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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Robert F. Woolson is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with particular attention to neurology, psychiatry and mental health, surgery, pharmacology, and statistics and probability.

Woolson's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Nausea and vomiting management
  • Pharmacy and Medical Practices
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials

Their recent publications illustrate this focus. Notable papers include:

  • "Predictors of multi-domain cognitive decline following DBS for treatment of Parkinson's disease" (2021) published in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • "Statistical Analysis of Correlated Relative Risks" (2021) published in the Journal of Data Science

Woolson collaborates frequently with several other researchers. Noted co-authors include William J. Marks, Frances M. Weaver, Matthew Stern, Kenneth A. Follett, and Domenic J. Reda, each having co-authored multiple papers with Woolson.

Their publications have appeared in journals such as Parkinsonism & Related Disorders and the Journal of Data Science, reflecting a blend of clinical and methodological expertise.

In recognition of their contributions, Woolson was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1990.

Best Publications

  • Baseline NIH Stroke Scale score strongly predicts outcome after stroke: A report of the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST)

    H.P. Adams;P.H. Davis;E.C. Leira;K.-C. Chang

  • Hospital-Acquired Candidemia: The Attributable Mortality and Excess Length of Stay

    Sergio B. Wey;Motomi Mori;Michael A. Pfaller;Robert F. Woolson

  • A double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter study of tacrine for Alzheimer's disease. The Tacrine Collaborative Study Group.

    K. L. Davis;Leon J. Thal;E. R. Gamzu;C. S. Davis

  • Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Candidemia: A Matched Case-Control Study

    Sergio B. Wey;Motomi Mori;Michael A. Pfaller;Robert F. Woolson

  • Guidelines for the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke. A statement for healthcare professionals from a special writing group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association.

    H P Adams;T G Brott;R M Crowell;A J Furlan

  • Acute blood glucose level and outcome from ischemic stroke

    Askiel Bruno;J. Biller;H. P. Adams;W. R. Clarke

  • Long-term Outcome of Major Psychoses: I. Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders Compared With Psychiatrically Symptom-Free Surgical Conditions

    Ming T. Tsuang;Robert F. Woolson;Jerome A. Fleming

  • HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA ATTRIBUTABLE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY

    Hsieh Shong Leu;Donald L. Kaiser;Motomi Mori;Robert F. Woolson

  • The Prognostic Value of Tumor Blood Vessel Morphology in Primary Uveal Melanoma

    Robert Folberg;Volker Rummelt;Rita Parys-Van Ginderdeuren;Taekyu Hwang

  • Ocular Neovascularization with Retinal Vascular Occlusion-III: Incidence of Ocular Neovascularization with Retinal Vein Occlusion

    Sohan Singh Hayreh;Patricio Rojas;Patricia Podhajsky;Paul Montague

  • Frequency, risk factors, anatomy, and course of unilateral neglect in an acute stroke cohort.

    J. M. Ringman;J. L. Saver;R. F. Woolson;W. R. Clarke

  • Medical comorbidity in women and men with schizophrenia: a population-based controlled study.

    Caroline P. Carney;Laura Jones;Robert F. Woolson

  • Microbiological factors influencing the outcome of nosocomial bloodstream infections: a 6-year validated, population-based model.

    Didier Pittet;Ning Li;Robert F. Woolson;Richard P. Wenzel

  • Antimicrobial resistance trends and outbreak frequency in United States hospitals.

    Daniel J. Diekema;Daniel J. Diekema;Bonnie J. BootsMiller;Bonnie J. BootsMiller;Thomas E. Vaughn;Robert F. Woolson

  • Dietary magnesium and C-reactive protein levels.

    Dana E. King;Arch G. Mainous;Mark E. Geesey;Robert F. Woolson

  • Residential Radon Gas Exposure and Lung Cancer The Iowa Radon Lung Cancer Study

    R. William Field;Daniel J. Steck;Brian J. Smith;Christine P. Brus

  • Effect of a High-Fiber Diet vs a Fiber-Supplemented Diet on C-Reactive Protein Level

    Dana E. King;Brent M. Egan;Robert F. Woolson;Arch G. Mainous

  • The morphologic characteristics of tumor blood vessels as a marker of tumor progression in primary human uveal melanoma: a matched case-control study.

    Robert Folberg;Jacob Pe'er;Lynn M. Gruman;Robert F. Woolson

  • Percutaneous Injury, Blood Exposure, and Adherence to Standard Precautions: Are Hospital-Based Health Care Providers Still at Risk?

    Bradley N. Doebbeling;Bradley N. Doebbeling;Bradley N. Doebbeling;Thomas E. Vaughn;Kimberly D. McCoy;Susan E. Beekmann

  • A 1-year multicenter placebo-controlled study of acetyl-L-carnitine in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    L. J. Thal;A. Carta;W. R. Clarke;S. H. Ferris

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold P. Adams
Harold P. Adams University of Iowa
Ming T. Tsuang
Ming T. Tsuang University of California, San Diego
David A. Schwartz
David A. Schwartz University of Colorado Denver
Donald W. Black
Donald W. Black University of Iowa
Daniel T. Lackland
Daniel T. Lackland Medical University of South Carolina
Richard P. Wenzel
Richard P. Wenzel Virginia Commonwealth University
James C. Torner
James C. Torner University of Iowa
Stuart R. Lipsitz
Stuart R. Lipsitz Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert Malcolm
Robert Malcolm Medical University of South Carolina
Michael A. Pfaller
Michael A. Pfaller JMI Laboratories

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