Search Results - "SELWYN, BEATRICE J."

Emerging Disease Syndromic Surveillance for Hurricane Katrina Evacuees Seeking Shelter in Houston's Astrodome and Reliant Park Complex by Murray, Kristy O., Kilborn, Cindy, desVignes-Kendrick, Mary, Koers, Erin, Page, Valda, Selwyn, Beatrice J., Shah, Umair A., Palacio, Herminia

“…Transmission of infectious diseases became an immediate public health concern when approximately 27,000 New Orleans-area residents evacuated to Houston's…”
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Effects of smoking and radiotherapy on lung carcinoma in breast carcinoma survivors by Ford, Melissa B., Sigurdson, Alice J., Petrulis, Elaine S., Ng, Chaan S., Kemp, Bonnie, Cooksley, Catherine, McNeese, Marsha, Selwyn, Beatrice J., Spitz, Margaret R., Bondy, Melissa L.

“…BACKGROUND The combined effects of thoracic radiotherapy (XRT) and cigarette smoking are not known with certainty, but they have important implications for…”
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Parental pregnancy intention and early childhood stunting: findings from Bolivia by Shapiro-Mendoza, Carrie, Selwyn, Beatrice J, Smith, David P, Sanderson, Maureen

“…Background This study examined the impact of maternally reported pregnancy intention, differentiating unwanted and mistimed pregnancies, on the prevalence of…”
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Evidence-based reproductive health care in Cameroon : population-based study of awareness, use and barriers by TITA, Alan T. N, SELWYN, Beatrice J, WALLER, D. Kim, KAPADIA, Asha S, DONGMO, Sylvestre

“…To estimate the prevalence of awareness and use of evidence-based reproductive health interventions and to describe the barriers associated with the use of…”
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Improving Efficacy of Diabetes Management Using Treatment Algorithms in a Mainly Hispanic Population by FANNING, Etta L, SELWYN, Beatrice J, LARME, Anne C, DEFRONZO, Ralph A

“…Improving Efficacy of Diabetes Management Using Treatment Algorithms in a Mainly Hispanic Population Etta L. Fanning , MD, MPH, PHD 1 , Beatrice J. Selwyn ,…”
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Analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of malaria in an area of Northern Guatemala with seasonal malaria transmission by Malvisi, Lucio, Troisi, Catherine L., Selwyn, Beatrice J.

“…The risk of malaria infection displays spatial and temporal variability that is likely due to interaction between the physical environment and the human…”
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Life Chaos and Perceived Social Support Among Methamphetamine-Using Men Who Have Sex With Men Engaging in Transactional Sexual Encounters by Viswanath, Humsini, Wilkerson, J. Michael, Breckenridge, Ellen, Selwyn, Beatrice J.

“…Objective: Social support and life chaos have been inversely associated with increased risk of HIV infection. The purpose of this study was to explore among a…”
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Prevalence and correlates of stunting among children in rural Pakistan by SHAH, SYED M, SELWYN, BEATRICE J, LUBY, STEPHEN, MERCHANT, ANWAR, BANO, RASHIDA

“…Background : Protein‐energy malnutrition remains an important underlying cause of death among preschool children in Pakistan. The present study aimed to…”
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Lost to follow-up: failure to engage children in care in the first three months of diagnosis by Machine, Edwin Masese, Gillespie, Susan L., Homedes, Nuria, Selwyn, Beatrice J., Ross, Michael W., Anabwani, Gabriel, Schutze, Gordon, Kline, Mark W.

“…Loss to follow-up (LTFU) is a critical factor in determining clinical outcomes in HIV treatment programs. Identifying modifiable factors of LTFU is fundamental…”
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Sexual Behavior Among Young Carers in the Context of a Kenyan Empowerment Program Combining Cash-Transfer, Psychosocial Support, and Entrepreneurship by Goodman, Michael L., Selwyn, Beatrice J., Morgan, Robert O., Lloyd, Linda E., Mwongera, Moses, Gitari, Stanley, Keiser, Philip H.

