Publications

  1. Abuhamad AY, Almasri N, Al Karaghouli Y, Kadam R, Alhashmi M, Alzaabi E, Deeb A, Fischer PR. Vitamin D deficiency and associated demographic risk factors in children at a tertiary hospital in Abu Dhabi. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 Sep-Nov; 44 (3-4):105-110 Epub 2024 Sept 08
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  2. Cardiel Nunez K, Hess SY, Arnold CD, Smith TJ, Trehan I, Hiffler L, Sitthideth D, Jones KS, Kounnavong S, Fischer PR. Relationship between lactate and thiamine-responsive disorders in hospitalised infants and children in Lao PDR: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 Sep-Nov; 44 (3-4):95-104 Epub 2024 Nov 07
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  3. Hess SY, Smith TJ, Arnold CD, Jones KS, Hampel D, Hiffler L, Trehan I, Fischer PR, Meadows SR, Parkington DA, Brown KH, Sitthideth D, Tan X, Koulman A, Allen LH, Kounnavong S. Assessment of Erythrocyte Transketolase, Whole Blood Thiamine Diphosphate, and Human Milk Thiamine Concentrations to Identify Infants and Young Children Responding Favorably to Therapeutic Thiamine Administration: Findings from the Lao Thiamine Study, a Prospective Cohort Study. Curr Dev Nutr. 2024 Jun; 8 (6):103786 Epub 2024 May 23
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  4. Abass MK, Dabosy A, Walid Khawaja K, Fischer PR. Repeated attacks of hereditary angioedema in pediatric female. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 May; 44 (1):39-41 Epub 2024 Feb 25
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  5. Smith TJ, Arnold CD, Fischer PR, Trehan I, Hiffler L, Sitthideth D, Stein-Wexler R, Yeh J, Jones KS, Hampel D, Tancredi DJ, Schick MA, McBeth CN, Tan X, Allen LH, Sayasone S, Kounnavong S, Hess SY. A Predictive Model for Thiamine Responsive Disorders Among Infants and Young Children: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study in Lao People's Democratic Republic. J Pediatr. 2024 May; 268:113961 Epub 2024 Feb 17
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  6. Tsai Owens M, Fischer PR, Sim L, Kirsch A, Homan K, Zaccariello M, Sawchuk N, LeMahieu A, Geske J, Harbeck-Weber C. The Contribution of Psychological Symptoms to Cognitive Difficulties in Youth With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Chronic Pain. J Child Neurol. 2024 Mar; 39 (3-4):104-112 Epub 2024 May 15
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  7. Hess SY, Smith TJ, Arnold CD, Jones KS, Hampel D, Hiffler L, Trehan I, Fischer PR, Meadows SR, Parkington DA, Brown KH, Sitthideth D, Tan X, Koulman A, Allen LH, Kounnavong S. Assessment of erythrocyte transketolase, whole blood thiamine diphosphate, and human milk thiamine concentrations to identify infants and young children responding favorably to therapeutic thiamine administration: findings from the Lao Thiamine study, a prospective cohort study. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2024; 8 (6):103786
  8. Fischer PR. Response: Global Child Health Education: A Philippine Experience. Pediatr Ann 2023 Dec; 52 (12):e474-e475 Epub 2023 Dec 01
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  9. Tarbell SE, Olufs EL, Fischer PR, Chelimsky G, Numan MT, Medow M, Abdallah H, Ahrens S, Boris JR, Butler IJ, Chelimsky TC, Coleby C, Fortunato JE, Gavin R, Gilden J, Gonik R, Klaas K, Marsillio L, Marriott E, Pace LA, Pianosi P, Simpson P, Stewart J, Van Waning N, Weese-Mayer DE. Assessment of comorbid symptoms in pediatric autonomic dysfunction. Clin Auton Res. 2023 Dec; 33 (6):843-858 Epub 2023 Sept 21
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  10. Keating EM, Johnson CR, Cardiel Nunez KE, Fischer PR. Thiamine deficiency disorders in women and children. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2023 Nov; 43 (4):40-49 Epub 2023 Jan 16
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  11. Abass MK, Fischer PR. A 3-year-old Boy with Fever and Jaundice. Pediatr Rev. 2023 Oct 1; 44 (S1):S1-S2
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  12. Pitt MB, Butteris SM, Howard CR, Schubert C, Fischer PR, Bothe D, St Clair NE. Craving sweet success: a recipe for developing a global health education consortium (or any consortium, for that matter). Pediatric Annals. 2023 Sep; 52 (8):E351-6
  13. Fischer PR, Johnson CR, Leopold KN, Thacher TD. Treatment of vitamin D deficiency in children. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Sep-Nov; 18 (6):489-502 Epub 2023 Nov 28
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  14. Boris JR, Abdallah H, Ahrens S, Chelimsky G, Chelimsky TC, Fischer PR, Fortunato JE, Gavin R, Gilden JL, Gonik R, Grubb BP, Klaas KM, Marriott E, Marsillio LE, Medow MS, Norcliffe-Kaufmann L, Numan MT, Olufs E, Pace LA, Pianosi PT, Simpson P, Stewart JM, Tarbell S, Van Waning NR, Weese-Mayer DE. Creating a data dictionary for pediatric autonomic disorders. Clin Auton Res. 2023 Jun; 33 (3):301-377 Epub 2023 Feb 17
