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Ronny A Bell

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1 Incidence of diabetes in youth in the United States. JAMA 2007 8.70
2 Disparities in HbA1c levels between African-American and non-Hispanic white adults with diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 2006 3.67
3 Glycemic control in youth with diabetes: the SEARCH for diabetes in Youth Study. J Pediatr 2009 3.48
4 Dietary intake among youth with diabetes: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. J Am Diet Assoc 2006 2.35
5 Overweight in children: definitions, measurements, confounding factors, and health consequences. J Pediatr Nurs 2004 2.18
6 Disparities in A1C levels between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults with diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 2007 2.16
7 Prevalence and correlates of depressed mood among youth with diabetes: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. Pediatrics 2006 2.13
8 Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in U.S. children and adolescents with diabetes: the SEARCH for diabetes in youth study. Diabetes Care 2006 2.09
9 Ethnic disparities: control of glycemia, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol among US adults with type 2 diabetes. Ann Pharmacother 2005 2.01
10 Diabetes in African American youth: prevalence, incidence, and clinical characteristics: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. Diabetes Care 2009 1.91
11 Use of complementary and alternative medicine by persons with arthritis: results of the National Health Interview Survey. Arthritis Rheum 2005 1.76
12 Older adults in the rural South are not meeting healthful eating guidelines. J Am Diet Assoc 2007 1.74
13 Complementary and alternative medicine use as health self-management: rural older adults with diabetes. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2006 1.73
14 Complementary and alternative medicine use among older adults: ethnic variation. Ethn Dis 2006 1.72
15 Age, race, and ethnicity in the use of complementary and alternative medicine for health self-management: evidence from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey. J Aging Health 2005 1.57
16 Correlates of dietary intake in youth with diabetes: results from the SEARCH for diabetes in youth study. J Nutr Educ Behav 2011 1.56
17 The many faces of diabetes in American youth: type 1 and type 2 diabetes in five race and ethnic populations: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. Diabetes Care 2009 1.54
18 Smoking and incidence of diabetes among U.S. adults: findings from the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Diabetes Care 2005 1.48
19 Association between the dietary approaches to hypertension diet and hypertension in youth with diabetes mellitus. Hypertension 2008 1.43
20 Ethnic disparities in glycemic control among rural older adults with type 2 diabetes. Ethn Dis 2005 1.39
21 Higher prevalence of elevated albumin excretion in youth with type 2 than type 1 diabetes: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth study. Diabetes Care 2007 1.38
22 Transition from pediatric to adult care for youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in adolescence. Pediatrics 2013 1.38
23 Ethnic differences in elders' home remedy use: sociostructural explanations. Am J Health Behav 2006 1.37
24 Herbal remedy use as health self-management among older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2007 1.31
25 The diet quality of rural older adults in the South as measured by healthy eating index-2005 varies by ethnicity. J Am Diet Assoc 2009 1.27
26 Mentoring programs for underrepresented minority faculty in academic medical centers: a systematic review of the literature. Acad Med 2013 1.25
27 Predictors of falls in a multiethnic population of older rural adults with diabetes. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2006 1.21
28 Dairy, magnesium, and calcium intake in relation to insulin sensitivity: approaches to modeling a dose-dependent association. Am J Epidemiol 2006 1.21
29 Complementary therapy use and health self-management among rural older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2009 1.19
30 A qualitative review of studies of diabetes preventive care among minority patients in the United States, 1993-2003. Am J Manag Care 2005 1.18
31 Disparities in oral health status between older adults in a multiethnic rural community: the rural nutrition and oral health study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 1.18
32 Age, ethnicity, and use of complementary and alternative medicine in health self-management. J Health Soc Behav 2007 1.16
33 Adherence to guidelines for youths with diabetes mellitus. Pediatrics 2011 1.13
34 The association of patient trust and self-care among patients with diabetes mellitus. BMC Fam Pract 2004 1.10
35 Self-monitoring of blood glucose in a multiethnic population of rural older adults with diabetes. Diabetes Educ 2005 1.10
36 Performance of health literacy tests among older adults with diabetes. J Gen Intern Med 2011 1.09
37 Older adults' common sense models of diabetes. Am J Health Behav 2011 1.08
38 Daily use of complementary and other therapies for symptoms among older adults: study design and illustrative results. J Aging Health 2010 1.07
39 Older adults' use of complementary and alternative medicine for mental health: findings from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey. J Altern Complement Med 2006 1.07
40 Comparative validation of standard, picture-sort and meal-based food-frequency questionnaires adapted for an elderly population of low socio-economic status. Public Health Nutr 2007 1.06
41 Occurrence and co-occurrence of types of complementary and alternative medicine use by age, gender, ethnicity, and education among adults in the United States: the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). J Altern Complement Med 2011 1.06
42 The association of health and functional status with private and public religious practice among rural, ethnically diverse, older adults with diabetes. J Rural Health 2007 1.02
43 Physical activity among rural older adults with diabetes. J Rural Health 2006 1.01
44 Linking glycemic control and executive function in rural older adults with diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010 1.01
45 High levels of low energy reporting on 24-hour recalls and three questionnaires in an elderly low-socioeconomic status population. J Nutr 2007 1.00
46 Racial and ethnic disparities in self-monitoring of blood glucose among US adults: a qualitative review. Ethn Dis 2007 1.00
47 Plasma and dietary vitamin E in relation to incidence of type 2 diabetes: The Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS). Diabetes Care 2002 1.00
48 Association between dietary quality of rural older adults and self-reported food avoidance and food modification due to oral health problems. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010 0.97
