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Stefan G. Kertesz
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 137
Citations - 4435
Stefan G. Kertesz is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Population. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 122 publications receiving 3738 citations. Previous affiliations of Stefan G. Kertesz include University of London & University of Pennsylvania.
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Trends in opioid prescribing by race/ethnicity for patients seeking care in US emergency departments.
TL;DR: Opioid prescribing for patients making a pain-related visit to the emergency department increased after national quality improvement initiatives in the late 1990s, but differences in opioid prescribing by race/ethnicity have not diminished.
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Housing First for Homeless Persons with Active Addiction: Are We Overreaching?
TL;DR: It is suggested that the current research data are not sufficient to identify an optimal housing and rehabilitation approach for an important homeless subgroup and policymakers should be cautious about generalizing the results of available Housing First studies to persons with active addiction when they enter housing programs.
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Association between marijuana exposure and pulmonary function over 20 years.
Mark J. Pletcher,Eric Vittinghoff,Ravi Kalhan,Joshua S. Richman,Joshua S. Richman,Monika M. Safford,Stephen Sidney,Feng Lin,Stefan G. Kertesz,Stefan G. Kertesz +9 more
TL;DR: Occasional and low cumulative marijuana use was not associated with adverse effects on pulmonary function, and tobacco exposure, both current and lifetime, was linearly associated with lower FEV(1) and FVC.
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Factors Associated with Use of Urban Emergency Departments by the U.S. Homeless Population
TL;DR: Homeless people who seek care in urban EDs come by ambulance, lack medical insurance, and have psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses more often than non-homeless people, which identifies a pressing need for policy remedies.
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Challenges with Implementing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Opioid Guideline: A Consensus Panel Report
Kurt Kroenke,Daniel P. Alford,Charles Argoff,Bernard Canlas,Edward C. Covington,Joseph W. Frank,Karl J Haake,Steven R. Hanling,W. Michael Hooten,Stefan G. Kertesz,Richard L. Kravitz,Erin E. Krebs,Steven P. Stanos,Mark Sullivan +13 more
TL;DR: A multidisciplinary expert panel met to review the influence of the core recommendations of the guideline on pain management practices, principally regarding the estimated 5 to 8 million Americans with chronic pain currently on opioids, and largely supported the guideline.