Sara Ackerman, PhD, MPH

Title(s)Associate Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences
SchoolSchool of Nursing
Address490 Illinois Street
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-502-1760
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    University of North Carolina, Chapel HillPhDAnthropology
    University of North Carolina, Chapel HillMPHHealth Behavior & Education
    Smith CollegeBAPsychology
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    American Medical Informatics Association2013Diana Forsythe Award

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    1. Perspectives and preferences regarding genomic secondary findings in underrepresented prenatal and pediatric populations: A mixed-methods approach. Genet Med. 2022 Apr 08. Rego S, Hoban H, Outram S, Zamora AN, Chen F, Sahin-Hodoglugil N, Anguiano B, Norstad M, Yip T, Lianoglou B, Sparks TN, Norton ME, Koenig BA, Slavotinek AM, Ackerman SL. PMID: 35396980.
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    2. Differences in Hospitals' Workplace Violence Incident Reporting Practices: A Mixed Methods Study. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2022 Mar 23; 15271544221088248. Odes R, Chapman S, Ackerman S, Harrison R, Hong O. PMID: 35317690.
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    3. Readiness to implement on-site molecular testing for tuberculosis in community health centers in Uganda. Implement Sci Commun. 2022 Feb 02; 3(1):9. Nalugwa T, Handley M, Shete P, Ojok C, Nantale M, Reza T, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A, Ackerman S. PMID: 35109936; PMCID: PMC8812219.
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    4. Multicomponent Strategy with Decentralized Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis. N Engl J Med. 2021 12 23; 385(26):2441-2450. Cattamanchi A, Reza TF, Nalugwa T, Adams K, Nantale M, Oyuku D, Nabwire S, Babirye D, Turyahabwe S, Tucker A, Sohn H, Ferguson O, Thompson R, Shete PB, Handley MA, Ackerman S, Joloba M, Moore DAJ, Davis JL, Dowdy DW, Fielding K, Katamba A. PMID: 34936740.
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    5. Promising precision medicine: how patients, clinicians and caregivers work to realize the potential of genomics-informed cancer care. New Genetics and Society. 2021 Dec 11; 1-20. Ackerman AS. .
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    6. Improving Patient Safety in Public Hospitals: Developing Standard Measures to Track Medical Errors and Process Breakdowns. J Patient Saf. 2021 12 01; 17(8):e773-e790. Ackerman SL, Gourley G, Le G, Williams P, Yazdany J, Sarkar U, Ackerman SL, Gourley G, Le G, Williams P, Yazdany J, Sarkar U. PMID: 29543667; PMCID: PMC6138593.
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    7. The difficulties of broad data sharing in genomic medicine: Empirical evidence from diverse participants in prenatal and pediatric clinical genomics research. Genet Med. 2022 02; 24(2):410-418. Norstad M, Outram S, Brown JEH, Zamora AN, Koenig BA, Risch N, Norton ME, Slavotinek A, Ackerman SL. PMID: 34906477.
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    8. Conceptualization of utility in translational clinical genomics research. Am J Hum Genet. 2021 11 04; 108(11):2027-2036. Smith HS, Brothers KB, Knight SJ, Ackerman SL, Rini C, Veenstra DL, McGuire AL, Wilfond BS, Malek J. PMID: 34687653; PMCID: PMC8595895.
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    9. Perceived Utility of Genomic Sequencing: Qualitative Analysis and Synthesis of a Conceptual Model to Inform Patient-Centered Instrument Development. Patient. 2021 Oct 18. Smith HS, Morain SR, Robinson JO, Canfield I, Malek J, Rubanovich CK, Bloss CS, Ackerman SL, Biesecker B, Brothers KB, Goytia CN, Horowitz CR, Knight SJ, Koenig B, Kraft SA, Outram S, Rini C, Shipman KJ, Waltz M, Wilfond B, McGuire AL. PMID: 34658003; PMCID: PMC9013723.
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    10. Examining access to care in clinical genomic research and medicine: Experiences from the CSER Consortium. J Clin Transl Sci. 2021; 5(1):e193. Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Outram SM, Smith HS, Kraft SA, Donohue KE, Biesecker BB, Brothers KB, Chen F, Hailu B, Hindorff LA, Hoban H, Hsu RL, Knight SJ, Koenig BA, Lewis KL, Lich KH, O'Daniel JM, Okuyama S, Tomlinson GE, Waltz M, Wilfond BS, Ackerman SL, Majumder MA. PMID: 34888063; PMCID: PMC8634302.
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    11. Laboratory business models and practices: implications for availability and access to germline genetic testing. Genet Med. 2021 09; 23(9):1681-1688. Scheuner MT, Douglas MP, Sales P, Ackerman SL, Phillips KA. PMID: 33958748; PMCID: PMC8460432.
