Volume 47 | Number 2 | April 2012
Primary Care
Ethnic Differences in Appointment‐Keeping and Implications for the Patient‐Centered Medical Home—Findings from the Diabetes Study of orthern alifornia ()
Melissa M. Parker M.S., Howard H. Moffet M.P.H., Dean Schillinger M.D., Nancy Adler Ph.D., Alicia Fernandez M.D., Paul Ciechanowski M.D., M.P.H., Andrew J. Karter Ph.D.
The Productivity and Cost‐Efficiency of Models for Involving Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care: A Perspective from Queueing Analysis
Nan Liu, Thomas D'Aunno Ph.D.
How Effective Are Short Message Service Reminders at Increasing Clinic Attendance? A Meta‐Analysis and Systematic Review
Rebecca Guy, Jane Hocking, Handan Wand, Sam Stott, Hammad Ali, John Kaldor
Utilization and Costs
A Comparison of Health Care Use for Physician‐Referred and Self‐Referred Episodes of Outpatient Physical Therapy
Jane Pendergast Ph.D., Stephanie A. Kliethermes M.S., Janet K. Freburger P.T., Ph.D., Pamela A. Duffy P.T., Ph.D., O.C.S., C.P.C.
Wait Times and Delay
Surgery Wait Times and Specialty Services for Insured and Uninsured Breast Cancer Patients: Does Hospital Safety Net Status Matter?
Cathy J. Bradley, Bassam Dahman, Lisa M. Shickle M.S., Woolton Lee
Delay in Seeing a Doctor Due to Cost: Disparity between Older Adults with and without Disabilities in the nited tates
Jae Chul Lee Ph.D., Romana Hasnain‐Wynia, Denys T. Lau
Methods
Methodological Reporting in Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Health Services Research Articles
Jennifer P. Wisdom, Mary A. Cavaleri, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Carla A. Green
Estimation of Disease Incidence in Claims Data Dependent on the Length of Follow‐Up: A Methodological Approach
Sasch Abbas, Peter Ihle, Ingrid Köster, Ingrid Schubert
Research Briefs
Relationship between Patient Safety and Hospital Surgical Volume
Tina Hernandez‐Boussard M.D., M.P.H., John R. Downey M.D., M.P.H., Kathryn McDonald, John M. Morton M.D., M.P.H.
Can Claims‐Based Data Be Used to Recruit Black and ispanic Subjects into Clinical Trials?
Ana M. Palacio, Leonardo J. Tamariz, Claudia Uribe, Hua Li, Ellen J. Salkeld, Leslie Hazel‐Fernandez, Olveen Carrasquillo
Location of Cancer Surgery for Older Veterans with Cancer
Elena M. Kouri Ph.D., Mary Beth Landrum Ph.D., Elizabeth B. Lamont MD,MS, Sam Bozeman MPH, Barbara J. McNeil, Nancy L. Keating M.D., M.P.H.
Special Section: Global Health Research
Health Expenditure Dynamics and Years of U.S. Residence: Analyzing Spending Disparities among Latinos by Citizenship/Nativity Status
Arturo Vargas Bustamante Ph.D., M.P.P., Jie Chen Ph.D.
Does Community‐Based Health Insurance Protect Household Assets? Evidence from Rural Africa
Divya Parmar, Steffen Reinhold, Aurélia Souares, Germain Savadogo, Rainer Sauerborn
Health Care Reform in the Former oviet nion: Beyond the Transition
Dina Balabanova, Bayard Roberts Ph.D., Erica Richardson Ph.D., Christian Haerpfer, Martin McKee
Costs of Addressing Heroin Addiction in alaysia and 32 Comparable Countries Worldwide
Jennifer Prah Ruger, Marek Chawarski, Mahmud Mazlan, Craig Luekens, Nora Ng, Richard Schottenfeld