Featured Publications
Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Herrin BR, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Dodington J. Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2018, 142: e20173318. PMID: 29967056, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm injuriesHospitalization ratesInpatient DatabaseUnintentional injuriesCause of hospitalizationOverall hospitalization rateKids' Inpatient DatabaseUnintentional firearm injuriesCause of injuryYears of ageYounger age groupsPublic health approachHigher injury ratesUrban-rural classificationPatient's countyInjury epidemiologyInjury codesHospitalizationInternational ClassificationInjury ratesInjuryAge groupsHealth approachUS Census dataFirearm assaults
2019
Patterns and Correlates of Prescription Opioid Receipt Among US Veterans: A National, 18-Year Observational Cohort Study
Rentsch CT, Edelman EJ, Justice AC, Marshall BDL, Xu K, Smith AH, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gordon AJ, Smith RV, Kember RL, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Fiellin DA, Tate JP, Kranzler HR, Becker WC. Patterns and Correlates of Prescription Opioid Receipt Among US Veterans: A National, 18-Year Observational Cohort Study. AIDS And Behavior 2019, 23: 3340-3349. PMID: 31317364, PMCID: PMC7344341, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-019-02608-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOpioid receiptCohort studyLong-term opioid therapyVeterans Aging Cohort StudyLatent growth mixture modellingPrescription opioid receiptObservational cohort studyAging Cohort StudyOpioid therapyCause mortalityHepatitis COpioid prescriptionsFuture prevention researchOUD diagnosisGrowth mixture modellingUS veteransHigh prevalenceLow doseHigh incidenceUse disordersPrevention researchGenetic discoveriesReceiptHIV
2016
National Trends in Hospitalizations for Opioid Poisonings Among Children and Adolescents, 1997 to 2012
Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Ryan SA, Camenga DR. National Trends in Hospitalizations for Opioid Poisonings Among Children and Adolescents, 1997 to 2012. JAMA Pediatrics 2016, 170: 1195-1201. PMID: 27802492, PMCID: PMC7245935, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid poisoningInpatient DatabaseAge groupsSerial cross-sectional dataDischarge recordsPrescription opioid poisoningsOpioid prescribing practicesHospital discharge recordsKids' Inpatient DatabaseCharacteristics of hospitalizationsYears of ageCochran-Armitage testPediatric hospital discharge recordsOpioid exposureAnnual incidencePediatric populationPrescription opioidsNinth RevisionPrescribing practicesChildren 1Opioid storageClinical ModificationRetrospective analysisHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOME
2014
Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Sege R. Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2014, 133: 219-225. PMID: 24470651, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-1809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleUnited StatesWounds, GunshotYoung AdultConceptsFirearm-related injuriesYears of ageFirearm injuriesSuicide attemptsHospitalization ratesInpatient DatabaseKids' Inpatient DatabaseFirearm-related hospitalizationsPublic health effortsNinth RevisionChildhood injuriesHospitalized casesRisk ratioInjury codesClinical ModificationHospitalizationInternational ClassificationUS childrenHealth effortsInjuryWhite malesChildrenRecent national attentionIntercensal populationMales
2012
Using US Data to Estimate the Incidence of Serious Physical Abuse in Children
Leventhal JM, Martin KD, Gaither JR. Using US Data to Estimate the Incidence of Serious Physical Abuse in Children. Pediatrics 2012, 129: 458-464. PMID: 22311999, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageKids' Inpatient DatabaseInpatient DatabaseHospitalized childrenPhysical abuseIncidence of hospitalizationSerious physical abuseClinical Modification codesLength of staySerious injuriesNational US dataAbusive injuriesNinth RevisionMean costInternational ClassificationNumber of childrenPrevention programsInjuryHospitalizationIncidenceDemographic characteristicsChildrenAgeAbuseChild battering