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Green HM, Williams B, Diaz L, Carmona-Barrera V, Davis K, Feinglass J, Kominiarek MA, Dolan BM, Grobman WA, Yee LM. Evaluating feedback from an implementation advisory board to assess the rollout of a postpartum patient navigation program. Implement Sci Commun 2024; 5:50. [PMID: 38702751 PMCID: PMC11067255 DOI: 10.1186/s43058-024-00589-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient navigation is an individualized intervention to facilitate comprehensive care which has not yet been fully implemented in obstetric or postpartum care. METHODS We aimed to develop and evaluate a mechanism to incorporate feedback regarding implementation of postpartum patient navigation for low-income birthing individuals at an urban academic medical center. This study analyzed the role of an Implementation Advisory Board (IAB) in supporting an ongoing randomized trial of postpartum navigation. Over the first 24 months of the trial, the IAB included 11 rotating obstetricians, one clinic resource coordinator, one administrative leader, two obstetric nurses, one primary care physician, one social worker, and one medical assistant. Members completed serial surveys regarding program implementation, effects on patient care, and areas for improvement. Quarterly IAB meetings offered opportunities for additional feedback. Survey responses and meeting notes were analyzed using the constant comparative method and further interpreted within the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) Framework. RESULTS Members of the IAB returned 37 surveys and participated in five meetings over 24 months. Survey analysis revealed four themes among the inner context: reduced clinician burden, connection of care teams, communication strategies, and clinic workflow. Bridging factors included improved patient access to care, improved follow-up, and adding social context to care. Innovation factors included availability of navigators, importance of consistent communication, and adaptation over time. Meeting notes highlighted the importance of bidirectional feedback regarding implementation, and members expressed positive opinions regarding navigators' effects on patient care, integration into clinic workflow, and responsiveness to feedback. IAB members initially suggested changes to improve implementation; later survey responses demonstrated successful program adaptations. CONCLUSIONS Members of an implementation advisory board provided key insights into the implementation of postpartum patient navigation that may be useful to promote dissemination of navigation and establish avenues for the engagement of implementing partners in other innovations. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03922334 . Registered April 19, 2019. The results here do not present the results of the primary trial, which is ongoing.
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- Hannah M Green
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43221, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 250 E. Superior Street, #5-2145, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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Green HM, Diaz L, Carmona-Barrera V, Grobman WA, Yeh C, Williams B, Davis K, Kominiarek MA, Feinglass J, Zera C, Yee LM. Mapping the Postpartum Experience Through Obstetric Patient Navigation for Low-Income Individuals. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2024. [PMID: 38265478 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Background: Although the postpartum period is an opportunity to address long-term health, fragmented care systems, inadequate attention to social needs, and a lack of structured transition to primary care threaten patient wellbeing, particularly for low-income individuals. Postpartum patient navigation is an emerging innovation to address these disparities. Methods: This mixed-methods analysis uses data from the first year of an ongoing randomized controlled trial to understand the needs of low-income postpartum individuals through 1 year of patient navigation. We designed standardized logs for navigators to record their services, tracking mode, content, intensity, and target of interactions. Navigators also completed semistructured interviews every 3 months regarding relationships with patients and care teams, care system gaps, and navigation process. Log data were categorized, quantified, and mapped temporally through 1 year postpartum. Qualitative data were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Results: Log data from 50 participants who received navigation revealed the most frequent needs related to health care access (45.4%), health and wellness (18.2%), patient-navigator relationship building (14.8%), parenting (13.6%), and social determinants of health (8.0%). Navigation activities included supporting physical and mental recovery, accomplishing health goals, connecting patients to primary and specialty care, preparing for health system utilization beyond navigation, and referring individuals to community resources. Participant needs fluctuated, yielding a dynamic timeline of the first postpartum year. Conclusion: Postpartum needs evolved throughout the year, requiring support from various teams. Navigation beyond the typical postpartum care window may be useful in mitigating health system barriers, and tracking patient needs may be useful in optimizing postpartum care. Clinical Trial Registration: Registered April 19, 2019, enrollment beginning January 21, 2020, NCT03922334, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03922334.
