Events from 2011
Patterns of Complex Comorbidity in Older Patients with Heart Failure, Jane S. Saczynski, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Sandhyasree Padmanabhan, Robert J. Goldberg, David J. Magid, David H. Smith, Sue Hee Sung, and Alan S. Go
Development of an interactive, Web-delivered system to increase provider-patient engagement in smoking cessation, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Kathryn Delaughter, Katie Crenshaw, Heather J. Sobko, Jessica H. Williams, Heather L. Coley, Midge N. Ray, Daniel E. Ford, Jeroan J. Allison, and Thomas K. Houston
Patient complexity and diabetes quality of care in rural settings, Amanda H. Salanitro, Monika M. Safford, Thomas K. Houston, Jessica H. Williams, Fernando Ovalle, Pamela Payne-Foster, Jeroan J. Allison, and Carlos A. Estrada
Predictors of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Sac Enlargement After Endovascular Repair, Andres Schanzer, Roy K. Greenberg, Nathanael Hevelone, William P. Robinson III, Mohammad H. Eslami, Robert J. Goldberg, and Louis M. Messina
Temporal Trends in Presentation for Outpatient HIV Medical Care 2000-2010: Implications for Short-term Mortality, Paula S. Seal, David A. Jackson, Eric Chamot, James H. Willig, Christa R. Nevin, Jeroan J. Allison, James L. Raper, Mirjam Kempf, Joseph E. Schumacher, Michael S. Saag, and Michael J. Mugavero
Validation testing of a three-component model of Short Form-36 scores, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Shunichi Fukuhara, Joseph Green, Mark Kosinski, Barbara Gandek, and John E. Ware Jr.
Concerns regarding power and other analysis issues, Douglas Thompson and Bruce A. Barton
Outcome of Hyperkalemia in the Emergency Department: Impact of Hyperkalemic Severity, Renal Function and CHF on Survival, Venu Velagapudi, Bruce A. Barton, and Jeffrey S. Stoff
Weight and mortality following heart failure hospitalization among diabetic patients, Molly E. Waring, Jane S. Saczynski, David D. McManus, Michael Zacharias, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Six-month mortality and cardiac catheterization in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with anemia, Wen-Chih Wu, Molly E. Waring, Darleen M. Lessard, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Publications from 2010
Health and role functioning: the use of focus groups in the development of an item bank, Milena D. Anatchkova and Jakob B. Bjorner
Assessing the factor structure of a role functioning item bank, Milena D. Anatchkova, John E. Ware Jr., and Jakob B. Bjorner
A stories-based interactive DVD intended to help people with hypertension achieve blood pressure control through improved communication with their doctors, Carol M. Ashton, Thomas K. Houston, Jessica H. Williams, Damien Larkin, John Trobaugh, Katie Crenshaw, and Nelda P. Wray
Elevated anti-Zta IgG levels and EBV viral load are associated with site of tumor presentation in endemic Burkitt's lymphoma patients: a case control study, Amolo S. Asito, Erwan Piriou, Peter Sumba Odada, Nancy Fiore, Jaap M. Middeldorp, Carole Long, Sheetij Dutta, David E. Lanar, Walter G.Z.O. Jura, Collins Ouma, Juliana A. Otieno, Ann M. Moormann, and Rosemary Rochford
Patients' experiences with care for lung cancer and colorectal cancer: findings from the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium, John Z. Ayanian, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Neeraj K. Arora, Katherine L. Kahn, Jennifer L. Malin, Patricia A. Ganz, Michelle van Ryn, Mark C. Hornbrook, Catarina I. Kiefe, Yulei He, Julie M. Urmie, Jane C. Weeks, and David P. Harrington
Research that matters, Bruce A. Barton and Arlene S. Ash
Predictors of timely follow-up after abnormal cancer screening among women seeking care at urban community health centers, Tracy A. Battaglia, M. Christina Santana, Sharon Bak, Manjusha Gokhale, Timothy L. Lash, Arlene S. Ash, Richard Kalish, Stephen Tringale, James O. Taylor, and Karen M. Freund
