Recent GIM Faculty Publications

Appel LJ. Dietary patterns and longevity: expanding the blue zones. Circulation. 2008 Jul 15;118(3):214-5. (No abstract)

de Souza RJ, Swain JF, Appel LJ, Sacks FM. Alternatives for macronutrient intake and chronic disease: a comparison of the OmniHeart diets with popular diets and with dietary recommendations. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jul;88(1):1-11. (abstract)

Thompson DA, Cowan J, Holzmueller C, Wu AW, Bass E, Pronovost P. Planning and implementing a systems-based patient safety curriculum in medical education. Am J Med Qual. 2008 Jul-Aug;23(4):271-8. (abstract)

Gozu A, Windish DM, Knight AM, Thomas PA, Kolodner K, Bass EB, Sisson SD, Kern DE. Long-term follow-up of a 10-month programme in curriculum development for medical educators: a cohort study. Med Educ. 2008 Jul;42(7):684-92.(abstract)

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 Jul;8(7):1451-70. (abstract)

Carter BL, Einhorn PT, Brands M, He J, Cutler JA, Whelton PK, Bakris GL, Brancati FL, Cushman WC, Oparil S, Wright JT Jr; Working Group from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Thiazide-induced dysglycemia: call for research from a working group from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Hypertension. 2008 Jul;52(1):30-6. (No abstract)

Raynor HA, Jeffery RW, Ruggiero AM, Clark JM, Delahanty LM; Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Research Group. Weight loss strategies associated with BMI in overweight adults with type 2 diabetes at entry into the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial. Diabetes Care. 2008 Jul;31(7):1299-304. PMCID: PMC2453652 [Available on 07/01/09] (abstract)

Reis JP, von Mühlen D, Miller ER 3rd. Relation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels with metabolic syndrome among US adults. Eur J Endocrinol. 2008 Jul;159(1):41-8. (abstract)

Turban S, Miller ER 3rd, Ange B, Appel LJ. Racial differences in urinary potassium excretion. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jul;19(7):1396-402. PMCID: PMC2440302 [Available on 07/01/09]. (abstract)

Reed DA, Levine RB, Miller RG, Ashar BH, Bass EB, Rice T, Cofrancesco J Jr. Impact of duty hour regulations on medical students' education: views of key clinical faculty. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jul;23(7):1084-9. PMCID: PMC2517919 [Available on 07/01/09] (abstract)

Lutwama F, Serwadda R, Mayanja-Kizza H, Shihab HM, Ronald A, Kamya MR, Thomas D, Johnson E, Quinn TC, Moore RD, Spacek LA. Evaluation of Dynabeads and Cytospheres compared with flow cytometry to enumerate CD4+ T cells in HIV-infected Ugandans on antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Jul 1;48(3):297-303. (abstract)

Ahonkhai AA, Gebo KA, Streiff MB, Moore RD, Segal JB. Venous thromboembolism in patients with HIV/AIDS: a case-control study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Jul 1;48(3):310-4. (abstract)

Ghanem KG, Moore RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JM, Gebo KA. Antiretroviral therapy is associated with reduced serologic failure rates for syphilis among HIV-infected patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 15;47(2):258-65.(abstract)

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 ESRD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Jul;52(1):118-27. (abstract)

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 Jul;15(3):321-31. (abstract)

Powe NR. Let's get serious about racial and ethnic disparities. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jul;19(7):1271-5. (abstract)

Wolf M, Betancourt J, Chang Y, Shah A, Teng M, Tamez H, Gutierrez O, Camargo CA Jr, Melamed M, Norris K, Stampfer MJ, Powe NR, Thadhani R. Impact of activated vitamin D and race on survival among hemodialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jul;19(7):1379-88. PMC2440300 [Available on 07/01/09] (abstract)

Le EN, Gerstenblith MR, Gelber AC, Manno RL, Ranasinghe PD, Sweren RJ, McGirt LY. The use of blind skin biopsy in the diagnosis of intravascular B-cell lymphoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Jul;59(1):148-51. (abstract)

Sugarman J, Bingham CO 3rd. Ethical issues in rheumatology clinical trials. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008 Jul;4(7):356-63. (abstract)

Lanzkron S, Strouse JJ, Wilson R, Beach MC, Haywood C, Park H, Witkop C, Bass EB, Segal JB. Systematic review: Hydroxyurea for the treatment of adults with sickle cell disease. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jun 17;148(12):939-55. (abstract)

