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Arakkal AT, Polgreen LA, Chapman CG, Simmering JE, Cavanaugh JE, Polgreen PM, Miller AC.
Association between household opioid prescriptions and risk for overdose among family members not prescribed opioids.
Pharmacotherapy. 2024 Feb;44(2):110-121.

Brooks JM, Chapman CG, Chen BK, Floyd SB, Hikmet N.
Assessing the properties of patient-specific treatment effect estimates from causal forest algorithms under essential heterogeneity.
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2024 Mar 13;24(1):66.

Carnahan RM, Brown GD.
Response to comment on: “The power and pitfalls of underpowered studies”.
Pharmacotherapy. 2024 Dec;44(12):957-958.

Carnahan RM, Brown GD.
The power and pitfalls of underpowered studies.
Pharmacotherapy. 2024 Sep;44(9):698-700.

Chapman CG, Polgreen PM, Suneja M, Carter BL, Polgreen LA.
Factors associated with discussing high blood pressure readings in clinical notes.
Am J Hypertens. 2024 Dec 11:hpae153.

Constantin J, Wehby GL.
Effects of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations on children’s access to and utilization of health services.
Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct;59(5):e14370.

Davis HA, Santillan DA, Ortman CE, Hoberg AA, Hetrick JP, McBrearty CW, Zeng E, Vaughan Sarrazin MS, Dunn Lopez K, Chapman CG, Carnahan RM, Michaelson JJ, Knosp BM.
The Iowa Health Data Resource (IHDR): an innovative framework for transforming the clinical health data ecosystem.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Feb 16;31(3):720-726.

Doucette WR, Wolff K, Trapskin K, McDowell H, Mott DA, McDonough RP.
Pharmacist-community-based organization collaboration to address health-related social needs.
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2024 Sep-Oct;64(5):102144.

Ejughemre U, Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Effects of the continuous Medicaid coverage provision of the family first coronavirus response act on postpartum Medicaid coverage, depression symptoms, and birth control use.
Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 14.

Erickson BA, Griffith JW, Wensheng G, Mengying Y, Herman T, Bradley CS, Quentin Clemens J, Farrar JT, Gupta P, Kreder KJ, Henry Lai H, Naliboff BD, Newman DK, Rodriguez LV, Spitznagle T, Sutcliffe S, Sutherland SE, Taple BJ, Richard Landis J.
Ecological momentary assessment of pelvic pain and urinary urgency variability in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome and their association with illness impact and quality of life: Findings from the multidisciplinary approach to the study of chronic pelvic pain symptom patterns study.
Neurourol Urodyn. 2024 Apr;43(4):893-901.

Erickson BA, Tuong MN, Zorn AN, Schlaepfer CH, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Broghammer JA, Buckley JC, Elliott SP, Myers JB, Peterson AC, Rourke KF, Smith TG 3rd, Vanni AJ, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC.
Development and Validation of the Length, Segment, and Etiology Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease Staging System Using Longitudinal Urethroplasty Outcomes Data From the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons.
J Urol. 2024 Dec 9:101097JU0000000000004369.

Evans S, Seaman AT, Johnson EC, Engelbart JM, Gao X, Vikas P, Phadke S, Schroeder MC, Lizarraga IM, Charlton ME.
Rural comprehensive cancer care: Qualitative analysis of current challenges and opportunities. 38753418″ target=”blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> J Rural Health. 2024 Sep;40(4):634-644.

Goedken AM, Ismail WW, Barrett LDG, Harshman LA.
Kidney transplantation in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.
Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Jun;28(4).

Greteman BB, Del Vecchio NJ, Garcia-Auguste CJ, Kahl AR, Gryzlak BM, Chrischilles EA, Charlton ME, Nash SH.
Identifying predictors of COVID-related delays in cancer-specific medical care.
Cancer Med. 2024 Apr;13(8):e7183.

Greteman BB, Tomasson MH, Kahl AR, Wahlen MM, Bates ML, Strouse C, Charlton ME.
Comparison of outcomes by race among a population-based matched sample of multiple myeloma patients.
Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Nov 26.

Herbach EL, Curran M, Roberson ML, Carnahan RM, McDowell BD, Wang K, Lizarraga I, Nash SH, Charlton M.
Guideline-concordant breast cancer care by patient race and ethnicity accounting for individual-, facility- and area-level characteristics: a SEER-Medicare study.
Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Jul;35(7):1017-1031.

Howren MB, Christensen AJ, Pagedar NA.
Prevalence and persistence of depressive symptoms during the first year postdiagnosis in a large sample of patients with head and neck cancer.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 May-Jun;45(3):104257.

Howren MB, Christensen AJ, Pagedar NA.
Prevalence of pain in a sample of long-term survivors of head and neck cancer.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jul-Aug;45(4):104300.

Howren MB, Pagedar NA.
Prevalence of Pain and Associated Clinical Characteristics in 10-Year Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Nov 22.

Jackson SL, Lekiachvili A, Block JP, Richards TB, Nagavedu K, Draper CC, Koyama AK, Womack LS, Carton TW, Mayer KH, Rasmussen SA, Trick WE, Chrischilles EA, Weiner MG, Podila PSB, Boehmer TK, Wiltz JL; PCORnet Network Partners.
Preventive Service Usage and New Chronic Disease Diagnoses: Using PCORnet Data to Identify Emerging Trends, United States, 2018-2022.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Jul 3;21:E49.

Johnson CE, Chrischilles EA, Arndt S, Carnahan RM.
State-level factors associated with implementation of prescription drug monitoring program integration and mandatory use policies, United States, 2009-2020.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Oct 1;31(10):2337-2346.

Johnson CE, Wehby GL, Chrischilles EA, Arndt S, Carnahan RM.
Examining the effect of prescription drug monitoring program integration and mandatory use policies on the distribution of methadone and buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, United States, 2009-2021.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Nov 1;264:112432.

Lee S, Frediani G, Lund BC, Kennelty K, Jeffery MM, Carnahan RM.
A Nationwide Emergency Department Data Analysis to Predict Beers List Medications Use Among Older Adults.
J Emerg Med. 2024 Jun;66(6):e704-e713.

Lee S, Harris LM, Miller AC, Cavanaugh JE, Nizar JM, Simmering JE, Abou Alaiwa MH, Polgreen LA, Polgreen PM.
Risk for Dehydration and Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders Among Cystic Fibrosis Carriers.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2024 May;83(5):695-697.

Link BK.
Follicular lymphoma treatment decisions: put GELF on the shelf?
Haematologica. 2024 Oct 1;109(10):3105-3107.

Lorman V, Bailey LC, Song X, Rao S, Hornig M, Utidjian L, Razzaghi H, Mejias A, Leikauf JE, Brill SB, Allen A, Bunnell HT, Reedy C, Mosa ASM, Horne BD, Geary CR, Chuang CH, Williams DA, Christakis DA, Chrischilles EA, Mendonca EA, Cowell LG, McCorkell L, Liu M, Cummins MR, Jhaveri R, Blecker S, Forrest CB.
Pediatric Long COVID Subphenotypes: An EHR-based study from the RECOVER program.
medRxiv. 2024 Sep 18:2024.09.17.24313742.

Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Care Use in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Birth. 2024 Oct 11.

Lyu W, Wehby GL.
Effects of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on Coverage Continuity and Access for Medicaid Beneficiaries.
Inquiry. 2024 Jan-Dec;61:469580241282052.

McDowell BD, O’Rorke MA, Schroeder MC, Chrischilles EA, Spinka CM, Waitman LR, Anuforo K, Araya A, Bah H, Barlocker J, Chandaka S, Cowell LG, Geary CR, Gupta S, Horne BD, Knosp BM, Lai AM, Mandhadi V, Mohammad Mosa AS, Reeder P, Ryu G, Shukwit B, Smith C, Stoddard AJ, Syed M, Syed S, Taylor BW, VanWormer JJ.
Implementing Cancer Registry Data With the PCORnet Common Data Model: The Greater Plains Collaborative Experience.
JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2024 Dec;8:e2400196.

