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73
Citations
44421
World Ranking
613
National Ranking
291

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1984 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Ronald M. Andersen is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific work in Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their main research topics include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. These areas highlight an emphasis on understanding health challenges related to substance use and its impact on vulnerable populations.

Among the recent publications by Ronald M. Andersen is the paper titled Substance Use among Women Attending Primary Healthcare Community Centers: a Binational Comparison for the Development of Brief Intervention Programs, published in 2020 in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

The frequent co-authors working alongside Ronald M. Andersen include Guillermina Natera Rey, Lillian Gelberg, Miriam Arroyo, Ricardo Orozco, and Ietza Bojórquez. Collaborations with these researchers have contributed to the development and dissemination of studies within their field of focus.

Publication venues for Ronald M. Andersen's research indicate a concentration in journals concerned with mental health and addiction issues, notably the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

The recognition of Ronald M. Andersen's contributions to the medical and public health fields is reflected in their election as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1984.

Best Publications

  • Revisiting the behavioral model and access to medical care: does it matter?

    Ronald M. Andersen

  • Societal and Individual Determinants of Medical Care Utilization in the United States

    Ronald Andersen;John F. Newman

  • A framework for the study of access to medical care.

    Lu Ann Aday;Ronald Andersen

  • The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations: application to medical care use and outcomes for homeless people.

    Lillian Gelberg;Ronald Andersen;Barbara Leake

  • A behavioral model of families' use of health services

    Ronald Andersen

  • National health surveys and the behavioral model of health services use.

    Ronald Max Andersen

  • Understanding the context of healthcare utilization: assessing environmental and provider-related variables in the behavioral model of utilization.

    K A Phillips;K R Morrison;R Andersen;L A Aday

  • Equity of access to medical care: a conceptual and empirical overview

    Lu Ann Aday;Ronald M Andersen

  • Access to medical care in the U.S.: realized and potential.

    Ronald Andersen;Lu Ann Aday

  • Competing priorities as a barrier to medical care among homeless adults in Los Angeles.

    Lillian Gelberg;Teresa C. Gallagher;Ronald Andersen;Paul Koegel

  • Expanding the Andersen model: the role of psychosocial factors in long-term care use.

    Elizabeth H Bradley;Sarah A McGraw;Leslie Curry;Alison Buckser

  • Exploring dimensions of access to medical care.

    R M Andersen;A McCutcheon;L A Aday;G Y Chiu

  • Improving Access to Care in America: Individual and Contextual Indicators.

    Ronald M. Andersen;Pamela L. Davidson

  • Equity in health services: Empirical analyses in social policy

    Ronald Andersen;Joanna Kravits;Odin W. Anderson

  • The Impact of Competing Subsistence Needs and Barriers on Access to Medical Care for Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Receiving Care in the United States

    William E. Cunningham;Ronald M. Andersen;Mitchell H. Katz;Michael D. Stein

  • Access to medical care for low-income persons: how do communities make a difference?

    Ronald M. Andersen;Hongjian Yu;Roberta Wyn;Pamela L. Davidson

  • The Persistence of Race and Ethnicity in the use of Long-Term Care

    Steven P. Wallace;Lene Levy-Storms;Raynard S. Kington;Ronald M. Andersen

  • Participation in research and access to experimental treatments by HIV-infected patients.

    Allen L. Gifford;William E. Cunningham;Kevin C. Heslin;Ron M. Andersen

  • The Silent Minority: Nonrespondents on Sample Surveys.

    Ronald Andersen;John Goyder

  • Health Care in the U.S.: Equitable for Whom?

    Gretchen Voorhis Fleming;Lu Ann Aday;Ronald Andersen

  • Changing the U.S. Health Care System: Key Issues in Health Services Policy and Management

    Ronald Andersen;Thomas H. Rice;Gerald F. Kominski

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Stein
Michael D. Stein Boston University
Suzanne L. Wenzel
Suzanne L. Wenzel University of Southern California
Lawton R. Burns
Lawton R. Burns University of Pennsylvania
Judith A. Stein
Judith A. Stein University of California, Los Angeles
Paul Koegel
Paul Koegel RAND Corporation
Honghu Liu
Honghu Liu University of California, Los Angeles
Jeffrey A. Alexander
Jeffrey A. Alexander University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Adeline Nyamathi
Adeline Nyamathi University of California, Irvine
Arleen Leibowitz
Arleen Leibowitz University of California, Los Angeles
Leo S. Morales
Leo S. Morales University of Washington

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