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1. Ackerman R Narayan KMV, Safford MM, Thompson TJ, Brown AF, Williamson DF, Stevens MR, Selby JV. A process of care summary score does not predict meaningful differences in intermediate clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, or care quality for commercial managed care patients with diabetes: The TRIAD study. Diabetes Care. In Press
2. Allen ML, Elliott, MN, Morales LS, Diamant, AL, Hambarsoomian K, Schuster MA Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition Among 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation Asian and Latino Adolescents. American Journal of Public Health. In Press.
3. Baker RS, Bazargan M, Calderón JL, Hays RD. Psychometric Performance of the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire in Latinos and non-Latinos. Ophthalmology 2006. In Press
4. Bao Y, Fox S, Escarce J. Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in the discussion of cancer screening: between- vs. within- physician differences. Health Services Research. In Press.
5. Bao Y, N Duan, S Fox. Is some physician advice on smoking cessation better than no advice? An instrumental variable analysis of the 2001 National Health Interview Survey. Health Services Research. In Press.
6. Bazargan M, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Baker RS. Who is playing doctor? -- The gap between self-perceived versus professionally diagnosed chronic conditions among the underserved minority. Prev Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;41(5-6):883-6. Epub 2005 Oct 24.
7. Bazargan M, Calderón JL, Heslin KC, Mendez C, Shaheen M, Ahdout J, Baker RS. A profile of chronic mental and physical conditions among African-American and Latino children in urban public housing. Ethn Dis. 2005 Autumn;15(4 Suppl 5):S5-3-9.
8. Bazargan M, Norris K, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Akhanjee L, Calderon JL, Safvati SD, Baker RS. Alternative healthcare use in the under-served population. Ethn Dis. 2005 Autumn;15(4):531-9.
9. Bell DS, Hays RD, Hoffman JR, Day FC, Higa JK, Wilkes MS. A test of knowledge about prostate cancer screening: Online pilot evaluation among Southern California physicians. Journal of General Internal Medicine.2006, 21, 310-314.
10. Bluthenthal RN, Jones L, Fackler-Lowrie N, Ellison M, Booker T, Jones F, McDaniel S, Moini M, Williams KR, Klap R, Koegel P, Wells KB. Witness for Wellness: preliminary findings from a community-academic participatory research mental health initiative. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S18-34.
11. Bogart LM, Collins RL, Cunningham WE, Beckman R, Golinelli D, Eisenman D, Bird CE. The association of partner abuse with risky sexual behaviors among women and men with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Behav. 2005 Sep;9(3):325-33.
12. Bogart LM, Collins RL, Kanouse D, Cunningham WE, Beckman R, Golinelli D, Bird CE. Patterns and Correlates of Deliberate Abstinence Among Men and Women with HIV/AIDS. American Journal of Public Health June 2006;96(6).
13. Brown AF, Ang A, Pebley AR. The relationship between the neighborhood socioeconomic environment and self-rated health for adults with chronic conditions. Provisional acceptance at, Am J Public Health.
14. Calderón JL, Baker RS, Conde JG, Hays RD, Fabrega H, Fleming E, Norris K. Ethno-medical Perspectives on Clinical Research Participation: A Qualitative Pilot Study. Medscape General Medicine 2006; 8(2):23 .
15. Calderon JL, Morales LS, Liu H, Hays RD. Variation in the readability of items within surveys. Am J Med Qual. 2006 Jan-Feb;21(1):49-56.
16. Calderón JL, Pan D, Teklehaimenot S, Robinson P, Shaheen M, Baker RS. Multi-cultural Surveillance for Ectopic Pregnancy: California 1991-2000. Ethnicity and Disease 2005;15 (4):S5 20-24.
17. Calderón JL, Smith Sandra. ‘Communicating Health’, Textbook of the Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Sahler, Carr, Eds. Second Edition (In Press)
18. Chang JT, Hays RD, Shekelle PG, MacLean CH, Solomon DH, Reuben DB, Roth CP, Kamberg CJ, Adams J, Young RT, Wenger NS. Patients' global ratings of their health care are not associated with the technical quality of their care. Ann Intern Med. 2006 May 2;144(9):665-72.
19. Chang, CH, Wright BD, Cella, D, Hays RD. The SF-36 physical and mental health factors were confirmed in cancer and HIV/AIDS patients.  J Clin Epidemiol. 2007 Jan;60(1):68-72. Epub 2006 Oct 23.
20. Chen DT, Jones L, Gelberg L. Ethics of clinical research within a community-academic partnered participatory framework. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S118-35.
21. Chung B, Corbett CE, Boulet B, Cummings JR, Paxton K, McDaniel S, Mercier SO, Franklin C, Mercier E, Jones L, Collins BE, Koegel P, Duan N, Wells KB, Glik D. Talking Wellness Group of Witness for Wellness. Talking Wellness: a description of a community-academic partnered project to engage an African-American community around depression through the use of poetry, film, and photography. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S67-78.
22. Cohen DA, Ghosh-Dastidar B, Scribner R, Miu A, Scott M, Robinson P, Farley TA, Bluthenthal RN, Brown-Taylor D. Alcohol outlets, gonorrhea, and the Los Angeles civil unrest: A longitudinal analysis. Soc Sci Med. 2006 Jun;62(12):3062-71. Epub 2006 Jan 19. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.060  
23. Cunningham WE, Hays RD, Duan N, Andersen R, Nakazono TT, Bozzette SA, Shapiro MF. The effect of socioeconomic status on the survival of people receiving care for HIV infection in the United States. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2005 Nov;16(4):655-76.
24. Cunningham WE, Sohler NL, Tobias C, Drainoni M, Bradford J, Davis C, Cabral HJ, Cunningham CO, Eldred L, Wong MD. Health Services Utilization for People with HIV Infection: Comparison of a Population Targeted for Outreach with U.S. Population in Care. Medical Care 2006. In Press
25. Elliott MN, Farley D, Hambarsoomians K, Hays RD. Do Medicaid and commercial CAHPS scores correlate within plans?  A New Jersey case study.  Medical Care, 2005; Oct: 1027-1033.
26. Ettner SL, Thompson TJ, Stevens MR, Mangione CM, Kim C, Steers N, Goewey J, Brown AF, Chung RS, Narayan KMV, and the TRIAD Study Group. Are Physician Reimbursement Strategies Associated With Processes of Care and Patient Satisfaction for Patients with Diabetes in Managed Care Health Services Research. In Press
27. Fongwa MN, Cunningham W, Weech-Maldonado R, Gutierrez PR, Hays RD.  Comparison of data quality for reports and ratings of ambulatory care by African American and White Medicare managed care enrollees.  J Aging Health. 2006 Oct;18(5):707-21.
    
