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Predictors of Avoiding Medical Care and Reasons for Avoidance Behavior by Kannan, Viji Diane, Veazie, Peter J.

“…Background: Delayed medical care has negative health and economic consequences; interventions have focused on appraising symptoms, with limited success in…”
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US trends in social isolation, social engagement, and companionship ⎯ nationally and by age, sex, race/ethnicity, family income, and work hours, 2003–2020 by Kannan, Viji Diane, Veazie, Peter J.

“…Social connectedness is essential for health and longevity, while isolation exacts a heavy toll on individuals and society. We present U.S. social…”
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The relationship between health and political ideology begins in childhood by Kannan, Viji Diane, Pacheco, Julianna, Peters, Kelly, Lapham, Susan, Chapman, Benjamin P.

“…We investigate whether childhood health status influences adult political ideology and whether health at subsequent life-stages, adolescent personality traits,…”
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Reducing Prenatal Smoking by Adams, E. Kathleen, PhD, Markowitz, Sara, PhD, Kannan, Viji, MPH, Dietz, Patricia M., DrPH, MPH, Tong, Van T., MPH, Malarcher, Ann M., PhD, MSPH

“…Background Maternal smoking causes adverse health outcomes for both mothers and infants and leads to excess healthcare costs at delivery and beyond. Even with…”
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Political orientation, political environment, and health behaviors in the United States by Kannan, Viji Diane, Veazie, Peter J.

“…Political orientation (Republican/Democrat and conservative/liberal) and political environment (geo-spatial political party affiliated voting patterns) are…”
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Capsule Commentary on Taber et al., Why Do People Avoid Medical Care? A Qualitative Study Using National Data by Kannan, Viji Diane

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The relationship between adolescent reading habits and older adult social engagement – A longitudinal cohort analysis by Kannan, Viji Diane, Peters, Kelly, Chapman, Benjamin P.

“…To investigate an access point during youth with the potential to have a positive impact on social engagement in later-life. Our social selves begin long…”
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Adolescent Predictors of Firearm Suicide Over Four Decades of Life in U.S. Men by Conner, Kenneth R., Peters, Kelly, Conwell, Yeates, Hutchison, Morica, Kannan, Viji, Lapham, Susan, Chapman, Benjamin P.

“…There are meager individual-level data on long-term predictors of firearm suicide. This was an analysis of males (N=189,558) in the Project Talent cohort, a…”
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Full Scope-of-Practice Regulation Is Associated With Higher Supply of Nurse Practitioners in Rural and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Counties by Xue, Ying, Kannan, Viji, Greener, Elizabeth, Smith, Joyce A., Brasch, Judith, Johnson, Brent A., Spetz, Joanne

“…Access to quality primary care is challenging for rural populations and individuals residing in primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). The…”
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Intergenerational social mobility and suicide risk by firearm and other means in US males by Chapman, Benjamin P., Peters, Kelly, Kannan, Viji, Hutchison, Morica, Lapham, Susan, Caine, Eric D., Conner, Kenneth R.

“…Firearms are the leading method of suicide in US men, and socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with suicide risk. In this 40-year mortality follow-up of a…”
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Political parties and mortality: The role of social status and personal responsibility by Kannan, Viji Diane, Brown, Theodore M., Kunitz, Stephen J., Chapman, Benjamin P.

“…Previous research findings across a variety of nations show that affiliation with the conservative party is associated with greater longevity; however, it is…”
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Federally qualified health centers reduce the primary care provider gap in health professional shortage counties by Xue, Ying, Greener, Elizabeth, Kannan, Viji, Smith, Joyce A., Brewer, Carol, Spetz, Joanne

“…•Partial-county HPSAs had the highest average provider supply and the greatest increase, followed by non-HPSA counties and whole-county HPSAs.•The growth in…”
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Who Avoids Going to the Doctor and Why? Audience Segmentation Analysis for Application of Message Development by Kannan, Viji Diane, Veazie, Peter J.

“…This exploratory study examines the prevalent and detrimental health care phenomenon of patient delay in order to inform formative research leading to the…”
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Reducing prenatal smoking: the role of state policies by Adams, E Kathleen, Markowitz, Sara, Kannan, Viji, Dietz, Patricia M, Tong, Van T, Malarcher, Ann M

“…Maternal smoking causes adverse health outcomes for both mothers and infants and leads to excess healthcare costs at delivery and beyond. Even with substantial…”
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Lower-income families pay a higher share of income toward national health care spending than higher-income families do by Ketsche, Patricia, Adams, E Kathleen, Wallace, Sally, Kannan, Viji Diane, Kannan, Harini

“…All health care spending from public and private sources, such as governments and businesses, is ultimately paid by individuals and families. We calculated the…”
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Social Psychology Explanations of Care-Seeking Variation for a Myocardial Infarction by Kannan, Viji Diane

“…Reperfusion therapies to treat heart attacks are a relatively new (~1980’s) technology that dramatically improved survival rates, under the caveat that…”
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Tobacco control policies, birth outcomes, and maternal human capital by Markowitz, Sara, Adams, E. Kathleen, Dietz, Patricia M, Kannan, Viji, Tong, Van T

“…Smoking during pregnancy can have significant adverse health effects for babies, yet many women smoke during pregnancy. In this paper, we examine whether state…”
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Medical Utilization Among Wellness Consumers by Kannan, Viji Diane, Gaydos, Laura M., Atherly, Adam J., Druss, Benjamin G.

“…This study investigates conventional medicine utilization by wellness-motivated, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) consumers. While CAM consumers…”
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