When producers are uncertain or have imperfect information about the profitability of adopting
new technology, their adoption behavior depends on the endowment of human capital …

This paper develops a model of the decision to adopt interrelated innovations emphasizing
the role of innovative ability and a measure of the economic incentive to be informed about …

… Face validity d. The measure appears to assess what it is intended to. … Mensah Y, Heidenreich
PA, Kolte D, Muntner P, Smith SC Jr, Spertus JA, Windle JR, Wozniak GD, Ziaeian B. 2019 …

The objective of this paper is to examine empirically the determinants of the joint decision
whether or not to adopt a new input and invest in technical knowledge. A log-linear probability …

Hypertension control (United States) increased from 1999 to 2000 to 2009 to 2010, plateaued
during 2009 to 2014, then fell during 2015 to 2018. We sought explanatory factors for …

Blood pressure (BP) measurement is the most common procedure performed in clinical
practice. Accurate BP measurement is critical if patient care is to be delivered with the highest …

Background The United States has 84 million adults with prediabetes, putting them at a
higher risk than the general population for developing type 2 diabetes. Missed opportunities …

Objective. To examine the influence of place of graduate medical education (GME), state
licensure requirements, presence of established international medical graduates (IMGs), and …

The greater antihypertensive responses to initial therapy with calcium channel blockers (CCBs)
or thiazide-type diuretics than renin-angiotensin system blockers as initial therapy in non-…

Background. Many internal medicine physicians report both primary and secondary
specialties in the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile. Usually, those …