2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilization
1999
Interpregnancy Interval and Disparity in Term Small for Gestational Age Births Between Black and White Women
JAMES A, BRACKEN M, COHEN A, SAFTLAS A, LIEBERMAN E. Interpregnancy Interval and Disparity in Term Small for Gestational Age Births Between Black and White Women. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1999, 93: 109-112. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199901000-00022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerm SGA birthsInterpregnancy intervalGestational-age birthsSGA birthWhite womenAge birthBlack womenHospital-based cohort studyShort interpregnancy intervalMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisSGA deliveryTerm SmallCohort studyParous womenPrevious pregnancyTerm infantsLive birthsElevated riskBoston hospitalsSecondary analysisLogistic regressionWomenBirthOverall rate
1975
Delay in seeking induced abortion: A review and theoretical analysis
Bracken M, Kasl S. Delay in seeking induced abortion: A review and theoretical analysis. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1975, 121: 1008-1019. PMID: 234687, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(75)90929-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbortion, InducedAdultBlack PeopleCosts and Cost AnalysisDecision MakingDelivery of Health CareDemographyEducational StatusEmploymentFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMarriageMaternal AgeMaternal MortalityMMPIParityPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, SecondPregnancy, UnwantedPsychologySocial ClassTime FactorsWhite People