ResearchPublicationsPublications-2008

Publications – 2008

Adams PC, Reboussin DM, Barton JC, Acton RT, Speechley M, Leiendecker-Foster C, Meenan R, Passmore L, McLaren CE, McLaren GD, Gordeuk V, Dawkins F, Eckfeldt JH. Serial serum ferritin measurements in untreated HFE C282Y homozygotes in the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening Study. Int J Lab Hematol. 2008 Aug;30(4):300-5. PubMed

Altschuler A, Nekhlyudov L, Rolnick SJ, Greene SM, Elmore JG, West CN, Herrinton LJ, Harris EL, Fletcher SW, Emmons KM, Geiger AM. Positive, negative, and disparate--women's differing long-term psychosocial experiences of bilateral or contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Breast J. 2008 Jan-Feb;14(1):25-32. PubMed

Andrade SE, Raebel MA, Brown J, Lane K, Livingston J, Boudreau D, Rolnick SJ, Roblin D, Smith DH, Dal Pan GJ, Scott PE, Platt R. Outpatient use of cardiovascular drugs during pregnancy. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2008 Mar;17(3):240-7. PubMed

Ard JD, Kumanyika S, Stevens VJ, Vollmer WM, Samuel-Hodge C, Kennedy B, Gayles D, Appel LJ, Brantley PJ, Champagne C, Charleston J, Svetkey LP. Effect of group racial composition on weight loss in African Americans. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Feb;16(2):306-10. PubMed

Asakawa K, Rolfson D, Senthilselvan A, Feeny D, Johnson JA. Health Utilities Index Mark 3 showed valid in Alzheimer disease, arthritis, and cataracts. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Jul;61(7):733-9. Epub 2008 Mar 21. PubMed

Ash JS, Sittig DF, McMullen CK, Guappone K, Dykstra R, Carpenter J. A rapid assessment process for clinical informatics interventions. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:26-30. PubMed

Assimes TL, Knowles JW, Basu A, Iribarren C, Southwick A, Tang H, Absher D, Li J, Fair JM, Rubin GD, Sidney S, Fortmann SP, Go AS, Hlatky MA, Myers RM, Risch N, Quertermous T. Susceptibility locus for clinical and subclinical coronary artery disease at chromosome 9p21 in the multi-ethnic ADVANCE study. Hum Mol Genet. 2008 Aug 1;17(15):2320-8. Epub 2008 Apr 28. PubMed

Atkins D, Chang S, Gartlehner G, Buckley DI, Whitlock EP, Berliner E, Matchar D. Assessing the Applicability of Studies When Comparing Medical Interventions. In Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008- PubMed

Bader JD, Perrin NA, Maupome G, Rush WA, Rindal BD. Exploring the contributions of components of caries risk assessment guidelines. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2008 Aug;36(4):357-62. PubMed

Barnes DE, Blackwell T, Stone KL, Goldman SE, Hillier T, Yaffe K, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. Cognition in older women: the importance of daytime movement. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Sep;56(9):1658-64. Epub 2008 Jul 24. PubMed

Barton JC, Leiendecker-Foster C, Reboussin DM, Adams PC, Acton RT, Eckfeldt JH, Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening Study Research Investigators. Thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine levels in persons with HFE C282Y homozygosity, a common hemochromatosis genotype: the HEIRS study. Thyroid. 2008 Aug;18(8):831-8. PubMed

Blanton RE, Silva LK, Morato VG, Parrado AR, Dias JP, Melo PR, Reis EA, Goddard KA, Nunes MR, Rodrigues SG, Vasconcelos PF, Castro JM, Reis MG, Barreto ML, Teixeira MG. Genetic ancestry and income are associated with dengue hemorrhagic fever in a highly admixed population. Eur J Hum Genet. 2008 Jun;16(6):762-5. Epub 2008 Feb 13. PubMed

Brantley P, Appel L, Hollis J, Stevens V, Ard J, Champagne C, Elmer P, Harsha D, Myers V, Proschan M, William V, Svetkey L. Design considerations and rationale of a multi-center trial to sustain weight loss: the Weight Loss Maintenance Trial. Clin Trials. 2008;5(5):546-56. PubMed

