Patricia Agnes Cowper | Scholars@Duke

Patricia Agnes Cowper
Associate Professor in Medicine

Research Interests:
À Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Treatments;
À Clinical and Economic Implications of Changing Care Patterns

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2013
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 1993

Contact Information

2400 Pratt St, 7th Fl, Durham, NC 27705
Duke Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710
cowpe001@mc.duke.edu (919) 668-8703

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of California at Davis 1984
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2006 - 2013
- Assistant Research Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 1998 - 2006
Research
Selected Grants
- Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy 2 (TACT2) DCC awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2021
- Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy 2 (TACT2) DCC awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- The ISCHEMIA Trial - EQOL awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2019
- National Longitudinal Outcomes Following Surgical Therapy for Lung Cancer awarded by Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2014 - 2019
- Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment (EQOL) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2017
- CABANA EQOL Trial awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2017
- IPA - Patricia Cowper awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2014
- Duke Cardiovascular CERTs awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2007 - 2012
- DEcIDE DES TO4 W3 awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2009 - 2012
- IPA - Patricia Cowper awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2008 - 2011
- STICH Trial-Economics & Quality of Life Core Laboratory awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2010
- Economics and Quality of Life in OAT awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2006
- Economics and Quality of Life in SCD HEFT awarded by National Institutes of Health 1997 - 2004
- Impact of early discharge following bypass surgery awarded by National Institutes of Health 2000 - 2004
- Managed Care Features Affecting Quality for CAD Patients awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2003
- DCRI CERT for Cardiovascular Therapies awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2002
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Tong, BC, Kim, S, Kosinski, A, Onaitis, MW, Boffa, DJ, Habib, RH, Putnam, JB, Furnary, AP, Cowper, P, Wright, CD, Jacobs, JP, and Fernandez, FG. "Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 107, no. 3 (March 2019): 897-902. Full Text
  - Fernandez, FG, Kosinski, AS, Tong, BC, Furnary, AP, Feng, L, Onaitis, M, Boffa, D, Wright, CD, Cowper, P, Jacobs, JP, Habib, RH, and Putnam, JB. "Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (November 27, 2018). Full Text
  - Mark, DB, Cowper, PA, Anstrom, KJ, Sheng, S, Daniels, MR, Knight, JD, Baloch, KN, Davidson-Ray, L, Fiuzat, M, Januzzi, JL, Whellan, DJ, Piña, IL, Ezekowitz, JA, Adams, KF, Cooper, LS, O'Connor, CM, and Felker, GM. "Economic and Quality-of-Life Outcomes of Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Therapy for Heart Failure." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 72, no. 21 (November 2018): 2551-2562. Full Text
  - Boffa, DJ, Kosinski, AS, Furnary, AP, Kim, S, Onaitis, MW, Tong, BC, Cowper, PA, Hoag, JR, Jacobs, JP, Wright, CD, Putnam, JB, and Fernandez, FG. "Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy." Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 36, no. 23 (August 2018): 2378-2385. Full Text
  - Lehman, EP, Cowper, PA, Randolph, TC, Kosinski, AS, Lopes, RD, and Douglas, PS. "Usefulness and Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Echocardiographic Contrast to Detect Left Ventricular Thrombus in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction." The American Journal of Cardiology 122, no. 1 (July 2018): 121-128. Full Text
