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Steven L. Gortmaker, Ph.D.

Title'Professor of the Practice of Health Sociology'
InstitutionHarvard School of Public Health
DepartmentDept of Social and Behavioral Sciences
AddressHarvard School of Public Hlth
Building 3, Room 720
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston MA 02115
Phone617/432-1029

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  1. Gortmaker SL, Story M, Powell LM, Krebs-Smith SM. Building infrastructure to document the u.s. Food stream. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Feb; 44(2):192-3.
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  2. Neuman M, Kawachi I, Gortmaker S, Subramanian SV. Urban-rural differences in BMI in low- and middle-income countries: the role of socioeconomic status. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Feb; 97(2):428-36.
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  3. Fiechtner L, Block J, Duncan DT, Gillman MW, Gortmaker SL, Melly SJ, Rifas-Shiman SL, Taveras EM. Proximity to supermarkets associated with higher body mass index among overweight and obese preschool-age children. Prev Med. 2013 Mar; 56(3-4):218-21.
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  4. Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Chomitz VR, Antonelli TA, Gortmaker SL, Osganian SK, Ludwig DS. A randomized trial of sugar-sweetened beverages and adolescent body weight. N Engl J Med. 2012 Oct 11; 367(15):1407-16.
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  5. Gortmaker SL, Story M. Nutrition policy research that can lead to reduced childhood obesity in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep; 43(3 Suppl 2):S149-51.
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  6. Cradock AL, Wilking CL, Olliges SA, Gortmaker SL. Getting back on tap: the policy context and cost of ensuring access to low-cost drinking water in Massachusetts schools. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep; 43(3 Suppl 2):S95-101.
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  7. Giles CM, Kenney EL, Gortmaker SL, Lee RM, Thayer JC, Mont-Ferguson H, Cradock AL. Increasing water availability during afterschool snack: evidence, strategies, and partnerships from a group randomized trial. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep; 43(3 Suppl 2):S136-42.
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  8. Cunningham TJ, Berkman LF, Kawachi I, Jacobs DR, Seeman TE, Kiefe CI, Gortmaker SL. Changes in waist circumference and body mass index in the us cardia cohort: fixed-effects associations with self-reported experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination. J Biosoc Sci. 2013 Mar; 45(2):267-78.
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  9. Sanchez-Villegas A, Field AE, O'Reilly EJ, Fava M, Gortmaker S, Kawachi I, Ascherio A. Perceived and actual obesity in childhood and adolescence and risk of adult depression. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Jan; 67(1):81-6.
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  10. Cunningham TJ, Seeman TE, Kawachi I, Gortmaker SL, Jacobs DR, Kiefe CI, Berkman LF. Racial/ethnic and gender differences in the association between self-reported experiences of racial/ethnic discrimination and inflammation in the CARDIA cohort of 4 US communities. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Sep; 75(5):922-31.
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  11. Gortmaker SL, Lee R, Cradock AL, Sobol AM, Duncan DT, Wang YC. Disparities in youth physical activity in the United States: 2003-2006. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 May; 44(5):888-93.
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  12. Wang YC, Orleans CT, Gortmaker SL. Reaching the healthy people goals for reducing childhood obesity: closing the energy gap. Am J Prev Med. 2012 May; 42(5):437-44.
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  13. Duncan DT, Castro MC, Gortmaker SL, Aldstadt J, Melly SJ, Bennett GG. Racial differences in the built environment--body mass index relationship? A geospatial analysis of adolescents in urban neighborhoods. Int J Health Geogr. 2012; 11:11.
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  14. Gortmaker SL, Lee RM, Mozaffarian RS, Sobol AM, Nelson TF, Roth BA, Wiecha JL. Effect of an after-school intervention on increases in children's physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2012 Mar; 44(3):450-7.
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  15. Sonneville KR, Rifas-Shiman SL, Kleinman KP, Gortmaker SL, Gillman MW, Taveras EM. Associations of obesogenic behaviors in mothers and obese children participating in a randomized trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Jul; 20(7):1449-54.
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  16. Mozaffarian RS, Andry A, Lee RM, Wiecha JL, Gortmaker SL. Price and healthfulness of snacks in 32 YMCA after-school programs in 4 US metropolitan areas, 2006-2008. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9:E38.
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  17. Duncan DT, Aldstadt J, Whalen J, Melly SJ, Gortmaker SL. Validation of walk score for estimating neighborhood walkability: an analysis of four US metropolitan areas. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Nov; 8(11):4160-79.
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  18. Cunningham TJ, Berkman LF, Gortmaker SL, Kiefe CI, Jacobs DR, Seeman TE, Kawachi I. Assessment of differential item functioning in the experiences of discrimination index: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Dec 1; 174(11):1266-74.
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  19. Hohman KH, Price SN, Sonneville K, Rifas-Shiman SL, Gortmaker SL, Gillman MW, Taveras EM. Can the Internet be used to reach parents for family-based childhood obesity interventions? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Apr; 51(4):314-20.
