Patricia Stephenson

Biographic Data

ID6083642
NAMEPatricia Stephenson
GIVEN NAMESPatricia
FAMILY NAMEStephenson
SIGNATURESTEPHENSON P
AFFILIATIONSKarlstad University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS32
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
H-INDEX3

  • Body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and glucose intolerance in Chinese and Europid adults in Newcastle, UK

    Nigel Unwin, J Harland et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1997Cited by: 3References: 9

    OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of glucose intolerance (impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes), and its relationship to body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio in Chinese and Europid adults. DESIGN: This was a cross sectional study. SETTING: Newcastle upon Tyne. SUBJECTS: These comprised Chinese and Europid men and women, aged 25-64 years, and resident in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Two hour post load plasma glucose c…

  • Agreement between the Takeda UA-731 automatic blood pressure measuring device and the manual mercury sphygmomanometer

    Carmen Cartwright, Nigel Unwin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1996References: 7

    STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess agreement between two Takeda UA-731 automatic blood pressure measuring devices (referred to as machines A and B) and two manual mercury sphygmomanometers. DESIGN: A 'Y' connector attached each Takeda UA-731 to a manual mercury sphygmomanometer. Simultaneous measurements were made on adult subjects. SETTING: A population based cardiovascular disease survey in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. PARTICIPANTS: Measurements on machine…

  • Stephenson and Wagner Respond

    Patricia Stephenson, Marsden WagnerARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1993References: 2

    Stephenson and Wagner Respond Patricia Stephenson, and Marsden Wagner CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.83.8.1181 Published Online: October 07, 2011

  • Variation in cesarean section rates among hospitals in Washington State

    L Mckenzie, Lara B McKenzie et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1993Cited by: 8References: 14

    OBJECTIVES. This study examined hospital characteristics and hospital population risk factors and their associations with hospital-specific cesarean section rates in Washington State. METHODS. Data were obtained from 1987 birth certificates. The study population included all hospitals that had 12 or more singleton live births. RESULTS. Hospital-specific cesarean section rates varied from 0% to 43% and were positively associated with proprietary o…

  • Health care consequences of the European economic community in 1993 and beyond

    Open AccessPer-Gunnar Svensson, Per‐gunnar Svensson et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine1992

  • Commentary

    Patricia Stephenson, M Wagner et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1992Cited by: 21References: 1

    The question of whether abortion should be legal is currently being decided in many countries. Although much of the discussion has focused on ethical issues, the public health consequences should not be overlooked and should be addressed realistically and responsibly. Nowhere are the public health manifestations of restricted abortion more apparent than in Romania. The pronatalist policies of the Ceaucescu regime resulted in the highest maternal …