Alberto J Caban

Biographic Data

ID6061035
NAMEAlberto J Caban
GIVEN NAMESAlberto J
FAMILY NAMECaban
SIGNATURECABAN A J
AFFILIATIONSAlberto J. Caban is with the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Miami School of Medicine and with Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Florida. Lora E. Fleming, David J. Lee, Orlando Gómez-Marín, William LeBlanc, and Terry M. Pitman are all with the University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS8
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
H-INDEX2

  • Healthcare provider smoking cessation advice among US worker groups

    David Lee, David J Lee et al.ARTICLETobacco Control2007

    The relatively low reported prevalence of HCP initiated smoking cessation discussion, particularly among currently employed workers with potentially synergistic occupational exposures and high current smoking prevalence, needs to be addressed through educational campaigns targeting physicians and other HCPs

  • Severity of Concurrent Visual and Hearing Impairment and Mortality

    Open AccessDavid Lee, David J Lee et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2007References: 2

    Prevention of severe visual and hearing impairment should be a national public health priority, especially given the aging of the U.S. population

  • Concurrent Hearing and Visual Impairment and Morbidity in Community-Residing Adults

    Open AccessDavid Lee, David J Lee et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2005Cited by: 1References: 2

    HI+VI is associated with morbidity, although the strength of these associations varies across subgroups. Findings indicate that an increased focus on the provision of hearing and eye care services is required. Insurance coverage for these services should also be pursued by health policy makers

  • Prevalence of Concurrent Hearing and Visual Impairment in US Adults

    Alberto J Caban‐martinez, Alberto J Caban et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2005Cited by: 3References: 26

    Analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of US adults (n=195801) showed that concurrent hearing and visual impairment prevalence rates were highest for participants older than 79 years of age (16.6%); a 3-fold increase in age-adjusted rates of reported hearing and visual impairment was observed for Native Americans compared with Asian Americans. Research on preventing concurrent hearing and visual impairment and countering its con…

  • Obesity in US Workers

    Alberto J Caban‐martinez, Alberto J Caban et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2005Cited by: 4References: 38

    Objectives. Obesity has emerged as one of the most important public health issues in the United States. We assessed obesity prevalence rates and their trends among major US occupational groups. Methods. Self-reported weight and height were collected annually on US workers, aged 18 years or older, from the 1986 to 1995 and the 1997 to 2002 National Health Interview Surveys. Overall, occupation-, race-, and gender-specific rates of obesity (defined…