Maragakis LL, Tucker MG, Miller RG, Carroll KC, Perl TM. Incidence and prevalence of multidrug-resistant acinetobacter using targeted active surveillance cultures. JAMA. 2008 Jun 4;299(21):2513-4. (No abstract available)

Ghanem KG, Moore RD, Rompalo AM, Erbelding EJ, Zenilman JM, Gebo KA. Neurosyphilis in a clinical cohort of HIV-1-infected patients. AIDS. 2008 Jun 19;22(10):1145-51.  (abstract)

Snyder CF, Garrett-Mayer E, Brahmer JR, Carducci MA, Pili R, Stearns V, Wolff AC, Dy SM, Wu AW. Symptoms, supportive care needs, and function in cancer patients: how are they related? Qual Life Res. 2008 Jun;17(5):665-77. (abstract)

Taylor HA, Chaisson L, Sugarman J. Enhancing communication among data monitoring committees and institutional review boards. Clin Trials. 2008;5(3):277-82.  (abstract)

Koniaris LG, Goodman KW, Sugarman J, Ozomaro U, Sheldon J, Zimmers TA. Ethical implications of modifying lethal injection protocols.PLoS Med. 2008 Jun 10;5(6):e126. (Link to full text)

Sugarman J. Human stem cell ethics: beyond the embryo. Cell Stem Cell. 2008 Jun 5;2(6):529-33. (abstract)

Weinfurt KP, Hall MA, Dinan MA, DePuy V, Friedman JY, Allsbrook JS, Sugarman J. Effects of disclosing financial interests on attitudes toward clinical research. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jun;23(6):860-6.  (abstract)

Brown TM, Vaidya D, Rogers WJ, Waters DD, Howard BV, Tardif JC, Bittner V. Does Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Coronary Artery Disease Differ by the ATP III and IDF Criteria? J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Jun;17(5):841-7.  (abstract)

Vaidya D, Dobs A, Gapstur SM, Golden SH, Hankinson A, Liu K, Ouyang P. The association of endogenous sex hormones with lipoprotein subfraction profile in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Metabolism. 2008 Jun;57(6):782-90. (abstract)

Francis HW, Buchman CA, Visaya JM, Wang NY, Zwolan TA, Fink NE, Niparko JK; CDaCI Investigative Team. Surgical factors in pediatric cochlear implantation and their early effects on electrode activation and functional outcomes. Otol Neurotol. 2008 Jun;29(4):502-8. (abstract)

   
May 2008
          

Lea J, Cheek D, Thornley-Brown D, Appel L, Agodoa L, Contreras G, Gassman J, Lash J, Miller ER 3rd, Randall O, Wang X, McClellan W; AASK Study Investigators. Metabolic syndrome, proteinuria, and the risk of progressive CKD in hypertensiveAfrican Americans. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 May;51(5):732-40. (abstract)

Gudbjartsson DF, Walters GB, Thorleifsson G, Stefansson H, Halldorsson BV, Zusmanovich P, Sulem P, Thorlacius S, Gylfason A, Steinberg S, Helgadottir A, Ingason A, Steinthorsdottir V, Olafsdottir EJ, Olafsdottir GH, Jonsson T, Borch-Johnsen K, Hansen T, Andersen G, Jorgensen T, Pedersen O, Aben KK, Witjes JA, Swinkels DW, den Heijer M, Franke B, Verbeek AL, Becker DM, Yanek LR, Becker LC, Tryggvadottir L, Rafnar T, Gulcher J, Kiemeney LA, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height. Nat Genet. 2008 May;40(5):609-15. (abstract)

Solga SF, Horska A, Hemker S, Crawford S, Diggs C, Diehl AM, Brancati FL, Clark JM. Hepatic fat and adenosine triphosphate measurement in overweight and obese adults using 1H and 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Liver Int. 2008 May;28(5):675-81. (abstract)

Brotman DJ, Jaffer AK. Prevention of venous thromboembolism in the geriatric patient. Cardiol Clin. 2008 May;26(2):221-34. (abstract)

Jehn ML, Brotman DJ, Appel LJ. Racial differences in diurnal blood pressure and heart rate patterns: results from the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) trial. Arch Intern Med. 2008 May 12;168(9):996-1002. (abstract)