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  15. Fischer PR, Sempos CT, Pettifor JM, Fraser DR, Munns CF, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Thacher TD. Serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of nutritional rickets - a multivariable re-analysis of a case-control study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 May; 117 (5):998-1004 Epub 2023 Feb 18
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  16. Aul AJ, Fischer PR, Benson MR, Oberhelman-Eaton SS, Mara KC, Thacher TD. Infant and Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation: Clinician Perspectives and Practices. J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Feb 8; 36 (1):95-104 Epub 2022 Dec 02
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  17. Tsai Owens MS, Biggs BK, Fahrenkamp AC, Geske J, Hofschulte DR, Harbeck-Weber C, Fischer PR. Physical Symptoms, Distress, and Functional Disability in Youth With Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance. J Pediatr Psychol. 2022 Oct 19; 47 (10):1185-1194
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  18. Case H, Benning T, Lovig Z, Girard J, Thorvilson M, Fischer PR, Homme J. Inpatient pediatric chaplain service utilization among children with chronic, non-cancer diseases. J Health Care Chaplain. 2022 Oct-Dec; 28 (4):578-590 Epub 2021 Dec 19
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  19. Klaas KM, Fischer PR, Segner S, Tsai Owens M, Fahrenkamp A, Geske J, Hofschulte D, Farrell M, Harbeck-Weber C, Biggs BK. Excessive Postural Tachycardia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Youth: Associations With Distress, Impairment, Health Behaviors, and Medication Recommendations. J Child Neurol. 2022 Jun; 37 (7):599-608 Epub 2022 May 18
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  20. Fischer PR, Almasri NI. Nutritional rickets - Vitamin D and beyond. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2022 May; 219:106070 Epub 2022 Feb 07
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  21. Abass MK, Khan J, Nsutebu EF, Fischer PR. Opportunities for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Caring for Febrile Pediatric Inpatients in Abu Dhabi. Glob Pediatr Health. 2022; 9:2333794X221127639 Epub 2022 Dec 12
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  22. Thacher TD, Sempos CT, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Fischer PR, Munns CF, Pettifor JM. The Validity of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase to Identify Nutritional Rickets in Nigerian Children on a Calcium-Deprived Diet. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Aug 18; 106 (9):e3559-e3564
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  23. Gomes F, Bergeron G, Bourassa MW, Fischer PR. Thiamine deficiency unrelated to alcohol consumption in high-income countries: a literature review. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2021 Aug; 1498 (1):46-56 Epub 2021 Feb 11
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  24. Johnson CR, Dudenkov DV, Mara KC, Fischer PR, Maxson JA, Thacher TD. Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Subsequent Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Aug; 96 (8):2157-2167
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  25. Smith TJ, Johnson CR, Koshy R, Hess SY, Qureshi UA, Mynak ML, Fischer PR. Thiamine deficiency disorders: a clinical perspective. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2021 Aug; 1498 (1):9-28 Epub 2020 Dec 10
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  26. Sempos CT, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Fischer PR, Munns CF, Pettifor JM, Thacher TD. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D requirements to prevent nutritional rickets in Nigerian children on a low-calcium diet-a multivariable reanalysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Jul 1; 114 (1):231-237
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  27. Chehab H, Fischer PR, Christenson JC. Preparing Children for International Travel. Pediatr Rev. 2021 Apr; 42 (4):189-202
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  28. Witte MA, Fischer PR. Severe acute malnutrition, calcium and vitamin D: important interactions. Public Health Nutr 2020 Dec; 23 (17):3187-3189 Epub 2020 Aug 07
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  29. Sunde KE, Hilliker DR, Fischer PR. Understanding and Managing Adolescents with Conversion and Functional Disorders. Pediatr Rev. 2020 Dec; 41 (12):630-641
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  30. Hasan B, Almasri J, Marwa B, Klaas KM, Fischer PR. Treatment of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome With Medication: A Systematic Review. J Child Neurol. 2020 Dec; 35(14):1004-1016. Epub 2020 Aug 24.
