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

Is venous thromboembolism in colorectal surgery patients preventable or inevitable? One institution's experience.

Monn MF, Haut ER, Lau BD, Streiff M, Wick EC, Efron JE, Gearhart SL

J Am Coll Surg 2013 Mar doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.004

Prediction of hospital acute myocardial infarction and heart failure 30-day mortality rates using publicly reported performance measures.

Aaronson DS, Bardach NS, Lin GA, Chattopadhyay A, Goldman LE, Dudley RA

J Healthc Qual 2013 Mar doi: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2011.00173.x

Separation and reunification: the experiences of adolescents living in transnational families.

Schapiro NA, Kools SM, Weiss SJ, Brindis CD

Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2013 Mar doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2012.12.001

Mortality benefits from US population-wide reduction in sodium consumption: projections from 3 modeling approaches.

Coxson PG, Cook NR, Joffres M, Hong Y, Orenstein D, Schmidt SM, Bibbins-Domingo K

Hypertension 2013 Mar doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.201293

Use of HIT for adverse event reporting in nursing homes: barriers and facilitators.

Wagner LM, Castle NG, Handler SM

Geriatr Nurs 2013 Mar doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.10.003

Alcohol consumption and 5-year change in left atrial volume among patients with coronary heart disease: results from the Heart and Soul study.

Singh KJ, Cohen BE, Na B, Regan M, Schiller NB, Whooley MA

J Card Fail 2013 Mar doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.12.005

Extraarticular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis in a multiethnic cohort of predominantly Hispanic and Asian patients.

Richman NC, Yazdany J, Graf J, Chernitskiy V, Imboden JB

Medicine (Baltimore) 2013 Mar doi: 10.1097/MD.0b013e318289ce01

Progression-free survival with fulvestrant 500 mg and alternative endocrine therapies as second-line treatment for advanced breast cancer: a network meta-analysis with parametric survival models.

Cope S, Ouwens MJ, Jansen JP, Schmid P

Value Health 2013 Mar doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2012.10.019

Choosing wisely: the American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 list of things physicians and patients should question.

Yazdany J, Schmajuk G, Robbins M, Daikh D, Beall A, Yelin E, Barton J, Carlson A, Margaretten M, Zell J, Gensler LS, Kelly V, Saag K, King C, American College of Rheumatology Core Membership Group.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 Mar doi: 10.1002/acr.21930

Maternal exposure to particulate air pollution and term birth weight: a multi-country evaluation of effect and heterogeneity.

Dadvand P, Parker J, Bell ML, Bonzini M, Brauer M, Darrow LA, Gehring U, Glinianaia SV, Gouveia N, Ha EH, Leem JH, van den Hooven EH, Jalaludin B, Jesdale BM, Lepeule J, Morello-Frosch R, Morgan GG, Pesatori AC, Pierik FH, Pless-Mulloli T, Rich DQ, Sathyanarayana S, Seo J, Slama R, Strickland M, Tamburic L, Wartenberg D, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Woodruff TJ

Environ Health Perspect 2013 Mar doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205575