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    12. OP511 Financing of germline testing: implications for availability and access. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2021 Apr 1; 132:s330-s331. Lin LG, Scheuner SM, Trosman TJ, Sales SP, Ackerman AS, Douglas DM, Weldon WC, Kurian KA, Phillips PK. .
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    13. Design and execution of a public randomization ceremony to enhance stakeholder engagement within a cluster randomized trial to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in Uganda. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22:100707. Reza TF, Nalugwa T, Nantale M, Adams K, Fielding K, Nakaweesa A, Oyuku D, Nabwire S, Musinguzi J, Ojok C, Babirye D, Ackerman SL, Handley MA, Kityamuwesi A, Dowdy DW, Moore DAJ, Davis JL, Turyahabwe S, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A. PMID: 34027222; PMCID: PMC8131570.
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    14. Frequency of violence towards healthcare workers in the United States' inpatient psychiatric hospitals: A systematic review of literature. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2021 Feb; 30(1):27-46. Odes R, Chapman S, Harrison R, Ackerman S, Hong O. PMID: 33150644.
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    15. Lessons learned about harmonizing survey measures for the CSER consortium. J Clin Transl Sci. 2020 Apr 24; 4(6):537-546. Goddard KAB, Angelo FAN, Ackerman SL, Berg JS, Biesecker BB, Danila MI, East KM, Hindorff LA, Horowitz CR, Hunter JE, Joseph G, Knight SJ, McGuire A, Muessig KR, Ou J, Outram S, Rahn EJ, Ramos MA, Rini C, Robinson JO, Smith HS, Waltz M, Lee SS. PMID: 33948230; PMCID: PMC8057449.
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    16. Study protocol: a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of onsite GeneXpert testing at community health centers in Uganda (XPEL-TB). Implement Sci. 2020 04 21; 15(1):24. Reza TF, Nalugwa T, Farr K, Nantale M, Oyuku D, Nakaweesa A, Musinguzi J, Vangala M, Shete PB, Tucker A, Ferguson O, Fielding K, Sohn H, Dowdy D, Moore DAJ, Davis JL, Ackerman SL, Handley MA, Katamba A, Cattamanchi A. PMID: 32316993; PMCID: PMC7171793.
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    17. The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Training Program in Implementation Science: Program Experiences and Outcomes. Front Public Health. 2020; 8:94. Shete PB, Gonzales R, Ackerman S, Cattamanchi A, Handley MA. PMID: 32292773; PMCID: PMC7118197.
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    18. Comparing Patients' Experiences with Electronic and Traditional Consultation: Results from a Multisite Survey. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 04; 35(4):1135-1142. Ackerman SL, Gleason N, Shipman SA. PMID: 32076987; PMCID: PMC7174441.
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    19. Patients Assess an eConsult Model's Acceptability at 5 US Academic Medical Centers. Ann Fam Med. 2020 01; 18(1):35-41. Ackerman SL, Dowdell K, Clebak KT, Quinn M, Shipman SA. PMID: 31937531; PMCID: PMC7227466.
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    20. Implementing an Opt-in eConsult Program at Seven Academic Medical Centers: a Qualitative Analysis of Primary Care Provider Experiences. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 08; 34(8):1427-1433. Deeds SA, Dowdell KJ, Chew LD, Ackerman SL. PMID: 31197734; PMCID: PMC6667576.
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    21. Redesigning primary care in the safety net: A qualitative analysis of team-based care implementation. Healthc (Amst). 2019 Mar; 7(1):22-29. Lyson HC, Ackerman S, Lyles C, Schillinger D, Williams P, Gourley G, Gupta R, Handley M, Sarkar U. PMID: 30552044.
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    22. Transitioning Patients From Specialty Care to Primary Care: What We Know and What We Can Do. J Ambul Care Manage. 2018 Oct/Dec; 41(4):314-322. Ackerman SL, Gleason N. PMID: 29923847.
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    23. Innovative Implementation Studies Conducted in US Safety Net Health Care Settings: A Systematic Review. Am J Med Qual. 2019 May/Jun; 34(3):293-306. Lyles CR, Handley MA, Ackerman SL, Schillinger D, Williams P, Westbrook M, Gourley G, Sarkar U. PMID: 30198304; PMCID: PMC7243669.
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    24. Safety-net institutions in the US grapple with new cholesterol treatment guidelines: a qualitative analysis from the PHoENIX Network. Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2018; 11:99-108. Fontil V, Lyles CR, Schillinger D, Handley MA, Ackerman S, Gourley G, Bibbins-Domingo K, Sarkar U. PMID: 30034258; PMCID: PMC6047605.
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    25. eConsult-Transforming Primary Care or Exacerbating Clinician Burnout? JAMA Intern Med. 2018 06 01; 178(6):790-791. Gleason N, Ackerman S, Shipman SA. PMID: 29801083.