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  31. Merry SP, Havyer RD, McCoy RG, Elrashidi MY, Fischer PR. How can physicians advise faith communities during the COVID-19 pandemic? Travel Med Infect Dis 2020 Nov - Dec; 38:101762 Epub 2020 June 01
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  32. Manini ML, Barazi A, Khemani D, Abd-Rabu R, Absah I, Fischer PR, Mara K, Stephens M, Camilleri M. Gastrointestinal motility evaluation in children with orthostatic intolerance: Mayo Clinic experience. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2020 Aug; 32 (8):e13863 Epub 2020 June 01
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  33. Warring SK, Castillo R, Klaas K, Taggart N, Fischer PR. Visual Diagnosis: A Case of Stretchy Skin and Vascular Abnormalities. Pediatr Rev. 2020 May; 41 (5):e16-e20
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  34. Marinelli L, Ristagno E, Fischer P, Abraham R, Joshi A. Cryptococcal pneumonia in an adolescent with a gain-of-function variant in signal transduction and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1). BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Apr 22; 13 (4)
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  35. Hess SY, Smith TJ, Fischer PR, Trehan I, Hiffler L, Arnold CD, Sitthideth D, Tancredi DJ, Schick MA, Yeh J, Stein-Wexler R, McBeth CN, Tan X, Nhiacha K, Kounnavong S. Establishing a case definition of thiamine responsive disorders among infants and young children in Lao PDR: protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 2020 Feb 13; 10 (2):e036539
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  36. Webber S, Lauden SM, Fischer PR, Beyerlein L, Schubert C, Midwest Consortium of Global Child Health Educators S-PACK Workgroup. Predeparture Activities Curricular Kit (PACK) for Wellness: A Model for Supporting Resident Well-Being During Global Child Health Experiences. Acad Pediatr. 2020 Jan - Feb; 20 (1):136-139 Epub 2019 May 28
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  37. Aul AJ, Fischer PR, O'Grady JS, Mara KC, Maxson JA, Meek AM, Petterson TM, Thacher TD. Population-Based Incidence of Potentially Life-Threatening Complications of Hypocalcemia and the Role of Vitamin D Deficiency. J Pediatr. 2019 Aug; 211:98-104.e4 Epub 2019 Apr 04
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  38. Johnson CR, Fischer PR, Thacher TD, Topazian MD, Bourassa MW, Combs GF Jr. Thiamin deficiency in low- and middle-income countries: Disorders, prevalences, previous interventions and current recommendations. Nutr Health. 2019 Jun; 25 (2):127-151 Epub 2019 Feb 24
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  39. Tsai Owens M, Harbeck-Weber C, Kirsch A, Sim L, Zaccariello M, Homan K, Fischer P. Neurocognitive Difficulties Among Youth with POTS within an Intensive Pain Rehabilitation Program. J Pediatr Psychol. 2019 Jun 1; 44 (5):567-575
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  40. Fischer PR. Is sanitizer better than soap? Internal Medicine Alert. 2019; 41 (3):20-1
  41. Junghans-Rutelonis AN, Craner JR, Ale CM, Harbeck-Weber C, Fischer PR, Weiss KE. Youth with Chronic Pain and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): Treatment Mediators of Improvement in Functional Disability. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2018 Dec; 25 (4):471-484
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  42. McClure K, Jun JK, Johnson CR, Fischer PR, Lu L, Vy S, Knutson D. Disparities in rural-vs-urban achievement of millennium development goals in Cambodia: implications for current and future child health. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2018 Nov; 38 (4):235-243 Epub 2018 Oct 04
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  43. Whitfield KC, Bourassa MW, Adamolekun B, Bergeron G, Bettendorff L, Brown KH, Cox L, Fattal-Valevski A, Fischer PR, Frank EL, Hiffler L, Hlaing LM, Jefferds ME, Kapner H, Kounnavong S, Mousavi MPS, Roth DE, Tsaloglou MN, Wieringa F, Combs GF Jr. Thiamine deficiency disorders: diagnosis, prevalence, and a roadmap for global control programs. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Oct; 1430 (1):3-43 Epub 2018 Aug 27
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  44. Bommersbach TJ, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM, Thacher TD. The relationship between maternal and child bone density in Nigerian children with and without nutritional rickets. Osteoporos Int. 2018 Jun; 29(6):1313-1320. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
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  45. Ketha H, Thacher TD, Oberhelman SS, Fischer PR, Singh RJ, Kumar R. Comparison of the effect of daily versus bolus dose maternal vitamin D3 supplementation on the 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 ratio. Bone. 2018 May; 110:321-325 Epub 2018 Feb 24
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  46. Pianosi PT, Emerling E, Mara KC, Weaver AL, Fischer PR. Sex differences in fitness and cardiac function during exercise in adolescents with chronic fatigue. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2018 Feb; 28 (2):524-531 Epub 2017 Aug 04
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  47. Creo AL, Tebben PJ, Fischer PR, Thacher TD, Pittock ST. Cardiac Arrest in a Vitamin D-Deficient Infant. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5:2333794X18765064 Epub 2018 Mar 20
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  48. Stewart JM, Boris JR, Chelimsky G, Fischer PR, Fortunato JE, Grubb BP, Heyer GL, Jarjour IT, Medow MS, Numan MT, Pianosi PT, Singer W, Tarbell S, Chelimsky TC, Pediatric Writing Group of the American Autonomic Society. Pediatric Disorders of Orthostatic Intolerance. Pediatrics. 2018 Jan; 141 (1) Epub 2017 Dec 08
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  49. Hagmann SHF, Christenson JC, Fischer PR, Pediatric Interest Group, International Society of Travel Medicine. Travelers' diarrhea in children: a blind spot in the expert panel guidelines on prevention and treatment. J Travel Med 2018 Jan 1; 25 (1)
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  50. Keating EM, Antiel RM, Weiss KE, Wallace D, Antiel SJ, Fischer PR, Junghans-Rutelonis AN, Harbeck-Weber C. Parental Perceptions of Pediatric Pain and POTS-Related Disability. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Nov; 56 (13):1185-1192 Epub 2016 Dec 08
