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Gregory P. Samsa

Gregory P. Samsa

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
35739
World Ranking
11629
National Ranking
5965

Overview

Gregory P. Samsa is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a total of 18 publications. Their research spans multiple subfields including statistics and probability, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, oncology, and anesthesiology and pain medicine.

Samsa's work addresses various topics such as cancer survivorship and care, pain management and opioid use, palliative care and end-of-life issues, genetics, bioinformatics, and biomedical research. Additionally, their research covers infection control in healthcare, food safety and hygiene, and pediatric health and respiratory diseases.

The list of recent publications includes:

  • Vascular Cellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and Memory Impairment in African-Americans after Small Vessel-Type Stroke, 2020, Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Behavioral cancer pain intervention using videoconferencing and a mobile application for medically underserved patients: Rationale, design, and methods of a prospective multisite randomized controlled trial, 2021, Contemporary Clinical Trials
  • A novel decision aid for acute myeloid leukemia: a feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial, 2020, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Evaluation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in home kitchens and bathrooms: Is there a link between home disinfectant use and antibiotic resistance?, 2023, American Journal of Infection Control
  • Aerobic Versus Resistance Training Effects on Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Vascular Function in the STRRIDE-AT/RT Trial, 2021, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Samsa include:

  • Joseph G. Winger
  • Jesse D. Troy
  • Hannah M. Fisher
  • Tamara J. Somers
  • David J. Weber

Samsa's work is often published in journals such as:

  • Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Journal of Curriculum and Teaching
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Infection Control

Best Publications

  • Effects of the Amount and Intensity of Exercise on Plasma Lipoproteins

    William E Kraus;Joseph A Houmard;Brian D Duscha;Kenneth J Knetzger

  • A method for assessing drug therapy appropriateness

    Joseph T. Hanlon;Kenneth Edwin Schmader;Gregory P. Samsa;Gregory P. Samsa;Morris Weinberger

  • Effect of Clinical Decision-Support Systems: A Systematic Review

    Tiffani J Bright;Anthony Wong;Ravi Dhurjati;Erin Bristow

  • Likelihood ratios with confidence: sample size estimation for diagnostic test studies.

    David L. Simel;Gregory P. Samsa;David B. Matchar

  • Effects of the Amount of Exercise on Body Weight, Body Composition, and Measures of Central Obesity STRRIDE—A Randomized Controlled Study

    Cris A. Slentz;Brian D. Duscha;Johanna L. Johnson;Kevin Ketchum

  • Determining Clinically Important Differences in Health Status Measures

    Samsa G;Edelman D;Edelman D;Rothman Ml;Williams Gr

  • Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

    Tong J. Gan;Tricia A. Meyer;Christian C. Apfel;Frances Chung

  • A randomized, controlled trial of a clinical pharmacist intervention to improve inappropriate prescribing in elderly outpatients with polypharmacy

    Joseph T. Hanlon;Morris Weinberger;Morris Weinberger;Gregory P. Samsa;Gregory P. Samsa;Kenneth E. Schmader;Kenneth E. Schmader

  • Adverse Drug Events In High Risk Older Outpatients

    Joseph T. Hanlon;Kenneth E. Schmader;Michael J. Koronkowski;Morris Weinberger

  • Reliability of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Extension to Non-Neurologists in the Context of a Clinical Trial

    Larry B. Goldstein;Gregory P. Samsa

  • Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers for treating essential hypertension.

    David B. Matchar;Douglas C. McCrory;Lori A. Orlando;Manesh R. Patel

  • Charlson Index Comorbidity Adjustment for Ischemic Stroke Outcome Studies

    Larry B. Goldstein;Gregory P. Samsa;David B. Matchar;Ronnie D. Horner

  • Similar motor recovery of upper and lower extremities after stroke.

    Pamela W. Duncan;Larry B. Goldstein;Ronnie D. Horner;Pamela B. Landsman

  • Incidence and Occurrence of Total (First-Ever and Recurrent) Stroke

    G R Williams;J G Jiang;D B Matchar;G P Samsa

  • Exercise Training Amount and Intensity Effects on Metabolic Syndrome (From Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention through Defined Exercise)

    Johanna L. Johnson;Cris A. Slentz;Joseph A. Houmard;Gregory P. Samsa

  • Inaccuracy of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) in identifying the diagnosis of ischemic cerebrovascular disease

    Curtis Benesch;D. M. Witter;A. L. Wilder;P. W. Duncan;P. W. Duncan

  • Impact of air filtration on nosocomial Aspergillus infections. Unique risk of bone marrow transplant recipients.

    Robert J. Sherertz;Anusha Belani;Barnett S. Kramer;Gerald J. Elfenbein

  • Obesity as a Predictor of Poor Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Plasma Vaccine

    David J. Weber;William A. Rutala;Gregory P. Samsa;Jane E. Santimaw

  • A summated score for the medication appropriateness index: development and assessment of clinimetric properties including content validity

    Gregory P. Samsa;Joseph T. Hanlon;Kenneth E. Schmader;Kenneth E. Schmader;Morris Weinberger;Morris Weinberger

  • Quality of anticoagulation management among patients with atrial fibrillation: results of a review of medical records from 2 communities.

    Gregory P. Samsa;David B. Matchar;Larry B. Goldstein;Arthur J. Bonito

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Matchar
David B. Matchar Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Amy P. Abernethy
Amy P. Abernethy Duke University
Evan R. Myers
Evan R. Myers Duke University
Larry B. Goldstein
Larry B. Goldstein University of Kentucky
Morris Weinberger
Morris Weinberger University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eugene Z. Oddone
Eugene Z. Oddone Duke University
Vic Hasselblad
Vic Hasselblad Duke University
Pamela W. Duncan
Pamela W. Duncan Wake Forest University
William A. Rutala
William A. Rutala University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William E. Kraus
William E. Kraus Duke University

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