Alison M. Laffan

3.8k citations

23 papers · 2.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 16

Physiology top 1%
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.5%
Cognitive Neuroscience top 2%
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 1%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 5%

Co-authors: Katie L. Stone Kristine E. Ensrud Susan Redline Sonia Ancoli‐Israel Kristine Yaffe Susheel P. Patil Stéphanie Harrison Adam P. Spira
Topics: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (10 papers)Sleep and related disorders (7 papers)Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (6 papers)
Cited by: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Physiology
Journals: JAMA PLoS ONE American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Alison M. Laffan

22 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Hypoxia, and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older Women

2011 821 citations Kristine Yaffe, Alison M. Laffan et al. JAMA profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Electronic Health Record Data Collection Practices to Advance Standardization and Interoperability of Patient Preferences for Interpretation Services: Qualitative Study 2024 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Janna R. Gordon,Alison M. Laffan,(unknown),Prashila Dullabh	0
2	A Systematic Review of Operative Team Familiarity on Metrics of Efficiency, Patient Outcomes, Cost, and Team Satisfaction 2022 ·Annals of Surgery ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Alison M. Laffan,(unknown),Kiran K. Turaga	9
3	Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries Accessing Transgender-Related Care in the Era of ICD-10 2019 ·LGBT Health ·(unknown),Paul Guerino,(unknown),Alison M. Laffan,Zil Goldstein,Carl G. Streed	39
4	Health Care Utilization and Cost Outcomes of a Comprehensive Dementia Care Program for Medicare Beneficiaries 2018 ·JAMA Internal Medicine ·Lee A. Jennings,Alison M. Laffan,(unknown),Erin Murphy Colligan,Zaldy S. Tan,Neil S. Wenger,David B. Reuben	73
5	Transgender Medicare Beneficiaries and Chronic Conditions: Exploring Fee-for-Service Claims Data 2017 ·LGBT Health ·(unknown),Paul Guerino,(unknown),Alison M. Laffan	145
6	Health Indicators for Older Sexual Minorities: National Health Interview Survey, 2013–2014 2017 ·LGBT Health ·(unknown),Alison M. Laffan,(unknown),Seán Cahill,(unknown),(unknown),Samuel C. Haffer	10
7	Associations Between Sleep‐Disordered Breathing, Nocturnal Hypoxemia, and Subsequent Cognitive Decline in Older Community‐Dwelling Men: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Sleep Study 2015 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Terri Blackwell,Kristine Yaffe,Alison M. Laffan,Susan Redline,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Kristine E. Ensrud,Yeonsu Song,Katie L. Stone,(unknown)	107
8	Sleep Disordered Breathing, Fatigue, and Sleepiness in HIV-Infected and -Uninfected Men 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Susheel P. Patil,Todd T. Brown,Lisa P. Jacobson,Joseph B. Margolick,Alison M. Laffan,(unknown),Rebecca Godfrey,(unknown),Sandra M. Reynolds,Alan R. Schwartz,Philip L. Smith	30
9	Associations of Objectively and Subjectively Measured Sleep Quality with Subsequent Cognitive Decline in Older Community-Dwelling Men: The MrOS Sleep Study 2014 ·SLEEP ·(unknown),Terri Blackwell,Kristine Yaffe,Alison M. Laffan,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Susan Redline,Kristine E. Ensrud,Yeonsu Song,Katie L. Stone	184
10	Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Hypoxia, and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older Women 2012 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Kristine Yaffe,Alison M. Laffan,Stéphanie Harrison,Susan Redline,Adam P. Spira,Kristine E. Ensrud,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Katie L. Stone	7
11	Lactoferrin for the Prevention of Post-antibiotic Diarrhoea 2012 ·Journal of Health Population and Nutrition ·Alison M. Laffan,Robin McKenzie,(unknown),Dawn Conklin,(unknown),Ruchee Shrestha,Michele Bellantoni,William B. Greenough	31
12	Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Hypoxia, and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older Womenbreakdown → 2011 ·JAMA ·Kristine Yaffe,Alison M. Laffan,Stéphanie Harrison,Susan Redline,Adam P. Spira,Kristine E. Ensrud,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Katie L. Stone	821
13	Association of Sleep Characteristics and Cognition in Older Community-Dwelling Men: the MrOS Sleep Study 2011 ·SLEEP ·Terri Blackwell,Kristine Yaffe,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Susan Redline,Kristine E. Ensrud,Marcia L. Stefanick,Alison M. Laffan,Katie L. Stone,(unknown)	195
14	Light Exposure Patterns in Healthy Older and Young Adults 2010 ·Journal of Biological Rhythms ·Karine Scheuermaier,Alison M. Laffan,Jeanne F. Duffy	102
15	Anthropometry in the prediction of sleep disordered breathing in HIV-positive and HIV-negative men 2010 ·Antiviral Therapy ·Todd T. Brown,Susheel P. Patil,Lisa P. Jacobson,Joseph B. Margolick,Alison M. Laffan,Rebecca Godfrey,(unknown),(unknown),Sandra M. Reynolds,Alan R. Schwartz,Philip L. Smith	21
16	An overview of observational sleep research with application to sleep stage transitioning 2009 ·CHANCE ·Brian Caffo,Bruce Swihart,Ciprian M. Crainiceanu,Alison M. Laffan,Naresh M. Punjabi	3
17	Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Insulin Resistance, and Steatohepatitis in Severe Obesity 2008 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Vsevolod Y. Polotsky,Susheel P. Patil,Vladimir Savransky,Alison M. Laffan,(unknown),Leigh A. Frame,Kimberly Steele,(unknown),Jeanne M. Clark,Michael Torbenson,Alan R. Schwartz	151
18	Contribution of male sex, age, and obesity to mechanical instability of the upper airway during sleep 2008 ·Journal of Applied Physiology ·Jason P. Kirkness,Alan R. Schwartz,Hartmut Schneider,Naresh M. Punjabi,Joseph Maly,Alison M. Laffan,Brian M. McGinley,Thomas Magnuson,Michael Schweitzer,Philip L. Smith,Susheel P. Patil	175
19	Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches 2008 ·Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society ·A. R. Schwartz,Susheel P. Patil,Alison M. Laffan,Vsevolod Y. Polotsky,Hartmut Schneider,Philip L. Smith	472
20	Burden of Clostridium Difficile ‐Associated Diarrhea in a Long‐Term Care Facility 2006 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Alison M. Laffan,Michele Bellantoni,William B. Greenough,Jonathan M. Zenilman	63

About Alison M. Laffan

Alison M. Laffan is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Physiology, having authored 23 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (10 papers), Sleep and related disorders (7 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.1k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (920 citations) and Physiology (1.5k citations). Alison M. Laffan has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Katie L. Stone, Kristine E. Ensrud, Susan Redline, Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, Kristine Yaffe, Susheel P. Patil, Stéphanie Harrison, Adam P. Spira, Philip L. Smith and Vsevolod Y. Polotsky. Their work appears in journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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