2025
Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in premature exits from permanent supportive housing among residents with substance use disorders
Panadero T, Gabrielian S, Seamans M, Gelberg L, Tsai J, Harris T. Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in premature exits from permanent supportive housing among residents with substance use disorders. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 355. PMID: 39875890, PMCID: PMC11773779, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-21169-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless-experienced VeteransSupportive housingPermanent supportive housingNon-Hispanic white residentsSubstance use disordersRacial/ethnic subgroupsReduce homelessnessIndependent housingWhite residentsSUD servicesVeterans AffairsAdministrative dataRacial/Ethnic DifferencesDepartment of Veterans AffairsRacial/ethnic groupsHealth servicesVA administrative dataEthnic disparitiesHispanic/Latino residentsEvidence-based practiceHousingResidentsRisk of deathPremature exitHomelessness
2021
Effect of Peer Benchmarking on Specialist Electronic Consult Performance in a Los Angeles Safety-Net: a Cluster Randomized Trial
Meeker D, Friedberg M, Knight T, Doctor J, Zein D, Cayasso-McIntosh N, Goldstein N, Fox C, Linder J, Persell S, Dea S, Giboney P, Yee H. Effect of Peer Benchmarking on Specialist Electronic Consult Performance in a Los Angeles Safety-Net: a Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2021, 37: 1400-1407. PMID: 34505234, PMCID: PMC8428492, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07002-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Tabletop Application of SALT Triage to 10, 100, and 1000 Pediatric Victims
McGlynn N, Claudius I, Kaji AH, Fisher EH, Shaban A, Cicero MX, Santillanes G, Gausche-Hill M, Chang TP, Donofrio-Odmann JJ. Tabletop Application of SALT Triage to 10, 100, and 1000 Pediatric Victims. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2020, 35: 165-169. PMID: 32054549, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x20000163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-rater reliabilitySingle level 1 trauma centerLevel 1 trauma centerKappa testTrauma patients ageNumber of patientsLife-saving interventionsPoor inter-rater reliabilityHypothesis/ProblemCohen's kappa testPatient agePediatric patientsTrauma centerPediatric victimsPatientsTriage categorizationTriage processSALT triageTriageIncreasing percentageInjuryRaters
2016
Comparison of industrial emissions and carpet dust concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in a multi-center U.S. study
Deziel NC, Nuckols JR, Jones RR, Graubard BI, De Roos AJ, Pronk A, Gourley C, Colt JS, Ward MH. Comparison of industrial emissions and carpet dust concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in a multi-center U.S. study. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 580: 1276-1286. PMID: 28017415, PMCID: PMC5330683, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMunicipal solid waste incineratorSolid waste incineratorMedical waste incineratorWaste incineratorEmission indexAverage emission indexSewage sludge incineratorsPCDD/F emissionsNon-hazardous wasteElectricity generating plantsPCDD/F congenersDust concentrationPCDD/F emission sourcesCement kilnsSludge incineratorsToxic PCDD/F congenersGenerating plantsEmission sourcesHazardous waste incineratorIncineratorF emissionsLocal meteorological dataNearby emission sourcesTerrain characteristicsSystem readings
2012
Diabetes Management For Low-Income Patients In Los Angeles: Two Strategies Improved Disease Control In The Short Term
Huckfeldt P, Meeker D, Peters A, Guterman J, Diaz G, Goldman D. Diabetes Management For Low-Income Patients In Los Angeles: Two Strategies Improved Disease Control In The Short Term. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 168-176. PMID: 22232107, PMCID: PMC3883628, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical pharmacy programCase managementDisease controlShort-term disease controlPrimary care settingIntensive patient educationLow-income patientsLow-density lipoproteinHealth care providersLong-term healthShort-term intensive interventionDiabetes controlPrimary careCommunity clinicsVulnerable patientsCare teamPatient educationCare settingsCare providersTeam interventionIntensive interventionPatientsInterventionPharmacy programLos Angeles
2003
Health Status, Service Use, and Costs Among Veterans Receiving Outreach Services in Jail or Community Settings
McGuire J, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ. Health Status, Service Use, and Costs Among Veterans Receiving Outreach Services in Jail or Community Settings. Psychiatric Services 2003, 54: 201-207. PMID: 12556601, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.2.201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent substance useGroup of veteransOutreach contactsHomeless veteransService useHealth servicesVeterans AffairsCommunity settingsVA health care servicesOutreach servicesSubstance useTotal health care expendituresMental health servicesHealth care costsHealth care servicesSubstance use problemsHealth care expendituresSurgical servicesCare costsCare servicesHealth statusMedical problemsRehabilitative servicesIntake proceduresCare expenditures
2001
Possible Medication Errors in Home Healthcare Patients
Meredith S, Feldman P, Frey D, Hall K, Arnold K, Brown N, Ray W. Possible Medication Errors in Home Healthcare Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 719-724. PMID: 11454109, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49147.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Services ResearchHome Care ServicesHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLos AngelesMaleMedication ErrorsNew York CityPractice Guidelines as TopicRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRisk ManagementTotal Quality ManagementUnnecessary ProceduresConceptsPossible medication errorsHome healthcare patientsBeers criteriaMedication errorsHealthcare patientsMedication useHealth criteriaPotential medication problemsMedication-related problemsNumber of medicationsPatients age 65Cross-sectional surveyHome healthcare agenciesMore medicationsOlder patientsMedication problemsPanel criteriaPatientsStudy subjectsMore drugsMedicationsAge 65Older peopleVulnerable populationsHealthcare agencies
1999
Improving access to disability benefits among homeless persons with mental illness: an agency-specific approach to services integration.