28. Fongwa MN, Hays RD, Gutierrez P, Stewart AL. Psychometric characteristics of a patient satisfaction instrument tailored to the concerns of African Americans. Ethnicity and Disease. In Press
29. Ganesan K Pan D, Teklehaimanot S, Norris KC. Racial Ethnic Differences In Institutionalization after Hip Fractures. Ethn Dis. 2005 Autumn;15(4 Suppl 5):S5-30-3.
30. Gollin LX, Harrigan RC, Calderón JL, Perez J, Easa D. Improving Hawaiian and Filipino Involvement in Clinical Research Opportunities: Qualitative Findings from Hawai‘i. Ethnicity & Disease 2005;15(4):S5 111-119.
31. Harawa NT, Williams JK, Ramamurthi HC, Bingham TA. Perceptions Towards Condom Use, Sexual Activity, and HIV Disclosure among HIV-Positive African American Men Who have Sex with Men: Implications for Heterosexual Transmission. J of Urban Health 2006.
32. Haviland MG, Morales LS, Dial TH, Pincus HA. Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and satisfaction with health care. Am J Med Qual. 2005 Jul-Aug;20(4):195-203.
33. Hays RD, Brown J, Brown LU, Spritzer KL, Crall J. Classical test theory and item response theory analyses of multi-item scales assessing parents' perceptions of their children's dental care.  Med Care. 2006 Nov;44(11 Suppl 3):S60-8.
34. Hepner KA, Brown JA, Hays RD. Comparison of mail and telephone in assessing patient experiences in receiving care from medical group practices. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 2005 Dec;28(4):377-89.
    
