Published in Am J Public Health on July 27, 2006
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Influence of patients' requests for direct-to-consumer advertised antidepressants: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2005) 6.90
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Measuring patient-centered communication in patient-physician consultations: theoretical and practical issues. Soc Sci Med (2005) 5.39
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Does applicant personality influence multiple mini-interview performance and medical school acceptance offers? Acad Med (2012) 2.67
Patient-centered communication and diagnostic testing. Ann Fam Med (2005) 2.37
Assessing substance abuse treatment need: a statewide hospital emergency department study. Ann Emerg Med (2003) 2.34
Patient engagement programs for recognition and initial treatment of depression in primary care: a randomized trial. JAMA (2013) 2.12
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Impact of a diabetes certificate program on PharmD students' knowledge and skills. Am J Pharm Educ (2007) 1.90
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Changes in health care expenditure associated with gaining or losing health insurance. Ann Intern Med (2007) 1.68
The cost effectiveness of health insurance. Am J Prev Med (2005) 1.67
Can patient coaching reduce racial/ethnic disparities in cancer pain control? Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Pain Med (2007) 1.66
Declared and undeclared substance use among emergency department patients: a population-based study. Addiction (2006) 1.65
Racial disparity in surgical complications in New York State. Ann Surg (2005) 1.61
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Let's not talk about it: suicide inquiry in primary care. Ann Fam Med (2007) 1.48
Trends in colorectal cancer testing among Medicare subpopulations. Am J Prev Med (2008) 1.46
Health care utilization and adults who are deaf: relationship with age at onset of deafness. Health Serv Res (2002) 1.43
Unmet substance abuse treatment need, health services utilization, and cost: a population-based emergency department study. Ann Emerg Med (2005) 1.43
Disparities in preventive procedures: comparisons of self-report and Medicare claims data. BMC Health Serv Res (2006) 1.42
The burden of disease associated with being African-American in the United States and the contribution of socio-economic status. Soc Sci Med (2005) 1.38
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Ratings of physician communication by real and standardized patients. Ann Fam Med (2007) 1.37
Primary care attributes and mortality: a national person-level study. Ann Fam Med (2012) 1.37
Suffering in silence: reasons for not disclosing depression in primary care. Ann Fam Med (2011) 1.37
Effects of a prekindergarten educational intervention on adult health: 37-year follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial. Am J Public Health (2009) 1.36
Effects of physician gender on patient satisfaction. J Am Med Womens Assoc (2003) 1.35
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Age-related disparities in cancer screening: analysis of 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. Ann Fam Med (2004) 1.26
Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in up-to-date colorectal cancer testing in medicare enrollees. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 1.24
Mammography self-report and mammography claims: racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic discrepancies among elderly women. Med Care (2006) 1.23
Self-report adherence measures in chronic illness: retest reliability and predictive validity. Med Care (2008) 1.23
Health and economic benefits of reducing the number of students per classroom in US primary schools. Am J Public Health (2007) 1.22
Connoisseurs of care? Unannounced standardized patients' ratings of physicians. Med Care (2006) 1.18
Caught in the act? Prevalence, predictors, and consequences of physician detection of unannounced standardized patients. Health Serv Res (2006) 1.18
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Depressive symptoms moderated the effect of chronic illness self-management training on self-efficacy. Med Care (2008) 1.17
Should years of schooling be used to guide treatment of coronary risk factors? Ann Fam Med (2004) 1.16
Health status among US Hispanics: ethnic variation, nativity, and language moderation. Med Care (2008) 1.14
Personality and risk for Alzheimer's disease in adults 72 years of age and older: a 6-year follow-up. Psychol Aging (2011) 1.14
What drives referral from primary care physicians to mental health specialists? A randomized trial using actors portraying depressive symptoms. J Gen Intern Med (2006) 1.13
The effect of an early education program on adult health: the Carolina Abecedarian Project randomized controlled trial. Am J Public Health (2011) 1.13
Primary care visit length, quality, and satisfaction for standardized patients with depression. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.12
Continuity of care and cancer screening among health plan enrollees. Med Care (2008) 1.09
Patient-centered communication in primary care: physician and patient gender and gender concordance. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2009) 1.09
Influence of primary care use on population delivery of colorectal cancer screening. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2009) 1.05
