Sandra Martin, MLS

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Does treatment with donepezil improve memory for patients with mild cognitive impairment?

Author:: Sandra Martin, MLS

Publish date: May 1, 2006

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Donepezil (Aricept) has potential benefit in delaying risk of progression to Alzheimer’s disease in the first year of treatm...

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How reliable are self-measured blood pressures taken at home?

Author:: Sandra Martin, MLS

Publish date: October 1, 2004

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Self-measured blood pressures (SMBP) can be precise and accurate and, thus, reliably be used as an adjunct to office blood p...

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Is pneumococcal vaccine effective in nursing home patients?

Author:: Sandra Martin, MLS

Publish date: February 1, 2003

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Evidence from clinical trials supports the use of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for prevention of pneumonia in nursing...