35. Heslin KC, Andersen RM, Ettner SL, Kominski GF, Belin TR, Morgenstern H, Cunningham WE. Do specialist self-referral insurance policies improve access to HIV-experienced physicians as a regular source of care? Med Care Res Rev. 2005 Oct;62(5):583-600.
36. Heslin KC, Casey R, Shaheen MA, Cardenas F, Baker RS. Racial and ethnic differences in unmet need for vision care among children with special health care needs. Archives of Ophthalmology, June 2006 (Journal embargo date is June 12, 2006, 3:00 PM central time).
37. Heslin KC, Robinson PL, Baker RS, Gelberg L. Community characteristics and violence against homeless women in Los Angeles County. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. In Press.
38. Higashi T, Hays RD, Brown JA, Kamberg CJ, Pham C, Reuben DB, Shekelle PG, Solomon DH, Young RT, Roth CP, Chang JT, MacLean CH, Wenger NS. Do proxies reflect patients’ health concerns about urinary incontinence and gait problems? Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2005; 3: 75.
39. Hsiao AF, Hays RD, Ryan GW, Coulter ID, Andersen RM, Hardy ML, Diehl DL, Hui KK, Wenger NS. A self-report measure of clinicians’ orientation toward integrative medicine. Health Services Research. 2005; 40, 1553-1569.
40. Hsiao AF, Ryan GW, Hays RD, Coulter ID, Andersen RM, Wenger NS. Variations in provider conceptions of integrative medicine. Social Science and Medicine; 2006; 62, 2973-2987.
41. Hurtado MP, Angeles J, Blahut SA, Hays RD. Assessment of the equivalence of the Spanish and English versions of the CAHPS Hospital Survey on the quality of inpatient care. Health Services Research. 2005; 40 (6 Pt. 2), 2140-2161.
42. Jacobson JO, Robinson P, Bluthenthal RN. Racial disparities in completion rates from publicly-funded alcohol treatment: Economic resources explain more than demographics and addiction severity. Health Services Research. 2006 In Press
43. Johnson SL, Tierney EF, Onyemere KU, Tseng CW, Safford M, Kountz DS, Karter AJ, Ferrara A, Duru OK, Brown AF, Narayan V, Thompson TJ, Herman WH. Who is tested for diabetic kidney disease and who initiates treatment: Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes. Diabetes Care. In Press.
44. Jones D, Franklin C, Butler BT, Williams P, Wells KB, Rodriguez MA. The Building Wellness project: a case history of partnership, power sharing, and compromise. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S54-66.
45. Kahn KL, Tisnado DM, Adams JL, Liu H, Chen WP, Mangione CM, Hays RD, Damberg CL. Does ambulatory process of care predict health-related quality of life outcomes? Health Services Research. In Press.
46. Kanwal F, Gralnek IM, Hays RD, Dulai GS, Spiegel BM, Bozzette S, Asch S. Impact of chronic viral Hepatitis on health-related quality of life in HIV: Results from a nationally representative sample. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2005; (100)1984-1994.
47. Kataoka SH, Fuentes S, O'Donoghue VP, Castillo-Campos P, Bonilla A, Halsey K, Avila JL, Wells KB. A community participatory research partnership: the development of a faith-based intervention for children exposed to violence. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S89-97.
48. Khanna D, Furst DE, Hays RD, Park GS, Wong WK, Seibold JR, Mayes MD, White B, Wigley FF, Weisman M, Barr W, Moreland L, Medsger TA, Steen VD, Martin RW, Collier D, Weinstein A, Lally EV, Varga J, Weiner SR, Andrews B, Abeles M, Clements PJ. Minimally important difference in diffuse systemic sclerosis—Results from the D-penicillamine study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2006; Mar 15; [Epub ahead of print]
49. Ko M, Edelstein RA, Heslin KC, Rajagopalan S, Wilkerson L, Colburn L, Grumbach K. Impact of the University of California, Los Angeles/Charles R. Drew University Medical Education Program on medical students' intentions to practice in underserved areas. Acad Med. 2005 Sep;80(9):803-8.
50. Lara M, Gamboa C, Kahramanian MI, Morales LS, Bautista DE. Acculturation and Latino health in the United States: a review of the literature and its sociopolitical context. Annu Rev Public Health. 2005;26:367-97.
51. Lin J, Robinson, P. The Chinese Ethnoburb of Los Angeles: A Crucible of Racial Succession GeoJournal. 2006. In Press
52. Liu HH, Miller LG, Hays RD, Golin C, Zhao HM, Wenger NS and Kaplan K. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Survey Questions for Adherence to Antiretroviral Medications and Exploratory Analyses for Identifying Optimal Sets of Survey Questions. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. In Press
53. Liu H, Miller LG, Hays RD, Wagner G, Golin CE, Hu W, Kahn K, Haubrich R, Kaplan AH, Wenger NS.  A practical method to calibrate self-reported adherence to antiretroviral therapy.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Dec 1;43 Suppl 1:S104-12.
    