Street RL Jr, O'Malley KJ, Cooper LA, Haidet P. Understanding concordance in patient-physician relationships: personal and ethnic dimensions of shared identity. Ann Fam Med. 2008 May-Jun;6(3):198-205. (abstract)

Washington DL, Bowles J, Saha S, Horowitz CR, Moody-Ayers S, Brown AF, Stone VE, Cooper LA; Writing group for the Society of General Internal Medicine, Disparities in Health Task Force. Transforming clinical practice to eliminate racial-ethnic disparities in healthcare. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 May;23(5):685-91. (abstract)

Finkelstein J, Lapshin O, Wasserman E. Randomized study of different anti-stigma media. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 May;71(2):204-14.(abstract)

Ghods BK, Roter DL, Ford DE, Larson S, Arbelaez JJ, Cooper LA. Patient-physician communication in the primary care visits of African Americans and whites with depression. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 May;23(5):600-6. (abstract)

Bolen SD, Samuels TA, Yeh HC, Marinopoulos SS, McGuire M, Abuid M, Brancati FL. Failure to intensify antihypertensive treatment by primary care providers: a cohort study in adults with diabetes mellitus and hypertension. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 May;23(5):543-50. (abstract)

Astor BC, Hallan SI, Miller ER 3rd, Yeung E, Coresh J. Glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria, and risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in the US population. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 May 15;167(10):1226-34. (abstract)

Melamed ML, Eustace JA, Plantinga LC, Jaar BG, Fink NE, Parekh RS, Coresh J, Yang Z, Cantor T, Powe NR. Third-generation parathyroid hormone assays and all-cause mortality in incident dialysis patients: the CHOICE study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 May;23(5):1650-8. (abstract)

Qayyum R, Becker DM, Yanek LR, Moy TF, Becker LC, Faraday N, Vaidya D. Platelet inhibition by aspirin 81 and 325 mg/day in men versus women without clinically apparent cardiovascular disease. Am J Cardiol. 2008 May 1;101(9):1359-63. (abstract)

Whitlock EP, Lin JS, Chou R, Shekelle P, Robinson KA. Using existing systematic reviews in complex systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med. 2008 May 20;148(10):776-82. (abstract)

Stallings VA, Stark LJ, Robinson KA, Feranchak AP, Quinton H; Clinical Practice Guidelines on Growth and Nutrition Subcommittee; Ad Hoc Working Group. Evidence-based practice recommendations for nutrition-related management of children and adults with cystic fibrosis and pancreatic insufficiency: results of a systematic review. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 May;108(5):832-9. (abstract)

Vora AN, Ouyang P, Bittner V, Tardif JC, Waters DD, Vaidya D. Racial differences of lipoprotein subclass distributions in postmenopausal women. Ethn Dis. 2008 Spring;18(2):176-80. (abstract)

Cene CW, Yanek LR, Moy TF, Levine DM, Becker LC, Becker DM. Sustainability of a multiple risk factor intervention on cardiovascular disease in high-risk African American families. Ethn Dis. 2008 Spring;18(2):169-75. (abstract)

April 2008
          

Appel LJ, Wright JT Jr, Greene T, Kusek JW, Lewis JB, Wang X, Lipkowitz MS, Norris KC, Bakris GL, Rahman M, Contreras G, Rostand SG, Kopple JD, Gabbai FB, Schulman GI, Gassman JJ, Charleston J, Agodoa LY; for the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension Collaborative Research Group. Long-term Effects of Renin-Angiotensin System-Blocking Therapy and a Low Blood Pressure Goal on Progression of Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease in African Americans. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 28;168(8):832-839. (abstract)

Astor BC, Yi S, Hiremath L, Corbin T, Pogue V, Wilkening B, Peterson G, Lewis J, Lash JP, Van Lente F, Gassman J, Wang X, Bakris G, Appel LJ, Contreras G. N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and mortality in blacks with hypertensive kidney disease: the African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK). Circulation. 2008 Apr 1;117(13):1685-92. (abstract)

Roter DL, Larson SM, Beach MC, Cooper LA. Interactive and evaluative correlates of dialogue sequence: a simulation study applying the RIAS to turn taking structures. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Apr;71(1):26-33. (abstract)

