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Blood pressure and stroke in heart failure in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study.

Pullicino PM, McClure LA, Wadley VG, Ahmed A, Howard VJ, Howard G, Safford MM.

Stroke. 2009 Dec;40(12):3706-10. Epub 2009 Oct 15.PMID: 19834015 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Family history of myocardial infarction predicts incident coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women with diabetes: the women's health initiative observational study.

Li R, O'Sullivan MJ, Robinson J, Safford MM, Curb D, Johnson KC.

Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2009 Nov;25(8):725-32.PMID: 19780066 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Physicians' participatory decision-making and quality of diabetes care processes and outcomes: results from the triad study.

Heisler M, Tierney E, Ackermann RT, Tseng C, Venkat Narayan KM, Crosson J, Waitzfelder B, Safford MM, Duru K, Herman WH, Kim C.

Chronic Illn. 2009 Sep;5(3):165-76. Epub 2009 Aug 12.PMID: 19675116 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Predictors of cardiac rehabilitation referral in coronary artery disease patients: findings from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines Program.

Brown TM, Hernandez AF, Bittner V, Cannon CP, Ellrodt G, Liang L, Peterson ED, Piña IL, Safford MM, Fonarow GC; American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines Investigators.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 4;54(6):515-21.PMID: 19643312 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Value of orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and medications in prospective population studies of incident heart failure.

Ekundayo OJ, Howard VJ, Safford MM, McClure LA, Arnett D, Allman RM, Howard G, Ahmed A.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jul 15;104(2):259-64. Epub 2009 May 14.PMID: 19576357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Advancing the hypothesis that geographic variations in risk factors contribute relatively little to observed geographic variations in heart disease and stroke mortality.

Howard G, Cushman M, Prineas RJ, Howard VJ, Moy CS, Sullivan LM, D'Agostino RB Sr, McClure LA, Pulley L, Safford MM.

Prev Med. 2009 Aug-Sep;49(2-3):129-32. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19285103 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Improving the quality of quality measurement: the tinkerer, the tailor and the candlestick maker.

Safford MM.

Med Care. 2009 Apr;47(4):375-7. No abstract available. PMID: 19279509 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient complexity in quality comparisons for glycemic control: An observational study.

Safford MM, Brimacombe M, Zhang Q, Rajan M, Xie M, Thompson W, Kolassa J, Maney M, Pogach L.

Implement Sci. 2009 Jan 6;4:2.PMID: 19126229 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Low-fat dietary pattern and risk of treated diabetes mellitus in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled dietary modification trial.

Tinker LF, Bonds DE, Margolis KL, Manson JE, Howard BV, Larson J, Perri MG, Beresford SA, Robinson JG, Rodríguez B, Safford MM, Wenger NK, Stevens VJ, Parker LM; Women's Health Initiative.

Arch Intern Med. 2008 Jul 28;168(14):1500-11.PMID: 18663162 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factors for oral postoperative infection in patients with diabetes.

Barasch A, Safford MM, Litaker MS, Gilbert GH.

Spec Care Dentist. 2008 Jul-Aug;28(4):159-66. Review.PMID: 18647376 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Validity of diabetes self-reports in the Women's Health Initiative: comparison with medication inventories and fasting glucose measurements.

Margolis KL, Lihong Qi, Brzyski R, Bonds DE, Howard BV, Kempainen S, Simin Liu, Robinson JG, Safford MM, Tinker LT, Phillips LS; Women Health Initiative Investigators.

Clin Trials. 2008;5(3):240-7.PMID: 18559413 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The importance of recognizing patients' time as a cost of self-management.

Russell LB, Safford MM.

Am J Manag Care. 2008 Jun;14(6):395-6. No abstract available. PMID: 18554078 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Screening for type 2 diabetes: Self monitoring of blood glucose: the cost to patients.

Safford MM, Russell LB.