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  51. Butts BN, Fischer PR, Mack KJ. Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: A Review of Current Literature. J Child Neurol. 2017 Oct; 32 (11):956-965 Epub 2017 July 10
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  52. Bruce BK, Weiss KE, Ale CM, Harrison TE, Fischer PR. Development of an Interdisciplinary Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program: The First 1000 Consecutive Patients. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2017 Sep; 1 (2):141-149 Epub 2017 July 26
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  53. Hiffler L, Adamolekun B, Fischer PR, Fattal-Vavleski A. Thiamine content of F-75 therapeutic milk for complicated severe acute malnutrition: time for a change? Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2017 Sep; 1404 (1):20-26 Epub 2017 Sept 14
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  54. Pianosi PT, Emerling E, Mara KC, Weaver AL, Fischer PR. Aerobic fitness in adolescents with chronic pain or chronic fatigue: parallels and mechanisms? J Rehabil Med. 2017 May 16; 49 (5):441-446
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  55. Creo AL, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Strand MA, Fischer PR. Nutritional rickets around the world: an update. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2017 May; 37 (2):84-98 Epub 2016 Dec 06
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  56. Hsu J, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM, Thacher TD. The relationship of maternal bone density with nutritional rickets in Nigerian children. Bone. 2017 Apr; 97:216-221 Epub 2017 Jan 23
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  57. Knight E, Fischer P, Arndt C, Anim S, Joshi A. Cetirizine-responsive, persistent idiopathic eosinophilia in a nonatopic child. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2017 Feb; 118 (2):230-231 Epub 2016 Dec 29
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  58. Kluck BN, Junghans-Rutelonis AN, Jones AE, Fischer PR, Weiss KE. Adolescent Chronic Fatigue and Orthostatic Intolerance: Relationships Between Parental Attributes and Child Functioning. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jan; 56 (1):85-89 Epub 2016 July 18
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  59. Johnson CR, Porter SG, Coats D, Whitfield KC, Mengkheang K, Topazian MD, Fischer PR. No Camphor Toxicity in Cambodian Infants. Glob Pediatr Health. 2017; 4:2333794X17702980 Epub 2017 Apr 24
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  60. Bruce BK, Harrison TE, Bee SM, Luedtke CA, Porter CJ, Fischer PR, Hayes SE, Allman DA, Ale CM, Weiss KE. Improvement in Functioning and Psychological Distress in Adolescents With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Following Interdisciplinary Treatment. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Dec; 55 (14):1300-1304 Epub 2016 July 19
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  61. Erbele PW, Erbele KE, Fischer PR. Rickets, beri beri, and iron defiency in children: a review. Bhutan Health Journal.2016;
  62. Smith JD, Poenaru D, Thompson D, Fischer PR. Surgical residency training in the mission setting. Christian Journal for Global Health.2016;3:160-167.
  63. Slashcheva LD, Strand MA, VanReken RE, Sanford C, Fischer PR, Halverson G. Continuing medical and dental education ont he global stage: the nexus of supporting international Christian healthcare workers and developing educators. Christian Journal for Global Health.2016;3:27-37.
  64. Smith JD, Poenaru D, Fischer PR. Fostering international udergraduate medical education. Christian Journal for Global Health.2016;3:143-150.
  65. Smith JD, Holland RP, Fischer PR, Falkenheimer S. Mobilizing and training academic faculty for medical education missions. Christian Journal for Global Health.2016;3:143-150.
  66. Thacher TD, Smith L, Fischer PR, Isichei CO, Cha SS, Pettifor JM. Optimal Dose of Calcium for Treatment of Nutritional Rickets: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Nov; 31 (11):2024-2031 Epub 2016 Sept 07
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  67. Pianosi PT, Schroeder DR, Fischer PR. Cardiac responses to exercise distinguish postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome variants. Physiol Rep. 2016 Nov; 4 (22)
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  68. Mahamoud HD, Muse SM, Roberts LR, Fischer PR, Torbenson MS, Fader T. Khat chewing and cirrhosis in Somaliland: Case series. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2016 Jul 28; 8 (1):e1-4 Epub 2016 July 28
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  69. Bhatia R, Kizilbash SJ, Ahrens SP, Killian JM, Kimmes SA, Knoebel EE, Muppa P, Weaver AL, Fischer PR. Outcomes of Adolescent-Onset Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. J Pediatr. 2016 Jun; 173:149-53 Epub 2016 Mar 12
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  70. Bruce BK, Weiss KE, Harrison TE, Allman DA, Petersen MA, Luedkte CA, Fischer PR. Interdisciplinary Treatment of Maladaptive Behaviors Associated with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): A Case Report. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2016 Jun; 23 (2):147-59
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  71. Elwood K, Fischer PR. Managing iron deficiency in children in rural central Africa. Rev Med Gd Lacs. March 2016.
  72. Rosenman JR, Fischer PR, Arteaga GM, Hulyalkar M, Butteris SM, Pitt MB. Global Health Simulation During Residency. Glob Pediatr Health. 2016; 3:2333794X16663545 Epub 2016 Aug 22
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  73. Landry BW, Fischer PR, Driscoll SW, Koch KM, Harbeck-Weber C, Mack KJ, Wilder RT, Bauer BA, Brandenburg JE. Managing Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Clinical Review. PM R. 2015 Nov; 7 (11 Suppl):S295-S315
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  74. Thacher TD, Bommersbach TJ, Pettifor JM, Isichei CO, Fischer PR. Comparison of Limestone and Ground Fish for Treatment of Nutritional Rickets in Children in Nigeria. J Pediatr. 2015 Jul; 167(1):148-54.e1. Epub 2015 Mar 19.
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  75. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Singh RJ, Roizen J, Levine MA. CYP2R1 Mutations Impair Generation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and Cause an Atypical Form of Vitamin D Deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Jul; 100 (7):E1005-13 Epub 2015 May 05
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  76. Dudenkov DV, Yawn BP, Oberhelman SS, Fischer PR, Singh RJ, Cha SS, Maxson JA, Quigg SM, Thacher TD. Changing Incidence of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Values Above 50 ng/mL: A 10-Year Population-Based Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 May; 90 (5):577-86
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  77. Javed A, Balagopal PB, Vella A, Fischer PR, Piccinini F, Dalla Man C, Cobelli C, Giesler PD, Laugen JM, Kumar S. Association between thyrotropin levels and insulin sensitivity in euthyroid obese adolescents. Thyroid. 2015 May; 25 (5):478-84 Epub 2015 Apr 07
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  78. Javed A, Vella A, Balagopal PB, Fischer PR, Weaver AL, Piccinini F, Dalla Man C, Cobelli C, Giesler PD, Laugen JM, Kumar S. Cholecalciferol supplementation does not influence beta-cell function and insulin action in obese adolescents: a prospective double-blind randomized trial. J Nutr. 2015 Feb; 145 (2):284-90 Epub 2014 Dec 17
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  79. Fischer JP, Fischer PR. Road safety in central Africa: a call to action for healthcare providers. Rev Med Gd Lacs. 2015; 4(4):272-277.
  80. Keating EM, Nget P, Kea S, Kuong S, Daly L, Phearom S, Enders F, Cheryk LA, Topazian M, Fischer PR, Kumar V. Thiamine deficiency in tachypnoeic Cambodian infants. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2015; 35 (4):312-8 Epub 2014 Oct 27
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  81. Nelson AD, Fischer PR, Reed AM, Wylam ME. Mineral Oil Aspiration Related Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Case Rep Pulmonol. 2015; 2015:403109 Epub 2015 June 10
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  82. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM. The effect of nutritional rickets on bone mineral density. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Nov; 99: (11)4174-80.
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  83. Hagmann SHF, Leshem E, Fischer PR, Stauffer WM, Barnett ED, Christenson JC. Preparing children for international travel: need for training and pediatric-focused research. J Travel Med. 2014 Nov-dec; 21(6):377-83.
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  84. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM. Vitamin D treatment in calcium-deficiency rickets: a randomised controlled trial. Arch Dis Child. 2014 Sep; 99 (9):807-11 Epub 2014 Apr 19
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  85. Pianosi PT, Goodloe AH, Soma D, Parker KO, Brands CK, Fischer PR. High flow variant postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome amplifies the cardiac output response to exercise in adolescents. Physiol Rep. 2014 Aug 1; 2 (8) Epub 2014 Aug 28
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  86. Vogelaar JL, Loar RW, Bram RJ, Fischer PR, Kaushik R. Anasarca, hypoalbuminemia, and anemia: what is the correlation? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Jun; 53: (7)710-2.
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  87. Porter SG, Coats D, Fischer PR, Ou K, Frank EL, Sreang P, Saing S, Topazian MD, Enders FT, Cabalka AK. Thiamine deficiency and cardiac dysfunction in Cambodian infants. J Pediatr. 2014 Jun; 164 (6):1456-61 Epub 2014 Mar 05
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  88. Meekins ME, Oberhelman SS, Lee BR, Gardner BM, Cha SS, Singh RJ, Pettifor JM, Fischer PR, Thacher TD. Pharmacokinetics of daily versus monthly vitamin D3 supplementation in non-lactating women. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 May; 68 (5):632-4 Epub 2014 Jan 15
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  89. Kizilbash SJ, Ahrens SP, Bruce BK, Chelimsky G, Driscoll SW, Harbeck-Weber C, Lloyd RM, Mack KJ, Nelson DE, Ninis N, Pianosi PT, Stewart JM, Weiss KE, Fischer PR. Adolescent fatigue, POTS, and recovery: a guide for clinicians. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2014 May-Jun; 44 (5):108-33
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  90. Fischer PR, Driscoll DJ, Reed AM, Moir C. Pediatrics practice at Mayo Clinic - a historical vignette. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Mar; 89(3):e23-5.
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  91. Strand MA, Fischer PR. An appraisal of China's progress toward the Millennium Development Goals as they relate to children. Paediatrics and International Child Health. 2014; 34(3):156-64.
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  92. Oberhelman SS, Meekins ME, Fischer PR, Lee BR, Singh RJ, Cha SS, Gardner BM, Pettifor JM, Croghan IT, Thacher TD. Maternal vitamin D supplementation to improve the vitamin D status of breast-fed infants: a randomized controlled trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Dec; 88 (12):1378-87
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  93. Javed A, Tebben PJ, Fischer PR, Lteif AN. Female athlete triad and its components: toward improved screening and management. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Sep; 88(9):996-1009.