Design of the silent cerebral infarct transfusion (SIT) trial, James F. Casella, Allison A. King, Bruce A. Barton, Desiree A. White, Michael J. Noetzel, Rebecca N. Ichord, Cindy Terrill, Deborah Hirtz, Robert C. McKinstry, John J. Strouse, Thomas H. Howard, Thomas D. Coates, Caterina P. Minniti, Andrew D. Campbell, Bruce A. Vendt, Harold Lehmann, and Michael R. Debaun
The effect of midlife physical activity on cognitive function among older adults: AGES--Reykjavik Study, Milan Chang, Palmi V. Jonsson, Jon Snaedal, Sigurbjorn Bjornsson, Jane S. Saczynski, Thor Aspelund, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Maria K. Jonsdottir, Oscar Lopez, Tamara B. Harris, Vilmundur Gudnason, and Lenore J. Launer
Evidence that value-based insurance can be effective, Michael E. Chernew, Iver A. Juster, Mayur R. Shah, Arnold Wegh, Stephen N. Rosenberg, Allison B. Rosen, Michael C. Sokol, Kristina Yu-Isenberg, and A. Mark Fendrick
Risk factors and comorbidities in a community-wide sample of patients hospitalized with acute systolic or diastolic heart failure: the Worcester Heart Failure Study, Marcello Chinali, Samuel W. Joffe, Gerard P. Aurigemma, Raghavendra Makam, Theo E. Meyer, and Robert J. Goldberg
Is physician engagement with Web-based CME associated with patients' baseline hemoglobin A1c levels? The Rural Diabetes Online Care study, Katie Crenshaw, William Curry, Amanda H. Salanitro, Monika M. Safford, Thomas K. Houston, Jeroan J. Allison, and Carlos A. Estrada
Adolescent diet and subsequent serum hormones, breast density, and bone mineral density in young women: results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children follow-up study, Joanne F. Dorgan, Lea Liu, Catherine Klifa, Nola Hylton, John A. Shepherd, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Linda G. Snetselaar, Linda Van Horn, Victor J. Stevens, Alan Robson, Peter O. Kwiterovich Jr., Norman L. Lasser, John H. Himes, Kelley Pettee Gabriel, Andrea Kriska, Elizabeth H. Ruder, Carolyn Y. Fang, and Bruce A. Barton
The association of low selenium and renal insufficiency with coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality: NHANES III follow-up study, Charles B. Eaton, Abdul Rahman Abdul Baki, Molly E. Waring, Mary B. Roberts, and Bing Lu
Pattern Recognition of Longitudinal Trial Data with Nonignorable Missingness: An Empirical Case Study, Hua Fang, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Maria L. Rizzo, Christian Stopp, Sandra A. Wiebe, and Walter W. Stroup
Using propensity score modeling to minimize the influence of confounding risks related to prenatal tobacco exposure, Hua Fang, Craig Johnson, Nicolas Chevalier, Christian Stopp, Sandra A. Wiebe, Lauren S Wakschlag, and Kimberly Andrews Espy
A new nonlinear classifier with a penalized signed fuzzy measure using effective genetic algorithm, Hua Fang, Maria L. Rizzo, Honggang Wang, Kimberly Andrews Espy, and Zhenyuan Wang
Trends in thrombolytic use for ischemic stroke in the United States, Margaret C. Fang, David M. Cutler, and Allison B. Rosen
Contemporary trends in evidence-based treatment for acute myocardial infarction, Marco Fornasini, Jorge L. Yarzebski, David E. Chiriboga, Darleen M. Lessard, Frederick A. Spencer, Philip Aurigemma, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Racial and ethnic differences in hospice use among patients with heart failure, Jane L. Givens, Jennifer Tjia, Chao Zhou, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Arlene S. Ash
Symptom presentation in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure., Robert J. Goldberg, Frederick A. Spencer, Mariana Szklo-Coxe, Mayra Tisminetzky, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, and William Gaasch
A bibliometric review of cost-effectiveness analyses in the economic and medical literature: 1976-2006, Dan Greenberg, Allison B. Rosen, Oren Wacht, Jennifer A. Palmer, and Peter J. Neumann
