Papers & Studies

2010

Moffet HH, Schillinger D, Weintraub JA, Adler N, Liu JY, Selby JV, Karter AJ, Disparities in Dental Insurance and Annual Dental Visits Among Medically Insured Patients With Diabetes: the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE) Survey. Prev Chronic Dis. May 2010;7(3):A57. Epub 2010 May 15

Crews DC, Plantinga LC, Miller ER 3rd, Saran R, Hedgeman E, Saydah SH, Williams DE, Powe NR; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team. Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in Persons With Undiagnosed or Prehypertension in the United States. Hypertension. 2010 May;55(5):1102-9. Epub 2010 Mar 22.

Haywood C Jr, Lanzkron S, Ratanawongsa N, Bediako SM, Lattimer L, Powe NR, Beach MC. The Association of Provider Communication with Trust among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Mar 3. [Epub ahead of print].

He G, Sentell T, Schillinger D. A new public health tool for risk assessment of abnormal glucose levels. Prev Chronic Dis. 2010 Mar;7(2):A34. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

Rosenthal A, Wang F, Schillinger D, Pérez Stable EJ, Fernandez A. Accuracy of Physician Self-Report of Spanish Language Proficiency. J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print].

Schenker Y, Karter AJ, Schillinger D, Warton EM, Adler NE, Moffet HH, Ahmed AT, Fernandez A. The impact of limited English proficiency and physician language concordance on reports of clinical interactions among patients with diabetes: The DISTANCE study. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Mar 9. [Epub ahead of print].

Schenker Y, Fernandez A, Sudore R, Schillinger D. Interventions to Improve Patient Comprehension in Informed Consent for Medical and Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review. Med Decis Making. 2010 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print].

Seligman HK, Laraia BA, Kushel MB. Food insecurity is associated with chronic disease among low-income NHANES participants. J Nutr. 2010 Feb;140(2):304-10. Epub 2009 Dec 23.

2009

Amarasingham R, Plantinga L, Diener-West M, Gaskin DJ, Powe, NR. Clinical information technologies and inpatient outcomes: a multiple hospital study. Arch. Intern. Med., 2009; 169: 108-114.

Argyropoulos C, Chang CC, Plantinga L, Coresh J, Fink N, Powe N, Unruh M. Considerations in the statistical analysis of hemodialysis patient survival. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., 2009; 20: 2034-2043.

Barton J, Criswell L, Kaiser R, Chen Y, Schillinger D. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Patient Self-Report vs. Trained Assessor Joint Counts in Rheumatoid Arthritis. In press. J Rheumatol. 2009.

Bibbins-Domingo K, Chertow GM, Coxson PG, Moran AE, Lightwood JM, Pletcher MJ, Goldman L. Population reductions in Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke associated with modest reductions in salt intake. In Press. N Eng J Med.

Bibbins-Domingo K, Pletcher MJ, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Gardin JM, Arynchyn A, Lewis CE, Williams OD, Hulley SB. Racial Differences in Incident Heart Failure among Young Adults. N Engl J Med. 2009 Mar 19;360(12):1179-90

Bodenheimer T, Handley MA. Goal-setting for behavior change in primary care: an exploration and status report. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug;76(2):174-80.

Casalino LP, Dunham D, Chin MH, Bielang R, Kistner EO, Karrison TG, Ong MK, Sarkar U, McLaughlin MA, Meltzer DO. Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically significant outpatient test results. Arch Intern Med. Jun 22 2009;169(12):1123-9

Dewalt DA, Davis TC, Wallace AS, Seligman HK, Bryant-Shilliday B, Arnold CL, Freburger J, Schillinger D. Goal setting in diabetes self-management: Taking the baby steps to success. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Nov;77(2):218-23.

DeWalt DA, Broucksou KA, Hawk V, Baker D, Schillinger D, Ruo B, Bibbins-Domingo K, Holmes M, Weinberger M, O.Connell AM, Pignone M. Comparison of a one-time educational intervention to a teach-to-goal educational intervention for self-management of heart failure: Design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research. 2009 Jun 11;9:99.

