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Kristijan H. Kahler
Researcher at Novartis
Publications - 77
Citations - 3058
Kristijan H. Kahler is an academic researcher from Novartis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Health care. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 75 publications receiving 2709 citations. Previous affiliations of Kristijan H. Kahler include Duke University.
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Methods for evaluation of medication adherence and persistence using automated databases.
TL;DR: The aim was to perform a systematic review of the methods currently being used to assess adherence and persistence in pharmacoepidemiological and pharmacoeconomic studies using automated databases.
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Impairment in work productivity and health-related quality of life in patients with IBS.
Bonnie B. Dean,Daniel Aguilar,Victoria Barghout,Kristijan H. Kahler,Feride Frech,David Groves,Joshua J. Ofman +6 more
TL;DR: IBS was associated with a 21% reduction in work productivity, equivalent to working less than 4 days in a 5-day workweek, and employees with IBS had significantly lower scores on all domains of the SF-36, indicating poorer functional outcomes.
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The Economic Cost of Diabetes in Canada, 1998
Keith G. Dawson,Daniel R.J. Gomes,Hertzel C. Gerstein,James F. Blanchard,Kristijan H. Kahler +4 more
TL;DR: Cardiovascular disease was the major contributor to the direct costs of diabetes in Canada, and the prevention of cardiovascular disease in the patient with diabetes should become an imperative.
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Does the route of administration for estrogen hormone therapy impact the risk of venous thromboembolism? Estradiol transdermal system versus oral estrogen-only hormone therapy.
François Laliberté,Katherine Dea,Mei Sheng Duh,Kristijan H. Kahler,Melanie Rolli,Patrick Lefebvre +5 more
TL;DR: This large population-based study suggests that participants receiving an estradiol transdermal system have a significantly lower incidence of venous thromboembolism than do participants receiving oral estrogen-only hormone therapy.
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A Questionnaire to Assess the Relevance and Credibility of Observational Studies to Inform Health Care Decision Making: An ISPOR-AMCP-NPC Good Practice Task Force Report
Marc L. Berger,Bradley C. Martin,Don Husereau,Karen Worley,J. Daniel Allen,Winnie Yang,Nicole C. Quon,C. Daniel Mullins,Kristijan H. Kahler,William H. Crown +9 more
TL;DR: The questionnaire provides a guide for assessing the degree of confidence that should be placed from observational studies and promotes awareness of the subtleties involved in evaluating those and helps drive consistency in decision making.