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  94. Coats D, Frank EL, Reid JM, Ou K, Chea M, Khin M, Preou C, Enders FT, Fischer PR, Topazian M. Thiamine pharmacokinetics in Cambodian mothers and their breastfed infants. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Sep; 98(3):839-44. Epub 2013 Jul 17.
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  95. Amin S, Melton LJ 3rd, Achenbach SJ, Atkinson EJ, Dekutoski MB, Kirmani S, Fischer PR, Khosla S. A distal forearm fracture in childhood is associated with an increased risk for future fragility fractures in adult men, but not women. J Bone Miner Res. 2013 Aug; 28 (8):1751-9
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  96. Umaretiya PJ, Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Cha SS, Pettifor JM. Bone mineral density in Nigerian children after discontinuation of calcium supplementation. Bone. 2013 Jul; 55(1):64-8. Epub 2013 Apr 06.
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  97. Virk A, Mandrekar J, Berbari EF, Boyce TG, Fischer PR, Kasten MJ, Orenstein R, Rosenblatt JE, Sampathkumar P, Sia I, Springer D, Witzig TE. A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of an oral synbiotic (AKSB) for prevention of travelers' diarrhea. J Travel Med. 2013 Mar-Apr; 20 (2):88-94 Epub 2013 Jan 25
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  98. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Tebben PJ, Singh RJ, Cha SS, Maxson JA, Yawn BP. Increasing incidence of nutritional rickets: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Feb; 88 (2):176-83
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  99. Anderson JH, Boyce TG, Wengenack NL, Driscoll CLW, Fischer PR. Mycobacterium abscessus infection of a cochlear implant insertion site. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra. 2013; 8(4):122-4.
  100. Soma DB, Jones DB Jr, Fischer PR. Bone tumors of childhood: Benign or malignant? Consultant. 2013; 53(5):204-8.
  101. Coats D, Shelton-Dodge K, Ou K, Khun V, Seab S, Sok K, Prou C, Tortorelli S, Moyer TP, Cooper LE, Begley TP, Enders F, Fischer PR, Topazian M. Thiamine deficiency in Cambodian infants with and without beriberi. J Pediatr. 2012 Nov; 161(5):843-7. Epub 2012 Jun 14.
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  102. Kimpinski K, Figueroa JJ, Singer W, Sletten DM, Iodice V, Sandroni P, Fischer PR, Opfer-Gehrking TL, Gehrking JA, Low PA. A prospective, 1-year follow-up study of postural tachycardia syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Aug; 87(8):746-52. Epub 2012 Jul 15.
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  103. Khadilkar A, Kadam N, Chiplonkar S, Fischer PR, Khadilkar V. School-based calcium-vitamin D with micronutrient supplementation enhances bone mass in underprivileged Indian premenarchal girls. Bone. 2012 Jul; 51(1):1-7.
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  104. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Isichei CO, Zoakah AI, Pettifor JM. Prevention of nutritional rickets in Nigerian children with dietary calcium supplementation. Bone. 2012 May; 50 (5):1074-80 Epub 2012 Feb 22
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  107. Loar RW, Herman AC, Lee BR, Fischer PR. Serum sickness-like reaction in a child associated with cefdinir. European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology. 2012; 22(4):242-4.
  108. Keating EM, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM, Pfitzner M, Isichei CO, Thacher TD. The effect of calcium supplementation on blood lead levels in Nigerian children. J Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 159(5):845-850.e1. Epub 2011 Jun 14.
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  113. Antiel RM, Thompson SM, Hafferty FW, James KM, Tilburt JC, Bannon MP, Fischer PR, Farley DR, Reed DA. Duty hour recommendations and implications for meeting the ACGME core competencies: views of residency directors. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Mar; 86 (3):185-91 Epub 2011 Feb 09
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  114. Keating EM, Chock M, Fischer PR. Big hopes for the children of the world: a review of the Millennium Development Goals. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2011; 31(4):287-95.
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  117. Burkhardt BEU, Fischer PR, Brands CK, Porter CBJ, Weaver AL, Yim PJ, Pianosi PT. Exercise performance in adolescents with autonomic dysfunction. J Pediatr. 2011; 158(1):28-32e1.
  118. Fischer PR, Sandroni P, Pittock SJ, Porter CB, Lehwald LM, Raj SR. Isolated sympathetic failure with autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy. Pediatr Neurol. 2010 Oct; 43(4):287-90.
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  120. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Obadofin MO, Levine MA, Singh RJ, Pettifor JM. Comparison of metabolism of vitamins D-2 and D-3 in children with nutritional rickets. J Bone Miner Res. 2010 Sep; 25(9):1988-95.
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  123. Starr SR, Roberts TT, Fischer PR. Osteogenesis imperfecta: primary care. Pediatr Rev. 2010 Aug; 31: (8)e54-64.
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  126. Hartman TK, Rogerson SJ, Fischer PR. The impact of maternal malaria on newborns. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2010; 30(4):271-82.
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  129. Kiefer AS, Gupta P, Kirmani S, Schwartz K, Henry N, Fischer PR. Treatment-resistant meningitis leading to the diagnosis of Currarino syndrome: a case report. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jun; 28(6):547-9.
