The power of the visible: the meaning of diagnostic tests in chronic back pain

LA Rhodes, CA McPhillips-Tangum, C Markham… - Social science & …, 1999 - Elsevier
This article explores the meaning of diagnostic tests for people with chronic back pain. Lower
back pain is one of the most common health problems in the US. Five to ten percent of the …

Reasons for repeated medical visits among patients with chronic back pain. Announcement

CA McPhillipsTangum, DC Cherkin… - Journal of General …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: This study identifies the key motivations of patients repeatedly seeking medical
care for chronic back problems. DESIGN: We conducted one‐on‐one, in‐depth interviews …

Barriers to adolescent immunization: a survey of family physicians and pediatricians

NV Oster, CA McPhillips-Tangum… - The Journal of the …, 2005 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Although early childhood vaccination rates have increased, many adolescents
are not up to date on recommended vaccinations. We assessed attitudes and practices of …

Chlamydia screening in a metropolitan Atlanta primary care clinic

…, R Rothenberg, CA McPhillips-Tangum… - Southern medical …, 2003 - go.gale.com
Background: Chlamydia is the most commonly reported infectious disease in the United
States, yet many women at risk for chlamydia infection are not being tested. Methods: We …

Promising practices for the collaborative planning of integrated health campaigns from a synthesis of case studies

E Bazant, C McPhillips-Tangum, SD Shrestha… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
A combination of public health campaigns and routine primary healthcare services are used
in many countries to maximise the number of people reached with interventions to prevent, …

Developing a framework and priorities to promote mobility among older adults

…, WA Satariano, C McPhillips-Tangum - Health Education & …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Mobility, broadly defined as movement in all of its forms from ambulation to transportation, is
critical to supporting optimal aging. This article describes two projects to develop a …

Results from the first annual survey on addressing tobacco in managed care

C McPhillips-Tangum - Tobacco Control, 1998 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Methods The survey was a mailed questionnaire with telephone follow up. The 32-item
questionnaire was sent to all the health plans in the American Association of Health Plans’(AAHP’…

[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2002 Survey

C McPhillips-Tangum, C Bocchino… - Preventing Chronic …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods The ATMC survey was conducted in the spring of 2002 via mail, e-mail, and fax. A
19-item survey instrument was developed and pilot-tested. Of the 19 items, 12 were the same …

[HTML][HTML] Peer Reviewed: Addressing Tobacco in Managed Care: Results of the 2003 Survey

C McPhillips-Tangum, B Rehm, R Carreon… - Preventing Chronic …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods In November 2003, a survey of tobacco control practices and policies in health
insurance plans was conducted by America's Health Insurance Plans' national technical …

Integrating child health information systems in public health agencies

D Bara, C McPhillips-Tangum, EL Wild… - Journal of public …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Public health agencies at state and local levels are integrating information systems to improve
health outcomes for children. An assessment was conducted to describe the extent to …