Publications | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Individualizing life expectancy estimates for older adults using the Gompertz Law of Human Mortality.

Lee SJ, Boscardin WJ, Kirby KA, Covinsky KE

PLoS One 2014 Sep doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108540

Early retinal neurodegeneration and impaired Ran-mediated nuclear import of TDP-43 in progranulin-deficient FTLD.

Ward ME, Taubes A, Chen R, Miller BL, Sephton CF, Gelfand JM, Minami S, Boscardin J, Martens LH, Seeley WW, Yu G, Herz J, Filiano AJ, Arrant AE, Roberson ED, Kraft TW, Farese RV Jr, Green A, Gan L

J Exp Med 2014 Sep doi: 10.1084/jem.20140214

RAMPing up the quality of rectal cancer surgery.

Finlayson E

J Clin Oncol 2014 Sep doi: 10.1200/JCO.2014.57.2412

Recovery of respiratory gas exchange after exercise in adults with congenital heart disease.

Greutmann M, Rozenberg D, Le TL, Silversides CK, Granton JT

Int J Cardiol 2014 Sep doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.06.033

Ultrasonography versus computed tomography for suspected nephrolithiasis.

Smith-Bindman R, Aubin C, Bailitz J, Bengiamin RN, Camargo CA Jr, Corbo J, Dean AJ, Goldstein RB, Griffey RT, Jay GD, Kang TL, Kriesel DR, Ma OJ, Mallin M, Manson W, Melnikow J, Miglioretti DL, Miller SK, Mills LD, Miner JR, Moghadassi M, Noble VE, Press GM, Stoller ML, Valencia VE, Wang J, Wang RC, Cummings SR

N Engl J Med 2014 Sep doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1404446

Bachelors, divorcees, and widowers: does marriage protect men from type 2 diabetes?

Cornelis MC, Chiuve SE, Glymour MM, Chang SC, Tchetgen Tchetgen EJ, Liang L, Koenen KC, Rimm EB, Kawachi I, Kubzansky LD

PLoS One 2014 Sep doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106720

Patient centered decision making: use of conjoint analysis to determine risk-benefit trade-offs for preference sensitive treatment choices.

Wilson L, Loucks A, Bui C, Gipson G, Zhong L, Schwartzburg A, Crabtree E, Goodin D, Waubant E, McCulloch C

J Neurol Sci 2014 Sep doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.06.030

Cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies for BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma.

Curl P, Vujic I, van 't Veer LJ, Ortiz-Urda S, Kahn JG

PLoS One 2014 Sep doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107255

Despite substantial progress In EHR adoption, health information exchange and patient engagement remain low in office settings.

By: Furukawa MF, King J, Patel V, Hsiao CJ, Adler-Milstein J, Jha AK

Health Aff (Millwood) 2014 Sep doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0445

Invalid controls undermine conclusions of FDA studies.

Hunt PA, VandeVoort C, Woodruff T, Gerona R

Toxicol Sci 2014 Sep doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfu179