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Silva GC, Jiang L, Gutman R, Wu WC, Mor V, Fine MJ, Kressin NR, Trivedi AN. Racial/Ethnic Differences in 30-Day Mortality for Heart Failure and Pneumonia in the Veterans Health Administration Using Claims-based, Clinical, and Social Risk-adjustment Variables. Medical care. 2021 Dec 1; 59(12):1082-1089.
McClendon J, Kressin N, Perkins D, Copeland LA, Finley EP, Vogt D. The Impact of Discriminatory Stress on Changes in Posttraumatic Stress Severity at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Gender. Journal of trauma & dissociation : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD). 2021 Mar 1; 22(2):170-187.
Gurewich D, Garg A, Kressin NR. Addressing Social Determinants of Health Within Healthcare Delivery Systems: a Framework to Ground and Inform Health Outcomes. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 May 1; 35(5):1571-1575.
Kressin NR, Wormwood JB, Battaglia TA, Gunn CM. Differences in Breast Density Awareness, Knowledge, and Plans Based on State Legislation Status and Sociodemographic Characteristics. Journal of general internal medicine. 2020 Jun 1; 35(6):1923-1925.
Kressin NR. Without Knowledgeable Clinicians Who are Prepared to Counsel, Breast Density Legislation Cannot Achieve Its Desired Effects. Journal of women's health (2002). 2019 Sep 1; 28(9):1175-1176.
Barghi A, Torres H, Kressin NR, McCormick D. Coverage and Access for Americans with Cardiovascular Disease or Risk Factors After the ACA: a Quasi-experimental Study. Journal of general internal medicine. 2019 Sep 1; 34(9):1797-1805.
Gunn CM, Battaglia TA, Paasche-Orlow MK, West AK, Kressin NR. Women's perceptions of dense breast notifications in a Massachusetts safety net hospital: "So what is that supposed to mean?". Patient education and counseling. 2018 Jun 1; 101(6):1123-1129.
Khazanie P, Krumholz HM, Kiefe CI, Kressin NR, Wells B, Wang TY, Peterson ED. Priorities for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research: A Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Centers for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Working Group. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2017 Jul 1; 10(7).
Kressin NR, Chapman SE, Magnani JW. A Tale of Two Patients: Patient-Centered Approaches to Adherence as a Gateway to Reducing Disparities. Circulation. 2016 Jun 14; 133(24):2583-92.
Kressin NR, Gunn CM, Battaglia TA. Content, Readability, and Understandability of Dense Breast Notifications by State. JAMA. 2016 Apr 26; 315(16):1786-8.
Kressin NR, Wehler CJ, Bokhour BG. Program Evaluation Toolkit: A Guide for Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes of Patient-Centered Innovations (White Paper). 2015 Oct 31.
Kressin NR, Lin MY. Race/ethnicity, and Americans' perceptions and experiences of over- and under-use of care: a cross-sectional study. BMC health services research. 2015 Oct 1; 15:443.
Bokhour BG, Kressin NR. What Is in a Name? How Biomedical Language May Derail Patient Understanding of Hypertension. Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes. 2015 Jul 1; 8(4):452-4.
McCormick D, Hanchate AD, Lasser KE, Manze MG, Lin M, Chu C, Kressin NR. Effect of Massachusetts healthcare reform on racial and ethnic disparities in admissions to hospital for ambulatory care sensitive conditions: retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2015 Apr 1; 350:h1480.
Kressin NR, Groeneveld PW. Race/Ethnicity and overuse of care: a systematic review. The Milbank Quarterly. 2015 Mar 1; 93(1):112-38.
DiLeone BA, Wang J, Kressin N, Vogt D. Prototypical experiences as a cue to collective identity for recently deployed Veterans. Poster session presented at: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference; 2014 Feb 14; Austin, TX.
Kressin NR, Atz JM. A piece of my mind. Mind the outcomes. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2013 Jan 2; 309(1):39-40.
Nunn ME, Dietrich T, Singh HK, Henshaw MM, Kressin NR. Prevalence of early childhood caries among very young urban Boston children compared with US children. Journal of public health dentistry. 2011 Jun 17; 69(3):156-62.
Kressin N, Fihn S, Ibrahim SA, Goldstein M, Hynes D. Developing a high value health services research career in VA: advice from experienced investigators. Presented at: VA HSR&D National Meeting; 2011 Feb 17; National Harbor, MD.
