2011
Assessing the Impact of Screening Colonoscopy on Mortality in the Medicare Population
Gross CP, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Cramer LD, Guerrero C, Tinetti ME, Braithwaite RS. Assessing the Impact of Screening Colonoscopy on Mortality in the Medicare Population. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1441-1449. PMID: 21842323, PMCID: PMC3235614, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1816-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerStrata of sexYears of ageShort life expectancyDesignRetrospective studyResultsIncreasing ageWomen 75Greater comorbidityOlder patientsScreening colonoscopyComorbiditiesRoutine screeningMedicare populationMortality ratePatientsAge groupsEffectiveness of SCMortalityLife expectancyWomenAgeMenColonoscopySexYears
2006
Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults
Ross JS, Bradley EH, Busch SH. Use of Health Care Services by Lower-Income and Higher-Income Uninsured Adults. JAMA 2006, 295: 2027-2036. PMID: 16670411, DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.17.2027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care servicesWeight loss counselingCardiovascular risk reductionCare servicesHigher-income adultsAnnual household incomeAspirin usePneumococcal vaccinationInsured adultsColorectal cancerUninsured adultsDiabetes managementHemoglobin measurementBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemAppropriate health care servicesSerum cholesterol screeningCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer screeningPatterns of careHealth insuranceCommunity-dwelling adultsRisk reduction servicesRisk reductionCross-sectional analysis