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- Hannah M Green
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Biostatistics Collaboration Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Adams EJ, Lu M, Duan R, Chao AK, Kessler HC, Miller CD, Richter AG, Latyshev DG, Dastoor JD, Eckburg AJ, Kadambi NS, Suresh NR, Bales CE, Green HM, Camp DM, Jara R, Flaherty JP. Nutritional needs, resources, and barriers among unhoused adults cared for by a street medicine organization in Chicago, Illinois: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:2430. [PMID: 38057780 PMCID: PMC10698922 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16790-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Those experiencing houselessness rely on obtaining food from community organizers and donations. Simultaneously, the houseless face disproportionally high rates of medical conditions that may be affected by diet including diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. There is limited literature on the resources and barriers of the houseless community regarding optimal nutrition from an actionable perspective. Further, less data is available on how street medicine organizations may best impact the nutrition of the unhoused they serve. Elucidating this information will inform how organizational efforts may best support the nutrition of the houseless community. METHODS In partnership with the medical student-run organization, Chicago Street Medicine, at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, twenty adults experiencing houselessness in Chicago, Illinois participated in the cross-sectional study. A 10-item survey was verbally administered to characterize the participants' daily food intake, food sources, barriers, resources, and nutritional preferences and needs. All data was directly transcribed into REDCap. Descriptive statistics were generated. RESULTS Individuals consumed a median of 2 snacks and meals per day (IQR: 1-3). No participant consumed adequate servings of every food group, with only one participant meeting the dietary intake requirements for one food group. Participants most often received their food from donations (n = 15), purchasing themselves (n = 11), food pantries (n = 4), and shelters (n = 3). Eleven of nineteen participants endorsed dental concerns as a major barrier to consuming certain foods. Twelve participants had access to a can opener and twelve could heat their meals on a stove or microwave. Seven had access to kitchen facilities where they may prepare a meal. Approximately half of participants had been counseled by a physician to maintain a particular diet, with most related to reducing sugar intake. CONCLUSION Most houseless participants were unable to acquire a balanced diet and often relied on organizational efforts to eat. Organizations should consider the chronic health conditions, dentition needs, and physical resources and barriers to optimal nutrition when obtaining food to distribute to the unhoused.
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- Elizabeth J Adams
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA.
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 420 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Chicago Street Medicine, 1074 W. Taylor St #381, Chicago, IL, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair St Ste 940, Chicago, IL, USA
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Green HM, Carmona-Barrera V, Diaz L, Yeh C, Williams B, Davis K, Kominiarek MA, Feinglass J, Grobman WA, Zera C, Yee LM. Implementation of postpartum navigation for low-income individuals at an urban academic medical center. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282048. [PMID: 36821597 PMCID: PMC9949671 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patient navigation, a patient-centered intervention to promote comprehensive health care, is an emerging innovation in obstetrics to optimize postpartum care. We aimed to evaluate the implementation of a novel postpartum patient navigation program at an urban academic medical center. METHODS This mixed-methods study analyzed the implementation of a postpartum patient navigation program within an ongoing randomized control trial. This study analyzed three navigators' logs of interactions with 50 patients, care team members, and community organizations throughout patients' first year postpartum. We categorized and quantified interactions by topic addressed, care team member interacted with, and communication mode used. We also conducted semi-structured interviews with each navigator every three months (5 interviews per navigator), emphasizing navigation experiences, relationships with patients and care teams, integration in the care team, and healthcare system gaps. Interview data were analyzed using the constant comparative method to identify themes using the constructs of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). RESULTS Analysis of navigator logs revealed a high patient need level, especially in the first 3 months postpartum. CFIR-guided analysis of intervention characteristics revealed positive perceptions of navigation's utility due to its adaptability. Navigation's complexity, however, posed an early obstacle to implementation that diminished over time. Outer setting analysis indicated navigators addressed patient needs through interactions with multiple systems. Despite clinicians' initial unfamiliarity with navigation, inner setting analysis suggested ongoing communication and electronic medical record use facilitated integration into the care team. Regarding individual and process characteristics, findings emphasized how navigator self-efficacy and confidence increased with experience (individual) and was facilitated by comprehensive training and reflection (process). Overall, barriers to implementation included unfamiliarity, varied patient engagement, and innovation complexity. Facilitators included high patient need, communication with outside organizations, medical record usage, navigator characteristics (self-efficacy, communication skills, and personal growth), a comprehensive training period, consistent reflection, high relative advantage, and high adaptability to patient need. CONCLUSION Patient navigation is a promising innovation to improve postpartum care coordination and support care team efforts. The successful implementation of navigation in this study indicates that, if shown to improve patient outcomes, obstetric navigation could be a component of patient-centered postpartum care.
