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CHS Research News
Volume 16, Issue 4
Fall 2004
 
 

Recent Publications

Boon HS, Cherkin DC, Erro J, Sherman KJ, Milliman B, Booker J, Cramer EH, Smith MJ, Deyo RA, Eisenberg DM. Practice patterns of naturopathic physicians: results from a random survey of licensed practitioners in two U.S. states. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2004;4:14.

Buist DS, Anderson ML, Taplin SH, LaCroix AZ. The relationship between breast density and cumulative exposure to estrogens (measured by bone mineral density). Cancer. 2004;101:1968–76.

Buist DS, Newton KM, Miglioretti DL, Beverly K, Connelly MT, Andrade S, Wei F, Pettus PT, Chan KA, Kessler L. Hormone therapy prescribing patterns in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2004;104(5):1042–50.

Buist DSM, Porter PL, Lehman C, Taplin SH, White E. Factors contributing to mammography failure in women aged 40–49 years. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2004;96:1432–40.

Cherkin D, Sherman K. Conceptualization and evaluation of an optimal healing environment for chronic low back pain in primary care. J Altern Complement Med. 2004;10 (Suppl 1):S171–8.

Elder RW, Shults RA, Sleet DA, Nichols JL, Thompson RS, Rajab W. Effectiveness of mass media campaigns for reducing drinking and driving and alcohol-involved crashes: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2004;27(1):57–65.

Epping-Jordan JE, Pruitt SD, Bengoa R, Wagner EH. Improving the quality of health care for chronic conditions. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004;13(4):299–305.

Fishman, PA, Hornbrook MC, Meenan RT, Goodman MF. Opportunities and challenges for measuring cost, quality, and clinical effectiveness in health care. Medical Care Research and Review. 2004;61(3 Suppl.):124S–143S.

Forrest CB, Kinder K, Lemke KW, Reid RJ. Adjusted Clinical Group—ein Instrument zur Prognose des Ressourcenverbrauchs: Ein bevolkerungsbezogenes Werkzeug der Gesundheitsfursorgeverwaltung. Gesundheits und Sozialpolitik. 2004;1–2:8–15.

Hislop G, Shu J, Ralston JD, Taylor VM, Jackson JC, Yasui Y, Tu S. Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Vancouver, BC. Ethn Health. 2004 Aug;9(3):267–81.

Heitkemper MM, Jarrett ME, Levy RL, Cain KC, Burr RL, Feld A, Barney P, Weisman P. Self-management for women with irritable bowel syndrome. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004;2(7):585–96.

Kerlikowske K, Miglioretti DL. Effects of estrogen-only treatment in postmenopausal women [Letter]. JAMA. 2004;292(6):683–4.

Langevin HM, Badger GJ, Povolny BK, Davis RT, Johnston AC, Sherman KJ, Kahn JR, Kaptchuk TJ. Yin/Yang score: a new method for quantifying diagnostic patterns in traditional Chinese medicine. J Altern Complement Med. 2004;10:389–96. 

Lieu TA, Finkelstein JA, Lozano P, Capra AM, Chi FW, Jensvold N, Quesenberry CP, Farber HJ. Cultural competence policies and other predictors of asthma care quality for Medicaid-insured children. Pediatrics. 2004;114(1):e102–10.

Littman AJ, Thornquist MD, White E, Jackson LA, Goodman GE, Vaughan TL. Prior lung disease and risk of lung cancer in a large prospective study. Cancer Causes Control. 2004;15:819–27.

Littman AJ, White E, Jackson LA, Thornquist MD, Gaydos CA, Goodman GE, Vaughan TL. Chlamydia pneumoniae and risk of lung cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13:1624–30.

Lozano P, Finkelstein JA, Carey VJ, Wagner EH, Inui TS, Fuhlbrigge AL, Soumerai SB, Sullivan SD, Weiss ST, Weiss KB. A multisite randomized trial of the effects of physician education and organizational change in chronic-asthma care: health outcomes of the Pediatric Asthma Care Patient Outcomes Research Team II Study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158(9):875–83.

Lin EH, Katon W, Von Korff M, Rutter C, Simon GE, Oliver M, Ciechanowski P, Ludman EJ, Bush T, Young B. Relationship of depression and diabetes self-care, medication adherence and preventive care. Diabetes Care. 2004;27(9):2154–60.

Long R, Whittaker D, Russell K, Kunimoto D, Reid RJ, Fanning A, Nobert E, Melenka L, Ycoub W, Bhargava R. Pediatric tuberculosis in Alberta First Nations 1991–2000: outbreaks and the protective effect of BCG vaccine. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2004;95(4):249–55.