Associations of job strain and occupation with subclinical atherosclerosis: The CARDIA Study, Kurt J. Greenlund, Catarina I. Kiefe, Wayne H. Giles, and Kiang Liu
Alcohol consumption in young adults and incident hypertension: 20-year follow-up from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study, Jewell H. Halanych, Monika M. Safford, Stefan G. Kertesz, Mark J. Pletcher, Young-Il Kim, Sharina D. Person, Cora E. Lewis, and Catarina I. Kiefe
Longitudinal patterns in survival, comorbidity, healthcare utilization and quality of care among older women following breast cancer diagnosis, Amresh D. Hanchate, Kerri M. Clough-Gorr, Arlene S. Ash, Soe Soe Thwin, and Rebecca A. Silliman
Hospitalizations and deaths among adults with cardiovascular disease who underuse medications because of cost: a longitudinal analysis, Michele Heisler, Hwajung Choi, Allison B. Rosen, Sandeep Vijan, Mohammed U. Kabeto, Kenneth M. Langa, and John D. Piette
Impact of content-specific email reminders on provider participation in an online intervention: a dental PBRN study, Thomas K. Houston, Heather L. Coley, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Midge N. Ray, Jessica H. Williams, Jeroan J. Allison, Gregg H. Gilbert, Catarina I. Kiefe, and Connie L. Kohler
The QUIT-PRIMO provider-patient Internet-delivered smoking cessation referral intervention: a cluster-randomized comparative effectiveness trial: study protocol, Thomas K. Houston, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Daniel E. Ford, Joshua S. Richman, Midge N. Ray, and Jeroan J. Allison
Adjuvant chemotherapy use and adverse events among older patients with stage III colon cancer, Katherine L. Kahn, John L. Adams, Jane C. Weeks, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Deborah Schrag, John Z. Ayanian, Catarina I. Kiefe, Patricia A. Ganz, Nirmala Bhoopalam, Arnold L. Potosky, David P. Harrington, and Robert H. Fletcher
Insights from the conduct of a device trial in older persons: low magnitude mechanical stimulation for musculoskeletal health, Douglas P. Kiel, Marian T. Hannan, Bruce A. Barton, Mary L. Bouxsein, Thomas F. Lang, Kathleen M. Brown, Elizabeth Shane, Jay Magaziner, Sheryl Zimmerman, and Clinton T. Rubin
Do neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation and low social cohesion predict coronary calcification?: the CARDIA study, Daniel Kim, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Catarina I. Kiefe, Ichiro Kawachi, and Kiang Liu
Relationship of body mass index in young adulthood and health-related quality of life two decades later: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study, Andrea T. Kozak, Martha L. Daviglus, C. Chan, Catarina I. Kiefe, David R. Jacobs Jr., and Kiang Liu
Nursing home residence confounds gender differences in Medicare utilization an example of Simpson's paradox, Andrea C. Kronman, Karen M. Freund, Amresh Hanchate, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Arlene S. Ash
Patient-reported communications with pharmacy staff at community pharmacies: the Alabama NSAID Patient Safety Study, 2005-2007, Cynthia L. LaCivita, Ellen M. Funkhouser, Michael J. Miller, Midge N. Ray, Kenneth G. Saag, Catarina I. Kiefe, Daniel J. Cobaugh, and Jeroan J. Allison
Differential associations of weight dynamics with coronary artery calcium versus common carotid artery intima-media thickness: The CARDIA Study, Duk-Hee Lee, Michael W. Steffes, Myron Gross, Kyong Park, Paul Holvoet, Catarina I. Kiefe, Cora E. Lewis, and David R. Jacobs Jr.
The dietary quality of persons with heart failure in NHANES 1999-2006, Stephenie C. Lemon, Barbara C. Olendzki, Robert P. Magner, Wenjun Li, Annie L. Culver, Ira S. Ockene, and Robert J. Goldberg
Content validation of two SF-36 subscales for use in type 2 diabetes and non-dialysis chronic kidney disease-related anemia, Mona L. Martin, Donald L. Patrick, Shravanthi R. Gandra, Antonia V. Bennett, Nancy K. Leidy, Allen R. Nissenson, Frederic O. Finkelstein, Eldrin F. Lewis, Albert W. Wu, and John E. Ware Jr.