Brent D, Emslie G, Clarke G, Wagner KD, Asarnow JR, Keller M, Vitiello B, Ritz L, Iyengar S, Abebe K, Birmaher B, Ryan N, Kennard B, Hughes C, DeBar L, McCracken J, Strober M, Suddath R, Spirito A, Leonard H, Melhem N, Porta G, Onorato M, Zelazny J. Switching to another SSRI or to venlafaxine with or without cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with SSRI-resistant depression: the TORDIA randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008 Feb 27;299(8):901-13. PubMed

Bruce FC, Berg CJ, Hornbrook MC, Whitlock EP, Callaghan WM, Bachman DJ, Gold R, Dietz PM. Maternal morbidity rates in a managed care population. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 May;111(5):1089-95. PubMed

Buist AS, Vollmer WM, McBurnie MA. Worldwide burden of COPD in high- and low-income countries. Part I. The burden of obstructive lung disease (BOLD) initiative. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008 Jul;12(7):703-8. PubMed

Burt JR, Iribarren C, Fair JM, Norton LC, Mahbouba M, Rubin GD, Hlatky MA, Go AS, Fortmann SP, Atherosclerotic Disease VFaGEAS. Incidental findings on cardiac multidetector row computed tomography among healthy older adults: prevalence and clinical correlates. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 14;168(7):756-61. PubMed

Bush TM, McAfee T, Deprey M, Mahoney L, Fellows JL, McClure J, Cushing C. The impact of a free nicotine patch starter kit on quit rates in a state quit line. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Sep;10(9):1511-6. PubMed

Carney PA, Hoffman RM, Lieberman DA, Hornbrook MC, Dietrich AJ, Klabunde CN. Data systems to evaluate colorectal cancer screening practices and outcomes at the population level. Med Care. 2008 Sep;46(9 Suppl 1):S132-7. PubMed

Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Hogeboom CJ, Erro JH, Barlow WE, Deyo RA, Avins AL. Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2008 Feb 28;9:10. PubMed

Chlebowski RT, Johnson KC, Kooperberg C, Pettinger M, Wactawski-Wende J, Rohan T, Rossouw J, Lane D, O'Sullivan MJ, Yasmeen S, Hiatt RA, Shikany JM, Vitolins M, Khandekar J, Hubbell FA, Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Nov 19;100(22):1581-91. Epub 2008 Nov 11. PubMed

Chou R, Aronson N, Atkins D, Ismaila AS, Santaguida P, Smith DH, Whitlock E, Wilt TJ, Moher D. Assessing Harms When Comparing Medical Interventions. In: Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008. PubMed

Chu SY, Bachman DJ, Callaghan WM, Whitlock EP, Dietz PM, Berg CJ, O'Keeffe-Rosetti M, Bruce FC, Hornbrook MC. Association between obesity during pregnancy and increased use of health care. N Engl J Med. 2008 Apr 3;358(14):1444-53. PubMed

Clemens JQ, Meenan RT, O'Keeffe Rosetti MC, Kimes TA, Calhoun EA. Case-control study of medical comorbidities in women with interstitial cystitis. J Urol. 2008 Jun;179(6):2222-5. Epub 2008 Apr 18. PubMed

Clemens JQ, Meenan RT, Rosetti MC, Kimes T, Calhoun EA. Costs of interstitial cystitis in a managed care population. Urology. 2008 May;71(5):776-80; discussion 780-1. Epub 2008 Mar 10. PubMed

Coleman AL, Stone KL, Kodjebacheva G, Yu F, Pedula KL, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Hochberg MC, Topouzis F, Badala F, Mangione CM, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. Glaucoma risk and the consumption of fruits and vegetables among older women in the study of osteoporotic fractures. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Jun;145(6):1081-9. Epub 2008 Mar 20. PubMed

Davison SN, Jhangri GS, Feeny DH. Evidence on the construct validity of the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 and Mark 3 in patients with chronic kidney disease. Qual Life Res. 2008 Aug;17(6):933-42. Epub 2008 Jun 10. PubMed

Dietz PM, Vesco KK, Callaghan WM, Bachman DJ, Bruce FC, Berg CJ, England LJ, Hornbrook MC. Postpartum screening for diabetes after a gestational diabetes mellitus-affected pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Oct;112(4):868-74. PubMed

