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Yu ESH, Chen EH, Kim K, Abdulrahim S.

Smoking among Chinese Americans: Knowledge, behavior, and beliefs. American Journal of Public Health 2000; under review

Yu ESH, Kim K, Chen EH, Brintnall RA.

Breast and cervical cancer screening among Chinese American women. Cancer Practice (published by the American Cancer Society) 2000; accepted.

Yu ESH, Kim K, Chen EH, Kim JK, Brintnall RA.

Colorectal cancer screening among Chinese Americans. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology (published by the American Cancer Society) 2000; in press.

Kim K, Yu ESH, Chen EH, Kim JK, Brintnall RA.

Nutritional status of Korean Americans: Implications for cancer risk. Oncology Nursing Forum 2000; accepted for publication.

Kim K, Yu ESH, Chen EH, Kim JK, Brintnall RA.

Smoking behavior, knowledge and beliefs among Korean Americans. Cancer Practice (published for the American Cancer Society by Lippincott-Raven Publishers) 2000; in press.

Kim K, Yu ESH, Chen EH, Kim JK, Brintnall RA.

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Knowledge and Practices among Korean Americans. Cancer Practice (published for the American Cancer Society by Lippincott-Raven Publishers) 1998; 6(3): 165-75.

Kim K, Yu ESH, Chen EH, Kim J, Kaufman M, Purkiss J.

Cervical cancer screening knowledge and practices among Korean-American women. Cancer Nursing 1999; 22(4):297-302.

Yu ESH, Kean YM, Slymen DJ, Liu WT, Zhang M, Katzman R.

Self perceived health and five-year mortality risks among the elderly in Shanghai, China. American Journal of Epidemiology 1998; 147(9):880-890.

Zhang M, Katzman R, Yu E, Liu W, Xiao SF, Yan H.

A preliminary analysis of incidence of dementia in Shanghai. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci 1998; 52 (Suppl):S291-4.

Cho JK, Kim K, Yu E.

Knowledge and Beliefs about the association between diet and cancer among Korean immigrants in the U.S.A. The Journal of Korean Society for Health Education 1998; 15(1):133 - 147.

Moradi T, Delfino RJ, Bergstrom SR, Yu ESH, Adami HO, Yuen J.

Cancer Rates among Scandinavian Immigrants in the U.S. and Residents of Scandinavian Countries Compared to U.S. Whites, 1973-89." European Journal of Cancer Prevention 1998; 7:117-125.

Patterson TL, Semple SJ, Shaw WS, Yu E, He Y, Zhang MY, Wu W, Grant I.

The cultural context of caregiving: a comparison of Alzheimer's caregivers in Shanghai, China and San Diego, California. Psychological Medicine 1998; 28(5):1071-84.

Kim K, Yu ESH, Chen EH, Kim JK, Brintnall RA.

Breast cancer screening knowledge and practices among Korean American women. Asian American and Pacific Islander American Journal of Health 1998; 6, 2:265-275.

Shaw WS, Patterson TL, Semple SJ, Grant I, Yu ESH, Zhang MY, He YL, Wu WY.

A cross-cultural validation of coping strategies and their association with caregiving distress. The Gerontologist, 1997; 37(4):490-504.

Katzman R, Zhang M, Chen P, Saitoh T, Chen X, Klauber M, Thomas R, Liu W, Yu ESH.

Effects of Apolipoprotein E on dementia and aging in the Shanghai survey of dementia. Neurology 1997; 49:779-785.

Yu E and Whitted J.

Task Group I. Epidemiology of Minority Health. Journal of Culture, Gender and Health 1997; 2(2):101-112.

Lee MS, Crittenden KS, Yu E.

Social Support and Depression among Elderly Korean Immigrants in the U.S. Aging and Human Development 1996; 42(4):313-327.

Banerji S, Bellomy, A, Yu ES, Waterman S, Haas EA, Moser KE.

Tuberculosis in San Diego County: a border community perspective. Public Health Reports 1996; 111(5):431-6.

Yu ESH, Xie Q, Zhang KL, Lu P, Chan L.

HIV Infection and AIDS in China, 1984-1995. American Journal of Public Health 86, 8 (August): 1996; 1116-1122.

Yu ESH.

An overview of the U.S. Health Data for APIA: Sources, Limitations, and Potential Solutions. Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health 1996; 4(1-3):68-71.

Flack JM, Amaro H, Jenkins W, Kunitz S, Mixon M, Yu ESH

The Epidemiology of minority health. [Review.] Health Psychology, 1995; 14(7): 592-600.

Chen PJ, Yu ESH, Zhang M, Liu W, Hill R, Katzman R

ADL Dependence and medical Conditions in Chinese Older Persons: A population-Based Survey in Shanghai, China. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1995; 43(4), 378-383.

Salmon D., Jin H., Zhang M., Grant I., Yu E.

Neuropsychological assessment of Chinese elderly in the Shanghai dementia survey. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 1995; 9, 2: 159-168.

Katzman R, Hill R, Yu ESH, Wang ZY, Booth A, Salmon DP, Liu W, Qu GY, Zhang M.

The Malignancy of Dementia: Predictors of Mortality in Clinically Diagnosed Dementia in Population Survey of Shanghai, China. Archives of Neurology, 1994; 51, 1220-1225.