  - Kochar, A, Chen, AY, Sharma, PP, Pagidipati, NJ, Fonarow, GC, Cowper, PA, Roe, MT, Peterson, ED, and Wang, TY. "Long-Term Mortality of Older Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated in US Clinical Practice." Journal of the American Heart Association 7, no. 13 (June 30, 2018). Full Text
  - Fernandez, FG, Kosinski, AS, Furnary, AP, Onaitis, M, Kim, S, Habib, RH, Tong, BC, Cowper, P, Boffa, D, Jacobs, JP, Wright, CD, and Putnam, JB. "Differential effects of operative complications on survival after surgery for primary lung cancer." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 155, no. 3 (March 2018): 1254-1264.e1. Full Text
  - Onaitis, MW, Furnary, AP, Kosinski, AS, Kim, S, Boffa, D, Tong, BC, Cowper, P, Jacobs, JP, Wright, CD, Putnam, JB, and Fernandez, FG. "Prediction of Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery for Elderly Patients in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 105, no. 1 (January 2018): 309-316. Full Text
  - Boffa, D, Fernandez, FG, Kim, S, Kosinski, A, Onaitis, MW, Cowper, P, Jacobs, JP, Wright, CD, Putnam, JB, and Furnary, AP. "Surgically Managed Clinical Stage IIIA-Clinical N2 Lung Cancer in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 104, no. 2 (August 2017): 395-403. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Sheng, S, Lopes, RD, Anstrom, KJ, Stafford, JA, Davidson-Ray, L, Al-Khatib, SM, Ansell, J, Dorian, P, Husted, S, McMurray, JJV, Steg, PG, Alexander, JH, Wallentin, L, Granger, CB, and Mark, DB. "Economic Analysis of Apixaban Therapy for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation From a US Perspective: Results From the ARISTOTLE Randomized Clinical Trial." Jama Cardiology 2, no. 5 (May 2017): 525-534. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Peterson, MJ, Pieper, CF, Sloane, RJ, Hall, KS, McConnell, ES, Bosworth, HB, Ekelund, CC, Pearson, MP, and Morey, MC. "Economic Analysis of Primary Care-Based Physical Activity Counseling in Older Men: The VA-LIFE Trial." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 65, no. 3 (March 2017): 533-539. Full Text
  - Kaul, P, Ohman, EM, Knight, JD, Anstrom, KJ, Roe, MT, Boden, WE, Hochman, JS, Gašparović, V, Armstrong, PW, McCollam, P, Fakhouri, W, Cowper, P, Davidson-Ray, L, Clapp-Channing, N, White, HD, Fox, KAA, Prabhakaran, D, Mark, DB, and TRILOGY ACS Investigators, . "Health-related quality of life outcomes with prasugrel among medically managed non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome patients: Insights from the Targeted Platelet Inhibition to Clarify the Optimal Strategy to Medically Manage Acute Coronary Syndromes (TRILOGY ACS) trial." American Heart Journal 178 (August 2016): 55-64. Full Text
  - Mark, DB, Federspiel, JJ, Cowper, PA, Anstrom, KJ, Hoffmann, U, Patel, MR, Davidson-Ray, L, Daniels, MR, Cooper, LS, Knight, JD, Lee, KL, Douglas, PS, and PROMISE Investigators, . "Economic Outcomes With Anatomical Versus Functional Diagnostic Testing for Coronary Artery Disease." Annals of Internal Medicine 165, no. 2 (July 2016): 94-102. Full Text
  - Fernandez, FG, Furnary, AP, Kosinski, AS, Onaitis, MW, Kim, S, Boffa, D, Cowper, P, Jacobs, JP, Wright, CD, and Putnam, JB. "Longitudinal Follow-up of Lung Cancer Resection From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database in Patients 65 Years and Older." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 101, no. 6 (June 2016): 2067-2076. Full Text