Eder M, Feightner A, Webber E, Guirguis-Blake J, Whitlock EP. Developing and Selecting Topic Nominations for Systematic Reviews. Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008-. PubMed

Elder C, Mossbrucker P, Davino-Ramaya CM, Bez I, Lin MM, Terry TA, Thomas EA, Jones S. Integrating herbs and supplements in managed care: a pharmacy perspective. Perm J. 2008 Summer;12(3):52-8. PubMed

Ensrud KE, Ewing SK, Taylor BC, Fink HA, Cawthon PM, Stone KL, Hillier TA, Cauley JA, Hochberg MC, Rodondi N, Tracy JK, Cummings SR. Comparison of 2 frailty indexes for prediction of falls, disability, fractures, and death in older women. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Feb 25;168(4):382-9. PubMed

Feeny D, Furlong WJ, Barr RD. Re: Hinds et al. The Health Utilities Index 3 invalidated. Cancer Nurs. 2007;30(3):169-177. Cancer Nurs. 2008 Jul-Aug;31(4):261-2. PubMed

Feldstein AC, Glasgow RE. A practical, robust implementation and sustainability model (PRISM) for integrating research findings into practice. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Apr;34(4):228-43. PubMed

Feldstein AC, Nichols GA, Smith DH, Rosales AG, Perrin N. Weight change and glycemic control after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Sep;23(9):1339-45. Epub 2008 Jun 28. PubMed

Feldstein AC, Nichols GA, Smith DH, Stevens VJ, Bachman K, Rosales AG, Perrin N. Weight change in diabetes and glycemic and blood pressure control. Diabetes Care. 2008 Oct;31(10):1960-5. Epub 2008 Jun 20. PubMed

Feldstein AC, Schneider J, Smith DH, Vollmer WM, Rix M, Glauber H, Boardman DL, Herson M. Harnessing stakeholder perspectives to improve the care of osteoporosis after a fracture. Osteoporos Int. 2008 Nov;19(11):1527-40. Epub 2008 Mar 29. PubMed

Finucane ML, McMullen CK. Making diabetes self-management education culturally relevant for Filipino Americans in Hawaii. Diabetes Educ. 2008 Sep-Oct;34(5):841-53. PubMed

Fowles JB|Kind EA, Awwad S, Weiner JP, Chan KS, Coons PH, Krizak JT, Dancha L, Jarvis N, Sittig DF, Hazlehurst B, Selna MJ. Performance measures using electronic health records: Five case studies. New York. The Commonwealth Fund; 2008 May. PubMed

France EK, Glanz J, Xu S, Hambidge S, Yamasaki K, Black SB, Marcy M, Mullooly JP, Jackson LA, Nordin J, Belongia EA, Hohman K, Chen RT, Davis R, Vaccine Safety Datalink Team. Risk of immune thrombocytopenic purpura after measles-mumps-rubella immunization in children. Pediatrics. 2008 Mar;121(3):e687-92. PubMed

Go AS, Magid DJ, Wells B, Sung SH, Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Greenlee RT, Langer RD, Lieu TA, Margolis KL, Masoudi FA, McNeal CJ, Murata GH, Newton KM, Novotny R, Reynolds K, Roblin DW, Smith DH, Vupputuri S, White RE, Olson J, Rumsfeld JS, Gurwitz JH. The Cardiovascular Research Network: a new paradigm for cardiovascular quality and outcomes research. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2008 Nov;1(2):138-47. PubMed

Goff SL, Feld A, Andrade SE, Mahoney L, Beaton SJ, Boudreau DM, Davis RL, Goodman M, Hartsfield CL, Platt R, Roblin D, Smith D, Yood MU, Dodd K, Gurwitz JH. Administrative data used to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome. J Clin Epidemiol. 2008 Jun;61(6):617-21. Epub 2008 Mar 4. PubMed

Gordeuk VR, Reboussin DM, McLaren CE, Barton JC, Acton RT, McLaren GD, Harris EL, Reiss JA, Adams PC, Speechley M, Phatak PD, Sholinsky P, Eckfeldt JH, Chen WP, Passmore L, Dawkins FW. Serum ferritin concentrations and body iron stores in a multicenter, multiethnic primary-care population. Am J Hematol. 2008 Aug;83(8):618-26. PubMed