54. Lorenz KA, Cunningham WE, Spritzer K L, Hays RD. Changes in symptoms and health-related quality of life in a nationally representative sample of adults in treatment for HIV. Quality of Life Research. In press
55. Melia BM, Moy CS, Reynolds SM, Hayman JA, Murray TG, Hovland KR, Earle JD, Kurinij N, Dong LM, Miskala PH, Fountain C, Cella D, Mangione CM, for the Life Study Group (COMS-QOLS). Quality of Life after I-125 brachytherapy versus enucleation for choroidal melanoma: 5 year results from the collaborative ocular melanoma study. COMS-QOLS Report No. 3. Arch Ophthalmol Feb 2006; 124: 226 – 238.
    
56. Mendel P. The Making and Expansion of International Management Standards,in Gili S. Drori, John W. Meyer, and Hokyu Hwang (eds.), World Society and the Expansion of Formal Organization. Oxford: Oxford University Press. In Press
57. Morales LS, Elliott M, Weech-Maldonado R, Hays RD. The impact of interpreters on parents' experiences with ambulatory care for their children. Med Care Res Rev. 2006; Feb;63(1):110-28.
58. Morales LS, Flower C, Gutierrez P, Klienman M, Teresi J. Differential Functioning in the Mini Mental Status Exam: Application of the DFIT Framework. Medical Care (In Press).
59. Morales LS, Gutierrez P, Escarce JJ. Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Blood Lead Levels among Mexican-American Children and Adolescents in the United States. Public Health Reports 2005 Jul/Aug;120(4): 448-454.
60. Morales LS, Ortega A. Disparities in Health Care. Changing the U.S. Health Care System: Key Issues in Health Services Policy and Management. Eds. Andersen RM, Rice TH, Kominski GF. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass (In Press).
61. Morales LS, Staiger D, Horbar JD, Carpenter J, Kenny M, Geppert J, Rogowski J. Mortality among very low-birthweight infants in hospitals serving minority populations. Am J Public Health. 2005 Dec;95(12):2206-12.
62. Nicholas S, Tareen N, Zadshir A, Martins D, Pan D, Norris KC. Management of Early Chronic Kidney Disease in Indigenous Populations and Ethnic Minorities. Kidney Int 2005 Aug;(97):S78-81.
63. Norris KC, Agodoa, LY. Unraveling the Racial Disparities Associated With Kidney Disease. Kidney Int 2005;68:914–924.
64. Martins D, Tareen N, Zadshir A, Pan D, Vargas R, Nissenson A, Norris K. The association of poverty with the prevalence of albuminuria: data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Jun;47(6):965-71.
65. Patel KK, Koegel P, Booker T, Jones L, Wells K. Innovative approaches to obtaining community feedback in the Witness for Wellness experience. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S35-42.
66. Ponce NA, Hays RD, Cunningham WE.  Linguistic disparities in health care access and health status among older adults. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Jul;21(7):786-91.
    
