Submissions from 2009
Up for sale: Consumer medical information, Marian Levy and Marla B. Royne
Acute heart failure syndromes in the pediatric emergency department, Scott M. Macicek, Charles G. Macias, John L. Jefferies, Jeffrey J. Kim, and Jack F. Price
Long-term maintenance of a successful occupational sun safety intervention, Joni A. Mayer, Donald J. Slymen, Elizabeth J. Clapp, Latrice C. Pichon, John P. Elder, James F. Sallis, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, and Martin A. Weinstock
CO exposure, puff topography, and subjective effects in waterpipe tobacco smokers, Wasim Maziak, Samer Rastam, Iman Ibrahim, Kenneth D. Ward, Alan Shihadeh, and Thomas Eissenberg
From health as a rational choice to health as an affordable choice, Wasim Maziak and Kenneth D. Ward
Identification and functional characterization of NODAL rare variants in heterotaxy and isolated cardiovascular malformations, Bhagyalaxmi Mohapatra, Brett Casey, Hua Li, Trang Ho-Dawson, Liana Smith, Susan D. Fernbach, Laura Molinari, Stephen R. Niesh, John Lynn Jefferies, William J. Craigen, Jeffrey A. Towbin, John W. Belmont, and Stephanie M. Ware
Youth access to artificial UV radiation exposure: Practices of 3647 US indoor tanning facilities, Latrice C. Pichon, Joni A. Mayer, Katherine D. Hoerster, Susan I. Woodruff, Donald J. Slymen, George E. Belch, Elizabeth J. Clapp, Ami L. Hurd, Jean L. Forster, and Martin A. Weinstock
Assessment of the Cylex ImmuKnow Cell Function Assay in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients, Joseph W. Rossano, Susan W. Denfield, Jeffrey J. Kim, Jack F. Price, John L. Jefferies, Jamie A. Decker, E. O.Brian Smith, Sarah K. Clunie, Jeffrey A. Towbin, and William J. Dreyer
Fire as a long-term stewardship issue for soils contaminated with radionuclides in the western U.S, David S. Shafer, David DuBois, Vic Etyemezian, Ilias Kavouras, Julianne J. Miller, George Nikolich, and Mark Stone
Submissions from 2008
Outcomes and adherence in Syria's first smoking cessation trial, Taghrid Asfar, Mark Vander Weg, Wasim Maziak, Fadi Hammal, Thomas Eissenberg, and Kenneth D. Ward
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking on a U.S. College Campus: Prevalence and Correlates, Thomas Eissenberg, Kenneth D. Ward, Stephanie Smith-Simone, and Wasim Maziak
A pleasure among friends: how narghile (waterpipe) smoking differs from cigarette smoking in Syria., F. Hammal, J. Mock, K. D. Ward, T. Eissenberg, and W. Maziak
Indoor-outdoor relationships of particle number and mass in four European cities, Gerard Hoek, Gerard Kos, Roy Harrison, Jeroen de Hartog, Kees Meliefste, Harry ten Brink, Klea Katsouyanni, Anna Karakatsani, Maria Lianou, Anastasia Kotronarou, Ilias Kavouras, Juha Pekkanen, Marko Vallius, Markku Kulmala, Arto Puustinen, Steve Thomas, Claire Meddings, Jon Ayres, Joop van Wijnen, and Kaarle Hameri
First use of cryoplasty to treat in-stent renal artery restenosis, John L. Jefferies, Kathryn Dougherty, and Zvonimir Krajcer
Impacts of wildfires and mobile emissions on ozone concentrations in the Treasure Valley, Idaho, Ilias G. Kavouras, David W. DuBois, Vicken Etyemezian, Bruce Louks, Leonard Herr, and Robert O'Brien
Gender effects on client-spousal collateral agreement levels in substance abuse posttreatment reports, Satish Kedia and George Relyea
Comorbidity of depression with chronic diseases: A population-based study in Aleppo, Syria, Nael Kilzieh, Samar Rastam, Wasim Maziak, and Kenneth D. Ward