Fagnan L, Handley M, Rollins N, Mold J. Voices from Left of the Dial: Practice-Based Research Network Clinicians' Perspectives on Participation, Motivation and Connection (in press J Am Board of Family Med)

Fang M, Panguluri P, Machtinger EL, Schillinger D. Language, literarcy, and characterization of Stroke Among Patients Taking Warfarin for Stroke Prevention: Implications for Health Communication. Patient Ed Counsel. 2009 Jun;75(3):403-10.

Gozu A, Nidiry MA, Ratanawongsa N, Wright SM. Patient Factors Associated with Following a Relocated Primary Care Provider Among Older Adults. Am J Manag Care 2009 Mar;15(3):195-200.

Handley MA, Santos M, McClellan J. Engaging learners as interpreters for developing lead poisoning prevention materials: Designing the Familias Sin Plomo English as a Second Language Curriculum Project. Glob Health Promot. 2009 Sep;16(3):53-8.

Haywood C, Lanzkron S, Ratanawongsa N, Bediako SM, Lattimer-Nelson L, Beach MC. Hospital Self-Discharge Among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Associations with Trust and Interpersonal Experiences with Care. Am J Med. Accepted for publication.

Haywood C, Lanzkron S, Ratanawongsa N, Bediako SM, Lattimer-Nelson L, Beach MC. "The Association of Provider Communication with Trust Among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease." J Gen Intern Med. Accepted for publication

He G, Sentell T, Schillinger D. A New Public Health Tool for Abnormal Glucose Risk Assessment: The AGRA-6. In press. Prev Chronic Disease. 2009.

Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Fink NE, Hebah N, Coresh J, Kliger AS, Powe, NR. Timing, causes, predictors and prognosis of switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis: a prospective study. BMC Nephrol. 2009 Feb 6;10:3.

Jhamb M, Argyropoulos C, Steel JL, Plantinga L, Wu AW, Fink NE, Powe NR, Meyer KB, Unruh ML, for the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End-Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study. Correlates and outcomes of fatigue among incident dialysis patients. In press. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009.

Kantsiper ME, Ratanawongsa N, Wright SM, Smith CG, Levine RB. Factors That Influence Professional Satisfaction in Hospital Medicine: A Review for Prospective Hospitalists. Hospital Physician. 2009 May/June;45(4):2328.

Kalogeropoulos A, Georgiopoulou V, Kritchevsky SB, Psaty BM, Smith NL, Newman AB, Rodondi N, Satterfield S, Bauer DC, Bibbins-Domingo K, Smith AL, Wilson PWF, Vasan RS, Harris TB, Butler, J. Epidemiology of incident heart failure in a contemporary elderly cohort: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition study Arch Intern Med. 2009;169 (7):708-15.

Kim Y, Situ M, Handley M, McLean I, Schillinger D. Ecology Matters: Patient Perspectives of Diabetes Self-Management Support Strategies in a Safety-Net Health System. In press. Asia Pacific Journal of General Practice. 2009.

Lightwood J, Bibbins-Domingo K, Coxson P, Wang YC, Goldman L. Forecasting the future economic burden of current adolescent overweight: An estimate of the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model. Am J Public Health. 2009 Dec;99(12):2230-7.

Lightwood J, Coxson P, Bibbins-Domingo K, Williams L, Goldman LG. Coronary heart disease attributable to passive smoking: CHD Policy Model. Am J Prev Med. 2009; 36(1):13-20.

Moffet HH, Adler N, Schillinger D, Weintraub JA, Selby JV, Liu JY, Karter AJ. Dental Insurance and Utilization Among Medically Insured Patients with Diabetes (DISTANCE). In press. Am J Prev Med. 2009.

Peralta C, Risch N, Li F, Shlipak M, Reiner A, Ziv E, Tang H, Siscovick D, Bibbins-Domingo K. The association of African ancestry and elevated creatinine in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. In press. Am J Nephrology. 2009

Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Finkelstein FO, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Association of peritoneal dialysis clinic size with clinical outcomes. Perit Dial Int. 2009; 29:285-291.

Plantinga LC, Miller ER, III, Stevens LA, Saran R, Messer K, Flowers N, Geiss L, Powe NR; for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance Team. Blood pressure control among persons without and with chronic kidney disease: U.S. trends and risk factors 1999-2006. Hypertension. 2009 Jul;54(1):47-56.

Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Coresh J, Sozio SM, Parekh RS, Melamed ML, Powe NR, Jaar BG. Peripheral vascular disease-related procedures in dialysis patients: predictors and prognosis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009; 4:1637-45.

Pletcher MJ, Lazar L, Bibbins-Domingo K, Moran A, Rodondi N, Coxson P, Lightwood J, Williams L, Goldman L. Comparing impact and cost-effectiveness of primary prevention strategies for lipid lowering. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150 (4): 243-54.

Ratanawongsa N, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Couper MP, Van Hoewyk J, Powe NR. "Race, Ethnicity, and Shared Decision Making for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Treatment." Medical Decision Making. Accepted for publication.

Sarkar U, Wachter RM, Schroeder SA, Schillinger D. Refocusing the lens: patient safety in ambulatory chronic disease care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009 Jul;35(7):377-83, 341

Sarkar U, Handley M, Gupta R, Tang A, Shojania KG, Schillinger D. Opening the Black Box: Exploring Patient Safety Threats Among Ambulatory Chronic Disease Patients. In press. Int J Health Qual Safety. 2009.

Sarkar U, Ali S, Whooley MA. Self-efficacy as a marker of cardiac function and predictor of heart failure hospitalization and mortality in patients with stable coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study. Health Psychol. Mar 2009;28(2):166-173.

Sarkar U, Handley M, Gupta R, Tang A, Shojainia K, Schillinger D. What Happens Between Visits? Adverse and Potential Adverse Events Among a Low-Income, Urban, Ambulatory Population with Diabetes. In press. Qual Safety Health Care. 2009.

Schenker Y, Fernandez A, Sudore R, Schillinger D. Interventions to Improve Patient Comprehension in Informed Consent for Medical and Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review. In press. Med Dec Making. 2009.

Schenker Y, Karter A, Schillinger D, Warton EM, Adler NE, Moffett HH, Ahmed AT, Fernandez A. The impact of limited English proficiency and physician language concordance on reports of clinical interactions among patients with diabetes: the DISTANCE Study. In press. Patient Educ Couns.

Schickedanz AD, Schillinger D, Landefeld CS, Knight SJ, Williams BA, Sudore RL. A clinical framework for improving the advance care planning process: start with patients' self-identified barriers. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Jan;57(1):31-9.

Schillinger D, Sarkar U. Numbers don't lie, but do they tell the whole story? Diabetes Care. 2009 Sep;32(9):1746-7.

Schillinger D, Handley M, Wang F, Hammer H. Effects of self-management support on structure, process, and outcomes among vulnerable patients with diabetes: a three-arm practical clinical trial. Diabetes Care. 2009 Apr;32(4):559-66.

Seligman HK, Laraia BA, Kushel MB.Food Insecurity Is Associated with Chronic Disease among Low-Income NHANES Participants. J Nutr. 2009 Dec 23.

Seligman HK, Grossman MD, Bera N, Stewart AL. Improving physical activity resource guides to bridge the divide between the clinic and the community. Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Jan;6(1):A18

Singh HS, Bibbins-Domingo K, Ali S, Wu AHB, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide and inducible ischemia in the Heart and Soul Study. Clin Cardiol. 2009;32(8):447-53.

Steinman MA, Schillinger D. Drug Detailing in Academic Medical Centers: Regulating for the Right Reasons, with the Right Evidence, at the Right Time. Response to Open Peer Commentary "The Pitfalls of Deducing Ethics from Behavioral Economics: Why the Association of American Medical Colleges is Wrong about Pharmaceutical Detailing." Am J Bioeth. 2010 Jan;10(1):21-3.

Sudore RL, Landefeld CS, Pérez-Stable EJ, Bibbins-Domingo K, Williams BA, Schillinger D. Unraveling the relationship between literacy, language proficiency, and patient-physician communication. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jun;75(3):398-402

Sudore R, Schillinger D. Interventions to Improve Care for Patients with Limited Health Literacy. J Clin Outcomes Manag. 2009 Jan;16(1):20-9.

Taché S, Schillinger D. Health worker migration: time for the global justice approach. Am J Bioeth. 2009 Mar;9(3):12-4.

