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Robert K Merritt

US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
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Validation of susceptibility as a predictor of which adolescents take up smoking in the United States.

…, WS Choi, EA Gilpin, AJ Farkas, RK Merritt - Health …, 1996 - psycnet.apa.org
Smoking onset has 4 levels, with a" susceptibility" level preceding early experimentation.
This study assessed the predictive validity of smoking susceptibility in a longitidinal study of a …

A population-based study of the 22q11. 2 deletion: phenotype, incidence, and contribution to major birth defects in the population

…, A Correa, K Coleman, SA Rasmussen, RK Merritt… - …, 2003 - publications.aap.org
Objectives. Although several studies describe the 22q11.2 deletion, population-based data
are scant. Such data are needed to evaluate properly the impact, distribution, and clinical …

Fluid overload before continuous hemofiltration and survival in critically ill children: a retrospective analysis

…, RK Merritt, ML Heard, K Rogers… - Critical care …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) is used for renal replacement and
fluid management in critically ill children. A previous small study suggested that survival …

Physical activity behaviors in lower and higher socioeconomic status populations

ES Ford, RK Merritt, GW Heath… - American journal of …, 1991 - academic.oup.com
Few data on physical activity habits among populations of low socioeconomic status have
been published. The authors studied physical activity habits—leisure-time physical activity, job…

The prevalence of selected physical activities and their relation with coronary heart disease risk factors in elderly men: the Zutphen Study, 1985

…, BPM Bloemberg, WHM Saris, RK Merritt… - American journal of …, 1991 - academic.oup.com
Physical activity patterns and their relation with coronary heart disease risk factors are described
for a representative sample of 863 Dutch men, 65–84 years old, who participated in the …

The last straw? Cigarette advertising and realized market shares among youths and adults, 1979–1993

…, M Siegel, A Haddix, RK Merritt… - Journal of …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors test the hypotheses that parameters of advertising sensitivity for adolescents are
significant and perhaps larger than those for adults. Cigarette brand shares of advertising …

Surveillance for selected tobacco-use behaviors—United States, 1900-1994

…, JH Chrismon, S Tomar, JP Peddicord, RK Merritt… - 1994 - scholarworks.gsu.edu
Abstract Problem/Condition: Surveillance of tobacco use is an essential component of any
tobacco-control program. The information gathered can be used to guide research …

Associations between sleep disorders, sleep duration, quality of sleep, and hypertension: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005 to …

P Bansil, EV Kuklina, RK Merritt… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011;13:739–743. ©2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Sleep is a
contributing factor to optimal health and vitality. However, to date, no national study has …

Physical activity trends among 26 states, 1986-1990.

CJ Caspersen, RK Merritt - Medicine and science in sports and …, 1995 - europepmc.org
Data to monitor physical activity from large, representative samples are rare. Therefore, we
conducted standardized telephone surveys for 26 states participating in the Behavioral Risk …

Effects of smoking reduction during pregnancy on the birth weight of term infants

…, JS Kendrick, HG Wilson, RK Merritt… - American journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
This study was undertaken to determine 1) whether reducing tobacco exposure during
pregnancy increases the birth weight of term infants and 2) the relative effects of early- and late-…