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  20. Hall KD, Sacks G, Chandramohan D, Chow CC, Wang YC, Gortmaker SL, Swinburn BA. Quantification of the effect of energy imbalance on bodyweight. Lancet. 2011 Aug 27; 378(9793):826-37.
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  21. Wang YC, McPherson K, Marsh T, Gortmaker SL, Brown M. Health and economic burden of the projected obesity trends in the USA and the UK. Lancet. 2011 Aug 27; 378(9793):815-25.
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  22. Gortmaker SL, Swinburn BA, Levy D, Carter R, Mabry PL, Finegood DT, Huang T, Marsh T, Moodie ML. Changing the future of obesity: science, policy, and action. Lancet. 2011 Aug 27; 378(9793):838-47.
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  23. Swinburn BA, Sacks G, Hall KD, McPherson K, Finegood DT, Moodie ML, Gortmaker SL. The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments. Lancet. 2011 Aug 27; 378(9793):804-14.
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  24. Cradock AL, McHugh A, Mont-Ferguson H, Grant L, Barrett JL, Wang YC, Gortmaker SL. Effect of school district policy change on consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among high school students, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004-2006. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Jul; 8(4):A74.
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  25. Barrett JL, Hannon C, Keefe L, Gortmaker SL, Cradock AL. Playground renovations and quality at public parks in Boston,Massachusetts, 1996-2007. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011 Jul; 8(4):A72.
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  26. Duncan DT, Castro MC, Blossom JC, Bennett GG, Gortmaker SL. Evaluation of the positional difference between two common geocoding methods. Geospat Health. 2011 May; 5(2):265-73.
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  27. Taveras EM, Gortmaker SL, Hohman KH, Horan CM, Kleinman KP, Mitchell K, Price S, Prosser LA, Rifas-Shiman SL, Gillman MW. Randomized controlled trial to improve primary care to prevent and manage childhood obesity: the High Five for Kids study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Aug; 165(8):714-22.
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  28. Firestone R, Punpuing S, Peterson KE, Acevedo-Garcia D, Gortmaker SL. Child overweight and undernutrition in Thailand: is there an urban effect? Soc Sci Med. 2011 May; 72(9):1420-8.
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  29. Sonneville KR, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL, Gillman MW, Taveras EM. Longitudinal association of maternal attempt to lose weight during the postpartum period and child obesity at age 3 years. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Oct; 19(10):2046-52.
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  30. Levy DT, Mabry PL, Wang YC, Gortmaker S, Huang TT, Marsh T, Moodie M, Swinburn B. Simulation models of obesity: a review of the literature and implications for research and policy. Obes Rev. 2011 May; 12(5):378-94.
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  31. Taveras EM, Hohman KH, Price SN, Rifas-Shiman SL, Mitchell K, Gortmaker SL, Gillman MW. Correlates of participation in a pediatric primary care-based obesity prevention intervention. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Feb; 19(2):449-52.
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  32. Ramanadhan S, Wiecha JL, Gortmaker SL, Emmons KM, Viswanath K. Informal training in staff networks to support dissemination of health promotion programs. Am J Health Promot. 2010 Sep-Oct; 25(1):12-8.
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  33. Van Cleave J, Gortmaker SL, Perrin JM. Dynamics of obesity and chronic health conditions among children and youth. JAMA. 2010 Feb 17; 303(7):623-30.
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  34. Mozaffarian RS, Wiecha JL, Roth BA, Nelson TF, Lee RM, Gortmaker SL. Impact of an organizational intervention designed to improve snack and beverage quality in YMCA after-school programs. Am J Public Health. 2010 May; 100(5):925-32.
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  35. Conron KJ, Beardslee W, Koenen KC, Buka SL, Gortmaker SL. A longitudinal study of maternal depression and child maltreatment in a national sample of families investigated by child protective services. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Oct; 163(10):922-30.
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  36. Cradock AL, Melly SJ, Allen JG, Morris JS, Gortmaker SL. Youth destinations associated with objective measures of physical activity in adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Sep; 45(3 Suppl):S91-8.
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  37. Mimiaga MJ, Noonan E, Donnell D, Safren SA, Koenen KC, Gortmaker S, O'Cleirigh C, Chesney MA, Coates TJ, Koblin BA, Mayer KH. Childhood sexual abuse is highly associated with HIV risk-taking behavior and infection among MSM in the EXPLORE Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2009 Jul 1; 51(3):340-8.
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  38. Taveras EM, Mitchell K, Gortmaker SL. Parental confidence in making overweight-related behavior changes. Pediatrics. 2009 Jul; 124(1):151-8.
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  39. Ramanadhan S, Wiecha JL, Emmons KM, Gortmaker SL, Viswanath K. Extra-team connections for knowledge transfer between staff teams. Health Educ Res. 2009 Dec; 24(6):967-76.