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  130. Kirmani S, Christen D, van Lenthe GH, Fischer PR, Bouxsein ML, McCready LK, Melton LJ 3rd, Riggs BL, Amin S, Muller R, Khosla S. Bone structure at the distal radius during adolescent growth. J Bone Miner Res. 2009 Jun; 24 (6):1033-42
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  132. Hervey K, Vargas D, Klesges L, Fischer PR, Trippel S, Juhn YJ. Overweight among refugee children after arrival in the United States. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2009 Feb; 20(1):246-56.
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  133. Renda M, Fischer P. Vegetarian diets in children and adolescents. Pediatr Rev. 2009 Jan; 30: (1)e1-8.
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  135. Krych EH, Fischer PR, Wylam ME. Pleural fibrosis mediates shrinking lungs syndrome in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Jan; 44: (1)90-2.
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  136. DeSilva MB, Merry SP, Fischer PR, Rohrer JE, Isichei CO, Cha SS. Youth, unemployment, and male gender predict mortality in AIDS patients started on HAART in Nigeria. AIDS Care. 2009 Jan; 21 (1):70-7
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  137. Fischer PR, Johnson JN, Brands CK. Fatigue, exercise intolerance, and weakness: lessons on herding zebras. Minn Med. 2008 Nov; 91(11):38-40.
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  144. Combs GF Jr, Hassan N, Dellagana N, Staab D, Fischer P, Hunt C, Watts J. Apparent efficacy of food-based calcium supplementation in preventing rickets in Bangladesh. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2008 Mar; 121(3):193-204. Epub 2008 Jan 08.
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  145. Craviari T, Pettifor JM, Thacher TD, Meisner C, Arnaud J, Fischer PR, Rickets Convergence Group. Rickets: an overview and future directions, with special reference to Bangladesh. A summary of the Rickets Convergence Group meeting, Dhaka, 26-27 January 2006. J Health Popul Nutr. 2008 Mar; 26(1):112-21.
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  147. Arnaud J, Pettifor JM, Cimma JP, Fischer PR, Craviari T, Meisner C, Haque S, Convergence Rickets Group. Clinical and radiographic improvement of rickets in Bangladeshi children as a result of nutritional advice. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2007 Sep; 27(3):185-91.
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  148. Oswald CB, Summer AP, Fischer PR. Relapsing malaria infection in an adolescent following travel to Mozambique. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2007 Jul; 5(4):254-5. Epub 2007 Apr 25.
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  149. Fischer PR. Pediatric bone disease: a decade of discovery. Minn Med. 2007 Jun; 90(6):36-7.
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  150. Shields CL, Zahler J, Falk N, Furuta M, Eagle RC Jr, Espinosa LE, Fischer PR, Shields JA. Neovascular glaucoma from advanced Coats disease as the initial manifestation of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy in a 2-year-old child. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun; 125(6):840-2.
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  151. Strand MA, Perry J, Jin M, Tracer DP, Fischer PR, Zhang P, Xi WP, Li SH. Diagnosis of rickets and reassessment of prevalence among rural children in northern China. Pediatr Int. 2007 Apr; 49(2):202-9.
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  152. McGovern LM, Boyce TG, Fischer PR. Congenital infections associated with international travel during pregnancy. J Travel Med. 2007 Mar-Apr; 14 (2):117-28
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  155. Hill DR, Ericsson CD, Pearson RD, Keystone JS, Freedman DO, Kozarsky PE, DuPont HL, Bia FJ, Fischer PR, Ryan ET, Infectious Diseases Society of America. The practice of travel medicine: guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Dec 15; 43(12):1499-539. Epub 2006 Nov 08.
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  156. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Isichei CO, Pettifor JM. Early response to vitamin D2 in children with calcium deficiency rickets. J Pediatr. 2006 Dec; 149(6):840-4.
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  157. Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Fischer PR, Okolo SN, Prentice A. Case-control study of breast milk calcium in mothers of children with and without nutritional rickets. Acta Paediatr. 2006 Jul; 95(7):826-32.
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  159. Leggat PA, Fischer PR. Accidents and repatriation. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2006; 4(3-4):135-46.
  160. Summer AP, Fischer PR. Travel with infants and children. Clinics in Family Practice. 2005 Dec; 7(4):729-43.
  161. Virk A, Fischer PR. Travel medicine: an American view of the Australian perspective. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2005 May; 3 (2):77-9
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  162. Sohail MR, Fischer PR. Health risks to air travelers. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2005 Mar; 19 (1):67-84
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  164. Pitmang SL, Thacher TD, Madaki JK, Egah DZ, Fischer PR. Comparison of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with and without chloroquine for uncomplicated malaria in Nigeria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2005 Mar; 72(3):263-6.
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  166. Sohail MR, Fischer PR. Blastocystis hominis and travelers. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2005; 3(1):33-8.
  167. Summer AP, Stauffer WM, Fischer PR. Pediatric malaria in the developing world. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2005; 16(2):105-15.