Racial disparity in death from colorectal cancer: does vitamin D deficiency contribute? Cancer (2010) 1.04
Construct validity of the EQ-5D in low-income Chinese American primary care patients. Qual Life Res (2004) 1.04
Rochester Participatory Decision-Making Scale (RPAD): reliability and validity. Ann Fam Med (2005) 1.04
Exploring and validating patient concerns: relation to prescribing for depression. Ann Fam Med (2007) 1.02
Risk of preterm birth that is associated with vaginal douching. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2002) 1.02
Personality and medication non-adherence among older adults enrolled in a six-year trial. Br J Health Psychol (2011) 1.01
Depression treatment preferences of Hispanic individuals: exploring the influence of ethnicity, language, and explanatory models. J Am Board Fam Med (2011) 1.01
Tailored interactive multimedia computer programs to reduce health disparities: opportunities and challenges. Patient Educ Couns (2010) 1.00
Body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, and short-term mortality: a population-based observational study, 2000-2006. J Am Board Fam Med (2012) 1.00
Effects of a tailored interactive multimedia computer program on determinants of colorectal cancer screening: a randomized controlled pilot study in physician offices. Patient Educ Couns (2006) 1.00
Predictors of cancer screening among low-income primary care patients. J Health Care Poor Underserved (2008) 0.99
The effect of a mobile clinical decision support system on the diagnosis of obesity and overweight in acute and primary care encounters. ANS Adv Nurs Sci (2009) 0.98
Health characteristics associated with gaining and losing private and public health insurance: a national study. Med Care (2012) 0.98
Venous thromboembolism after spinal cord injury: incidence, time course, and associated risk factors in 16,240 adults and children. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2005) 0.97
Influence of accompanied encounters on patient-centeredness with older patients. J Am Board Fam Pract (2005) 0.97
Perceived control moderated the self-efficacy-enhancing effects of a chronic illness self-management intervention. Chronic Illn (2008) 0.97
Post partum discharge against medical advice: who leaves and does it matter? Matern Child Health J (2007) 0.96
Factors associated with Hispanic/non-Hispanic white colorectal cancer screening disparities. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 0.95
Concordance of Gastrointestinal Tract Colonization and Subsequent Bloodstream Infections With Gram-negative Bacilli in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2010) 0.95
Does providing cost-effectiveness information change coverage priorities for citizens acting as social decision makers? Health Policy (2007) 0.95
Home-based, peer-led chronic illness self-management training: findings from a 1-year randomized controlled trial. Ann Fam Med (2009) 0.95
The effect of targeted and tailored patient depression engagement interventions on patient-physician discussion of suicidal thoughts: a randomized control trial. J Gen Intern Med (2014) 0.95
Patient-provider sex and race/ethnicity concordance: a national study of healthcare and outcomes. Med Care (2011) 0.95
Physician counseling for colorectal cancer screening: impact on patient attitudes, beliefs, and behavior. J Am Board Fam Med (2011) 0.95
Is personality a key predictor of missing study data? An analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Ann Fam Med (2009) 0.94
Personality predicts cognitive function over 7 years in older persons. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2012) 0.94
Estimating racial/ethnic disparity in mammography rates: it all depends on how you ask the question. Prev Med (2004) 0.94
Racial disparity in blood pressure: is vitamin D a factor? J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.92
Predictors of flu vaccination among urban Hispanic children and adults. J Epidemiol Community Health (2010) 0.92
Targeted versus tailored multimedia patient engagement to enhance depression recognition and treatment in primary care: randomized controlled trial protocol for the AMEP2 study. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.92
Do HMOs affect educational disparities in health care? Ann Fam Med (2004) 0.92
Sociopsychological tailoring to address colorectal cancer screening disparities: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Fam Med (2014) 0.91
Emotion language in primary care encounters: reliability and validity of an emotion word count coding system. Patient Educ Couns (2005) 0.91
Health insurance is associated with preventive care but not personal health behaviors. J Am Board Fam Med (2013) 0.90
Impact of patient requests on provider-perceived visit difficulty in primary care. J Gen Intern Med (2014) 0.90
Association between obesity and patient satisfaction. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 0.90
Use of the SF-36 in low-income Chinese American primary care patients. Med Care (2003) 0.90
Is patient HMO insurance or physician HMO participation related to racial disparities in primary care? Am J Manag Care (2005) 0.90
Cancer Health Empowerment for Living without Pain (Ca-HELP): effects of a tailored education and coaching intervention on pain and impairment. Pain (2011) 0.89
Does the content of primary care visits differ by the racial composition of physicians' practices? Am J Med (2006) 0.89
Depression, anxiety, and associated health status in low-income Chinese patients. Am J Prev Med (2003) 0.89