Warren R, Hahn RA, Bristow L, Yu ESH.

The use of race and ethnicity in public health surveillance. Public Health Reports 1994; 109(1):4-6.

Hill LR, Klauber MR, Salmon DP, Yu ESH, Liu W, Zhang M, Katzman R.

Functional Status, Education, and the Diagnosis of Dementia in the Shanghai Survey. 1993; Neurology 43:138-145

Kim KK, Yu ESH, Liu W, Kim J, Kohrs MB.

Nutritional status of Chinese-, Korean-, and Japanese-American elderly. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1993; 93(12):1416-1422.

Yu ESH, Liu W

"U.S. National Health Data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A Research Agenda for the 1990s." American Journal of Public Health 1992; 82, 12 (December): 1645-1684.

Xia Z, Levy PS, Yu ESH, Wang ZY, Zhang M.

" Single Stage Cluster Sampling in Prevalence-Incidence Surveys: Some Issues Suggested by the Shanghai Survey of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia." Survey Methodology 1992; 18, 1 (June): 165-174.

Yu ESH, Liu W, Zhang WT, Wang ZY, Qu GY.

" Caregiver's Burden in Shanghai: Study Design and Preliminary Findings. " Archives of Psychiatry (published in Shanghai, China) New Vol. 4, Supplement: 1992; 72-76.

Liu W, Yu E.

" The Functional Significance of Education in Dementia. " Archives of Psychiatry (published in Shanghai, China) New Vol. 4, Supplement: 1992; 59-64.

Zhang MY, Katzman R, Salmon D, Jin H, Cai G, Wang ZY, Qu GY, Grant I, Yu E, Levy P, 41. Klauber MR, Liu W.

" The Prevalence of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in Shanghai, China: Impact of Age, Gender, and Education. " Annals of Neurology 27:428-437.

Zhang MY, Qu GY, Wang ZY, Cai GJ, Katzman R, Salmon D, Liu W, Yu E, Levy P, Chin SR, Wang GY

" A study of the Prevalence of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, " Journal Chinese Medical Association (Zhonghua Yixue Zazhi) 1990; 70, 8: 424-428.

Yu E, Yan HQ, Liu W, Levy P, Zhang MY, Katzman K et al.

" The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among the Elderly in Shanghai. " Proceedings of the 4th Scientific Meeting of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists, Dec.4-8, 1988, Hong Kong. S97-S106.

Yu E, Liu W, Levy P, Zhang MY, Katzman R et. al.

" Cognitive Impairment among Elderly Adults in Shanghai. " Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences 1989; 44, 3 (May): S97.

Salmon DP, Riekkinen PJ, Katzman R, Zhang M, Jin H, Yu E.

" Cross-Cultural Studies of Dementia: A Comparison of Mini-Mental State Examination Performance in Finland and China. " Archives of Neurology 1989; 46:769-772.

Jin H, Zhang MY, Qu GY, Wang ZY, Salmon DP, Katzman R, Grant I, Liu W, Yu E.

" Cross-Cultural Studies of Dementia: Use of a Chinese Version of the Blessed-Roth Information-Memory-Concentration Test in a Shanghai Dementia Survey." Psychology and Aging 1989; 4:471-479.

Levy P, Yu E, Liu W, Zhang MY, Wang ZY, Wong SC, Katzman R.

" Single-Stage Cluster Sampling with a Telescopic Respondent Rule: A Variation Motivated by a Survey of Dementia in Elderly Residents of Shanghai. " Statistics in Medicine 1989; 8: 1537-1544.

Zhang MY, Qu GY, Katzman R, Liu W, Yu E, Wang ZY, Cai GJ, Qu GY, Wang ZY.

" A Survey of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, " Archives of Psychiatry (Shanghai Jingshen Yixue (in Chinese) 1989; 7 (3): 153-158.

Katzman R, Zhang M, Qu GY, Wang ZY, Liu W, Yu et al.

" A Chinese Version of the Mini-Mental State Examination: Impact of Illiteracy in a Shanghai Dementia Survey." Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1988; 41, 10: 971-978.

Levy P, Yu E, Liu W, Zhang M, Wang Z. et al.

" Sample Design of the Shanghai Elderly Survey. " International Journal of Epidemiology 1988; 17, 4 (Dec): 931-933.

Yu E, Liu W.

" Alcohol Use and Abuse among Chinese Americans: Epidemiologic Data." Alcohol Health and Research World 11, 2 (Winter): 1986-87; 14-17; 60-61.

Yu ESH, Liu W

" Methodological Problems and Policy Implications in Vietnamese Refugee Research. " International Migration Review 20 (Summer): 1986; 483-501.

Yu E.

" Health of the Chinese Elderly in America." Research on Aging 8, 1(March): 1986; 84-109.

Yu E, Liu W

" Asian/Pacific American Elderly: Mortality Differentials, Health Status, and Use of Health Services. " Journal of Applied Gerontology 1985; 4, 1: 35-64.

Yu ESH

" The Low Mortality Rates of Chinese Infants: Some Plausible Explanatory Factors. " Social Science and Medicine 1982; 16: 253-265.

Yu E, Cypress B.

" Visits to Physicians by Asian/Pacific Americans. " Medical Care 20, 8 (August): 1982; 809-820.