Publications of the Bureau of Primary Health Care and Primary Care Policy Center
Co-sponsored Papers: 1998-Present

Note: Each article is listed only once. If an article fits more than one category, it is included in the “highest” category, listed here from “highest” to “lowest”: (1) primary care, (2) community health centers, (3) equity and disparities. Articles with an asterisk (*) are attached in PDF.

Primary Care

Ferris TG, Saglam D, Stafford RS et al. Changes in the daily practice of primary care for children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1998; 152:227-233.

Forrest CB, Starfield B. Entry into primary care and continuity: the effects of access. Am J Public Health 1998; 88:1330-1336.

Maguire AM, Powe NR, Starfield B, Andrews J, Weiner JP, Anderson GF. "Carving out" conditions from global capitation rates: protecting high-cost patients, physicians, and health plans in a managed care environment. Am J Manag Care 1998; 4:797-806.

Rajmil L, Starfield B, Plasencia A, Segura A. The consequences of universalizing health services: children's use of health services in Catalonia. Int J Health Serv 1998; 28:777-791.

Riley AW, Green BF, Forrest CB, Starfield B, Kang M, Ensminger ME. A taxonomy of adolescent health: development of the adolescent health profile-types. Med Care 1998; 36:1228-1236.

Riley AW, Forrest CB, Starfield B, Green B, Kang M, Ensminger M. Reliability and validity of the adolescent health profile-types. Med Care 1998; 36:1237-1248.

Starfield B, Cassady C, Nanda J, Forrest CB, Berk R. Consumer experiences and provider perceptions of the quality of primary care: implications for managed care. J Fam Pract 1998; 46:216-226.

Steinwachs DM, Stuart ME, Scholle S, Starfield B, Fox MH, Weiner JP. A comparison of ambulatory Medicaid claims to medical records: a reliability assessment. Am J Med Qual 1998; 13:63-69.

Blumenthal D, Causino N, Chang YC et al. The duration of ambulatory visits to physicians. J Fam Pract 1999; 48:264-271.

Forrest CB, Glade GB, Starfield B, Baker AE, Kang M, Reid RJ. Gatekeeping and referral of children and adolescents to specialty care. Pediatrics 1999; 104:28-34.

Forrest CB, Glade GB, Baker AE, Bocian AB, Kang M, Starfield B. The pediatric primary-specialty care interface: how pediatricians refer children and adolescents to specialty care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999; 153:705-714.

*Shi L, Starfield B, Kennedy B, Kawachi I. Income inequality, primary care, and health indicators. J Fam Pract 1999; 48:275-284.

Stafford RS, Saglam D, Causino N et al. Trends in adult visits to primary care physicians in the United States. Arch Fam Med 1999; 8:26-32.

Starfield B, Shi L. Determinants of health: testing of a conceptual model. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1999; 896:344-346.

Starfield B, Oliver T. Primary care in the United States and its precarious future. Health Soc Care Community 1999; 7:315-323.

Cassady CE, Starfield B, Hurtado MP, Berk RA, Nanda JP, Friedenberg LA. Measuring consumer experiences with primary care. Pediatrics (J Ambul Pediatr Assoc) 2000; 105:998-1003.

Ensminger ME, Forrest CB, Riley AW, Kang M, Green BF, Starfield B. The validity of measures of socioeconomic status of adolescents. J Adolesc Res 2000; 15:392-419.

Forrest CB, Glade GB, Baker AE, Bocian A, Von Schrader S, Starfield B. Coordination of specialty referrals and physician satisfaction with referral care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2000; 154:499-506.

Rajmil L, Borrell C, Starfield B et al. The quality of care and influence of double health care coverage in Catalonia (Spain). Arch Dis Child 2000; 83:211-214.

*Shi L, Oliver TR, Huang V. The Children's Health Insurance Program: expanding the framework to evaluate state goals and performance. Milbank Q 2000; 78:403-446.

*Shi L. Type of health insurance and the quality of primary care experience. Am J Public Health 2000; 90:1848-1855.

Starfield B. Evaluating the State Children's Health Insurance Program: critical considerations. Annu Rev Public Health 2000; 21:569-585.

*Starfield B. Is US health really the best in the world? JAMA 2000; 284:483-485.

Starfield B. Primary care. In: Daniels N, Kennedy B, Kawachi I, editors. Is Inequality Bad for Our Health? Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2000.

Forrest CB, Weiner JP, Fowles J et al. Self-referral in point-of-service health plans. JAMA 2001; 285:2223-2231.

Navarro V, Shi L. The political context of social inequalities and health. Soc Sci Med 2001; 52:481-491.

Navarro V, Shi L. The political context of social inequalities and health. Int J Health Serv 2001; 31:1-21.

Rebok G, Riley A, Forrest C et al. Elementary school-aged children's reports of their health: a cognitive interviewing study. Qual Life Res 2001; 10:59-70.

*Shi L, Starfield B. The effect of primary care physician supply and income inequality on mortality among blacks and whites in US metropolitan areas. Am J Public Health 2001; 91:1246-1250.

*Shi L, Starfield B, Xu J. Validating the Adult Primary Care Assessment Tool. J Fam Pract 2001; 50:161W-175W http://jfponline.com/content/2001/02/jfp_0201_01610.asp.

Starfield B. New paradigms for quality in primary care. Br J Gen Pract 2001; 51:303-309.

Forrest CB, Nutting PA, Starfield B, Von Schrader S. Family physicians' referral decisions: results from the ASPN referral study. J Fam Pract 2002; 51:215-222.

Forrest CB, Shi L, Von Schrader S, Ng J. Managed care, primary care, and the patient-practitioner relationship. J Gen Intern Med 2002; 17:270-277.

Glade GB, Forrest CB, Starfield B, Baker AE, Bocian AB, Wasserman RC. Specialty referrals made during telephone conversations with parents: a study from the pediatric research in office settings network. Ambul Pediatr 2002; 2:93-98.

Navarro V, Shi L. The political context of social inequalities and health. In: Navarro V, editor. The Political Economy of Social Inequalities: Consequences for Health and Quality of Life. Amityville, NY: Baywood, 2002: 403-418.

*Shi L, Starfield B, Politzer R, Regan J. Primary care, self-rated health, and reductions in social disparities in health. Health Serv Res 2002; 37:529-550.

*Starfield B, Shi L. Policy relevant determinants of health: an international perspective. Health Policy 2002; 60:201-218.

Starfield B, Holtzman NA, Roland MO, Sibbald B, Harris R, Harris H. Primary care and genetic services. Health care in evolution. Eur J Public Health 2002; 12:51-56.

Starfield B, Forrest CB, Nutting PA, Von Schrader S. Variability in physician referral decisions. J Am Board Fam Pract 2002; 15:473-480.

Stevens GD, Shi L. Racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of primary care for children. J Fam Pract 2002; 51:573.

Wolff JL, Starfield B, Anderson G. Prevalence, expenditures, and complications of multiple chronic conditions in the elderly. Arch Intern Med 2002; 162:2269-2276.

Forrest CB, Nutting P, Werner JJ, Starfield B, Von Schrader S, Rohde C. Managed health plan effects on the specialty referral process: results from the Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Network referral study. Med Care 2003; 41:242-253.

*Macinko J, Starfield B, Shi L. The contribution of primary care systems to health outcomes within Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, 1970-1998. Health Serv Res 2003; 38:831-865.

Macinko JA, Shi L, Starfield B, Wulu JT, Jr. Income inequality and health: a critical review of the literature. Med Care Res Rev 2003; 60:407-452.

Rajmil L, Serra-Sutton V, Alonso J, Starfield B, Riley AW, Vazquez JR. The Spanish version of the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE). Qual Life Res 2003; 12:303-313.

Rajmil L, Serra-Sutton V, Alonso J, Herdman M, Riley A, Starfield B. Validity of the Spanish version of the Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE). Med Care 2003; 41:1153-1163.

*Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B, Xu J, Politzer R. Primary care, income inequality, and stroke mortality in the United States: a longitudinal analysis, 1985-1995. Stroke 2003; 34:1958-1964.

Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B, Wulu J, Regan J, Politzer R. The relationship between primary care, income inequality, and mortality in US States, 1980-1995. J Am Board Fam Pract 2003; 16:412-422.

Starfield B, Lemke KW, Bernhardt T, Foldes SS, Forrest CB, Weiner JP. Comorbidity: implications for the importance of primary care in 'case' management. Ann Fam Med 2003; 1:8-14.

Stevens GD, Shi L, Cooper LA. Patient-provider racial and ethnic concordance and parent reports of the primary care experiences of children. Ann Fam Med 2003; 1:105-112.

Stevens GD, Shi L. Racial and ethnic disparities in the primary care experiences of children: a review of the literature. Med Care Res Rev 2003; 60:3-30.

Forrest CB, Riley AW, Vivier PM, Gordon NP, Starfield B. Predictors of children's healthcare use: the value of child versus parental perspectives on healthcare needs. Med Care 2004; 42:232-238.

Macinko JA, Shi L, Starfield B. Wage inequality, the health system, and infant mortality in wealthy industrialized countries, 1970-1996. Soc Sci Med 2004; 58:279-292.

Rajmil L, Serra-Sutton V, Estrada MD et al. [Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spanish version of the Child Health and Illness Profile, Child Edition (CHIP-CE)]. An Pediatr (Barc) 2004; 60:522-529.

Rajmil L, Berra S, Estrada MD et al. [Spanish version of the Child Health and Illness Profile-Child Edition Parent Report Form [CHIP-CE/PRF]]. Gac Sanit 2004; 18:305-311.

Riley AW, Forrest CB, Rebok GW et al. The Child Report Form of the CHIP-Child Edition: reliability and validity. Med Care 2004; 42:221-231.

Riley AW, Forrest CB, Starfield B, Rebok GW, Robertson JA, Green BF. The Parent Report Form of the CHIP-Child Edition: reliability and validity. Med Care 2004; 42:210-220.

Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B et al. Primary care, infant mortality, and low birth weight in the states of the USA. J Epidemiol Community Health 2004; 58:374-380.

Starfield B, Shi L. The medical home, access to care, and insurance: a review of evidence. Pediatrics 2004; 113:1493-1498.

Crampton P, Davis P, Lay-Yee R, Raymont A, Forrest CB, Starfield B. Does community-governed nonprofit primary care improve access to services? Cross-sectional survey of practice characteristics. Int J Health Serv 2005; 35:465-478.

*Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B, Politzer R, Xu J. Primary care, race, and mortality in US states. Soc Sci Med 2005; 61:65-75.

*Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B, Politzer R, Wulu J, Xu J. Primary care, social inequalities, and all-cause, heart disease, and cancer mortality in US counties, 1990. Am J Public Health 2005; 95:674-680.

Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B, Politzer R, Wulu J, Xu J. Primary care, social inequalities and all-cause, heart disease and cancer mortality in US counties: a comparison between urban and non-urban areas. Public Health 2005; 119:699-710.

Starfield B, Lemke KW, Herbert R, Pavlovich WD, Anderson G. Comorbidity and the use of primary care and specialist care in the elderly. Ann Fam Med 2005; 3:215-222.

*Starfield B, Shi L, Macinko J. Contribution of primary care to health systems and health. Milbank Q 2005; 83:457-502.

Starfield B. Insurance and the U.S. health care system. N Engl J Med 2005; 353:418-419.

*Starfield B, Shi L, Grover A, Macinko J. The effects of specialist supply on populations' health: assessing the evidence. Health Aff 2005; W5:97-107.

Starfield B. Why is the grass greener? BMJ 2005; 330:727-729.

Berra S, Borrell C, Rajmil L et al. Perceived health status and use of healthcare services among children and adolescents. Eur J Public Health 2006; 16:405-414.

Forrest CB, Nutting PA, von SS, Rohde C, Starfield B. Primary care physician specialty referral decision making: patient, physician, and health care system determinants. Med Decis Making 2006; 26:76-85.

Harzheim E, Starfield B, Rajmil L, Alvarez-Dardet C, Stein AT. [Internal consistency and reliability of Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCATool-Brasil) for child health services]. Cad Saude Publica 2006; 22:1649-1659.

Starfield B. Commentary on options to improve the quality of care and reduce costs. In: HR Policy Association, editor. Reforming America's Health Care System: Messages to Major Purchasers. Washington, DC: HR Policy Association, 2006: 27-33.

Starfield B. Primary care: the filter. Rev Bras Epidemiol 2006; 9:149-151.

Beasley JW, Starfield B, van Weel C, Rosser WW, Haq CL. Global health and primary care research. J Am Board Fam Med 2007; 20:518-526.

Forrest CB, Shadmi E, Nutting PA, Starfield B. Specialty referral completion among primary care patients: results from the ASPN referral study. Ann Fam Med 2007; 5:361-367.

Gervas J, Starfield B, Minue S, Violan C, Seminario de Innovacion en Atencion Primaria 2007. [Some causes (and solutions) of the loss of prestige of general practitioners/family doctors. Against the discrediting of heroes]. Aten Primaria 2007; 39:615-618.