67. Punzalan C, Paxton KC, Guentzel H, Bluthenthal RN, Staunton AD, Mejia G, Morales L, Miranda J. Seeking community input to improve implementation of a lifestyle modification program. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S79-88.
68. Reise SP, Meijer RR, Morales LS, Ainsworth AT, Morales LS, & Hays RD.  Application of Group-Level Item Response Models in the Evaluation of Consumer Reports About Health Plan Quality. Multivariate Behavioral Research 2006, Vol. 41, No. 1, Pages 85-102
    
69. Rodríguez MA, Saba G. Cultural Competency and Intimate Partner Abuse: Health care interventions. Intimate Partner Abuse and Health Professionals: Old problems, New Approaches. Roberts, G & Hegarty, K (Eds) Feder G. Elsevier. 2005. Book Chapters
70. Sarkisian CA, Brusuelas RJ, Steers WN, Davidson MB, Brown AF, Norris KC, Anderson RM, Mangione CM. Using focus groups of older African Americans and Latinos with diabetes to modify a self-care empowerment intervention. Ethn Dis 2005;15:283-291.
71. Stephenson BL, Wohl DA, Hays RD, Golin CE, Liu HH, Kiziah CN, Simpson G, Kaplan AH. Validity and reliability of an instrument to measure health beliefs and attitudes about antiretroviral therapy among inmates in a directly observed treatment setting. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. In Press
72. Stockdale SE, Mendel P, Jones L, Arroyo W, Gilmore J. Assessing organizational readiness and change in community intervention research: framework for participatory evaluation. Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S136-45.
73. Tareen N, Martins D, Zadshir A, Pan D, Norris KC. Routine vitamin supplementation on serum levels of 25 (OH) D3 among the general adult population and patients with chronic kidney disease. Ethn Dis. 2005;Autumn;15(4 Suppl 5):S5-102-6.
74. Tareen N, Zadshir A, Martins D, Pan D, Nicholas S, Norris KC. Chronic Kidney Disease in African American and Mexican American Populations. Kidney Int 2005; Aug;(97):S137-40.
75. Tarn DM, Heritage J, Paterniti DA, Hays RD, Kravitz RL, Wenger NS.  Physician communication when prescribing new medications.  Arch Intern Med. 2006 Sep 25;166(17):1855-62.
    
76. Tarn DM, Paterniti DA, Heritage J, Hays RD, Kravitz RL, Wenger NS.  Physician communication about the cost and acquisition of newly prescribed medications. Am J Manag Care. 2006 Nov;12(11):657-64.
    
77. Vargas RB, Davis RB, McCarthy EP, Li D, Iezzoni LI. Racial and ethnic differences in utilization of health services in patients with diabetes enrolled in Medicaid J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2004 Nov;15(4):562-75.
78. Varma R, Wu J, Chong K, Azen SP, Hays RD; Los Angeles Latino Eye Study Group.  Impact of severity and bilaterality of visual impairment on health-related quality of life. Ophthalmology. 2006 Oct;113(10):1846-53. Epub 2006 Aug 4.
    
79. Vazirani S, Hays RD, Shapiro MF, Cowan M. Effect of a multidisciplinary intervention on communication and collaboration among physicians and nurses. Am J Crit Care. 2005 Jan;14(1):71-7.
    
80. Vickrey BG, Strickland T L, Fitten J, Adams G R, Ortiz F, Hays R D. Ethnic variations in dementia caregiving experiences: Insights from focus groups. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. in press.
81. Wells KB, Staunton A, Norris KC, Bluthenthal R, Chung B, Gelberg L, Jones L, Kataoka S, Koegel P, Miranda J, Mangione CM, Patel K, Rodriguez M, Shapiro M, Wong M. Building an academic-community partnered network for clinical services research: the Community Health Improvement Collaborative (CHIC). Ethn Dis. 2006 Winter;16(1 Suppl 1):S3-17.
82. Wu AW, Huang IC, Gifford AL, Spritzer KL, Bozzette SA, Hays RD. Creating a crosswalk to estimate AIDS Clinical Trials Group quality of life scores in a nationally representative sample of persons in care for HIV in the United States. HIV Clinical Trials. 2005; 6 (3), 147-157.
83. Zadshir A, Tareen N, Pan D, Norris KC, Martins D. The Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D among US Adults: Data from the NHANES III. Ethn Dis. 2005 Autumn;15(4 Suppl 5):S5-97-101.