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Bettina Beech to Male

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Connection Strength

0.797
  1. Beech BM, Bruce MA, Siddhanta A, Marshall GL, Whitfield KE, Thorpe RJ. Racial Differences in the Association Between Loneliness and Cognitive Impairment Among Older Black and White Men. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Nov 01; 79(11).
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    Score: 0.057
  2. Woodard L, Liaw W, Adepoju OE, Prabhu S, Chae M, Matuk-Villazon O, Beech BM. Evaluating a contact tracing course: How universities can develop the public health workforce. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Oct; 72(7):2111-2117.
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    Score: 0.049
  3. Bruce MA, Thorpe RJ, Teng F, Heitman E, Reneker JC, Norris KC, Beech BM. Social and Behavioral Factors Associated with BMI and Waist Circumference among Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Ethn Dis. 2021; 31(3):453-460.
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    Score: 0.045
  4. Beech BM, Bruce MA, Cohen-Winans S, Harris K, Jones R, Tyrone RS, Thorpe RJ. Weight Misperception among African American Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Ethn Dis. 2021; 31(3):461-468.
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    Score: 0.045
  5. Chima CC, Abdelaziz A, Asuzu C, Beech BM. Impact of Health Literacy on Medication Engagement Among Adults With Diabetes in the United States: A Systematic Review. Diabetes Educ. 2020 08; 46(4):335-349.
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    Score: 0.042
  6. Beech BM, Norris KC, Thorpe RJ, Heitman E, Bruce MA. Conversation Caf?s and Conceptual Framework Formation for Research Training and Mentoring of Underrepresented Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Obesity Health Disparities (OHD) PRIDE Program. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(1):83-90.
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    Score: 0.041
  7. Burns PA, Williams MS, Mena LA, Bruce MA, Bender M, Burton ET, Beech BM. Leveraging Community Engagement: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Reducing New HIV Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 04; 7(2):193-201.
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    Score: 0.041
  8. Griffith DM, Cornish EK, Bergner EM, Bruce MA, Beech BM. "Health is the Ability to Manage Yourself Without Help": How Older African American Men Define Health and Successful Aging. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2018 01 11; 73(2):240-247.
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    Score: 0.035
  9. Beech BM, Bruce MA, Crump ME, Hamilton GE. The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study: Theory-Informed Recruitment in an African American Population. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2017 04; 4(2):288-296.
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    Score: 0.031
  10. Heard E, Whitfield KE, Edwards CL, Bruce MA, Beech BM. Mediating effects of social support on the relationship among perceived stress, depression, and hypertension in African Americans. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011 Feb; 103(2):116-22.
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    Score: 0.022
  11. Gamble HL, Parra GR, Beech BM. Moderators of physical activity and obesity during adolescence. Eat Behav. 2009 Dec; 10(4):232-6.
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    Score: 0.020
  12. Miller ST, Beech BM. Rural healthcare providers question the practicality of motivational interviewing and report varied physical activity counseling experience. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Aug; 76(2):279-82.
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    Score: 0.019
  13. Ward KD, Vander Weg MW, Read MC, Sell MA, Beech BM. Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization. Prev Med. 2005 Aug; 41(2):386-98.
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    Score: 0.015
  14. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Marshall G, Phillips N, Jones HP, Pettigrew C, Bowie JV, Whitfield KE, Thorpe RJ. Religiosity, Religious Beliefs, and Cognitive Impairment Among Black and White Men With Modest Incomes. J Aging Health. 2025 Mar; 37(3-4_suppl):9S-21S.
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    Score: 0.015
  15. Hayes CA, Thorpe RJ, Dhamoon M, Heitman E, Norris KC, Beech BM, Bruce M, Walker B, Reneker JC. Stroke Incidence and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Among African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study. Ethn Dis. 2025 Mar; 35(1):1-7.
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    Score: 0.015
  16. Beech BM, Kumanyika SK, Baranowski T, Davis M, Robinson TN, Sherwood NE, Taylor WC, Relyea G, Zhou A, Pratt C, Owens A, Thompson NS. Parental cultural perspectives in relation to weight-related behaviors and concerns of African-American girls. Obes Res. 2004 Sep; 12 Suppl:7S-19S.
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    Score: 0.014
  17. Reeder NK, Reneker JC, Beech BM, Bruce MA, Heitman E, Norris KC, Talegawkar SA, Thorpe RJ. Adherence to the healthy eating index-2010 and alternative healthy eating index-2010 in relation to metabolic syndrome among African Americans in the Jackson heart study. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Feb 16; 27(1):e74.
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    Score: 0.013
  18. Kanwal F, Nelson R, Liu Y, Kramer JR, Hernaez R, Cholankeril G, Rana A, Flores A, Smith D, Cao Y, Beech B, Asch SM. Cost of Care for Patients With Cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 03 01; 119(3):497-504.
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    Score: 0.013
  19. Beech BM, Myers L, Beech DJ, Kernick NS. Human immunodeficiency syndrome and hepatitis B and C infections among homeless adolescents. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2003 Jan; 14(1):12-9.
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    Score: 0.012
  20. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Kermah D, Bailey S, Phillips N, Jones HP, Bowie JV, Heitman E, Norris KC, Whitfield KE, Thorpe RJ. Religious service attendance and mortality among older Black men. PLoS One. 2022; 17(9):e0273806.
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    Score: 0.012
  21. Beech BM, Myers L, Beech DJ. Hepatitis B and C infections among homeless adolescents. Fam Community Health. 2002 Jul; 25(2):28-36.
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    Score: 0.012
  22. Bruce MA, Thorpe RJ, Kermah D, Shen J, Nicholas SB, Beech BM, Tuot DS, Ku E, Waterman AD, Duru K, Brown A, Norris KC. Religious Service Attendance and Mortality among Adults in the United States with Chronic Kidney Disease. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 14; 18(24).
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    Score: 0.012
  23. Monestime S, Beech B, Kermah D, Norris K. Prevalence and predictors of obesity-related cancers among racial/ethnic groups with metabolic syndrome. PLoS One. 2021; 16(4):e0249188.
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    Score: 0.011
  24. Bruce MA, Bowie JV, Beech BM, Norris KC, LaVeist TA, Howard DL, Thorpe RJ. Church Attendance and Mobility Limitation Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer. Am J Mens Health. 2021 Jan-Feb; 15(1):1557988321993560.
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    Score: 0.011
  25. Bruce MA, Bowie JV, Barge H, Beech BM, LaVeist TA, Howard DL, Thorpe RJ. Religious Coping and Quality of Life Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer. Cancer Control. 2020 Jul-Aug; 27(3):1073274820936288.
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    Score: 0.010
  26. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Wilder T, Burton ET, Sheats JL, Norris KC, Thorpe RJ. Religiosity and Excess Weight Among African-American Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Study. J Relig Health. 2020 Feb; 59(1):223-233.
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    Score: 0.010
  27. Gipson-Jones TL, O'Neal LJ, Sheats JL, Thorpe RJ, Beech BM, Bruce MA. Food Security Status and Overweight/Obesity Among 2- to 5-Year-Old Boys and Girls in a Community-Based Clinic. Fam Community Health. 2019 Apr/Jun; 42(2):117-122.
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    Score: 0.010
  28. Burton ET, Wilder T, Beech BM, Bruce MA. Associations Among Caregiver Feeding Practices and Blood Pressure in African American Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Study. Fam Community Health. 2019 Apr/Jun; 42(2):133-139.
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    Score: 0.010
  29. Bruce MA, Thorpe RJ, Beech BM, Towns T, Odoms-Young A. Sex, Race, Food Security, and Sugar Consumption Change Efficacy Among Low-Income Parents in an Urban Primary Care Setting. Fam Community Health. 2018 Apr/Jun; 41 Suppl 2 Suppl, Food Insecurity and Obesity:S25-S32.
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    Score: 0.009
  30. Bruce MA, Wilder T, Norris KC, Beech BM, Griffith DM, Thorpe RJ. Perspective: Cardiovascular Disease among Young African American Males. Ethn Dis. 2017; 27(4):363-366.
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    Score: 0.009
  31. Burton ET, Wilder T, Beech BM, Bruce MA. Caregiver feeding practices and weight status among African American adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Eat Behav. 2017 12; 27:33-38.
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    Score: 0.009
  32. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Norris KC, Griffith DM, Sims M, Thorpe RJ. Sex, Obesity, and Blood Pressure Among African American Adolescents: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Am J Hypertens. 2017 Sep 01; 30(9):892-898.
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    Score: 0.009
  33. Bruce MA, Martins D, Duru K, Beech BM, Sims M, Harawa N, Vargas R, Kermah D, Nicholas SB, Brown A, Norris KC. Church attendance, allostatic load and mortality in middle aged adults. PLoS One. 2017; 12(5):e0177618.
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    Score: 0.008
  34. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Thorpe RJ, Mincey K, Griffith DM. Racial and gender disparities in sugar consumption change efficacy among first-year college students. Appetite. 2017 02 01; 109:33-39.
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    Score: 0.008
  35. Rodriguez CJ, Gwathmey TM, Jin Z, Schwartz J, Beech BM, Sacco RL, Di Tullio MR, Homma S. Perceived Discrimination and Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping Among Hispanics: The Influence of Social Support and Race. Psychosom Med. 2016 09; 78(7):841-50.
