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Melissa Tracy
Researcher at University at Albany, SUNY
Publications - 133
Citations - 9645
Melissa Tracy is an academic researcher from University at Albany, SUNY. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Population. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 118 publications receiving 8300 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa Tracy include University of Miami & University of Michigan.
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Participation rates in epidemiologic studies.
Sandro Galea,Melissa Tracy +1 more
TL;DR: The reasons why study participation has been declining are considered, what is known about who does participate in epidemiologic studies is summarized, and methods that may help improve study participation rates are discussed.
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Comparison of allogeneic vs autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells delivered by transendocardial injection in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: The POSEIDON randomized trial
Joshua M. Hare,Joel E. Fishman,Gary Gerstenblith,Darcy L. Velazquez,Juan P. Zambrano,Viky Y Suncion,Melissa Tracy,Eduard Ghersin,Peter V. Johnston,Jeffrey A. Brinker,Elayne Breton,Janice Davis-Sproul,Ivonne Hernandez Schulman,Ivonne Hernandez Schulman,John J. Byrnes,Adam Mendizabal,Maureen H. Lowery,Didier Rouy,Peter A. Altman,Cheryl Wong Po Foo,Phillip Ruiz,Alexandra Amador,José Paulo da Silva,Ian McNiece,Ian McNiece,Alan W. Heldman +25 more
TL;DR: In this early-stage study of patients with ICM, transendocardial injection of allogeneic and autologous MSCs without a placebo control were both associated with low rates of treatment-emergent SAEs, including immunologic reactions.
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Looking for resilience: understanding the longitudinal trajectories of responses to stress.
TL;DR: Semi-parametric group-based modeling yielded the strongest evidence for resistance, resilience, recovery, relapsing/remitting, delayed dysfunction, and chronic dysfunction trajectories in the aftermath of major disasters.
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Estimated deaths attributable to social factors in the United States
TL;DR: The estimated number of deaths attributable to social factors in the United States is comparable to the number attributed to pathophysiological and behavioral causes and argues for a broader public health conceptualization of the causes of mortality and an expansive policy approach that considers how social factors can be addressed to improve the health of populations.
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Financial and social circumstances and the incidence and course of PTSD in Mississippi during the first two years after Hurricane Katrina.
TL;DR: Exposure to both hurricane-related traumatic events and to financial and social stressors influenced the duration of PTSD symptoms, and postdisaster interventions that aim to improve manipulable stressors after these events may influence the onset and course of PTSD.