Courtney Pilkerton
Biographic Data
| ID | 7748544 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Courtney Pilkerton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Courtney |
| FAMILY NAME | Pilkerton |
| SIGNATURE | PILKERTON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | West Virginia University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The liberalization of fireworks legislation and its effects on firework-related injuries in West Virginia
The law increasing access to Class C fireworks may have affected the injury rate, but not injury severity among treated patients. Effective, evidence-based, public health interventions applicable to all age groups may be warranted particularly around national holidays. This study may inform other states looking to amend their legislation
Subclinical atherosclerosis, cardiovascular health, and disease risk: Is there a case for the Cardiovascular Health Index in the primary prevention population
Results from this study suggest that routine administration of the CVHI in a primary prevention population would yield the benefits of identifying patients with existing subclinical CVD not identified through traditional CVD risk factors or scores, and bring physical activity and nutrition to the forefront of provider-patient discussions about lifestyle factors critical to maintaining and prolonging cardiovascular health
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in West Virginia Substate Regions, 2007‐2013
PURPOSE: The opioid epidemic is a public health threat with consequences affecting newborns. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of withdrawal symptoms resulting primarily from in utero opioid exposure. The purpose of this study was to examine NAS and drug-specific trends in West Virginia (WV), where rurality-related issues are largely present. METHODS: The 2007-2013 WV Health Care Authority, Uniform Billing Data were analyzed f…
Comorbidity among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study
Comorbidity among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in West Virginia Substate Regions, 2007‐2013
PURPOSE: The opioid epidemic is a public health threat with consequences affecting newborns. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of withdrawal symptoms resulting primarily from in utero opioid exposure. The purpose of this study was to examine NAS and drug-specific trends in West Virginia (WV), where rurality-related issues are largely present. METHODS: The 2007-2013 WV Health Care Authority, Uniform Billing Data were analyzed f…
Subclinical atherosclerosis, cardiovascular health, and disease risk: Is there a case for the Cardiovascular Health Index in the primary prevention population
Results from this study suggest that routine administration of the CVHI in a primary prevention population would yield the benefits of identifying patients with existing subclinical CVD not identified through traditional CVD risk factors or scores, and bring physical activity and nutrition to the forefront of provider-patient discussions about lifestyle factors critical to maintaining and prolonging cardiovascular health
The liberalization of fireworks legislation and its effects on firework-related injuries in West Virginia
The law increasing access to Class C fireworks may have affected the injury rate, but not injury severity among treated patients. Effective, evidence-based, public health interventions applicable to all age groups may be warranted particularly around national holidays. This study may inform other states looking to amend their legislation
Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Epidemiology (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Abstinence (1 works) · Biostatistics (1 works)