49 Quality of diets consumed by older rural adults. J Rural Health 2002 0.96
50 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Diabetes Self-Management Among Rural Older Adults. Complement Health Pract Rev 2006 0.95
51 Ethnic disparities in health-related quality of life among older rural adults with diabetes. Ethn Dis 2007 0.95
52 Social integration and diabetes management among rural older adults. J Aging Health 2012 0.94
53 Peripheral neuropathy in adolescents and young adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes from the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth follow-up cohort: a pilot study. Diabetes Care 2013 0.93
54 Severe tooth loss in older adults as a key indicator of compromised dietary quality. Public Health Nutr 2009 0.92
55 The association of mental conditions with blood glucose levels in older adults with diabetes. Aging Ment Health 2012 0.92
56 Dietary fat reduction behaviors among African American, American Indian, and white older adults with diabetes. J Nutr Elder 2009 0.92
57 Sugar-sweetened and diet beverage consumption is associated with cardiovascular risk factor profile in youth with type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 2011 0.92
58 Tools for healthy tribes: improving access to healthy foods in Indian country. Am J Prev Med 2012 0.92
59 Cardiovascular disease risk factors in youth with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: implications of a factor analysis of clustering. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2009 0.92
60 Age-related differences in the conventional health care-complementary and alternative medicine link. Am J Health Behav 2008 0.92
61 Oral health self-care behaviors of rural older adults. J Public Health Dent 2009 0.90
62 Is insulin sensitivity a causal intermediate in the relationship between alcohol consumption and carotid atherosclerosis?: the insulin resistance and atherosclerosis study. Diabetes Care 2002 0.87
63 Ethnic variation in oral health and social integration among older rural adults. J Appl Gerontol 2011 0.86
64 Gender and health lifestyle: an in-depth exploration of self-care activities in later life. Health Educ Behav 2011 0.86
65 Stress, trauma, and coronary heart disease among Native Americans. Am J Public Health 2005 0.86
66 Cancer screening among Native Americans in eastern North Carolina. J Health Care Poor Underserved 2005 0.86
67 Food avoidance and food modification practices of older rural adults: association with oral health status and implications for service provision. Gerontologist 2009 0.86
68 Aging and eating in the rural, southern United States: beliefs about salt and its effect on health. Soc Sci Med 2005 0.85
69 Calling the doctor: a qualitative study of patient-initiated physician consultation among rural older adults. J Aging Health 2011 0.85
70 Differentiating approaches to diabetes self-management of multi-ethnic rural older adults at the extremes of glycemic control. Gerontologist 2010 0.84
71 Smokeless tobacco use accelerates age-related loss of bone mineral density among older women in a multi-ethnic rural community. J Cross Cult Gerontol 2005 0.83
72 Blood glucose symptom recognition: perspectives of older rural adults. Diabetes Educ 2011 0.82
73 Older adults' self-management of daily symptoms: complementary therapies, self-care, and medical care. J Aging Health 2011 0.82
74 Dry mouth and dietary quality in older adults in north Carolina. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011 0.81
75 Assessment of a short diabetes knowledge instrument for older and minority adults. Diabetes Educ 2013 0.81
76 Predicted risk of coronary heart disease among persons with type 2 diabetes. Coron Artery Dis 2007 0.80
77 Daily symptom management practices for arthritis used by older adults. J Aging Health 2011 0.80
78 Differential impact of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor clustering on CVD and renal disease among African-American and white patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ethn Dis 2002 0.79
79 Cognitive function is a risk for health literacy in older adults with diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2013 0.79
80 Prevalence of asthma and its association with glycemic control among youth with diabetes. Pediatrics 2011 0.79
81 Cultural basis for diabetes-related beliefs among low- and high-education African American, American Indian, and white older adults. Ethn Dis 2012 0.79
82 Tobacco use in a tri-ethnic population of older women in southeastern North Carolina. Ethn Dis 2003 0.79
83 Attitudes of older adults regarding disclosure of complementary therapy use to physicians. J Appl Gerontol 2013 0.79
84 Self-reported sleep difficulties and self-care strategies among rural older adults. J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med 2013 0.78
85 The YMCA Healthy, Fit, and Strong Program: a community-based, family-centered, low-cost obesity prevention/treatment pilot study. Child Obes 2012 0.78
86 Dental care utilization among North Carolina rural older adults. J Public Health Dent 2012 0.77
87 Relationship between nonprescribed therapy use for illness prevention and health promotion and health-related quality of life. J Appl Gerontol 2012 0.77
88 Impact of denture usage patterns on dietary quality and food avoidance among older adults. J Nutr Gerontol Geriatr 2011 0.77
89 Partnership approaches to reducing socioeconomic disparities in diabetes care in North Carolina. Diabetes Educ 2005 0.77
90 Preventive foot-care practices among adults with diabetes in North Carolina, 1997 to 2001. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2004 0.76
91 The effects of race and region on cardiovascular morbidity among elderly Americans with diabetes. Diabetes Care 2005 0.76
92 Traditional and commercial herb use in health self- management among rural multiethnic older adults. J Appl Gerontol 2013 0.76
93 Diabetes self-management education patterns in a US population-based cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Educ 2013 0.76
94 Social control in older adults' diabetes self management and well-being. Behav Med 2012 0.76
95 The relationship between cognitive function and non-prescribed therapy use in older adults. Aging Ment Health 2012 0.75
96 Measuring differential beliefs in complementary therapy research: an exploration of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Beliefs Inventory (CAMBI). Complement Ther Med 2011 0.75
97 Health Literacy Among Adults With Multiple Chronic Health Conditions. J Public Health Manag Pract 2022 0.75
98 Trends and Rural-Urban Differences in Participation in Diabetes Self-management Education Among Adults in North Carolina: 2012-2017. J Public Health Manag Pract 2020 0.75
99 Physical activity and obesity prevention in American Indian youth: the path forward. J Public Health Manag Pract 2010 0.75