Diabetes Research In Children Network (DirecNet) Study Group, Buckingham B, Xing D, Weinzimer S, Fiallo-Scharer R, Kollman C, Mauras N, Tsalikian E, Tamborlane W, Wysocki T, Ruedy K, Beck R Chase HP, Fiallo-Scharer R, Messer L, Tallant B, Tsalikian E, Tansey MJ, Larson LF, Coffey J, Cabbage J, Wysocki T, Mauras N, Fox LA, Bird K, Englert K, Wilson DM, Block JM, Clinton P, Caswell K, Weinzimer SA, Tamborlane WV, Doyle EA, Mokotoff H, Steffen A, Beck RW, Ruedy KJ, Kollman C, Xing D, Dontchev M, Stockdale CR, Jackson J, Steffes MW, Bucksa JM, Nowicki ML, Van Hale CA, Makky V, Grave GD, Horlick M, Teff K, Winer KK, Becker DM, Cleary P, Ryan CM, White NH, White PC.. Use of the DirecNet Applied Treatment Algorithm (DATA) for diabetes management with a real-time continuous glucose monitor (the FreeStyle Navigator). Pediatr Diabetes. 2008 Apr;9(2):142-7. (abstract)

Boulware LE. Challenges for public campaigns to improve the health of persons at high risk of developing CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Apr;51(4):535-8. (No abstract available.)

Brotman DJ, Lindenauer PK. Length of stay and mortality in pulmonary embolism: high time for evidence-based discharge criteria. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 14;168(7):683-4. (No abstract available.)

Meyer JM, Davis VG, Goff DC, McEvoy JP, Nasrallah HA, Davis SM, Rosenheck RA, Daumit GL, Hsiao J, Swartz MS, Stroup TS, Lieberman JA. Change in metabolic syndrome parameters with antipsychotic treatment in the CATIE Schizophrenia Trial: Prospective data from phase 1. Schizophr Res. 2008 Apr;101(1-3):273-86. (abstract)

McGuire TG, Ayanian JZ, Ford DE, Henke RE, Rost KM, Zaslavsky AM. Testing for statistical discrimination by race/ethnicity in panel data for depression treatment in primary care. Health Serv Res. 2008 Apr;43(2):531-51. (abstract)

Hill-Briggs F, Smith AS. Evaluation of diabetes and cardiovascular disease print patient education materials for use with low-health literate populations. Diabetes Care. 2008 Apr;31(4):667-71. (abstract)

Lucas GM, Lau B, Atta MG, Fine DM, Keruly J, Moore RD. Chronic Kidney Disease Incidence, and Progression to End-Stage Renal Disease, in HIV-Infected Individuals: A Tale of Two Races. J Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 18. (abstract)

Lau B, Cole SR, Moore RD, Gange SJ. Evaluating competing adverse and beneficial outcomes using a mixture model. Stat Med. 2008 Apr 17. (abstract)

Reis J, von Muhlen D, Miller E. Relation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Levels with Metabolic Syndrome among US Adults. Eur J Endocrinol. 2008 Apr 21. (abstract)

Wolf M, Betancourt J, Chang Y, Shah A, Teng M, Tamez H, Gutierrez O, Camargo CA Jr, Melamed M, Norris K, Stampfer MJ, Powe NR, Thadhani R. Impact of Activated Vitamin D and Race on Survival among Hemodialysis Patients. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Apr 9. (abstract)

Le EN, Gerstenblith MR, Gelber AC, Manno RL, Ranasinghe PD, Sweren RJ, McGirt LY. The use of blind skin biopsy in the diagnosis of intravascular B-cell lymphoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Apr 9. (abstract)

Weinfurt KP, Hall MA, Dinan MA, Depuy V, Friedman JY, Allsbrook JS, Sugarman J. Effects of Disclosing Financial Interests on Attitudes Toward Clinical Research. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Apr 2.  (abstract)

Thomas PL. Case manager role definitions: do they make an organizational impact? Prof Case Manag. 2008 Mar-Apr;13(2):61-71; quiz 72-3. (abstract)

Francis HW, Buchman CA, Visaya JM, Wang NY, Zwolan TA, Fink NE, Niparko JK; The CDaCI Investigative Team. Surgical Factors in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation and Their Early Effects on Electrode Activation and Functional Outcomes. Otol Neurotol. 2008 Apr 4. (abstract)