Green CA, Polen MR, Janoff SL, Castleton DK, Wisdom JP, Vuckovic N, Perrin NA, Paulson RI, Oken SL. Understanding how clinician-patient relationships and relational continuity of care affect recovery from serious mental illness: STARS study results. Psychiatr Rehabil J. 2008 Summer;32(1):9-22. PubMed

Harrison HF, Harrison BW, Walker AP, Lohman K, Ellis SD, Hall MA, Reiss J, Adams PC, Holup J, Acton RT, Bent T, Rivers C, Fadojutimi-Akinsiku M. Screening for hemochromatosis and iron overload: satisfaction with results notification and understanding of mailed results in unaffected participants of the HEIRS study. Genet Test. 2008 Dec;12(4):491-500. PubMed

Heiss G, Wallace R, Anderson GL, Aragaki A, Beresford SA, Brzyski R, Chlebowski RT, Gass M, LaCroix A, Manson JE, Prentice RL, Rossouw J, Stefanick ML, WHI Investigators. Health risks and benefits 3 years after stopping randomized treatment with estrogen and progestin. JAMA. 2008 Mar 5;299(9):1036-45. PubMed

Hillian AD, Londono D, Dunn JM, Goddard KA, Pace RG, Knowles MR, Drumm ML, CF Gene Modifier Study Group. Modulation of cystic fibrosis lung disease by variants in interleukin-8. Genes Immun. 2008 Sep;9(6):501-8. Epub 2008 Jun 19. PubMed

Hillier TA, Pedula KL, Vesco KK, Schmidt MM, Mullen JA, LeBlanc ES, Pettitt DJ. Excess gestational weight gain: modifying fetal macrosomia risk associated with maternal glucose. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Nov;112(5):1007-14. PubMed

Hillier TA, Vesco KK, Pedula KL, Beil TL, Whitlock EP, Pettitt DJ. Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2008 May 20;148(10):766-75. PubMed

Hillier TA, Vesco KK, Whitlock EP, Pettitt DJ, Pedula KL, Beil TL. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 May. Report No.: 08-05115-EF-1. PubMed

Hollis JF, Gullion CM, Stevens VJ, Brantley PJ, Appel LJ, Ard JD, Champagne CM, Dalcin A, Erlinger TP, Funk K, Laferriere D, Lin PH, Loria CM, Samuel-Hodge C, Vollmer WM, Svetkey LP, Weight Loss Maintenance Trial Research Group. Weight loss during the intensive intervention phase of the weight-loss maintenance trial. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Aug;35(2):118-26. PubMed

Hujoel PP, Cunha-Cruz J, Maupome G, Saver B. Long-term use of medications and destructive periodontal disease. J Periodontol. 2008 Aug;79(8):1330-8. PubMed

Hwee-Lin W, Li SC, Zhang XH, Xie F, Feeny D, Luo N, Cheung YB, Machin D, Fong KY, Thumboo J. Are symbols useful and culturally acceptable in health-state valuation studies? An exploratory study in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Patient Prefer Adherence. 2008 Feb 2;2:271-6. PubMed

Janisse T. Relationship of a Physician's Well-Being to Interactions with Patients: Practices of the Highest Performing Physicians on the Art of Medicine Patient Survey. Perm J. 2008 Fall;12(4):70-6. PubMed

Johnson ES, Thorp ML, Platt RW, Smith DH. Predicting the risk of dialysis and transplant among patients with CKD: a retrospective cohort study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Oct;52(4):653-60. Epub 2008 Jun 30. PubMed

Kaptoge S, Beck TJ, Reeve J, Stone KL, Hillier TA, Cauley JA, Cummings SR. Prediction of incident hip fracture risk by femur geometry variables measured by hip structural analysis in the study of osteoporotic fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 2008 Dec;23(12):1892-904. PubMed

Kaulfuss S, Grzmil M, Hemmerlein B, Thelen P, Schweyer S, Neesen J, Bubendorf L, Glass AG, Jarry H, Auber B, Burfeind P. Leupaxin, a novel coactivator of the androgen receptor, is expressed in prostate cancer and plays a role in adhesion and invasion of prostate carcinoma cells. Mol Endocrinol. 2008 Jul;22(7):1606-21. Epub 2008 May 1. PubMed