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    26. Understanding variations in secondary findings reporting practices across U.S. genome sequencing laboratories. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2018 Jan-Mar; 9(1):48-57. Ackerman SL, Koenig BA. PMID: 29131714.
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    27. Meaningful use in the safety net: a rapid ethnography of patient portal implementation at five community health centers in California. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017 Sep 01; 24(5):903-912. Ackerman SL, Sarkar U, Tieu L, Handley MA, Schillinger D, Hahn K, Hoskote M, Gourley G, Lyles C. PMID: 28340229; PMCID: PMC6080844.
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    28. The Ethics of Translational Science: Imagining Public Benefit in Gene-Environment Interaction Research. Engaging Science, Technology, and Society . 2017; 3:351-374. .
    29. The Ethics of Translational Science: Imagining Public Benefit in Gene-Environment Interaction Research. Engag Sci Technol Soc. 2017; 3:351-374. Ackerman SL, Darling KW, Lee SS, Hiatt RA, Shim JK. PMID: 34423150; PMCID: PMC8376214.
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    30. Implementation Science Workshop: Barriers and Facilitators to Increasing Mammography Screening Rates in California's Public Hospitals. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 06; 32(6):697-705. Clarity C, Gourley G, Lyles C, Ackerman S, Handley MA, Schillinger D, Sarkar U, Conigliaro J. PMID: 28188571; PMCID: PMC5442001.
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    31. Performance Measurement and Target-Setting in California's Safety Net Health Systems. Am J Med Qual. 2018 Mar/Apr; 33(2):132-139. Hemmat S, Schillinger D, Lyles C, Ackerman S, Gourley G, Vittinghoff E, Handley M, Sarkar U. PMID: 28555507.
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    32. Identifying barriers to and facilitators of tuberculosis contact investigation in Kampala, Uganda: a behavioral approach. Implement Sci. 2017 03 09; 12(1):33. Ayakaka I, Ackerman S, Ggita JM, Kajubi P, Dowdy D, Haberer JE, Fair E, Hopewell P, Handley MA, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A, Davis JL. PMID: 28274245; PMCID: PMC5343292.
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    33. Understanding Medicaid Managed Care Investments in Members' Social Determinants of Health. Popul Health Manag. 2017 08; 20(4):302-308. Gottlieb L, Ackerman S, Wing H, Manchanda R. PMID: 28099060.
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    34. States' Influences on Medicaid Investments to Address Patients' Social Needs. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Jan; 52(1):31-37. Gottlieb LM, Quiñones-Rivera A, Manchanda R, Wing H, Ackerman S. PMID: 27659123.
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    35. Adoption and impact of an eConsult system in a fee-for-service setting. Healthc (Amst). 2017 Mar; 5(1-2):40-45. Gleason N, Prasad PA, Ackerman S, Ho C, Monacelli J, Wang M, Collado D, Gonzales R. PMID: 27469441.
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    36. Accounting for complexity: Gene-environment interaction research and the politics of quantification. Science, Technology, & Human Values. 2016; 41(2):194-218. Ackerman SL, Darling KW, Lee SS, Hiatt RA, Shim JK.
    37. Enacting the molecular imperative: How gene-environment interaction research links bodies and environments in the post-genomic age. Soc Sci Med. 2016 Apr; 155:51-60. Darling KW, Ackerman SL, Hiatt RH, Lee SS, Shim JK. PMID: 26994357; PMCID: PMC4815914.
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    38. Qualitative analysis of programmatic initiatives to text patients with mobile devices in resource-limited health systems. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2016 Feb 06; 16:16. Garg SK, Lyles CR, Ackerman S, Handley MA, Schillinger D, Gourley G, Aulakh V, Sarkar U. PMID: 26851941; PMCID: PMC4744448.
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    39. The Action Research Program: Experiential Learning in Systems-Based Practice for First-Year Medical Students. Teach Learn Med. 2016; 28(2):183-91. Ackerman SL, Boscardin C, Karliner L, Handley MA, Cheng S, Gaither TW, Hagey J, Hennein L, Malik F, Shaw B, Trinidad N, Zahner G, Gonzales R. PMID: 27064720; PMCID: PMC4916837.
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    40. Coordinated performance measurement and improvement efforts in California's safety net systems: early experience and lessons. Implementation Science. 2015 Dec 1; 10(Suppl 1):a59. Sarkar SU, Lown LD, Ackerman AS, Lyles LC, Gourley GG, Schillinger SD, Handley HM. .
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    41. Accounting for Complexity: Gene-environment Interaction Research and the Moral Economy of Quantification. Sci Technol Human Values. 2016 Mar 01; 41(2):194-218. Ackerman SL, Darling KW, Lee SS, Hiatt RA, Shim JK. PMID: 34456398; PMCID: PMC8388243.