BMJ. 2008 Jun 7;336(7656):1263. No abstract available. PMID: 18535037 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Factors contributing to global cognitive impairment in heart failure: results from a population-based cohort.

Pullicino PM, Wadley VG, McClure LA, Safford MM, Lazar RM, Klapholz M, Ahmed A, Howard VJ, Howard G.

J Card Fail. 2008 May;14(4):290-5.PMID: 18474341 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Can ambulatory care prevent hospitalization for metabolic decompensation?

Helmer DA, Tseng CL, Rajan M, Crystal S, Shen Y, Miller DR, Safford MM, Tiwari A, Pogach L.

Med Care. 2008 Feb;46(2):148-57.PMID: 18219243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Suboptimal control of glycemia, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol in overweight adults with diabetes: the Look AHEAD Study.

Bertoni AG, Clark JM, Feeney P, Yanovski SZ, Bantle J, Montgomery B, Safford MM, Herman WH, Haffner S; Look AHEAD Research Group.

J Diabetes Complications. 2008 Jan-Feb;22(1):1-9.PMID: 18191071 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient complexity: more than comorbidity. the vector model of complexity.

Safford MM, Allison JJ, Kiefe CI.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Dec;22 Suppl 3:382-90.PMID: 18026806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Perception of neighborhood problems, health behaviors, and diabetes outcomes among adults with diabetes in managed care: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study.

Gary TL, Safford MM, Gerzoff RB, Ettner SL, Karter AJ, Beckles GL, Brown AF.

Diabetes Care. 2008 Feb;31(2):273-8. Epub 2007 Nov 13.PMID: 18000180 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Understanding racial disparities in hypertension control: intensity of hypertension medication treatment in the REGARDS study.

Safford MM, Halanych JH, Lewis CE, Levine D, Houser S, Howard G.

Ethn Dis. 2007 Summer;17(3):421-6.PMID: 17985492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Educational disparities in health behaviors among patients with diabetes: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study.

Karter AJ, Stevens MR, Brown AF, Duru OK, Gregg EW, Gary TL, Beckles GL, Tseng CW, Marrero DG, Waitzfelder B, Herman WH, Piette JD, Safford MM, Ettner SL.

BMC Public Health. 2007 Oct 29;7:308.PMID: 17967177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reasons for not intensifying medications: differentiating "clinical inertia" from appropriate care.

Safford MM, Shewchuk R, Qu H, Williams JH, Estrada CA, Ovalle F, Allison JJ.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Dec;22(12):1648-55. Epub 2007 Oct 24.PMID: 17957346 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Burden of comorbid medical conditions and quality of diabetes care.

Halanych JH, Safford MM, Keys WC, Person SD, Shikany JM, Kim YI, Centor RM, Allison JJ.

Diabetes Care. 2007 Dec;30(12):2999-3004. Epub 2007 Aug 23.PMID: 17717287 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Agreement between self-reports and medical records was only fair in a cross-sectional study of performance of annual eye examinations among adults with diabetes in managed care.

Beckles GL, Williamson DF, Brown AF, Gregg EW, Karter AJ, Kim C, Dudley RA, Safford MM, Stevens MR, Thompson TJ.

Med Care. 2007 Sep;45(9):876-83.PMID: 17712258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stroke symptoms in individuals reporting no prior stroke or transient ischemic attack are associated with a decrease in indices of mental and physical functioning.

Howard G, Safford MM, Meschia JF, Moy CS, Howard VJ, Pulley L, Gomez CR, Crowther M.

Stroke. 2007 Sep;38(9):2446-52. Epub 2007 Aug 2.PMID: 17673720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Educational disparities in rates of smoking among diabetic adults: the translating research into action for diabetes study.

Karter AJ, Stevens MR, Gregg EW, Brown AF, Tseng CW, Marrero DG, Duru OK, Gary TL, Piette JD, Waitzfelder B, Herman WH, Beckles GL, Safford MM, Ettner SL.