Khalil N, Cauley JA, Wilson JW, Talbott EO, Morrow L, Hochberg MC, Hillier TA, Muldoon SB, Cummings SR. Relationship of blood lead levels to incident nonspine fractures and falls in older women: the study of osteoporotic fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 2008 Sep;23(9):1417-25. PubMed

Knowles JW, Assimes TL, Boerwinkle E, Fortmann SP, Go A, Grove ML, Hlatky M, Iribarren C, Li J, Myers R, Risch N, Sidney S, Southwick A, Volcik KA, Quertermous T. Failure to replicate an association of SNPs in the oxidized LDL receptor gene (OLR1) with CAD. BMC Med Genet. 2008 Apr 2;9:23. PubMed

Kuntz JL, Holley S, Helms CM, Cavanaugh JE, Vande Berg J, Herwaldt LA, Polgreen PM. Use of a pandemic preparedness drill to increase rates of influenza vaccination among healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;29(2):111-5. PubMed

Lacey JV Jr, Mutter GL, Nucci MR, Ronnett BM, Ioffe OB, Rush BB, Glass AG, Richesson DA, Chatterjee N, Langholz B, Sherman ME. Risk of subsequent endometrial carcinoma associated with endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia classification of endometrial biopsies. Cancer. 2008 Oct 15;113(8):2073-81. PubMed

Lacey JV Jr, Mutter GL, Ronnett BM, Ioffe OB, Duggan MA, Rush BB, Glass AG, Richesson DA, Chatterjee N, Langholz B, Sherman ME. PTEN expression in endometrial biopsies as a marker of progression to endometrial carcinoma. Cancer Res. 2008 Jul 15;68(14):6014-20. PubMed

Lanken PN, Terry PB, Delisser HM, Fahy BF, Hansen-Flaschen J, Heffner JE, Levy M, Mularski RA, Osborne ML, Prendergast TJ, Rocker G, Sibbald WJ, Wilfond B, Yankaskas JR, ATS End-of-Life Care Task Force. An official American Thoracic Society clinical policy statement: palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases and critical illnesses. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr 15;177(8):912-27. PubMed

Lin J, Whitlock E, O'Connor E, Bauer V. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008. Report No.: 08-05123-EF-1. PubMed

Lin JS, Whitlock E, O'Connor E, Bauer V. Behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Oct 7;149(7):497-508, W96-9. PubMed

Lorenz KA, Lynn J, Dy SM, Shugarman LR, Wilkinson A, Mularski RA, Morton SC, Hughes RG, Hilton LK, Maglione M, Rhodes SL, Rolon C, Sun VC, Shekelle PG. Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jan 15;148(2):147-59. PubMed

Marshall D, Pericak D, Grootendorst P, Gooch K, Faris P, Frank C, Bellamy N, Torrance G, Feeny D. Validation of a prediction model to estimate health utilities index Mark 3 utility scores from WOMAC index scores in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip. Value Health. 2008 May-Jun;11(3):470-7. PubMed

McAfee TA, Bush T, Deprey TM, Mahoney LD, Zbikowski SM, Fellows JL, McClure JB. Nicotine patches and uninsured quitline callers. A randomized trial of two versus eight weeks. Am J Prev Med. 2008 Aug;35(2):103-10. PubMed

McClure DL, Glanz JM, Xu S, Hambidge SJ, Mullooly JP, Baggs J. Comparison of epidemiologic methods for active surveillance of vaccine safety. Vaccine. 2008 Jun 19;26(26):3341-5. Epub 2008 May 6. PubMed

McMullen CK, Hornbrook MC, Grant M, Baldwin CM, Wendel CS, Mohler MJ, Altschuler A, Ramirez M, Krouse RS. The greatest challenges reported by long-term colorectal cancer survivors with stomas. J Support Oncol. 2008 Apr;6(4):175-82. PubMed

Meenan RT, Feeny D, Labby D, Spofford M, Mosen D, Ramsay R. Using health-related quality of life assessments to evaluate care support within Medicaid. Care Manag J. 2008;9(2):42-50. PubMed

