Papers

Self-Perception of Weight Appropriateness in the U.S.

2 | Obesity , Social Determinants

Citation:

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)

Initial Assessment of a New Instrument to Measure Quality of Life at the End of Life

2 | Methodology , Terminal Care

Citation:

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)

The Lack of Effect of Market Structure on Hospice Use

3 | Hospice Care , Health Services Research , Social Determinants

Citation:

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)

Finding Married Couples in Medicare Claims Data

2 | Methodology , Marriage

Citation:

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)

Racial, Ethnic, and Affluence Differences in Elderly Patients’ Use of Teaching Hospitals

2 | Health Services Research , Social Determinants

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, F. Curlin, and N.A. Christakis, "Racial, Ethnic, and Affluence Differences in Elderly Patients’ Use of Teaching Hospitals" Journal of General Internal Medicine, 17(9): 696-703 (September 2002)

Disease-Specific Patterns of Hospice and Related Healthcare Use in an Incidence Cohort of Seriously Ill Elderly Patients

2 | Hospice Care , Social Determinants

Citation:

T.J. Iwashyna, J.X. Zhang, and N.A. Christakis, "Disease-Specific Patterns of Hospice and Related Healthcare Use in an Incidence Cohort of Seriously Ill Elderly Patients" Journal of Palliative Medicine, 5(4): 531-538 (August 2002)

Care After the Onset of Serious Illness (COSI): A Novel Claims-Based Dataset Exploiting Substantial Cross-Set Linkages to Study End-of-Life Care

3 | Hospice Care , Methodology , Terminal Care

Citation:

N.A. Christakis, T.J. Iwashyna, and J.X. Zhang, "Care After the Onset of Serious Illness (COSI): A Novel Claims-Based Dataset Exploiting Substantial Cross-Set Linkages to Study End-of-Life Care" Journal of Palliative Medicine, 5(4): 515-529 (August 2002)

Physician Factors in the Timing of Cancer Patient Referral to Hospice Palliative Care

Citation:

E.B. Lamont and N.A. Christakis, "Physician Factors in the Timing of Cancer Patient Referral to Hospice Palliative Care" Cancer, 94(10): 2733-2737 (May 2002)

Medical Modeling of Obesity: A Transition from Action to Experience in a 20th Century American Medical Textbook

1 | Obesity

Citation:

V.W. Chang and N.A. Christakis, "Medical Modeling of Obesity: A Transition from Action to Experience in a 20th Century American Medical Textbook" Sociology of Health and Illness, 24(2): 151-177 (March 2002)

Construct Validity of Medicare Chemotherapy Claims: The Case of 5FU

2 | Cancer , Methodology

Citation:

E.B. Lamont, D.S. Lauderdale, R.L. Schilsky, and N.A. Christakis, "Construct Validity of Medicare Chemotherapy Claims: The Case of 5FU" Medical Care, 40(3): 201-211 (March 2002)