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Is Traditional Chinese Medicine Use Associated with Worse Patient-reported Outcomes among Chinese American Rheumatology Patients?
Kai Sun, Jackie Szymonifka, Henghe Tian, Yaju Chang, Jennifer C. Leng and Lisa A. Mandl
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2019, jrheum.181148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181148
Kai Sun
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Supported by the Weill Cornell CTSC Community Engagement Award NIH/NCATS Grant # UL1TR00457, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant # T32HS00066. K. Sun, MD, MS, Medical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; H. Tian, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Y. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; J.C. Leng, MD, MPH, Assistant Attending, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; L.A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Sun, DUMC 2978, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. E-mail: kai.sun@duke.edu. Accepted for publication April 10, 2019.
Jackie Szymonifka
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Supported by the Weill Cornell CTSC Community Engagement Award NIH/NCATS Grant # UL1TR00457, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant # T32HS00066. K. Sun, MD, MS, Medical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; H. Tian, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Y. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; J.C. Leng, MD, MPH, Assistant Attending, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; L.A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Sun, DUMC 2978, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. E-mail: kai.sun@duke.edu. Accepted for publication April 10, 2019.
Henghe Tian
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Supported by the Weill Cornell CTSC Community Engagement Award NIH/NCATS Grant # UL1TR00457, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant # T32HS00066. K. Sun, MD, MS, Medical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; H. Tian, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Y. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; J.C. Leng, MD, MPH, Assistant Attending, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; L.A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Sun, DUMC 2978, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. E-mail: kai.sun@duke.edu. Accepted for publication April 10, 2019.
Yaju Chang
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Supported by the Weill Cornell CTSC Community Engagement Award NIH/NCATS Grant # UL1TR00457, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant # T32HS00066. K. Sun, MD, MS, Medical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; H. Tian, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Y. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; J.C. Leng, MD, MPH, Assistant Attending, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; L.A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Sun, DUMC 2978, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. E-mail: kai.sun@duke.edu. Accepted for publication April 10, 2019.
Jennifer C. Leng
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Supported by the Weill Cornell CTSC Community Engagement Award NIH/NCATS Grant # UL1TR00457, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant # T32HS00066. K. Sun, MD, MS, Medical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; H. Tian, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Y. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; J.C. Leng, MD, MPH, Assistant Attending, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; L.A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Sun, DUMC 2978, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. E-mail: kai.sun@duke.edu. Accepted for publication April 10, 2019.
Lisa A. Mandl
From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA. Supported by the Weill Cornell CTSC Community Engagement Award NIH/NCATS Grant # UL1TR00457, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant # T32HS00066. K. Sun, MD, MS, Medical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, New York University Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; H. Tian, MD, Clinical Instructor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Y. Chang, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Beth Israel; J.C. Leng, MD, MPH, Assistant Attending, Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; L.A. Mandl, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. K. Sun, DUMC 2978, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. E-mail: kai.sun@duke.edu. Accepted for publication April 10, 2019.
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Kai Sun, Jackie Szymonifka, Henghe Tian, Yaju Chang, Jennifer C. Leng, Lisa A. Mandl
The Journal of Rheumatology May 2019, jrheum.181148; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.181148