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Rebecca Gore

Senior Biostatistician, UMass Lowell
Verified email at uml.edu
Cited by 3777

Breastfeeding self-efficacy in women of African descent

D McCarter-Spaulding, R Gore - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether breastfeeding self-efficacy predicts the duration and pattern
of breastfeeding in a sample of Black women of African descent. Design Descriptive …

Effects of alcohol and tobacco on aerodigestive cancer risks: a meta-regression analysis

A Zeka, R Gore, D Kriebel - Cancer Causes & Control, 2003 - Springer
Objective: Meta-analysis was used to summarize the published evidence on the
associations between alcohol and tobacco consumption and cancers of the oropharynx …

The association of major depressive episodes with income inequality and the human development index

M Cifuentes, G Sembajwe, SW Tak, R Gore… - Social science & …, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to estimate the association between country income distribution
and human development with the 12-month occurrence of major depressive episodes …

National income, self-reported wheezing and asthma diagnosis from the World Health Survey

G Sembajwe, M Cifuentes, SW Tak… - European …, 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aims of this study were to quantify and describe the variations in respiratory symptoms
and diagnosis prevalence across regions of the world according to national income. In 2002 …

Relationships among employees' working conditions, mental health, and intention to leave in nursing homes

Y Zhang, L Punnett, R Gore… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Employee turnover is a large and expensive problem in the long-term care environment.
Stated intention to leave is a reliable indicator of likely turnover, but actual predictors …

Nanoparticles from photocopiers induce oxidative stress and upper respiratory tract inflammation in healthy volunteers

M Khatri, D Bello, P Gaines, J Martin, AK Pal… - …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Photocopiers emit large quantities of nanoparticles (NPs); however, their toxicological
properties have not been studied. Here we investigate for the first time early human …

Occupational health of home care aides: results of the safe home care survey

MM Quinn, PK Markkanen, CJ Galligan… - Occupational and …, 2016 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives In countries with ageing populations, home care (HC) aides are among the
fastest growing jobs. There are few quantitative studies of HC occupational safety and health …

Examining childhood obesity from infancy: the relationship between tummy time, infant BMI-z, weight gain, and motor development—an exploratory study

A Koren, L Kahn-D'angelo, SM Reece… - Journal of Pediatric Health …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction This exploratory study investigated the infant time spent in tummy time (TT) in
relation to body mass index z score (BMI-z), weight gain, and motor development in infants …

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on home health and home care agency managers, clients, and aides: a cross-sectional survey, March to June, 2020

SR Sama, MM Quinn, CJ Galligan… - Home Health Care …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Home health and home care (HH&HC) agencies provide essential medical and supportive
services to elders and people with disabilities, enabling them to live at home. Home-based …

Violence at the workplace increases the risk of musculoskeletal pain among nursing home workers

H Miranda, L Punnett, R Gore, J Boyer - … and environmental medicine, 2011 - oem.bmj.com
Background Despite the high prevalences of workplace physical violence and
musculoskeletal symptoms among health care workers, very few studies have examined the …