Elliott DJ, Robinson EJ, Sanford M, Herrman JW, Riesenberg LA Am J Med Qual 2011 Jul-Aug;26(4):284-90 PMID: 21393616 Abstract Primary care providers deliver the majority of care for patients with diabetes. This article presents a qualitative analysis of systemic barriers to primary care diabetes management in the small office setting in Delaware. Grounded theory was
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Improved survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for soft tissue sarcoma
Predina JD, Puc MM, Bergey MR, Sonnad SS, Kucharczuk JC, Staddon A, Kaiser LR, Shrager JB J Thorac Oncol 2011 May;6(5):913-9 PMID: 21750417 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) has been lower than in osteosarcoma (14-40% versus 40-50%). With improved patient selection criteria and advanced chemotherapy agents, we hypothesized that
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Perception, intention, and action in adolescent obesity
Bittner Fagan H, Diamond J, Myers R, Gill JM J Am Board Fam Med 2008 Nov-Dec;21(6):555-61 PMID: 18988723 Abstract BACKGROUND: Insight into adolescents’ weight-loss behavior is needed. METHODS: Survey data were obtained from overweight and obese adolescents in the Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) in Delaware. Cross tabulations were used to determine the frequency of
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Tailored navigation in colorectal cancer screening
Myers RE, Hyslop T, Sifri R, Bittner-Fagan H, Katurakes NC, Cocroft J, Dicarlo M, Wolf T Med Care 2008 Sep;46(9 Suppl 1):S123-31 PMID: 18725824 Abstract BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is underutilized. Effective methods to increase screening use are needed. This study sought to determine the impact of tailored navigation on CRC screening in primary
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Use of sputum eosinophil count decreases asthma exacerbations
Bittner Fagan H, Harwood M J Fam Pract 2003 May;52(5):353-5 PMID: 12737761 Abstract