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Areej Hassan
Researcher at Boston Children's Hospital
Publications - 24
Citations - 474
Areej Hassan is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adolescent health & Health care. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 24 publications receiving 382 citations. Previous affiliations of Areej Hassan include Harvard University.
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Food Insecurity and the Burden of Health-Related Social Problems in an Urban Youth Population.
Tamara E. Baer,Tamara E. Baer,Emily A. Scherer,Eric W. Fleegler,Eric W. Fleegler,Areej Hassan,Areej Hassan +6 more
TL;DR: One-third of youth in sample experienced food insecurity, which was strongly associated with presence of other health-related social problems, and the two-item screen effectively detected food insecurity.
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Improving Social Determinants of Health: Effectiveness of a Web-Based Intervention
Areej Hassan,Areej Hassan,Emily A. Scherer,Aaron Pikcilingis,Emily G. Krull,LaQuita McNickles,Glenn Marmon,Elizabeth R. Woods,Elizabeth R. Woods,Eric W. Fleegler +9 more
TL;DR: When provided with services to address health-related social problems, the majority of youth choose to receive help, with nearly half successfully addressing their priority concern.
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Youths' health-related social problems: concerns often overlooked during the medical visit.
Areej Hassan,Areej Hassan,Emily A. Blood,Emily A. Blood,Aaron Pikcilingis,Emily G. Krull,LaQuita McNickles,Glenn Marmon,Sarah A. Wylie,Elizabeth R. Woods,Elizabeth R. Woods,Eric W. Fleegler,Eric W. Fleegler +12 more
TL;DR: Primary care physicians would benefit from improved systems for screening and referral of health-related social problems in order to create a comprehensive medical home for their patients.
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Assessing and referring adolescents' health-related social problems: qualitative evaluation of a novel web-based approach.
Sarah A. Wylie,Sarah A. Wylie,Areej Hassan,Areej Hassan,Emily G. Krull,Aaron Pikcilingis,Heather L. Corliss,Heather L. Corliss,Elizabeth R. Woods,Elizabeth R. Woods,Eric W. Fleegler,Eric W. Fleegler +11 more
TL;DR: Examination of users' perceptions of a web-based screening and referral system for young adults with health-related social problems found the system complemented provider visits and preserved privacy while improving attention to patient needs.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome update in adolescence
Areej Hassan,Catherine M. Gordon +1 more
TL;DR: An increasing number of adolescents are presenting with signs of polycystic ovary syndrome, and efforts should be made to diagnose and treat these women in adolescence to minimize the development of symptoms, and prevent the onset of cardiovascular and metabolic problems.