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Millicent Higgins
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 95
Citations - 10262
Millicent Higgins is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Chronic bronchitis. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 95 publications receiving 10014 citations. Previous affiliations of Millicent Higgins include National Institutes of Health.
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Trends in the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in the Adult US Population: Data From the Health Examination Surveys, 1960 to 1991
Vicki L. Burt,Jeffrey A. Cutler,Millicent Higgins,Michael J. Horan,Darwin R. Labarthe,Paul K. Whelton,Clarice Brown,Edward J. Roccella +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe secular trends in the distribution of blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension in US adults and changes in rates of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension.
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Body mass index and the prevalence of hypertension and dyslipidemia.
Clarice D. Brown,Millicent Higgins,Karen A. Donato,Frederick C. Rohde,Robert J. Garrison,Eva Obarzanek,Nancy D. Ernst,Michael J. Horan +7 more
TL;DR: These data quantify the strong associations of BMI with hypertension and abnormal lipids consistent with the national emphasis on prevention and control of overweight and obesity and indicate that blood pressure and cholesterol measurement and control are especially important for overweight and obese people.
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Community surveillance of coronary heart disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study: Methods and initial two years' experience
Alice White,Aaron R. Folsom,Lloyd E. Chambless,A R Sharret,Kiduk Yang,David E. Conwill,Millicent Higgins,O. D. Williams,Herman A. Tyroler +8 more
TL;DR: The initial 2-years' experience with case ascertainment and availability of information needed for classification of events is described, and average annual age-adjusted attack rates of definite MI and CHD mortality rates for blacks in two communities and whites in the four communities are presented.
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Report of the conference on low blood cholesterol
David R. Jacobs,Henry Blackburn,Millicent Higgins,Dwayne Reed,Hiroyasu Iso,Gardner C. Mcmillan,James D. Neaton,James H. Nelson,John D. Potter,Basil M. Rifkind,Jacques E. Rossouw,Richard B. Shekelle,Salim Yusuf +12 more
TL;DR: The U-shaped relation between total mortality in men and the flat relation in women resulted largely from a positive relation of TC with coronary heart disease death and an inverse relation with deaths caused by some cancers (e.g., lung but not colon), respiratory disease, digestive disease, trauma, and residual deaths.
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The attributable mortality and costs of primary nosocomial bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit
TL;DR: It was found that primary nosocomial bloodstream infections increased ICU length of stay and costs and increased direct costs after matching for severity of illness.