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The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network Over 32 Years (NEJM, 2007)

8 | Methodology , NEJM , NAC Favorite , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Obesity , Social Determinants

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and J.H. Fowler, "The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network Over 32 Years" New England Journal of Medicine, 357(4): 370-379 (July 2007); doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa066082

Identifying, Recruiting, And Retaining Seriously-Ill Patients And Their Caregivers in Longitudinal Research At The End Of Life

3 | Methodology , Terminal Care , Health Services Research

Citation:

K. E. Steinhauser, E. C. Clipp, J. C. Hays, M. Olsen, R. Arnold, N.A. Christakis, J.H. Lindquist, and J.A. Tulsky, "Identifying, Recruiting, And Retaining Seriously-Ill Patients And Their Caregivers in Longitudinal Research At The End Of Life" Palliative Medicine, 20(8): 745- 754 (December 2006)

Measuring Disease-Free Survival and Cancer Relapse Using Medicare Claims from CALGB Breast Cancer Trial Participants

4 | Methodology , Prognostication , Cancer , Health Services Research

Citation:

E.B. Lamont, J.E. Herndon, J.C. Weeks, I.C. Henderson, C.C. Earle, R.L. Schilsky, and N.A. Christakis, for the Cancer and Leukemia Group B, "Measuring Disease-Free Survival and Cancer Relapse Using Medicare Claims from CALGB Breast Cancer Trial Participants" Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 98(18): 1335-1338 (September 2006)

Fixed Effects Methods for the Analysis of Non-Repeated Events

1 | Methodology

Citation:

P.D. Allison and N.A. Christakis, "Fixed Effects Methods for the Analysis of Non-Repeated Events" Sociological Methodology, 36(1): 155-172 (Summer 2006)

Are You at Peace?’ One Item to Probe Spiritual Concerns at the End of Life

2 | Methodology , Terminal Care

Citation:

K.E. Steinhauser, C.I. Voils, E.C. Clipp, H.B. Bosworth, N.A. Christakis, and J.A. Tulsky, "Are You at Peace?’ One Item to Probe Spiritual Concerns at the End of Life" Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(1): 101-105 (January 2006)

Criterion Validity of Medicare Chemotherapy Claims in Cancer and Leukemia Group B Breast and Lung Cancer Trial Participants

2 | Methodology , Cancer

Citation:

E.B. Lamont, J.E. Herndon, J. C. Weeks, I.C. Henderson, R. Lilenbaum, R.L. Schilsky, and N.A. Christakis, "Criterion Validity of Medicare Chemotherapy Claims in Cancer and Leukemia Group B Breast and Lung Cancer Trial Participants" Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 97(14): 1080-1083 (July 2005)

Measuring Quality of Life at the End of Life: Validation of the QUAL-E

2 | Methodology , Terminal Care

Citation:

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)

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)

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)

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)

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