Miller AC, Arakkal AT, Sewell DK, Segre AM, Adhikari B, Polgreen PM; CDC MInD-Healthcare Group.
Hospitalizations among family members increase the risk of MRSA infection in a household.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Jul;45(7):826-832.

Miller AC, Harris LM, Winthrop KL, Cavanaugh JE, Abou Alaiwa MH, Hornick DB, Stoltz DA, Polgreen PM.
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier States Are Associated With More Severe Cases of Bronchiectasis.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Jan 17;11(2):ofae024.

Miller AC, Koeneman SH, Suneja M, Cavanaugh JE, Polgreen PM.
Diurnal temperature variation and the implications for diagnosis and infectious disease screening: a population-based study.
Diagnosis (Berl). 2023 Sep 13;11(1):54-62.

Navar AM, Shah NP, Shrader P, Thomas LE, Ahmad Z, Allred C, Chamberlain AM, Chrischilles EA, Dhalwani N, Effron MB, Hayek S, Jones LK, Kalich B, Shapiro MD, Wójcik C, Peterson ED.
Achievement of LDL-C <55 mg/dL among US adults: Findings from the cvMOBIUS2 registry.
Am Heart J. 2025 Jan;279:107-117.

Ogilvie AC, Carnahan RM, Mendizabal A, Gilbertson-White S, Seaman A, Chrischilles E, Schultz JL.
Factors Influencing Discharges to Hospice for Patients With Late-Stage Huntington’s Disease.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Aug 21:10499091241274725.

Pagedar NA, Hoffman HT.
Anatomic Variability of the Accessory Nerve: Implications for Dissection of Level IIB.
Laryngoscope. 2024 Jan;134(1):154-159.

Paul CJ, Erickson BA, Nepple KG, Tracy CR.
Does Rounding Order Bias Discharge Efficiency? Predictors of Discharge Timing on an Academic Urology Service.
J Healthc Qual. 2024 Jan-Feb 01;46(1):12-21.

Razzaghi H, Forrest CB, Hirabayashi K, Wu Q, Allen AJ, Rao S, Chen Y, Bunnell HT, Chrischilles EA, Cowell LG, Cummins MR, Hanauer DA, Higginbotham M, Horne BD, Horowitz CR, Jhaveri R, Kim S, Mishkin A, Muszynski JA, Naggie S, Pajor NM, Paranjape A, Schwenk HT, Sills MR, Tedla YG, Williams DA, Bailey LC; RECOVER CONSORTIUM.
Vaccine Effectiveness Against Long COVID in Children.
Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 1;153(4).

Razzaghi H, Goodwin Davies A, Boss S, Bunnell HT, Chen Y, Chrischilles EA, Dickinson K, Hanauer D, Huang Y, Ilunga KTS, Katsoufis C, Lehmann H, Lemas DJ, Matthews K, Mendonca EA, Morse K, Ranade D, Rosenman M, Taylor B, Walters K, Denburg MR, Forrest CB, Bailey LC.
Systematic data quality assessment of electronic health record data to evaluate study-specific fitness: Report from the PRESERVE research study.
PLOS Digit Health. 2024 Jun 27;3(6):e0000527.

Schroeder MC, Semprini J, Kahl AR, Lizarraga IM, Birken SA, Wahlen MM, Johnson EC, Gorzelitz J, Seaman AT, Charlton ME.
Geographic distance to Commission on Cancer-accredited and nonaccredited hospitals in the United States.
J Rural Health. 2025 Jan;41(1):e12862.