Russell SL, Katz RV, Wang MQ, Lee R, Green BL, Kressin NR, Claudio C. Belief in AIDS origin conspiracy theory and willingness to participate in biomedical research studies: findings in whites, blacks, and Hispanics in seven cities across two surveys. HIV Clinical Trials. 2011 Jan 1; 12(1):37-47.
Ayotte BJ, Kressin NR. Race differences in cardiac catheterization: the role of social contextual variables. Journal of general internal medicine. 2010 Aug 1; 25(8):814-8.
Kressin NR, Manze M, Orner MB, Bokhour BG. Patient centered counseling interventions to reduce disparities in chronic disease care and outcomes: Lessons learned from three trials. Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2010 Apr 28; Minneapolis, MN.
Hausmann LR, Kressin NR, Hanusa BH, Ibrahim SA. The association of perceived racial discrimination with patients’ healthcare experiences: choice of measure matters. Paper presented at: Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions; 2010 Apr 10; Seattle, WA.
Hausmann LR, Kressin NR, Hanusa BH, Ibrahim SA. Perceived racial discrimination in health care and its association with patients' healthcare experiences: does the measure matter? Ethnicity & disease. 2010 Jan 1; 20(1):40-7.
Wright WG, Jones JA, Spiro A, Rich SE, Kressin NR. Use of patient self-report oral health outcome measures in assessment of dental treatment outcomes. Journal of public health dentistry. 2009 Nov 11; 69(2):95-103.
Hausmann LR, Jeong K, Bost JE, Kressin NR, Ibrahim SA. Perceived racial discrimination in health care: a comparison of Veterans Affairs and other patients. American journal of public health. 2009 Nov 1; 99 Suppl 3:S718-24.
Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Manze M, Orner MB, Kressin NR. Comparing Methods of Measuring Treatment Intensification in Hypertension Care. Poster session presented at: AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting; 2009 Jun 30; Chicago, IL.
Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Manze M, Orner MB, Kressin NR. Treatment Intensification Improves Blood Pressure Control Both in Adherent and Non-Adherent Patients. Paper presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2009 May 13; Miami, FL.
Kressin NR, Raymond KL, Manze M. Perceptions of race/ethnicity-based discrimination: a review of measures and evaluation of their usefulness for the health care setting. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 2008 Aug 1; 19(3):697-730.
Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Orner MB, Kressin NR. Understanding uncontrolled hypertension: is it the patient or the provider? Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 2007 Dec 1; 9(12):937-43.
Rawaf MM, Kressin NR. Exploring racial and sociodemographic trends in physician behavior, physician trust and their association with blood pressure control. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2007 Nov 1; 99(11):1248-54.
Katz RV, Green BL, Kressin NR, Claudio C, Wang MQ, Russell SL. Willingness of minorities to participate in biomedical studies: confirmatory findings from a follow-up study using the Tuskegee Legacy Project Questionnaire. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2007 Sep 1; 99(9):1052-60.
Claudio C, Katz RV, Green BL, Kressin NR, Wang MQ, Russell SL. Cancer screening participation: comparative willingness of San Juan Puerto Ricans versus New York City Puerto Ricans. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2007 May 1; 99(5):542-9.
Cunha-Cruz J, Hujoel PP, Kressin NR. Oral health-related quality of life of periodontal patients. Journal of Periodontal Research. 2007 Apr 1; 42(2):169-76.
Kressin NR, Orner MB, Long JA, Bokhour BG, Berlowitz DR. Strategies for Improving Provider-Patient Communication about Medication Adherence: Can behavior change be effected? Does it affect patient outcomes? Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2007 Apr 1; Toronto, Canada.
Rose AJ, Berlowitz DR, Orner MB, Kressin NR. Understanding Uncontrolled Hypertension: Is it the Patient or the Provider? Poster session presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2007 Apr 1; Toronto, Canada.
Hujoel PP, Cunha-Cruz J, Kressin NR. Spurious associations in oral epidemiological research: the case of dental flossing and obesity. Journal of clinical periodontology. 2006 Aug 1; 33(8):520-3.
Bokhour BG, Berlowitz DR, Long JA, Kressin NR. How do providers assess antihypertensive medication adherence in medical encounters? Journal of general internal medicine. 2006 Jun 1; 21(6):577-83.
Kressin N, Nunn M, Hayes C, Singh H, Culler C, Henshaw M. Can Training Increase Pediatric Medical Providers' counseling About ECC Risk? Paper presented at: International Association for Dental Research General Annual Session; 2005 Mar 1; Baltimore, MD.