Yeh HC, Punjabi NM, Wang NY, Pankow JS, Duncan BB, Cox CE, Selvin E, Brancati FL. Cross-sectional and prospective study of lung function in adults with type 2 diabetes: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Diabetes Care. 2008 Apr;31(4):741-6. (abstract)

March 2008
          

Svetkey LP, Stevens VJ, Brantley PJ, Appel LJ, Hollis JF, Loria CM, Vollmer WM, Gullion CM, Funk K, Smith P, Samuel-Hodge C, Myers V, Lien LF, Laferriere D, Kennedy B, Jerome GJ, Heinith F, Harsha DW, Evans P, Erlinger TP, Dalcin AT,Coughlin J, Charleston J, Champagne CM, Bauck A, Ard JD, Aicher K; Weight Loss Maintenance Collaborative Research Group. Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the weight loss maintenance randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008 Mar 12;299(10):1139-48. (abstract)

Elliott P, Kesteloot H, Appel LJ, Dyer AR, Ueshima H, Chan Q, Brown IJ, Zhao L, Stamler J; INTERMAP Cooperative Research Group. Dietary phosphorus and blood pressure: international study of macro- and micro-nutrients and blood pressure.Hypertension. 2008 Mar;51(3):669-75. (abstract)

Gozu A, Beach MC, Price EG, Gary TL, Robinson K, Palacio A, Smarth C, Jenckes M, Feuerstein C, Bass EB, Powe NR, Cooper LA. Self-administered instruments to measure cultural competence of health professionals: a systematic review. Teach Learn Med. 2007 Spring;19(2):180-90. Review. (abstract)

Jaar BG, Khatib R, Plantinga L, Boulware LE, Powe NR. Principles of Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Mar;3(2):601-9. (No abstract available)

Solga SF, Horska A, Hemker S, Crawford S, Diggs C, Diehl AM, Brancati FL,Clark JM. Hepatic fat and adenosine triphosphate measurement in overweight and obese adults using (1)H and (31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Liver Int. 2008 Mar 4. (abstract)

Xu-Cai YO, Brotman DJ, Phillips CO, Michota FA, Tang WH, Whinney CM, Panneerselvam A, Hixson ED, Garcia M, Francis GS, Jaffer AK. Outcomes of patients with stable heart failure undergoing elective noncardiac surgery. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Mar;83(3):280-8. (abstract)

Korthuis PT, Josephs JS, Fleishman JA, Hellinger J, Himelhoch S, Chander G, Morse EB, Gebo KA; for the HIV Research Network. Substance abuse treatment in human immunodeficiency virus: The role of patient-provider discussions. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2008 Mar 6. (abstract)

Raynor HA, Jeffery RW, Ruggiero AM, Clark JM, Delahanty LM; the Look AHEADResearch Group. Weight Loss Strategies Associated with Body Mass Index in Overweight Adults with Type 2 Diabetes at Entry into the Look AHEAD Trial. Diabetes Care. 2008 Mar 28. (abstract)

Lazo M, Selvin E, Clark JM. Brief communication: clinical implications of short-term variability in liver function test results. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Mar 4;148(5):348-52. (abstract)

Thombs BD, Fuss S, Hudson M, Schieir O, Taillefer SS, Fogel J, Ford DE, Baron M; Canadian Scleroderma Research GroupInvestigators of the Canadian SclerodermaResearch Group are listed in Appendix A. High rates of depressive symptoms among patients with systemic sclerosis are not explained by differential reporting of somatic symptoms. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Mar 15;59(3):431-7. (abstract)

Jenckes MW, Catlett CL, Hsu EB, Kohri K, Green GB, Robinson KA, Bass EB, Cosgrove SE. Development of evaluation modules for use in hospital disaster drills.Am J Disaster Med. 2007 Mar-Apr;2(2):87-95. Review. (abstract)

Marinopoulos S, Skorda L, Karatapanis S, Rasidakis A. Multiple myeloma emerging after chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. Med Oncol. 2008 Mar 15. (abstract)

Marchionni L, Wilson RF, Wolff AC, Marinopoulos S, Parmigiani G, Bass EB, Goodman SN. Systematic review: gene expression profiling assays in early-stage breast cancer. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Mar 4;148(5):358-69. (abstract)

Lauretani F, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Miller ER 3rd, Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Plasma polyunsaturated Fatty acids and the decline of renal function. Clin Chem. 2008 Mar;54(3):475-81. (abstract)

