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

Mini-open anterior approach for cervicothoracic junction fracture: technical note.

Ohya J, Bray DP, Magill ST, Vogel TD, Berven S, Mummaneni PV

Neurosurg Focus 2017 Aug doi: 10.3171/2017.5.FOCUS17179

Refining Low Physical Activity Measurement Improves Frailty Assessment in Advanced Lung Disease and Survivors of Critical Illness.

Baldwin MR, Singer JP, Huang D, Sell J, Gonzalez WC, Pollack LR, Maurer MS, D'Ovidio FF, Bacchetta M, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM, Shah L, Robbins H, Hays SR, Kukreja J, Greenland JR, Shah RJ, Leard L, Morrell M, Gries C, Katz PP, Christie JD, Diamond JM, Lederer DJ

Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017 Aug doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201612-1008OC

Increases in Biomarkers of Hyperglycemia With Age in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

Warren B, Rawlings AM, Lee AK, Grams M, Coresh J, Selvin E

Diabetes Care 2017 Aug doi: 10.2337/dc17-0075

Expanding the therapeutic options for renal involvement in lupus: eculizumab, available evidence.

Sciascia S, Radin M, Yazdany J, Tektonidou M, Cecchi I, Roccatello D, Dall'Era M

Rheumatol Int 2017 Aug doi: 10.1007/s00296-017-3686-5

Trends in Utilization and Cost of Cervical Spine Surgery Using the National Inpatient Sample Database, 2001 to 2013.

Liu CY, Zygourakis CC, Yoon S, Kliot T, Moriates C, Ratliff J, Dudley RA, Gonzales R, Mummaneni PV, Ames CP

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2017 Aug doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001999

Impact of home visit capacity on genetic association studies of late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Fardo DW, Gibbons LE, Mukherjee S, Glymour MM, McCormick W, McCurry SM, Bowen JD, Larson EB, Crane PK

Alzheimers Dement 2017 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.01.012

Repeated Critical Illness and Unplanned Readmissions Within 1 Year to PICUs.

Edwards JD, Lucas AR, Boscardin WJ, Dudley RA

Crit Care Med 2017 Aug doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002439

Nationwide trends and outcomes associated with neoadjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer: An analysis of 18 243 patients.

Youngwirth LM, Nussbaum DP, Thomas S, Adam MA, Blazer DG 3rd, Roman SA, Sosa JA

J Surg Oncol 2017 Aug doi: 10.1002/jso.24630

Development of a novel frailty index to predict mortality in patients with end-stage liver disease.

Lai JC, Covinsky KE, Dodge JL, Boscardin WJ, Segev DL, Roberts JP, Feng S

Hepatology 2017 Aug doi: 10.1002/hep.29219

Diabetes Prevalence Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Group Members With Severe Mental Illness Taking Antipsychotics: Double Jeopardy?

Mangurian C, Keenan W, Newcomer JW, Vittinghoff E, Creasman JM, Schillinger D

Psychiatr Serv 2017 Aug doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600356