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  40. Polacsek M, Orr J, Letourneau L, Rogers V, Holmberg R, O'Rourke K, Hannon C, Lombard KA, Gortmaker SL. Impact of a primary care intervention on physician practice and patient and family behavior: keep ME Healthy---the Maine Youth Overweight Collaborative. Pediatrics. 2009 Jun; 123 Suppl 5:S258-66.
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  41. Taveras EM, Hohman KH, Price S, Gortmaker SL, Sonneville K. Televisions in the bedrooms of racial/ethnic minority children: how did they get there and how do we get them out? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009 Sep; 48(7):715-9.
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  42. Wang YC, Ludwig DS, Sonneville K, Gortmaker SL. Impact of change in sweetened caloric beverage consumption on energy intake among children and adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Apr; 163(4):336-43.
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  43. Bleich SN, Wang YC, Wang Y, Gortmaker SL. Increasing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among US adults: 1988-1994 to 1999-2004. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jan; 89(1):372-81.
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  44. Sonneville KR, Gortmaker SL. Total energy intake, adolescent discretionary behaviors and the energy gap. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008 Dec; 32 Suppl 6:S19-27.
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  45. Cradock AL, Kawachi I, Colditz GA, Gortmaker SL, Buka SL. Neighborhood social cohesion and youth participation in physical activity in Chicago. Soc Sci Med. 2009 Feb; 68(3):427-35.
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  46. Wang YC, Bleich SN, Gortmaker SL. Increasing caloric contribution from sugar-sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices among US children and adolescents, 1988-2004. Pediatrics. 2008 Jun; 121(6):e1604-14.
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  47. Taveras EM, Gortmaker SL, Mitchell KF, Gillman MW. Parental perceptions of overweight counseling in primary care: the roles of race/ethnicity and parent overweight. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Aug; 16(8):1794-801.
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  48. Gortmaker SL. Innovations to reduce television and computertime and obesity in childhood. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Mar; 162(3):283-4.
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  49. Mimiaga MJ, Tetu AM, Gortmaker S, Koenen KC, Fair AD, Novak DS, Vanderwarker R, Bertrand T, Adelson S, Mayer KH. HIV and STD status among MSM and attitudes about Internet partner notification for STD exposure. Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Feb; 35(2):111-6.
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  50. Mimiaga MJ, Fair AD, Mayer KH, Koenen K, Gortmaker S, Tetu AM, Hobson J, Safren SA. Experiences and sexual behaviors of HIV-infected MSM who acquired HIV in the context of crystal methamphetamine use. AIDS Educ Prev. 2008 Feb; 20(1):30-41.
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  51. Nelson TF, Gortmaker SL, Subramanian SV, Wechsler H. Vigorous physical activity among college students in the United States. J Phys Act Health. 2007 Oct; 4(4):495-508.
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  52. Cradock AL, Melly SJ, Allen JG, Morris JS, Gortmaker SL. Characteristics of school campuses and physical activity among youth. Am J Prev Med. 2007 Aug; 33(2):106-113.
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  53. Nelson TF, Gortmaker SL, Subramanian SV, Cheung L, Wechsler H. Disparities in overweight and obesity among US college students. Am J Health Behav. 2007 Jul-Aug; 31(4):363-73.
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  54. Perrin JM, Bloom SR, Gortmaker SL. The increase of childhood chronic conditions in the United States. JAMA. 2007 Jun 27; 297(24):2755-9.
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  55. Liu CL, Zaslavsky AM, Ganz ML, Perrin J, Gortmaker S, McCormick MC. The financial implications of availability and quality of a usual source of care for children with special health care needs. Matern Child Health J. 2008 Mar; 12(2):243-59.
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  56. Taveras EM, Sobol AM, Hannon C, Finkelstein D, Wiecha J, Gortmaker SL. Youths' perceptions of overweight-related prevention counseling at a primary care visit. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Apr; 15(4):831-6.
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  57. Franks A, Kelder SH, Dino GA, Horn KA, Gortmaker SL, Wiecha JL, Simoes EJ. School-based programs: lessons learned from CATCH, Planet Health, and Not-On-Tobacco. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Apr; 4(2):A33.
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  58. Howland LC, Storm DS, Crawford SL, Ma Y, Gortmaker SL, Oleske JM. Negative life events: risk to health-related quality of life in children and youth with HIV infection. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2007 Jan-Feb; 18(1):3-11.
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  59. Wang YC, Gortmaker SL, Sobol AM, Kuntz KM. Estimating the energy gap among US children: a counterfactual approach. Pediatrics. 2006 Dec; 118(6):e1721-33.
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  60. Lehrer JA, Shrier LA, Gortmaker S, Buka S. Depressive symptoms as a longitudinal predictor of sexual risk behaviors among US middle and high school students. Pediatrics. 2006 Jul; 118(1):189-200.
