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Balavenkatesh Kanna
Researcher at Lincoln Hospital
Publications - 26
Citations - 346
Balavenkatesh Kanna is an academic researcher from Lincoln Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Motivational interviewing. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 25 publications receiving 251 citations.
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of COVID-19 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers of an Inner-City Hospital in New York
Federico Ciardi,Vidya Menon,Jamie L. Jensen,Masood A. Shariff,Anjana Pillai,Usha Venugopal,Moiz Kasubhai,Vihren Dimitrov,Balavenkatesh Kanna,Brian D. Poole +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a study was conducted about attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers at a public hospital in New York City during the beginning of the vaccine vaccination campaign.
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Abnormal signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) in obesity
Atul P. Lalani,Balavenkatesh Kanna,Joseph John,Kevin J. Ferrick,Michael S. Huber,Lawrence E. Shapiro +5 more
TL;DR: Obese patients with a history of clinical heart disease and pulmonary disease, electrolyte abnormalities, recent hospitalizations, or abnormal screening ECG or taking medications known to alter the QRS interval were excluded and multiple logistic regression analysis showed that BMI is an independent predictor variable of abnormal SAECG results.
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Results from the Trial Using Motivational Interviewing, Positive Affect, and Self-Affirmation in African Americans with Hypertension (TRIUMPH)
Carla Boutin-Foster,Emanuela Offidani,Balavenkatesh Kanna,Gbenga Ogedegbe,Joseph Ravenell,Ebony Scott,Anna Rodriguez,Rosio Ramos,Walid Michelen,Linda M. Gerber,Mary E. Charlson +10 more
TL;DR: This study did not demonstrate an intervention effect, but it does provide important insight into the psychosocial factors that may underlie blood pressure control in African Americans.
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Colorectal tumors within an urban minority population in New York City.
TL;DR: A study of colonoscopies demonstrates lower odds of Colonoscopy after adjusting for visit volume and greater predilection for colorectal cancer among urban minority men, which supports colonoscopy as the preferred method for cancer screening in the urban minority population in New York City.
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Ethical considerations for conducting health disparities research in community health centers: a social-ecological perspective.
Carla Boutin-Foster,Ebony Scott,Jennifer Melendez,Anna Rodriguez,Rosio Ramos,Balavenkatesh Kanna,Walid Michelen +6 more
TL;DR: A new platform for discussing research ethics is proposed; the social, community, and political factors surrounding research conducted in CHCs are examined; and how future research should be conducted in such settings are recommended.