Villalobos M, Merino-Sánchez C, Hall C, , Grieshop J, Gutiérrez-Ruiz M.E, Handley M. Lead (II) detection and contamination routes in environmental sources, cookware and home prepared foods from Zimatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico. Sci Total Environ. 2009 Apr 1;407(8):2836-44.

Wallace AS, Seligman HK, Davis TC, Schillinger D, Arnold CL, Bryant-Shilliday B, Freburger JK, DeWalt DA. Literacy-appropriate educational materials and brief counseling improve diabetes self-management. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jun;75(3):328-33.

Wang E, Pletcher MJ, Vittinghoff E, Kertesz SG, Kiefe CI, Bibbins-Domingo K. Incarceration, incident hypertension, and access to health care: Findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(7):687-93.

Westfall JM, Fagnan LJ, Handley MA, Salsberg J, McGinnis P, Zittleman LK, Macaulay AC. Practice-Based Research is Community Engagement. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;22(4):423-7.

2008

Amarasingham R, Diener-West M, Plantinga L, Cunningham AC, Gaskin DJ, Powe, NR. Hospital characteristics associated with highly automated and usable clinical information systems in Texas, United States. BMC Med. Inform. Dec. Making, 2008; 8:39. PMC2553406

Asmis LM, Segal JB, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Kerman JS, Kickler TS, Coresh J, Gardner LB. Heparin-induced antibodies and cardiovascular risk in patients on dialysis. Thromb. Haemost., 2008; 100: 498-504.

Bhandari V, Wang F, Bindman A, Schillinger D. Quality of Anticoagulation Control in a Public Hospital System: Do Race and Language Matter? J Health Poor Underserved. 2008; 19:41-55.

Boulware LE, Troll MU, Plantinga LC, Powe NR. The association of state and national legislation with living kidney donation rates in the United States: a national study. Am. J. Transplant, 2008; 8: 1451-1470. PMC2574918

Cavanaugh KL, Merkin SS, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Sadler JH, Powe NR. Accuracy of patients’ reports of comorbid disease and their association with mortality in end-stage renal disease. Am. J. Kidney Dis. 2008; 52:118-127. PMC2587104

Chew L, Schillinger D, Maynard C, et al. Glycemic and Lipid Control among Patients with Diabetes at Six U.S. Public Hospitals. J Health Poor Underserved. 2008 Nov;19(4):1060-75.

DeWalt DA, Broucksou KA, Hawk V, Baker D, Schillinger D, Ruo B, Bibbins-Domingo K, Holmes M, Weinberger M, O’Connell AM, Pignone M. Comparison of a one-time educational intervention to a teach-to-goal educational intervention for self-management of heart failure: Design of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, in press.

Grubbs V, Bibbins-Domingo K, Fernandez A, Chattophadhay A, Bindman AB.  Acute myocardial infarction length of stay and in-hospital mortality are not associated with language preference.  J Gen Intern Med 2008; 23(2):190-4.

Huang CX, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Coresh J, Powe NR.  Phosphate levels and blood pressure in incident hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study. Adv. Chronic Kidney Dis. 2008; 15: 321-331. PMC2529257

Handley M, Shumway M, Schillinger D. Cost Effectiveness of an Automated Telephone Self- Management Support Intervention with Nurse Care Management Among Vulnerable Patients with Type-2 Diabetes. Ann Fam Med. 2008 Nov-Dec;6(6):512-8.

Karliner LS, Napoles-Springer A, Schillinger D, Bibbins-Domingo K, Peréz-Stable EJ. Identification of Limited English Proficient Patients in Clinical Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Oct;23(10):1555-60.

Melamed ML, Eustace JA, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Parekh RS, Coresh JC, Yang Z, Cantor T, Powe NR. Third-generation parathyroid hormone assays and all-cause mortality in incident dialysis patients: the CHOICE study. Neph. Dial. Transplant. 2008; 23: 1650-1658.

Moffet HH, Adler N, Schillinger D, Ahmed AT, Laraia B, Selby J, Neugebauer R, Liu J, Parker MM, Warton M, Karter A. Cohort Profile: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE).  International Journal of Epidemiology. March 7 2008.

