2009
Are Screening Guidelines for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Being Implemented within a Large VA Primary Health Care System?
Federman DG, Carbone VG, Kravetz JD, Kancir S, Kirsner RS, Bravata DM. Are Screening Guidelines for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Being Implemented within a Large VA Primary Health Care System? Postgraduate Medicine 2009, 121: 132-135. PMID: 19179821, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2009.01.1962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmVA health care systemPrimary health care systemHealth care systemCare systemAortic aneurysmPrimary careCare settingsVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemPrimary health care settingsAAA-related mortalityRetrospective cohort studyPrimary care settingEvidence-based recommendationsRecent imagingHealth care settingsMagnetic resonance imagingAbdominal ultrasoundCohort studyScreening ratesUltrasonographic screeningImaging evaluationAAA screeningScreening practicesPatients
2008
Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk
Federman DG, Shelling M, Prodanovich S, Gunderson CG, Kirsner RS. Psoriasis: an opportunity to identify cardiovascular risk. British Journal Of Dermatology 2008, 160: 1-7. PMID: 19016698, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08874.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular riskRisk factorsTreatable cardiovascular risk factorsPatients' cardiovascular riskMyocardial infarctionSevere diseaseHealth professionalsPsoriasisPatientsRiskLow qualityAssociationArthritisInfarctionAtherosclerosisInflammationMortalityFactorsPrevalenceDermatologistsDiseaseComplaints
2006
Full-Body Skin Examinations and the Female Veteran: Prevalence and Perspective
Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Haskell SG, Ma F, Kirsner RS. Full-Body Skin Examinations and the Female Veteran: Prevalence and Perspective. JAMA Dermatology 2006, 142: 312-316. PMID: 16549706, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.142.3.312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull-body skin examinationPrimary care providersCare providersFemale veteransSkin cancerSkin examinationRisk factorsPrimary health care clinicsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPatient risk factorsHealth care clinicsPercent of subjectsCare clinicsClinic appointmentsCutaneous malignanciesLower incidencePatient reportsMedical CenterCancer altersScreening testPatientsCancerConvenience sampleVeteransPersonal history
2004
Full-Body Skin Examinations: The Patient's Perspective
Federman DG, Kravetz JD, Tobin DG, Ma F, Kirsner RS. Full-Body Skin Examinations: The Patient's Perspective. JAMA Dermatology 2004, 140: 530-534. PMID: 15148096, DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.5.530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care practitionersSkin cancerRisk factorsWest Haven Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Affairs Medical CenterPatient risk factorsPercent of participantsPatient questionnaireClinic appointmentsCutaneous malignanciesDermatology clinicExamination ratePrimary careLower incidencePatient reportsMedical CenterPatient's perspectiveCare practitionersCancer altersPatientsScreening testCancerConvenience samplePersonal historyLower rates
2001
Common bacterial skin infections.
Trent J, Federman D, Kirsner R. Common bacterial skin infections. Wound Management & Prevention 2001, 47: 30-4. PMID: 11890001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis, hepatitis B, and the risk of endoscopy.
Federman D, Kirsner R. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis, hepatitis B, and the risk of endoscopy. Cutis 1999, 63: 86-7. PMID: 10071736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedColonoscopyHepatitis BHumansMaleRisk FactorsVasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous
1998
Epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease: a predictor of systemic vascular disease.
Federman D, Trent J, Froelich C, Demirovic J, Kirsner R. Epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease: a predictor of systemic vascular disease. Wound Management & Prevention 1998, 44: 58-62, 64, 66 passim. PMID: 9697547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular diseaseSystemic vascular diseaseSymptomatic peripheral vascular diseaseBody mass indexVascular diseaseRisk factorsPrevalence of PVDLower body mass indexCoronary artery diseaseCoronary heart diseasePhysical examination findingsImportant risk factorArtery diseaseHDL cholesterolExamination findingsLow ABIMass indexCerebrovascular diseaseCigarette smokingHeart diseasePhysical activityAdult populationOrgan systemsDiseasePatients
1996
The epidemiology of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Kirsner R, Federman D. The epidemiology of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Connecticut Medicine 1996, 60: 579-82. PMID: 8952129.Peer-Reviewed Original Research