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  61. Hannon C, Cradock A, Gortmaker SL, Wiecha J, El Ayadi A, Keefe L, Harris A. Play Across Boston: a community initiative to reduce disparities in access to after-school physical activity programs for inner-city youths. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 Jul; 3(3):A100.
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  62. Kim D, Subramanian SV, Gortmaker SL, Kawachi I. US state- and county-level social capital in relation to obesity and physical inactivity: a multilevel, multivariable analysis. Soc Sci Med. 2006 Aug; 63(4):1045-59.
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  63. Wiecha JL, Peterson KE, Ludwig DS, Kim J, Sobol A, Gortmaker SL. When children eat what they watch: impact of television viewing on dietary intake in youth. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Apr; 160(4):436-42.
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  64. Lehrer JA, Buka S, Gortmaker S, Shrier LA. Depressive symptomatology as a predictor of exposure to intimate partner violence among US female adolescents and young adults. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Mar; 160(3):270-6.
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  65. Lee GM, Gortmaker SL, McIntosh K, Hughes MD, Oleske JM. Quality of life for children and adolescents: impact of HIV infection and antiretroviral treatment. Pediatrics. 2006 Feb; 117(2):273-83.
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  66. Lindsay AC, Sussner KM, Kim J, Gortmaker S. The role of parents in preventing childhood obesity. Future Child. 2006; 16(1):169-86.
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  67. Liu CL, Zaslavsky AM, Ganz ML, Perrin J, Gortmaker S, McCormick MC. Continuity of health insurance coverage for children with special health care needs. Matern Child Health J. 2005 Dec; 9(4):363-75.
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  68. Chavarro JE, Peterson KE, Sobol AM, Wiecha JL, Gortmaker SL. Effects of a school-based obesity-prevention intervention on menarche (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2005 Dec; 16(10):1245-52.
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  69. Austin SB, Melly SJ, Sanchez BN, Patel A, Buka S, Gortmaker SL. Clustering of fast-food restaurants around schools: a novel application of spatial statistics to the study of food environments. Am J Public Health. 2005 Sep; 95(9):1575-81.
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  70. Cradock AL, Kawachi I, Colditz GA, Hannon C, Melly SJ, Wiecha JL, Gortmaker SL. Playground safety and access in Boston neighborhoods. Am J Prev Med. 2005 May; 28(4):357-63.
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  71. Austin SB, Field AE, Wiecha J, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL. The impact of a school-based obesity prevention trial on disordered weight-control behaviors in early adolescent girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005 Mar; 159(3):225-30.
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  72. Storm DS, Boland MG, Gortmaker SL, He Y, Skurnick J, Howland L, Oleske JM. Protease inhibitor combination therapy, severity of illness, and quality of life among children with perinatally acquired HIV-1 infection. Pediatrics. 2005 Feb; 115(2):e173-82.
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  73. Jun HJ, Subramanian SV, Gortmaker S, Kawachi I. Socioeconomic disadvantage, parenting responsibility, and women's smoking in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2004 Dec; 94(12):2170-6.
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  74. Wiecha JL, El Ayadi AM, Fuemmeler BF, Carter JE, Handler S, Johnson S, Strunk N, Korzec-Ramirez D, Gortmaker SL. Diffusion of an integrated health education program in an urban school system: planet health. J Pediatr Psychol. 2004 Sep; 29(6):467-74.
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  75. Ludwig DS, Gortmaker SL. Programming obesity in childhood. Lancet. 2004 Jul 17-23; 364(9430):226-7.
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  76. Molnar BE, Gortmaker SL, Bull FC, Buka SL. Unsafe to play? Neighborhood disorder and lack of safety predict reduced physical activity among urban children and adolescents. Am J Health Promot. 2004 May-Jun; 18(5):378-86.
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  77. Cradock AL, Wiecha JL, Peterson KE, Sobol AM, Colditz GA, Gortmaker SL. Youth recall and TriTrac accelerometer estimates of physical activity levels. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2004 Mar; 36(3):525-32.
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  78. Ludwig DS, Ebbeling CB, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL. Hard facts about soft drinks. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 Mar; 158(3):290; author reply 290.
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  79. Jun HJ, Subramanian SV, Gortmaker S, Kawachi I. A multilevel analysis of women's status and self-rated health in the United States. J Am Med Womens Assoc. 2004; 59(3):172-80.
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  80. Bowman SA, Gortmaker SL, Ebbeling CB, Pereira MA, Ludwig DS. Effects of fast-food consumption on energy intake and diet quality among children in a national household survey. Pediatrics. 2004 Jan; 113(1 Pt 1):112-8.
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  81. Boynton-Jarrett R, Thomas TN, Peterson KE, Wiecha J, Sobol AM, Gortmaker SL. Impact of television viewing patterns on fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescents. Pediatrics. 2003 Dec; 112(6 Pt 1):1321-6.
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  82. Sedyaningsih-Mamahit E, Gortmaker S. Reproducibility and validity of self-reported condom use in Jakarta. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2003 Mar; 34(1):136-46.