Gervas J, Starfield B, Violan C, Minue S. GPs with special interests: unanswered questions. Br J Gen Pract 2007; 57:912-917.

*Macinko J, Starfield B, Shi L. Quantifying the health benefits of primary care physician supply in the United States. Int J Health Serv 2007; 37:111-126.

*Pasarin MI, Berra S, Rajmil L, Solans M, Borrell C, Starfield B. [An instrument to evaluate primary health care from the population perspective]. Aten Primaria 2007; 39:395-401.

Starfield B, Shi L. Commentary: primary care and health outcomes: a health services research challenge. Health Serv Res 2007; 42:2252-2256.

Starfield B, Gervas J. Comprehensiveness v special interests: Family medicine should encourage its clinicians to subspecialize: Negative. In: Kennealy T, Buetow S, editors. Ideological Debates in Family Medicine. New York, NY: Nova Publishing, 2007.

Starfield B, Horder J. Interpersonal continuity: old and new perspectives. Br J Gen Pract 2007; 57:527-529.

Starfield B, Shi L. The impact of primary care and what states can do. N C Med J 2007; 68:204-207.

Starfield B, Fryer Jr. GE. The primary care physician workforce: ethical and policy implications. Ann Fam Med 2007; 5:486-491.

Gervas J, Starfield B, Heath I. Is clinical prevention better than cure? Lancet 2008;372:1997-9.

Lee TH, Bodenheimer T, Goroll AH, Starfield B, Treadway K. Perspective roundtable: redesigning primary care. N Engl J Med 2008;359:e24.

Rawaf S, De Maeseneer J, Starfield B. From Alma-Ata to Almaty: a new start for primary health care. Lancet 2008;372:1365-7.

Shi L, Collins P, Tsai J. Reforming U.S. healthcare delivery. Harvard Health Policy Rev 2008;9:46-56.

Starfield B, Hyde J, Gervas J, Heath I. The concept of prevention: a good idea gone astray? J Epidemiol Community Health 2008;62:580-3.

Starfield B. Access, primary care, and the medical home: rights of passage. Med Care 2008;46:1015-6.

Starfield B. An evidence base for primary care. Manag Care 2008;17:33-9.

Starfield B. Primary care in Canada: coming or going? Healthc Pap 2008;8:58,62; discussion 64-7.

Starfield B. Quality and outcomes framework: patient-centred? Lancet 2008;372:692-4.

Starfield B. Refocusing the system. N Engl J Med 2008;359:2087, 2091.

Starfield B. The importance of primary care in health systems. Hong Kong Practitioner 2008;30:1-2.

Macinko J, Starfield B, Erinosho T. The impact of primary health care on population health in low- and middle-income countries. J Ambul Care Manage 2009;32:150-71.

Malouin R, Starfield B, Sepulveda M. Evaluating the tools used to assess the medical home. Manag Care 2009;18:44-8.

Pongpirul K, Starfield B, Srivanichakorn S, Pannarunothai S. Policy characteristics facilitating primary health care in Thailand: A pilot study in transitional country. Int J Equity Health 2009;8:8.

Rajmil L, Estrada MD, Herdman M, et al. [Parent-child agreement in the health related quality of life (HRQOL) of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A longitudinal study]. An Pediatr 2009;70:553-61.

Sandy LG, Bodenheimer T, Pawlson LG, Starfield B. The political economy of U.S. primary care. Health Aff 2009;28:1136-45.

Starfield B, Chang H, Lemke KW, Weiner JP. Ambulatory specialist use by non-hospitalized patients in US health plans: correlates and consequences. J Ambul Care Manage 2009;32:216-25.

Starfield B, Shi L, Macinko J. Physicians and quality: answering the wrong question. Health Aff 2009;28:596,7; author reply 597.

Starfield B. Primary care and equity in health: the importance to effectiveness and equity of responsiveness to peoples' needs. Humanity and Society 2009;33:56-73.

Starfield B. The geographic accessibility of retail clinics for underserved populations - invited commentary. Arch Intern Med 2009;169:950-1.

Starfield B. The Obama presidency: what may happen, what needs to happen in health policies in the USA. J Epidemiol Community Health 2009;63:265-6.

Starfield B. Toward international primary care reform. CMAJ 2009;180:1091-2.

Valderas JM, Starfield B, Forrest CB, Sibbald B, Roland M. Ambulatory care provided by office-based specialists in the United States. Ann Fam Med 2009;7:104-11.

