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

Risk factors associated with 30-day postoperative readmissions in major gastrointestinal resections.

Kelly KN, Iannuzzi JC, Rickles AS, Monson JR, Fleming FJ

J Gastrointest Surg 2014 Jan doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2354-7

Breast cancer treatment across health care systems: linking electronic medical records and state registry data to enable outcomes research.

Kurian AW, Mitani A, Desai M, Yu PP, Seto T, Weber SC, Olson C, Kenkare P, Gomez SL, de Bruin MA, Horst K, Belkora J, May SG, Frosch DL, Blayney DW, Luft HS, Das AK

Cancer 2014 Jan doi: 10.1002/cncr.28395

The neighborhood energy balance equation: does neighborhood food retail environment + physical activity environment = obesity? The CARDIA study.

Boone-Heinonen J, Diez-Roux AV, Goff DC, Loria CM, Kiefe CI, Popkin BM, Gordon-Larsen P

PLoS One 2013 Dec doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085141

Incorporating lag time to benefit into prevention decisions for older adults.

Lee SJ, Leipzig RM, Walter LC

JAMA 2013 Dec doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.282612

In anticipation of grief: using insights from social epidemiology to improve quality of care.

Patton KK, Glymour MM

Circulation 2013 Dec doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.006322

PIK3CA, HRAS and PTEN in human papillomavirus positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Chiosea SI, Grandis JR, Lui VW, Diergaarde B, Maxwell JH, Ferris RL, Kim SW, Luvison A, Miller M, Nikiforova MN

BMC Cancer 2013 Dec doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-602

Health benefits of reducing sugar-sweetened beverage intake in high risk populations of California: results from the cardiovascular disease (CVD) policy model.

Mekonnen TA, Odden MC, Coxson PG, Guzman D, Lightwood J, Wang YC, Bibbins-Domingo K

PLoS One 2013 Dec doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081723

Changing our culture to advance patient safety: the 2013 AANS Presidential Address.

Berger MS, Wachter RM, Greysen SR, Lau CY

J Neurosurg 2013 Dec doi: 10.3171/2013.10.JNS132034

Analysis of the direct cost of surgery for four diagnostic categories of adult spinal deformity.

McCarthy IM, Hostin RA, O'Brien MF, Fleming NS, Ogola G, Kudyakov R, Richter KM, Saigal R, Berven SH, Ames CP, International Spine Study Group.

Spine J 2013 Dec doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.06.048

Counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraception in the US: national survey of nurse practitioners.

Harper CC, Stratton L, Raine TR, Thompson K, Henderson JT, Blum M, Postlethwaite D, Speidel JJ

Prev Med 2013 Dec doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.10.005