Am J Public Health. 2008 Feb;98(2):365-70. Epub 2007 Jun 28.PMID: 17600269 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obtaining medical records from healthcare facilities under the HIPAA Privacy Rule: the experience of a national longitudinal cohort study.

Houser SH, Howard VJ, Hovater MK, Safford MM.

Neuroepidemiology. 2007;28(3):162-8. Epub 2007 May 29.PMID: 17536228 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of oral antihyperglycemic therapy on all-cause mortality among patients with diabetes in the Veterans Health Administration.

Kahler KH, Rajan M, Rhoads GG, Safford MM, Demissie K, Lu SE, Pogach LM.

Diabetes Care. 2007 Jul;30(7):1689-93. Epub 2007 Apr 17.PMID: 17440170 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of self-reported patient characteristics upon assessment of glycemic control in the Veterans Health Administration.

Maney M, Tseng CL, Safford MM, Miller DR, Pogach LM.

Diabetes Care. 2007 Feb;30(2):245-51.PMID: 17259489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and lifetime morbidity burden in the women's health initiative: a cross-sectional analysis.

Gold R, Michael YL, Whitlock EP, Hubbell FA, Mason ED, Rodriguez BL, Safford MM, Sarto GE.

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2006 Dec;15(10):1161-73.PMID: 17199457 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The association between clinical care strategies and the attenuation of racial/ethnic disparities in diabetes care: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study.

Duru OK, Mangione CM, Steers NW, Herman WH, Karter AJ, Kountz D, Marrero DG, Safford MM, Waitzfelder B, Gerzoff RB, Huh S, Brown AF; TRIAD Study Group.

Med Care. 2006 Dec;44(12):1121-8.PMID: 17122717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is the number of documented diabetes process-of-care indicators associated with cardiometabolic risk factor levels, patient satisfaction, or self-rated quality of diabetes care? The Translating Research into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study.

Ackermann RT, Thompson TJ, Selby JV, Safford MM, Stevens M, Brown AF, Narayan KM; Translating Research into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study Group.

Diabetes Care. 2006 Sep;29(9):2108-13.PMID: 16936161 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Who is tested for diabetic kidney disease and who initiates treatment? The Translating Research Into Action For Diabetes (TRIAD) Study.

Johnson SL, Tierney EF, Onyemere KU, Tseng CW, Safford MM, Karter AJ, Ferrara A, Duru OK, Brown AF, Narayan KM, Thompson TJ, Herman WH.

Diabetes Care. 2006 Aug;29(8):1733-8. Erratum in: Diabetes Care. 2006 Nov;29(11):2571. PMID: 16873772 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The association between quality of care and the intensity of diabetes disease management programs.

Mangione CM, Gerzoff RB, Williamson DF, Steers WN, Kerr EA, Brown AF, Waitzfelder BE, Marrero DG, Dudley RA, Kim C, Herman W, Thompson TJ, Safford MM, Selby JV; TRIAD Study Group.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jul 18;145(2):107-16.PMID: 16847293 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Lifestyle-related risk factors and risk of future nursing home admission.

Valiyeva E, Russell LB, Miller JE, Safford MM.

Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 8;166(9):985-90.PMID: 16682571 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diabetes reporting as a cause of death: results from the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study.

McEwen LN, Kim C, Haan M, Ghosh D, Lantz PM, Mangione CM, Safford MM, Marrero D, Thompson TJ, Herman WH; TRIAD Study Group.

Diabetes Care. 2006 Feb;29(2):247-53.PMID: 16443868 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Assessing quality of diabetes care by measuring longitudinal changes in hemoglobin A1c in the Veterans Health Administration.

Thompson W, Wang H, Xie M, Kolassa J, Rajan M, Tseng CL, Crystal S, Zhang Q, Vardi Y, Pogach L, Safford MM.

