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| Margaret ShihSummaryAffiliation: Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology Country: USA Publications
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Serious psychological distress in U.S. adults with arthritisMargaret Shih
Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:1160-6. 2006..Several studies demonstrate a higher prevalence of anxiety and depression in persons with arthritis versus those without arthritis...
Health-related quality of life among adults with serious psychological distress and chronic medical conditionsMargaret Shih
Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Qual Life Res 17:521-8. 2008..Determine the prevalence of serious psychological distress (SPD) among adults with and without chronic medical conditions and examine the association between SPD and health-related quality of life (HRQOL)...
Asians and Pacific Islanders and the growing childhood obesity epidemicSanaa Shabbir
Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
Ethn Dis 20:129-35. 2010..To investigate differences in childhood overweight and obesity prevalence among Asian/Pacific Islander (API) subgroups...
Small area estimates reveal high cigarette smoking prevalence in low-income cities of Los Angeles countyYan Cui
Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Urban Health 89:397-406. 2012..Our study also demonstrates the feasibility of providing credible local estimates of smoking prevalence using the model-based small area estimation method...
Proximity of fast food restaurants to schools: do neighborhood income and type of school matter?Paul A Simon
Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 3530 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA, 90010, USA
Prev Med 47:284-8. 2008..To investigate the proximity of fast food restaurants to public schools and examine proximity by neighborhood income and school level (elementary, middle, or high school)...
Physical activity in men and women with arthritis National Health Interview Survey, 2002Margaret Shih
Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, CA 90012, USA
Am J Prev Med 30:385-93. 2006..This study estimates the national prevalence of leisure-time physical activity and identifies factors associated with physical inactivity in adults with arthritis...