Semprini J, Lizarraga IM, Seaman AT, Johnson EC, Wahlen MM, Gorzelitz JS, Birken SA, Schroeder MC, Paulus T, Charlton ME.
Leveraging public health cancer surveillance capacity to develop and support a rural cancer network.
Learn Health Syst. 2024 Aug 21;8(4):e10448.

Semprini J, Pagedar NA, Boakye EA, Osazuwa-Peters N.
Head and Neck Cancer Incidence in the United States Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Mar 1;150(3):193-200.

Shannon ZK, Long CR, Chrischilles EA, Goertz CM, Wallace RB, Casteel C, Carnahan RM.
Effect of chiropractic care on low back pain for active-duty military members: Mediation through biopsychosocial factors.
PLoS One. 2024 Oct 1;19(10):e0310642.

Shannon ZK, Long CR, Chrischilles E, Goertz C, Wallace R, Casteel C, Carnahan RM.
Secondary causal mediation analysis of a pragmatic clinical trial to evaluate the effect of chiropractic care for US active-duty military on biopsychosocial outcomes occurring through effects on low back pain interference and intensity.
BMJ Open. 2024 Nov 19;14(11):e083509.

Simmering JE, Polgreen LA, Francis SL, Strom AJ, Segre AM, Polgreen PM.
Using a Fitbit-based Walking Game to Improve Physical Activity Among U.S.
Veterans. Mil Med. 2024 Jun 3.

Sorensen JL, West MM, Racila AM, Amao OA, Matt BJ, Bentler S, Kahl AR, Charlton ME, Seaman AT, Nash SH.
Challenges in collecting information on sexual orientation and gender identity for cancer patients: perspectives of hospital and central cancer registry abstractors.
Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Nov;35(11):1433-1445.

Strong AE, Zee J, Laskin BL, Howarth K, Blinder J, Chrischilles EA, Erez DL, Denburg MR.
Urine dipstick blood and acute kidney injury in infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2024 Dec;39(12):3591-3596.

Weeks KS, Gao X, Kahl AR, Engelbart J, Greteman BB, Hassan I, Kapadia MR, Nash SH, Charlton ME.
Perspectives on Referring for Rectal Cancer Surgery: a Survey Study of Gastroenterologist and General Surgeons in Iowa.
J Gastrointest Cancer. 2024 Jun;55(2):681-690.

Wu Q, Zhang B, Tong J, Bailey LC, Bunnell HT, Chen J, Chrischilles EA, Christakis DA, Downs SM, Hirabayashi K, Mishkin AD, Mosa ASM, Pajor NM, Rao S, Razzaghi H, Schwenk HT, Sills MR, Wang H, Wang L, Wang Y, Zhang D, Zhou T, Jhaveri R, Tchetgen Tchetgen EJ, Morris JS, Forrest CB, Chen Y; RECOVER Consortium.
Real-world effectiveness and causal mediation study of BNT162b2 on long COVID risks in children and adolescents.
EClinicalMedicine. 2024 Dec 6;79:102962.

Xu L, Sharma H, Wehby GL.
Effects of Nursing Home Closures on Occupancy and Finances of Nearby Nursing Homes.
Med Care Res Rev. 2024 Nov 19:10775587241296182.

Xu L, Sharma H, Wehby GL.
Effects of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on the Employment and Work Hours of Nursing Assistants in Hospitals and Nursing Homes.
medRxiv. 2024 Jul 9:2024.05.21.24307699.

Zhou T, Zhang B, Zhang D, Wu Q, Chen J, Li L, Lu Y, Becich MJ, Blecker S, Chilukuri N, Chrischilles EA, Chu H, Corsino L, Geary CR, Hornig M, Hornig-Rohan MM, Kim S, Liebovitz DM, Lorman V, Luo C, Morizono H, Mosa ASM, Pajor NM, Rao S, Razzaghi H, Suresh S, Tedla YG, Utset LV, Wang Y, Williams DA, Witvliet MG, Mangarelli C, Jhaveri R, Forrest CB, Chen Y.
Body Mass Index and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Young Adults.
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Oct 1;7(10).