Singh H, Kressin N, Nunn M, Hayes C, Culler C, Henshaw M. Early Childhood Carries (ECC) at Two Urban Medical Centers. Paper presented at: Federation Dentaire International World Dental Foundation Annual Congress; 2005 Mar 1; Canada.
Woodard LD, Kressin NR, Petersen LA. Is lipid-lowering therapy underused by African Americans at high risk of coronary heart disease within the VA health care system? American journal of public health. 2004 Dec 1; 94(12):2112-7.
Ambriz EH, Woodard LD, Kressin NR, Petersen LA. Use of smoking cessation interventions and aspirin for secondary prevention: are there racial disparities? American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality. 2004 Jul 1; 19(4):166-71.
Jones JA, Kressin NR, Miller DR, Orner MB, Garcia RI, Spiro A. Comparison of patient-based oral health outcome measures. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation. 2004 Jun 1; 13(5):975-85.
Kressin NR, Chang BH, Hendricks A, Kazis LE. Agreement between administrative data and patients' self-reports of race/ethnicity. American journal of public health. 2003 Oct 1; 93(10):1734-9.
Long JA, Bamba MI, Kressin NR. Occupation classification: no easy short cuts. Paper presented at: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2003 Feb 1; Vancouver, Canada.
Woodard LD, Kressin NR, Petersen LA. Comparison of medication use in coronary heart disease patients with and without diabetes. Journal of general internal medicine. 2003 Jan 1; 18(Suppl 1):299-299.
Kressin NR, Spiro A, Atchison KA, Kazis L, Jones JA. Is depressive symptomatology associated with worse oral functioning and well-being among older adults? Journal of public health dentistry. 2002 Dec 1; 62(1):5-12.
Woodard LD, Kressin NR, Petersen LA. Examining disparities in cholesterol monitoring and treatment among veterans with coronary heart disease. Paper presented at: Kelsey Research Foundation Health Services and Outcomes Research Annual Conference; 2002 Nov 1; Houston, TX.
Ambriz E, Kressin NR, Woodard LD, Petersen LA. Racial differences in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. Paper presented at: American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Annual Scientific Sessions; 2002 Oct 1; Washington, DC.
Collins TC, Clark JA, Petersen LA, Kressin NR. Racial differences in how patients perceive physician communication regarding cardiac testing. Medical care. 2002 Jan 1; 40(1 Suppl):I27-34.
Oddone EZ, Petersen LA, Weinberger M, Freedman J, Kressin NR. Contribution of the Veterans Health Administration in understanding racial disparities in access and utilization of health care: a spirit of inquiry. Medical care. 2002 Jan 1; 40(1 Suppl):I3-13.
Kressin NR, Reisine S, Spiro A, Jones JA. Is negative affectivity associated with oral quality of life? Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 2001 Dec 1; 29(6):412-23.
Chang B, Kressin N, Petersen LA. Religiosity, Optimism and Satisfaction with Decision Making About Invasive Cardiac Procedures. Paper presented at: American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting; 2001 Nov 1; Chicago, IL.
Kressin NR, Petersen LA. Racial differences in the use of invasive cardiovascular procedures: review of the literature and prescription for future research. Annals of internal medicine. 2001 Sep 4; 135(5):352-66.
Katz R, Kegeles S, Kressin N, Green BL, Hoenig H. The Tuskegee Legacy Project: Comparative Willingness of African American vs. Whites to Participate in Biomedical Research. Paper presented at: American Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting; 2001 Jan 5; Washington, DC.
Kressin N, Chang B, Peterson E, Orner M, Petersen L. Are Racial Differences in Functional Status Associated with Invasive Cardiac Procedure Use. Paper presented at: Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Annual Scientific Forum; 2001 Jan 5; Washington, DC.
Kressin NR, Meterko M, Wilson NJ. Racial disparities in participation in biomedical research. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2000 Feb 1; 92(2):62-9.
Collins T, Petersen L, Kressin N, Clark J. How patients perceive physician communication regarding cardiac testing [abstract]. [Editorial]. Journal of general internal medicine. 2000 Jan 1; 15(supplement):160.
Kressin NR, Spiro A, Bosse R, Garcia R. Personality traits and oral self-care behaviors: longitudinal findings from the Normative Aging Study. Psychology & Health. 1999 Feb 10; 14:71-85.