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| Mohsen BazarganSummaryAffiliation: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Country: USA Publications
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Perceived discrimination and depression among low-income Latina male-to-female transgender womenMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Program, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
BMC Public Health 12:663. 2012....- Experiences of stigma in healthcare settings among adults living with HIV in the Islamic Republic of IranFatemeh Rahmati-Najarkolaei
Health Education Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
J Int AIDS Soc 13:27. 2010..This qualitative study explored perceptions and experiences of PLHIV regarding both the quality of healthcare and the attitudes and behaviours of their healthcare providers in the Islamic Republic of Iran... - Depression symptomatology and diagnosis: discordance between patients and physicians in primary care settingsChizobam Ani
Family Medicine Department Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, 2594 Industryway, Lynwood, CA 90262, USA
BMC Fam Pract 9:1. 2008.... 
Who is playing doctor? -- The gap between self-perceived versus professionally diagnosed chronic conditions among the underserved minorityMohsen Bazargan
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Department of Family Medicine, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Prev Med 41:883-6. 2005..To assess the gap between self-perceived and professionally diagnosed physical and mental conditions in underserved minority populations...- Alternative healthcare use in the under-served populationMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Research Centers in Minority Institutions RCMI, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA
Ethn Dis 15:531-9. 2005..To apply the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to the examination of the correlates of alternative healthcare utilization among Hispanic and African-American adults residing in public housing... - A profile of chronic mental and physical conditions among African-American and Latino children in urban public housingMohsen Bazargan
Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Ethn Dis 15:S5-3-9. 2005..This study provides a profile of chronic mental and physical conditions among African-American and Latino children in urban public housing communities in Los Angeles, California... - Correlates of the intention to remain sexually inactive among underserved Hispanic and African American high school studentsMohsen Bazargan
Research Centers in Minority Institutions RCMI, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Sch Health 76:25-32. 2006..Intervention programs should focus on encouraging youth to postpone sexual activity by reducing peer pressure and building self-efficacy through enhancing motivations and culturally appropriate behavioral skills... - Impact of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of specialty among fourth-year medical studentsMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 E 120th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:1460-5. 2006..Special attention is given to the influence of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of a specialty... - Correlates of complementary and alternative medicine utilization in depressed, underserved african american and Hispanic patients in primary care settingsMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Altern Complement Med 14:537-44. 2008..This study seeks to examine the correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in depressed underserved minority populations receiving medical care in primary care settings... 
Colorectal cancer screening among underserved minority population: discrepancy between physicians' recommended, scheduled, and completed testsMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Patient Educ Couns 76:240-7. 2009....- Preventive, lifestyle, and personal health behaviors among physiciansMohsen Bazargan
Research Center in Minority Institutions, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Acad Psychiatry 33:289-95. 2009..This study examines personal health behaviors and wellness, health-related lifestyles, and prevention screening practices among licensed physicians... - Treatment of self-reported depression among Hispanics and African AmericansMohsen Bazargan
Dept of Family Medicine, and Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 16:328-44. 2005..Untreated depression among underserved racial and ethnic minorities is alarming and points to an urgent need for intervention... - Using the information-motivation behavioral model to predict sexual behavior among underserved minority youthMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Sch Health 80:287-95. 2010..Using the IMB model, this study examines predictors of risky sexual behavior among underserved Hispanic and African-American youth... - Mammography screening and breast self-examination among minority women in public housing projects: the impact of physician recommendationM Bazargan
Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 49:1213-8. 2003..Additionally, our examination points to the need for urgent interventions targeting minority women, particularly women with no medical insurance for breast cancer screening... - Correlates of cervical cancer screening among underserved Hispanic and African-American womenMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Prev Med 39:465-73. 2004..The rates for receipt of female-related cancer screening tests remain far below the goals set forth in Healthy People 2010... - Emergency department utilization among Hispanic and African-American under-served patients with type 2 diabetesMohsen Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, USA
Ethn Dis 13:369-75. 2003..The study used a theoretical model to conceptualize health services utilization as the end product of predisposing, enabling, and need-for-care characteristics... - Paranoid ideation among elderly African American personsM Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Gerontologist 41:366-73. 2001..The prevalence and correlates of paranoid ideation were investigated... - Sensory impairments and subjective well-being among aged African American personsM Bazargan
Department of Family Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 56:P268-78. 2001..These data indicate considerable potential for improved psychological well-being for African American elderly people through visual and audiological rehabilitation... - Evaluation of a brief intervention in an inner-city emergency departmentShahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi
Department of Psychiatry, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Ann Emerg Med 46:67-76. 2005..This study tests the effect of a brief intervention with emergency department (ED) patients to reduce at-risk drinking... - Correlates of self-diagnosis of chronic medical and mental health conditions in under-served African American and Latino populationsChizobam Ani
Department of Family Medicine, Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90262, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-105-11. 2008.... - Comorbid chronic illness and the diagnosis and treatment of depression in safety net primary care settingsChizobam Ani
Department of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 22:123-35. 2009..To estimate the impact of chronic medical conditions on depression diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care in primary care settings... - The development of a mandatory medical thesis in an urban medical schoolDotun Ogunyemi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science UCLA Medical School Program, Los Angeles, California, USA
Teach Learn Med 17:363-9. 2005..The objective of this study was to describe the development of a primary care medical student's thesis... - Access to vision care in an urban low-income multiethnic populationRichard S Baker
