2023
Racial disparities in diagnostic evaluation of uterine cancer among Medicaid beneficiaries
Xu X, Chen L, Nunez-Smith M, Clark M, Wright J. Racial disparities in diagnostic evaluation of uterine cancer among Medicaid beneficiaries. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 636-643. PMID: 36788453, PMCID: PMC10248843, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal uterine bleedingWhite patientsUterine cancerFirst diagnostic procedureDiagnostic evaluationBlack patientsDiagnostic proceduresBlack-White disparitiesManagement visitsMarketScan Multi-State Medicaid DatabaseMulti-State Medicaid DatabaseUterine bleedingPatient characteristicsMedicaid databaseEarly diagnosisMedicaid beneficiariesMultivariable regressionPatientsCancerRacial disparitiesDiagnosisVisitsMore evaluationDisparitiesBleeding
2018
2458 Determining the prevalence and associated multilevel characteristics of undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy
Nwanyanwu K, Nunez-Smith M, Desai M, Gardner T. 2458 Determining the prevalence and associated multilevel characteristics of undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2018, 2: 67-68. PMCID: PMC6799117, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2018.247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUndiagnosed diabetic retinopathyDiabetic retinopathyEthnic disparitiesSight-saving treatmentClinical examination dataCause of blindnessHigh prevalenceTimely diagnosisRetinopathyGreater severityExamination dataPrevalenceBlindnessEthnic minoritiesResults/PopulationRepresentative surveyDisparitiesQualitative interviewsDiagnosisSeverity