  - Guinn, NR, Roberson, RS, White, W, Cowper, PA, Broomer, B, Milano, C, Chiricolo, A, and Hill, S. "Costs and outcomes after cardiac surgery in patients refusing transfusion compared with those who do not: a case-matched study." Transfusion 55, no. 12 (December 2015): 2791-2798. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Pan, W, Anstrom, KJ, Kaul, P, Wallentin, L, Davidson-Ray, L, Nikolic, E, Janzon, M, Levin, L-Å, Cannon, CP, Harrington, RA, and Mark, DB. "Economic analysis of ticagrelor therapy from a U.S. perspective: results from the PLATO study." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 65, no. 5 (February 2015): 465-476. Full Text
  - Federspiel, JJ, Shah, BR, Shaw, LJ, Masoudi, FA, Chang, PP, Stearns, SC, Mudrick, DW, Cowper, PA, Green, CL, and Douglas, PS. "Impact of choice of imaging modality accompanying outpatient exercise stress testing on outcomes and resource use after revascularization for acute coronary syndromes." American Heart Journal 166, no. 4 (October 2013): 783-791.e4. Full Text
  - Shah, BR, McCoy, LA, Federspiel, JJ, Mudrick, D, Cowper, PA, Masoudi, FA, Lytle, BL, Green, CL, and Douglas, PS. "Use of stress testing and diagnostic catheterization after coronary stenting: association of site-level patterns with patient characteristics and outcomes in 247,052 Medicare beneficiaries." J Am Coll Cardiol 62, no. 5 (July 30, 2013): 439-446. Full Text Link to Item
  - Federspiel, JJ, Shah, BR, Shaw, LJ, Masoudi, FA, Chang, PP, Stearns, SC, Mudrick, DW, Cowper, PA, Green, CL, and Douglas, PS. "Impact of choice of imaging modality accompanying outpatient exercise stress testing on outcomes and resource use after revascularization for acute coronary syndromes." American Heart Journal (2013). Full Text
  - Mudrick, DW, Shah, BR, McCoy, LA, Lytle, BL, Masoudi, FA, Federspiel, JJ, Cowper, PA, Green, C, and Douglas, PS. "Patterns of stress testing and diagnostic catheterization after coronary stenting in 250 350 medicare beneficiaries." Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging 6, no. 1 (January 2013): 11-19. Full Text
  - Federspiel, JJ, Mudrick, DW, Shah, BR, Stearns, SC, Masoudi, FA, Cowper, PA, Green, CL, and Douglas, PS. "Patterns and predictors of stress testing modality after percutaneous coronary stenting: data from the NCDR(®)." JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 5, no. 10 (October 2012): 969-980. Full Text Link to Item
  - Morey, MC, Pieper, CF, Edelman, DE, Yancy Jr, WS, Green, JB, Lum, H, Peterson, MJ, Sloane, R, Cowper, PA, Bosworth, HB, Huffman, KM, Cavanaugh, JT, Hall, KS, Pearson, MP, and Taylor, GA. "Enhanced fitness: a randomized controlled trial of the effects of home-based physical activity counseling on glycemic control in older adults with prediabetes mellitus." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 60, no. 9 (September 2012): 1655-1662. (Academic Article) Full Text
  - Mudrick, DW, Cowper, PA, Shah, BR, Patel, MR, Jensen, NC, Peterson, ED, and Douglas, PS. "Downstream procedures and outcomes after stress testing for chest pain without known coronary artery disease in the United States." American Heart Journal 163, no. 3 (March 2012): 454-461. Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, Kong, DF, Cowper, PA, Bae, JP, Ramaswamy, K, and Anstrom, KJ. "Nonfatal myocardial infarction and long-term outcomes in coronary artery disease." Am Heart J 163, no. 1 (January 2012): 95-103. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mudrick, D, Kaltenbach, LA, Shah, B, Lytle, B, Masoudi, FA, Mark, DB, Federspiel, JJ, Cowper, PA, Green, C, and Douglas, PS. "Downstream testing and subsequent procedures after coronary computed tomographic angiography following coronary stenting in patients ≥65 years of age." American Journal of Cardiology 110, no. 6 (2012): 776-783. Full Text
  - Hall, KS, Pieper, CF, Edelman, DE, Yancy Jr, WS, Green, JB, Lum, H, Peterson, MJ, Sloane, R, Cowper, PA, Bosworth, HB, Huffman, KM, Cavanaugh, JT, Chapman, JG, Pearson, MP, Howard, TA, Ekelund, CC, McCraw, BL, Burrell, JB, Taylor, GA, and Morey, MC. "Lessons learned when innovations go awry: a baseline description of a behavioral trial-the Enhancing Fitness in Older Overweight Veterans with Impaired Fasting Glucose study." Translational Behavioral Medicine 1, no. 4 (November 2011): 573-587. (Academic Article) Full Text