Rosenheck R, Frisman L, Kasprow W. Improving access to disability benefits among homeless persons with mental illness: an agency-specific approach to services integration. American Journal Of Public Health 1999, 89: 524-8. PMID: 10191795, PMCID: PMC1508901, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.89.4.524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCommunity-Institutional RelationsDisability EvaluationFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitals, VeteransHumansIll-Housed PersonsInsurance, DisabilityInterinstitutional RelationsLos AngelesMaleMental DisordersNew YorkProgram EvaluationSocial SecuritySocial WorkTexasUnited StatesVeteransConceptsMental illnessVeterans AffairsHealth careVA health careProportion of veteransHomeless personsDisability benefitsHomeless Veterans programSocial Security disability benefitsClinical staffDisability awardsIllnessSSA administrative dataHomeless veteransDisability entitlementsVeteransVeteran ProgramAdministrative dataService system integrationHigher proportionSocial Security AdministrationOutreach programsYearsProportionPersons
1996
Small intestine transplantation at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Farmer D, Shaked A, McDiarmid S, Olthoff K, Millis J, Imagawa D, Colonna J, Robert M, Lewin K, Goldstein L, Busuttil R. Small intestine transplantation at the University of California, Los Angeles. Transplantation Proceedings 1996, 28: 2746-7. PMID: 8908036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Characteristics of Veterans and Nonveterans in Three Samples of Homeless Men
Rosenheck R, Koegel P. Characteristics of Veterans and Nonveterans in Three Samples of Homeless Men. Psychiatric Services 1993, 44: 858-863. PMID: 8225299, DOI: 10.1176/ps.44.9.858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomeless veteransGeneral populationHomeless nonveteransCharacteristics of veteransHomeless male veteransHigher educational levelHomeless menClinical characteristicsMale veteransMental illnessCurrent social functioningSecondary analysisSubstance abuseSociodemographic differencesPhysical healthAmerican menSocial functioningVeteransNational dataHomeless AmericansNonveteransEducational levelMenHomeless population
1991
Estimating the 1978–1990 and Future Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Subgroups of Homosexual Men
Hoover D, Munoz A, Carey V, Chmiel J, Taylor J, Margolick J, Kingsley L, Vermund S. Estimating the 1978–1990 and Future Spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Subgroups of Homosexual Men. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1991, 134: 1190-1205. PMID: 1746529, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeroconversion ratesHomosexual menHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus type 1 infectionImmunodeficiency virus type 1Kaplan-Meier methodHIV-1 infectionType 1 infectionAge 55 yearsHIV-1 epidemicVirus type 1AIDS diagnosisSeroconversionAnnual hazardHematologic variablesAge 55Type 1Survival methodsBisexual menHomosexual populationCohortMenAgeInfectionNational AIDS incidence trends and the extent of zidovudine therapy in selected demographic and transmission groups.
Rosenberg PS, Gail MH, Schrager LK, Vermund SH, Creagh-Kirk T, Andrews EB, Winkelstein W, Marmor M, Des Jarlais DC, Biggar RJ. National AIDS incidence trends and the extent of zidovudine therapy in selected demographic and transmission groups. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1991, 4: 392-401. PMID: 2007974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersAIDS incidence trendsIncidence trendsDrug usersHeterosexual contactSevere immunodeficiencyHeterosexual intravenous drug usersHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionFavorable trendTransmission groupImmunodeficiency virus infectionIncidence of AIDSCases of AIDSZidovudine therapyTransfusion recipientsVirus infectionNumber of casesZidovudineNew York CityEarly cessationTherapyAIDSMenGay menSan Francisco
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