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    42. Health worker perspectives on barriers to delivery of routine tuberculosis diagnostic evaluation services in Uganda: a qualitative study to guide clinic-based interventions. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Jan 22; 15:10. Cattamanchi A, Miller CR, Tapley A, Haguma P, Ochom E, Ackerman S, Davis JL, Katamba A, Handley MA. PMID: 25609495; PMCID: PMC4307676.
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    43. Reimagining Race and Ancestry: Biomedicalizaing Difference in Post-Genomic Subjects. In Bell SE, Figert AE (eds), Reimagining (Bio)Medicalization, Pharmaceuticals and Genetics: Old Critiques and New Engagements. 2015. Shim JK, Darling KW, Ackerman SL, Lee SS, Hiatt RA.
    44. Using Rapid Ethnography to Support the Design and Implementation of Health Information Technologies. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015; 215:14-27. Ackerman S, Gleason N, Gonzales R. PMID: 26249181.
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    45. Race and ancestry in the age of inclusion: technique and meaning in post-genomic science. J Health Soc Behav. 2014 Dec; 55(4):504-18. Shim JK, Ackerman SL, Darling KW, Hiatt RA, Lee SS. PMID: 25378251; PMCID: PMC4443814.
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    46. Homogeneity and heterogeneity as situational properties: producing--and moving beyond?--race in post-genomic science. Soc Stud Sci. 2014 Aug; 44(4):579-99. Shim JK, Darling KW, Lappe MD, Thomson LK, Lee SS, Hiatt RA, Ackerman SL. PMID: 25272613; PMCID: PMC4391627.
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    47. Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIÉ): qualitative analysis of a clinical trial in older adults with dementia. Aging Ment Health. 2015; 19(4):353-62. Wu E, Barnes DE, Ackerman SL, Lee J, Chesney M, Mehling WE. PMID: 25022459.
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    48. When to repatriate? Clinicians' perspectives on the transfer of patient management from specialty to primary care. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Oct; 29(10):1355-61. Ackerman SL, Gleason N, Monacelli J, Collado D, Wang M, Ho C, Catschegn-Pfab S, Gonzales R. PMID: 24934146; PMCID: PMC4175642.
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    49. Patient attitudes about specialty follow-up care by telephone. Am J Manag Care. 2014 Feb; 20(2):164-7. Eng JA, Hunter CJ, Handley MA, Boscardin CK, Gonzales R, Ackerman SL. PMID: 24738534; PMCID: PMC4207649.
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    50. One size does not fit all: evaluating an intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Nov 04; 13:462. Ackerman SL, Gonzales R, Stahl MS, Metlay JP. PMID: 24188573; PMCID: PMC4228248.
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    51. Cultural capital: accounting for power in patient-physician interactions. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Mar 11; 173(5):393-4. Ackerman S, Auer R, Gonzales R. PMID: 23479112.
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    52. Can implementation science help to overcome challenges in translating judicious antibiotic use into practice? Arch Intern Med. 2012 Oct 22; 172(19):1471-3. Gonzales R, Ackerman S, Handley M. PMID: 23007141.
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    53. Benefit or burden? A sociotechnical analysis of diagnostic computer kiosks in four California hospital emergency departments. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Dec; 75(12):2378-85. Ackerman SL, Tebb K, Stein JC, Frazee BW, Hendey GW, Schmidt LA, Gonzales R. PMID: 23063214.
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    54. The context of antibiotic overuse. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Aug 07; 157(3):211-2. Ackerman S, Gonzales R. PMID: 22868840.
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    55. A framework for training health professionals in implementation and dissemination science. Acad Med. 2012 Mar; 87(3):271-8. Gonzales R, Handley MA, Ackerman S, O'sullivan PS. PMID: 22373617; PMCID: PMC3307591.
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    56. California HealthCare Foundation Case Study. The Kiosk Will See You Now: Lessons from an ED Experiment. 2012. View Publication.
    57. Massage for children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation: a qualitative report. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012:792042. Ackerman SL, Lown EA, Dvorak CC, Dunn EA, Abrams DI, Horn BN, Degelman M, Cowan MJ, Mehling WE. PMID: 22474526; PMCID: PMC3296156.
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    58. Plastic paradise: transforming bodies and selves in Costa Rica's cosmetic surgery tourism industry. Med Anthropol. 2010 Oct; 29(4):403-23. Ackerman SL. PMID: 21082485.
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    59. Evidence-Based Practice Manual (Yeager K, Roberts AR, eds). Establishing collaborations that engender trust in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. 2004. Thomas JC, Eng E, Ackerman S, Earp JA, Ellis H, Carpenter C. View Publication.
    60. Encyclopedia of Public Health, Volume 1. Lester Breslow, L. W. Green, W. Keck, J. Last, L. Lave, and M. McGinnis (eds). American Indians and Alaska Natives. 2002; 1. .
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