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

Hospital compliance with performance measures and 30-day outcomes in patients with heart failure.

Schopfer DW, Whooley MA, Stamos TD

Am Heart J 2012 Jul doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.04.017

Predicting mortality from human faces.

Dykiert D, Bates TC, Gow AJ, Penke L, Starr JM, Deary IJ

Psychosom Med 2012 Jul doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318259c33f

Surgical site infection in spinal surgery: description of surgical and patient-based risk factors for postoperative infection using administrative claims data.

Abdul-Jabbar A, Takemoto S, Weber MH, Hu SS, Mummaneni PV, Deviren V, Ames CP, Chou D, Weinstein PR, Burch S, Berven SH

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 Jul doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318246a53a

Emerging point of care tests for influenza: innovation or status quo.

Tayo A, Ellis J, Linden Phillips L, Simpson S, Ward DJ

Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2012 Jul doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00306.x

The virtual dental home: implications for policy and strategy.

Glassman P, Harrington M, Mertz E, Namakian M

J Calif Dent Assoc 2012 Jul

Antibody persistence and immune memory 15 months after priming with an investigational tetravalent meningococcal tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (MenACWY-TT) in toddlers and young children.

Knuf M, Baine Y, Bianco V, Boutriau D, Miller JM

Hum Vaccin Immunother 2012 Jul doi: 10.4161/hv.20229

Glycosylated hemoglobin and functional decline in community-dwelling nursing home-eligible elderly adults with diabetes mellitus.

Yau CK, Eng C, Cenzer IS, Boscardin WJ, Rice-Trumble K, Lee SJ

J Am Geriatr Soc 2012 Jul doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04041.x

Transition to injection amongst opioid users in Iran: implications for harm reduction.

Malekinejad M, Vazirian M

Int J Drug Policy 2012 Jul doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.09.001

TMEM16A induces MAPK and contributes directly to tumorigenesis and cancer progression.

Duvvuri U, Shiwarski DJ, Xiao D, Bertrand C, Huang X, Edinger RS, Rock JR, Harfe BD, Henson BJ, Kunzelmann K, Schreiber R, Seethala RS, Egloff AM, Chen X, Lui VW, Grandis JR, Gollin SM

Cancer Res 2012 Jul doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-0475-T

Virus-like particle-induced protection against MRSA pneumonia is dependent on IL-13 and enhancement of phagocyte function.

Rynda-Apple A, Dobrinen E, McAlpine M, Read A, Harmsen A, Richert LE, Calverley M, Pallister K, Voyich J, Wiley JA, Johnson B, Young M, Douglas T, Harmsen AG

Am J Pathol 2012 Jul doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.03.018