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Social determinants and the classification of disease: descriptive epidemiology of selected socially mediated disease constellations by Levine, Robert S, Kilbourne, Barbara A, Rust, George S, Langston, Michael A, Husaini, Baqar A, Gittner, Lisaann S, Sanderson, Maureen, Hennekens, Charles H

“…Most major diseases have important social determinants. In this context, classification of disease based on etiologic or anatomic criteria may be neither…”
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Mammography Screening Among the Elderly: A Research Challenge by Sanderson, Maureen, PhD, Levine, Robert S., MD, Fadden, Mary K., MPH, Kilbourne, Barbara, PhD, Pisu, Maria, PhD, Cain, Van, MS, Husaini, Baqar A., PhD, Langston, Michael, PhD, Gittner, Lisa, PhD, Zoorob, Roger, MD, MPH, Rust, George S., MD, MPH, Hennekens, Charles H., MD, DrPH

“…Abstract Background Randomized trials demonstrate clear benefits of mammography screening in women through age 74 years. We explored age- and race-specific…”
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Depression effects on hospital cost of heart failure patients in California: An analysis by ethnicity and gender by Husaini, Baqar, Taira, Deborah, Norris, Keith, Adhish, S, Moonis, Majaz, Levine, Robert

“…Background: Depression often interferes with self-management and treatment of medical conditions. This may result in serious medical complications and…”
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A descriptive study of racial inequalities in mortality from hepatocellular cancer before and after licensure of lifesaving drugs for hepatitis C virus in the United States by Levine, Robert S, Mejia, Maria C, Salemi, Jason L, Gonzalez, Sandra J, Aliyu, Muktar H, Husaini, Baqar A, Zoorob, Roger J, Hennekens, Charles H

“…Since 1979, mortality from hepatocellular cancer (HCC) has doubled in the United States (US). Lifesaving drugs, prohibitively expensive for some, were approved…”
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Smoking, depression, and hospital costs of respiratory cancers: Examining race and sex variation by Husaini, Baqar A, Levine, Robert S, Lammers, Phillip, Hull, Pam, Novotny, Meggan, Moonis, Majaz

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of smoking and depression on hospital costs for lung cancer (LC).MethodsWe extracted data on depression, smoking history,…”
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Lack of validity of self-reported mammography data by Levine, Robert S, Kilbourne, Barbara J, Sanderson, Maureen, Fadden, Mary K, Pisu, Maria, Salemi, Jason L, Mejia de Grubb, Maria Carmenza, O’Hara, Heather, Husaini, Baqar A, Zoorob, Roget J, Hennekens, Charles H

“…This qualitative literature review aimed to describe the totality of peer-reviewed scientific evidence from 1990 to 2017 concerning validity of self-reported…”
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Heart Failure Hospitalization by Race/Ethnicity, Gender and Age in California: Implications for Prevention by Husaini, Baqar A., Levine, Robert S., Norris, Keith C., Cain, Van, Bazargan, Mohsen, Moonis, Majaz

“…We examined variation in rates of hospitalization, risk factors, and costs by race/ethnicity, gender and age among heart failure (HF) patients. We analyzed…”
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Black White Mortality From HIV in the United States Before and After Introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in 1996 by Levine, Robert S, Briggs, Nathaniel C, Kilbourne, Barbara S, King, William D, Fry-Johnson, Yvonne, Baltrus, Peter T, Husaini, Baqar A, Rust, George S

“…We sought to describe Black-White differences in HIV disease mortality before and after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART)…”
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Altitude and Variable Effects on Infant Mortality in the United States by Levine, Robert S, Salemi, Jason L, Mejia de Grubb, Maria C, Wood, Sarah K, Gittner, Lisa, Khan, Hafiz, Langston, Michael A, Husaini, Baqar A, Rust, George, Hennekens, Charles H

“…Levine, Robert S., Jason L. Salemi, Maria C. Mejia de Grubb, Sarah K. Wood, Lisa Gittner, Hafiz Khan, Michael A. Langston, Baqar A. Husaini, George Rust, and…”
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Availability of Low-Fat Milk and Produce in Small and Mid-Sized Grocery Stores After 2014 WIC Final Rule Changes, Tennessee by Schlundt, David, Briley, Chiquita, Canada, Barbara, Jones, Jessica L, Husaini, Baqar A, Emerson, Janice S, Hull, Pamela C

