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Estimating the impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination on HPV prevalence and cervical cancer incidence in MaliLaRee Tracy
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Clin Infect Dis 52:641-5. 2011..We assessed impact of a single vaccine campaign in Mali with use of mathematical modeling. Our model shows that decreases in the prevalence of Human papillomavirus infection are proportional to achieved vaccination coverage...
Risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus infection in unscreened Malian womenJ Kathleen Tracy
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Trop Med Int Health 16:1432-8. 2011..To investigate the epidemiology of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Malian women, for whom cervical cancer is the most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality...
Barriers to cervical cancer screening among lesbiansJ Kathleen Tracy
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:229-37. 2010..To evaluate cervical cancer screening practices and barriers to screening in a sample of lesbians...
Correlates of lesbian sexual functioningJ Kathleen Tracy
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 16:499-509. 2007....
Screening for harsh punishment in a pediatric primary care clinicSusan Feigelman
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 W Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Child Abuse Negl 33:269-77. 2009..To determine: (1) the prevalence of harsh punishment among parents in a pediatric clinic, and (2) the sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and stability of a brief screening measure...
Screening for parental substance abuse in pediatric primary careWendy G Lane
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Ambul Pediatr 7:458-62. 2007..Although screening in the pediatric office is recommended, few screening measures have been evaluated for use in this setting. We sought to validate a 2-question screening tool for parental substance abuse...
Differences in patterns of high-risk human papillomavirus infection between urban and rural low-resource settings: cross-sectional findings from MaliNicholas H Schluterman
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
BMC Womens Health 13:4. 2013..The purpose of this study was to determine whether urban patterns of HR-HPV occurrence can be generalized to rural areas of the same developing country, using data from Mali, West Africa, as an example...
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake and completion at an urban hospitalNicholas H Schluterman
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, 10 South Pine Street, MSTF 334F, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
Vaccine 29:3767-72. 2011..Among those who initiate HPV vaccination, large proportions do not complete the three-dose regimen...
Evidence-based criteria for pain of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome in womenJohn W Warren
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Urology 71:444-8. 2008..Its diagnosis is determined by symptoms and the exclusion of mimicking diseases. We hypothesized that certain pain characteristics are sensitive criteria for diagnosing IC/PBS...
Using the International Continence Society's definition of painful bladder syndromeJohn W Warren
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Urology 67:1138-42; discussion 1142-3. 2006....
Have racial disparities in ovarian cancer increased over time? An analysis of SEER dataMishka Terplan
The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Gynecol Oncol 125:19-24. 2012..We suspect that as improvements in treatment have evolved, the effects of access to treatment have amplified racial disparities in survival from ovarian cancer...
Lesbians and cancer: an overlooked health disparityJessica P Brown
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Cancer Causes Control 19:1009-20. 2008....
Relations among menopausal symptoms, sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms in midlifeJessica P Brown
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Maturitas 62:184-9. 2009..To investigate the relations among hot flashes, other menopausal symptoms, sleep quality and depressive symptoms in midlife women...
Screening for depression in an urban pediatric primary care clinicHoward Dubowitz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 520 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Pediatrics 119:435-43. 2007....
Short interval between symptom onset and medical care as an indication of rapid onset of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndromePatty Greenberg
Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
BJU Int 100:599-602; discussion 602. 2007..To assess how many patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBlS) obtain medical care soon after symptom onset, and to determine how these patients differ from those who have medical care later...
Lactate and base deficit in trauma: does alcohol or drug use impair their predictive accuracy?James R Dunne
University of Maryland School of Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Trauma 58:959-66. 2005..We, therefore, sought to examine the effect of alcohol and drug use on the predictive accuracy of admission blood lactate and BD in trauma...
Male gender is associated with increased risk for postinjury pneumoniaChristopher J Gannon
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Shock 21:410-4. 2004..In contrast to our initial study, there was no gender difference in postinjury pneumonia mortality rates identified in this population-based study...
Trauma in the elderly: intensive care unit resource use and outcomeMichelle D Taylor
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
J Trauma 53:407-14. 2002..Elderly patients with severe injury (ISS > 30) have decreased ICU resource use secondary to associated increased mortality rates...
Racial differences in rate of decline in bone mass in older men: the Baltimore men's osteoporosis studyJ Kathleen Tracy
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Bone Miner Res 20:1228-34. 2005..These differences in the rate of bone loss may account, in part, for the racial disparities in BMD and BMAD and risk of osteoporotic fractures among older men...
Serum lipopolysaccharide-binding protein concentrations in trauma victimsSteven C Cunningham
Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 7:251-61. 2006..7 mg/L; range 8-210 mg/L; p < 0.05). The admission LBP concentration was significantly greater in nonsurvivors than in survivors. However, after controlling for age and ISS, the admission LBP concentration did not predict death...
Racial differences in the prevalence of vertebral fractures in older men: the Baltimore Men's Osteoporosis StudyJ Kathleen Tracy
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Osteoporos Int 17:99-104. 2006..In conclusion, older white men have a higher prevalence of vertebral fractures than older black men. This may be related to differences in BMD between these groups...
Persistent systemic inflammatory response syndrome is predictive of nosocomial infection in traumaGrant V Bochicchio
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
J Trauma 53:245-50; discussion 250-1. 2002..Our objective in this follow-up study was to prospectively evaluate the utility of daily SIRS scores in prediction of nosocomial infection and outcome in high-risk trauma patients...
Research Grants
- Cervical Cancer Screening in LesbiansJ Tracy; Fiscal Year: 2007....
