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Robert Lipton
Researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Publications - 22
Citations - 862
Robert Lipton is an academic researcher from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Sexual violence. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 22 publications receiving 770 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert Lipton include University of Michigan.
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Emergency department crowding and risk of preventable medical errors.
Stephen K. Epstein,David S. Huckins,Shan W. Liu,Daniel J. Pallin,Ashley F. Sullivan,Robert Lipton,Robert Lipton,Carlos A. Camargo +7 more
TL;DR: A direct association between high levels of ED crowding and risk of preventable medical errors is identified, with most PMEs occurring at the highest crowding level.
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Experiences of female survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a mixed-methods study
Jocelyn Kelly,Theresa S. Betancourt,Dennis Mukwege,Robert Lipton,Michael J. VanRooyen,Michael J. VanRooyen +5 more
TL;DR: Mixed methods findings show rape survivors were seen as "contaminated with HIV, contributing to their isolation and over 95% could not access prophylactic care in time, and receiving support from their husbands after rape was protective against survivors' feelings of shame and social isolation.
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Emergency Department Utilization After the Implementation of Massachusetts Health Reform
Peter B. Smulowitz,Robert Lipton,J. Frank Wharam,Leon C. Adelman,Scott G. Weiner,Laura G. Burke,Christopher W. Baugh,Jeremiah D. Schuur,Shan W. Liu,Meghan E. McGrath,Bella Liu,Assaad Sayah,Mary C. Burke,J. Hector Pope,Bruce E. Landon +14 more
TL;DR: Although overall ED volume continues to increase, Massachusetts health reform was associated with a small but statistically significant decrease in the rate of low-severity visits for those populations most affected by health reform compared with a comparison population of individuals less likely to be affected by the reform.
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Changes in Body Mass Index Associated With Head Start Participation
Julie C. Lumeng,Niko Kaciroti,Julie Sturza,Allison M. Krusky,Alison L. Miller,Karen E. Peterson,Robert Lipton,Thomas M. Reischl +7 more
TL;DR: Preschool-aged children with an unhealthy weight status who participated in Head Start had a significantly healthier BMI by kindergarten entry age than comparison children in a primary care health system (both those receiving and those not receiving Medicaid).
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Patterns of sexual violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: reports from survivors presenting to Panzi Hospital in 2006.
Susan A. Bartels,Susan A. Bartels,Jennifer Scott,Denis Mukwege,Robert Lipton,Michael J. VanRooyen,Michael J. VanRooyen,Jennifer Leaning +7 more
TL;DR: Sexual violence in South Kivu was also marked with a predominance of gang rape, thus increasing the risk of serious injury as well as the likelihood of an individual woman contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI).