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

A comparative analysis of breast cancer stage between women enrolled in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and women not participating in the program.

Wu M, Austin H, Eheman CR, Myles Z, Miller J, Royalty J, Ryerson AB

Cancer Causes Control 2015 May doi: 10.1007/s10552-015-0548-x

Update on Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: NHANES 2009 to 2012.

Eke PI, Dye BA, Wei L, Slade GD, Thornton-Evans GO, Borgnakke WS, Taylor GW, Page RC, Beck JD, Genco RJ

J Periodontol 2015 May doi: 10.1902/jop.2015.140520

Nano/bio treatment of polychlorinated biphenyls with evaluation of comparative toxicity.

Le TT, Nguyen KH, Jeon JR, Francis AJ, Chang YS

J Hazard Mater 2015 Apr doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.001

Cost-effectiveness and population impact of statins for primary prevention in adults aged 75 years or older in the United States.

Odden MC, Pletcher MJ, Coxson PG, Thekkethala D, Guzman D, Heller D, Goldman L, Bibbins-Domingo K

Ann Intern Med 2015 Apr doi: 10.7326/M14-1430

Preoperative medical testing in Medicare patients undergoing cataract surgery.

Chen CL, Lin GA, Bardach NS, Clay TH, Boscardin WJ, Gelb AW, Maze M, Gropper MA, Dudley RA

N Engl J Med 2015 Apr doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa1410846

A head-to-head comparison of homocysteine and cystatin C as pre-procedure predictors for contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography.

Li S, Tang X, Peng L, Luo Y, Zhao Y, Chen L, Dong R, Zhu J, Chen Y, Liu J

Clin Chim Acta 2015 Apr doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2015.02.019

A randomized trial comparing the diagnostic accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid to Visual Inspection with Lugol's Iodine for cervical cancer screening in HIV-infected women.

Huchko MJ, Sneden J, Zakaras JM, Smith-McCune K, Sawaya G, Maloba M, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR

PLoS One 2015 Apr doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118568

Patterns of hepatitis C virus RNA levels during acute infection: the InC3 study.

Hajarizadeh B, Grady B, Page K, Kim AY, McGovern BH, Cox AL, Rice TM, Sacks-Davis R, Bruneau J, Morris M, Amin J, Schinkel J, Applegate T, Maher L, Hellard M, Lloyd AR, Prins M, Dore GJ, Grebely J, InC3 Study Group

PLoS One 2015 Apr doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122232

Predictive value of the present-on-admission indicator for hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism.

Khanna RR, Kim SB, Jenkins I, El-Kareh R, Afsarmanesh N, Amin A, Sand H, Auerbach A, Chia CY, Maynard G, Romano PS, White RH

Med Care 2015 Apr doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318286e34f

Defining competencies for education in health care value: recommendations from the University of California, San Francisco Center for Healthcare Value Training Initiative.

Moriates C, Dohan D, Spetz J, Sawaya GF

Acad Med 2015 Apr doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000545