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

User characteristics and out-of-pocket expenditures for progestin-only versus combined oral contraceptives.

Liang SY, Grossman D, Phillips KA

Contraception 2012 Dec doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.05.018

Communication about diabetes risk factors during between-visit encounters.

Lyles CR, Grothaus L, Reid RJ, Sarkar U, Ralston JD

Am J Manag Care 2012 Dec

Depressive symptoms after hospitalization in older adults: function and mortality outcomes.

Pierluissi E, Mehta KM, Kirby KA, Boscardin WJ, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS

J Am Geriatr Soc 2012 Dec doi: 10.1111/jgs.12008

I don't want to be the one saying 'we should just let him die': intrapersonal tensions experienced by surrogate decision makers in the ICU.

Schenker Y, Crowley-Matoka M, Dohan D, Tiver GA, Arnold RM, White DB

J Gen Intern Med 2012 Dec doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2129-y

Limitations in health care access and utilization among long-term survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer.

Kirchhoff AC, Lyles CR, Fluchel M, Wright J, Leisenring W

Cancer 2012 Dec doi: 10.1002/cncr.27537

A randomized study to assess the immunogenicity, antibody persistence and safety of a tetravalent meningococcal serogroups A, C, W-135 and Y tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in children aged 2-10 years.

Vesikari T, Forstén A, Boutriau D, Bianco V, Van der Wielen M, Miller JM

Hum Vaccin Immunother 2012 Dec doi: 10.4161/hv.22165

Effect of testosterone replacement on response to sildenafil citrate in men with erectile dysfunction: a parallel, randomized trial.

Spitzer M, Basaria S, Travison TG, Davda MN, Paley A, Cohen B, Mazer NA, Knapp PE, Hanka S, Lakshman KM, Ulloor J, Zhang A, Orwoll K, Eder R, Collins L, Mohammed N, Rosen RC, DeRogatis L, Bhasin S

Ann Intern Med 2012 Nov doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-10-201211200-00004

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and cardiovascular disease in United States adults.

Bilhorn KR, Luo Y, Lee BT, Wong ND

Am J Cardiol 2012 Nov doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.06.056

Use of the Medicare posthospitalization skilled nursing benefit in the last 6 months of life.

Aragon K, Covinsky K, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Flint L, Smith AK

Arch Intern Med 2012 Nov doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4451

Combination of initial stimulation thyroglobulins and staging system by revised ATA guidelines can elaborately discriminate prognosis of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma after high-dose remnant ablation.

Kim MH, Ko SH, Bae JS, Lim DJ, Baek KH, Lee JM, Kang MI, Cha BY

Clin Nucl Med 2012 Nov doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318266d4a5