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  169. Colianni S, Ping J, Fischer PR, Freese D, Chan K, Alkuraya FS. Index of suspicion. Pediatr Rev. 2004 Aug; 25 (8):289-94
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  171. Brabin BJ, Romagosa C, Abdelgalil S, Menendez C, Verhoeff FH, McGready R, Fletcher KA, Owens S, d'Alessandro U, Nosten F, Fischer PR, Ordi J. The sick placenta - The role of malaria. Placenta. 2004 May; 25(5):359-78.
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  172. Tosh A, Fischer PR. A toddler with developmental regression. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2004 Apr; 43 (3):305-6
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  174. Kolars JC, Fischer PR. Evaluation of diarrhea in the returned traveler. Prim Care. 2002 Dec; 29 (4):931-45
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  176. Fischer PR, Walker E. Myasthenia and malaria medicines. J Travel Med. 2002 Sep-Oct; 9 (5):267-8
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  179. Fischer PR, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Jorde LB, Eccleshall TR, Feldman D. Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and nutritional rickets in Nigerian children. J Bone Miner Res. 2000 Nov; 15(11):2206-10.
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  181. Thacher TD, Fischer PR, Pettifor JM, Lawson JO, Manaster BJ, Reading JC. Radiographic scoring method for the assessment of the severity of nutritional rickets. J Trop Pediatr. 2000 Jun; 46(3):132-9.
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  182. Pfitzner MA, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Zoakah AI, Lawson JO, Fischer PR. Prevalence of elevated blood lead in Nigerian children. Ambulatory Child Health. 2000; 6:115-23.
  183. Vikram HR, Christenson JC, Fischer PR. Traveling children and E. coli O157:H7: abstract and commentary. Travel Medicine Advisor Update. 2000; 10(4):27-9.
  184. Fischer PR, Rahman A, Cimma JP, Kyaw-Myint TO, Kabir AR, Talukder K, Hassan N, Manaster BJ, Staab DB, Duxbury JM, Welch RM, Meisner CA, Haque S, Combs GF Jr. Nutritional rickets without vitamin D deficiency in Bangladesh. J Trop Pediatr. 1999 Oct; 45 (5):291-3
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  186. Buchanan BJ, Hoagland J, Fischer PR. Pseudoephedrine and air travel-associated ear pain in children. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 1999 May; 153(5):466-8.
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  188. Pfitzner MA, Thacher TD, Pettifor JM, Zoakah AI, Lawson JO, Isichei CO, Fischer PR. Absence of vitamin D deficiency in young Nigerian children. J Pediatr. 1998 Dec; 133(6):740-4.
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  189. Fischer PR, Boone P. Short report: severe malaria associated with blood group. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. 1998 Jan; 58(1):122-3.
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  191. Wannan GJ, Cutting WA, Fischer PR. HIV seroprevalence amongst pregnant women in northeastern Zaire. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 1997 May; 8(5):317-9.
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  192. Fischer PR, Christenson JC, Pavia AT, Orme GA. Post-operative Mycobacterium flavescens infection in a child. IDCP. 1997; 6:263-265.
  193. Thacher TD, Ighogboja SI, Fischer PR. Rickets without vitamin D deficiency in Nigerian children. Ambulatory Child Health. 1997; 3:56-64.
  194. Fischer PR. Wistar rat-Plasmodium berghei model does not approximate human congenital malaria. J Parasitol. 1996 Aug; 82(4):635-7.
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  195. Fischer PR, Brunetti C, Welch V, Christenson JC. Nosocomial mumps: report of an outbreak and its control. Am J Infect Control. 1996 Feb; 24(1):13-8.
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  196. Matanga M, Fischer PR. Anemia in young Zairian children: the association with dietary cow's milk and malaria. Ambulatory Child Health. 1996; 1:379-384.
  197. Fischer PR, Toko RM. HIV seroprevalence in healthy blood donors in northeastern Zaire. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 1995 Jul-Aug; 6(4):284-6.
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  199. Nyirjesy P, Kavasya T, Axelrod P, Fischer PR. Malaria during pregnancy: neonatal morbidity and mortality and the efficacy of chloroquine chemoprophylaxis. Clin Infect Dis. 1993 Jan; 16(1):127-32.
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  200. Wannan GJ, Cranefield MJ, Cutting WA, Fischer PR, Hargreaves FD, Inglis JM. How many bloods will a 'HIVCHEK' check? Multiple tests for HIV antibody for a single screening kit. Trop Doct. 1992 Oct; 22(4):151-4.
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  201. Fischer PR, Dind Y. Co-sleeping and neonatal weight loss. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1991; 11(2):189-91.
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  206. Enzunga A, Fischer PR. Neonatal weight loss in rural Zaire. Ann Trop Paediatr. 1990; 10(2):159-63.
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  215. Fischer P, Millen JE, Glauser FL. The pulmonary alveolar capillary membrane during hemorrhagic hypotension in dogs. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1978 Mar; 146(3):383-6.
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  216. Millen JE, Glauser FL, Smeltzer D, Egan P, Propst K, Fischer P, Dearden L, Otis P. The role of leukocytes in ethchlorvynol-induced pulmonary edema. Chest. 1978 Jan; 73(1):75-8.
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  218. Fischer P, Millen JE, Glauser FL. Endotoxin-induced increased alveolar capillary membrane permeability. Circ Shock. 1977; 4(4):387-95.
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