Effects of disasters on smoking and relapse: An exploratory study of hurricane katrina victims, Jennifer Q. Lanctot, Michelle B. Stockton, Fawaz Mzayek, Mary Read, Meghan McDevitt-Murphy, and Kenneth Ward
Measuring nonsolar tanning behavior: Indoor and sunless tanning, De Ann Lazovich, Jo Ellen Stryker, Joni A. Mayer, Joel Hillhouse, Leslie K. Dennis, Latrice Pichon, Sherry Pagoto, Carolyn Heckman, Ardis Olson, Vilma Cokkinides, and Kevin Thompson
Enforcement of state indoor tanning laws in the United States, Joni A. Mayer, Katherine D. Hoerster, Latrice C. Pichon, Debra A. Rubio, Susan I. Woodruff, and Jean L. Forsterb
Exposure to secondhand smoke at home and in public places in Syria: A developing country's perspective, W. Maziak, R. Al Ali, M. F. Fouad, S. Rastam, H. Wipfli, M. J. Travers, K. D. Ward, and T. Eissenberg
Waterpipe-associated particulate matter emissions, Wasim Maziak, Samer Rastam, Iman Ibrahim, Kenneth Ward, and Thomas Eissenberg
Childhood obesity: Are we missing the big picture?, W. Maziak, K. D. Ward, and M. B. Stockton
Renal effects of fenoldopam in critically ill pediatric patients: A retrospective review, Brady S. Moffett, Antonio R. Mott, David P. Nelson, Stuart L. Goldstein, and John Lynn Jefferies
Worsening renal function in children hospitalized with decompensated heart failure: Evidence for a pediatric cardiorenal syndrome?, Jack F. Price, Antonio R. Mott, Heather A. Dickerson, John Lynn Jefferies, David P. Nelson, Anthony C. Chang, E. O.Brian Smith, Jeffrey A. Towbin, William J. Dreyer, Susan W. Denfield, and Stuart L. Goldstein
B-type Natriuretic Peptide Is a Sensitive Screening Test for Acute Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients, Joseph W. Rossano, Susan W. Denfield, Jeffrey J. Kim, Jack F. Price, John L. Jefferies, Jamie A. Decker, E. O.Brian Smith, Sarah K. Clunie, Jeffrey A. Towbin, and William J. Dreyer
Does marketing undermine public health?, Marla B. Royne and Marian Levy
Anxiety Characteristics Independently and Prospectively Predict Myocardial Infarction in Men. The Unique Contribution of Anxiety Among Psychologic Factors, Biing Jiun Shen, Yael E. Avivi, John F. Todaro, Avron Spiro, Jean Philippe Laurenceau, Kenneth D. Ward, and Raymond Niaura
Waterpipe tobacco smoking: Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior in two U.S. samples, Stephanie Smith-Simone, Wasim Maziak, Kenneth Ward, and Thomas Eissenberg
Traumatic Cardiac Rupture and Left Ventricular Aneurismal Formation in Childhood, Matthew A. Studer, John L. Jefferies, E. Dean McKenzie, and Frank F. Ing
Individual space-time activity-based modelling of infectious disease transmission within a city, Yong Yang, Peter Atkinson, and Dick Ettema
Individual space - Time activity-based model: A model for the simulation of airborne infectious-disease transmission by activity-bundle simulation, Yong Yang and Peter M. Atkinson
Parameter exploration of the raster space activity bundle simulation, Yong Yang and Peter M. Atkinson
Submissions from 2007
Self-rated health and its determinants among adults in Syria: A model from the Middle East, Taghrid Asfar, Balsam Ahmad, Samer Rastam, Tanja P. Mulloli, Kenneth D. Ward, and Wasim Maziak
Sun sensitivity in 5 US ethnoracial groups, Gabriel R. Galindo, Joni A. Mayer, Donald Slymen, Delshad D. Almaguer, Elizabeth Clapp, Latrice C. Pichon, Katherine Hoerster, and John P. Elder
Medications for improving urine output and renal insufficiency following surgery for congenital heart disease: A case study, K. L.E. Hon, J. L. Jefferies, S. L. Goldstein, J. F. Price, E. D. McKenzie, C. D. Fraser, S. Stayer, and A. C. Chang
