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Robert F. Anda
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 136
Citations - 51796
Robert F. Anda is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Child abuse. The author has an hindex of 76, co-authored 136 publications receiving 45836 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert F. Anda include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Health promotion data for state health departments: telephone versus in-person survey estimates of smoking and alcohol use.
TL;DR: Telephone surveys provide a reasonable alternative to in-person surveys for estimating the prevalence of health behaviors and are being used to set state health objectives, to plan statewide health promotion programs, and to support public health legislation.
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The association between alcohol use and health behaviors related to the risk of cardiovascular disease: the South Carolina Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Project.
TL;DR: Data suggest that at least some of the apparent protective effect of moderate alcohol consumption found in other studies may be due to differences between nondrinkers and drinkers with respect to physical activity and other health practices.
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Re: asthma and the risk of lung cancer. findings from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE).
TL;DR: It is hoped that the findings and those of others will stimulate research of the biologic mechanism(s) underlying the occurrence of lung cancer among nonsmokers so that possible treatments and prevention strategies may be developed.
Relationship Between Multiple Forms of Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Mental Health in Community Respondents: Results From the Adverse Childhood
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the effect of childhood maltreatment on adults' mental health and found that mental health scores were associated with higher numbers of abuse categories (mean=78.5, 75.8, and 69.9).
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Epidemiology of pacemaker procedures among Medicare enrollees in 1990, 1995, and 2000.
TL;DR: The epidemiology of inpatient pacemaker procedures (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes 37.80 to 37.89) in Medicare enrollees is described and the prevalence increased significantly with age; was less for women than for men; and was more for blacks, Hispanics, and Asians than for whites.