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    Score: 0.008
  36. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Griffith DM, Thorpe RJ. Spirituality, Religiosity, and Weight Management Among African American Adolescent Males: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Behav Med. 2016 Jul-Sep; 42(3):183-9.
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    Score: 0.008
  37. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Thorpe RJ, Griffith DM. Racial Disparities in Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Change Efficacy Among Male First-Year College Students. Am J Mens Health. 2016 11; 10(6):NP168-NP175.
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    Score: 0.007
  38. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Griffith DM, Thorpe RJ. Weight Status and Blood Pressure among Adolescent African American Males: The Jackson Heart KIDS Pilot Study. Ethn Dis. 2015 Aug 07; 25(3):305-12.
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    Score: 0.007
  39. Li C, Beech B, Crume T, D'Agostino RB, Dabelea D, Kaar JL, Liese AD, Mayer-Davis EJ, Pate R, Pettitt DJ, Taplin C, Rodriguez B, Merchant AT. Longitudinal association between television watching and computer use and risk markers in diabetes in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. Pediatr Diabetes. 2015 Aug; 16(5):382-91.
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    Score: 0.007
  40. Gesell SB, Sommer EC, Lambert EW, Vides de Andrade AR, Whitaker L, Davis L, Beech BM, Mitchell SJ, Arinze N, Neloms S, Ryan CK, Barkin SL. Comparative effectiveness of after-school programs to increase physical activity. J Obes. 2013; 2013:576821.
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    Score: 0.006
  41. Zoorob R, Buchowski MS, Beech BM, Canedo JR, Chandrasekhar R, Akohoue S, Hull PC. Healthy families study: design of a childhood obesity prevention trial for Hispanic families. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Jul; 35(2):108-21.
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    Score: 0.006
  42. Hull PC, Reece MC, Patton M, Williams J, Beech BM, Canedo JR, Zoorob R. A community-based oral health self-care intervention for Hispanic families. Int J Public Health. 2014 Feb; 59(1):61-6.
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    Score: 0.006
  43. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Crook ED, Sims M, Griffith DM, Simpson SL, Ard J, Norris KC. Sex, weight status, and chronic kidney disease among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. J Investig Med. 2013 Apr; 61(4):701-7.
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    Score: 0.006
  44. Skelton JA, Irby MB, Beech BM, Rhodes SD. Attrition and family participation in obesity treatment programs: clinicians' perceptions. Acad Pediatr. 2012 Sep-Oct; 12(5):420-8.
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    Score: 0.006
  45. Buscemi J, Beech BM, Relyea G. Predictors of obesity in Latino children: acculturation as a moderator of the relationship between food insecurity and body mass index percentile. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Feb; 13(1):149-54.
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    Score: 0.005
  46. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Edwards CL, Sims M, Scarinci I, Whitfield KE, Gilbert K, Crook ED. Weight status and high blood pressure among low-income African American men. Am J Mens Health. 2011 May; 5(3):255-60.
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    Score: 0.005
  47. Bruce MA, Beech BM, Crook ED, Sims M, Wyatt SB, Flessner MF, Taylor HA, Williams DR, Akylbekova EL, Ikizler TA. Association of socioeconomic status and CKD among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010 Jun; 55(6):1001-8.
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    Score: 0.005
  48. Huizinga MM, Beech BM, Cavanaugh KL, Elasy TA, Rothman RL. Low numeracy skills are associated with higher BMI. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Aug; 16(8):1966-8.
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    Score: 0.005
  49. Madan AK, Beech BM, Tichansky DS. Body esteem improves after bariatric surgery. Surg Innov. 2008 Mar; 15(1):32-7.
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    Score: 0.004
  50. Matthews CE, Chen KY, Freedson PS, Buchowski MS, Beech BM, Pate RR, Troiano RP. Amount of time spent in sedentary behaviors in the United States, 2003-2004. Am J Epidemiol. 2008 Apr 01; 167(7):875-81.
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    Score: 0.004
  51. Kumanyika SK, Gary TL, Lancaster KJ, Samuel-Hodge CD, Banks-Wallace J, Beech BM, Hughes-Halbert C, Karanja N, Odoms-Young AM, Prewitt TE, Whitt-Glover MC. Achieving healthy weight in African-American communities: research perspectives and priorities. Obes Res. 2005 Dec; 13(12):2037-47.
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    Score: 0.004
  52. Madan AK, Colbert PM, Beech B, Beech DJ. Effect of a short structured session on medical student breast cancer screening knowledge. Breast J. 2003 Jul-Aug; 9(4):295-7.
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    Score: 0.003
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