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| Mark P DoescherSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Pilot study of enhanced tobacco-cessation services coverage for low-income smokersMark P Doescher
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 4:S19-24. 2002..More importantly, this pilot reveals two key obstacles in our low-income, culturally diverse setting: low participation and rapid turnover of insureds. Future interventions will need to address these barriers...
Do HMOs affect educational disparities in health care?Kevin Fiscella
Department of Family Medicine, and Community and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, Minn, USA
Ann Fam Med 1:90-6. 2003..We wanted to examine how membership in a health maintenance organization (HMO) is related to delivery of preventive clinical services to patients with different educational levels...- Osteopathic physicians and international medical graduates in the rural primary care physician workforceMeredith A Fordyce
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, USA
Fam Med 44:396-403. 2012..This study describes the 2005 supply of two important components of the rural PCP workforce: rural osteopathic (DO) and international medical graduate (IMG) PCPs... - Problem drinking: rural and urban trends in America, 1995/1997 to 2003J Elizabeth Jackson
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Prev Med 43:122-4. 2006..Studies examining trends in problem alcohol use for U.S. adults residing in rural locations are lacking. This study examines recent trends in heavy and binge drinking in urban counties and three types of rural counties... - A qualitative study of depression in primary care: missed opportunities for diagnosis and educationBarry G Saver
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 20:28-35. 2007..We sought to gain a better understanding of barriers to diagnosis of and entering treatment for depression in primary care... 
Trends in cervical and breast cancer screening practices among women in rural and urban areas of the United StatesMark P Doescher
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 15:200-9. 2009..The objective of this study was to assess rural-urban differences in mammography and Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening...- Preventive careMark P Doescher
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 4696, USA
J Gen Intern Med 19:632-7. 2004..To examine the impact of provider continuity on preventive care among adults who have a regular site of care... - The challenge to delivering oral health services in rural AmericaSusan M Skillman
University of Washington, Rural Health Research Center, USA
J Public Health Dent 70:S49-57. 2010..This review identifies the challenges to oral health in rural America and describes areas of innovation in prevention, delivery of dental services, and workforce development that may improve oral health for rural populations... - Receipt of recommended radiation therapy among rural and urban cancer patientsLaura Mae Baldwin
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 4982, USA
Cancer 118:5100-9. 2012.... - Seniors with chronic health conditions and prescription drugs: benefits, wealth, and healthBarry G Saver
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 4696, USA
Value Health 7:133-43. 2004.... - Prevalence and trends in smoking: a national rural studyMark P Doescher
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195 4696, USA
J Rural Health 22:112-8. 2006..Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States... - Disparities in health care by race, ethnicity, and language among the insured: findings from a national sampleKevin Fiscella
Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York, USA
Med Care 40:52-9. 2002..Racial and ethnic disparities in health care have been well documented, but poorly explained... - A national study of obesity prevalence and trends by type of rural countyJ Elizabeth Jackson
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash 98195 4696, USA
J Rural Health 21:140-8. 2005..Obesity is epidemic in the United States, but information on this trend by type of rural locale is limited... - Prescription drug coverage, health, and medication acquisition among seniors with one or more chronic conditionsJ Elizabeth Jackson
Department of Sociology, University of Washington, 98195-4696, USA
Med Care 42:1056-65. 2004..A Medicare drug benefit that provides unimpeded access to medications needed to treat such conditions may improve medication acquisition and, ultimately, health... - Impact of healthcare delivery system on where HMO-enrolled seniors purchase medicationsDenise M Boudreau
Ann Pharmacother 38:1317-8. 2004 - Reliability of Group Health Cooperative automated pharmacy data by drug benefit statusDenise M Boudreau
Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101-1448, USA
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 14:877-84. 2005..Researchers should consider factors such as drug benefit status when conducting studies using pharmacy data. More studies are needed in different populations and delivery systems, as well as over varied types of drug benefits... - Trends in professional advice to lose weight among obese adults, 1994 to 2000J Elizabeth Jackson
Department of Sociology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-4696, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:814-8. 2005..There is a need for mechanisms that allow health care professionals to devote sufficient attention to weight control and to link with evidence-based weight loss interventions, especially those that target groups most at risk for obesity... - Age-related disparities in cancer screening: analysis of 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System dataAnthony F Jerant
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, Calif 95817, USA
Ann Fam Med 2:481-7. 2004..We compared age-related patterns of screening for colorectal cancer with those for breast and prostate cancer in persons aged 50 years and older...