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| M A SchiffSummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Pregnancy outcomes following hospitalisation for a fall in Washington State from 1987 to 2004M A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
BJOG 115:1648-54. 2008..To evaluate the risk of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes among pregnant women hospitalised following falls...- The effect of air bags on pregnancy outcomes in Washington State: 2002-2005Melissa A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
Obstet Gynecol 115:85-92. 2010..To estimate whether air-bag deployment is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes... 
Soccer injuries in female youth players: comparison of injury surveillance by certified athletic trainers and internetMelissa A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
J Athl Train 45:238-42. 2010..Few authors have evaluated sports injury-surveillance systems that use parental, Internet-based surveys for data collection...
Pregnancy outcomes following hospitalization for motor vehicle crashes in Washington State from 1989 to 2001Melissa A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Am J Epidemiol 161:503-10. 2005..9, 11.2) compared with women not in motor vehicle crashes. Pregnant women hospitalized following motor vehicle crashes are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, regardless of the presence or severity of injuries...- Comparison of reporting of seat belt use by police and crash investigators: variation in agreement by injury severityMelissa A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98104 2499, USA
Accid Anal Prev 36:961-5. 2004..To evaluate agreement between police and trained investigators regarding seat belt use by crash victims, according to injury severity... - Soccer injuries in female youth playersMelissa A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, Washingtonn 98104, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:369-71. 2007..8%) had ever been injured. The injury incidence rate for the current season was 2.2/1000 soccer exposure hours (95% CI 1.5-3.1). Future studies should evaluate modifiable risk factors in youth to identify injury prevention strategies... - The injury severity score in pregnant trauma patients: predicting placental abruption and fetal deathMelissa A Schiff
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Trauma 53:946-9. 2002..The Injury Severity Score (ISS) is the national standard for injury severity assessment but has been rarely validated in the pregnant population... - Maternal and infant outcomes after injury during pregnancy in Washington State from 1989 to 1997Melissa A Schiff
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, School of Public Health, USA
J Trauma 53:939-45. 2002..Few population-based studies have assessed maternal and infant outcomes after nonfatal injuries occurring during pregnancy... - Risk factors for pelvic fractures in lateral impact motor vehicle crashesMelissa A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Accid Anal Prev 40:387-91. 2008..Injury prevention strategies should focus on decreasing the magnitude of side or door panel intrusion to decrease the risk of pelvic fracture in the event of a lateral impact crash... - Contraceptive and reproductive risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in American Indian womenM Schiff
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 2211 Lomas, NE Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Int J Epidemiol 29:983-90. 2000..To evaluate contraceptive and reproductive risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in southwestern American Indian women... - Risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in southwestern American Indian womenM Schiff
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, USA
Am J Epidemiol 152:716-26. 2000..3; 95% CI: 1.7, 6.2), and history of any sexually transmitted disease (OR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.1, 3.5). Unlike previous research, this study found no strong associations between CIN and sexual activity or cigarette smoking... - Adverse perinatal outcomes and risk for postpartum suicide attempt in Washington state, 1987-2001Melissa A Schiff
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
Pediatrics 118:e669-75. 2006..Our objectives were to determine the temporal risk period for these events and to assess whether maternal complications and adverse infant outcomes are associated with risk for postpartum suicide attempt... - Risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasm in Alaska Native women: a pilot studyR F MacLehose
Health Care Financing Administration, Seattle, Washington, USA
Alaska Med 41:76-85. 1999..0, 95% CI: 1.1-8.5). A larger investigation would be necessary to allow adequate evaluation of these, and other, risk factors for CIN among Alaska Native women... - Serum carotenoids and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Southwestern American Indian womenM A Schiff
University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:1219-22. 2001..17-0.95) were associated with the lowest risk of CIN. In conclusion, specially targeted intervention efforts to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables may protect Southwestern American Indian women from developing CIN... - High uptake of postpartum hormonal contraception among HIV-1-seropositive women in KenyaJennifer Balkus
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:25-9. 2007..The objectives of this study were to determine patterns of contraceptive utilization among sexually active HIV-1-seropositive women postpartum and to identify correlates of hormonal contraception uptake... - Coffee consumption and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitusKathryn L Adeney
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 86:161-6. 2007..Coffee consumption has been associated with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. We examined the relationship between coffee consumption and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM]... - Factors associated with peripartum hysterectomyClara Bodelon
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Obstet Gynecol 114:115-23. 2009..To identify factors associated with peripartum hysterectomy performed within 30 days postpartum... - Factors associated with contraceptive nonuse among US women ages 35-44 years at risk of unwanted pregnancyKristen Upson
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Contraception 81:427-34. 2010..Women ages 35 years and older have the greatest proportion of contraceptive nonuse and unintended pregnancies ending in abortion... - The sex ratio of pregnancies complicated by hospitalisation for hyperemesis gravidarumMelissa A Schiff
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
BJOG 111:27-30. 2004..8, 95% CI 1.5, 2.0). CONCLUSION: Hyperemesis gravidarum is associated with an increase in female live births and may be a marker for high oestrogen levels in utero... - Psychiatric risk factors associated with postpartum suicide attempt in Washington State, 1992-2001Katherine A Comtois
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 199:120.e1-5. 2008..The purpose of this study was to evaluate preexisting psychiatric risk factors for postpartum suicide attempts resulting in hospitalization... - Risk factors for recurrent shoulder dystocia, Washington state, 1987-2004Hillary M Moore
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:e16-24. 2008..The objective of the study was to identify recurrent shoulder dystocia risk factors... - Prevalence of preseason conditioning among high school athletes in two spring sportsM Alison Brooks
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 39:241-7. 2007..To determine the prevalence and predictors of preseason conditioning among high school athletes... - HLA alleles and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia among southwestern American Indian womenMelissa A Schiff
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
Hum Immunol 66:1050-6. 2005..7, 95% CI 0.9-7.3). Additionally, DQA1*0102 was associated with increased risk (OR 4.5, 95% CI 1.3-5.3) and HLA-A*02 with decreased risk (OR 0.4, CI 0.2-0.9). Our findings are discussed along with studies in other populations... - Physician consultation, multidisciplinary care, and 1-year mortality in Medicare recipients hospitalized with hip and lower extremity injuriesAnnette L Adams
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 58:1835-42. 2010.... - The identification of criteria to evaluate prehospital trauma care using the Delphi techniqueMatthew R Rosengart
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Trauma 62:708-13. 2007..This study identifies the most important filters for auditing prehospital trauma care using a Delphi technique to achieve consensus of expert opinion... - Childhood soccer injuries treated in U.S. emergency departmentsAnnette L Adams
Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:571-4. 2006..The authors estimated the number of children treated in EDs for soccer-related injuries and described the nature of these injuries...
Research Grants
- Feasibility Study of Soccer InjuriesMelissa Schiff; Fiscal Year: 2007..Findings from this research will be used to for the development of a large, prospective cohort study to evaluate potentially modifiable risk factors for injury among female youth soccer players. ..
- Soccer Injuries in GirlsMelissa Schiff; Fiscal Year: 2007..Little research has evaluated risk factors among female youth players. This project will evaluate lower extremity muscle strength and jump biomechanics as potential risk factors for soccer injuries in this vulnerable population. ..
- Soccer Injuries in GirlsMelissa A Schiff; Fiscal Year: 2010..Little research has evaluated risk factors among female youth players. This project will evaluate lower extremity muscle strength and jump biomechanics as potential risk factors for soccer injuries in this vulnerable population. ..