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Allen Cheadle

Researcher at University of Washington

Publications -  105
Citations -  9958

Allen Cheadle is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health promotion & Community health. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 105 publications receiving 9421 citations. Previous affiliations of Allen Cheadle include Public Health – Seattle & King County & Group Health Cooperative.

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The validity of self-reported smoking: a review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: Self-reports of smoking are accurate in most studies, but biochemical assessment, preferably with cotinine plasma, should be considered in intervention studies and student populations to improve accuracy.
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Release from Prison — A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates

TL;DR: Former prison inmates were at high risk for death after release from prison, particularly during the first 2 weeks, and interventions are necessary to reduce the risk of death after released from prison.
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Early mortality among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing bariatric surgical procedures.

TL;DR: Among Medicare beneficiaries, the risk of early death after bariatric surgery is considerably higher than previously suggested and associated with advancing age, male sex, and lower surgeon volume of bariatric procedures.
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Cycling and the Built Environment, a US Perspective

TL;DR: In this paper, a disaggregate cross-sectional study uses primary data on the cycling behavior of 608 randomly sampled respondents in urbanized King County, Washington, and objective parcel-level GIS measures of land use and infrastructure conditions.
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Bile duct injury during cholecystectomy and survival in medicare beneficiaries.

TL;DR: The association between CBD injury during cholecystectomy and survival among Medicare beneficiaries is stronger than suggested by previous reports and refers patients with CBD injuries to surgeons or institutions with greater experience in CBD repair may represent a system-level opportunity to improve outcome.