Mold JW, Pasternak A, McCaulay A, Manca D, Rubin G, Westfall J, Beasley J, Hickner J, Fagnan LJ, Handley M, Haddy R, Hankey T.Definitions of common terms relevant to primary care research. Ann Fam Med. 2008 Nov-Dec;6(6):570

Omachi TA, Iribarren C, Sarkar U, Tolstykh I, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. Risk factors for death in adults with severe asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol, Aug/2008;101(2):130-6.

Parekh RS, Plantinga LC, Kao WHL, Meoni LA, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Powe NR, Coresh J, Klag MJ. Incidence of sudden cardiac death and the association of inflammation and other traditional risk factors: CHOICE study. Kidney Int., 2008; 74: 1335-1342.

Plantinga LC, Boulware LE, Coresh J, Stevens LA, Miller III ER, Saran R, Messer K, Levey AS, Powe NR. Patient awareness in chronic kidney disease: trends and predictors. Arch. Intern. Med., 2008; 168:2268-2275. PMC2652122

Pletcher MJ, Bibbins-Domingo K, Lewis CE, Wei G, Sidney S, Carr J, Vittinghoff E, McCulloch CE, Hulley SB.  Prehypertension During young adulthood and presence of coronary calcium later in life:  The Coronary Artery Risk Development In young Adults (CARDIA) study.  Ann Intern Med 2008; 149(2):91-9.

Ratanawongsa N, Thomas PA, Marinopoulos SS, Dorman T, Wilson LM, Ashar BH, Magaziner JL, Miller RG, Prokopowicz GP, Qayyum R, Bass EB. "Validity and Reliability of Methods for Evaluating Continuing Medical Education: A Systematic Review." Academic Medicine 2008; 83:274–283.

Ratanawongsa N, Wright SM,  Carrese JA. "Well-Being During Residency: Effects on Patient Relationships, Colleague Interactions, Performance, and Motivation." Patient Education and Counseling 2008; 72: 194–200.

Ratanawongsa, N, Roter D, Beach MC, Laird SL, Larson SM, Carson KA, Cooper LA. "Physician Burnout and Rapport-Building during Primary Care Encounters." J Gen Intern Med 2008 Oct;23(10):1581-8.

Rosenthal A, Wang F, Schillinger D, Perez-Stable E, Fernandez A. Accuracy of Physician Self-report of Spanish Language Proficiency. In Press. J Immigr Minor Health. 2008.

Sarkar U, Schillinger D. Does Lower Diabetes-related Numeracy Lead to Increased Risk for Hypoglycemic Events? Ann Int Med. 2008 Oct 21;149:549; author reply 594.

Sarkar U, Handley MA, Gupta R, Tang A, Murphy E, Seligman HK, Shojania KG, Schillinger D.  Use of an interactive, telephone-based self-management support program to identify adverse and potential adverse events among ambulatory diabetes patients.  J Gen Int Med. 23(4): 459-65, 2008.

Sarkar U, Piette, JD, Gonzales R, Lessler D, Chew L, Reilly B, Johnson J, Brunt M, Huang J, Regenstein M, Schillinger D. Perceived Benefit of Communication and Preferences for Self-Management Support Among Diabetes Patients in Public Hospital Health Systems, Patient Education and Counseling 2008;70(1):102-10.

Sarkar U, Handley M, Gupta R, Tang A, Murphy E, Shojania K, Seligman H, Schillinger D. Opening the Black Box: Exploring Patient Safety Threats Among Ambulatory Chronic Disease Patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2008: 23(4):459-65.

Sarkar U, Schillinger D. Does lower diabetes-related numeracy lead to increased risk for hypoglycemic events? (letter) Annals of Internal Medicine 2008:149(8):594
Sarkar U, Piette J, Gonzales R, Lessler D, Chew L, Reilly B , Johnson J, Brunt M, Huang J, Regenstein M, Schillinger, D. Perceived Benefit of Communication and Preferences for Self-Management Support Among Diabetes Patients in Public Hospital Health Systems, Patient Education and Counseling 2008;70(1):102-10.

Schillinger, D, Hammer, H, Wang, F, et al. Seeing in 3-D: Examining the Reach of Diabetes Self-Management Support Strategies in a Public Health Care System. Health Education and Behavior. 2008; 35(5):664-82.