  - Shah, BR, Cowper, PA, O'Brien, SM, Jensen, N, Patel, MR, Douglas, PS, and Peterson, ED. "Association between physician billing and cardiac stress testing patterns following coronary revascularization." Jama 306, no. 18 (November 2011): 1993-2000. Full Text
  - Hall, KS, Sloane, R, Pieper, CF, Peterson, MJ, Crowley, GM, Cowper, PA, McConnell, ES, Bosworth, HB, Ekelund, CC, and Morey, MC. "Long-term changes in physical activity following a one-year home-based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities." Journal of Aging Research 2011 (December 2010): 308407-null. (Academic Article) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Shah, BR, Cowper, PA, O'Brien, SM, Jensen, N, Drawz, M, Patel, MR, Douglas, PS, and Peterson, ED. "Patterns of cardiac stress testing after revascularization in community practice." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 56, no. 16 (October 2010): 1328-1334. Full Text
  - Eisenstein, EL, Leon, MB, Kandzari, DE, Mauri, L, Edwards, R, Kong, DF, Cowper, PA, Anstrom, KJ, and ENDEAVOR III Investigators, . "Long-term clinical and economic analysis of the Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent versus the cypher sirolimus-eluting stent: 3-year results from the ENDEAVOR III trial (Randomized Controlled Trial of the Medtronic Endeavor Drug [ABT-578] Eluting Coronary Stent System Versus the Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System in De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions)." JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2, no. 12 (December 2009): 1199-1207. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eisenstein, EL, Wijns, W, Fajadet, J, Mauri, L, Edwards, R, Cowper, PA, Kong, DF, and Anstrom, KJ. "Long-term clinical and economic analysis of the Endeavor drug-eluting stent versus the Driver bare-metal stent: 4-year results from the ENDEAVOR II trial (Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Medtronic AVE ABT-578 Eluting Driver Coronary Stent in De Novo Native Coronary Artery Lesions)." JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2, no. 12 (December 2009): 1178-1187. Full Text Link to Item
  - Morey, MC, Peterson, MJ, Pieper, CF, Sloane, R, Crowley, GM, Cowper, PA, McConnell, ES, Bosworth, HB, Ekelund, CC, and Pearson, MP. "The Veterans Learning to Improve Fitness and Function in Elders Study: a randomized trial of primary care-based physical activity counseling for older men." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 57, no. 7 (July 2009): 1166-1174. Full Text
  - Mark, DB, Pan, W, Clapp-Channing, NE, Anstrom, KJ, Ross, JR, Fox, RS, Devlin, GP, Martin, CE, Adlbrecht, C, Cowper, PA, Ray, LD, Cohen, EA, Lamas, GA, Hochman, JS, and Occluded Artery Trial Investigators, . "Quality of life after late invasive therapy for occluded arteries." The New England Journal of Medicine 360, no. 8 (February 2009): 774-783. Full Text
  - Alexander, KP, Cowper, PA, Kempf, JA, Lytle, BL, and Peterson, ED. "Profile of chronic and recurrent angina pectoris in a referral population." The American Journal of Cardiology 102, no. 10 (November 2008): 1301-1306. Full Text
  - Mark, DB, Knight, JD, Cowper, PA, Davidson-Ray, L, and Anstrom, KJ. "Long-term economic outcomes associated with intensive versus moderate lipid-lowering therapy in coronary artery disease: results from the Treating to New Targets (TNT) Trial." American Heart Journal 156, no. 4 (October 2008): 698-705. Full Text
  - Morey, MC, Peterson, MJ, Pieper, CF, Sloane, R, Crowley, GM, Cowper, P, McConnell, E, Bosworth, H, Ekelund, C, Pearson, M, and Howard, T. "Project LIFE--Learning to Improve Fitness and Function in Elders: methods, design, and baseline characteristics of randomized trial." Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 45, no. 1 (January 2008): 31-42.