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- Hannah M. Green
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Center, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States of America
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Green HM, Diaz L, Carmona-Barrera V, Yeh C, Williams BR, Davis K, Feinglass JM, Kominarek MA, Grobman WA, Zera C, Yee LM. Mapping the postpartum experience through obstetric patient navigation for low-income individuals. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Yee LM, Williams B, Green HM, Carmona-Barrera V, Diaz L, Davis K, Kominiarek MA, Feinglass J, Zera CA, Grobman WA. Bridging the postpartum gap: best practices for training of obstetrical patient navigators. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 225:138-152. [PMID: 33812809 PMCID: PMC8328879 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The postpartum period represents a critical window of opportunity to improve maternal short- and long-term health, including optimizing postpartum recovery, providing effective contraception, caring for mood disorders, managing weight, supporting lactation, initiating preventive care, and promoting cardiometabolic health. However, inadequate postpartum care, especially for individuals facing social and structural barriers, is common in the United States and contributes to suboptimal health outcomes with lasting consequences. Patient navigation is a patient-centered intervention that uses trained personnel to identify financial, cultural, logistical, and educational obstacles to effective healthcare and to mitigate these barriers to facilitate comprehensive and timely access to needed health services. Given the emerging evidence suggesting that patient navigation may be a promising method to improve health among postpartum individuals, our team developed a postpartum patient navigator training guide to be used in the Navigating New Motherhood 2 and other obstetrical navigation programs. Navigating New Motherhood 2 is a randomized trial exploring whether patient navigation by a trained, lay postpartum navigator for individuals with a low income can improve health and patient-reported outcomes during and after the postpartum period. Hiring and training patient navigators without health professional degrees are integral components of initiating a navigation program. However, patient navigator training is highly variable, and no guideline regarding key elements in such a training program exists for obstetrics specifically. Thus, this paper aimed to describe the core principles, content, and rationale for each element in a comprehensive postpartum patient navigator training program. Training should be centered around the following 6 core elements: (1) principles of patient navigation; (2) knowledge of pregnancy and postpartum care; (3) health education and health promotion principles; (4) cultural sensitivity and health equity; (5) care coordination and community resources; and (6) electronic medical record systems. These core elements can serve as a basis for the development of adaptable curricula for several institutions and contexts. In addition, we offer recommendations for the implementation of a navigator training program. A curriculum with built-in flexibility to meet community and institutional needs may promote the effective and sustainable use of patient navigation in the postpartum context.
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- Lynn M Yee
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Wurthner JU, Frank DB, Felici A, Green HM, Cao Z, Schneider MD, McNally JG, Lechleider RJ, Roberts AB. Transforming growth factor-beta receptor-associated protein 1 is a Smad4 chaperone. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:19495-502. [PMID: 11278302 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006473200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Members of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily signal through unique cell membrane receptor serine-threonine kinases to activate downstream targets. TRAP1 is a previously described 96-kDa cytoplasmic protein shown to bind to TGF-beta receptors and suggested to play a role in TGF-beta signaling. We now fully characterize the binding properties of TRAP1, and show that it associates strongly with inactive heteromeric TGF-beta and activin receptor complexes and is released upon activation of signaling. Moreover, we demonstrate that TRAP1 plays a role in the Smad-mediated signal transduction pathway, interacting with the common mediator, Smad4, in a ligand-dependent fashion. While TRAP1 has only a small stimulatory effect on TGF-beta signaling in functional assays, deletion constructs of TRAP1 inhibit TGF-beta signaling and diminish the interaction of Smad4 with Smad2. These are the first data to identify a specific molecular chaperone for Smad4, suggesting a model in which TRAP1 brings Smad4 into the vicinity of the receptor complex and facilitates its transfer to the receptor-activated Smad proteins.
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- J U Wurthner
- Laboratory of Cell Regulation and Carcinogenesis and Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Green HM, Green SE. The interrelationship of wind instrument technic, orthodontic treatment, and orofacial myology. Int J Orofacial Myology 1999; 25:18-29. [PMID: 10863451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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This article identifies, defines and reviews the synergy between orofacial myofunctional and orthodontic health with regard to wind instrument performance, and summarizes the skills involved in playing an instrument. (i.e. embouchure, articulation, breath support.) Criteria and strategies for choosing an instrument are outlined via orthodontic classifications, therapeutic value or contraindication and team approaches. The author concludes that a team-oriented approach on the part of the professions cited in this article are of the ultimate good for the student/patient.
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Li Q, Vaingankar SM, Green HM, Martins-Green M. Activation of the 9E3/cCAF chemokine by phorbol esters occurs via multiple signal transduction pathways that converge to MEK1/ERK2 and activate the Elk1 transcription factor. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:15454-65. [PMID: 10336436 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.22.15454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Using primary fibroblasts in culture, we have investigated the signal transduction mechanisms by which phorbol esters, a class of tumor promoters, activate the 9E3 gene and its chemokine product the chicken chemotactic and angiogenic factor. This gene is highly stimulated by phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu) via three pathways: (i) a small contribution through protein kinase C (the commonly recognized pathway for these tumor promoters), (ii) a contribution involving tyrosine kinases, and (iii) a larger contribution via pathways that can be interrupted by dexamethasone. All three of these pathways converge into the mitogen-activated protein kinases, MEK1/ERK2. Using a luciferase reporter system, we show that although both the AP-1 and PDRIIkB (a NFkappaB-like factor in chickens) response elements are capable of activation in these normal cells, regions of the 9E3 promoter containing them are unresponsive to PDBu stimulation. In contrast, we show for the first time that activation by PDBu occurs through a segment of the promoter containing Elk1 response elements; deletion and mutation of these elements abrogates 9E3/chicken chemotactic and angiogenic factor expression. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays and functional studies using PathDetect systems show that stimulation of the cells by phorbol esters leads to activation of the Elk1 transcription factor, which binds to its element in the 9E3 promoter.
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- Q Li
- Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Gillerman RG, Hinkle AJ, Green HM, Cornell L, Dodge CP. Parental presence plus oral midazolam decreases frequency of 5% halothane inductions in children. J Clin Anesth 1996; 8:480-5. [PMID: 8872688 DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00113-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of 5% halothane induction and behavioral distress during inhalation induction with both oral midazolam and parental presence compared with parental presence alone. DESIGN Randomized, controlled, double blind study. SETTING Same day anesthesia at a university department of anesthesiology. PATIENTS 72 ASA status I and II children, 3 to 10 years of age, scheduled for first time anesthesia. INTERVENTIONS Children were assigned to one of two groups to receive midazolam 0.5 mg/kg orally or placebo. A parent was present during induction. Children were videotaped at baseline, after treatment, and during induction. Tapes were scored for behavioral distress using the revised Observational Scale of Behavioral Distress. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Children who received midazolam in the setting of parental presence had significantly fewer 5% halothane inductions than those who received placebo (p < 0.02). They also had less behavioral distress (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The combination of parental presence plus oral midazolam reduces the likelihood of needing a 5% rapid halothane induction when compared with parental presence without premedication.
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- R G Gillerman
- Department of Anesthesiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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Geller BL, Green HM. Translocation of pro-OmpA across inner membrane vesicles of Escherichia coli occurs in two consecutive energetically distinct steps. J Biol Chem 1989; 264:16465-9. [PMID: 2674133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The rate of energy-dependent transfer of pro-OmpA across Escherichia coli inner membrane vesicles in vitro was found to be a function of the ATP concentration. At concentrations above 0.1 mM ATP, the addition of a transmembrane electrochemical potential (proton motive force or pmf) increased the rate of pro-OmpA translocation. Additional experiments demonstrated that the overall reaction proceeded by at least two distinct energy-requiring steps. The first step required only ATP, was nearly unaffected by the pmf, and resulted in the insertion of the amino-terminal domain of pro-OmpA across the membrane. The insertion exposed the signal sequence cleavage site to the periplasmic side of the membrane, as measured by the appearance of a mature length translocation intermediate. However, this intermediate was partially exposed to the cytoplasmic side of the membrane. In a second energy-dependent step, either ATP or the pmf was sufficient to complete the translocation of mature length OmpA across the membrane.
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- B L Geller
- Department of Microbiology, Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331-3804
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Geller BL, Green HM. Translocation of Pro-OmpA across Inner Membrane Vesicles of Escherichia coli Occurs in Two Consecutive Energetically Distinct Steps. J Biol Chem 1989. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)84728-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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A man who was prescribed propoxyphene napsylate (PN) for treatment of heroin addiction stated that he received no effect from the drug by the oral route. He then decided to administer the drug to himself intravenously in a manner identical to that used by most heroin addicts (heating the tablet with water in a spoon and drawing the liquid through a needle); this procedure brought him immediate subjective relief. Several reports have stated than PN is not efficacious via the intravenous route since it is relatively water insoluble and is therefore not likely to be abuse in this manner. However, in vitro experiments demonstrated that at least 1 mg of PN can be extracted by 10 mL of hot water from a tablet containing 100 mg of the drug. Assuming (as a conservative estimate) that the subject received a bolus injection of approximately 40 mg PN (he used four 100 mg tablets at once), his response may not have been entirely subjective. Moreover, severe cardiovascular and pulmonary complications may ensure as a result of the insoluble material injected.
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Green HM. Our Hospital Problem. J Natl Med Assoc 1935; 27:72-74. [PMID: 20892677 PMCID: PMC2623560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Some Observations on and Lessons from the Experiences of the Past Ten Years. J Natl Med Assoc 1934; 26:21-25. [PMID: 20892602 PMCID: PMC2623377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. A Brief Study of the Hospital Situation Among Negroes. J Natl Med Assoc 1930; 22:112-114. [PMID: 20892372 PMCID: PMC2625281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Mercy Hospital. J Natl Med Assoc 1930; 22:147-148. [PMID: 20892394 PMCID: PMC2625249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. The Hospital Survey. J Natl Med Assoc 1929; 21:13-14. [PMID: 20892292 PMCID: PMC2624802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Cancer: A Brief Study in, with Special Reference to its Surgical Treatment. J Natl Med Assoc 1927; 19:117-119. [PMID: 20892224 PMCID: PMC2624593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Preventive Medicine. J Natl Med Assoc 1924; 16:192-195. [PMID: 20892090 PMCID: PMC2623168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Our Educational Congress. J Natl Med Assoc 1922; 14:102-103. [PMID: 20891947 PMCID: PMC2622574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Shock: Some Surgical observations with special reference to it. J Natl Med Assoc 1921; 13:97-100. [PMID: 20891886 PMCID: PMC2622893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Report of the Pellagra Commission of the N. M. A. J Natl Med Assoc 1920; 12:24-26. [PMID: 20891840 PMCID: PMC2622579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Some Observations on Pellagra with Special Reference to Therapy. J Natl Med Assoc 1920; 12:4-5. [PMID: 20891829 PMCID: PMC2622490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Report of the Pellagra Commission of the National Medical Association. J Natl Med Assoc 1920; 12:5-8. [PMID: 20891814 PMCID: PMC2622474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Report of Pellagra Commission of The N. M. A. J Natl Med Assoc 1918; 10:163-166. [PMID: 20891685 PMCID: PMC2621936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Report of Pellagra Commission. J Natl Med Assoc 1917; 9:223-227. [PMID: 20891641 PMCID: PMC2622407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Report of the Pellagra Commission. J Natl Med Assoc 1917; 9:82-86. [PMID: 20891597 PMCID: PMC2622371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Some Observations on Pellagra in Reply to the Report of the Public Health Committee. J Natl Med Assoc 1916; 8:73-77. [PMID: 20891534 PMCID: PMC2622248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Report from the Pellagra Commission of the National Medical Association. J Natl Med Assoc 1915; 7:27-30. [PMID: 20891445 PMCID: PMC2621904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Report for the National Pellagra Commission. J Natl Med Assoc 1914; 6:1-9. [PMID: 20891375 PMCID: PMC2622002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Green HM. Pellagra: Its Etiology, etc. J Natl Med Assoc 1912; 4:109-114. [PMID: 20891265 PMCID: PMC2621479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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