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Malpractice liability burden in midwifery: a survey of Michigan certified nurse-midwivesXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Midwifery Womens Health 53:19-27. 2008....
Malpractice burden, rural location, and discontinuation of obstetric care: a study of obstetric providers in MichiganXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Rural Health 25:33-42. 2009..Michigan, a state with a large number of rural communities, is considered to be at risk for a medical liability crisis...
Can routine neonatal circumcision help prevent human immunodeficiency virus transmission in the United States?Xiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, L4000 Women s Hospital, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Mens Health 3:79-84. 2009....
The effects of medical liability on obstetric care supply in MichiganXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:205.e1-9. 2008..The objective of the study was to examine Michigan obstetric providers' provision of obstetric care and the impact of malpractice concerns on their practice decisions...
Cost of racial disparity in preterm birth: evidence from MichiganXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, MI, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 20:729-47. 2009..Improving pregnancy outcomes for African American women and reducing the disparity between Blacks and Whites should continue to be a focus of future research and interventions...
Emergency contraception provision: a survey of Michigan physicians from five medical specialtiesXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:489-98. 2007..This study examined the attitudes and practices regarding advance provision and OTC status of ECP among physicians in five medical specialties likely to encounter patients in need of ECP...
Pelvic floor consequences of cesarean delivery on maternal request in women with a single birth: a cost-effectiveness analysisXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:147-60. 2010....
Ethnic differences in the dynamics of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older Americans- Xiao Xu
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
J Aging Health 22:631-52. 2010..This study examined differences in the trajectory of depressive symptoms between Hispanic, Black, and White Americans in middle and old age...
The impact of malpractice burden on Michigan obstetrician-gynecologists' career satisfactionXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Womens Health Issues 18:229-37. 2008..Despite its significant implications for patient care, the potential impact of malpractice burden on OB-GYN physicians' career satisfaction has not been rigorously tested in previous research...
Utilization of health care services among the near-elderly: a comparison of managed care and fee-for-service enrolleesXiao Xu
Health Services Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Manag Care Interface 18:60-6, 70. 2005..The rate of hospital admissions and the length of hospital stay are found to be similar across these types of plans...
Insurance coverage and health care use among near-elderly womenXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, L4000 Women s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0276, USA
Womens Health Issues 16:139-48. 2006..In this study, we sought to examine the status of near-elderly women's health insurance coverage in the United States and how it may influence their use of health care services...
Multiple trajectories of depressive symptoms in middle and late life: racial/ethnic variationsJersey Liang
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
Psychol Aging 26:761-77. 2011..Racial and ethnic variations in trajectory groups were partially mediated by SES, marital status, and health conditions, particularly when both interpersonal and intrapersonal differences in these variables were taken into account...
Evolving self-rated health in middle and old age: how does it differ across Black, Hispanic, and White Americans?Jersey Liang
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
J Aging Health 22:3-26. 2010..This research focuses on ethnic variations in the intraindividual changes in self-rated health...
Ethnicity and changing functional health in middle and late life: a person-centered approachJersey Liang
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 65:470-81. 2010....
Childbirth and pelvic floor dysfunction: an epidemiologic approach to the assessment of prevention opportunities at deliveryDivya A Patel
OB/GYN Health Services Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:23-8. 2006....
College students' perceptions of emergency contraception provisionAnjel Vahratian
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0276, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 17:103-11. 2008..The authors examined college students' perceptions regarding emergency contraception (EC) provision in light of the then pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision about the over-the-counter (OTC) status of EC...
Gender differences in functional status in middle and older age: are there any age variations?Jersey Liang
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 2029, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 63:S282-92. 2008..The present study examines gender differences in changes in functional status after age 50 and how such differences vary across different age groups...
Willingness or unwillingness to perform cesarean section for impending preterm delivery at 24 weeks' gestation: a cost-effectiveness analysisGianina Cazan-London
University of Michigan Health Systems, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:1187-92. 2005....
The impact of medical legal risk on obstetrician-gynecologist supplyPamela Robinson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:1296-302. 2005..To evaluate the effects of medical legal risk on practice location of obstetrician-gynecologists...