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  83. Izazola-Licea JA, Gortmaker SL, de Gruttola V, Tolbert K, Mann J. Sexual behavior patterns and HIV risks in bisexual men compared to exclusively heterosexual and homosexual men. Salud Publica Mex. 2003; 45 Supp 5:S662-71.
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  84. Pulerwitz J, Amaro H, De Jong W, Gortmaker SL, Rudd R. Relationship power, condom use and HIV risk among women in the USA. AIDS Care. 2002 Dec; 14(6):789-800.
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  85. Perrin JM, Kuhlthau KA, Gortmaker SL, Beal AC, Ferris TG. Generalist and subspecialist care for children with chronic conditions. Ambul Pediatr. 2002 Nov-Dec; 2(6):462-9.
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  86. Gidwani PP, Sobol A, DeJong W, Perrin JM, Gortmaker SL. Television viewing and initiation of smoking among youth. Pediatrics. 2002 Sep; 110(3):505-8.
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  87. Gaughan DM, Hughes MD, Seage GR, Selwyn PA, Carey VJ, Gortmaker SL, Oleske JM. The prevalence of pain in pediatric human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome as reported by participants in the Pediatric Late Outcomes Study (PACTG 219). Pediatrics. 2002 Jun; 109(6):1144-52.
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  88. Dietz WH, Bland MG, Gortmaker SL, Molloy M, Schmid TL. Policy tools for the childhood obesity epidemic. J Law Med Ethics. 2002; 30(3 Suppl):83-7.
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  89. Gortmaker SL, Hughes M, Cervia J, Brady M, Johnson GM, Seage GR, Song LY, Dankner WM, Oleske JM. Effect of combination therapy including protease inhibitors on mortality among children and adolescents infected with HIV-1. N Engl J Med. 2001 Nov 22; 345(21):1522-8.
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  90. Pulerwitz J, Izazola-Licea JA, Gortmaker SL. Extrarelational sex among Mexican men and their partners' risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Am J Public Health. 2001 Oct; 91(10):1650-2.
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  91. Kuhlthau K, Ferris TG, Beal AC, Gortmaker SL, Perrin JM. Who cares for medicaid-enrolled children with chronic conditions? Pediatrics. 2001 Oct; 108(4):906-12.
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  92. Wiecha JL, Sobol AM, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL. Household television access: associations with screen time, reading, and homework among youth. Ambul Pediatr. 2001 Sep-Oct; 1(5):244-51.
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  93. Austin SB, Gortmaker SL. Dieting and smoking initiation in early adolescent girls and boys: a prospective study. Am J Public Health. 2001 Mar; 91(3):446-50.
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  94. Ludwig DS, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL. Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: a prospective, observational analysis. Lancet. 2001 Feb 17; 357(9255):505-8.
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  95. Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. Preventing obesity in children and adolescents. Annu Rev Public Health. 2001; 22:337-53.
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  96. Howland LC, Gortmaker SL, Mofenson LM, Spino C, Gardner JD, Gorski H, Fowler MG, Oleske J. Effects of negative life events on immune suppression in children and youth infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Pediatrics. 2000 Sep; 106(3):540-6.
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  97. Hernández B, Gortmaker SL, Laird NM, Colditz GA, Parra-Cabrera S, Peterson KE. [Validity and reproducibility of a questionnaire on physical activity and non-activity for school children in Mexico City]. Salud Publica Mex. 2000 Jul-Aug; 42(4):315-23.
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  98. Izazola-Licea JA, Gortmaker SL, De Gruttola V, Tolbert K, Mann J. Assessment of non-response bias in a probability household survey of male same-gender sexual behavior. Salud Publica Mex. 2000 Mar-Apr; 42(2):90-8.
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  99. Ettner SL, Kuhlthau K, McLaughlin TJ, Perrin JM, Gortmaker SL. Impact of expanding SSI on Medicaid expenditures of disabled children. Health Care Financ Rev. 2000; 21(3):185-201.
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  100. Gortmaker SL, Cheung LW, Peterson KE, Chomitz G, Cradle JH, Dart H, Fox MK, Bullock RB, Sobol AM, Colditz G, Field AE, Laird N. Impact of a school-based interdisciplinary intervention on diet and physical activity among urban primary school children: eat well and keep moving. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Sep; 153(9):975-83.
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  101. Field AE, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL, Cheung L, Rockett H, Fox MK, Colditz GA. Reproducibility and validity of a food frequency questionnaire among fourth to seventh grade inner-city school children: implications of age and day-to-day variation in dietary intake. Public Health Nutr. 1999 Sep; 2(3):293-300.
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  102. Hernández B, Gortmaker SL, Colditz GA, Peterson KE, Laird NM, Parra-Cabrera S. Association of obesity with physical activity, television programs and other forms of video viewing among children in Mexico city. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999 Aug; 23(8):845-54.
