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Mary Jo Pugh, Dan R. Berlowitz, Jaya K. Rao, Gabriel Shapiro, Ruzan Avetisyan, Amresh Hanchate, Kelli Jarrett, Jeffrey Tabares, Lewis Kazis.  The quality of care for adults with epilepsy: An initial glimpse using the QUIET measure. BMC Health Services Research 2011; 11:1 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/1)

Dio Kavalieratos, Jaya K. Rao, Morris Weinberger.  Recommendations of pharmacists and health food store employees regarding undiagnosed symptoms of diabetes. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2010; 25: 799-802.

Jaya K. Rao, Lynda A. Anderson, Bhuvana Sukumar, Danielle A. Beauchesne, Terry Stein, Richard M. Frankel.  Engaging communication experts in a delphi process to identify patient behaviors that could enhance communication during medical encounters.  BMC Health Services Research 2010; 10:97.  http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/97

Jaya K. Rao, Lindsay A. Abraham, Lynda A. Anderson.  Novel approach, using end-of-life issues, for identifying items for public health surveillance.  Preventing Chronic Disease 2009; 6 (2).  http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2009/apr/08_0120.htm

Barbara G. Bokhour, Mary Jo Pugh, Jaya K. Rao, Ruzan Avetisyan, Dan R. Berlowitz, Lewis E. Kazis.  Identifying patient-centered indicators for quality epilepsy care.  Medical Care Research and Review 2009; 66: 147-166.

Erica Frank, Jennifer S. Carrera, Jaya K. Rao, and Lynda A. Anderson.  Satisfaction with career choice among U.S. medical students.  Archives of Internal Medicine 2008; 168: 1712-1716.

David J. Thurman, Judy A. Stevens, Jaya K. Rao.  Assessing patients in a neurology practice at risk for falls: An evidence-based review and practice parameter.  Neurology 2008; 70: 473-479.

Jaya K. Rao, Lynda A. Anderson, Richard M. Frankel, Thomas S. Inui.  Communication interventions make a difference in conversations between physicians and patients: A systematic review of the evidence. Medical Care 2007; 45: 340-349.

Lee R. Mobley, Thomas J. Hoerger, John S. Wittenborn, Deborah A. Galuska, Jaya K. Rao.  Cost-effectiveness of osteoporosis screening and treatment with hormone replacement therapy, raloxifene, or alendronate.  Medical Decision Making.  2006; 26: 194-206.

Jaya K. Rao, Jeanne Alongi, Lynda A. Anderson, Larry Jenkins, George-Ann Stokes, Mary Kane.  Development of public health priorities for end-of-life initiatives.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  2005; 29: 453-460.

Jaya K. Rao, Morris Weinberger, Lynda Anderson, Kurt Kroenke.  Predicting reports of unmet expectations among patients of rheumatologists.  Arthritis and Rheumatism (Arthritis Care and Research) 2004; 51: 215-221.

Jaya K. Rao, Kurt Kroenke, Kimberly Mihaliak, George Eckert, Morris Weinberger.  Can guidelines reduce the ordering of magnetic resonance imaging studies for low back pain?  American Journal of Managed Care. 2002; 8: 27-35.

Jaya K. Rao, Kimberly Mihaliak, Kurt Kroenke, John Bradley, William M. Tierney, Morris Weinberger.  Use of complementary therapies among patients of rheumatologists.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999; 131: 409-416.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen, Theodore Pincus.  Limitations of the 1990 American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria in the diagnosis of vasculitis.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 1998; 129: 345-352.

Jaya K. Rao, Rhonda Arick, Kim Mihaliak, Morris Weinberger.  Using focus groups to understand arthritis patients’ perceptions about unconventional therapy.  Arthritis Care and Research. 1998; 11: 253-260.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen, Morris Weinberger, Pamela Landesman, Eugene Z. Oddone, John R. Feussner.  The role of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) in the diagnosis of Wegener’s granulomatosis: A literature review and meta-analysis.  Annals of Internal Medicine. 1995; 123: 925-932.

Jaya K. Rao, Nancy B. Allen, John R. Feussner, Morris Weinberger.  The utility of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) and clinical criteria for diagnosing Wegener’s granulomatosis: A prospective study. Lancet. 1995; 346: 926-931, 1308.