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Mary-Lynn Brecht
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 171
Citations - 6351
Mary-Lynn Brecht is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 152 publications receiving 5884 citations. Previous affiliations of Mary-Lynn Brecht include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
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Methamphetamine use behaviors and gender differences.
TL;DR: Results show polydrug use, prolonged MA use before treatment, initiation primarily through friends, common sensation-seeking motivators, numerous problems related to MA use, and a majority who have sold MA.
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Quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure.
TL;DR: It is suggested that interventions to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced heart failure need to be targeted at reducing depression and hostility and increasing daily activity levels.
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Quality of Life of Long-Term Survivors of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Linda Sarna,Geraldine Padilla,Carmack Holmes,Donald P. Tashkin,Mary-Lynn Brecht,Lorraine S. Evangelista +5 more
TL;DR: These findings provide the first description of the QOL of long-term survivors of lung cancer, and risk factors for poorer QOL are strongly linked to distressed mood, which is a potential target for intervention.
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Impact of Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function on Quality of Life of Long-term Survivors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Linda Sarna,Lorraine S. Evangelista,Donald P. Tashkin,Geraldine Padilla,Carmack Holmes,Mary-Lynn Brecht,Fred Grannis +6 more
TL;DR: The majority of long-term survivors of non-small cell lung cancer experienced respiratory symptoms, and more than one third reported dyspnea, including one of five patients with seriously diminished pulmonary function.
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Quality of life in patients with heart failure: Do gender differences exist?
Mary S. Riedinger,Mary S. Riedinger,Kathleen Dracup,Mary-Lynn Brecht,Geraldine Padilla,Linda Sarna,Patricia A. Ganz +6 more
TL;DR: Evaluating gender differences in quality of life (QOL) in a large sample of age-matched and ejection fraction (EF)-matched patients with heart failure found women had significantly worse general life satisfaction, physical function, and social and general health scores than men.