  - Cowper, PA, DeLong, ER, Hannan, EL, Muhlbaier, LH, Lytle, BL, Jones, RH, Holman, WL, Pokorny, JJ, Stafford, JA, Mark, DB, and Peterson, ED. "Is early too early? Effect of shorter stays after bypass surgery." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 83, no. 1 (January 2007): 100-107. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, DeLong, ER, Hannan, EL, Muhlbaier, LH, Lytle, BL, Jones, RH, Holman, WL, Pokorny, JJ, Stafford, JA, Mark, DB, and Peterson, ED. "Trends in postoperative length of stay after bypass surgery." American Heart Journal 152, no. 6 (December 2006): 1194-1200. Full Text
  - Mark, DB, Nelson, CL, Anstrom, KJ, Al-Khatib, SM, Tsiatis, AA, Cowper, PA, Clapp-Channing, NE, Davidson-Ray, L, Poole, JE, Johnson, G, Anderson, J, Lee, KL, Bardy, GH, and SCD-HeFT Investigators, . "Cost-effectiveness of defibrillator therapy or amiodarone in chronic stable heart failure: results from the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT)." Circulation 114, no. 2 (July 11, 2006): 135-142. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eriksson, P. "Economic effects of extended clopidogrel therapy--a word of caution." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 46, no. 7 (October 2005): 1376-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Udayakumar, K, Sketch, MH, and Peterson, ED. "Erratum: Economic effects of prolonged clopidogrel therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2005) 45 (369-376))." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 45, no. 11 (June 7, 2005): 1912-null. Full Text
  - Kaul, P, Armstrong, PW, Cowper, PA, Eisenstein, EL, Granger, CB, Van de Werf, F, and Mark, DB. "Economic analysis of the Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic Regimen (ASSENT-3) study: costs of reperfusion strategies in acute myocardial infarction." American Heart Journal 149, no. 4 (April 2005): 637-644. Full Text
  - DeLong, ER, Lytle, BL, Cowper, PA, Alexander, KP, Peterson, ED, and Mark, DB. "Research, managed care, and patient privacy: Challenges to successful collaboration." Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management 12, no. 3 (March 1, 2005): 151-156.
  - Cowper, PA, Udayakumar, K, Sketch, MH, and Peterson, ED. "Economic effects of prolonged clopidogrel therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 45, no. 3 (February 2005): 369-376. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, DeLong, ER, Whellan, DJ, Allen LaPointe, NM, and Califf, RM. "Economic effects of beta-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure." The American Journal of Medicine 116, no. 2 (January 2004): 104-111. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, DeLong, ER, Peterson, ED, Hannan, EL, Ray, KT, Racz, M, and Mark, DB. "Variability in cost of coronary bypass surgery in New York State: potential for cost savings." American Heart Journal 143, no. 1 (January 2002): 130-139. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Peterson, ED, DeLong, ER, Wightman, MB, Wawrzynski, RP, Muhlbaier, LH, and Sketch, MH. "The impact of statistical adjustment on economic profiles of interventional cardiologists." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 38, no. 5 (November 2001): 1416-1423. Full Text
  - Cantor, WJ, Hellkamp, AS, Peterson, ED, Zidar, JP, Cowper, PA, Sketch, MH, Tcheng, JE, Califf, RM, and Ohman, EM. "Achieving optimal results with standard balloon angioplasty: can baseline and angiographic variables predict stent-like outcomes?." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 37, no. 7 (June 2001): 1883-1890. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, and Peterson, ED. "Extending the useful life of clinical trials." American Heart Journal 140, no. 4 (October 2000): 552-553. (Review) Full Text