Gaskin DJ, Spencer CS, Richard P, Anderson GF, Powe NR, Laveist TA. Do hospitals provide lower-quality care to minorities than to whites? Health Aff (Millwood). 2008 Mar-Apr;27(2):518-27. (abstract)

Robinson KM, Tappen RM. Policy recommendations on the prevention of violence in long-term care facilities. J Gerontol Nurs. 2008 Mar;34(3):10-4. (abstract)

Segal JB, Powe NR. Prevalence of diagnosed chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura in the US: analysis of a large US claim database: reply to a rebuttal. J Thromb Haemost. 2008 Mar 13;6(4):713. Epub 2008 Jan 31. (No abstract available.)

Snyder CF, Earle CC, Herbert RJ, Neville BA, Blackford AL, Frick KD. Preventive care for colorectal cancer survivors: a 5-year longitudinal study. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Mar 1;26(7):1073-9. (abstract)

Snyder CF, Earle CC, Herbert RJ, Neville BA, Blackford AL, Frick KD. Trends in follow-up and preventive care for colorectal cancer survivors. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Mar;23(3):254-9. (abstract)

Caulfield T, McGuire AL, Cho M, Buchanan JA, Burgess MM, Danilczyk U, Diaz CM,Fryer-Edwards K, Green SK, Hodosh MA, Juengst ET, Kaye J, Kedes L, Knoppers BM,Lemmens T, Meslin EM, Murphy J, Nussbaum RL, Otlowski M, Pullman D, Ray PN, Sugarman J, Timmons M. Research ethics recommendations for whole-genome research: consensus statement. PLoS Biol. 2008 Mar 25;6(3):e73. (Link to full text)

Ratanawongsa N, Thomas PA, Marinopoulos SS, Dorman T, Wilson LM, Ashar BH, Magaziner JL, Miller RG, Prokopowicz GP, Qayyum R, Bass EB. The Reported Validity and Reliability of Methods for Evaluating Continuing Medical Education: A Systematic Review. Acad Med. 2008 Mar;83(3):274-283. (abstract)

Lipari CW, Garcia JE, Zhao Y, Thrift K, Vaidya D, Rodriguez A. Nitric oxide metabolite production in the human preimplantation embryo and successful blastocyst formation. Fertil Steril. 2008 Mar 28. (abstract)

Wang NY, Young JH, Meoni LA, Ford DE, Erlinger TP, Klag MJ. Blood pressure change and risk of hypertension associated with parental hypertension: the Johns Hopkins precursors study. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 24;168(6):643-8. (abstract)

Levy H, Young JH. Perspectives from the clinic: will the average physician embrace personalized medicine? Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Mar;83(3):492-3. (abstract)

February 2008

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. (abstract)

Swain JF, McCarron PB, Hamilton EF, Sacks FM, Appel LJ. Characteristics of the diet patterns tested in the optimal macronutrient intake trial to prevent heart disease (OmniHeart): options for a heart-healthy diet.J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Feb;108(2):257-65. (abstract)

Ashar BH, Rowland-Seymour A. Advising patients who use dietary supplements. Am J Med. 2008 Feb;121(2):91-7. Review. (abstract)

Ashar BH, Miller RG, Pichard CP, Levine R, Wright SM. Patients' understanding of the regulation of dietary supplements. J Community Health. 2008 Feb;33(1):22-30. (abstract)

Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Yeh HC, Brancati FL, Mitchell P, Wong TY. Birth Weight is Not Related to Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Curr Eye Res. 2008 Feb;33(2):193-8. (abstract)

Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Brancati F, Yeh HC, Wong TY. The relationship between birthweight and early age-related maculopathy: theatherosclerosis risk in communities study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2008 Jan-Feb;15(1):56-61. (abstract)

Meyer JM, Davis VG, Goff DC, McEvoy JP, Nasrallah HA, Davis SM, Rosenheck RA, Daumit GL, Hsiao J, Swartz MS, Stroup TS, Lieberman JA. Change in metabolic syndrome parameters with antipsychotic treatment in the CATIE Schizophrenia Trial: Prospective data from phase 1. Schizophr Res. 2008 Feb 5. (abstract)