Antiretroviral prescribing patterns in treatment-naive patients in the United States, James A. McKinnell, James H. Willig, Andrew O. Westfall, Christa Nevin, Jeroan J. Allison, James L. Raper, Michael J. Mugavero, and Michael S. Saag
Using single-item health literacy screening questions to identify patients who read written nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine information provided at pharmacies, Michael J. Miller, Jeroan J. Allison, Michael R. Schmitt, Midge N. Ray, Ellen M. Funkhouser, Daniel J. Cobaugh, Kenneth G. Saag, and Cynthia L. LaCivita
The role of health literacy and written medicine information in nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug risk awareness, Michael J. Miller, Michael R. Schmitt, Jeroan J. Allison, Daniel J. Cobaugh, Midge N. Ray, and Kenneth G. Saag
Accounting for Health and Health Care: Approaches to Measuring the Sources and Costs of Their Improvement, National Research Council's Panel to Advance a Research Program on the Design of National Health Accounts and Allison B. Rosen
Age and Sex Differences and 20-Year Trends (1986 to 2005) in Prehospital Delay in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction, Hoa L. Nguyen, Joel M. Gore, Jane S. Saczynski, Jorge L. Yarzebski, George W. Reed, Frederick A. Spencer, and Robert J. Goldberg
Validity versus feasibility for quality of care indicators: expert panel results from the MI-Plus study, Adolfo Pena, Sandeep S. Virk, Richard M. Shewchuk, Jeroan J. Allison, O. Dale Williams, and Catarina I. Kiefe
Medication assistance programs: do all in need benefit equally, Maria Pisu, Katie Crenshaw, Ellen M. Funkhouser, Midge N. Ray, Catarina I. Kiefe, Kenneth G. Saag, Cynthia L. LaCivita, and Jeroan J. Allison
Uncompensated medical provider costs associated with prior authorization for prescription medications in an HIV clinic, James L. Raper, James H. Willig, Hui-Yi Lin, Jeroan J. Allison, M. Bennet Broner, Michael J. Mugavero, and Kenneth G. Saag
Patient characteristics associated with oral anticoagulation control: results of the Veterans AffaiRs Study to Improve Anticoagulation (VARIA), Adam J. Rose, Elaine M. Hylek, Al Ozonoff, Arlene S. Ash, Joel I. Reisman, and Dan R. Berlowitz
Comparative efficacy versus effectiveness of initial antiretroviral therapy in clinical trials versus routine care, Justin S. Routman, James H. Willig, Andrew O. Westfall, Sarah R. Abroms, Mohit Varshney, Sunil Adusumilli, Jeroan J. Allison, Karen G. Savage, Michael S. Saag, and Michael J. Mugavero
Depressive symptoms and risk of dementia: The Framingham Heart Study, Jane S. Saczynski, Alexa Beiser, Sudha Seshadri, S. Auerbach, P. A. Wolf, and R. Au
Declining length of stay for patients hospitalized with AMI: impact on mortality and readmissions, Jane S. Saczynski, Darleen M. Lessard, Frederick A. Spencer, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Joel M. Gore, Jorge L. Yarzebski, and Robert J. Goldberg
Development of a Point-of-Care HIV/Aids Medication Dosing Support System Using the Android Mobile Platform, Rajani S. Sadasivam, Vaibhav Gathibandhe, Murat M. Tanik, and James H. Willig
Multiple uncontrolled conditions and blood pressure medication intensification: an observational study, Amanda H. Salanitro, Ellen M. Funkhouser, Bonita S. Agee, Jeroan J. Allison, Jewell H. Halanych, Thomas K. Houston, Mark S. Litaker, Deborah A. Levine, and Monika M. Safford
Management and outcomes of renal disease and acute myocardial infarction, Paul A. Santolucito, Dennis A. Tighe, David D. McManus, Jorge L. Yarzebski, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, and Robert J. Goldberg
Communicating non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug risks: Verbal counseling, written medicine information, and patients' risk awareness, Michael R. Schmitt, Michael J. Miller, Donald L. Harrison, Kevin C. Farmer, Jeroan J. Allison, Daniel J. Cobaugh, and Kenneth G. Saag
The Combination of Ribavirin and Peginterferon Is Superior to Peginterferon and Placebo for Children and Adolescents With Chronic Hepatitis C, Kathleen B. Schwarz, Peds-C Clinical Research Network, and Bruce A. Barton
