Research Publications

Manuscripts
Crook, ED, Bryan NB, Hanks R, Slagle ML, Morris CG, Ross MC, Torres HM, Williams RC, Voelkel C, Walker S, Arrieta MI. A Review of Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans. Ethnicity and Dis (in press)

Crook ED and White H (eds). Introduction: Proceedings of the 2006 and 2007 Regional Health Disparities Symposium, University of South Alabama Center for Healthy Communities. Amer J Med Sci, vol 335, April 2008, page 249 – 250.
Articles included: Christopher G. Social Justice and Health Outcomes in Vulnerable Communities. Amer J Med Sci (2008) 335:251-253.

Liscovicz N, Wynn T, Fouad M, Partridge EE. Cancer Health Disparities: What We Have Done. Amer J Med Sci (2008) 335: 254 – 259.

Clement LT, Jones CA, Cole J. Health Disparities in the United States: Childhood Asthma. Amer J Med Sci (2008) 335:260-265.

Crook ED, Peters M. Health Disparities in Chronic Diseases. Where the Money is. Amer J Med Sci (2008) 335; 266 – 270.

Arrieta M, White HL, Crook ED. Using Zip Code Level Mortality Data as a Local Health Status Indicator in Mobile, Alabama. Amer J Med Sci (2008) 335: 271-274.

Arrieta MI, Hanks R, Bryan NB. Establishing a Multidisciplinary Academic Group to Address Health Disparities. Amer J Med Sci (2008) 335:275-277.

Teresa Golden, Ileana V. Aragon, Beth Rutland, J. Allan Tucker, Lalita, A. Shevde, Rajeev S. Samant, Guofei Zhou, Lauren Amable, Danalea, Skarra, and Richard E. Honkanen. (2008) Elevated Levels of ser/thr Protein Phosphatase 5 (PP5) in Human Breast Cancer. Biochimica Biophysica Acta; Molecular Basis of Disease, 1782 (4)259-70.

Crook ED, Hundley TJ. Is the Grass Greener? From Health Statistics to Policy Decisions. Lancet (2008) 372:2090-92. (Comment on Lancet (2008) 372:2124-31.)

Arrieta MI, Foreman RD, Crook ED, Icenogle ML. Providing Continuity of Care for Chronic Diseases in the Aftermath of Katrina: From Field Experience to Policy Recommendations. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (in press)

Bruce MA, Beech BM, Sims M, Brown TN, Wyatt SB, Taylor HA, Williams DR, Crook ED. Social Environmental Stressors, Psychological Factors and Kidney Disease. J Investig Med (2009) 57: 583-9.

Crook ED, Bryan NB, Hanks R, Slagle ML, Morris CG, Ross MC, Torres HM, Williams RC, Voelkel C, Walker S, Arrieta MI. A Review of Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans. Ethnicity and Dis (in press)

Landry JB, Crook ED, Solomon MA. African American Women’s Perceptions of Health and Exercise Behavior: A Qualitative Investigation. In Ileweng NT and Parsons EB (eds), (pgs 1 – 25) Female African Americans and Health Research, Nova Science Publishing, New York, 2008.

Ofori-Acquah SF, King JA (2008) Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule: A New Paradox in Cancer. Transl Res. 151:122-128. PMID: 18414176.

Symposia
Crook ED and White H (eds). Proceedings of the 2006 and 2007 Regional Health Disparities Symposium, University of South Alabama Center for Healthy Communities. Amer J Med Sci , vol 335, April 2008.

Krousel-Wood M (ed), Crook ED, Kahn M, Kirchner K, Sanders C (co-guest eds). Moving Beyond Katrina: From Crisis to Opportunity. Amer J Med Sci vol 336, August 2008.

Monographs
Arrieta MI, Foreman RD, Crook ED, Icenogle ML. A Network Approach to Facilitating Continuity of Care for Patients with Chronic Diseases in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster. December 2007.