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

Choosing wisely: the American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 list of things physicians and patients should question.

Yazdany J, Schmajuk G, Robbins M, Daikh D, Beall A, Yelin E, Barton J, Carlson A, Margaretten M, Zell J, Gensler LS, Kelly V, Saag K, King C, American College of Rheumatology Core Membership Group.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 Mar doi: 10.1002/acr.21930

Maternal exposure to particulate air pollution and term birth weight: a multi-country evaluation of effect and heterogeneity.

Dadvand P, Parker J, Bell ML, Bonzini M, Brauer M, Darrow LA, Gehring U, Glinianaia SV, Gouveia N, Ha EH, Leem JH, van den Hooven EH, Jalaludin B, Jesdale BM, Lepeule J, Morello-Frosch R, Morgan GG, Pesatori AC, Pierik FH, Pless-Mulloli T, Rich DQ, Sathyanarayana S, Seo J, Slama R, Strickland M, Tamburic L, Wartenberg D, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Woodruff TJ

Environ Health Perspect 2013 Mar doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205575

Recovery, dependence or death after discharge.

Barnes DE, Boscardin WJ, Landefeld CS

J Gen Intern Med 2013 Mar doi: 10.1007/s11606-012-2310-3

Symmetry of the face in old age reflects childhood social status.

Hope D, Bates T, Penke L, Gow AJ, Starr JM, Deary IJ

Econ Hum Biol 2013 Mar doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.06.006

Influence of patient characteristics on assessment of diabetes self-management support.

Wallace A, Perkhounkova Y, Tseng H, Schillinger D

Nurs Res 2013 Mar doi: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3182843b77

Fractional excretion of phosphorus modifies the association between fibroblast growth factor-23 and outcomes.

Dominguez JR, Shlipak MG, Whooley MA, Ix JH

J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 Mar doi: 10.1681/ASN.2012090894

Separation and reunification: the experiences of adolescents living in transnational families.

Schapiro NA, Kools SM, Weiss SJ, Brindis CD

Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2013 Mar doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2012.12.001

Redeeming qualities: exploring factors that affect women's use of reproductive health vouchers in Cambodia.

Brody CD, Freccero J, Brindis CD, Bellows B

BMC Int Health Hum Rights 2013 Feb doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-13-13

A cluster randomized trial of decision support strategies for reducing antibiotic use in acute bronchitis.

Gonzales R, Anderer T, McCulloch CE, Maselli JH, Bloom FJ Jr, Graf TR, Stahl M, Yefko M, Molecavage J, Metlay JP

JAMA Intern Med 2013 Feb doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1589

Promotion of access to essential medicines for non-communicable diseases: practical implications of the UN political declaration.

Hogerzeil HV, Liberman J, Wirtz VJ, Kishore SP, Selvaraj S, Kiddell-Monroe R, Mwangi-Powell FN, von Schoen-Angerer T, Lancet NCD Action Group.

Lancet 2013 Feb doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)62128-X