The implications of regional variations in Medicare spending. Part 1: the content, quality, and accessibility of care
Fisher ES, Wennberg DE, Stukel TA, Gottlieb DJ, Lucas FL, Pinder EL. Ann Intern Med. 2003; 138(4):273-87.
Publications
Geography and service supply do not explain socioeconomic gradients in angiography use after acute myocardial infarction
Alter DA, Naylor CD, Austin PC, Chan BT, Tu JV. CMAJ. 2003; 168(3):261-4.
Inhaled or systematic corticosteroids and the risk of hospitalizations for hip fracture among elderly women
Lau E, Mamdani M, Tu K. Am J Med. 2003; 114(2):142-5.
A comparison of risk perception and psychological morbidity in women with ductal carcinoma in situ and early invasive breast cancer
Rakovitch E, Franssen E, Kim J, Ackerman I, Pignol JP, Paszat L, Pritchard KI, Ho C, Redelmeier DA. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2003; 77(3):285-93.
Association between extent of axillary lymph node dissection and patient, tumor, surgeon, and hospital factors in patients with early breast cancer
Petrik DW, McCready DR, Sawka CA, Goel V. J Surg Oncol. 2003; 82(2):84-90.
Relationship between avoidable hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus and income level
Booth GL, Hux JE. Arch Intern Med. 2003; 163(1):101-6.
Warfarin therapy and risk of hip fracture among elderly patients
Mamdani M, Upshur RE, Anderson G, Bartle B, Laupacis A. Pharmacotherapy. 2003; 23(1):1-4.
The effect of education and income on need and willingness to undergo total joint arthroplasty
Hawker GA, Wright JG, Glazier RH, Coyte PC, Harvey B , Williams JI, Badley EM. Arthritis Rheum. 2002; 46(12):3331-9.
Initial patterns of use of COX-2 inhibitors by elderly patients in Ontario: findings and implications
Mamdani M, Rochon P, Laupacis A, Anderson G. CMAJ. 2002; 167(10):1125-6.
Biology or bias: practice patterns and long-term outcomes for men and women with acute myocardial infarction
Alter DA, Naylor CD, Austin PC, Tu JV. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002; 39(12):1909-16.