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  103. Gortmaker SL, Peterson K, Wiecha J, Sobol AM, Dixit S, Fox MK, Laird N. Reducing obesity via a school-based interdisciplinary intervention among youth: Planet Health. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Apr; 153(4):409-18.
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  104. Field AE, Cheung L, Wolf AM, Herzog DB, Gortmaker SL, Colditz GA. Exposure to the mass media and weight concerns among girls. Pediatrics. 1999 Mar; 103(3):E36.
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  105. Culnane M, Fowler M, Lee SS, McSherry G, Brady M, O'Donnell K, Mofenson L, Gortmaker SL, Shapiro DE, Scott G, Jimenez E, Moore EC, Diaz C, Flynn PM, Cunningham B, Oleske J. Lack of long-term effects of in utero exposure to zidovudine among uninfected children born to HIV-infected women. Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 219/076 Teams. JAMA. 1999 Jan 13; 281(2):151-7.
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  106. Perrin JM, Kuhlthau K, McLaughlin TJ, Ettner SL, Gortmaker SL. Changing patterns of conditions among children receiving Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Jan; 153(1):80-4.
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  107. Gortmaker SL, Beasley CL, Sheehy E, Lucas BA, Brigham LE, Grenvik A, Patterson RH, Garrison N, McNamara P, Evanisko MJ. Improving the request process to increase family consent for organ donation. J Transpl Coord. 1998 Dec; 8(4):210-7.
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  108. Christiansen CL, Gortmaker SL, Williams JM, Beasley CL, Brigham LE, Capossela C, Matthiesen ME, Gunderson S. A method for estimating solid organ donor potential by organ procurement region. Am J Public Health. 1998 Nov; 88(11):1645-50.
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  109. Richardson DK, Gray JE, Gortmaker SL, Goldmann DA, Pursley DM, McCormick MC. Declining severity adjusted mortality: evidence of improving neonatal intensive care. Pediatrics. 1998 Oct; 102(4 Pt 1):893-9.
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  110. Kuhlthau K, Perrin JM, Ettner SL, McLaughlin TJ, Gortmaker SL. High-expenditure children with Supplemental Security Income. Pediatrics. 1998 Sep; 102(3 Pt 1):610-5.
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  111. Kuhlthau K, Walker DK, Perrin JM, Bauman L, Gortmaker SL, Newacheck PW, Stein RE. Assessing managed care for children with chronic conditions. Health Aff (Millwood). 1998 Jul-Aug; 17(4):42-52.
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  112. Perrin JM, Ettner SL, McLaughlin TJ, Gortmaker SL, Bloom SR, Kuhlthau K. State variations in supplemental security income enrollment for children and adolescents. Am J Public Health. 1998 Jun; 88(6):928-31.
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  113. Gortmaker SL, Mariani A, Peterson K, Cheung L, Wiecha J. Exercise. Cancer Causes Control. 1997 Nov; 8 Suppl 1:S17-9.
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  114. Gortmaker SL, Kagan J, Caspi A, Silva PA. Daylength during pregnancy and shyness in children: results from northern and southern hemispheres. Dev Psychobiol. 1997 Sep; 31(2):107-14.
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  115. Beasley CL, Capossela CL, Brigham LE, Gunderson S, Weber P, Gortmaker SL. The impact of a comprehensive, hospital-focused intervention to increase organ donation. J Transpl Coord. 1997 Mar; 7(1):6-13.
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  116. Perrin JM, Kuhlthau K, Walker DK, Stein RE, Newacheck PW, Gortmaker SL. Monitoring health care for children with chronic conditions in a managed care environment. Matern Child Health J. 1997 Mar; 1(1):15-23.
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  117. Gortmaker SL, Wise PH. The first injustice: socioeconomic disparities, health services technology, and infant mortality. Annu Rev Sociol. 1997; 23:147-70.
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  118. Coplan PM, Gortmaker S, Hernandez-Avila M, Spiegelman D, Uribe-Zuñiga P, Mueller NE. Human immunodeficiency virus infection in Mexico City. Rectal bleeding and anal warts as risk factors among men reporting sex with men. Am J Epidemiol. 1996 Nov 1; 144(9):817-27.
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  119. Newacheck PW, Stein RE, Walker DK, Gortmaker SL, Kuhlthau K, Perrin JM. Monitoring and evaluating managed care for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Pediatrics. 1996 Nov; 98(5):952-8.
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  120. Gortmaker S. Issues in transplantation. Study: hospitals can do more to increase organ donation. Nephrol News Issues. 1996 Oct; 10(10):24.
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  121. Barfield WD, Wise PH, Rust FP, Rust KJ, Gould JB, Gortmaker SL. Racial disparities in outcomes of military and civilian births in California. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996 Oct; 150(10):1062-7.
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  122. Gortmaker SL, Must A, Sobol AM, Peterson K, Colditz GA, Dietz WH. Television viewing as a cause of increasing obesity among children in the United States, 1986-1990. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996 Apr; 150(4):356-62.
