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Robert Ferrer

Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at …
Verified email at uthscsa.edu
Cited by 4325

The paradox of primary care

KC Stange, RL Ferrer - The Annals of Family Medicine, 2009 - Annals Family Med
… , the UCLA/Rand Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars, Robert Brook, and
Fiona Walter… Dr Ferrer is supported during the writing of this article by a Robert Wood Johnson …

Patient outcomes at 26 months in the patient-centered medical home National Demonstration Project

CR Jaén, RL Ferrer, WL Miller… - The Annals of Family …, 2010 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient outcomes in the National
Demonstration Project (NDP) of practices’ transition to patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs). …

The effects of yoga on physical functioning and health related quality of life in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

NK Patel, AH Newstead, RL Ferrer - The journal of alternative and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Objective: The goal was to review systematically the comparative effectiveness of yoga,
compared with other exercise interventions, for older adults as shown on measures of health and …

Serum cholesterol, haemorrhagic stroke, ischaemic stroke, and myocardial infarction: Korean national health system prospective cohort study

S Ebrahim, J Sung, YM Song, RL Ferrer, DA Lawlor… - Bmj, 2006 - bmj.com
Objective To investigate risk factors, such as heavy alcohol consumption, that might explain
any increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke associated with low blood cholesterol. Design …

Management of mild chronic hypertension during pregnancy: a review

RL Ferrer, BM Sibai, CD Mulrow, E Chiquette… - Obstetrics & …, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of evidence relating to management of mild
chronic hypertension during pregnancy, including associated risks, benefits, and harms of …

Methods for evaluating practice change toward a patient-centered medical home

…, BF Crabtree, RF Palmer, RL Ferrer… - The Annals of Family …, 2010 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Understanding the transformation of primary care practices to patient-centered
medical homes (PCMHs) requires making sense of the change process, multilevel outcomes, …

The essential role of generalists in health care systems

RL Ferrer, SJ Hambidge, RC Maly - Annals of internal medicine, 2005 - acpjournals.org
Viewing primary care as merely one of the many niches in individual patient care fosters a
narrow perspective that neither accounts for the full value of primary care nor offers proper …

Bridging primary care practices and communities to promote healthy behaviors

…, NF Isaacson, KC Stange, RL Ferrer… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Primary care practices able to create linkages with community resources
may be more successful at helping patients to make and sustain health behavior changes. …

Breast cancer disparities and decision-making among US women

GNLJ Polacek, MC Ramos, RL Ferrer - Patient education and counseling, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The impact of breast cancer is immense for all women, but the literature
reveals an even greater impact on women of color and among socially and economically …

Pursuing equity: contact with primary care and specialist clinicians by demographics, insurance, and health status

RL Ferrer - The Annals of Family Medicine, 2007 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Long-term shifts in specialty choice and health workforce policy have raised
concern about the future of primary care in the United States. The objective of this study was to …