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Robert M. Jacobson
Researcher at Mayo Clinic
Publications - 287
Citations - 13381
Robert M. Jacobson is an academic researcher from Mayo Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vaccination & Measles. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 282 publications receiving 12162 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert M. Jacobson include University of Rochester.
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Score Tests for Association between Traits and Haplotypes when Linkage Phase Is Ambiguous
TL;DR: New methods of testing the statistical association between haplotypes and a wide variety of traits, including binary, ordinal, and quantitative traits are developed, which allow adjustment for nongenetic covariates, which may be critical when analyzing genetically complex traits.
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Requiring influenza vaccination for health care workers: seven truths we must accept
TL;DR: This paper suggests that an annual influenza immunization should be required for every health care worker with direct patient contact, unless a medical contraindication or religious objection exists, or an informed declination is signed by the health care workers.
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Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates
Julie C. Jacobson Vann,Robert M. Jacobson,Tamera Coyne-Beasley,Josephine Asafu-Adjei,Peter G. Szilagyi +4 more
TL;DR: Evaluating the effectiveness of various types of patient reminder and recall interventions to improve receipt of immunizations in children, adolescents, and adults in 10 countries and presenting pooled results for randomized trials using the random-effects model.
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The Age-Old Struggle against the Antivaccinationists
TL;DR: Today, the most recent in a long line of antivaccinationists are using modern media to sway public opinion and distract attention from scientific evidence.
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Prevention of Hepatitis B with the Hepatitis B Vaccine
TL;DR: A 25-year-old registered nurse comes for a visit to initiate prenatal care after receiving a positive result on a pregnancy test, and reports that she declined hepatitis B vaccination when it was offered by her current employer because she does not draw blood and thus does not consider herself at risk.