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  123. Gortmaker SL, Beasley CL, Brigham LE, Franz HG, Garrison RN, Lucas BA, Patterson RH, Sobol AM, Grenvik NA, Evanisko MJ. Organ donor potential and performance: size and nature of the organ donor shortfall. Crit Care Med. 1996 Mar; 24(3):432-9.
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  124. Sheehy E, Poretsky A, Gortmaker SL, Evanisko MJ, Brigham L, Weber P, Gunderson S, Beasley CL. Relationship of hospital characteristics to organ donation performance. Transplant Proc. 1996 Feb; 28(1):139-41.
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  125. Ching PL, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Colditz GA, Gortmaker SL, Stampfer MJ. Activity level and risk of overweight in male health professionals. Am J Public Health. 1996 Jan; 86(1):25-30.
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  126. Perrin JM, MacLean WE, Janco RL, Gortmaker SL. Stress and incidence of bleeding in children and adolescents with hemophilia. J Pediatr. 1996 Jan; 128(1):82-8.
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  127. Izazola-Licea JA, Avila-Figueroa RC, Gortmaker SL, del Río-Chiriboga C. [The homosexual transmission of HIV/AIDS in Mexico]. Salud Publica Mex. 1995 Nov-Dec; 37(6):602-14.
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  128. Colditz GA, Gortmaker SL. Cancer prevention strategies for the future: risk identification and preventive intervention. Milbank Q. 1995; 73(4):621-51.
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  129. DeJong W, Drachman J, Gortmaker SL. Options for increasing organ donation: the potential role of financial incentives, standardized hospital procedures, and public education to promote family discussion. Milbank Q. 1995; 73(3):463-79.
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  130. Must A, Gortmaker SL, Dietz WH. Risk factors for obesity in young adults: Hispanics, African Americans and Whites in the transition years, age 16-28 years. Biomed Pharmacother. 1994; 48(3-4):143-56.
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  131. Wolf AM, Gortmaker SL, Cheung L, Gray HM, Herzog DB, Colditz GA. Activity, inactivity, and obesity: racial, ethnic, and age differences among schoolgirls. Am J Public Health. 1993 Nov; 83(11):1625-7.
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  132. Gortmaker SL, Must A, Perrin JM, Sobol AM, Dietz WH. Social and economic consequences of overweight in adolescence and young adulthood. N Engl J Med. 1993 Sep 30; 329(14):1008-12.
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  133. Perrin EC, Newacheck P, Pless IB, Drotar D, Gortmaker SL, Leventhal J, Perrin JM, Stein RE, Walker DK, Weitzman M. Issues involved in the definition and classification of chronic health conditions. Pediatrics. 1993 Apr; 91(4):787-93.
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  134. Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. TV or not TV: fat is the question. Pediatrics. 1993 Feb; 91(2):499-501.
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  135. Weitzman M, Gortmaker SL, Sobol AM, Perrin JM. Recent trends in the prevalence and severity of childhood asthma. JAMA. 1992 Nov 18; 268(19):2673-7.
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  136. Kempe A, Wise PH, Barkan SE, Sappenfield WM, Sachs B, Gortmaker SL, Sobol AM, First LR, Pursley D, Rinehart H, et al. Clinical determinants of the racial disparity in very low birth weight. N Engl J Med. 1992 Oct 1; 327(14):969-73.
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  137. Weitzman M, Gortmaker S, Sobol A. Maternal smoking and behavior problems of children. Pediatrics. 1992 Sep; 90(3):342-9.
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  138. Perrin JM, MacLean WE, Gortmaker SL, Asher KN. Improving the psychological status of children with asthma: a randomized controlled trial. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1992 Aug; 13(4):241-7.
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  139. Hernandez M, Uribe P, Gortmaker S, Avila C, De Caso LE, Mueller N, Sepulveda J. Sexual behavior and status for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 among homosexual and bisexual males in Mexico City. Am J Epidemiol. 1992 Apr 15; 135(8):883-94.
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  140. MacLean WE, Perrin JM, Gortmaker S, Pierre CB. Psychological adjustment of children with asthma: effects of illness severity and recent stressful life events. J Pediatr Psychol. 1992 Apr; 17(2):159-71.
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  141. Izazola-Licea JA, Valdespino-Gomez JL, Gortmaker SL, Townsend J, Becker J, Palacios-Martinez M, Mueller NE, Sepulveda Amor J. HIV-1 seropositivity and behavioral and sociological risks among homosexual and bisexual men in six Mexican cities. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1991; 4(6):614-22.
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  142. McCormick MC, Gortmaker SL, Sobol AM. Very low birth weight children: behavior problems and school difficulty in a national sample. J Pediatr. 1990 Nov; 117(5):687-93.
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  143. Weitzman M, Gortmaker S, Sobol A. Racial, social, and environmental risks for childhood asthma. Am J Dis Child. 1990 Nov; 144(11):1189-94.