Safety and Efficacy of Nesiritide in Pediatric Heart Failure, John L. Jefferies, Jack F. Price, Susan W. Denfield, Anthony C. Chang, William J. Dreyer, Colin J. McMahon, Michelle A. Grenier, Sarah K. Clunie, Anne Thomas, Brady S. Moffett, Tiffany S. Wann, E. O.Brian Smith, and Jeffrey A. Towbin
Novel medical therapies for pediatric heart failure, John Lynn Jefferies
Assessment of the local windblown component of dust in the western United States, Ilias G. Kavouras, Vicken Etyemezian, Jin Xu, David W. DuBois, Mark Green, and Marc Pitchford
Mono- versus polydrug abuse patterns among publicly funded clients, Satish Kedia, Marie A. Sell, and George Relyea
Dependence of home outdoor particulate mass and number concentrations on residential and traffic features in urban areas, Maria Lianou, Marie Cecile Chalbot, Anastasia Kotronarou, Ilias G. Kavouras, Anna Karakatsani, Klea Katsouyanni, Arto Puustinnen, Kaarle Hameri, Marko Vallius, Juha Pekkanen, Claire Meddings, Roy M. Harrison, Steve Thomas, Jon G. Ayres, Harry Ten Brink, Gerard Kos, Kees Meliefste, Jeroen J. De Hartog, and Gerard Hoek
Promoting sun safety among US postal service letter carriers: Impact of a 2-year intervention (American Journal of Public Health (2007) 97, (559-565) DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.083907), J. A. Mayer, D. J. Slymen, E. J. Clapp, L. C. Pichon, L. Eckhardt, L. F. Eichenfield, J. P. Elder, J. F. Sallis, Ma Weinstock, A. Achter, C. Balderrama, G. R. Galindo, and S. S. Oh
Promoting sun safety among US postal service letter carriers: Impact of a 2-year intervention, Joni A. Mayer, Donald J. Slymen, Elizabeth J. Clapp, Latrice C. Pichon, Laura Eckhardt, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, John P. Elder, James F. Sallis, Martin A. Weinstock, April Achter, Cynthia Balderrama, Gabriel R. Galindo, and Sam S. Oh
Cardiovascular Health among Adults in Syria: A Model from Developing Countries, Wasim Maziak, Samer Rastam, Fawaz Mzayek, Kenneth D. Ward, Thomas Eissenberg, and Ulrich Keil
Erratum: Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy in children: Characterisation of clinical status using tissue Doppler-derived indices of left ventricular diastolic relaxation (Heart (2007) 93 (676-681)), C. J. McMahon, R. H. Pignatelli, S. F. Nagueh, V. V. Lee, W. Vaughn, S. O. Valdes, J. P. Kovalchin, J. L. Jefferies, W. J. Dreyer, S. W. Denfield, S. Clunie, J. A. Towbin, and B. W. Eidem
Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy in children: Characterisation of clinical status using tissue Doppler-derived indices of left ventricular diastolic relaxation, Colin J. McMahon, Ricardo H. Pignatelli, Sherif F. Nagueh, Vei Vei Lee, William Vaughn, Santiago O. Valdes, John P. Kovalchin, J. Lynn Jefferies, William J. Dreyer, Susan W. Denfield, Sarah Clunie, Jeffrey A. Towbin, and Benjamin W. Eidem
Performance of a high-volume cascade impactor in six European urban environments: Mass measurement and chemical characterization of size-segregated particulate samples, A. S. Pennanen, M. Sillanpää, R. Hillamo, U. Quass, A. C. John, M. Branis, I. Hůnová, K. Meliefste, N. A.H. Janssen, T. Koskentalo, G. Castaño-Vinyals, L. Bouso, M. C. Chalbot, I. G. Kavouras, and R. O. Salonen
The relation of acculturation to latinas' perceived neighborhood safety and physical activity: A structural equation analysis, Lattice C. Pichon, Elva M. Arredondo, Scott Roesch, James F. Sallis, Guadalupe X. Ayala, and John P. Elder
