The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Family & Community Medicine
To examine the feasibility and efficacy of a hospital-based, motivational intervention to reduce secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) with mothers of infants in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). One-hundred and forty-four mothers with... more
Mothers of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have very low breastfeeding rates and these high-respiratory-risk (HRR) NICU infants may benefit from breastfeeding through decreased risk for respiratory illnesses. This... more
Objective: The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is an ideal setting to intervene with an under served population on secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe). Unfortunately, attrition may compromise outcomes. Baseline characteristics associated... more
Most patients relapse to opioids within one month of opioid agonist detoxification, making the antecedents and parallel processes of first use critical for investigation. Craving and withdrawal are often studied in relationship to opioid... more
The rapid rise in the number of methamphetamine users, relative to cocaine users, has brought the number of each to nearly equal levels, making research on similarities and differences across these groups a needed area of exploration.... more
This study evaluated the efficacy of education versus audit and feedback in decreasing vancomycin utilization. Data were collected prospectively from October 1, 2012-April 30, 2014 over the following 3 periods: baseline, after education... more
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Testosterone has been available to practitioners for several decades. However, testosterone prescriptions have increased in recent years partly because of the introduction of newer delivery systems that are topical and have good... more
Primary care physicians who see elderly patients are likely to see cases of congestive heart failure, since this condition is typically the result of long-standing hypertension or coronary artery disease. Recognizing the condition in... more