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  144. Gortmaker SL, Dietz WH, Cheung LW. Inactivity, diet, and the fattening of America. J Am Diet Assoc. 1990 Sep; 90(9):1247-52, 1255.
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  145. Gortmaker SL, Dietz WH. Re: "Secular trends in body mass in the United States, 1960-1980". Am J Epidemiol. 1990 Jul; 132(1):194-7.
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  146. Weitzman M, Gortmaker S, Walker DK, Sobol A. Maternal smoking and childhood asthma. Pediatrics. 1990 Apr; 85(4):505-11.
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  147. Gortmaker SL, Walker DK, Weitzman M, Sobol AM. Chronic conditions, socioeconomic risks, and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 1990 Mar; 85(3):267-76.
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  148. Dietz WH, Bandini LG, Gortmaker S. Epidemiologic and metabolic risk factors for childhood obesity. Prepared for the Fourth Congress on Obesity Research, Vienna, Austria, December 1988. Klin Padiatr. 1990 Mar-Apr; 202(2):69-72.
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  149. Soumerai SB, Ross-Degnan D, Gortmaker S, Avorn J. Withdrawing payment for nonscientific drug therapy. Intended and unexpected effects of a large-scale natural experiment. JAMA. 1990 Feb 9; 263(6):831-9.
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  150. Gortmaker SL, Bickford AF, Mathewson HO, Dumbaugh K, Tirrell PC. A successful experiment to reduce unnecessary laboratory use in a community hospital. Med Care. 1988 Jun; 26(6):631-42.
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  151. Stein RE, Gortmaker SL, Perrin EC, Perrin JM, Pless IB, Walker DK, Weitzman M. Severity of illness: concepts and measurements. Lancet. 1987 Dec 26; 2(8574):1506-9.
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  152. Soumerai SB, Avorn J, Gortmaker S, Hawley S. Effect of government and commercial warnings on reducing prescription misuse: the case of propoxyphene. Am J Public Health. 1987 Dec; 77(12):1518-23.
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  153. Soumerai SB, Avorn J, Ross-Degnan D, Gortmaker S. Payment restrictions for prescription drugs under Medicaid. Effects on therapy, cost, and equity. N Engl J Med. 1987 Aug 27; 317(9):550-6.
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  154. Gortmaker SL, Dietz WH, Sobol AM, Wehler CA. Increasing pediatric obesity in the United States. Am J Dis Child. 1987 May; 141(5):535-40.
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  155. Gortmaker SL, Clark CJ, Graven SN, Sobol AM, Geronimus A. Reducing infant mortality in rural America: evaluation of the Rural Infant Care Program. Health Serv Res. 1987 Apr; 22(1):91-116.
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  156. Weitzman M, Walker DK, Gortmaker S. Chronic illness, psychosocial problems, and school absences. Results of a survey of one county. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1986 Mar; 25(3):137-41.
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  157. Freishtat H, Gortmaker S, O'Neill E, Perry B. The corporate reorganization survey: management indicates satisfaction. Caring. 1985 Nov; 4(11):40-5.
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  158. Gortmaker S, Sobol A, Clark C, Walker DK, Geronimus A. The survival of very low-birth weight infants by level of hospital of birth: a population study of perinatal systems in four states. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1985 Jul 1; 152(5):517-24.
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  159. Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. Do we fatten our children at the television set? Obesity and television viewing in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 1985 May; 75(5):807-12.
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  160. Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. Factors within the physical environment associated with childhood obesity. Am J Clin Nutr. 1984 Apr; 39(4):619-24.
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  161. Smyth-Staruch K, Breslau N, Weitzman M, Gortmaker S. Use of health services by chronically ill and disabled children. Med Care. 1984 Apr; 22(4):310-28.
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  162. Gortmaker SL, Sappenfield W. Chronic childhood disorders: prevalence and impact. Pediatr Clin North Am. 1984 Feb; 31(1):3-18.
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  163. Gortmaker SL, Walker DK, Jacobs FH, Ruch-Ross H. Parental smoking and the risk of childhood asthma. Am J Public Health. 1982 Jun; 72(6):574-9.
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  164. Gortmaker SL, Eckenrode J, Gore S. Stress and the utilization of health services: a time series and cross-sectional analysis. J Health Soc Behav. 1982 Mar; 23(1):25-38.
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  165. Gortmaker SL. Medicaid and the health care of children in poverty and near poverty: some successes and failures. Med Care. 1981 Jun; 19(6):567-82.
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  166. Gortmaker SL. The effects of prenatal care upon the health of the newborn. Am J Public Health. 1979 Jul; 69(7):653-60.
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  167. Gortmaker SL. Poverty and infant mortality in the United States. Am Sociol Rev. 1979 Apr; 44(2):280-97.
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  168. Rindfuss RR, Gortmaker SL, Ladinsky JL. Elective induction and stimulation of labor and the health of the infant. Am J Public Health. 1978 Sep; 68(9):872-8.
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