Schillinger D, Dohan D. Genetic testing for vulnerable populations: What kind of communications we need and don’t. Am J Bioethics. 2008 Jun;8(6):12-4.

Schillinger D. Genetics of warfarin response. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jun 19;358(25):2741-2; author reply 2743-4.

Shlipak MG, Ix J, Bibbins-Domingo K, Lin F, Whooley MA.  Novel biomarkers to predict recurrent cardiovascular events: The Heart and Soul Study.  Am J Med 2008; 121(1):50-7.

Sudore RL, Schickedanz A, Landefeld CS, Williams BA, Lindquist K, Pantilat SZ, Schillinger D. Engagement in the Multiple Steps of Advance Care Planning: A Descriptive Study Among Diverse Older Adults. J Am Ger Society. 2008 Jun;56(6):1006-13. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Sudore RL, Landefeld CS, Schillinger D. Reach and Impact of a Major Media Event on Advance Care Planning Among Diverse Older Adults: The Terri Schiavo Story. J Gen Int Med. 2008 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Swenson S, Stewart A, Schillinger D: The Influence of Depression on Diabetes–Related Communication among Ethnically Diverse Patients. Med Care. 2008 Mar;46(3):257-65.

Tabas JA, Rodriguez RM, Seligman HK, Goldschlager NF.  Electrocardiographic criteria for detecting acute myocardial infarction in patients with left bundle branch block: a meta-analysis, Annals Emerg Med, 52(4): 329-336, 2008

Windish DM, Ratanawongsa N. "Providers' Perceptions of Relationships and Professional Roles when Caring for Patients who Leave the Hospital Against Medical Advice." J Gen Intern Med 2008 Oct; 23(10):1698-707.

2007

Bibbins-Domingo K, Coxson P, Pletcher M, Lightwood J, Goldman L.  Adolescent overweight and future adult coronary heart disease.  N Eng J Med 2007; 357(23):2371-9.

Bibbins-Domingo K, Fernandez A. BiDil for heart failure in black patients: Implications of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval. Ann Intern Med 2007; 146(1):52-6.

Bibbins-Domingo K, Gupta R, Na B, Wu AHB, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. N-terminal fragment of the prohormone brain -type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), cardiovascular events, and mortality in patients with stable coronary heart disease. JAMA 2007; 297(2):169-76.

Castro C, Wilson C, Wang F, Schillinger D. Babel Babble: Physicians' Use of Jargon with Diabetes Patients. Am J Health Beh. 2007;31(Suppl 1):S85-S95.

Corteville DCM, Bibbins-Domingo K, Wu AHB, Ali S, Schiller NB, Whooley MA. N-terminal pro-B-type Natruiretic Peptide as a diagnostic test for ventricular dysfunction in patients with coronary disease: Data from the Heart and Soul Study. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167:483-489.

Desai A, Bibbins-Domingo K, Shlipak MG, Wu AHB, Ali S, Whooley MA. Association between anemia and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP): Findings from the Heart and Soul Study. Eur J Heart Fail 2007; 9(9):886-91.

Gardner RL, Sarkar U, Maselli JH, Gonzales R. Factors associated with longer ED lengths of stay. Am J Emerg Med, Jul/2007;25(6):643-50.

Goldman L, Handley M, Rundall T, Schillinger D. Current and Future Directions in MediCal Chronic Disease Care Management: A View from the Top. Am J Managed Care. May2007; 13(5):263-8.

Gupta R, Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Melamed ML, Coresh J, Fox CS, Levin NW, Powe NR. Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitors and reduction in sepsis in patients with chronic kidney disease. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 2007; 297: 1455-1464.

Handley MA, Hall, AC, Sanford ED,  Diaz E, Gonzalez-Mendez E, Drace K , Wilson R, Villalobos M, Croughan M. Globalization, Bi-national Communities and Imported Food Risks: Results of An Outbreak Investigation of Lead Poisoning in Monterey, California.  American Journal of Public Health, May, 2007. V99(5) 900-906.

Handley MA, Grieship J. Globalized Migration and Transnational Epidemiology. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2007. December; 36: 1205-1206.