Mehra R, Stone KL, Ancoli-Israel S, Litwack-Harrison S, Ensrud KE, Redline S, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. Interpreting wrist actigraphic indices of sleep in epidemiologic studies of the elderly: the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. Sleep. 2008 Nov;31(11):1569-76. PubMed

Moeller SM, Voland R, Tinker L, Blodi BA, Klein ML, Gehrs KM, Johnson EJ, Snodderly DM, Wallace RB, Chappell RJ, Parekh N, Ritenbaugh C, Mares JA, CAREDS Study Group, Women's Helath Initiative. Associations between age-related nuclear cataract and lutein and zeaxanthin in the diet and serum in the Carotenoids in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, an Ancillary Study of the Women's Health Initiative. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Mar;126(3):354-64. PubMed

Moffett SP, Oakley JI, Cauley JA, Lui LY, Ensrud KE, Taylor BC, Hillier TA, Hochberg MC, Li J, Cayabyab S, Lee JM, Peltz G, Cummings SR, Zmuda JM, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. Osteoprotegerin Lys3Asn polymorphism and the risk of fracture in older women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 May;93(5):2002-8. Epub 2008 Mar 4. PubMed

Mohler MJ, Coons SJ, Hornbrook MC, Herrinton LJ, Wendel CS, Grant M, Krouse RS. The health-related quality of life in long-term colorectal cancer survivors study: objectives, methods and patient sample. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Jul;24(7):2059-70. Epub 2008 Jun 9. PubMed

Mosen DM, Schatz M, Magid DJ, Camargo CA Jr. The relationship between obesity and asthma severity and control in adults. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Sep;122(3):507-11.e6. PubMed

Mularski RA. Palliative and end-of-life care. Chest Physician. 2008 Oct;3(10):16. PubMed

Mularski RA. Translating and implementing evidence-based care in the ICU: it's time to value family communication. Chest. 2008 Oct;134(4):676-8. PubMed

Mularski RA. The search for a good death--are there quality insights accessible from medical records?. Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr;36(4):1372-3. PubMed

Mullooly JP, Donahue JG, DeStefano F, Baggs J, Eriksen E, VSD Data Quality Working Group. Predictive value of ICD-9-CM codes used in vaccine safety research. Methods Inf Med. 2008;47(4):328-35. PubMed

Nichols GA, Arondekar B, Herman WH. Medical care costs one year after identification of hyperglycemia below the threshold for diabetes. Med Care. 2008 Mar;46(3):287-92. PubMed

Nichols GA, Arondekar B, Herman WH. Complications of dysglycemia and medical costs associated with nondiabetic hyperglycemia. Am J Manag Care. 2008 Dec;14(12):791-8. PubMed

Nichols GA, Brown JB. Validating the Framingham Offspring Study equations for predicting incident diabetes mellitus. Am J Manag Care. 2008 Sep;14(9):574-80. PubMed

Nichols GA, Hillier TA, Brown JB. Normal fasting plasma glucose and risk of type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Am J Med. 2008 Jun;121(6):519-24. PubMed

Parimi N, Tromp G, Kuivaniemi H, Nien JK, Gomez R, Romero R, Goddard KA. Analytical approaches to detect maternal/fetal genotype incompatibilities that increase risk of pre-eclampsia. BMC Med Genet. 2008 Jul 3;9:60. PubMed

Patel R, Calhoun EA, Meenan RT, O'Keeffe Rosetti MC, Kimes T, Clemens JQ. Incidence and clinical characteristics of interstitial cystitis in the community. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 Aug;19(8):1093-6. Epub 2008 Feb 12. PubMed

Patel SR, Blackwell T, Redline S, Ancoli-Israel S, Cauley JA, Hillier TA, Lewis CE, Orwoll ES, Stefanick ML, Taylor BC, Yaffe K, Stone KL, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Research Group, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. The association between sleep duration and obesity in older adults. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 Dec;32(12):1825-34. Epub 2008 Oct 21. PubMed

Pettitt DJ, Lawrence JM, Beyer J, Hillier TA, Liese AD, Mayer-Davis B, Loots B, Imperatore G, Liu L, Dolan LM, Linder B, Dabelea D. Association between maternal diabetes in utero and age at offspring's diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2008 Nov;31(11):2126-30. Epub 2008 Aug 11. PubMed