Thombs BD, Fuss S, Hudson M, Schieir O, Taillefer SS, Fogel J, Ford DE, Baron M; Canadian Scleroderma Research Group. High rates of depressive symptoms among patients with systemic sclerosis are not explained by differential reporting of somatic symptoms. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Feb 29;59(3):431-437.  (abstract)

Ghods BK, Roter DL, Ford DE, Larson S, Arbelaez JJ, Cooper LA. Patient-Physician Communication in the Primary Care Visits of African Americans and Whites with Depression. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Feb 9. (abstract)

Kravet SJ, Shore AD, Miller R, Green GB, Kolodner K, Wright SM. Health care utilization and the proportion of primary care physicians. Am J Med. 2008 Feb;121(2):142-8. (abstract)

Long JL, Engels EA, Moore RD, Gebo KA. Incidence and outcomes of malignancy in the HAART era in an urban cohort of HIV-infected individuals. AIDS. 2008 Feb 19;22(4):489-96.  (abstract)

Kitahata MM, Rodriguez B, Haubrich R, Boswell S, Mathews WC, Lederman MM, Lober WB, Rompaey SE, Crane HM, Moore RD, Bertram M, Kahn JO, Saag MS. Cohort profile: the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems. Int J Epidemiol. 2008 Feb 8. (No abstract available)

Riedel DJ, Gebo KA, Moore RD, Lucas GM. A ten-year analysis of the incidence and risk factors for acute pancreatitis requiring hospitalization in an urban HIV clinical cohort. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2008 Feb;22(2):113-21. (abstract)

Fleishman JA, Moore RD, Conviser R, Lawrence PB, Korthuis PT, Gebo KA. Associations between outpatient and inpatient service use among persons with HIV infection: a positive or negative relationship? Health Serv Res. 2008 Feb;43(1 Pt 1):76-95. (abstract)

Gupta R, Plantinga LC, Powe NR. Correction: Inaccurate classification and information reported in a study of statin use and sepsis in patients with chronic kidney disease. JAMA. 2008 Feb 20;299(7):765. (No abstract available)

Steele KE, Prokopowicz GP, Magnuson T, Lidor A, Schweitzer M. Laparoscopic antecolic Roux-En-Y gastric bypass with closure of internal defects leads to fewer internal hernias than the retrocolic approach. Surg Endosc. 2008 Feb 13. (abstract)

Adomaityte J, Farooq M, Qayyum R. Effect of raloxifene therapy on venous thromboembolism in postmenopausal women. A meta-analysis.Thromb Haemost. 2008 Feb;99(2):338-42.  (abstract)

Qayyum R, Khalid MR, Adomaityte J, Papadakos SP, Messineo FC. Systematic review: comparing routine and selective invasive strategies for the acute coronary syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Feb 5;148(3):186-96. Review. (abstract)

Mathias SD, Gao SK, Miller KL, Cella D, Snyder C, Turner R, Wu A, Bussel JB, George JN, McMillan R, Kholos Wysocki D, Nichol JL. Impact of chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) on health-related quality of life: a conceptual model starting with the patient perspective. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2008 Feb 8;6(1):13. (abstract)

Michos ED, Vaidya D, Gapstur SM, Schreiner PJ, Golden SH, Wong ND, Criqui MH, Ouyang P. Sex hormones, sex hormone binding globulin, and abdominal aortic calcification in women and men in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis. 2008 Feb 7. (abstract)

Lin FR, Wang NY, Fink NE, Quittner AL, Eisenberg LS, Tobey EA, Niparko JK; CDaCI Investigative Team. Assessing the use of speech and language measures in relation to parental perceptions of development after early cochlear implantation. Otol Neurotol. 2008 Feb;29(2):208-13.(abstract)

Wang NY, Eisenberg LS, Johnson KC, Fink NE, Tobey EA, Quittner AL, Niparko JK; CDaCI Investigative Team. Tracking development of speech recognition: longitudinal data from hierarchical assessments in the Childhood Development after Cochlear Implantation Study. Otol Neurotol. 2008 Feb;29(2):240-5. (abstract)

           

January 2008
          

Appel LJ. At the tipping point: accomplishing population-wide sodium reduction in the United States. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Jan;10(1):7-11. (no abstract)

Chen X, Wang Y, Appel LJ, Mi J. Impacts of Measurement Protocols on Blood Pressure Tracking From Childhood Into Adulthood. A Metaregression Analysis. Hypertension. 2008 Jan 22. (abstract)

