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David Adam Barr

- Verified email at ggc.scot.nhs.uk - Cited by 5797

David A Barr

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[HTML][HTML] Extreme sacrifice: sudden cardiac death in the US Fire Service

DL Smith, DA Barr, SN Kales - Extreme physiology & medicine, 2013 - Springer
Firefighting is a hazardous profession which has claimed on average the lives of 105 US
firefighters per year for the past decade. The leading cause of line-of-duty mortality is …

[HTML][HTML] Tuberculosis screening among ambulatory people living with HIV: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

A Dhana, Y Hamada, AP Kengne… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The WHO-recommended tuberculosis screening and diagnostic algorithm in
ambulatory people living with HIV is a four-symptom screen (known as the WHO …

Parental limited English proficiency and health outcomes for children with special health care needs: a systematic review

M Eneriz-Wiemer, LM Sanders, DA Barr… - Academic pediatrics, 2014 - Elsevier
Background One in 10 US adults of childbearing age has limited English proficiency (LEP).
Parental LEP is associated with worse health outcomes among healthy children. The …

Social determinants of risk and outcomes for cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

EP Havranek, MS Mujahid, DA Barr, IV Blair… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
874 Circulation September 1, 2015 references are intended to be illustrative and to highlight
significant knowledge in the field. The premise underlying this scientific statement is that, at …

[BOOK][B] Health disparities in the United States: Social class, race, ethnicity, and health

DA Barr - 2014 - books.google.com
What factors lead to health disparities: race, socioeconomic status, or both? Outstanding
Academic Title, Choice magazine The health care system in the United States has been …

The leaky pipeline: Factors associated with early decline in interest in premedical studies among underrepresented minority undergraduate students

DA Barr, ME Gonzalez, SF Wanat - Academic Medicine, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To determine the causes among underrepresented racial and ethnic minority
groups (URM) of a decline in interest during the undergraduate years in pursuing a career in …

[HTML][HTML] Novel lipoarabinomannan point-of-care tuberculosis test for people with HIV: a diagnostic accuracy study

T Broger, B Sossen, E du Toit, AD Kerkhoff… - The Lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Most tuberculosis-related deaths in people with HIV could be prevented with
earlier diagnosis and treatment. The only commercially available tuberculosis point-of-care …

Analysis of the sit-stand-sit movement cycle in normal subjects

KM Kerr, JA White, DA Barr, RAB Mollan - Clinical Biomechanics, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective. This study aimed to establish a basis of descriptive data for the sit-stand-sit
movement cycle in 50 normal subjects, 25 male and 25 female, aged between 20.1 and 78.3 …

Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in a teaching hospital-based practice: a retrospective cohort study describing experience and evolution over 10 …

DA Barr, L Semple, RA Seaton - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2012 - Elsevier
Use of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is increasing in settings with
advanced healthcare systems internationally. This study describes a large OPAT service …

[BOOK][B] Introduction to US health policy: The organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America

DA Barr - 2023 - books.google.com
Expanded and updated, this is a new edition of an essential look at the history, structure,
successes, and problems of the US health care system. The United States spends more on …