Department of Ophthalmology, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 12:1-12. 2005.... - Correlates of readiness to change problem drinking among a sample of problem drinkers receiving care from an inner-city emergency departmentFernando Antelo
College of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA
Ethn Dis 18:S2-93-8. 2008..In this study, we identify correlates of readiness to change problem drinking among a sample of ED patients with problem drinking... - Alcohol misuse and depression symptoms among males and femalesShahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Arch Iran Med 13:324-32. 2010..To examine the association between alcohol misuse and depression symptoms as it varies among male and female patients... - Alcohol misuse and report of recent depressive symptoms among ED patientsShahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi
Department of Psychiatry, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:537-44. 2008..This study examined the magnitude of association between alcohol misuse and recent depressive symptoms... - Alcohol use and adherence to prescribed therapy among under-served Latino and African-American patients using emergency department servicesShahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi
Department of Psychiatry, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA
Ethn Dis 15:267-75. 2005..Further research is also needed to factor in patient's ethnicity in the context of treatment adherence... - Prevalence and incidence of diabetes in HIV-infected minority patients on protease inhibitorsBehrouz Salehian
Department of Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:1088-92. 2005..Diabetic subjects were older than their nondiabetic counterparts. All were African Americans. Our study suggests that PIs increase the likelihood of diabetes developing with increasing age in African Americans infected with HIV... - Type of alcohol drink and exposure to violence: an emergency department studyCynthia Chavira
College of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Community Health 36:597-604. 2011..Implications for ED and community interventions are suggested... - Prevalence of depression symptoms among adolescents aged 12-17 years in California and the role of overweight as a risk factorShahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi
Department of Psychiatry, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Ethn Dis 20:S1-107-15. 2010..Literature documentation of the health consequences of obesity among adolescents continues to grow and includes the psychosocial consequences of obesity on this population... - Psychometric performance of the National Eye Institute visual function questionnaire in Latinos and non-LatinosRichard S Baker
Department of Ophthalmology, Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA
Ophthalmology 113:1363-71. 2006.... - Correlates of video games playing among adolescents in an Islamic countryHamid Allahverdipour
Department of Family Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California, USA
BMC Public Health 10:286. 2010..Specifically, we examine the relationship between video game playing and psychological well-being, aggressive behaviors, and adolescents' perceived threat of video-computer game playing... - Knowledge retention after an online tutorial: a randomized educational experiment among resident physiciansDouglas S Bell
Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:1164-71. 2008..The time course of physicians' knowledge retention after learning activities has not been well characterized. Understanding the time course of retention is critical to optimizing the reinforcement of knowledge... - Indirect support for the use of supplemental insulin in hospitalized insulin-requiring diabetic patientsMayer B Davidson
Clinical Trials Unit, Charles R. Drew University, 1731 East 120th St, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Diabetes Care 27:2260-1. 2004 - ImmunoDip: an improved screening method for microalbuminuriaMayer B Davidson
Clinical Trials Unit, Charles R Drew University, Los Angeles, Calif 90059, USA
Am J Nephrol 24:284-8. 2004..Current screening methods are suboptimal. This study evaluates a new office screening test for microalbuminuria that utilizes a monoclonal antibody against human serum albumin (ImmunoDip)... - Demographic variations and clinical associations of episiotomy and severe perineal lacerations in vaginal deliveryDotun Ogunyemi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:1874-81. 2006..Primiparity, birthweight, operative delivery and obstetrical complications contribute to episiotomy and severe perineal lacerations. Episiotomy correlates with Hispanics, while African Americans correlate with severe perineal lacerations... - Adequacy of urinary tract infection management among minority underserved childrenAmy Yan
Department of Pediatrics, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 19:1375-8. 2004..This intervention should reinforce compliance with the standard recommendations for appropriate UTI follow-up studies and imaging and provide realistic strategies for achieving recommended outcomes in these high-risk populations... - Using resident focus groups to improve subspecialty consultations in a pediatric urgent care settingAlice Faye Singleton
Department of Pediatrics, Martin Luther King, Jr Charles R Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:1478-82. 2006..In a pediatric urgent care center, patients requiring management by subspecialty consultants have average waiting times of two hours. Pediatric resident input was sought in order to identify problems and propose urgently needed solutions... - A retrospective study of demographic parameters and major health referrals among Afghan refugees in IranSalman Otoukesh
Department of Research, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Int J Equity Health 11:82. 2012.... - Effect of Pancreas Tonic (an ayurvedic herbal supplement) in type 2 diabetes mellitusStanley H Hsia
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Metabolism 53:1166-73. 2004..0% to 12.0%. This study represents the first properly designed, prospective intervention trial of therapy with an Ayurvedic herbal supplement for intermediate-term glucose control in type 2 diabetes... - Knowledge and management of diarrhea among underserved minority parents/caregiversIfeoma Anidi
Department of Pediatrics, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, King Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:201-6. 2002..This study assesses parental knowledge of the causes and signs of diarrhea and dehydration. It also examines parental-care practices during an episode of diarrhea... - The impact of literacy enhancement on asthma-related outcomes among underserved childrenLawrence D Robinson
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 100:892-6. 2008..Additionally, sustainability of effective intervention programs after the funding has ended remains a significant issue for asthma programs... - Birth weight for gestational age patterns by ethnicity, gender, and parity in an urban populationDotun Ogunyemi
South Med J 100:615-6. 2007 - Heat shock protein and gliadin peptide promote development of peptidase antibodies in children with autism and patients with autoimmune diseaseAristo Vojdani
Section of Neuroimmunology, Immunosciences Lab, Inc, 8693 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, USA
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 11:515-24. 2004..Dysfunctional membrane peptidases and autoantibody production may result in neuroimmune dysregulation and autoimmunity... - Skull base osteomyelitis: the effect of comorbid disease on hospitalizationVanessa S Rothholtz
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, California 92868, USA
Laryngoscope 118:1917-24. 2008..We also provide a more comprehensive evaluation of comorbid disease and severity of illness in this population and describe their effects on the duration and cost of hospital stay...