Health effects of managed care among the near-elderlyXiao Xu
University of Michigan, USA
J Aging Health 18:507-33. 2006..DISCUSSION: More research is needed to understand the reasons for the observed beneficial effects of managed care...
Trajectory of functional status among older Taiwanese: Gender and age variationsJersey Liang
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health, United States
Soc Sci Med 71:1208-17. 2010..There are therefore significant gender and age variations in the trajectory of functional status among older Taiwanese. These findings provide evidence for the generalizability of prior observations to a non-Western society...
Economic cost of fecal incontinenceXiao Xu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 55:586-98. 2012..Despite its prevalence and deleterious impact on patients and families, fecal incontinence remains an understudied condition. Few data are available on its economic burden in the United States...
Robot-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy versus abdominal myomectomy: a comparison of short-term surgical outcomes and immediate costsArnold P Advincula
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Women s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 14:698-705. 2007..To compare surgical outcomes of myomectomy by robot-assisted laparoscopy with those performed by traditional laparotomy and to analyze the financial impact of these 2 approaches...
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-(gamma) receptor ligand partially prevents the development of endometrial explants in baboons: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled studyDan I Lebovic
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, USA
Endocrinology 151:1846-52. 2010..Using this animal model, we have shown that thiazolidinedione is a promising drug for preventive treatment of endometriosis...
Burden of illness of bilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration in SpainJosé María Ruiz-Moreno
University of Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
Curr Med Res Opin 24:2103-11. 2008..The burden of illness, including health resource utilization and costs associated with bilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration (Nv-AMD), was assessed in Spain...
Sleep disturbances reported by refractory partial-onset epilepsy patients receiving polytherapyXiao Xu
Covance Market Access Services, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, USA
Epilepsia 47:1176-83. 2006..Although sleep disturbances are common in epilepsy, few studies examined the prevalence and impact of sleep disturbance in epilepsy patients. This study investigates these in a cross-sectional survey...
Assessment of time and practice resources required to provide weekly or monthly erythropoiesis-stimulating protein therapy to chronic kidney disease patients in the physician office settingMarializa Bernardo
Southwest Houston Research, 8323 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77074, USA
J Manag Care Pharm 12:714-25. 2006..Little is known about the cost in physician office resources of routine erythropoiesis-stimulating protein (ESP) administration to treat patients with nondialysis CKD...
Burden of illness, visual impairment and health resource utilisation of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: results from the UK cohort of a five-country cross-sectional studyAndrew Lotery
University of Southampton, Southampton Eye Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
Br J Ophthalmol 91:1303-7. 2007..Quantitative data regarding the impact of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NV-AMD) on individuals and society is a prerequisite for rational decision-making processes when evaluating alternative treatments for the disease...
The impact of seizures and adverse effects on global health ratingsJoyce A Cramer
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Epilepsy Behav 11:179-84. 2007..These data provide insight into the risk-benefit concerns of patients at equipoise when addressing the efficacy and AEs of AEDs...
Determination of caderofloxacin lactate in rat plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and its application in rat pharmacokinetic studiesLi Liu
Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, 24 Tong Jia Xiang Street, Mail Box 210, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu Province, China
J Pharm Biomed Anal 45:799-803. 2007..05% in plasma at the concentrations of 10, 100 and 1000 ng/mL. Intra- and inter-day relative standard deviations were 4.01-7.30 and 4.15-7.51%, respectively. This method was successfully applied in the pharmacokinetic studies in rats...
Economic burden of bilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration: multi-country observational studyAlan F Cruess
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pharmacoeconomics 26:57-73. 2008..With aging populations, this leading cause of rapid vision loss in Western countries is expected to become a pressing health predicament, requiring decision makers to evaluate alternative treatment strategies for AMD...
Failure to validate association of gene polymorphisms in EPCR, PAR-1, FSAP and protein S Tokushima with venous thromboembolism among Californians of European ancestryNatalie M Pecheniuk
Thromb Haemost 99:453-5. 2008
Risk factors for femicide in abusive relationships: results from a multisite case control studyJacquelyn C Campbell
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205 2110, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1089-97. 2003..This 11-city study sought to identify risk factors for femicide in abusive relationships...