A population-based study of inferior vena cava filters in patients with acute venous thromboembolism, Frederick A. Spencer, Shannon M. Bates, Robert J. Goldberg, Darleen M. Lessard, Cathy Emery, Alla Glushchenko, Joel M. Gore, and Richard H. White
Factors associated with adverse outcomes in outpatients presenting with pulmonary embolism: the Worcester Venous Thromboembolism Study, Frederick A. Spencer, Robert J. Goldberg, Darleen M. Lessard, George W. Reed, Cathy Emery, Joel M. Gore, Luigi Pacifico, and Jeff I. Weitz
Delay to reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction presenting to acute care hospitals: an international perspective, Frederick A. Spencer, Gilles Montalescot, Keith A. A. Fox, Shaun G. Goodman, Christopher B. Granger, Robert J. Goldberg, Gustavo B.F. Oliveira, Frederick A. Anderson, Kim A. Eagle, Gordon Fitzgerald, and Joel M. Gore
Allele specificity of gamma interferon responses to the carboxyl-terminal region of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 by Kenyan adults with naturally acquired immunity to malaria, Michele D. Spring, Kiprotich Chelimo, Daniel J. Tisch, Peter O. Sumba, Rosemary Rochford, Carole A. Long, James W. Kazura, and Ann M. Moormann
Microgeographic variations in Burkitt's lymphoma incidence correlate with differences in malnutrition, malaria and Epstein-Barr virus, Peter O. Sumba, E. W. Kabiru, E. Namuyenga, Nancy Fiore, R. O. Otieno, Ann M. Moormann, A. S. Orago, Paula F. Rosenbaum, and Rosemary Rochford
Disparities in combination drug therapy use in older adults with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional time-series in a nationally representative US sample, Jennifer Tjia, Becky A. Briesacher, Dawei Xie, Jason Fu, and Robert J. Goldberg
A Computerized Asthma Outcomes Measure Is Feasible for Disease Management, Diane M. Turner-Bowker, Renee N. Saris-Baglama, Milena D. Anatchkova, and David M. Mosen
Correlates of weight patterns during middle age characterized by functional principal components analysis, Molly E. Waring, Charles B. Eaton, Thomas M. Lasater, and Kate L. Lapane
Incident diabetes in relation to weight patterns during middle age, Molly E. Waring, Charles B. Eaton, Thomas M. Lasater, and Kate L. Lapane
Do women residents delay childbearing due to perceived career threats, Lisa L. Willett, Melissa F. Wellons, Jason R. Hartig, Lindsey Roenigk, Mukta Panda, Angela T. Dearinger, Jeroan J. Allison, and Thomas K. Houston
Durability of initial antiretroviral therapy in a resource-constrained setting and the potential need for zidovudine weight-based dosing, James H. Willig, Juan Echevarria, Andrew O. Westfall, David Iglesias, German Henostroza, Carlos Seas, Michael J. Mugavero, Jeroan J. Allison, Jorge Paz III, Fiorella Hernandez, Cristina Tomatis, Michael S. Saag, and Eduardo Gotuzzo
Design and Process Development for Smart Phone Medication Dosing Support System and Educational Platform in HIV/Aids-TB Programs in Zambia, M. Willig, M. Sinkala, Rajani S. Sadasivam, M. Albert, L. Wilson, M. Mugavero, E. Msidi, S. Brande, J. Nikisi, J. Stringer, I. Tami, G. Henostroza, V. Gathibhande, J. Menke, Murat M. Tanik, and S. Reid
Multiple imputation for estimating the risk of developing dementia and its impact on survival, Binbing Yu, Jane S. Saczynski, and Lenore J. Launer
Hospital patient safety levels among healthcare's "most wired" institutions, Feliciano B. Yu, Nir Menachemi, and Thomas K. Houston
Adherence to hip protectors and implications for U.S. long-term care settings, Sheryl Zimmerman, Jay Magaziner, Stanley J. Birge, Bruce A. Barton, Shari S. Kronsberg, and Douglas P. Kiel
Publications from 2009
Development and preliminary testing of a computerized adaptive assessment of chronic pain, Milena D. Anatchkova, Renee N. Saris-Baglama, Mark Kosinski, and Jakob B. Bjorner
Health and happiness among older adults: a community-based study, Erik Angner, Midge N. Ray, Kenneth G. Saag, and Jeroan J. Allison
Incidence and mortality of hip fractures in the United States, Carmen A. Brauer, Marcelo Coca-Perraillon, David M. Cutler, and Allison B. Rosen
Better assessment of physical function: item improvement is neglected but essential, Bonnie Bruce, James F. Fries, Debbie Ambrosini, Bharathi Lingala, Barbara Gandek, Matthias Rose, and John E. Ware Jr.
