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

Using minimum nurse staffing regulations to measure the relationship between nursing and hospital quality of care.

Spetz J, Harless DW, Herrera CN, Mark BA

Med Care Res Rev 2013 Aug doi: 10.1177/1077558713475715

Polymorphisms in NAT2 and GSTP1 are associated with survival in oral and oropharyngeal cancer.

Troy JD, Weissfeld JL, Diergaarde B, Youk AO, Buch SC, Romkes M, Grandis JR

Cancer Epidemiol 2013 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.02.009

Risk adjustment for health care financing in chronic disease: what are we missing by failing to account for disease severity?

Omachi TA, Gregorich SE, Eisner MD, Penaloza RA, Tolstykh IV, Yelin EH, Iribarren C, Dudley RA, Blanc PD

Med Care 2013 Aug doi: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318298082f

Radiographic fibrosis score predicts survival in hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Mooney JJ, Elicker BM, Urbania TH, Agarwal MR, Ryerson CJ, Nguyen MLT, Woodruff PG, Jones KD, Collard HR, King TE Jr, Koth LL

Chest 2013 Aug doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2623

Elevated mercury levels in pregnant woman linked to skin cream from Mexico.

Dickenson CA, Woodruff TJ, Stotland NE, Dobraca D, Das R

Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.05.030

What drives frequent emergency department use in an integrated health system? National data from the Veterans Health Administration.

Doran KM, Raven MC, Rosenheck RA

Ann Emerg Med 2013 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.02.016

Peripheral artery disease and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease: insights from the Heart and Soul Study.

Grenon SM, Vittinghoff E, Owens CD, Conte MS, Whooley M, Cohen BE

Vasc Med 2013 Aug doi: 10.1177/1358863X13493825

Early-life air pollution and asthma risk in minority children. The GALA II and SAGE II studies.

Nishimura KK, Galanter JM, Roth LA, Oh SS, Thakur N, Nguyen EA, Thyne S, Farber HJ, Serebrisky D, Kumar R, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Davis A, LeNoir MA, Meade K, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Avila PC, Borrell LN, Bibbins-Domingo K, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Sen Ś, Lurmann F, Balmes JR, Burchard EG

Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 Aug doi: 10.1164/rccm.201302-0264OC

Do clinical standards for diabetes care address excess risk for hypoglycemia in vulnerable patients? A systematic review.

Berkowitz SA, Aragon K, Hines J, Seligman H, Lee S, Sarkar U

Health Serv Res 2013 Aug doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12048

Trajectories of kidney function decline in young black and white adults with preserved GFR: results from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study.

Peralta CA, Vittinghoff E, Bansal N, Jacobs D Jr, Muntner P, Kestenbaum B, Lewis C, Siscovick D, Kramer H, Shlipak M, Bibbins-Domingo K

Am J Kidney Dis 2013 Aug doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.01.012