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Andy Sharma
Researcher at University of Maryland, College Park
Publications - 5
Citations - 14
Andy Sharma is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, College Park. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Odds ratio. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 5 publications receiving 7 citations.
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A National Profile of Functional Limitations Among Asian Indians, Chinese, and Filipinos.
TL;DR: Asian Indians appeared to have a poorer health profile for limitations in dressing, eating, walking, or working when compared with Chinese and Filipinos, and this findings raise interesting questions about the on-set of disability by age and gender for Asian subgroups.
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Body mass index and mobility limitations: An analysis of middle-aged and older Black, Hispanic, and White women in the U.S.
TL;DR: Higher-levels of BMI were associated with an increased probability for mobility limitations for Black, Hispanic, and White middle-aged and older women, which are useful for prioritising minority health policy.
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Generational trends and patterns in readmission within a statewide cohort of clients receiving heroin use disorder treatment in Maryland, 2007-2013.
K. Paul Rezai-Zadeh,Richard N. Engstrom,Andy Sharma,Yiming Chen,Jun Chu,Robin Parker Cox,Mei-Ling Ting Lee +6 more
TL;DR: Analysis of an unusually rich longitudinal dataset of substance use disorder clients in Maryland who were treated for heroin use shows clear patterns of treatment readmission emerge across generations in treatment-naïve clients with regard to gender, ethnicity, employment, geographical region, and treatment type/intensity.
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Wealth and the health of older Black women in the United States
TL;DR: Investigating the impact of wealth on older Black women's health suggests that wealth may not play as integral a role as previously thought, but the outcome was significant for earnings and education, particularly higher levels of education.
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Exploratory and spatial analysis of disability among older Asian Indians
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors utilized the 2012-2016 American Community Survey to conduct an exploratory and spatial analysis of disability for older Asian Indians (i.e., 60+ years of age).