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| Muktar H AliyuSummaryAffiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham Country: USA Publications
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Ethnic and age-related fat free mass loss in older Americans: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)Thomas O Obisesan
Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Howard University Hospital, Washington DC, USA
BMC Public Health 5:41. 2005..We determined whether age-related loss in FFM and fat free mass index (FFMI) vary by gender and or ethnicity, using representative data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)...- Determinants for hospitalization in " low-risk" community acquired pneumoniaZakari Y Aliyu
Department of Medicine, St Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21229, USA
BMC Infect Dis 3:11. 2003..These patients are generally below the age of fifty years, non-nursing home residents, HIV negative and have no major cardiac, hepatic, renal or malignant diseases... 
Project among African-Americans to explore risks for schizophrenia (PAARTNERS): recruitment and assessment methodsMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Psychiatry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 2041, and Duke University Medical Center John Umstead Hospital, Butner, NC, United States
Schizophr Res 87:32-44. 2006..This novel integration of diagnostic, neurocognitive and genetic data will also generate valuable information for future phenotypic and genetic studies of schizophrenia...- Trends in birth across high-parity groups by race/ethnicity and maternal ageMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, CHSB 19 Rm 403 Box 3, 933 19th St S, Birmingham, AL 35294 2041, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 97:799-804. 2005..It is unclear whether trends in the proportion of births to parous women in the United States have changed over the decades by race and ethnicity, reflecting parallel changes in population demographics... - Teen twin pregnancies: differences in fetal growth outcomes among blacks and whitesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Am J Perinatol 22:335-9. 2005..Current prevention strategies aimed at reducing adverse fetal outcomes among teenagers in the United States need to consider the heightened risk among neonates born to black mothers... - High parity and fetal morbidity outcomesMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology and Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:1045-51. 2005..However, the impact of heightened parity is more manifest as shortened gestation rather than physical size restriction. These findings could prove beneficial for counseling women of high parity... - Racial disparity in stillbirth among singleton, twin, and triplet gestations in the United StatesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health and Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Obstet Gynecol 104:734-40. 2004..We investigated the relationship between maternal race and stillbirth among singletons, twins, and triplets... - Extreme parity and the risk of stillbirthMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology and Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Obstet Gynecol 106:446-53. 2005..001). CONCLUSIONS: The risk for stillbirth is substantially elevated among very high and extremely high parity women, and care providers may consider these groups for targeted periconceptional counseling. Level of Evidence: II-2... - Influence of nativity on neonatal survival of Black twins in the United StatesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Ethn Dis 15:276-82. 2005..To determine the association between maternal nativity and neonatal survival of twins among Black mothers... - The association of parity with mortality outcomes among tripletsHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:784-9. 2004..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of parity with stillbirth and neonatal and infant death among triplets... - Risks in triplet pregnancy: advanced maternal age, premature rupture of membranes and risk estimates of mortalityMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Room 320, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Reprod Med 49:721-6. 2004..To investigate the impact of older maternal age on the risk of mortality associated with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) among triplets... - Low maternal age and neonatal survival of extremely preterm twins (20-28 weeks of gestation)Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Room 320, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Obstet Gynecol 103:1246-54. 2004..We investigated the relationship between low maternal age and neonatal survival among extremely preterm twins... - Smoking-associated fetal morbidity among older gravidas: a population studyHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 84:329-34. 2005.... 
