Hanzhang Xu
Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
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hanzhang.xu@duke.edu(919) 613-2196
2200 West Main Street, Suite 600 Room 624, Durham, NC 27705
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Hanzhang Xu
Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute
My research interests center on social determinants of health and disparities in health care and outcomes in community settings and diverse populations. My current program of research falls under two themes: (i) the analysis of health disparities in a multinational context, with a particular focus on the cognitive function among older adults; and (ii) the integration of patient-reported social factors in cardiovascular outcome research. As an interdisciplinary researcher, I am also interested in using digital technology to promote disease management in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Publications
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Dhingra R, Xu H, Hammill BG, Lynch SM, West JS, Green MD, et al. Association Between Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Risks of Early and Recurrent Admissions Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Nov 25;e011141.Prakash R, Dupre ME, Østbye T, Xu H. Extracting Critical Information from Unstructured Clinicians' Notes Data to Identify Dementia Severity Using a Rule-Based Approach: Feasibility Study. JMIR Aging. 2024 Sep 24;7:e57926.Drake C, Alfaro JM, Rader A, Maciejewski ML, Lee MS, Xu H, et al. Association of Patient-Reported Social Needs with Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations Among Federally Qualified Health Center Patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Aug;39(11):2069–78.Wei J, Lohman MC, Brown MJ, Hardin JW, Xu H, Yang C-H, et al. Physical activity initiated from midlife on risk of dementia and cognitive impairment: The Health and Retirement Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Jul;
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