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List of works by Harrison J. Alter

A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial of Single Dose of Oral Dexamethasone Versus 5 Days of Oral Prednisone in Acute Adult Asthma.

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A Simplified Protocol for the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal

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A pilot study to develop a prediction instrument for endocarditis in injection drug users admitted with fever

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A systematic review of medical therapy to facilitate passage of ureteral calculi.

scientific article published on 3 August 2007

Ability of physicians to diagnose congestive heart failure based on chest X-ray.

scientific article published on 4 January 2010

Abnormal urinalysis results are common, regardless of specimen collection technique, in women without urinary tract infections.

scientific article published on April 2015

Accuracy and Discomfort of Different Types of Intranasal Specimen Collection Methods for Molecular Influenza Testing in Emergency Department Patients.

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Addressing Social Determinants of Health from the Emergency Department through Social Emergency Medicine

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Asking for a commitment: violations during the 2007 match and the effect on applicant rank lists

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Comparison of the multiple mini-interview with the traditional interview for U.S. emergency medicine residency applicants: a single-institution experience.

scientific article published in January 2015

Computed tomography use among children presenting to emergency departments with abdominal pain

scientific article published on 8 October 2012

Conference attendance does not correlate with emergency medicine residency in-training examination scores.

scientific article published on December 2009

D10 in the Treatment of Prehospital Hypoglycemia: A 24 Month Observational Cohort Study.

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

Declared impact of the US President's statements and campaign statements on Latino populations' perceptions of safety and emergency care access

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Dextrose 10% in the treatment of out-of-hospital hypoglycemia.

scientific article published on 15 April 2014

Emergency department control of blood pressure in intracerebral hemorrhage.

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Finding value in medicine.

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Frequency of Intimate Partner Violence among an Urban Emergency Department Sample: A Multilevel Analysis

scientific article published on 30 December 2020

High-intensity emergency department visits increased in California, 2002-09.

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How Prevalent Are Potentially Illegal Questions During Residency Interviews? A Follow-up Study of Applicants to All Specialties in the National Resident Matching Program

scientific article published on 5 April 2016

How prevalent are potentially illegal questions during residency interviews?

scientific article published in August 2013

Increased acceptance rates of HIV screening using opt-out consent methods in an urban emergency department.

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Increasing critical care admissions from U.S. emergency departments, 2001-2009.

scientific article published on May 2013

Interrelationships of Economic Stressors, Mental Health Problems, Substance Use, and Intimate Partner Violence among Hispanic Emergency Department Patients: The Role of Language-Based Acculturation

scientific article published on 22 November 2021

Long-term mortality of patients surviving firearm violence.

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Low Rate of Syphilis Screening Among High-Risk Emergency Department Patients Tested for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections

scientific article published on April 1, 2012

Mesoamerican nephropathy: a novel case of kidney failure in a US ED.

scientific article published on 26 November 2015

Patient Understanding of HIV and Hepatitis C Testing in an Emergency Department with an Integrated Program.

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Phenobarbital for Acute Alcohol Withdrawal: A Prospective Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Study

scientific article published on 19 September 2012

Racial differences in receiving morphine among prehospital patients with blunt trauma.

scientific article published on 9 March 2013

Residency Applicant Preferences of Online Systems for Scheduling Interviews

scientific article published in December 2016

Residency applicants prefer online system for scheduling interviews.

scientific article published on 6 March 2015

Results of a Rapid Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Diagnostic Testing Program in an Urban Emergency Department.

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Social Emergency Medicine: Embracing the Dual Role of the Emergency Department in Acute Care and Population Health.

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Social determinants of health: from bench to bedside

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Substance abuse and mental health visits among adolescents presenting to US emergency departments.

scientific article published on May 2015

The Highland Health Advocates: a preliminary evaluation of a novel programme addressing the social needs of emergency department patients

scientific article published on 22 June 2017

The July Effect: is emergency department length of stay greater at the beginning of the hospital academic year?

scientific article published on February 2014

Urine collection in the emergency department: what really happens in there?

scientific article published on November 2012

Validation of a prediction rule for endocarditis in febrile injection drug users.

scientific article published on 18 January 2014

Violent Injury and Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Oakland, California

scientific article published on 16 October 2017