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19972
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Overview

Harry A. Guess was affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their work focused on the field of General Health Professions, contributing to research concerning interpreting and communication in healthcare.

The scientist's recent scholarly output included publications dated 2021, both released through UNC Libraries. The two noted papers are:

  • Interpreting and Reporting Results Based on Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Analysis and Interpretation of Results Based on Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021, UNC Libraries

Both publications centered around the interpretation and communication of patient-reported outcomes, reflecting a thematic consistency in their research agenda.

Harry A. Guess frequently collaborated with several co-authors throughout their career. Notable frequent co-authors included:

  • Dennis A. Revicki
  • Pennifer Erickson
  • Jeff A. Sloan
  • Amylou C. Dueck
  • Nancy C. Santanello

Their publication venues were predominantly within UNC Libraries, which served as the primary outlet for their research dissemination.

The main research topics explored by Harry A. Guess were concentrated in interpreting and communication in healthcare, with a particular focus on patient-reported outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Serum prostate-specific antigen in a community-based population of healthy men. Establishment of age-specific reference ranges.

    Joseph E. Oesterling;Steven J. Jacobsen;Christopher G. Chute;Harry A. Guess

  • The prevalence of Prostatism: A Population-Based Survey of Urinary Symptoms

    C.G. Chute;C.G. Chute;L.A. Panser;L.A. Panser;C.J. Girman;C.J. Girman;J.E. Oesterling;J.E. Oesterling

  • Natural history of prostatism: risk factors for acute urinary retention.

    Steven J. Jacobsen;Debra J. Jacobson;Cynthia J. Girman;Rosebud O. Roberts

  • Validation of the Minimum Data Set Cognitive Performance Scale: Agreement with the Mini-Mental State Examination

    S. L. Hartmaier;Philip David Sloane;H. A. Guess;Gary G Koch

  • A brief male sexual function inventory for urology

    Michael P. O'Leary;Floyd J. Fowler;William R. Lenderking;Beth Barber

  • Vitamin D and prostate cancer: a prediagnostic study with stored sera.

    Elizabeth H. Corder;Harry A. Guess;Barbara S. Hulka;Gary D. Friedman

  • Clinical profile of angioedema associated with angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibition.

    Eve E. Slater;Debora D. Merrill;Harry A. Guess;Peter J. Roylance

  • Population-based studies of varicella complications

    H. A. Guess;D. D. Broughton;L. J. Melton;L. T. Kurland

  • All-cause mortality and vascular events among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or no arthritis in the UK General Practice Research Database

    Douglas J Watson;Thomas Rhodes;Harry A Guess

  • Recall accuracy for prescription medications: self-report compared with database information

    Suzanne L West;David A. Savitz;Gary Koch;Brian L. Strom

  • Development of a measure of the burden of pain due to herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia for prevention trials: adaptation of the brief pain inventory.

    Paul M. Coplan;Paul M. Coplan;Kenneth Schmader;Alexander Nikas;Ivan S.F. Chan

  • The MDS Cognition Scale : a valid instrument for identifying and staging nursing home residents with dementia using the Minimum Data Set

    Susan L. Hartmaier;Philip David Sloane;Harry A. Guess;Gary G Koch

  • Epidemiology of herpes zoster in children and adolescents: a population-based study.

    H. A. Guess;D. D. Broughton;L. J. Melton;L. T. Kurland

  • Lower risk of thromboembolic cardiovascular events with naproxen among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

    Douglas J. Watson;Thomas Rhodes;Bing Cai;Harry A. Guess

  • HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN FOUR COUNTRIES

    Cynthia J. Girman;Steven J. Jacobsen;Taiji Tsukamoto;François Richard

  • NATURAL HISTORY OF PROSTATISM: RELATIONSHIP AMONG SYMPTOMS, PROSTATE VOLUME AND PEAK URINARY FLOW RATE

    Cynthia J. Girman;Steven J. Jacobsen;Harry A. Guess;Joseph E. Oesterling

  • Serum prostate-specific antigen in a community-based population of healthy Japanese men: lower values than for similarly aged white men

    Joseph E. Oesterling;Y. Kumamoto;T. Tsukamoto;Cynthia J. Girman

  • Oka/Merck varicella vaccine in healthy children: final report of a 2-year efficacy study and 7-year follow-up studies.

    Barbara J. Kuter;Robert E. Weibel;Robert E. Weibel;Harry A. Guess;Harry A. Guess;Holly Matthews;Holly Matthews

  • Safety and effectiveness of vasectomy

    Pamela J Schwingl;Harry A Guess;Harry A Guess

  • Cumulative prevalence of prostatism matches the autopsy prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

    H. A. Guess;H. M. Arrighi;E. J. Metter;J. L. Fozard

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven J. Jacobsen
Steven J. Jacobsen Kaiser Permanente
Joseph E. Oesterling
Joseph E. Oesterling University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christopher G. Chute
Christopher G. Chute Johns Hopkins University
Cynthia J. Girman
Cynthia J. Girman Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Gary G. Koch
Gary G. Koch University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David A. Savitz
David A. Savitz Brown University
H. Ballentine Carter
H. Ballentine Carter Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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