Use of asthma guidelines by primary care providers to reduce hospitalizations and emergency department visits in poor, minority, urban children

MM Cloutier, CB Hall, DB Wakefield, H Bailit - The Journal of pediatrics, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether an organized, citywide asthma management program
delivered by primary care providers (PCPs) increases adherence to the National Asthma …

Average daily blood pressure, not office blood pressure, is associated with progression of cerebrovascular disease and cognitive decline in older people

WB White, L Wolfson, DB Wakefield, CB Hall… - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— High blood pressure (BP) is a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease, including
stroke. Little is known about the importance of BP on the progression of microvascular …

White matter hyperintensities predict functional decline in voiding, mobility, and cognition in older adults

DB Wakefield, N Moscufo, CR Guttmann… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To compare magnetic resonance imaging data with functional assessments
of mobility, urinary control, and cognition to determine common or distinctive features in the …

Localization of brain white matter hyperintensities and urinary incontinence in community-dwelling older adults

…, CR Guttmann, N Zeevi, D Wakefield… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Background Because white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) on magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) may be linked to geriatric syndromes involving mobility, cognition, and affect, we …

Organizational culture predicts job satisfaction and perceived clinical effectiveness in pediatric primary care practices

K Brazil, DB Wakefield, MM Cloutier… - Health care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: In recent years, there has been a growing understanding that organizational
culture is related to an organization's performance. However, few studies have examined …

African ancestry and lung function in Puerto Rican children

…, D Calvert, S Thornton-Thompson, D Wakefield… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Puerto Rican and African American subjects share a significant proportion
of African ancestry. Recent findings suggest that African ancestry influences lung function in …

Effects of intensive versus standard ambulatory blood pressure control on cerebrovascular outcomes in older people (INFINITY)

WB White, DB Wakefield, N Moscufo, CRG Guttmann… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Subcortical microvascular disease represented by brain white matter hyperintensity
on magnetic resonance imaging is associated with functional decline in older people …

Real world performance of screening breast ultrasound following enactment of Connecticut Bill 458

T Parris, D Wakefield, H Frimmer - The breast journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this article was to retrospectively evaluate the benefits of screening breast
ultrasound in women with dense breast tissue following enactment of Connecticut Bill 458 in O …

Processing speed in normal aging: effects of white matter hyperintensities and hippocampal volume loss

…, B Springate, N Moscufo, DB Wakefield… - Aging …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Changes in cognitive functioning are said to be part of normal aging. Quantitative
MRI has made it possible to measure structural brain changes during aging which may …

Mobility assessment: sensitivity and specificity of measurement sets in older adults

VP Panzer, DB Wakefield, CB Hall… - Archives of physical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Panzer VP, Wakefield DB, Hall CB, Wolfson LI. Mobility assessment: sensitivity and specificity
of measurement sets in older adults. Objective To identify quantitative measurement …