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

Professional projects and institutional change in healthcare: the case of American dentistry.

Kitchener M, Mertz E

Soc Sci Med 2012 Feb doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.10.005

Adiponectin is associated with increased mortality and heart failure in patients with stable ischemic heart disease: data from the Heart and Soul Study.

Beatty AL, Zhang MH, Ku IA, Na B, Schiller NB, Whooley MA

Atherosclerosis 2012 Feb doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.11.038

Senior adult oncology.

Hurria A, Browner IS, Cohen HJ, Denlinger CS, deShazo M, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Holland JC, Holmes HM, Karlekar MB, Keating NL, McKoy J, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Petersdorf SH, Rugo HS, Silliman RA, Tew WP, Walter LC, Weir AB 3rd, Wildes T

J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2012 Feb doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2012.0019

Role of [(18)F]-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography in the early detection of persistent/recurrent thyroid carcinoma in intermediate-to-high risk patients following initial radioactive iodine ablation therapy.

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

Thyroid 2012 Feb doi: 10.1089/thy.2011.0177

In vivo intervertebral disc characterization using magnetic resonance spectroscopy and T1ρ imaging: association with discography and Oswestry Disability Index and Short Form-36 Health Survey.

Zuo J, Joseph GB, Li X, Link TM, Hu SS, Berven SH, Kurhanewitz J, Majumdar S

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 Feb doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182294a63

Associations of pentraxin-3 with cardiovascular events, incident heart failure, and mortality among persons with coronary heart disease: data from the Heart and Soul Study.

Dubin R, Li Y, Ix JH, Shlipak MG, Whooley M, Peralta CA

Am Heart J 2012 Feb doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.11.007

How patients view probiotics: findings from a multicenter study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.

Mercer M, Brinich MA, Geller G, Harrison K, Highland J, James K, Marshall P, McCormick JB, Tilburt J, Achkar JP, Farrell RM, Sharp RR

J Clin Gastroenterol 2012 Feb doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e318225f545

Impact of decision aids in a sustained implementation at a breast care center.

By: Belkora JK, Volz S, Teng AE, Moore DH, Loth MK, Sepucha KR

Patient Educ Couns 2012 Feb doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.05.011

Association of emergency department length of stay with safety-net status.

Fee C, Burstin H, Maselli JH, Hsia RY

JAMA 2012 Feb doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.41

Longitudinal study of the impact of incident organ manifestations and increased disease activity on work loss among persons with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Yelin E, Tonner C, Trupin L, Gansky SA, Julian L, Katz P, Yazdany J, Kaiser R, Criswell LA

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 Feb doi: 10.1002/acr.20669