Spatial variation of particle number and mass over four European cities, Arto Puustinen, Kaarle Hämeri, Juha Pekkanen, Markku Kulmala, Jeroen de Hartog, Kees Meliefste, Harry ten Brink, Gerard Kos, Klea Katsouyanni, Anna Karakatsani, Anastasia Kotronarou, Ilias Kavouras, Claire Meddings, Steve Thomas, Roy Harrison, Jon G. Ayres, Saskia van der Zee, and Gerard Hoek
Effect of Body Mass Index on Outcome in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients, Joseph W. Rossano, Michelle A. Grenier, William J. Dreyer, Jeffrey J. Kim, Jack F. Price, John L. Jefferies, E. O.Brian Smith, Sarah K. Clunie, Mousumi Moulik, Jamie A. Decker, John P. Breinholt, David L.S. Morales, E. Dean McKenzie, Jeffrey A. Towbin, and Susan W. Denfield
Concentrations of brain natriuretic peptide in the plasma predicts outcomes of treatment of children with decompensated heart failure admitted to the Intensive Care unit, Lin Hua Tan, John L. Jefferies, Jian Feng Liang, Susan W. Denfield, William J. Dreyer, Antonio R. Mott, Michelle A. Grenier, Heather A. Dickerson, Jack F. Price, Jeffrey A. Towbin, Ching Nan Ou, and Anthony C. Chang
Characteristics of U.S. waterpipe users: A preliminary report, Kenneth D. Ward, Thomas Eissenberg, Jennifer N. Gray, Vidya Srinivas, Nancy Wilson, and Wasim Maziak
Measuring the stringency of states' indoor tanning regulations: Instrument development and outcomes, Susan I. Woodruff, Latrice C. Pichon, Katherine D. Hoerster, Jean L. Forster, Todd Gilmer, and Joni A. Mayer
Submissions from 2006
Particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and n-alkanes in recycled paper processing operations, Marie Cecile Chalbot, Ino Vei, Spyros Lykoudis, and Ilias G. Kavouras
Prevalence of obesity and its associated factors in Aleppo, Syria, M. F. Fouad, S. Rastam, K. D. Ward, and W. Maziak
A prospective evaluation of nesiritide in the treatment of pediatric heart failure, J. L. Jefferies, S. W. Denfield, J. F. Price, W. J. Dreyer, C. J. McMahon, M. A. Grenier, J. J. Kim, V. V. Dimas, S. K. Clunie, B. S. Moffett, A. C. Chang, T. I. Wann, E. O. Smith, and J. A. Towbin
Investigation of the sources of coarse particles in Western United States, Ilias G. Kavouras, Vic Etyemezian, Jin Xu, David DuBois, and Mark Green
Relationships between particle number and mass concentrations in an urban area, Ilias G. Kavouras, Anastasia Kotronarou, Maria Lianiou, Marie Cecile Chalbot, Ino Vei, and Evamgelos Akylas
Leukocyte suppression is associated with improved clinical outcomes in children's status after orthotopic heart transplantation, Jeffrey J. Kim, William J. Dreyer, E. O'Brian Smith, Jack F. Price, Sarah Clunie, V. Vasiliki Dimas, John L. Jefferies, Howard Rosenblatt, Branislav Radovancevic, Jeffrey A. Towbin, and Susan W. Denfield
Perspectives on the role of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in promoting global tobacco research and reducing tobacco harm, Harry A. Lando, Belinda Borrelli, Myra L. Muramoto, and Kenneth D. Ward
The efficacy of asthma case management in an urban school district in reducing school absences and hospitalizations for asthma, Marian Levy, Brenda Heffner, Tara Stewart, and Gail Beeman
Measuring exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS): A developing country's perspective, Wasim Maziak, Kenneth D. Ward, and Thomas Eissenberg
Injuries in Aleppo, Syria; first population-based estimates and characterization of predominant types, Wasim Maziak, Kenneth D. Ward, and Samer Rastam
