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How Does Older Age Influence Oncologists' Cancer Management? by Foster, Jill A., Salinas, Gregory D., Mansell, Dorcas, Williamson, James C., Casebeer, Linda L.

“…Background. Over half of new cancer cases occur in patients aged ≥65 years. Many older patients can benefit from intensive cancer therapies, yet evidence…”
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Applications of methodologies of the Veterans Health Study in the VA healthcare system: conclusions and summary by Kazis, Lewis E, Miller, Donald R, Skinner, Katherine M, Lee, Austin, Ren, Xinhua S, Clark, Jack A, Rogers, William H, Sprio, III, Avron, Selim, Alfredo, Linzer, Mark, Payne, Susan M C, Mansell, Dorcas, Fincke, B Graeme

“…The Veterans Health Study (VHS) had as its overarching goal the development, testing, and application of patient-centered assessments for monitoring patient…”
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Patient-reported measures of health: The Veterans Health Study by Kazis, Lewis E, Miller, Donald R, Skinner, Katherine M, Lee, Austin, Ren, Xinhua S, Clark, Jack A, Rogers, William H, Spiro, 3rd, Avron, Selim, Alfredo, Linzer, Mark, Payne, Susan M, Mansell, Dorcas, Fincke, R Graeme

“…The goal of the Veterans Health Study (VHS) was to extend the work of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) into the VA, by developing methodology for monitoring…”
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Posttraumatic stress disorder and health status: the veterans health study by Spiro, 3rd, Avron, Hankin, Cheryl S, Mansell, Dorcas, Kazis, Lewis E

“…This article examines the association between self-reported prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and health status in a sample of 2425 male…”
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The illness burden of alcohol-related disorders among VA patients: the veterans health study by Mansell, Dorcas, Penk, Walter, Hankin, Cheryl S, Lee, Austin, Spiro, 3rd, Avron, Skinner, Katherine M, Hsieh, Juling, Kazis, Lewis E

“…Little is known about the illness burden associated with alcohol-related disorders (ie, problem drinking, alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence) among patients…”
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Validation of the primary care alcohol severity measure by Mansell, Dorcas, Spiro, 3rd, Avron, Lee, Austin, Kazis, Lewis

“…Alcohol-related disorders are common in primary care settings; many primary care physicians are ill-equipped to manage patients with alcohol-related disorders…”
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Mental disorders and medical care utilization of VA ambulatory care patients: the veterans health study by Hankin, Cheryl S, Spiro, 3rd, Avron, Mansell, Dorcas, Miller, Donald R, Kazis, Lewis E

“…In this article, the authors examine patterns of medical services use among the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ambulatory care patients who screened…”
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Roles of physicians, attorneys, and illness experience in advance directives by MANSELL, D, KAZIS, L, GLANTZ, L, HEEREN, T

“…Age, illness severity, functional status, and education are associated with advance directive completion. We examined these patient characteristics and…”
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Clinical factors that influence patients' desire for participation in decisions about illness by Mansell, D, Poses, R M, Kazis, L, Duefield, C A

“…Clinical practice often fails to optimize patient participation in decisions about serious illness. Prior studies are unclear about whether the type of…”
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Attitudes toward management of decreased sexual desire in premenopausal women: a national survey of nurse practitioners and physician assistants by Mansell, Dorcas, Salinas, Gregory D, Sanchez, Andrew, Abdolrasulnia, Maziar

“…Recent studies have determined that low sexual desire affects between one quarter to one third of adult premenopausal women, leading to distress. The…”
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