Search Results - "Mellins, Robert B."

Neighborhood differences in exposure and sensitization to cockroach, mouse, dust mite, cat, and dog allergens in New York City by Olmedo, Omar, BS, Goldstein, Inge F., DrPH, Acosta, Luis, MD, Divjan, Adnan, Rundle, Andrew G., DrPH, Chew, Ginger L., ScD, Mellins, Robert B., MD, Hoepner, Lori, MPH, Andrews, Howard, PhD, Lopez-Pintado, Sara, PhD, Quinn, James W., MA, Perera, Frederica P., DrPH, Miller, Rachel L., MD, Jacobson, Judith S., DrPH, Perzanowski, Matthew S., PhD

“…Background Asthma prevalence varies widely among neighborhoods within New York City. Exposure to mouse and cockroach allergens has been suggested as a cause…”
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Prospective Multicenter Study of Surgical Correction of Pectus Excavatum: Design, Perioperative Complications, Pain, and Baseline Pulmonary Function Facilitated by Internet-Based Data Collection by Kelly, Robert E., MD, FACS, Shamberger, Robert C., MD, FACS, Mellins, Robert B., MD, Mitchell, Karen K., RN, Lawson, M. Louise, PhD, Oldham, Keith, MD, FACS, Azizkhan, Richard G., MD, FACS, Hebra, Andre V., MD, FACS, Nuss, Donald, MD, FACS, Goretsky, Michael J., MD, FACS, Sharp, Ronald J., MD, FACS, Holcomb, George W., MD, FACS, Shim, Walton K.T., MD, FACS, Megison, Stephen M., MD, Moss, R. Lawrence, MD, FACS, Fecteau, Annie H., MD, FACS, Colombani, Paul M., MD, FACS, Bagley, Traci C., RN, BSN, Moskowitz, Alan B., MS

“…Background Given widespread adoption of the Nuss procedure, prospective multicenter study of management of pectus excavatum by both the open and Nuss…”
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Surgical Repair of Pectus Excavatum Markedly Improves Body Image and Perceived Ability for Physical Activity: Multicenter Study by Kelly, Robert E., Jr, Cash, Thomas F, Shamberger, Robert C, Mitchell, Karen K, Mellins, Robert B, Lawson, M. Louise, Oldham, Keith, Azizkhan, Richard G, Hebra, Andre V, Nuss, Donald, Goretsky, Michael J, Sharp, Ronald J, Holcomb, George W., III, Shim, Walton K. T, Megison, Stephen M, Moss, R. Lawrence, Fecteau, Annie H, Colombani, Paul M, Bagley, Traci, Quinn, Amy, Moskowitz, Alan B

“…This study evaluated changes in both physical and psychosocial quality of life reported by the parent and child after surgical repair of pectus excavatum. As…”
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Increasing Severity of Pectus Excavatum is Associated with Reduced Pulmonary Function by Lawson, M. Louise, PhD, Mellins, Robert B., MD, Paulson, James F., PhD, Shamberger, Robert C., MD, Oldham, Keith, MD, Azizkhan, Richard G., MD, Hebra, Andre V., MD, Nuss, Donald, MB, ChB, Goretsky, Michael J., MD, Sharp, Ronald J., MD, Holcomb, George W., MD, Shim, Walton K.T., MD, Megison, Stephen M., MD, Moss, R. Lawrence, MD, Fecteau, Annie H., MD, Colombani, Paul M., MD, Moskowitz, Alan B., MS, Hill, Joshua, BS, Kelly, Robert E., MD

“…Objective To determine whether pulmonary function decreases as a function of severity of pectus excavatum, and whether reduced function is restrictive or…”
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Cockroach allergen levels and associations with cockroach-specific IgE by Chew, Ginger L., ScD, Perzanowski, Matthew S., PhD, Canfield, Stephen M., MD, PhD, Goldstein, Inge F., DrPH, Mellins, Robert B., MD, Hoepner, Lori A., MPH, Ashby-Thompson, Maxine, MPH, Jacobson, Judith S., DrPH

“…Background Among inner-city children with asthma, cockroach allergen exposure has been associated with allergic sensitization. Objective We hypothesized that…”
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Exercise-induced wheeze, urgent medical visits, and neighborhood asthma prevalence by Mainardi, Timothy R, Mellins, Robert B, Miller, Rachel L, Acosta, Luis M, Cornell, Alexandra, Hoepner, Lori, Quinn, James W, Yan, Beizhan, Chillrud, Steven N, Olmedo, Omar E, Perera, Frederica P, Goldstein, Inge F, Rundle, Andrew G, Jacobson, Judith S, Perzanowski, Matthew S

“…Exercise-induced wheeze (EIW) may identify a distinct population among asthmatics and give insight into asthma morbidity etiology. The prevalence of pediatric…”
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Total and specific IgE associations between New York City Head Start children and their parents by Canfield, Stephen M., MD, PhD, Jacobson, Judith S., DrPH, MBA, Perzanowski, Matthew S., PhD, Mellins, Robert B., MD, Zemble, Robert M., MD, Chew, Ginger L., PhD, Goldstein, Inge F., DrPH

“…Background Allergy and asthma risk share strong inherited components; however, the relative importance of maternal and paternal atopy in predicting child atopy…”
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Do Patients of Subspecialist Physicians Benefit from Written Asthma Action Plans? by Sheares, Beverley J, Mellins, Robert B, Dimango, Emily, Serebrisky, Denise, Zhang, Yuan, Bye, Michael R, Dovey, Mark E, Nachman, Sami, Hutchinson, Vincent, Evans, David

“…Asthma clinical guidelines suggest written asthma action plans are essential for improving self-management and outcomes. To assess the efficacy of written…”
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An Individualized Intervention to Improve Asthma Management Among Urban Latino and African-American Families by Bonner, Sebastian, Zimmerman, Barry J., Evans, David, Irigoyen, Matilde, Resnick, David, Mellins, Robert B.

