Ruth A Brenner

Summary

Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Prevalence and predictors of the prone sleep position among inner-city infants
    R A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    JAMA 280:341-6. 1998
  2. ncbi Where children drown, United States, 1995
    R A Brenner
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Pediatrics 108:85-9. 2001
  3. ncbi Prevalence and predictors of immunization among inner-city infants: a birth cohort study
    R A Brenner
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Pediatrics 108:661-70. 2001
  4. ncbi Injury surveillance in the ED: design, implementation, and analysis
    Ruth A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 20:181-7. 2002
  5. ncbi Swimming lessons, swimming ability, and the risk of drowning
    Ruth A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Inj Control Saf Promot 10:211-6. 2003
  6. ncbi Infant-parent bed sharing in an inner-city population
    Ruth A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B03, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:33-9. 2003
  7. ncbi Swimming pool drownings among US residents aged 5-24 years: understanding racial/ethnic disparities
    Gitanjali Saluja
    NICHD NIH DHHS, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, 6100 Executive Blvd, Rm 7B03 MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892 7510, USA
    Am J Public Health 96:728-33. 2006
  8. ncbi Level of maternal IgG anti-group B streptococcus type III antibody correlated with protection of neonates against early-onset disease caused by this pathogen
    Feng Ying C Lin
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7510, USA
    J Infect Dis 190:928-34. 2004
  9. ncbi Association between swimming lessons and drowning in childhood: a case-control study
    Ruth A Brenner
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:203-10. 2009
  10. ncbi Adolescent assault injury: risk and protective factors and locations of contact for intervention
    Tina L Cheng
    Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Pediatrics 112:931-8. 2003

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Prevalence and predictors of the prone sleep position among inner-city infants
    R A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    JAMA 280:341-6. 1998
    ..The prone sleep position is associated with an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but few studies have assessed factors associated with the choice of infant sleep position...
  2. ncbi Where children drown, United States, 1995
    R A Brenner
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Pediatrics 108:85-9. 2001
    ..Details about the specific site of submersion are important for implementation of primary prevention efforts, but are not routinely available from national data...
  3. ncbi Prevalence and predictors of immunization among inner-city infants: a birth cohort study
    R A Brenner
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Pediatrics 108:661-70. 2001
    ..Timely initiation of immunization is an important predictor of immunization status later in childhood; however, prospective studies identifying predictors of initiation are lacking...
  4. ncbi Injury surveillance in the ED: design, implementation, and analysis
    Ruth A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Am J Emerg Med 20:181-7. 2002
    ..However, there is a need for more complete documentation of circumstances surrounding injuries and for standardization of data elements on ED logs and treatment records...
  5. ncbi Swimming lessons, swimming ability, and the risk of drowning
    Ruth A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Inj Control Saf Promot 10:211-6. 2003
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  6. ncbi Infant-parent bed sharing in an inner-city population
    Ruth A Brenner
    Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Blvd, Room 7B03, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:33-9. 2003
    ..Few studies have examined normative practices in low-income populations...
  7. ncbi Swimming pool drownings among US residents aged 5-24 years: understanding racial/ethnic disparities
    Gitanjali Saluja
    NICHD NIH DHHS, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, 6100 Executive Blvd, Rm 7B03 MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892 7510, USA
    Am J Public Health 96:728-33. 2006
    ..We examined circumstances surrounding swimming pool drownings among US residents aged 5 to 24 years to understand why Black males and other racial/ethnic groups have high drowning rates...
  8. ncbi Level of maternal IgG anti-group B streptococcus type III antibody correlated with protection of neonates against early-onset disease caused by this pathogen
    Feng Ying C Lin
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7510, USA
    J Infect Dis 190:928-34. 2004
    ..A vaccine that induces IgG anti-GBS type III levels of > or = 10 microg/mL in mothers can be predicted to offer a significant degree of protection against EOD caused by this pathogen...
  9. ncbi Association between swimming lessons and drowning in childhood: a case-control study
    Ruth A Brenner
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:203-10. 2009
    ..To estimate the association between swimming lessons and the risk of drowning among children aged 1 to 19 years...
  10. ncbi Adolescent assault injury: risk and protective factors and locations of contact for intervention
    Tina L Cheng
    Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Pediatrics 112:931-8. 2003
    ..Most studies assessing markers for violent injury are cross-sectional. To guide intervention, we conducted a case-control study to explore factors associated with assault injury and locations to reach at-risk adolescents...
  11. ncbi Community norms on toy guns
    Tina L Cheng
    Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Pediatrics 111:75-9. 2003
    ..The objective of this study was to assess community norms on the topic of toy gun play from the perspective of parents...
  12. ncbi Childhood drowning is a global concern
    Ruth A Brenner
    BMJ 324:1049-50. 2002
  13. ncbi National underascertainment of sudden unexpected infant deaths associated with deaths of unknown cause
    Mary D Overpeck
    Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland 20857, USA
    Pediatrics 109:274-83. 2002
    ..To investigate underascertainment of unexpected infant deaths at the national level as a result of probable classification as attributable to unknown cause...
  14. ncbi Children's violent television viewing: are parents monitoring?
    Tina L Cheng
    Department of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    Pediatrics 114:94-9. 2004
    ..The objective of this study was to assess attitudes about and monitoring of violent television viewing from the perspective of parents...
  15. ncbi Participation of next of kin in research following sudden, unexpected death of a child
    Gitanjali S Taneja
    Westat and Allied Technology Group, Inc, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:453-6. 2007
    ..To assess parents' perceptions of their experience being interviewed after the sudden, unexpected death of their child...
  16. ncbi Prevention of drowning in infants, children, and adolescents
    Ruth A Brenner
    American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention
    Pediatrics 112:440-5. 2003
    ..Environmental strategies, such as installation of 4-sided fences around swimming pools, and behavioral strategies, such as increased supervision of children while around water, are needed to prevent these tragedies...