2011
Career Satisfaction in Primary Care: A Comparison of International and US Medical Graduates
Chen PG, Curry LA, Nunez-Smith M, Bradley EH, Desai MM. Career Satisfaction in Primary Care: A Comparison of International and US Medical Graduates. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 27: 147-152. PMID: 21866306, PMCID: PMC3270248, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1832-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansCare physiciansPrimary carePhysician characteristicsMultivariable logistic regression modelingDirect patient care activitiesPrimary care physician workforceUS medical graduatesHealth Tracking Physician SurveyPatient care activitiesLogistic regression modelingHigh-quality patient careOverall satisfactionPhysician surveyPoor satisfactionPatient careMedical graduatesStudy participantsCare activitiesIMG statusPotential explanatory factorsPhysiciansRegression modelingCareSolo practitionersRelationship between distance to social gathering facilities and risk of trachoma for households in rural Tanzanian communities
Montgomery MA, Desai MM, Groce NE, Elimelech M. Relationship between distance to social gathering facilities and risk of trachoma for households in rural Tanzanian communities. Social Science & Medicine 2011, 73: 1-5. PMID: 21641706, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsData CollectionFemaleHumansMalePublic FacilitiesRisk AssessmentRural PopulationSocial IsolationTanzaniaTrachoma
2010
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Chronic Liver Disease Patients
Ferrucci LM, Bell BP, Dhotre KB, Manos MM, Terrault NA, Zaman A, Murphy RC, VanNess GR, Thomas AR, Bialek SR, Desai MM, Sofair AN. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Chronic Liver Disease Patients. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2010, 44: e40-e45. PMID: 19779363, PMCID: PMC3730290, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181b766ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver disease patientsLiver disease patientsAlternative medicine useCAM useCAM therapiesDisease patientsMedicine useConventional treatmentPopulation-based surveillance studyLogistic regression analysisPopulation-based sampleCLD etiologyClinical characteristicsCurrent usePrior hospitalizationIndependent correlatesMedical recordsClinical informationSurveillance studyPatientsTherapyDietary supplementsPotential predictorsHealth concernHerbal medicine