“…We hypothesized that an educational intervention based on a readiness model would lead to improved health outcomes among patients with asthma. Within a…”
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Effects of a school-based intervention for urban adolescents with asthma. A controlled trial by Bruzzese, Jean-Marie, Sheares, Beverley J, Vincent, Elisa J, Du, Yunling, Sadeghi, Hossein, Levison, Moshe J, Mellins, Robert B, Evans, David

“…Asthma prevalence and morbidity are especially elevated in adolescents, yet few interventions target this population. To test the efficacy of Asthma…”
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Multicenter Study of Pectus Excavatum, Final Report: Complications, Static/Exercise Pulmonary Function, and Anatomic Outcomes by Kelly, Robert E., MD, FACS, Mellins, Robert B., MD, Shamberger, Robert C., MD, FACS, Mitchell, Karen K., RN, Lawson, M. Louise, PhD, Oldham, Keith T., MD, FACS, Azizkhan, Richard G., MD, FACS, Hebra, Andre V., MD, FACS, Nuss, Donald, MB, ChB, FACS, Goretsky, Michael J., MD, FACS, Sharp, Ronald J., MD, FACS, Holcomb, George W., MD, Shim, Walton K.T., MD, FACS, Megison, Stephen M., MD, Moss, R. Lawrence, MD, FACS, Fecteau, Annie H., MD, FACS, Colombani, Paul M., MD, FACS, Cooper, Dan, MD, FACS, Bagley, Traci, RN, BSN, Quinn, Amy, MS, Moskowitz, Alan B., MS, Paulson, James F., PhD

“…Background A multicenter study of pectus excavatum was described previously. This report presents our final results. Study Design Patients treated surgically…”
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Impact of Physician Asthma Care Education on Patient Outcomes by Cabana, Michael D, Slish, Kathryn K, Evans, David, Mellins, Robert B, Brown, Randall W, Lin, Xihong, Kaciroti, Niko, Clark, Noreen M

“…We evaluated the effectiveness of a continuing medical education program, Physician Asthma Care Education, in improving pediatricians' asthma therapeutic and…”
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Impact of Physician Asthma Care Education on Patient Outcomes by Cabana, Michael D., Slish, Kathryn K., Evans, David, Mellins, Robert B., Brown, Randall W., Lin, Xihong, Kaciroti, Niko, Clark, Noreen M.

“…Objective. We evaluated the effectiveness of a continuing medical education program, Physician Asthma Care Education, in improving pediatricians' asthma…”
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Asthma Knowledge and Asthma Management Behavior in Urban Elementary School Teachers by Bruzzese, Jean-Marie, Unikel, Lynne H., Evans, David, Bornstein, Lea, Surrence, Katherine, Mellins, Robert B.

“…Background. Although schools are an important setting for asthma care in youth, teachers' asthma knowledge and symptom management is poor. This study…”
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Domestic airborne black carbon and exhaled nitric oxide in children in NYC by Cornell, Alexandra G, Chillrud, Steven N, Mellins, Robert B, Acosta, Luis M, Miller, Rachel L, Quinn, James W, Yan, Beizhan, Divjan, Adnan, Olmedo, Omar E, Lopez-Pintado, Sara, Kinney, Patrick L, Perera, Frederica P, Jacobson, Judith S, Goldstein, Inge F, Rundle, Andrew G, Perzanowski, Matthew S

“…Differential exposure to combustion by-products and allergens may partially explain the marked disparity in asthma prevalence (3–18%) among New York City…”
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Impact of pectus excavatum on pulmonary function before and after repair with the Nuss procedure by Lawson, M. Louise, Mellins, Robert B., Tabangin, Meredith, Kelly, Robert E., Croitoru, Daniel P., Goretsky, Michael J., Nuss, Donald

“…Patient reports of preoperative exercise intolerance and improvement after surgical repair of pectus excavatum (Pex) have been documented but not substantiated…”
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Impact of Education for Physicians on Patient Outcomes by Clark, Noreen M, Gong, Molly, Schork, M. Anthony, Evans, David, Roloff, Dietrich, Hurwitz, Martin, Maiman, Lois, Mellins, Robert B

“…This study was conducted to assess the impact of an interactive seminar based on self-regulation theory on 1) the treatment practices and communications and…”
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Asthma education: the adolescent experience by Bruzzese, Jean-Marie, Bonner, Sebastian, Vincent, Elisa J., Sheares, Beverley J., Mellins, Robert B., Levison, Moshe J., Wiesemann, Sandra, Du, Yunling, Zimmerman, Barry J., Evans, David

“…Recent studies show that prevalence of asthma is higher among adolescents than children. Adolescents have poor asthma self-management skills resulting in a…”
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Asthma, allergy, and IgE levels in NYC head start children by Rotsides, Demetra Z, Goldstein, Inge F, Canfield, Stephen M, Perzanowski, Matthew, Mellins, Robert B, Hoepner, Lori, Ashby-Thompson, Maxine, Jacobson, Judith S

“…Summary Background Among preschool-age children in New York City neighborhoods with high asthma hospitalization rates, we analyzed the associations of total…”
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Lung injury from smoke inhalation by Lee, Ada S., Mellins, Robert B.

“…Significant morbidity and mortality from smoke inhalation occurs in victims of fire. Lung injury can be caused by chemical and thermal insults. A variety of…”
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