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

Emergency Physicians' Perceptions and Decision-making Processes Regarding Patients Presenting with Palpitations.

Probst MA, Kanzaria HK, Hoffman JR, Mower WR, Moheimani RS, Sun BC, Quigley DD

J Emerg Med 2015 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.02.013

Weight Loss Associated with Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Individuals with Dementia in a National Healthcare System.

Sheffrin M, Miao Y, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA

J Am Geriatr Soc 2015 Aug doi: 10.1111/jgs.13511

Preoperative Testing in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery.

By: Chen CL, Gelb AW, Dudley RA

N Engl J Med 2015 Jul doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1506125

Vaginal douching and racial/ethnic disparities in phthalates exposures among reproductive-aged women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2004.

Branch F, Woodruff TJ, Mitro SD, Zota AR

Environ Health 2015 Jul doi: 10.1186/s12940-015-0043-6

The DNP by 2015: A Study of the Institutional, Political, and Professional Issues that Facilitate or Impede Establishing a Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice Program.

Auerbach DI, Martsolf GR, Pearson ML, Taylor EA, Zaydman M, Muchow AN, Spetz J, Lee Y

Rand Health Q 2015 Jul

Connecting the Dots: Health Information Technology Expansion and Health Disparities.

Lyles C, Schillinger D, Sarkar U

PLoS Med 2015 Jul doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001852

Traditional Risk Factors Versus Biomarkers for Prediction of Secondary Events in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease: From the Heart and Soul Study.

Beatty AL, Ku IA, Bibbins-Domingo K, Christenson RH, DeFilippi CR, Ganz P, Ix JH, Lloyd-Jones D, Omland T, Sabatine MS, Schiller NB, Shlipak MG, Skali H, Takeuchi M, Vittinghoff E, Whooley MA

J Am Heart Assoc 2015 Jul doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001646

A Sudden and Concerning Increase in the Use of Electronic Brachytherapy for Skin Cancer.

Linos E, VanBeek M, Resneck JS Jr

JAMA Dermatol 2015 Jul doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.0385

The role of early-life educational quality and literacy in explaining racial disparities in cognition in late life.

Sisco S, Gross AL, Shih RA, Sachs BC, Glymour MM, Bangen KJ, Benitez A, Skinner J, Schneider BC, Manly JJ

J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2015 Jul doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbt133

Usefulness of an Echocardiographic Composite Cardiac Calcium Score to Predict Death in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease (from the Heart and Soul Study).

Saha SA, Beatty AL, Mishra RK, Whooley MA, Schiller NB

Am J Cardiol 2015 Jul doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.03.041