Phelan EA, Williams B, LaCroix AZ, Grothaus L, LoGerfo JP, Wagner EH. Effects of provider practice on functional independence in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52(8):1233–9.

Polen MR, Curry SJ, Grothaus LC, Bush TM, Hollis JF, Ludman EJ, McAfee TA. Depressed mood and smoking experimentation among preteens. Psychol Addict Behav. 2004;18(2):194–8.

Pradhan AD, LaCroix AZ, Langer RD, Trevisan M, Lewis CE, Hsia JA, Oberman A, Kotchen JM, Ridker PM. Tissue plasminogen activator antigen and D-dimer as markers for atherothrombotic risk among healthy postmenopausal women. Circulation. 2004;110(3):292–300. Epub 2004 Jul 6.

Riekse RG, Leverenz JB, McCormick W, Bowen JD, Teri L, Nochlin D, Simpson K, Eugenio C, Larson EB, Tsuang D. Effect of vascular lesions on cognition in Alzheimer's disease: a community-based study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004;52:1442–8.

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Connelly MT, Erro J, Savetsky JB, Davis RB, Eisenberg DM. Complementary and alternative medical therapies for chronic low back pain: what treatments are patients willing to try? J Altern Complement Med. 2004;4:9.

Silverstein M, Mack C, Reavis N, Koepsell TD, Gross GS, Grossman DC. Effect of a clinic-based referral system to Head Start: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2004;292(8):968–71.

Simon GE, Fleck M, Lucas R, Bushnell DM; LIDO Group. Prevalence and predictors of depression treatment in an international primary care study. Am J Psychiatry. 2004;161(9):1626–34.

Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Tutty S, Operskalski B, Von Korff M. Telephone psychotherapy and telephone care management for primary care patients starting antidepressant treatment: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2004;292:(8)935–42.

Smith NL, Heckbert SR, Lemaitre RN, Reiner AP, Lumley T, Weiss NS, Larson EB, Rosendaal FR, Psaty BM. Esterified estrogen and conjugated equine estrogen in relation to the risk of venous thombosis. JAMA 2004;292:1581–87.

Sparks R, Ulrich CM, Bigler J, Tworoger SS, Yasui Y, Rajan KB, Porter P, Stanczyk FZ, Ballard-Barbash R, Yuan X, Lin MG, McVarish L, Aiello EJ, McTiernan A. UDP-glucuronosyltransferase and sulfotransferase polymorphisms, sex hormone concentrations, and tumor receptor status in breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res. 2004;6(5):R488–98. Epub 2004 Jun 29.

Sullivan M, Newton KM. Depression and quality of life in heart failure: a 6-month prospective study in primary care. J Am Ger Soc. 2004;13:252–60.

Taplin S. Foreword: Promoting cancer screening. Cancer. 2004;101(55):1105–6.

Turner JA, Ciol MA, Von Korff M, Berger R. Prognosis of patients with new prostatitis/pelvic pain syndrome episodes. J Urol. 2004;172(2):538–41.

Tu SP, Taplin SH, Barlow WE, Boyko EJ. Breast cancer screening by Asian-American women in a managed care environment. Am J Prev Med. 1999;17(1):55–61.

Tworoger SS, Chubak J, Aiello EJ, Yasui Y, Ulrich CM, Farin FM, Stapleton PL, Irwin ML, Potter JD, Schwartz RS, McTiernan A. The effect of CYP19 and COMT polymorphisms on exercise-induced fat loss in postmenopausal women. Obes Res. 2004;12(6):972–81.

Unutzer J, Ferrell B, Lin EH, Marmon T. Pharmacotherapy of pain in depressed older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Nov;52(11):1916–22.

Valk GD, Renders CM, Kriegsman DM, Newton KM, Twisk JW, van Eijk JT, van der Wal G, Wagner EH. Quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Netherlands and the United States: a comparison of two quality improvement programs. Health Serv Res. 2004;39(4 Pt 1):709–25.

Von Korff M. Can care management enhance integration of primary and specialty care? [Invited commentary.] BMJ. 2004;329(7466):605.

Watson DE, Katz A, Reid RJ, Bogdanovic B, Roos N, Heppner P. Family physician workloads and access to care in Winnipeg: 1991 to 2001. CMAJ. 2004;171(4):339–42.

Wagner EH. Deconstructing heart failure disease management. (Editorial.) Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:644–6.

Zbikowski S, Swan G, McClure JB. Cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence. Med Clin North Am. 2004;88(6):1453–65.

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