Valderas JM, Starfield B, Sibbald B, Salisbury C, Roland M. Defining comorbidity: implications for understanding health and health services. Ann Fam Med 2009;7:357-63.

Community Health Centers

Dievler A, Giovannini T. Community health centers: promise and performance. Med Care Res Rev 1998; 55:405-431.

Samuels ME, Shi L, Campbell NJ. Community and migrant health centers: the need for a coordinated national financing policy. J Public Budgeting Accounting Financial Management 1998; 10:529-548.

Shi L, Samuels ME, Cochran CR, Glover S, Singh DA. Physician practice characteristics and satisfaction: a rural-urban comparison of medical directors at U.S. Community and Migrant Health Centers. J Rural Health 1998; 14:346-356.

Cochran CR, Samuels ME, Shi L. Differences in the role and administrative relationships of medical directors in community and migrant health centers. J Health Hum Serv Adm 1999; 22:237-253.

Lowery K, Shi L, Weiner JP, Patow C. Money, mission, and medicine: an innovative managed care partnership between the community health centers of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. J Ambul Care Manage 1999; 22:13-27.

Samuels ME, Shi L, Cochran CR, Glover S, Beattie CM. A profile of women CEOs/administrators in community and migrant health centers. J Health Adm Educ 1999; 17:111-127.

Forrest CB, Whelan EM. Primary care safety-net delivery sites in the United States: A comparison of community health centers, hospital outpatient departments, and physicians' offices. JAMA 2000; 284:2077-2083.

*Shi L, Frick KD, Lefkowitz B, Tillman J. Managed care and community health centers. J Ambul Care Manage 2000; 23:1-22.

Frick KD, Regan J. Whether and where community health center users obtain screening services. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2001; 12:429-445.

Politzer RM, Yoon J, Shi L, Hughes RG, Regan J, Gaston MH. Inequality in America: the contribution of health centers in reducing and eliminating disparities in access to care. Med Care Res Rev 2001; 58:234-248.

Samuels ME, Cochran CR, Shi L. A profile of women medical directors in community and migrant health centers. J Ambul Care Manage 2001; 24:84-91.

*Shi L, Regan J, Politzer RM, Luo J. Community Health Centers and racial/ethnic disparities in healthy life. Int J Health Serv 2001; 31:567-582.

*Shi L, Politzer RM, Regan J, Lewis-Idema D, Falik M. The impact of managed care on the mix of vulnerable populations served by community health centers. J Ambul Care Manage 2001; 24:51-66.

Politzer RM, Schempf AH, Starfield B, Shi L. The future role of health centers in improving national health. J Public Health Policy 2003; 24:296-306.

*Shi L, Starfield B, Xu J, Politzer R, Regan J. Primary care quality: community health center and health maintenance organization. South Med J 2003; 96:787-795.

*Shi L, Stevens GD, Wulu JT, Jr., Politzer RM, Xu J. America's Health Centers: reducing racial and ethnic disparities in perinatal care and birth outcomes. Health Serv Res 2004; 39:1881-1901.

O'Malley AS, Forrest CB, Politzer RM, Wulu JT, Shi L. Health center trends, 1994-2001: what do they portend for the federal growth initiative? Health Aff 2005; 24:465-472.

Frick KD, Shi L, Gaskin DJ. Level of evidence of the value of care in federally qualified health centers for policy making. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 2007; 1(1):75-82.

*Shi L, Stevens GD, Politzer RM. Access to care for U.S. health center patients and patients nationally: how do the most vulnerable populations fare? Med Care 2007; 45:206-213.

*Shi L, Collins PB, Felix-Aaron K, Watters V, Shah LG. Health center financial performance: national trends and state variation, 1998-2004. J Public Health Manag Pract 2007; 13:133-150.

Shi L, Collins PB. Public-private partnerships in community health centers: addressing the needs of underserved populations. Organ Ethic 2007; 4:35-42.

*Shi L, Stevens GD. The role of community health centers in delivering primary care to the underserved: experiences of the uninsured and Medicaid insured. J Ambul Care Manage 2007; 30:157-170.

Equity and Disparities

Hudman J, Starfield B. Children and welfare reform: what are the effects of this landmark policy change? In: Wallace HM, Green G, Jaros KJ, Paine LL, Story M, editors. Health and Welfare for Families in the 21st Century. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 1999: 115-133.

*Shi L. Experience of primary care by racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Med Care 1999; 37:1068-1077.

