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Butler J, Arbogast PG, Daugherty J, Jain MK, Ray WA, Griffin MR. Outpatient utilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors among heart failure patients after hospital discharge. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Jun 2;43(11):2036-43.
Cooper WO, Hickson GB, Fuchs C, Arbogast PG, Ray WA. New users of antipsychotic medications among children enrolled in TennCare. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:753-759.
Cooper WO, Hickson GB, Ray WA. Prescriptions for contraindicated category X drugs in pregnancy among women enrolled in TennCare. Paediatrics & Perinatal Epidemiology 2004, 18 (2), 106-111.
Griffin MR, Stein CM, Daugherty JR, Hall K, Arbogast PG, Ray WA. High Frequency of Use of Rofecoxib at Greater than Recommended Doses: Cause for Concern Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2004 Jun;13(6):339-43.
Ray WA, Meredith S, Thapa PB, Hall K, Murray KT. Cyclic antidepressants and the risk of sudden cardiac death. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Mar;75(3):234-41.
Ray WA, Murray KT, Meredith S, Narasimhulu S, Hall K, Stein CM. Oral erythromycin use and the risk of sudden death from cardiac causes. N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 9;351(11):1089-96.
Ray WA. Evaluating medication effects outside of clinical trials: new-user designs. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Nov 1;158(9):915-20.
Ray WA, Daugherty JR, Meador KG. Effect of a mental health "carve-out" program on the continuity of antipsychotic therapy. N Engl J Med 2003;348:1885-94
Stiles RA, So SA. Impact of transaction costs on healthcare outcomes. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomis & Outcomes Research 3(3), 283-291 (2003).
Butler J, Arbogast PG, BeLue R, Daugherty J, Jain MK, Ray WA, Griffin. Outpatient adherence to beta-blocker after acute myocardial infarction. JACC 2002;
Cooper WO, Griffin MR, Hickson GB, Ray WA. Very early exposure to erythromycin and infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Arch Pediatr Adolese Med 2002;156:647-650.
Cooper WO, Ray WA, Griffin MR. Prenatal prescription of macrolide antibiotics and infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Obstet Gynecol 2002;100:101-106.
Cooper WO, Staffa J, Graham D, Renfrew W, Ray WA. Oral Corticosteroid use among children in TennCare. Ambul Pediatr 2002;5:375-381.
Hartert TV, Speroff T, Togias A, Mitchel EF Jr, Snowden MS, Dittus RS, Griffin MR. Risk factors for recurrent asthma hospital visits and death among a population of indigent older adults with asthma. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2002 Nov;89(5):467-73.
Ray WA, Thapa PB, Gideon P. Misclassification of current benzodiazepine exposure by use of a single baseline measurement and its effects upon studies of injuries. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2002 Dec;11(8):663-9.
Ray WA, Daugherty JR, Griffin MR. Lipid-lowering agents and the risk of hip fracture in a Medicaid population. Injury Prevention 2002; Dec.
Ray WA, Stein CM, Daugherty JR, Hall K, Arbogast PG, Griffin MR, COX-2 selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of serious coronary heart disease. Lancet 2002;360:1071-1073
Ray WA, Stein CM, Hall K, Daugherty JR, Griffin MR. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of serious coronary heart disease. Lancet 2002;359:118-123.
Smalley W, Stein CM, Arbogast PG, Eisen G, Ray WA, Griffin M. Underutilization of gastroprotective measures in patients receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2002;8:2195-2200.
Holzman MD, Mitchel EF, Ray WA, Smalley WE. Use of healthcare resources among medically and surgically treated patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a population-based study. J Am Coll Surg 2001;192:17-24.
Meredith S, Feldman P, Frey D, Hall K, Arnold K, Brown NJ, Ray WA. Possible medication errors in home healthcare patients. J Am Ger Soc 2001;49:719-24.
Ray WA, Meredith S, Thapa PB, Meador, KG, Hall K, Murray KT. Antipsychotics and the risk of sudden cardiac death. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2001;58:1161-7
Ray WA, Stein CM, Byrd V, Shorr R, Pichert JW, Gideon P, Arnold K, Brandt KD, Pincus T, Griffin MR. Educational program for physicians to reduce use of non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs among community-dwelling elderly persons: a randomized controlled trial. Med Care 2001;39:425-35.
Stein CM, Griffin MR, Taylor JA, Pichert JW, Brandt KD, Ray WA. Educational program for nursing home physicians and staff to reduce use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among nursing home residents: a randomized controlled trial. Med Care 2001;39:436-45.
Smalley W, Shatin D, Wysowski DK, Gurwitz J, Andrade SE, Goodman M, Chan KA, Platt R, Schech SD, Ray WA. Contraindicated use of cisapride. Impact of food and drug administration regulatory action. JAMA 2000;284:3036-39.