Journal Articles

Peer-reviewed journal articles authored by CHSPR faculty and staff from 2009 to the present are listed here. Older peer-reviewed publications are usually available from individual journals and can be searched for using PubMed. Older reports published by CHSPR (from 1973) are available from the UBC Library cIRcle database. If you cannot find a specific publication, please contact us.


Wong ST, Wu L, Boswell B, Housden L, Lavoie J. Strategies for moving towards equity in recruitment of rural and Aboriginal research participants. Rural Remote Health. 2013 Apr-Jun;13(2):2453. Read more

McGrail KM, Lilly MB, McGregor MJ, Broemeling AM, Salomons K, Peterson S, McKendry R, Barer ML. Health care services use in assisted living: a time series analysis. Can J Aging. 2013 Jun;32(2):173-83. Read more

Morgan SG, Friesen MK, Thomson PA, Daw JR. Use of product listing agreements by Canadian provincial drug benefit plans. Healthc Policy. 2013 May;8(4):45-55. Read more

Noble D, Biller-Andorno N, Sutherland JM, Anstey M. Challenges facing Medicaid expansion in the US. BMJ. 2013 May 29;346:f3261. Read more

Allin S, Law MR, Laporte A. How does complementary private prescription drug insurance coverage affect seniors' use of publicly funded medications? Health Policy. 2013 May;110(2-3):147-55. Read more

Law MR, Daw JR, Cheng L, Morgan SG. Growth in private payments for health care by Canadian households. Health Policy. 2013 May;110(2-3):141-6. Read more

Lavoie JG, Wong ST, Chongo M, Browne AJ, MacLeod ML, Ulrich C. Group medical visits can deliver on patient-centred care objectives: results from a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Apr 29;13:155. Read more

Daw JR, Morgan SG, Thomson PA, Law MR. Here today, gone tomorrow: the issue attention cycle and national print media coverage of prescription drug financing in Canada. Health Policy. 2013 Apr;110(1):67-75. Read more

Puyat JH, Marhin WW, Etches D, Wilson R, Martin RE, Sajjan KK, Wong ST. Estimating the prevalence of depression from EMRs. Can Fam Physician. Apr 2013; 59(4): 445. Read more

Morgan S, Daw J, Thomson P. International best practices for negotiating 'reimbursement contracts' with price rebates from pharmaceutical companies. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Apr;32(4):771-7. Read more

Kozhimannil K, Law MR, Virnig B. Cesarean delivery rates vary tenfold among US hospitals; reducing variation may address quality and cost issues. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Mar;32(3):527-35. Read more

Smith A, MacEntee MI, Beattie BL, Brondani M, Bryant R, Graf P, Hornby K, Kobayashi K, Wong ST. The influence of culture on the oral health-related beliefs and behaviours of elderly chinese immigrants: a meta-synthesis of the literature. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2013 Mar;28(1):27-47. Read more

Lavergne MR, McGrail K. What, if anything, does amenable mortality tell us about regional health system performance? Healthc Policy. 2013 Feb;8(3):79-90. Read more

Walsh JME, Kim S, Sawaya G, Kaplan C, Wong ST, Perez-Stable EJ. Colorectal cancer screening: what do older women from diverse ethnic backgrounds want? J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Feb; 28(2):239–246. Read more

Law MR. Money left on the table: generic drug prices in Canada. Healthc Policy. 2013 Feb;8(3):17-25. Read more

Morgan SG, Thomson PA, Daw JR, Friesen MK. Inter-jurisdictional cooperation on pharmaceutical product listing agreements: views from Canadian provinces. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Jan 31;13:34. Read more

Allin S, Bayoumi AM, Law MR, Laporte A. Comparability of self-reported medication use and pharmacy claims data. Health Rep. 2013 Jan 16;24(1):3-9. Read more

Pencarrick Hertzman C, Meagher N, McGrail KM. Privacy by Design at Population Data BC: a case study describing the technical, administrative, and physical controls for privacy-sensitive secondary use of personal information for research in the public interest. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013 Jan 1;20(1):25-8. Read more

Law MR, Heard D, Fisher J, Douillard J, Muzika G, Sketris IS. The geographic accessibility of pharmacies in Nova Scotia. Can Pharm J (Ott). 2013 Jan;146(1):39-46. Read more

So L, Morgan SG, Quan H. Does concordance between survey responses and administrative records differ by ethnicity for prescription medication? J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol. 2012;19(2):e248-58. Read more