Annals of internal medicine
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Comparative Study
Hospital at home: feasibility and outcomes of a program to provide hospital-level care at home for acutely ill older patients.
Acutely ill older persons often experience adverse events when cared for in the acute care hospital. ⋯ The hospital-at-home care model is feasible, safe, and efficacious for certain older patients with selected acute medical illnesses who require acute hospital-level care.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Treatment of lateral epicondylitis with botulinum toxin: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Lateral epicondylitis is a common condition for which botulinum toxin has been reported to have a therapeutic role in uncontrolled studies. ⋯ Botulinum toxin injection may improve pain over a 3-month period in some patients with lateral epicondylitis, but injections may be associated with digit paresis and weakness of finger extension.