  - Mann, T, Cowper, PA, Peterson, ED, Cubeddu, G, Bowen, J, Giron, L, Cantor, WJ, Newman, WN, Schneider, JE, Jobe, RL, Zellinger, MJ, and Rose, GC. "Transradial coronary stenting: comparison with femoral access closed with an arterial suture device." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 49, no. 2 (February 2000): 150-156. Full Text
  - Heinz, TR, Cowper, PA, and Levin, LS. "Microsurgery costs and outcome." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 104, no. 1 (July 1999): 89-96. Full Text
  - Peterson, ED, Cowper, PA, DeLong, ER, Zidar, JP, Stack, RS, and Mark, DB. "Acute and long-term cost implications of coronary stenting." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 33, no. 6 (May 1999): 1610-1618. Full Text
  - Mark, DB, Cowper, PA, Berkowitz, SD, Davidson-Ray, L, Delong, ER, Turpie, AGG, Califf, RM, Weatherley, B, and Cohen, M. "Economic assessment of low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin) versus unfractionated heparin in acute coronary syndrome patients: Results from the ESSENCE randomized trial." Circulation 97, no. 17 (May 5, 1998): 1702-1707. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Weinberger, M, Hanlon, JT, Landsman, PB, Samsa, GP, Uttech, KM, Schmader, KE, Lewis, IK, Cohen, HJ, and Feussner, JR. "The cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention among elderly outpatients." Pharmacotherapy 18, no. 2 I (March 1, 1998): 327-332.
  - Cowper, PA, Peterson, ED, DeLong, ER, Jollis, JG, Muhlbaier, LH, and Mark, DB. "Impact of early discharge after coronary artery bypass graft surgery on rates of hospital readmission and death. The Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) Investigators." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 30, no. 4 (October 1997): 908-913. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Peterson, ED, DeLong, ER, Jollis, JG, Muhlbaier, LH, and Mark, DB. "Impact of early discharge after coronary artery bypass graft surgery on rates of hospital readmission and death." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 30, no. 4 (October 1, 1997): 908-913. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, DeLong, ER, Peterson, ED, Lipscomb, J, Muhlbaier, LH, Jollis, JG, Pryor, DB, and Mark, DB. "Geographic Variation in Resource Use for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery." Medical Care 35, no. 4 (January 1, 1997): 320-333. Full Text
  - Morey, MC, Pieper, CF, Sullivan, RJ, Crowley, GM, Cowper, PA, and Robbins, MS. "Five-year performance trends for older exercisers: a hierarchical model of endurance, strength, and flexibility." J Am Geriatr Soc 44, no. 10 (October 1996): 1226-1231. Link to Item
  - Hanlon, JT, Weinberger, M, Samsa, GP, Schmader, KE, Uttech, KM, Lewis, IK, Cowper, PA, Landsman, PB, Cohen, HJ, and Feussner, JR. "A randomized, controlled trial of a clinical pharmacist intervention to improve inappropriate prescribing in elderly outpatients with polypharmacy." The American Journal of Medicine 100, no. 4 (April 1996): 428-437. Full Text
  - Weinberger, M, Kirkman, MS, Samsa, GP, Shortliffe, EA, Landsman, PB, Cowper, PA, Simel, DL, and Feussner, JR. "A nurse-coordinated intervention for primary care patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: impact on glycemic control and health-related quality of life." Journal of General Internal Medicine 10, no. 2 (February 1995): 59-66. Full Text
  - Peterson, ED, Cowper, PA, Jollis, JG, Bebchuk, JD, DeLong, ER, Muhlbaier, LH, Mark, DB, and Pryor, DB. "Outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in 24 461 patients aged 80 years or older." Circulation 92, no. 9 SUPPL. (January 1, 1995).
  - Weinberger, M, Kirkman, MS, Samsa, GP, Cowper, PA, Shortliffe, EA, Simel, DL, and Feussner, JR. "The relationship between glycemic control and health-related quality of life in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus." Medical Care 32, no. 12 (December 1994): 1173-1181.
  - Weinberger, M, Nagle, B, Hanlon, JT, Samsa, GP, Schmader, K, Landsman, PB, Uttech, KM, Cowper, PA, Cohen, HJ, and Feussner, JR. "Assessing health-related quality of life in elderly outpatients: telephone versus face-to-face administration." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 42, no. 12 (December 1994): 1295-1299. Full Text
  - Morey, MC, Crowley, GM, Robbins, MS, Cowper, PA, and Sullivan, RJ. "The Gerofit Program: a VA innovation." South Med J 87, no. 5 (May 1994): S83-S87. Link to Item
  - Oddone, EZ, Cowper, P, Hamilton, JD, Matchar, DB, Hartigan, P, Samsa, G, Simberkoff, M, and Feussner, JR. "Cost effectiveness analysis of early zidovudine treatment of HIV infected patients." BMJ 307, no. 6915 (November 20, 1993): 1322-1325. Link to Item
  - Oddone, EZ, Cowper, PA, Hamilton, JD, and Feussner, JR. "A cost-effectiveness analysis of hepatitis B vaccine in predialysis patients." Health Serv Res 28, no. 1 (April 1993): 97-121. Link to Item
  - Weinberger, M, Gold, DT, Divine, GW, Cowper, PA, Hodgson, LG, Schreiner, PJ, and George, LK. "Expenditures in caring for patients with dementia who live at home." Am J Public Health 83, no. 3 (March 1993): 338-341. Link to Item
  - Weinberger, M, Gold, DT, Divine, GW, Cowper, PA, Hodgson, LG, Schreiner, PJ, and George, LK. "Social service interventions for caregivers of patients with dementia: impact on health care utilization and expenditures." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 41, no. 2 (February 1993): 153-156. Full Text
  - Weinberger, M, Tierney, WM, Cowper, PA, Katz, BP, and Booher, PA. "Cost-effectiveness of increased telephone contact for patients with osteoarthritis. A randomized, controlled trial." Arthritis and Rheumatism 36, no. 2 (February 1993): 243-246. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, Morey, MC, Bearon, LB, Sullivan, RJ, DiPasquale, RC, Crowley, GM, Monger, ME, and Feussner, JR. "The impact of supervised exercise on the psychological well-being and health status of older veterans." Journal of Applied Gerontology : the Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 10, no. 4 (December 1991): 469-485. Full Text
  - Morey, MC, Cowper, PA, Feussner, JR, DiPasquale, RC, Crowley, GM, Samsa, GP, and Sullivan, RJ. "Two-year trends in physical performance following supervised exercise among community-dwelling older veterans." J Am Geriatr Soc 39, no. 10 (October 1991): 986-992. Link to Item
  - Weinberger, M, Samsa, GP, Hanlon, JT, Schmader, K, Doyle, ME, Cowper, PA, Uttech, KM, Cohen, HJ, and Feussner, JR. "An evaluation of a brief health status measure in elderly veterans." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 39, no. 7 (July 1991): 691-694. Full Text
  - Morey, MC, Cowper, PA, Feussner, JR, DiPasquale, RC, Crowley, GM, and Sullivan, RJ. "Two-year trends in physical performance following supervised exercise among community-dwelling older veterans." J Am Geriatr Soc 39, no. 6 (June 1991): 549-554. Link to Item
  - Weinberger, M, Cowper, PA, Kirkman, MS, and Vinicor, F. "Economic impact of diabetes mellitus in the elderly." Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 6, no. 4 (November 1990): 959-970. Full Text
  - Morey, MC, Cowper, PA, Feussner, JR, DiPasquale, RC, Crowley, GM, Kitzman, DW, and Sullivan, RJ. "Evaluation of a Supervised Exercise Program in a Geriatric Population." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 37, no. 4 (January 1, 1989): 348-354. Full Text
  - Cowper, PA, and Kushman, JE. "A Spatial Analysis of Primary Health Care Markets in Rural Areas." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 69, no. 3 (January 1, 1987): 613-625. Full Text

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