“…The 2007 Interim Rule mandated changes to food packages in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for implementation…”
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PREDICTORS OF DEPRESSION AMONG THE ELDERLY: Racial Differences Over Time by Husaini, Baqar A

“…Depressive symptomatology and correlates of depression were compared in 600 white and 600 black elderly people over a period of 18 months. Overall, factors…”
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A Smartphone App for Families With Preschool-Aged Children in a Public Nutrition Program: Prototype Development and Beta-Testing by Hull, Pamela, Emerson, Janice S, Quirk, Meghan E, Canedo, Juan R, Jones, Jessica L, Vylegzhanina, Violetta, Schmidt, Douglas C, Mulvaney, Shelagh A, Beech, Bettina M, Briley, Chiquita, Harris, Calvin, Husaini, Baqar A

“…The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in the United States provides free supplemental food and nutrition education…”
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Infant Deaths and Mortality from Gun Violence: Causal or Casual? by Levine, Robert S., Salemi, Jason L., Mejia de Grubb, Maria C., Gittner, Lisa S., Langston, Michael A., Husaini, Baqar A., Rust, George, Hennekens, Charles H.

“…Describe trends in non-Hispanic black infant mortality (IM) in the New York City (NYC) counties of Bronx, Kings, Queens, and Manhattan and correlations with…”
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Use of Six Sigma for eliminating missed opportunities for prevention services by Gittner, LisaAnn S, Husaini, Baqar A, Hull, Pamela C, Emerson, Janice S, Tropez-Sims, Suzanne, Reece, Michelle C, Zoorob, Roger, Levine, Robert S

“…Delivery of primary care preventative services can be significantly increased utilizing Six Sigma methods. Missed preventative service opportunities were…”
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Race and Age Impacts Treatment Cost of Heart Failure in Tennessee by Husaini, Baqar A, Cain, Van A, Samad, Zahid, Levine, Robert S

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Association of infant feeding with adiposity in early childhood in a WIC sample by Zhou, Yuan E, Emerson, Janice S, Husaini, Baqar A, Hull, Pamela C

“…To evaluate the association of different infant feeding practices with adiposity in early childhood. Survey was conducted among 150 White, Black, and Hispanic…”
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Race, sex, and age differences in heart failure-related hospitalizations in a southern state: implications for prevention by Husaini, Baqar A, Mensah, George A, Sawyer, Douglas, Cain, Van A, Samad, Zahid, Hull, Pamela C, Levine, Robert S, Sampson, Uchechukwu K A

“…Because heart failure (HF) is the final common pathway for most heart diseases, we examined its 10-year prevalence trend by race, sex, and age in Tennessee. HF…”
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Black-White Inequalities in Mortality and Life Expectancy, 1933-1999: Implications for Healthy People 2010 by Levine, Robert S., Foster, James E., Fullilove, Robert E., Mindy T. Fullilove, Nathaniel C. Briggs, Pamela C. Hull, Husaini, Baqar A., Hennekens, Charles H.

“…Objectives: Optimistic predictions for the Healthy People 2010 goals of eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in health have been made based on absolute…”
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Short-Term Trends in Heart Failure–Related Hospitalizations in a High-Risk State by Sampson, Uchechukwu K.A., Husaini, Baqar A., Cain, Van A., Samad, Zahid, Jahangir, Eiman C., Levine, Robert S.

“…We sought to determine whether there are signs of improvement in the rates of heart failure (HF) hospitalizations given the recent reports of improvement in…”
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Depression and race affect hospitalization costs of heart failure patients by Husaini, Baqar A, Levine, Robert S, Novotny, Meggan L, Cain, Van A, Uchechukwu KA Sampson, Moonis, Majaz

“…ObjectiveDepression and anxiety are frequently observed in heart failure (HF) patients; however, the effect of such factors on hospitalization costs of HF…”
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