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| John Mark BoltriSummaryAffiliation: Mercer University School of Medicine Country: USA Publications
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Patterns of Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment by family physicians in a southeastern stateJohn M Boltri
Mercer University School of Medicine, Family Health Center, 3780 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA 31206, USA
J Community Health 27:395-402. 2002..Family Physicians in Georgia diagnose Lyme disease at a rate 40 times greater than the surveillance case rate reported in Georgia...- Developing a church-based diabetes prevention program with African Americans: focus group findingsJohn Mark Boltri
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, and Medical Center of Central Georgia, Family Health Center, 3780 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA 31211, USA
Diabetes Educ 32:901-9. 2006.... 
Effects of screening and brief intervention training on resident and faculty alcohol intervention behaviours: a pre- post-intervention assessmentJ Paul Seale
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA 31210, USA
BMC Fam Pract 6:46. 2005....- Impact of vital signs screening & clinician prompting on alcohol and tobacco screening and intervention rates: a pre-post intervention comparisonJ Paul Seale
Department of Family Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia and Mercer University School of Medicine, 3780 Eisenhower Pkwy, Macon, GA 31206, USA
BMC Fam Pract 11:18. 2010.... - Aspirin prophylaxis in patients at low risk for cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of all-cause mortalityJohn M Boltri
Dept of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 3780 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA 31206, USA
J Fam Pract 51:700-4. 2002..We investigated whether aspirin reduces all-cause mortality in low-risk patients... - A simple nurse-based prompt increases screening and prevention counseling for diabetesJohn M Boltri
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA 31206, USA
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 75:81-7. 2007..To determine the impact of a simple nurse-based prompt on fasting glucose screening and counseling regarding diet, exercise and weight loss to persons at increased risk for type 2 diabetes... - Hemoglobin A1c levels in diagnosed and undiagnosed black, Hispanic, and white persons with diabetes: results from NHANES 1999-2000John M Boltri
Mercer University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Macon, GA 31206, USA
Ethn Dis 15:562-7. 2005..This study describes racial/ethnic differences in HbA1c among US Black, Hispanic, and White diagnosed and undiagnosed persons with diabetes... - Diabetes prevention in a faith-based setting: results of translational researchJohn Mark Boltri
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine and the Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, Georgia 31206, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 14:29-32. 2008..The purpose of this study was to translate the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) into a church-based setting... - Translation of the National Institutes of Health Diabetes Prevention Program in African American churchesJohn M Boltri
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine and the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Center for Educational Research, 3780 Eisenhower Pkwy, Ste 3, Macon, GA 31206, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 103:194-202. 2011..To translate the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for delivery in African American churches... - Are family practice residents able to interpret electrocardiograms?John M Boltri
Mercer University School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Family Health Center, 3780 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, Georgia 31206, USA
Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 8:149-53. 2003..This study sought to ascertain the baseline knowledge of family practice residents' ECG interpretation skills and extent of improvement after one year of training... - Effect of antihypertensive samples on physician prescribing patternsJohn M Boltri
Family Health Center, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon 31206 3608, USA
Fam Med 34:729-31. 2002..This study evaluated the effect of pharmaceutical samples on the prescribing habits of family practice residents and faculty in the treatment of hypertension... - The effects of a patient-based risk assessment prompt on diabetes screeningJohn M Boltri
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine and the Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA, USA
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 78:102-7. 2007..This pilot study tested the impact of a diabetes risk assessment completed by patients without nursing assistance... - Implementing a diabetes prevention program in a rural African-American churchY Monique Davis-Smith
Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia Family Medicine, Macon, GA 31206, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 99:440-6. 2007..The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of implementing a diabetes prevention program (DPP) in a rural African-American church... - Primary care validation of a single screening question for drinkersJ Paul Seale
Department of Family Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia and Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia 31206, USA
J Stud Alcohol 67:778-84. 2006.... - Improving medical students' knowledge of systems-based practiceJohn M Boltri
Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA, USA
Manag Care Q 10:29-32. 2002..7 points (p < 0.001). Our conclusion is that providing as little as eight-hours of instruction on managed care topics can significantly improve first-year medical students' knowledge and understanding of systems-based practice... - Abdominal adiposity in U.S. adults: prevalence and trends, 1960-2000Ike S Okosun
Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA 31207, USA
Prev Med 39:197-206. 2004..There is an urgent need to describe a public health strategy for early identification of abdominal obesity. Primary prevention of obesity, including abdominal obesity, should be a major public health priority in the United States... - Trends of abdominal adiposity in white, black, and Mexican-American adults, 1988 to 2000Ike S Okosun
Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207, USA
Obes Res 11:1010-7. 2003..To describe changes in the distribution of waist circumference (WC) and abdominal obesity (AO) in white, black, and Mexican-American adults from 1988 through 2000... 
Developing culturally congruent weight maintenance programs for African American church membersJ Paul Seale
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine and the Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon, GA, USA
Ethn Health 18:152-67. 2013..This qualitative investigation was conducted to guide development of faith-based weight maintenance programs for African American church members...- Continuous metabolic syndrome risk score, body mass index percentile, and leisure time physical activity in American childrenIke S Okosun
Institute of Public Health, College of Health and Human Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 12:636-44. 2010..17) and vigorous (-0.42) LTPA levels was also observed (P<.01). The result of this study suggests that promoting LTPA at all levels of weight status may help to reverse the increasing trends of metabolic syndrome in US children... - Clinical inquiries. Which strategies work best to prevent obesity in adults?John M Boltri
Department of Family Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA
J Fam Pract 58:668-76. 2009..Behavior modification delivered by personal contact is more effective than mail, Internet, or self-directed modification programs...