Jaar BG, Plantinga LC, Astor BC, Fink NE, Longenecker JC, Tracy RP, Marcovina SM, Powe NR, Coresh J. Novel and traditional cardiovascular risk factors for peripheral arterial disease in incident dialysis patients. Adv. Chronic Kidney Dis. 2007; 14: 304-313.

Kass NE, Medley AM, Natowicz MR, Hull SC, Faden RR, Plantinga L, Gostin LO. Access to health insurance: Experiences and attitudes of those with genetic versus non-genetic medical conditions. Am. J. Med. Genet. A. 2007; 143A(7):707-717.

Machtinger E, Wang F, Chen L, Rodríguez M, Wu S, Schillinger D. A Visual Medication Schedule to Improve Anticoagulant Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Patient Safety. October 2007;33(10)625-635.

Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Jaar BG, Sadler JH, Levin NW, Coresh J, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Attainment of clinical performance targets and improvement in clinical outcomes and resource use in hemodialysis care: a prospective cohort study. BMC Health Serv. Res. 2007; 7: 5.

Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Bass EB, Boulware LE, Meyer KB, Powe NR. Preferences for current health and their association with outcomes in kidney disease patients. Med. Care. 2007; 45: 230-237.

Plantinga LC, Fink NE, Levin NW, Jaar BG, Coresh J, Levey AS, Klag MJ, Powe NR. Early, intermediate, and long-term risk factors for mortality in incident dialysis patients: the Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD (CHOICE) study. Am. J. Kidney Dis. 2007; 49: 831-840.

Ratanawongsa N, Wright, SM, Carrese JA. "Well-Being During Residency: A Time for Temporary Imbalance?" Medical Education 2007 Mar; 41(3):273-80.

Sarkar, U, Handley, M, Gupta, R, et al. Use of an Interactive Telephone-based Self-Management Support Program to Identify Adverse Events Among Ambulatory Diabetes Patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2007; 23(4): 459-65.

Sarkar U, Ali S, Whooley MA. Self-efficacy and health status in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the heart and soul study. Psychosom Med,
May/2007;69(4):306-12.

Sarkar U, Carter JT, Omachi TA, Vidyarthi AR, Cucina R, Bokser S, van Eaton E, Blum M. SynopSIS: integrating physician sign-out with the electronic medical record. J Hosp Med, Sep/2007;2(5):336-42.

Schillinger D. Literacy and Health Communication: Reversing the Inverse Care Law. Am J Bioeth. November 2007;7(11):15-18.

Seligman H, Wallace A, DeWalt D, Schillinger D, Arnold C, Shilliday BB, Delgadillo A, Bengal N, Davis T. Facilitating Behavior Change With Low-Literacy Patient Education Materials. Am J Health Behav. 2007;31(Suppl 1):S69-S78.

Seligman HK, Chattopadhyay A, Vittinghoff E, Bindman AB. Racial and ethnic differences in receipt of primary care services between medicaid fee-for-service and managed care plans. J Ambul Care Manage, 2007; 30(3):264-73.

Sudore RL, Landefeld CS, Barnes DE, Lindquist K, Williams BA, Brody R, Schillinger D. An Advance Directive Redesigned to Meet the Literacy Level of Most Adults: A Randomized Trial. Pt Ed Counsel. December 2007;69(1-3):165-95.

Youmans SL, Schillinger D, Mamary E, Stewart A. African-Americans’ Perceptions of Pharmacists. Ethnicity and Disease. 2007;17:284-290.

Seligman HK, Bindman AB, Vittinghoff E, Kanaya AM, Kushel MB. Food insecurity is associated with diabetes mellitus: results from the National Health Examination and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002. J Gen Intern Med, Jul/2007;22(7):1018-23.

2006

Bibbins-Domingo K, Chertow GM, Fried LF, Odden MC, Newman AB, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB, Satterfield S, Cummings SR, Shlipak, MG. Renal function and heart failure risk in older black and white individuals - the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Arch Intern Med 2006; 166(13):1396-1402.

Liu Y, Berthier-Schaad Y, Plantinga L, Fink NE, Tracy RP, Kao WH, Klag MJ, Smith MW, Coresh J. Functional variants in the lymphotoxin a gene predict cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 2006; 17: 3158-3166.

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