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The state of research on racial/ethnic discrimination in the receipt of health careVickie L Shavers
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, MD, USA
Am J Public Health 102:953-66. 2012..We conducted a review to examine current literature on the effects of interpersonal and institutional racism and discrimination occurring within health care settings on the health care received by racial/ethnic minority patients...- Racism and health inequity among AmericansVickie L Shavers
Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:386-96. 2006..Addressing these disparities will require a system that promotes equity and mandates accountability both in the social environment and within health delivery systems... - Racial/ethnic variation in the anatomic subsite location of in situ and invasive cancers of the colonVickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, Applied Research Program, Health Service and Economics Branch, 6130 Executive Blvd, Room 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:733-48. 2007..This study examines the anatomic subsite distribution of tumors among African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American/Pacific-Islander and non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients with colon cancer... - Workplace and home smoking restrictions and racial/ethnic variation in the prevalence and intensity of current cigarette smoking among women by poverty status, TUS-CPS 1998-1999 and 2001-2002Vickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, Applied Research Program, Health Service and Economics Branch, 6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7344, EPN Room 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:34-43. 2006..This cross sectional study examines the association of workplace smoking policies and home smoking restrictions with current smoking among women... - Measurement of socioeconomic status in health disparities researchVickie L Shavers
Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:1013-23. 2007..This article describes SES measures, strengths and limitations of specific approaches and methodological issues related to the analysis and interpretation of studies that examine SES and health disparities... - Race/ethnicity and the perception of the risk of developing prostate cancerVickie L Shavers
Health Services and Economics Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7344, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:64-7. 2009.... - Racial/ethnic patterns of care for pancreatic cancerVickie L Shavers
Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
J Palliat Med 12:623-30. 2009..Racial/ethnic cancer treatment disparities have been observed for many cancer sites. We examine patterns of care in a population-based sample of African American, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer... 
Race/ethnicity, risk perception, and receipt of prostate-specific antigen testingVickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, Applied Research Program, Health Service and Economics Branch, 6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7344, EPN Rm 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 101:698-704. 2009..This, coupled with variation among organizations in recommendations about screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA), may contribute to confusion for providers and/or patients making prostate cancer screening decisions...
Race, ethnicity, and pain among the U.S. adult populationVickie L Shavers
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute NCI, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 21:177-220. 2010....- Racial/ethnic patterns of uptake of colorectal screening, National Health Interview Survey 2000-2008Vickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, Applied Research Program, Health Service and Economics Branch, 6130 Executive Blvd, MSC 7344, EPN Room 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 102:621-35. 2010..We examine rates of initiation, utilization of specific screening modalities, adherence tocolorectal screening guidelines, and rate of uptake of colonoscopy among age-eligible African Americans, Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites... - Barriers to racial/ethnic minority application and competition for NIH research fundingVickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Applied Research Program HSEB, 6130 Executive Blvd EPN 4005 MSC 7344, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:1063-77. 2005.... - Racial/ethnic variation in cigarette smoking among the civilian US population by occupation and industry, TUS-CPS 1998-1999Vickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, Applied Research Program, Health Service and Economics Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Prev Med 41:597-606. 2005..This study examined racial/ethnic variation in the prevalence of current smoking and cigarette consumption patterns by occupation, industry and workplace smoking policy... - Race/ethnicity and the intensity of medical monitoring under 'watchful waiting' for prostate cancerVickie L Shavers
Applied Research Program, Health Services and Economics Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
Med Care 42:239-50. 2004..We examine the type and intensity of medical monitoring received by African American, Hispanic, and white patients with prostate cancer managed with "watchful waiting" in fee-for-service systems... - Racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of cancer treatmentVickie L Shavers
Health Services and Economic Branch, Applied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 94:334-57. 2002.... - Trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among urban African American hospital employees and public housing residentsVickie L Shavers
Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 94:566-76. 2002..To help understand the impact of socioeconomic status, we examined the current prevalence and age-specific trend in overweight and obesity among two socioeconomically diverse groups of African Americans in the Washington, DC, area... - Factors that influence African-Americans' willingness to participate in medical research studiesV L Shavers
Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Cancer 91:233-6. 2001..Therefore, there is a need to determine factors that influence minority enrollment in medical research studies... - Perceived access to health care and its influence on the prevalence of behavioral risks among urban African AmericansVickie L Shavers
Johns Hopkins University, Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 94:952-62. 2002..This report examines participant perception of the level of difficulty encountered when obtaining medical care and its influence on the prevalence of chronic disease behavioral risks among urban African Americans... - Racial/ethnic variation in clinical presentation, treatment, and survival among breast cancer patients under age 35Vickie L Shavers
Applied Research Program, Health Service and Economics Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7344, EPN Room 4005, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
Cancer 97:134-47. 2003.... - Race/ethnicity and the receipt of watchful waiting for the initial management of prostate cancerVickie L Shavers
Applied Research Program National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:146-55. 2004.... - Knowledge of the Tuskegee study and its impact on the willingness to participate in medical research studiesV L Shavers
Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 92:563-72. 2000..05). This study confirms the need for medical researchers to confront the issue of the Tuskegee Study and its continuing impact on African-Americans' trust of medical research studies... - Lung cancer risk and red meat consumption among Iowa womenM C Alavanja
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Boulevard EPS, Room 8000, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Lung Cancer 34:37-46. 2001..In Iowa, we had the opportunity to investigate concurrently the role of meat intake and macronutrients in lung cancer etiology... - Employment characteristics and socioeconomic factors associated with disparities in smoking abstinence and former smoking among U.S. workersPebbles Fagan
Tobacco Control Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:52-72. 2007..This study examines the associations among employment and socioeconomic factors and the outcomes, current smoking, cigarette abstinence and former smoking among adult U.S. workers ages 18-64 (n=288,813)... - Nicotine dependence and quitting behaviors among menthol and non-menthol smokers with similar consumptive patternsPebbles Fagan
National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
Addiction 105:55-74. 2010..This study examines the associations between usual cigarette brand (i.e. menthol, non-menthol) and markers for nicotine dependence and quitting behaviors... - Racial/ethnic patterns of care for cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, sinuses, and salivary glandsVickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Science, Applied Research Program, Health Services and Economic Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892 7344, USA
Cancer Metastasis Rev 22:25-38. 2003..We examine racial/ethnic variation in tumor characteristics, treatment practices, and their relationship to survival for cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, nasal cavity and salivary glands... - Unsung heroes: Mr. Frank Jackson and Dr. Richard BraggVickie L Shavers
National Cancer Institute, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:6-9. 2007 - Racial differences in factors that influence the willingness to participate in medical research studiesVickie L Shavers
Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:248-56. 2002.... - Health disparities across the cancer continuumVickie L Shavers
J Health Care Poor Underserved 18:1-5. 2007 - A biopsychosocial approach to examining tobacco-related health disparities among racially classified social groupsAnita F Fernander
Behavioral Science Department, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Addiction 102:43-57. 2007....