2016
Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Su F, Goutman S, Chernyak S, Mukherjee B, Callaghan B, Batterman S, Feldman E. Association of Environmental Toxins With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. JAMA Neurology 2016, 73: 803-11. PMID: 27159543, PMCID: PMC5032145, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisCase-Control StudiesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMaleMichiganMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOccupational ExposureOdds RatioOutcome Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsBrominated flame retardantsPersistent environmental pollutantsResidential exposureOrganochlorine pesticidesPolychlorinated biphenylsOdds of ALSAssociation of occupational exposureDisease risk factorsExposure time windowsEnvironmental pollutionRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsMultivariate modelOccupational exposureLogistic regression modelsCase-control studySurvey dataFamily history of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisExposure windowsIncreased oddsFamily historyAssociated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosisHistory of amyotrophic lateral sclerosisRegression modelsMilitary service
2012
Comparative Performance of Comorbidity Indices in Predicting Health Care-Related Behaviors and Outcomes among Medicaid Enrollees with Type 2 Diabetes
Ou H, Mukherjee B, Erickson S, Piette J, Bagozzi R, Balkrishnan R. Comparative Performance of Comorbidity Indices in Predicting Health Care-Related Behaviors and Outcomes among Medicaid Enrollees with Type 2 Diabetes. Population Health Management 2012, 15: 220-229. PMID: 22731766, PMCID: PMC4346539, DOI: 10.1089/pop.2011.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultComorbidityDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHealth BehaviorHealth ExpendituresHealth StatusHumansMaleMedicaidMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient ComplianceUnited StatesConceptsChronic disease scoreHealth care-related behaviorsCare-related behaviorsHealth care utilizationElixhauser indexCare utilizationType 2 diabetesHealth-related quality of life comorbidity indexMedicaid enrolleesComorbidity indexPredicting health care utilizationLow-income diabetes patientsPredictors of medication adherenceHealth care characteristicsHealth-related qualityMarketScan Medicaid DatabaseExpenditure dataCare characteristicsPhysician concordanceCare standardsMedication adherenceComorbidity measuresCharlson Comorbidity IndexDiabetes severityComorbidity indicators