2013
Variations in Use of PET among Medicare Beneficiaries with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, 1998–2007
Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Carpenter WR, Biddle AK, Abernethy AP, Patz EF, Schulman KA, Weinberger M. Variations in Use of PET among Medicare Beneficiaries with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, 1998–2007. Radiology 2013, 267: 807-817. PMID: 23418003, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12120174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPositron emission tomographyUse of PETMedicare beneficiariesCases of NSCLCPET useDiagnosis of NSCLCEnd Results-Medicare dataMultivariable logistic regression analysisDuke University Health SystemHalf of patientsCell lung cancerExamination 2 monthsMultivariable regression analysisUniversity Health SystemLogistic regression analysisDemographic subgroupsRegression analysisInstitutional review boardNonblack patientsPrimary outcomeFinal cohortSurveillance EpidemiologyLung cancerRetrospective analysis
2006
Comparison of Conflict of Interest Policies and Reported Practices in Academic Medical Centers in the United States
DINAN MA, WEINFURT KP, FRIEDMAN JY, ALLSBROOK JS, GOTTLIEB J, SCHULMAN KA, HALL MA, DHILLON JK, SUGARMAN J. Comparison of Conflict of Interest Policies and Reported Practices in Academic Medical Centers in the United States. Accountability In Research 2006, 13: 325-342. PMID: 17849643, PMCID: PMC2474571, DOI: 10.1080/08989620601003414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterest policiesComparison of ConflictUnderstanding of conflictUnited StatesComprehensive policyPotential research participantsInterest CommitteePolicyResearch participantsConflictConflicts of interestInstitutionsDisclosure of conflictsInstitutional review boardMost institutionsOfficialsInterestStatePracticeCommitteeDisclosureReview boardMembersConsiderable differencesReporting