2022
Technology Utilization in Black Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Exploring the Decision-Making Process
Mencher SR, Weinzimer SA, Nally LM, Van Name M, Nunez-Smith M, Sadler LS. Technology Utilization in Black Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Exploring the Decision-Making Process. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 2022, 24: 249-257. PMID: 35085444, PMCID: PMC11074720, DOI: 10.1089/dia.2021.0413.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdults
2020
Is hypertension in African-descent populations contributed to by an imbalance in the activities of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas and the ACE/Ang II/AT1 axes?
Cohall D, Ojeh N, Ferrario CM, Adams OP, Nunez-Smith M. Is hypertension in African-descent populations contributed to by an imbalance in the activities of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas and the ACE/Ang II/AT1 axes? Journal Of The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System 2020, 21: 1470320320908186. PMID: 32089050, PMCID: PMC7036504, DOI: 10.1177/1470320320908186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAngiotensin IAngiotensin IIAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Black PeopleHumansHypertensionMiddle AgedPeptide FragmentsPeptidesPeptidyl-Dipeptidase AProto-Oncogene MasProto-Oncogene ProteinsReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 1Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledRenin-Angiotensin SystemYoung AdultConceptsRenin angiotensin aldosterone systemAngiotensin aldosterone systemAldosterone systemClinical blood pressure readingsType 2 diabetes mellitusACE2/AngEnzyme 2 activityChronic renal diseaseBlood pressure readingsVenous blood samplesAfro-Caribbean originAntihypertensive treatmentMineralocorticoid blockersPressor armDiabetes mellitusRenal diseaseReceptor axisAfrican descentUrine collectionEnzyme 2Blood samplesHypertensionPressure readingsAnthropometric dataAfrican descent populations
2016
Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Wang KH, Goulet JL, Carroll CM, Skanderson M, Fodeh S, Erdos J, Womack JA, Abel EA, Bathulapalli H, Justice AC, Nunez-Smith M, Brandt CA. Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. BMC Health Services Research 2016, 16: 609. PMID: 27769221, PMCID: PMC5075153, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1841-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDelivery of Health CareElectronic Health RecordsEmigration and ImmigrationFemaleHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans HealthYoung AdultConceptsHealthcare systemVeterans Health Administration electronic health recordsVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemHealthcare mobilityRetrospective cohort studyHepatitis C virusOutcomes of careDifferent healthcare systemsDistinct healthcare systemsElectronic health recordsClinical characteristicsCohort studyHealthcare utilizationC virusSpecialty carePsychiatric disordersYounger veteransDisease preventionYounger agePopulation healthHealth recordsVeteransStatus changesCareYear period
2010
Media Exposure and Tobacco, Illicit Drugs, and Alcohol Use among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
Nunez-Smith M, Wolf E, Huang HM, Chen PG, Lee L, Emanuel EJ, Gross CP. Media Exposure and Tobacco, Illicit Drugs, and Alcohol Use among Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Substance Abuse 2010, 31: 174-192. PMID: 20687006, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2010.495648.Peer-Reviewed Original Research