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Sarah Gehlert
Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis
Publications - 120
Citations - 4153
Sarah Gehlert is an academic researcher from Washington University in St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health equity & Population. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 115 publications receiving 3620 citations. Previous affiliations of Sarah Gehlert include University of Washington & University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Comprehensive modeling reveals proximity, seasonality, and hygiene practices as key determinants of MRSA colonization in exposed households.
Ryan L. Mork,Patrick G. Hogan,Carol E. Muenks,Mary G. Boyle,Ryley M. Thompson,John J. Morelli,Melanie L. Sullivan,Sarah Gehlert,David Ross,Alicia Yn,Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg,Andrey Rzhetsky,Carey-Ann D. Burnham,Stephanie A. Fritz +13 more
TL;DR: This study identified practices that correlate with MRSA colonization, which will inform physician counseling and multifaceted interventions among MRSA-affected households to mitigate MRSA in the community.
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Embedded mistrust then and now: findings of a focus group study on African American perspectives on breast cancer and its treatment
TL;DR: A prevalent theme in the analysis was a general sense of mistrust amongst African Americans towards breast cancer treatment and the health care system at large, suggesting that historical and contemporary incidents remain a point of debate.
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Barriers and Strategies to Participation in Tissue Research Among African-American Men
TL;DR: African-American males were more willing to participate in biorepository studies with physician endorsement or if they understood that participation could benefit future generations, and wanted more recruitment and advertising done in familiar places.
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(Not So) Gently Down the Stream: Choosing Targets to Ameliorate Health Disparities
TL;DR: It is disturbing that the gap between race and ethnic groups is increasing through time for many diseases, and increases in life expectancy at age 25 years occurred for those with higher rather than lower levels of education.
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Development of Plain Language Supplemental Materials for the Biobank Informed Consent Process
Bettina F. Drake,Katherine M. Brown,Sarah Gehlert,Leslie E. Wolf,Joann Seo,Hannah Perkins,Melody S. Goodman,Kimberly A. Kaphingst +7 more
TL;DR: This study developed and conducted cognitive testing with supplemental brochures that clearly communicated information about three different models for consent (notice, broad and study-specific to future use of biospecimens) to supplement an informed consent form.