Project among African-Americans to explore risks for schizophrenia (PAARTNERS): evidence for impairment and heritability of neurocognitive functioning in families of schizophrenia patientsMonica E Calkins
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Am J Psychiatry 167:459-72. 2010....- Stillbirths and infant deaths associated with maternal smoking among mothers aged > or =40 years: a population studyHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Am J Perinatol 21:121-9. 2004..0001). In conclusion, the relationship between maternal smoking and pregnancy outcomes is modified by the age of the mother... - Single motherhood and neonatal survival of twins among blacks and whitesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Blvd, Room 320, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 96:1618-25. 2004..We investigated whether an association existed between single motherhood and neonatal mortality among twins and whether such a linkage varied by race... - High parity and adverse birth outcomes: exploring the mazeMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birth 32:45-59. 2005..The literature also provides reasonable evidence for a higher-than-expected likelihood for occurrence of fetal macrosomia with advanced parity... - The relationship between paternal age and early mortality of triplets in the United StatesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Am J Perinatol 21:99-107. 2004..Our findings demonstrate a "shifting phenomenon" whereby a higher level of intrauterine demise was compensated by a higher rate of extrauterine survival among triplets born to older fathers... - Effect of advanced maternal age on early mortality among quadruplets and quintupletsHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:383-8. 2004..This study was undertaken to determine whether advanced maternal age has an impact on survival among quadruplets and quintuplets... - Potentially preventable excess mortality among higher-order multiplesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Obstet Gynecol 102:679-84. 2003..To estimate the level of potentially preventable excess mortality achievable by avoiding the creation of higher-order multiple gestation with assisted reproductive technologies... - Mortality among twins born to unmarried teenagers in the United StatesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, UK
Matern Child Health J 9:229-35. 2005..The objective of this study is to determine the association between unmarried status and infant mortality among twins born to teenagers... - Levels of excess infant deaths attributable to maternal smoking during pregnancy in the United StatesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, USA
Matern Child Health J 7:219-27. 2003.... - Perinatal mortality associated with abruptio placenta in singletons and multiplesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:198-203. 2005..This study was undertaken to investigate the association among plurality (number of fetuses per pregnancy), abruptio placenta, and perinatal mortality... - Sperm retrieval in infertile males: comparison between testicular sperm extraction and testicular sperm aspiration techniquesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Wien Klin Wochenschr 115:370-9. 2003.... - The impact of advanced maternal age (> or = 40 years) on birth outcomes among triplets: a population studyHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 271:132-7. 2005..The objective was to determine the impact of advanced maternal age on the birth outcomes of triplet gestations... - Female genital tuberculosis: a global reviewMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA
Int J Fertil Womens Med 49:123-36. 2004.... - Tuberculosis and HIV disease: two decades of a dual epidemicMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Wien Klin Wochenschr 115:685-97. 2003.... - HIV infection and sputum-culture conversion in patients diagnosed with Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a population-based studyMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Wien Klin Wochenschr 115:340-6. 2003..The importance of longer and closer monitoring of tuberculosis treatment in HIV-positive patients is highlighted... - Racial disparity in fetal growth inhibition among singletons and multiplesHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA. hsalihu@ uab.edu
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:467-74. 2005..The different gestational ages of onset of black-white fetal growth divergence could potentially be exploited for targeting intervention measures aimed at narrowing the gap... - Is small for gestational age a marker of future fetal survival in utero?Hamisu M Salihu
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08901 1977, USA
Obstet Gynecol 107:851-6. 2006..We sought to assess whether small for gestational age is a risk factor for stillbirth of a subsequent sibling... - In utero nicotine exposure and fetal growth inhibition among twinsHamisu M Salihu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA
Am J Perinatol 22:421-7. 2005..13 to 1.23), and small for gestational age (OR, 1.91; 95% CI, 1.84 to 1.98). In conclusion, prenatal smoking significantly inhibits fetal growth among twins, and small for gestational age appeared more affected than shortened gestation... - The risk of intrapartum stillbirth among smokers of advanced maternal ageMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
Arch Gynecol Obstet 278:39-45. 2008..We therefore set out to determine the impact of advanced maternal age (> or =35 years) on the association between smoking during pregnancy and intrapartum stillbirth by employing retrospective analysis of birth registry data... - Prenatal smoking and risk of intrapartum stillbirthMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
Arch Environ Occup Health 62:87-92. 2007..7 [95% confidence interval = 1.4-2.0]). Our findings underscore the need for increased smoking-cessation education efforts targeted toward pregnant women... - Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the risk of early stillbirth among singletonsMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
Alcohol 42:369-74. 2008..These findings underscore the need to reinforce current counseling strategies toward pregnant women and women who intend to conceive on the detrimental effects of alcohol use in pregnancy... - Predictors of hospital admissions in the elderly: analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study on AgingMuktar H Aliyu
Department of Medicine, Section Geriatrics, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20060, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 95:1158-67. 2003..90, 95%CI 1.44-5.82). Future identification of predictors of hospital admissions in the elderly may help characterize those at risk and perhaps allow for focused and timely intervention... - African-American community attitudes and perceptions toward schizophrenia and medical research: an exploratory studyLynnae A Hamilton
Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:18-27. 2006..CONCLUSION: The provision of accurate information through trusted community sources and open dialogue will help to dispel myths, correct faulty assumptions and increase African-American participation in schizophrenia research... - Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and attitude towards voluntary counseling and testing among adultsZubairu Iliyasu
Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
J Natl Med Assoc 98:1917-22. 2006..Our findings suggest the need to provide health education and scale up VCT services in northern Nigeria by targeting the efforts of international and local development partners to underserved rural areas...