*Shi L, Starfield B. Primary care, income inequality, and self-rated health in the United States: a mixed-level analysis. Int J Health Serv 2000; 30:541-555.

*Shi L. Vulnerable populations and health insurance. Med Care Res Rev 2000; 57:110-134.

Starfield B. Equity in health and primary care: are they related? The 2000 General Practice Evaluation Program Conference Proceedings. Adelaide, Australia: National Information Service, 2000.

Starfield B, Paganini JM. Is equity a scientific issue? J Epidemiol Community Health 2000; 54:324-325.

Ryan S, Riley A, Kang M, Starfield B. The effects of regular source of care and health need on medical care use among rural adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2001; 155:184-190.

*Shi L. The convergence of vulnerable characteristics and health insurance in the US. Soc Sci Med 2001; 53:519-529.

Starfield B. Basic concepts in population health and health care. J Epidemiol Community Health 2001; 55:452-454.

Starfield B. Improving equity in health: a research agenda. Int J Health Serv 2001; 31:545-566.

Starfield B. Equity in health. J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56:483-484.

Starfield B, Riley AW, Witt WP, Robertson J. Social class gradients in health during adolescence. J Epidemiol Community Health 2002; 56:354-361.

Starfield B, Robertson J, Riley AW. Social class gradients and health in childhood. Ambul Pediatr 2002; 2:238-246.

Stevens GD, Shi L. Effect of managed care on children's relationships with their primary care physicians: differences by race. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2002; 156:369-377.

*Shi L, Forrest CB, Von Schrader S, Ng J. Vulnerability and the patient-practitioner relationship: the roles of gatekeeping and primary care performance. Am J Public Health 2003; 93:138-144.

Shi L, Green LH, Kazakova S. Primary care experience and racial disparities in self-reported health status. J Am Board Fam Pract 2004; 17:443-452.

*Shi L, Stevens GD. Disparities in access to care and satisfaction among U.S. children: the roles of race/ethnicity and poverty status. Public Health Rep 2005; 120:431-441.

*Shi L, Stevens GD. Vulnerability and the receipt of recommended preventive services: the influence of multiple risk factors. Med Care 2005; 43:193-198.

*Shi L, Stevens G. Vulnerability and unmet health care needs: the influence of multiple risk factors. J Gen Intern Med 2005; 20:148-154.

Starfield B. Equity, social determinants, and children's rights: coming to grips with the challenges. Ambul Pediatr 2005; 5:134-137.

Starfield B. Are social determinants of health the same as societal determinants of health? Health Promot J Austr 2006;17:170-3.

Starfield B. State of the art in research on equity in health. J Health Polit Policy Law 2006; 31:11-32.

Pueyo MJ, Serra-Sutton V, Alonso J, Starfield B, Rajmil L. Self-reported social class in adolescents: validity and relationship with gradients in self-reported health. BMC Health Serv Res 2007; 7:151.

Shi L, Collins P. Persistence of racial and ethnic disparities in primary care access and experience: results from a national survey. Harvard Health Policy Rev 2007;8:66-77.

Starfield B. Global health, equity, and primary care. J Am Board Fam Med 2007; 20:511-513.

Starfield B. Pathways of influence on equity in health. Soc Sci Med 2007; 64:1355-1362.

Starfield B, Birn AE. Income redistribution is not enough: income inequality, social welfare programs, and achieving equity in health. J Epidemiol Community Health 2007;61:1038-41.

Alonso J, Urzola D, Serra-Sutton V, et al. Validity of the health profile-types of the Spanish Child Health and Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition (CHIP-AE). Value Health 2008;11:440-9.

Shi L, Macinko J. Changes in medical care experiences of racial and ethnic groups in the United States, 1996-2002. Int J Health Serv 2008;38:653-70.

Shi L, Stevens GD, Lebrun LA, Faed P, Tsai J. Enhancing the measurement of health disparities for vulnerable populations. J Public Health Manag Pract 2008;14 Suppl:S45-52.

Starfield B. Social gradients and child health. In: Heggenhougen HK, Quah SR, ed. International Encyclopedia of Public Health. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2008:87-101.

Stevens GD, Shi L, Faed P. Vulnerable in more than one way. Health Aff 2008;27:902.

Shi L, Stevens GD, Faed P, Tsai J. Rethinking vulnerable populations in the United States: an introduction to a general model of vulnerability. Harvard Health Policy Rev 2008;9:43-8.