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| Clare E GuseSummaryAffiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin Country: USA Publications
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Radium in Wisconsin drinking water: an analysis of osteosarcoma riskClare E Guse
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Arch Environ Health 57:294-303. 2002..98; 95% confidence interval = .93, 1.04; p = .56). The authors found no evidence that radium, at current levels in Wisconsin drinking water, resulted in excess cases of osteosarcoma...- Risk factors associated with hospitalization for unintentional falls: Wisconsin hospital discharge data for patients aged 65 and overClare E Guse
Department of Family and Community Medicine and Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis 53226, USA
WMJ 102:37-42. 2003..To identify risk factors associated with hospitalizations for falls in Wisconsin in patients aged 65 and older... - Identifying risk factors for medical injuryClare E Guse
Medical College of Wisconsin, Family and Community Medicine, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 18:203-10. 2006..To examine multiple risk factors for medical injury using administrative data... - Fatal injuries of US citizens abroadClare E Guse
Injury Research Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
J Travel Med 14:279-87. 2007..The objective of this study was to describe the type and scope of injury deaths among US citizens abroad and to compare injury death proportions by region to those in the United States... 
Does mechanism of injury predict trauma center need?E Brooke Lerner
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:518-25. 2011..To determine the predictive value of the mechanism-of-injury step of the American College of Surgeons Field Triage Decision Scheme for determining trauma center need...
The association of driver age with traffic injury severity in WisconsinRobert B Hanrahan
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226 0509, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 10:361-7. 2009..To quantify the association of driver's age with the risk of being injured, dying, and experiencing injuries of different severity when involved in a motor vehicle crash...- Excess mortality caused by medical injuryLinda N Meurer
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisc 53226, USA
Ann Fam Med 4:410-6. 2006..We wanted to estimate excess risk of in-hospital mortality associated with medical injuries identified using an injury surveillance system, after controlling for risk of death resulting from comorbidities... - Motor vehicle crashes associated with alcohol: child passenger injury and restraint useAmy E Schlotthauer
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226 0509, USA
Am J Prev Med 40:320-3. 2011..The role of alcohol in fatal motor vehicle crashes involving children has been well established. However, the nonfatal injury burden of alcohol on child passengers has not been comprehensively assessed... - Booster seat legislation: does it work for all children?Suzanne N Brixey
Department of Pediatrics and Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, USA
Inj Prev 17:233-7. 2011..To assess the impact of a booster seat law in Wisconsin on booster seat use in relation to race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status... - Predicting quality of life six months after traumatic injuryJames M Kiely
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma/Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
J Trauma 61:791-8. 2006..Interventions to address these areas should be further studied with respect to their impact on long-term QoL... - Injury deaths of US citizens abroad: new data source, old travel problemDaniel J Tonellato
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
J Travel Med 16:304-10. 2009..Travelers often experience heightened risk for this biosocial disease burden. This study seeks to further describe and improve our understanding of the variable risk of travel-related injury and death... - Free child passenger restraints for patients in an urban pediatric medical home: effects on caregiver behaviorSuzanne Brixey
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Downtown Health Center Pediatric Clinic, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
WMJ 108:352-8. 2009..The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of providing no-cost CPRS in combination with targeted education to improve restraint use for low-income, minority, and urban children in a medical home... - Adolescent hospital discharges associated with self-poisonings in Wisconsin, 2000-2002Anne M Marbella
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Milwaukee 53226, USA
WMJ 104:59-64. 2005..This study investigates the Wisconsin adolescent self-poisoning problem, using state discharge data on medication-related self-inflicted injuries, focusing on medications used and risk factors... - Implementing an electronic medical record at a residency site: physicians' perceived effects on quality of care, documentation, and productivityGregory L Brotzman
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
WMJ 108:99-103. 2009..Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are quickly becoming a standard component of medical practices... - Risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries in adults 85 years of age and olderAnna C Grundstrom
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 54:421-8. 2012..Our results suggest that those with risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries may be appropriate targets for evidence-based fall prevention programs... - Comparison of the 1999 and 2006 trauma triage guidelines: where do patients go?E Brooke Lerner
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:12-7. 2011..It is unknown how this modified scheme will affect the number of patients identified by emergency medical services (EMS) for transport to a trauma center... - Obesity and risk for death due to motor vehicle crashesShankuan Zhu
Injury Research Center and Dept of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Am J Public Health 96:734-9. 2006..We examined the role of body mass index (BMI) and other factors in driver deaths within 30 days after motor vehicle crashes... - Clean indoor air policies in Wisconsin workplacesClare E Guse
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
WMJ 103:27-31. 2004..These policies are more likely to protect workers of higher socioeconomic status and may increase health disparities in tobacco-related diseases in the future... - Legislating child restraint usage -Its effect on self-reported child restraint use rates in a central citySuzanne Brixey
Department of Pediatrics and Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
J Safety Res 41:47-52. 2010..To assess the effect of the newly enacted child passenger safety law, Wisconsin Act 106, on self-report of proper restraint usage of children in Milwaukee's central city population... - The effect of exit-interview patient education on no-show rates at a family practice residency clinicClare E Guse
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA
J Am Board Fam Pract 16:399-404. 2003..Simple logistic regression showed a significant reduction in the risk of no-shows in the intervention group (odds ratio = 0.71, P =.04). CONCLUSIONS: The exit interview improved attendance at subsequent visits... - Knowledge and behaviors of physicians and caregivers about appropriate child passenger restraint useSuzanne N Brixey
Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
J Community Health 34:547-52. 2009..Caregivers indicate willingness to learn, but providers miss many opportunities to teach... - Domestic violence among male and female patients seeking emergency medical servicesMary Beth Phelan
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53266, USA
Violence Vict 20:187-206. 2005..Understanding contextual differences in partner violence for women and men has significant implications for policy development, identification, treatment, and referral of patients identified as living in violent relationships... - The burden of suicide in Wisconsin's older adult populationBrendan T Wanta
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA
WMJ 108:87-93. 2009..Suicide rates in the older adult population are disproportionately high, yet most studies focus on youth suicide. This study characterized risk factors for elder suicide in Wisconsin... - Rib fractures: relationship with pneumonia and mortalityKaren J Brasel
Department of Surgery, Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
Crit Care Med 34:1642-6. 2006..Pneumonia was significantly associated with mortality only in patients with isolated thoracic trauma... - Does the number of system paramedics affect clinical benchmark thresholds?Kristin M Vrotsos
Department of Emergency Medcine, Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 12:302-6. 2008..The purpose of this study was to reevaluate the biennial (24-month) critical care skill and experience benchmark thresholds established by the Milwaukee County Emergency Medical Services (MCEMS) system in 1997... - Graduated driver licensing in Wisconsin: does it create safer drivers?Susan Anderson Fohr
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
WMJ 104:31-6. 2005..The purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of Wisconsin's graduated driver licensing law and determine whether a reduction in crash rates was due to reduced exposure, safer driving, or both... - Wisconsin physicians advising smokers to quit: results from the Current Population Survey, 1998-1999 and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000Anne M Marbella
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
WMJ 102:41-5. 2003..Increasing physician counseling of patients who smoke continues to be a priority public health goal for decreasing morbidity and mortality from tobacco-related illnesses... - A model to translate evidence-based interventions into community practicePeter M Layde
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 53226, USA
Am J Public Health 102:617-24. 2012.... - Reliability and validity of child passenger safety restraint observations by community observersSuzanne N Brixey
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Children s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 11:573-7. 2010.... - Booster seat use in an inner-city day care center populationSuzanne Brixey
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 9:238-42. 2008..To determine use and knowledge of belt positioning booster seats by drivers transporting children from day care centers in the central city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin... - Firearm death rates and association with level of firearm purchase background checkSteven A Sumner
Injury Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226 0509, USA
Am J Prev Med 35:1-6. 2008..The information potentially available to checking agencies at different levels of government varies; the consequence of this variation is not known... - Correlation of SF-12 and SF-36 in a trauma populationJames M Kiely
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma/Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
J Surg Res 132:214-8. 2006..Summary scores may not be sufficient to fully assess QoL in this population. Combining the SF-12 with measures to assess psychosocial variables should be further investigated... - Upper extremity pain seen with fly-casting technique: a survey of fly-casting instructorsTimothy J McCue
Curry Health Center, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 15:267-73. 2004..To identify the prevalence of upper extremity pain symptoms in fly-casting instructors and examine the association between pain and casting style and equipment... - Involvement of family and community medicine professionals in community projectsBarbra Beck
J Fam Pract 51:369. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Most faculty are involved in community-related teaching and service. Reasons for low levels of research and subgroup differences, especially among women and young faculty, merit further research...