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Overview

Andrea J. Apter is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Physiology, Immunology and Allergy, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their scholarly work addresses multiple scientific topics related to respiratory and allergic conditions as well as medical practice ethics. The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Ethics in medical practice

Some of their recent publications include:

  • "Factors associated with aeroallergen testing among adults with asthma in a large health system," Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global, 2023
  • "Racial differences in odds of asthma exacerbations among Aspergillus fumigatus-sensitized adults with asthma," Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, 2024
  • "Scarcity of medical ethics research in allergy and immunology," Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, 2024
  • "Health Care Utilization in Urban Young Adults with Asthma," Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2020
  • "Editorial Board," Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2021

Andrea J. Apter frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Zuhair K. Ballas
  • Iowa Deputy
  • David Huston
  • Leonard Philadelphia
  • Javier Chinen

Their articles are published predominantly in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, with 19 publications, followed by contributions to the Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, UNC Libraries, and the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global.

Best Publications

  • Adherence with twice-daily dosing of inhaled steroids. Socioeconomic and health-belief differences.

    Andrea J. Apter;Susan T. Reisine;Glenn Affleck;Erik Barrows

  • Absence of cross-reactivity between sulfonamide antibiotics and sulfonamide nonantibiotics.

    Brian L. Strom;Rita Schinnar;Andrea J. Apter;David J. Margolis

  • Asthma outcomes: Exacerbations

    Anne Fuhlbrigge;David B Peden;Andrea J. Apter;Homer A. Boushey

  • Modifiable barriers to adherence to inhaled steroids among adults with asthma: It's not just black and white

    Andrea J. Apter;Ray C. Boston;Maureen George;A.Lorraine Norfleet

  • The persistence of atopic dermatitis and filaggrin (FLG) mutations in a US longitudinal cohort.

    David J. Margolis;Andrea J. Apter;Jayanta Gupta;Ole Hoffstad

  • Epidemiology of the sick building syndrome

    Andrea Apter;Anne Bracker;Michael Hodgson;James D Sidman

  • Self-management programmes for COPD: moving forward

    Tanja W Effing;Tanja W Effing;Jean Bourbeau;Jan Vercoulen;Andrea J Apter

  • Patients with asthma who do not fill their inhaled corticosteroids: a study of primary nonadherence.

    L. Keoki Williams;Christine L. Joseph;Edward L. Peterson;Karen Wells

  • The association of health literacy with adherence and outcomes in moderate-severe asthma

    Andrea J. Apter;Fei Wan;Susan Reisine;Bruce Bender

  • Adherence intervention research: what have we learned and what do we do next?

    Bruce Bender;Henry Milgrom;Andrea Apter

  • Numeracy and communication with patients: they are counting on us.

    Andrea J. Apter;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Janine T. Remillard;Ian M. Bennett

  • Asthma Numeracy Skill and Health Literacy

    Andrea J. Apter;Jing Cheng;Dylan Small;Ian M. Bennett

  • Filaggrin-2 variation is associated with more persistent atopic dermatitis in African American subjects

    David J. Margolis;Jayanta Gupta;Andrea J. Apter;Tapan Ganguly

  • The influence of demographic and socioeconomic factors on health-related quality of life in asthma

    Andrea J. Apter;Susan T. Reisine;Glenn Affleck;Erik Barrows

  • Test of an interactive voice response intervention to improve adherence to controller medications in adults with asthma.

    Bruce G Bender;Andrea Apter;Dan K Bogen;Perry Dickinson

  • The Controller-to-Total Asthma Medication Ratio Is Associated With Patient-Centered As Well As Utilization Outcomes

    Michael Schatz;Robert S. Zeiger;William M. Vollmer;David Mosen

  • Validation of a β-agonist long-term asthma control scale derived from computerized pharmacy data

    Michael Schatz;Robert S. Zeiger;William M. Vollmer;David Mosen

  • Relationships among quality of life, severity, and control measures in asthma: an evaluation using factor analysis.

    Michael Schatz;David Mosen;Andrea J. Apter;Robert S. Zeiger

  • Direct clinician-to-patient feedback discussion of inhaled steroid use: its effect on adherence.

    Faustinus Onyirimba;Faustinus Onyirimba;Andrea Apter;Susan Reisine;Mark Litt

  • Fluctuating olfactory sensitivity and distorted odor perception in allergic rhinitis.

    Andrea J. Apter;Janneane F. Gent;Marion E. Frank

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Margolis
David J. Margolis University of Pennsylvania
Cynthia S. Rand
Cynthia S. Rand Johns Hopkins University
Brian L. Strom
Brian L. Strom Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Michael Schatz
Michael Schatz Kaiser Permanente
Timothy R. Rebbeck
Timothy R. Rebbeck Harvard University
Jerry A. Krishnan
Jerry A. Krishnan University of Illinois at Chicago
E. Francis Cook
E. Francis Cook Harvard University
Warren B. Bilker
Warren B. Bilker University of Pennsylvania
Robert S. Zeiger
Robert S. Zeiger Kaiser Permanente
Glenn Affleck
Glenn Affleck University of Connecticut Health Center

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