434-41.
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    Score: 0.016
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