Polen MR, Whitlock EP, Wisdom JP, Nygren P, Bougatsos C. Screening in Primary Care Settings for Illicit Drug Use: Staged Systematic Review for the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Jan. Report No.: 08-05108-EF-1. PubMed

Revicki DA, Brandenburg N, Matza L, Hornbrook MC, Feeny D. Health-related quality of life and utilities in primary-care patients with generalized anxiety disorder. Qual Life Res. 2008 Dec;17(10):1285-94. Epub 2008 Oct 23. PubMed

Richert-Boe KE, Weinmann S, Shapiro JA, Rybicki BA, Enger SM, Van Den Eeden SK, Weiss NS. Racial differences in treatment of early-stage prostate cancer. Urology. 2008 Jun;71(6):1172-6. Epub 2008 Feb 15. PubMed

Ritenbaugh C, Hammerschlag R, Calabrese C, Mist S, Aickin M, Sutherland E, Leben J, Debar L, Elder C, Dworkin SF. A pilot whole systems clinical trial of traditional Chinese medicine and naturopathic medicine for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jun;14(5):475-87. PubMed

Ryder KM, Cummings SR, Palermo L, Satterfield S, Bauer DC, Feldstein AC, Schousboe JT, Schwartz AV, Ensrud K, Fracture Intervention Trial Research Group. Does a history of non-vertebral fracture identify women without osteoporosis for treatment?. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Aug;23(8):1177-81. Epub 2008 May 6. PubMed

Santana MJ, Feeny D. Importance of measuring health related quality of life. Alberta, Canada: Institute of Health Economics; 2008 Sep. PubMed

Schatz M, Zeiger RS, Mosen D, Vollmer WM. Asthma-specific quality of life and subsequent asthma emergency hospital care. Am J Manag Care. 2008 Apr;14(4):206-11. PubMed

Seitzman RL, Mahajan VB, Mangione C, Cauley JA, Ensrud KE, Stone KL, Cummings SR, Hochberg MC, Hillier TA, Sinsheimer JS, Yu F, Coleman AL, Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group. Estrogen receptor alpha and matrix metalloproteinase 2 polymorphisms and age-related maculopathy in older women. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 May 15;167(10):1217-25. Epub 2008 Mar 20. PubMed

Seitzman RL, Mangione C, Ensrud KE, Cauley JA, Stone KL, Cummings SR, Hochberg MC, Hillier TA, Yu F, Coleman AL. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and age-related maculopathy in older women. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):308-16. PubMed

Sherman ME, Ronnett BM, Ioffe OB, Richesson DA, Rush BB, Glass AG, Chatterjee N, Duggan MA, Lacey JV Jr. Reproducibility of biopsy diagnoses of endometrial hyperplasia: evidence supporting a simplified classification. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2008 Jul;27(3):318-25. PubMed

Smith DH, Johnson ES, Russell A, Hazlehurst B, Muraki C, Nichols GA, Oglesby A, Betz-Brown J. Lower visual acuity predicts worse utility values among patients with type 2 diabetes. Qual Life Res. 2008 Dec;17(10):1277-84. Epub 2008 Oct 30. PubMed

Smith DH, Kramer JM, Perrin N, Platt R, Roblin DW, Lane K, Goodman M, Nelson WW, Yang X, Soumerai SB. A randomized trial of direct-to-patient communication to enhance adherence to beta-blocker therapy following myocardial infarction. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 10;168(5):477-83; discussion 483; quiz 447. PubMed

Smith KS, Petrik A, Toobert D, Stevens VJ. Strategies for improving recruitment and follow-up rates in a behavior change clinical trial. SoCRA Source. 2008;56(70). PubMed

Somkin CP, Altschuler A, Ackerson L, Tolsma D, Rolnick SJ, Yood R, Weaver WD, Von Worley A, Hornbrook M, Magid DJ, Go AS. Cardiology clinical trial participation in community-based healthcare systems: obstacles and opportunities. Contemp Clin Trials. 2008 Sep;29(5):646-53. Epub 2008 Mar 4. PubMed

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