2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilization
1978
Classification of the severity of acute spinal cord injury: implications for management
Bracken M, Webb S, Wagner F. Classification of the severity of acute spinal cord injury: implications for management. Spinal Cord 1978, 15: 319-326. PMID: 625431, DOI: 10.1038/sc.1977.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryAcute spinal cord injuryCord injuryMotor functionBrown-Sequard syndromeMotor function scalesPoor motor functionComprehensive neurological examinationDifferent therapeutic modalitiesSevere motor impairmentAcute hospitalisationCord lesionsNeurological examinationFracture dislocationSensory lossProspective studyEmergency departmentHigh prevalenceTherapeutic modalitiesMotor impairmentSensory functionPatientsFunction scaleOlder ageInjury