Papers

K. E. Steinhauser, E. C. Clipp, H. B. Bosworth, M. McNeilly, N.A. Christakis, "Measuring Quality of Life at the End of Life: Validation of the QUAL-E" Palliative and Supportive Care, 2(2): 3-14 (March 2004)

T.J. Iwashyna and N.A. Christakis, "Marriage, Widowhood, and Health Care Use" Social Science and Medicine, 57(11): 2137-2147 (December 2003)

N.A. Christakis and T.J. Iwashyna, "The Health Impact on Families of Health Care: A Matched Cohort Study of Hospice Use by Decedents and Mortality Outcomes in Surviving, Widowed Spouses" Social Science and Medicine, 57(3): 465-475 (August 2003)

P. Glare, K. Virik, M. Jones, M. Hudson, S. Eychmuller, J. Simes, and N.A. Christakis, "A Systematic Review of Physicians’ Survival Predictions in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients" British Medical Journal, 327(7408): 195-200 (July 2003)

E.B. Lamont and N.A. Christakis, "Complexities in Prognostication in Advanced Cancer" JAMA, 290(1): 98-104 (July 2003)

E.B. Lamont, N.A. Christakis, and D.S. Lauderdale, "Favorable Cardiovascular Risk Among Elderly Breast Carcinoma Survivors" Cancer, 98(1): 2-10 (July 2003)

V.W. Chang and N.A. Christakis, "Self-Perception of Weight Appropriateness in the U.S." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 24(4): 332-339 (May 2003)

K.E. Steinhauser, H.B. Bosworth, E.C. Clipp, M. McNeilly, N.A. Christakis, J. Parker, and J.A. Tulsky, "Initial Assessment of a New Instrument to Measure Quality of Life at the End of Life" Journal of Palliative Medicine, 5(6): 829-841 (December 2002)

T.J. Iwashyna, V.W. Chang, J.X. Zhang, and N.A. Christakis, "The Lack of Effect of Market Structure on Hospice Use" Health Services Research, 37(6): 1531-1551 (December 2002)

T.J. Iwashyna, G. Brennan, J.X. Zhang, and N.A. Christakis, "Finding Married Couples in Medicare Claims Data" Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology, 3(1): 75-86 (December 2002)