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| Kevin C HeslinSummaryAffiliation: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Country: USA Publications
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Alternative families in recovery: fictive kin relationships among residents of sober living homesKevin C Heslin
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90262, USA
Qual Health Res 21:477-88. 2011..These accounts of the therapeutic qualities of fictive kin in sober living homes could inform the work of fair housing advocates and other community stakeholders...
Sexual orientation and testing for prostate and colorectal cancers among men in CaliforniaKevin C Heslin
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Lynwood, California 90262, USA
Med Care 46:1240-8. 2008..Previous quantitative studies have not compared the use of prostate and colorectal cancer (CRC) testing between gay/bisexual and heterosexual men...
Community characteristics and violence against homeless women in Los Angeles CountyKevin C Heslin
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:203-18. 2007..To reduce violence against homeless women, ensuring the safety of locations for shelters and other assistance programs should be a planning priority for local housing authorities...- The role of medical education in reducing health care disparities: the first ten years of the UCLA/Drew Medical Education ProgramMichelle Ko
Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:625-31. 2007..We have previously shown that, in comparison to their UCLA counterparts, students in the Drew program had greater odds of maintaining their commitment to medically disadvantaged populations over the course of medical education... - Racial and ethnic differences in unmet need for vision care among children with special health care needsKevin C Heslin
Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Lynwood, CA 90262, USA
Arch Ophthalmol 124:895-902. 2006..To examine racial and ethnic differences in unmet need for vision care among children with special health care needs... - The effect of urban street gang densities on small area homicide incidence in a large metropolitan county, 1994-2002Paul L Robinson
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Urban Health 86:511-23. 2009.... - Racial and ethnic disparities in access to physicians with HIV-related expertiseKevin C Heslin
Research Center in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Lynwood, CA 90262, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:283-9. 2005..Although it is known that racial/ethnic minorities generally have worse access to care than do whites, previous work has not examined disparities in the use of physicians with HIV-related expertise... - 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... - Impact of the University of California, Los Angeles/Charles R. Drew University Medical Education Program on medical students' intentions to practice in underserved areasMichelle Ko
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 1741 Colby Avenue, 301, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA
Acad Med 80:803-8. 2005.... - Historical perspectives on the care of African Americans with cardiovascular diseaseRosalyn P Scott
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 76:S1348-55. 2003 - Use of faith-based social service providers in a representative sample of urban homeless womenKevin C Heslin
Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA
J Urban Health 80:371-82. 2003..The benefits of increased funding through a federal faith-based policy initiative may accrue primarily to subgroups of clients already using faith-based programs... - Economic evaluation of four treatments for low-back pain: results from a randomized controlled trialGerald F Kominski
Center for Health Policy Research, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90024 2887, USA
Med Care 43:428-35. 2005..We sought to compare total outpatient costs of 4 common treatments for low-back pain (LBP) at 18-months follow-up... - Do specialist self-referral insurance policies improve access to HIV-experienced physicians as a regular source of care?Kevin C Heslin
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, USA
Med Care Res Rev 62:583-600. 2005..Insurance policies allowing self-referral to specialists may result in HIV patients seeing physicians with clinical expertise relevant to HIV care... - Case management and access to services for homeless womenKevin C Heslin
Research Centers in Minority Institutions, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 14:34-51. 2003..More assertive forms of outreach may be necessary to link this population to case managers and a broader range of services... - Participation in research and access to experimental treatments by HIV-infected patientsAllen L Gifford
Center for Research in Patient Oriented Care and the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative in HIV, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, and the University of California, San Diego, California 92161, USA
N Engl J Med 346:1373-82. 2002..Although there is concern that minority groups and women are underrepresented in research involving patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the available data are inconclusive...