Administration of a large nesiritide bolus dose in a pediatric patient: Case report and review of nesiritide use in pediatrics, Brady S. Moffett, John L. Jefferies, Jack F. Price, Sarah Clunie, Susan Denfield, William J. Dreyer, and Jeffrey A. Towbin
Nesiritide therapy in a term neonate with renal disease, Brady S. Moffett, John L. Jefferies, Joseph Rossano, and Jeffrey A. Towbin
Eating and feeding are not the same: Caregivers' perceptions of gastrostomy feeding for children with cerebral palsy, Mario C. Petersen, Satish Kedia, Pam Davis, Lisa Newman, and Carrie Temple
The tobacco epidemic in Syria, K. D. Ward, T. Eissenberg, S. Rastam, T. Asfar, F. Mzayek, M. F. Fouad, F. Hammal, J. Mock, and Wasim Maziak
Waterpipe smoking among American military recruits, Kenneth D. Ward, Mark W. Vander Weg, George Relyea, Margaret DeBon, and Robert C. Klesges
Characteristics and correlates of quitting among black and white low-income pregnant smokers, Kenneth D. Ward, Mark W. Vander Weg, Marie A. Sell, Isabel C. Scarinci, and Mary Cocke Read
Hostility and urine norepinephrine interact to predict insulin resistance: The VA normative aging study, Jianping Zhang, Raymond Niaura, Joshua R. Dyer, Biing Jiun Shen, John F. Todaro, Jeanne M. McCaffery, Avron Spiro, and Kenneth D. Ward
Submissions from 2005
Comparison of patterns of use, beliefs, and attitudes related to waterpipe between beginning and established smokers, Taghrid Asfar, Kenneth D. Ward, Thomas Eissenberg, and Wasim Maziak
Community capacity building in CDC's Community Coalition Partnership Programs for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy, Doryn D. Chervin, Susan Philliber, Claire D. Brindis, Amy E. Chadwick, Michelle L. Revels, Stephanie L. Kamin, Richard S. Wike, Jane S. Kramer, Debra Bartelli, Cathleen K. Schmidt, Sara A. Peterson, and L. Teresa Valderrama
Settling with danger: Conditions and health problems in peri-urban neighbourhoods in Aleppo, Syria, Fadi Hammal, Jeremiah Mock, Kenneth D. Ward, M. Fouad Fouad, Bettina M. Beech, and Wasim Maziak
Prinzmetal angina in a teenage girl, J. L. Jefferies and B. Treistman
The neurohormonal axis and biochemical markers of heart failure, John L. Jefferies and Anthony C. Chang
Genetic predictors and remodeling of dilated cardiomyopathy in muscular dystrophy, John L. Jefferies, Benjamin W. Eidem, John W. Belmont, William J. Craigen, Stephanie M. Ware, Susan D. Fernbach, Steven R. Neish, E. O.Brian Smith, and Jeffrey A. Towbin
Chest pain and diaphragmatic pacing after pacemaker implantation, John L. Jefferies, George A. Younis, Scott D. Flamm, Abdi Rasekh, and Ali Massumi
Factors associated with client-collateral agreement in substance abuse post-treatment self-reports, Satish Kedia and Stephanie W. Perry
Coalition models: Lessons learned from the CDC's Community Coalition Partnership Programs for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy, Jane S. Kramer, Susan Philliber, Claire D. Brindis, Stephanie L. Kamin, Amy E. Chadwick, Michelle L. Revels, Doryn D. Chervin, Anne Driscoll, Debra Bartelli, Richard S. Wike, Sara A. Peterson, Cathleen K. Schmidt, and L. Teresa Valderrama
Extent of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and its dose-response relation to respiratory health among adults, Wasim Maziak, Kenneth D. ward, Samer Rastam, Fawaz Mzayek, and Thomas Eissenberg
Patterns of waterpipe use and dependence: Implications for intervention development, W. Maziak, T. Eissenberg, and K. D. Ward
Standardizing questionnaire items for the assessment of waterpipe tobacco use in epidemiological studies, W. Maziak, K. D. Ward, R. A. Afifi Soweid, and T. Eissenberg
