2024
Blood type as a risk factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Rahimi Larki N, Skanderson M, Tate J, Levinson R, Hauser R, Brandt C, Yang Y, Justice A, Wang L. Blood type as a risk factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 10559-10559. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.10559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma riskVeterans Health AdministrationRisk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaNon-O blood typeNeighborhood-level socioeconomic dataIntegrated healthcare systemHigh risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaAssociated with higher riskAssociated with increased riskUnited StatesHealth AdministrationOutpatient encountersHealthcare systemBaseline ageAlcohol useIndex dateAssociation of blood typeCancer deathWhite populationSocioeconomic dataBlack patientsDiverse populationsRisk factorsBlood type
2023
Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Bernstein E, DeRycke E, Han L, Farmer M, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Bade B, Brandt C, Crothers K, Skanderson M, Ruser C, Spelman J, Bazan I, Justice A, Rentsch C, Akgün K. Racial, Ethnic, and Rural Disparities in U.S. Veteran COVID-19 Vaccine Rates. AJPM Focus 2023, 2: 100094. PMID: 37362395, PMCID: PMC10038675, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRace/ethnicity groupsFirst vaccinationFirst COVID-19 vaccinationVeterans AffairsWhite veteransCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care visitsEthnicity groupsCOVID-19 vaccinationLarge healthcare systemEquitable vaccine distributionAsian Americans/Pacific IslandersRace/ethnicityUnvaccinated patientsComorbidity indexInfluenza vaccinationSelf-reported categoriesBlack groupCare visitsCohort studyHazard ratioPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patients