Health Serv Res. 2005 Dec;40(6 Pt 1):1818-35.PMID: 16336550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Race, ethnicity, socioeconomic position, and quality of care for adults with diabetes enrolled in managed care: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study.

Brown AF, Gregg EW, Stevens MR, Karter AJ, Weinberger M, Safford MM, Gary TL, Caputo DA, Waitzfelder B, Kim C, Beckles GL.

Diabetes Care. 2005 Dec;28(12):2864-70.PMID: 16306546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

How much time do patients with diabetes spend on self-care?

Safford MM, Russell L, Suh DC, Roman S, Pogach L.

J Am Board Fam Pract. 2005 Jul-Aug;18(4):262-70.PMID: 15994472 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hospitalizations, nursing home admissions, and deaths attributable to diabetes.

Russell LB, Valiyeva E, Roman SH, Pogach LM, Suh DC, Safford MM.

Diabetes Care. 2005 Jul;28(7):1611-7.PMID: 15983309 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Making the most of the time we have.

Safford MM.

J Fam Pract. 2005 May;54(5):455-6. No abstract available. PMID: 15865905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does dental disease hurt your heart?

Gordon SC, Barasch A, Foong WC, Elgeneidy AK, Safford MM.

J Can Dent Assoc. 2005 Feb;71(2):93-5.PMID: 15691426 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of self-report, hospital discharge codes, and adjudication of cardiovascular events in the Women's Health Initiative.

Heckbert SR, Kooperberg C, Safford MM, Psaty BM, Hsia J, McTiernan A, Gaziano JM, Frishman WH, Curb JD.

Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Dec 15;160(12):1152-8.PMID: 15583367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diabetes care quality in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System and commercial managed care: the TRIAD study.

Kerr EA, Gerzoff RB, Krein SL, Selby JV, Piette JD, Curb JD, Herman WH, Marrero DG, Narayan KM, Safford MM, Thompson T, Mangione CM.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Aug 17;141(4):272-81.PMID: 15313743 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Treating chronic pain in the presence of substance abuse.

Stanley AH, Safford MM.

J Natl Med Assoc. 2004 Aug;96(8):1102-4.PMID: 15303416 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Managed care organization and the quality of diabetes care: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study.

Kim C, Williamson DF, Mangione CM, Safford MM, Selby JV, Marrero DG, Curb JD, Thompson TJ, Narayan KM, Herman WH; Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) Study.

Diabetes Care. 2004 Jul;27(7):1529-34.PMID: 15220223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Who has diabetes? Best estimates of diabetes prevalence in the Department of Veterans Affairs based on computerized patient data.

Miller DR, Safford MM, Pogach LM.

Diabetes Care. 2004 May;27 Suppl 2:B10-21.PMID: 15113777 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Referral management and the care of patients with diabetes: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study.

Kim C, Williamson DF, Herman WH, Safford MM, Selby JV, Marrero DG, Curb JD, Thompson TJ, Narayan KM, Mangione CM; TRIAD Study Group.

Am J Manag Care. 2004 Feb;10(2 Pt 2):137-43.PMID: 15005506 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate rinse for treatment and prevention of oral candidiasis in HIV-infected children: a pilot study.

Barasch A, Safford MM, Dapkute-Marcus I, Fine DH.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2004 Feb;97(2):204-7.PMID: 14970779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Out-of-pocket costs and diabetes preventive services: the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study.

Karter AJ, Stevens MR, Herman WH, Ettner S, Marrero DG, Safford MM, Engelgau MM, Curb JD, Brown AF; Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes Study Group.

Diabetes Care. 2003 Aug;26(8):2294-9.PMID: 12882851 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk factor clustering in the insulin resistance syndrome and its relationship to cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal white, black, hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander women.

Howard BV, Criqui MH, Curb JD, Rodabough R, Safford MM, Santoro N, Wilson AC, Wylie-Rosett J.

Metabolism. 2003 Mar;52(3):362-71.PMID: 12647277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles