2017
Multilevel Correlates of Healthy BMI Maintenance and Return to a Healthy BMI among Children in Massachusetts
Fiechtner L, Cheng ER, Lopez G, Sharifi M, Taveras EM. Multilevel Correlates of Healthy BMI Maintenance and Return to a Healthy BMI among Children in Massachusetts. Childhood Obesity 2017, 13: 146-153. PMID: 28075151, PMCID: PMC5369391, DOI: 10.1089/chi.2016.0261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy BMIBMI maintenanceHigher oddsHealth-promoting neighborhoodsNon-Hispanic white childrenChildren 13 yearsNeighborhood median household incomeHealthy BMI rangeNeighborhood-level factorsClinic visitsInitial BMIBMI rangeObesity preventionLower oddsMultinomial logistic regressionBMIMedian household incomeLogistic regressionAge 2Multilevel correlatesOddsWhite childrenEarly childhood interventionChildrenChildhood intervention
2014
Characteristics of Walkable Built Environments and BMI z-Scores in Children: Evidence from a Large Electronic Health Record Database
Duncan DT, Sharifi M, Melly SJ, Marshall R, Sequist TD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Taveras EM. Characteristics of Walkable Built Environments and BMI z-Scores in Children: Evidence from a Large Electronic Health Record Database. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122: 1359-1365. PMID: 25248212, PMCID: PMC4256697, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307704.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
A systematic review of validated methods to capture acute bronchospasm using administrative or claims data
Sharifi M, Krishanswami S, McPheeters ML. A systematic review of validated methods to capture acute bronchospasm using administrative or claims data. Vaccine 2013, 31: k12-k20. PMID: 24331069, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBronchial SpasmDatabases, FactualEpidemiologic MethodsHumansIncidenceInsurance Claim ReviewInternational Classification of DiseasesConceptsAcute bronchospasmAcute asthmaInclusion criteriaPharmacy claim-based algorithmsAcute asthma exacerbationICD-9 codesClaims-based algorithmPre-determined inclusion criteriaAsthma exacerbationsInfectious etiologyPediatric populationDiagnosis codesOutcome definitionsBronchospasmPaucity of studiesReference lists