Liew G, Wang JJ, Klein R, Duncan BB, Brancati F, Yeh HC, Wong TY. The relationship between birthweight and early age-related maculopathy: theatherosclerosis risk in communities study. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2008 Jan-Feb;15(1):56-61. (abstract)

Brotman DJ, Davidson MB, Boumitri M, Vidt DG. Impaired Diurnal Blood Pressure Variation and All-cause Mortality. Am J Hypertens. 2008 Jan;21(1):92-7.(abstract)

Bertoni AG, Clark JM, Feeney P, Yanovski SZ, Bantle J, Montgomery B, Safford MM, Herman WH, Haffner S; The Look AHEAD Research Group. Suboptimal control of glycemia, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol in overweight adults with diabetes: the Look AHEAD Study. J Diabetes Complications. 2008 January - February;22(1):1-9. (abstract)

Cofrancesco J Jr, Scherzer R, Tien PC, Gibert CL, Southwell H, Sidney S, Dobs A, Grunfeld C. Illicit drug use and HIV treatment outcomes in a US cohort. AIDS. 2008 Jan 30;22(3):357-65. (abstract)

Washington DL, Bowles J, Saha S, Horowitz CR, Moody-Ayers S, Brown AF, Stone VE, Cooper LA; Writing group for the Society of General Internal Medicine, Disparities in Health Task Force. Transforming Clinical Practice to Eliminate Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jan 15. (abstract)

Hill-Briggs F, Smith AS. Evaluation of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Print Patient Education Materials for Use with Low Health Literate Populations. Diabetes Care. 2008 Jan 17. (abstract)

Marinopoulos SS, Dorman T, Ratanawongsa N, Wilson LM, Ashar BH, Magaziner JL, Miller RG, Thomas PA, Prokopowicz GP, Qayyum R, Bass EB. Effectiveness of continuing medical education. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2007 Jan;(149):1-69. (abstract)

Bolen SD, Samuels TA, Yeh HC, Marinopoulos SS, McGuire M, Abuid M, Brancati FL. Failure to Intensify Antihypertensive Treatment by Primary Care Providers: A Cohort Study in Adults with Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jan 25. (abstract)

Lauretani F, Semba RD, Bandinelli S, Miller ER 3rd, Ruggiero C, Cherubini A, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L. Plasma Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Decline of Renal Function. Clin Chem. 2008 Jan 17. (abstract)

Ahonkhai AA, Gebo KA, Streiff MB, Moore RD, Segal JB. Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With HIV/AIDS: A Case-Control Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Jan 11. (abstract)

Braunstein JB, Sherber NS, Schulman SP, Ding EL, Powe NR. Race, Medical Researcher Distrust, Perceived Harm, and Willingness to Participate in Cardiovascular Prevention Trials. Medicine (Baltimore). 2008 Jan;87(1):1-9. (abstract)

Ford JG, Howerton MW, Lai GY, Gary TL, Bolen S, Gibbons MC, Tilburt J, Baffi C, Tanpitukpongse TP, Wilson RF, Powe NR, Bass EB. Barriers to recruiting underrepresented populations to cancer clinical trials: A systematic review. Cancer. 2008 Jan 15;112(2):228-42. (abstract)

Ishtiaq O, Iqbal M, Zubair M, Qayyum R, Adil M. Outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation - predictors of survival. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2008 Jan;18(1):3-7. (abstract)

Oliver KB, Dalrymple P, Lehmann HP, McClellan DA, Robinson KA, Twose C. Bringing evidence to practice: a team approach to teaching skills required for aninformationist role in evidence-based clinical and public health practice. J Med Libr Assoc. 2008 Jan;96(1):50-7. (abstract)

Segal JB, Powe NR. Prevalence of diagnosed chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura in the US: analysis of a large US claim database: a rebuttal. J Thromb Haemost. 2008 Jan 31. (No abstract available)

Snyder CF, Earle CC, Herbert RJ, Neville BA, Blackford AL, Frick KD. Trends in Follow-up and Preventive Care for Colorectal Cancer Survivors. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Jan 16. (abstract)

Tilburt JC, Dy SM, Weeks K, Klag M, Young JH. Associations between home remedy use and a validated self-reported adherence measure in an urban African-American population with poorly controlled hypertension. J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Jan;100(1):91-7. (abstract)