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Retrospective review to determine the utility of follow-up skeletal surveys in child abuse evaluations when the initial skeletal survey is normal.

BMC research notes

Bennett BL, Chua MS, Care M, Kachelmeyer A, Mahabee-Gittens M.
PMID: 21910901
BMC Res Notes. 2011 Sep 12;4:354. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-354.

OBJECTIVE: The AAP recommends that a follow-up skeletal survey be obtained for all children < 24 months of age who are strongly suspected to be victims of abuse. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the utility...

The Protective Influence of Family Bonding on Smoking Initiation in Adolescents by Racial/Ethnic and Age Subgroups.

Journal of child & adolescent substance abuse

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Khoury JC, Huang B, Dorn LD, Ammerman RT, Gordon JS.
PMID: 22267899
J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2011 Jul;20(3):270-287. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2011.581969.

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examined the associations among family bonding factors and the initiation of smoking by race/ethnicity and age group among nonsmokers at Wave 1. Overall, 18% of the sample...

Evaluation of tobacco screening and counseling in a large, midwestern pediatric emergency department.

Tobacco prevention & cessation

Merianos AL, Gordon JS, Lyons MS, Jandarov RA, Mahabee-Gittens EM.
PMID: 34056146
Tob Prev Cessat. 2021 May 25;7:39. doi: 10.18332/tpc/134751. eCollection 2021.

INTRODUCTION: The study objective was to assess tobacco screening and cessation counseling practices of pediatric emergency department (PED) and urgent care (UC) nurses and physicians, and factors associated with these practices. Secondarily, we assessed factors associated with performing tobacco...

Altered microbiomes in thirdhand smoke-exposed children and their home environments.

Pediatric research

Kelley ST, Liu W, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Padilla S, Ogden S, Frenzel S, Sisk-Hackworth L, Matt GE.
PMID: 33654287
Pediatr Res. 2021 Mar 02; doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01400-1. Epub 2021 Mar 02.

INTRODUCTION: Tobacco smoke contains numerous toxic chemicals that accumulate in indoor environments creating thirdhand smoke (THS). We investigated if THS-polluted homes differed in children's human and built-environment microbiomes as compared to THS-free homes.METHODS: Participants were n = 19 THS-exposed...

Altered microbiomes in thirdhand smoke-exposed children and their home environments.

Pediatric research

Kelley ST, Liu W, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Padilla S, Ogden S, Frenzel S, Sisk-Hackworth L, Matt GE.
PMID: 33654287
Pediatr Res. 2021 Dec;90(6):1153-1160. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01400-1. Epub 2021 Mar 02.

INTRODUCTION: Tobacco smoke contains numerous toxic chemicals that accumulate in indoor environments creating thirdhand smoke (THS). We investigated if THS-polluted homes differed in children's human and built-environment microbiomes as compared to THS-free homes.METHODS: Participants were n = 19 THS-exposed...

Persistent tobacco smoke residue in multiunit housing: Legacy of permissive indoor smoking policies and challenges in the implementation of smoking bans.

Preventive medicine reports

Matt GE, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Zakarian JM, Dodder NG, Record RA, Hovell MF, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Padilla S, Markman L, Watanabe K, Novotny TE.
PMID: 32368436
Prev Med Rep. 2020 Apr 02;18:101088. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101088. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a common indoor pollutant in multiunit housing (MUH). It is also the precursor of thirdhand smoke (THS), the toxic mixture of tobacco smoke residue that accumulates in indoor environments where tobacco has been used. This...

Concurrent use of e-cigarettes and cannabis and associated COVID-19 symptoms, testing, and diagnosis among student e-cigarette users at four U.S. Universities.

Addictive behaviors

Merianos AL, Russell AM, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Barry AE, Yang M, Lin HC.
PMID: 34776303
Addict Behav. 2021 Nov 01;107170. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107170. Epub 2021 Nov 01.

INTRODUCTION: This investigation assessed whether current (past 30-day) electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and cannabis use was associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptomatology, testing, and diagnosis among college student e-cigarette users.METHODS: Participants were 18-26-year-old college student e-cigarette users attending four...

Altered microbiomes in thirdhand smoke-exposed children and their home environments.

Pediatric research

Kelley ST, Liu W, Quintana PJE, Hoh E, Dodder NG, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Padilla S, Ogden S, Frenzel S, Sisk-Hackworth L, Matt GE.
PMID: 33654287
Pediatr Res. 2021 Dec;90(6):1153-1160. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01400-1. Epub 2021 Mar 02.

INTRODUCTION: Tobacco smoke contains numerous toxic chemicals that accumulate in indoor environments creating thirdhand smoke (THS). We investigated if THS-polluted homes differed in children's human and built-environment microbiomes as compared to THS-free homes.METHODS: Participants were n = 19 THS-exposed...

Concurrent use of e-cigarettes and cannabis and associated COVID-19 symptoms, testing, and diagnosis among student e-cigarette users at four U.S. Universities.

Addictive behaviors

Merianos AL, Russell AM, Mahabee-Gittens EM, Barry AE, Yang M, Lin HC.
PMID: 34776303
Addict Behav. 2021 Nov 01;107170. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107170. Epub 2021 Nov 01.

INTRODUCTION: This investigation assessed whether current (past 30-day) electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) and cannabis use was associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptomatology, testing, and diagnosis among college student e-cigarette users.METHODS: Participants were 18-26-year-old college student e-cigarette users attending four...

Development and Testing of a Computerized Decision Support System to Facilitate Brief Tobacco Cessation Treatment in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Proposal and Protocol.

JMIR research protocols

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Dexheimer JW, Khoury JC, Miller JA, Gordon JS.
PMID: 27098215
JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Apr 20;5(2):e64. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4453.

BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) is unequivocally harmful to children's health, yet up to 48% of children who visit the pediatric emergency department (PED) and urgent care setting are exposed to tobacco smoke. The incorporation of clinical decision support...

Hand Nicotine and Cotinine In Children Exposed to Cigars: A Pilot Study.

Tobacco regulatory science

Mahabee-Gittens EM, Matt GE, Jandarov RJ, Merianos AL.
PMID: 34423080
Tob Regul Sci. 2021 May;7(3):170-176. doi: 10.18001/trs.7.3.2.

OBJECTIVES: Past research has not examined secondhand and thirdhand smoke (THS) exposure in children of cigar smokers. We examined hand nicotine and cotinine levels in children of cigar smokers to explore the contribution of cigar smoke to tobacco smoke...

Costs to provide a tobacco cessation intervention with parents of pediatric emergency department patients.

Tobacco prevention & cessation

Akers L, Merianos AL, Mahabee-Gittens EM.
PMID: 33241163
Tob Prev Cessat. 2020 Nov 12;6:63. doi: 10.18332/tpc/128320. eCollection 2020.

INTRODUCTION: Pediatric emergency department (PED) visits are opportune times in which to provide smoking cessation interventions for parents who smoke. This study reports on the costs of providing parental smokers who bring their children to the emergency setting, with...

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