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Prevalence, characteristics, and associated health and health care of family homelessness among fifth-grade studentsTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Am J Public Health 99:1446-52. 2009..We describe the lifetime prevalence and associated health-related concerns of family homelessness among fifth-grade students...
The health and health care of lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescentsTumaini R Coker
Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 31:457-77. 2010..We also examine health care provision and utilization for LGB youth. Lastly, we discuss ways in which researchers and clinicians can improve LGB adolescent health and health care...
Does well-child care have a future in pediatrics?Tumaini R Coker
MBA, UCLA RAND Prevention Research Center, 10960 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Pediatrics 131:S149-59. 2013..In this article, we examine what role WCC has in addressing the major childhood drivers of adult disease and consider various models for the future of WCC within pediatrics...
Well-child care clinical practice redesign for young children: a systematic review of strategies and toolsTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Pediatrics 131:S5-25. 2013..The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review on WCC clinical practice redesign for children aged 0 to 5 years...
Parent-reported quality of preventive care for children at-risk for developmental delayTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine and Mattel Children s Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Acad Pediatr 12:384-90. 2012..To compare preventive care quality for children at risk and not at risk for developmental, behavioral, or social delays...
The association of health insurance and disease impairment with reported asthma prevalence in U.S. childrenTumaini R Coker
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, UCLA Rand Center for Adolescent Health Promotion, 10960 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Health Serv Res 47:431-45. 2012..To test the hypotheses that reported asthma prevalence is higher among insured than uninsured children and that insurance-based differences in asthma diagnosis, treatment, and health care utilization are associated with disease severity...
Well-child care practice redesign for low-income children: the perspectives of health plans, medical groups, and state agenciesTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Acad Pediatr 12:43-52. 2012..The aim of this study was to examine the views of key stakeholders in health care payer organizations on the use of practice redesign strategies to improve the delivery of well-child care (WCC) to low-income children aged 0 to 3 years...
Association of family stressful life-change events and health-related quality of life in fifth-grade childrenTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 165:354-9. 2011..To examine the association of recent family-related stressful life-change events (SLEs) with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in fifth graders...
Diagnosis, microbial epidemiology, and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a systematic reviewTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
JAMA 304:2161-9. 2010..Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common condition for which antibiotics are prescribed for US children; however, wide variation exists in diagnosis and treatment...
Improving access to and utilization of adolescent preventive health care: the perspectives of adolescents and parentsTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
J Adolesc Health 47:133-42. 2010..To examine the perspectives of publicly insured adolescents and their parents on ways to encourage adolescent utilization of preventive health services...
Family-centered care for US children with special health care needs: who gets it and why?Tumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Pediatrics 125:1159-67. 2010..The goal was to examine racial/ethnic and language disparities in family-centered care (FCC) and in FCC components for children with special health care needs (CSHCN)...
Low-income parents' views on the redesign of well-child careTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, School of Public Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Pediatrics 124:194-204. 2009..To examine the perspectives of low-income parents on redesigning well-child care (WCC) for children aged 0 to 3 years, focusing on possible changes in 3 major domains: providers, locations, and formats...
Racial/Ethnic disparities in the mental health care utilization of fifth grade childrenTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Acad Pediatr 9:89-96. 2009..The aim of this study was to examine racial/ethnic differences in fifth grade children's mental health care utilization...
Perceived racial/ethnic discrimination among fifth-grade students and its association with mental healthTumaini R Coker
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children s Hospital, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Am J Public Health 99:878-84. 2009..We sought to describe the prevalence, characteristics, and mental health problems of children who experience perceived racial/ethnic discrimination...
