2021
Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy: Insight From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Nwanyanwu KMJH, Nunez-Smith M, Gardner TW, Desai MM. Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy: Insight From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 61: 900-909. PMID: 34426057, PMCID: PMC8608699, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported diabetesNutrition Examination SurveyDiabetic retinopathyExamination SurveyNational HealthDiabetic retinopathy diagnosisHispanic race/ethnicityUndiagnosed diabetic retinopathyElevated blood pressureHistory of strokeSelf-reported hypertensionRetinopathy diagnosisRace/ethnicityCurrent smokingBlood pressureMale sexBlack raceFundus photographyDecreased oddsRetinopathyPreventable blindnessDiabetesOlder ageLogistic regressionDiagnosis
2014
Discrimination based on criminal record and healthcare utilization among men recently released from prison: a descriptive study
Frank JW, Wang EA, Nunez-Smith M, Lee H, Comfort M. Discrimination based on criminal record and healthcare utilization among men recently released from prison: a descriptive study. Health & Justice 2014, 2: 6. PMID: 25642407, PMCID: PMC4308970, DOI: 10.1186/2194-7899-2-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare workersHealthcare utilizationEmergency departmentHealthcare accessFrequent ED utilizationPrimary care utilizationPrimary care servicesEthnic minority patientsCross-sectional surveyLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityED utilizationCare utilizationMinority patientsCare servicesHealth outcomesSecondary analysisSociodemographic characteristicsDescriptive studyMale participantsIncarceration historyRegression modelsFuture studiesMenParticipants
2013
Socially-Assigned Race, Healthcare Discrimination and Preventive Healthcare Services
MacIntosh T, Desai MM, Lewis TT, Jones BA, Nunez-Smith M. Socially-Assigned Race, Healthcare Discrimination and Preventive Healthcare Services. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e64522. PMID: 23704992, PMCID: PMC3660607, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare discriminationCancer screeningBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemReceipt of vaccinationPreventive healthcare servicesInfluence health outcomesNon-Hispanic whitesCross-sectional analysisRace/ethnicityPneumococcal vaccinationPreventive carePreventive servicesPreventive vaccinationAge 60Health outcomesEthnic minoritiesVaccinationW groupDistrict of ColumbiaHealthcare servicesSignificant differencesRace/Similar ratesSurveillance system
2012
Institutional variation in the promotion of racial/ethnic minority faculty at US medical schools.
Nunez-Smith M, Ciarleglio MM, Sandoval-Schaefer T, Elumn J, Castillo-Page L, Peduzzi P, Bradley EH. Institutional variation in the promotion of racial/ethnic minority faculty at US medical schools. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: 852-8. PMID: 22420820, PMCID: PMC3483910, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300552.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Race/Ethnicity and Workplace Discrimination: Results of a National Survey of Physicians
Nunez-Smith M, Pilgrim N, Wynia M, Desai MM, Jones BA, Bright C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Race/Ethnicity and Workplace Discrimination: Results of a National Survey of Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2009, 24: 1198. PMID: 19727966, PMCID: PMC2771235, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1103-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research