Exploring the effects of an "everyday" activity program on executive function and memory in older adults: Experience Corps, Michelle C. Carlson, Jane S. Saczynski, George W. Rebok, Teresa E. Seeman, Thomas A. Glass, Sylvia McGill, James Tielsch, Kevin D. Frick, Joel Hill, and Linda P. Fried
Obesity surgery and diabetes: does a chance to cut mean a chance to cure, Stuart R. Chipkin and Robert J. Goldberg
Prospective association between C-reactive protein and fatigue in the coronary artery risk development in young adults study, Hyong Jin Cho, Teresa E. Seeman, Julienne E. Bower, Catarina I. Kiefe, and Michael R. Irwin
Adverse events among the elderly receiving chemotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Jane F. Pendergast, Katherine L. Kahn, Robert B. Wallace, Daniela C. Moga, David P. Harrington, Catarina I. Kiefe, Jane C. Weeks, Dee W. West, S. Yousuf Zafar, and Robert H. Fletcher
Understanding research principles: giving our patients the care they deserve, Daniel J. Cobaugh and Jeroan J. Allison
Do physicians within the same practice setting manage osteoporosis patients similarly? Implications for implementation research, Jeffrey R. Curtis, T. Arora, J. Xi, A. Silver, Jeroan J. Allison, L. Chen, Kenneth G. Saag, Anna P. Schenck, Andrew O. Westfall, and Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric
Temporal stability of naturally acquired immunity to Merozoite Surface Protein-1 in Kenyan adults, Arlene E. Dent, Kiprotich Chelimo, Peter Odada Sumba, Michele D. Spring, Brendan S. Crabb, Ann M. Moormann, Daniel J. Tisch, and James W. Kazura
Growth mixture modeling of academic achievement in children of varying birth weight risk, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Hua Fang, David Charak, Nori Minich, and H. Gerry Taylor
Power of Models in Longitudinal Study: Findings From a Full-Crossed Simulation Design, Hua Fang, Gordon P. Brooks, Maria L. Rizzo, Kimberly Andrews Espy, and Robert S. Barcikowski
Body mass index, treatment practices, and mortality in patients with acute heart failure, Timothy P. Fitzgibbons, Olga T. Hardy, Darleen M. Lessard, Joel M. Gore, Jorge L. Yarzebski, and Robert J. Goldberg
Prepregnancy depressive mood and preterm birth in black and white women: findings from the CARDIA Study, Amelia R. Gavin, David H. Chae, Sarah Mustillo, and Catarina I. Kiefe
To the Framingham data, turn, turn, turn, Robert J. Goldberg
Epidemiology of decompensated heart failure in a single community in the northeastern United States, Robert J. Goldberg, Chad E. Darling, Bernard Joseph, Jane S. Saczynski, Marcello Chinali, Darleen M. Lessard, Steven Pezzella, and Frederick A. Spencer
Toll-like receptor polymorphisms in malaria-endemic populations, Jennifer A. Greene, Ann M. Moormann, John M. Vulule, Moses J. Bockarie, Peter A. Zimmerman, and James W. Kazura
Racial and ethnic differences in end-of-life costs: why do minorities cost more than whites, Amresh Hanchate, Andrea C. Kronman, Yinong Young-Xu, Arlene S. Ash, and Ezekiel Emanuel
Use of beta-blockers and effects on heart rate and blood pressure post-acute coronary syndromes: are we on target, Michael Herman, Jennifer Donovan, Maichi Tran, Brigid McKenna, Joel M. Gore, Robert J. Goldberg, and Dennis A. Tighe
Can residents accurately abstract their own charts, Thomas K. Houston, Terry C. Wall, Lisa L. Willett, Gustavo R. Heudebert, and Jeroan J. Allison



