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Sally C. Morton
Researcher at Virginia Tech
Publications - 222
Citations - 48444
Sally C. Morton is an academic researcher from Virginia Tech. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Systematic review. The author has an hindex of 80, co-authored 222 publications receiving 43999 citations. Previous affiliations of Sally C. Morton include RAND Corporation & RTI International.
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Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology - A proposal for reporting
Donna F. Stroup,Jesse A. Berlin,Sally C. Morton,Ingram Olkin,G. D. Williamson,Drummond Rennie,Drummond Rennie,David Moher,Betsy Jane Becker,Theresa Ann Sipe,Stephen B. Thacker +10 more
TL;DR: A checklist contains specifications for reporting of meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology, including background, search strategy, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion should improve the usefulness ofMeta-an analyses for authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and decision makers.
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Systematic Review: Impact of Health Information Technology on Quality, Efficiency, and Costs of Medical Care
Basit Chaudhry,Jerome K. Wang,Shinyi Wu,Margaret Maglione,Walter Mojica,Elizabeth Roth,Sally C. Morton,Paul G. Shekelle +7 more
TL;DR: This work systematically review evidence on the costs and benefits associated with use of health information technology and to identify gaps in the literature in order to provide organizations, policymakers, clinicians, and consumers an understanding of the effect ofhealth information technology on clinical care.
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Meta-analysis: surgical treatment of obesity.
Melinda A. Maggard,Lisa R. Shugarman,Marika J Suttorp,Margaret Maglione,Harvey J. Sugerman,Edward H. Livingston,Ninh T. Nguyen,Zhaoping Li,Walter Mojica,Lara Hilton,Shannon L. Rhodes,Sally C. Morton,Paul G. Shekelle +12 more
TL;DR: The increasing numbers of obese individuals have led to intensified interest in surgical treatments to achieve weight loss, and a variety of surgical procedures have been used (Figure 1), which generates weight loss primarily through malabsorption.
Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
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Psychiatric Disorders and Drug Use Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Adults in the United States
Eric G. Bing,M. Audrey Burnam,Douglas Longshore,Douglas Longshore,John A. Fleishman,Cathy D. Sherbourne,Andrew S. London,Barbara J. Turner,Ferd Eggan,Robin L. Beckman,Benedetto Vitiello,Sally C. Morton,Maria Orlando,Samuel A. Bozzette,Samuel A. Bozzette,Lucila Ortiz-Barron,Martin F. Shapiro,Martin F. Shapiro +17 more
TL;DR: Clinicians may need to actively identify those at risk of psychiatric and/or drug dependence disorders and work with policymakers to ensure the availability of appropriate care for these treatable disorders.