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

System-level health disparities in California emergency departments: minorities and Medicaid patients are at higher risk of losing their emergency departments.

Hsia RY, Srebotnjak T, Kanzaria HK, McCulloch C, Auerbach AD

Ann Emerg Med 2012 May doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.09.018

Impact of age and comorbidity on non-small-cell lung cancer treatment in older veterans.

Wang S, Wong ML, Hamilton N, Davoren JB, Jahan TM, Walter LC

J Clin Oncol 2012 May doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.39.5269

Selective transcatheter arterial embolization of the internal iliac artery does not cause gluteal necrosis in pelvic trauma patients.

Auerbach AD, Rehman S, Kleiner MT

J Orthop Trauma 2012 May doi: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31821f9574

American Thyroid Association consensus review and statement regarding the anatomy, terminology, and rationale for lateral neck dissection in differentiated thyroid cancer.

Stack BC Jr, Ferris RL, Goldenberg D, Haymart M, Shaha A, Sheth S, Sosa JA, Tufano RP, American Thyroid Association Surgical Affairs Committee.

Thyroid 2012 May doi: 10.1089/thy.2011.0312

Stress appraisals and cellular aging: a key role for anticipatory threat in the relationship between psychological stress and telomere length.

O'Donovan A, Tomiyama AJ, Lin J, Puterman E, Adler NE, Kemeny M, Wolkowitz OM, Blackburn EH, Epel ES

Brain Behav Immun 2012 May doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.01.007

Deciphering the use and predictive value of "emergency medical services provider judgment" in out-of-hospital trauma triage: a multisite, mixed methods assessment.

Newgard CD, Kampp M, Nelson M, Holmes JF, Zive D, Rea T, Bulger EM, Liao M, Sherck J, Hsia RY, Wang NE, Fleischman RJ, Barton ED, Daya M, Heineman J, Kuppermann N, WESTRN Investigators.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2012 May doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182468b51

Relationship between nursing home safety culture and Joint Commission accreditation.

Wagner LM, McDonald SM, Castle NG

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2012 May doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38026-4

Mother and youth access (MAYA) maternal chlorhexidine, counselling and paediatric fluoride varnish randomized clinical trial to prevent early childhood caries.

Ramos-Gomez FJ, Gansky SA, Featherstone JD, Jue B, Gonzalez-Beristain R, Santo W, Martinez E, Weintraub JA

Int J Paediatr Dent 2012 May doi: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2011.01188.x

Periodontitis and diabetes associations with measures of atherosclerosis and CHD.

Southerland JH, Moss K, Taylor GW, Beck JD, Pankow J, Gangula PR, Offenbacher S

Atherosclerosis 2012 May doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.01.026

Functional status after colon cancer surgery in elderly nursing home residents.

Finlayson E, Zhao S, Boscardin WJ, Fries BE, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA

J Am Geriatr Soc 2012 May doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03915.x