“…This study examined associations between sexual initiation, unprotected sex, and having multiple sex partners in the past year with participation in a…”
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Effectiveness of Respondent Driven Sampling to Recruit Undocumented Central American Immigrant Women in Houston, Texas for an HIV Behavioral Survey by Montealegre, Jane R., Risser, Jan M., Selwyn, Beatrice J., McCurdy, Sheryl A., Sabin, Keith

“…Respondent driven sampling (RDS) is widely used for HIV behavioral research among sex workers, drug users, and other hidden populations, but has had limited…”
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Healthcare Coverage and Use Among Undocumented Central American Immigrant Women in Houston, Texas by Montealegre, Jane R., Selwyn, Beatrice J.

“…We investigated the prevalence and correlates of having current healthcare coverage and of having a usual formal source of care among undocumented Central…”
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Clinical and Laboratory Features of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection: A Case-Control Study by Caviness, A Chantal, Demmler, Gail J, Selwyn, Beatrice J

“…BACKGROUND:Neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality but can be difficult to identify, particularly in…”
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Prevalence of HIV Risk Behaviors among Undocumented Central American Immigrant Women in Houston, Texas by Montealegre, Jane R., Risser, Jan M., Selwyn, Beatrice J., McCurdy, Sheryl A., Sabin, Keith

“…Undocumented Central American immigrants in the United States are disproportionately affected by HIV infection. However, epidemiological data on sexual…”
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Multilevel Provider-Based Sampling for Recruitment of Pregnant Women and Mother-Newborn Dyads by McLaughlin, Thomas J, Aupont, Onesky, Kozinetz, Claudia A, Hubble, David, Moore-Simas, Tiffany A, Davis, Deborah, Park, Christina, Brenner, Ruth, Sepavich, Deidre, Felice, Marianne, Caviness, Chantal, Downs, Tim, Selwyn, Beatrice J, Forman, Michele R

“…In 2010, the National Children's Study launched 3 alternative recruitment methods to test possible improvements in efficiency compared with traditional…”
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Factors associated with general self-efficacy and resilience among youth heads of households in Kenya by Goodman, Michael L, Lloyd, Linda E, Selwyn, Beatrice J, Morgan, Robert O, Mwongera, Moses, Gitari, Stanley, Keiser, Philip H

“…This study assesses resilience and general self-efficacy among Kenyan orphans and vulnerable children (n = 1060) active in a community-based program combining…”
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Intensive care noise and mean arterial blood pressure in extremely low-birth-weight neonates by Williams, Amber L, Sanderson, Maureen, Lai, Dejian, Selwyn, Beatrice J, Lasky, Robert E

“…Noise in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) may impede growth and development for extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW, < 1000 g) newborns. We calculated…”
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Features of the Built Environment Related to Physical Activity Friendliness and Children's Obesity and Other Risk Factors by Taylor, Wendell C., Upchurch, Sandra L., Brosnan, Christine A., Selwyn, Beatrice J., Nguyen, Thong Q., Villagomez, Evangelina Trejo, Meininger, Janet C.

“…Objectives We investigated the relationships among environmental features of physical activity friendliness, socioeconomic indicators, and prevalence of…”
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HIV Testing Behaviors Among Undocumented Central American Immigrant Women in Houston, Texas by Montealegre, Jane R., Risser, Jan M., Selwyn, Beatrice J., Sabin, Keith, McCurdy, Sheryl A.

“…This paper describes HIV testing behaviors among undocumented Central American immigrant women living in Houston, Texas, USA. Respondent driven sampling was…”
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Suboptimal vitamin D screening in older patients with compromised skeletal health by Rianon, Nahid J., Murphy, Kathleen P., Guanlao, Rodrigo, Hnatow, Matthew, De Leon, Elaine, Selwyn, Beatrice J.

“…s Rationale, aims and objectives Increasing number of primary care visits for osteoporosis by older patients combined with new vitamin D screening…”
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