Mapping the health and environmental situation in informal zones in Aleppo, Syria: Report from the Aleppo household survey, W. Maziak, K. D. Ward, F. Mzayek, S. Rastam, M. E. Bachir, M. F. Fouad, F. Hammal, T. Asfar, J. Mock, I. Nuwayhid, and H. Frumkin
Ethnoracial differences among outdoor workers in key sun-safety behaviors, Latrice C. Pichon, Joni A. Mayer, Donald J. Slymen, John P. Elder, Elizabeth C. Lewis, and Gabriel R. Galindo
Combined effect of the metabolic syndrome and hostility on the incidence of myocardial infarction (The Normative Aging Study), John F. Todaro, Andrea Con, Raymond Niaura, Avron Spiro, Kenneth D. Ward, and Anna Roytberg
Are waterpipe users interested in quitting?, Kenneth D. Ward, Fadi Hammal, Mark W. VanderWeg, Thomas Eissenberg, Taghrid Asfar, Samer Rastam, and Wasim Maziak
Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization, Kenneth D. Ward, Mark W. Vander Weg, Mary Cocke Read, Marie A. Sell, and Bettina M. Beech
Suppressed hostility predicted hypertension incidence among middle-aged men: The normative aging study, Jianping Zhang, Raymond Niaura, John F. Todaro, Jeanne M. McCaffery, Biing Jiun Shen, Avron Spiro, and Kenneth D. Ward
Submissions from 2004
Quality of life and social outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease living in rural areas of Kentucky, John L. Jefferies, Jacqueline A. Noonan, Bradley B. Keller, John F. Wilson, and Charles Griffith
Changing food production strategies among Garhwali resettlers in the Himalayas, Satish Kedia
Beliefs and attitudes related to narghile (waterpipe) smoking among university students in Syria, Wasim Maziak, Thomas Eissenberg, Samer Rastam, Fadi Hammal, Taghrio Asfar, Mohamed E. Bachir, Mohamed F. Fouad, and Kenneth D. Ward
Prevalence and characteristics of narghile smoking among university students in Syria, Wasim Maziak, F. M. Fouad, T. Asfar, F. Hammal, E. M. Bachir, S. Rastam, T. Eissenberg, and K. D. Ward
The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies: a model of international partnership for the creation of sustainable research capacity in developing countries., Wasim Maziak, Kenneth D. Ward, Thomas Eissenberg, Robert C. Klesges, and Ulrich Keil
Adapting smoking cessation interventions for developing countries: A model for the Middle East, W. Maziak, T. Eissenberg, R. C. Klesges, U. Keil, and Kenneth D. Ward
Characteristics of cigarette smoking and quitting among university students in Syria, W. Maziak, F. Hammal, S. Rastam, T. Asfar, T. Eissenberg, M. E. Bachir, M. F. Fouad, and K. D. Ward
Gender and smoking status-based analysis of views regarding waterpipe and cigarette smoking in Aleppo, Syria, W. Maziak, S. Rastam, T. Eissenberg, T. Asfar, F. Hammal, M. E. Bachir, M. F. Fouad, and K. D. Ward
Tobacco smoking using a waterpipe: A re-emerging strain in a global epidemic, W. Maziak, K. D. Ward, R. A. Afifi Soweid, and T. Eissenberg
Factors related to frequency of narghile (waterpipe) use: The first insights on tobacco dependence in narghile users, W. Maziak, K. D. Ward, and T. Eissenberg
A Pilot Intervention to Increase Calcium Intake in Female Collegiate Athletes, Robyn S. Mehlenbeck, Kenneth D. Ward, Robert C. Klesges, and Christopher M. Vukadinovich
Validating outdoor workers' self-report of sun protection, Sam S. Oh, Joni A. Mayer, Elizabeth C. Lewis, Donald J. Slymen, James F. Sallis, John P. Elder, Laura Eckhardt, April Achter, Martin Weinstock, Lawrence Eichenfield, Latrice C. Pichon, and Gabriel R. Galindo
