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  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Nancy A. Rigotti is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with substantial contributions to subfields such as Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, General Health Professions, and Oncology.

The scientist's main areas of study include Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, and Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019 (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2022), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2021), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Balancing Consideration of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes (2021), American Journal of Public Health
  • Treatment of Tobacco Smoking (2022), JAMA

Frequent co-authors of the scientist include:

  • Elyse R. Park
  • Douglas E. Levy
  • Jamie Hartmann-Boyce
  • Nicola Lindson
  • Yuchiao Chang

Common venues for their publications are:

  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Addiction
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • JAMA Internal Medicine
  • JAMA

The researcher has been recognized as a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • Efficacy of Varenicline, an 42 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonist, vs Placebo or Sustained-Release Bupropion for Smoking Cessation A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Douglas E. Jorenby;J. Taylor Hays;Nancy A. Rigotti;Salomon Azoulay

  • Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients

    Nancy A Rigotti;Carole Clair;Carole Clair;Marcus R Munafò;Lindsay F Stead

  • US college students' use of tobacco products: results of a national survey.

    Nancy A. Rigotti;Jae Eun Lee;Henry Wechsler

  • Initial symptoms of nicotine dependence in adolescents

    Joseph R. DiFranza;Nancy A. Rigotti;Ann D. McNeill;Judith K. Ockene

  • Mortality among homeless adults in Boston: shifts in causes of death over a 15-year period.

    Travis P. Baggett;Stephen W. Hwang;James J. O’Connell;Bianca C. Porneala

  • The Unmet Health Care Needs of Homeless Adults: A National Study

    Travis P. Baggett;James J. O'Connell;Daniel E. Singer;Nancy A. Rigotti

  • Osteoporosis in women with anorexia nervosa.

    Nancy A. Rigotti;Samuel R. Nussbaum;David B. Herzog;Robert M. Neer

  • Increased Levels of Cigarette Use Among College Students: A Cause for National Concern

    Henry Wechsler;Nancy A. Rigotti;Jeana Gledhill-Hoyt;Hang Lee

  • Development of symptoms of tobacco dependence in youths: 30 month follow up data from the DANDY study

    Joseph R. DiFranza;Judith A. Savageau;Nancy A. Rigotti;Kenneth E. Fletcher

  • Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence

    Nancy A. Rigotti

  • National Patterns in the Treatment of Smokers by Physicians

    Anne N. Thorndike;Nancy A. Rigotti;Randall S. Stafford;Daniel E. Singer

  • The clinical course of osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa. A longitudinal study of cortical bone mass.

    Nancy A. Rigotti;Robert M. Neer;Steven J. Skates;David B. Herzog

  • Measuring the loss of autonomy over nicotine use in adolescents: the DANDY (Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youths) study.

    Joseph R. DiFranza;Judith A. Savageau;Kenneth E. Fletcher;Judith K. Ockene

  • Sustained-Release Bupropion for Pharmacologic Relapse Prevention after Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    J. T. Hays;R. D. Hurt;N. A. Rigotti;R. Niaura

  • Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease A Randomized Trial

    Nancy A. Rigotti;Andrew L. Pipe;Neal L. Benowitz;Carmen Arteaga

  • Social smoking among US college students.

    Susan Moran;Henry Wechsler;Nancy A. Rigotti

  • Making the Most of Mentors: A Guide for Mentees

    Judy T. Zerzan;Rachel Hess;Ellen Schur;Russell S. Phillips

  • Smoking Cessation Interventions for Hospitalized Smokers: A Systematic Review

    Nancy A. Rigotti;Marcus R. Munafo;Lindsay F. Stead

  • Sustained-Release Bupropion for Pharmacologic Relapse Prevention after Smoking Cessation

    J. Taylor Hays;Richard D. Hurt;Nancy A. Rigotti;Raymond Niaura

Frequent Co-Authors

Yuchiao Chang
Yuchiao Chang Harvard University
Daniel E. Singer
Daniel E. Singer Harvard University
Michael Siegel
Michael Siegel Tufts University
Jamie S. Ostroff
Jamie S. Ostroff Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ann McNeill
Ann McNeill University of Adelaide
Henry Wechsler
Henry Wechsler Harvard University
Raymond Niaura
Raymond Niaura New York University
Donald C. Goff
Donald C. Goff New York University
Corinne Cather
Corinne Cather Harvard University
Neal L. Benowitz
Neal L. Benowitz University of California, San Francisco

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