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Ronald D. Barr

Ronald D. Barr

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Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
28693
World Ranking
13152
National Ranking
538

Overview

Ronald D. Barr is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their main field of study is Medicine with a specific focus across several subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research work spans multiple topics, notably:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research

Ronald D. Barr has contributed to a number of academic publications, featuring prominently in journals and venues such as:

  • Pediatric Blood & Cancer
  • Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
  • Cancer
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ronald D. Barr include:

  • "Prevalence, years lived with disability, and trends in anaemia burden by severity and cause, 1990-2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," 2023, The Lancet Haematology
  • "Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission," 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • "The global burden of adolescent and young adult cancer in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," 2021, The Lancet Oncology
  • "International Trends in the Incidence of Cancer Among Adolescents and Young Adults," 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • "The influence of nutrition on clinical outcomes in children with cancer," 2020, Pediatric Blood & Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ronald D. Barr include:

  • Elena J. Ladas
  • Troy Farncombe
  • Eva Steliarova-Foucher
  • Charlene Rae
  • Karina Viani

Best Publications

  • Multiattribute Utility Function for a Comprehensive Health Status Classification System Health Utilities Index Mark 2

    George W. Torrance;David H. Feeny;William J. Furlong;Ronald D. Barr

  • Improved outcome for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results of Dana-Farber Consortium Protocol 91-01.

    Lewis B. Silverman;Richard D. Gelber;Virginia Kimball Dalton;Barbara L. Asselin

  • The Health Utilities Index (HUI) system for assessing health-related quality of life in clinical studies.

    William J Furlong;David H Feeny;George W Torrance;Ronald D Barr

  • The Effect of Dexrazoxane on Myocardial Injury in Doxorubicin-Treated Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    Steven E. Lipshultz;Nader Rifai;Virginia M. Dalton;Donna E. Levy

  • Cancer epidemiology in older adolescents and young adults 15 to 29 years of age, including SEER incidence and survival: 1975-2000.

    A. Bleyer;M. O'Leary;R. Barr;L. A. G. Ries

  • The distinctive biology of cancer in adolescents and young adults

    Archie Bleyer;Ronald Barr;Brandon Hayes-Lattin;David Thomas

  • Cancer in adolescents and young adults

    W. Archie Bleyer;Ronald D. Barr

  • Results of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ALL Consortium Protocol 95-01 for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    Albert Moghrabi;Donna E. Levy;Barbara L. Asselin;Ronald Barr

  • Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Narrative Review of the Current Status and a View of the Future.

    Ronald D. Barr;Andrea Ferrari;Lynn Ries;Jeremy Whelan

  • Toward the Cure of All Children With Cancer Through Collaborative Efforts: Pediatric Oncology As a Global Challenge

    Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo;Paola Friedrich;Patricia Alcasabas;Federico Antillon

  • A comprehensive multiattribute system for classifying the health status of survivors of childhood cancer.

    David Feeny;William Furlong;Ronald D. Barr;George W. Torrance

  • Long-term results of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ALL Consortium protocols for children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (1985―2000)

    Lewis B. Silverman;Kristen E. Stevenson;Jane E. O’Brien;Barbara L. Asselin

  • Cancer in 15- to 29-Year-Olds by Primary Site

    Archie Bleyer;Aaron Viny;Ronald Barr

  • Children, Cancer, and Nutrition-A Dynamic Triangle in Review

    Alessandra Sala;Paul Pencharz;Ronald D. Barr

  • Comparison of cancer survival trends in the United States of adolescents and young adults with those in children and older adults.

    Theresa H M Keegan;Lynn A G Ries;Ronald D Barr;Ann M Geiger

  • Altered mineral metabolism and bone mass in children during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    Jacqueline M. Halton;Stephanie A. Atkinson;Stephanie A. Atkinson;Laurence Fraher;Colin Webber;Colin Webber

  • Favorable Outcome for Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated on Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Consortium Protocols

    Elly Barry;Daniel J. DeAngelo;Donna Neuberg;Kristen Stevenson

  • Doxorubicin Administration by Continuous Infusion Is Not Cardioprotective: The Dana-Farber 91-01 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Protocol

    Steven E. Lipshultz;Amy L. Giantris;Stuart R. Lipsitz;Virginia Kimball Dalton

  • Results of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Consortium protocols for children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (1981-1995).

    LB Silverman;L Declerck;RD Gelber;VKimball Dalton

  • Proceedings of a workshop: bridging the gap in care and addressing participation in clinical trials.

    Archie Bleyer;Archie Bleyer;Sue Morgan;Ronald Barr

Frequent Co-Authors

David Feeny
David Feeny McMaster University
Stephen E. Sallan
Stephen E. Sallan Harvard University
Lewis B. Silverman
Lewis B. Silverman Harvard University
Maria Grazia Valsecchi
Maria Grazia Valsecchi University of Milano-Bicocca
Richard D. Gelber
Richard D. Gelber Harvard University
Raul C. Ribeiro
Raul C. Ribeiro St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Scott C. Howard
Scott C. Howard University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University
Giulio J. D'Angio
Giulio J. D'Angio University of Pennsylvania
Paul B. Pencharz
Paul B. Pencharz University of Toronto

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