Colin McCord

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Colin McCord is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin McCord has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Colin McCord's work include Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (14 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (10 papers). Colin McCord is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (14 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (10 papers). Colin McCord collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ghana and Sweden. Colin McCord's co-authors include Harold P. Freeman, Albert Starr, Herbert E. Griswold, Godfrey Mbaruku, Staffan Bergström, Barclay T. Stewart, Rodney H. Herr, Selman Uranues, Charles Mock and P Khanduri and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Colin McCord

46 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Global disease burden of conditions requiring emergency surgery

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Patricia H. Shiono United States

Brandyn Lau United States

Angela M. Capra United States

Theodore J. Gaeta United States

Kimberly D. Gregory United States

Jonathan Showstack United States

Evaline A. Alessandrini United States

J. Patrick Vaughan United Kingdom

Nobhojit Roy India

John Moss Australia

Patricia H. Shiono United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Colin McCord

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin McCord

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin McCord

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Colin McCord. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Colin McCord based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Colin McCord. Colin McCord is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Abantanga, Francis, Hayley Osen, Shelly Choo, et al.. (2022). Policies for Improving Access to and Quality of Basic and Essential Surgical Care at District Hospitals in Ghana. 1(1). 3–8.

Choo, Shelly, Henry B. Perry, Afua A. J. Hesse, et al.. (2011). Surgical Training and Experience of Medical Officers in Ghanaʼs District Hospitals. Academic Medicine. 86(4). 529–533. 25 indexed citations

Choo, Shelly, Henry B. Perry, Afua A. J. Hesse, et al.. (2010). Assessment of capacity for surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia in 17 Ghanaian hospitals using a WHO assessment tool. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 15(9). no–no. 91 indexed citations

Abdullah, Fizan, Shelly Choo, Afua A. J. Hesse, et al.. (2010). Assessment of Surgical and Obstetrical Care at 10 District Hospitals in Ghana Using On-Site Interviews. Journal of Surgical Research. 171(2). 461–466. 42 indexed citations

Kruk, Margaret E., Godfrey Mbaruku, Colin McCord, et al.. (2009). Bypassing primary care facilities for childbirth: a population-based study in rural Tanzania. Health Policy and Planning. 24(4). 279–288. 190 indexed citations

Vaz, Fernando, et al.. (2007). Meeting the need for emergency obstetric care in Mozambique: work performance and histories of medical doctors and assistant medical officers trained for surgery. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 114(12). 1530–1533. 140 indexed citations

Pereira, Caetano, et al.. (2007). Major surgery delegation to mid-level health practitioners in Mozambique: health professionals' perceptions. Human Resources for Health. 5(1). 27–27. 58 indexed citations

Karpati, Adam, Mary T. Bassett, & Colin McCord. (2006). Neighbourhood mortality inequalities in New York City, 1989–1991 and 1999–2001. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 60(12). 1060–1064. 30 indexed citations

McCord, Colin, et al.. (2003). A cost effective small hospital in Bangladesh: what it can mean for emergency obstetric care. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 81(1). 83–92. 140 indexed citations

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Liberman, Laura, et al.. (2002). Carcinoma detection at the breast examination center of Harlem. Cancer. 95(1). 8–14. 16 indexed citations

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McCord, Colin, et al.. (2001). Efficient and effective emergency obstetric care in a rural Indian community where most deliveries are at home. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 75(3). 297–307. 49 indexed citations

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Frieden, Thomas R., Colin McCord, Omana V. Nainan, et al.. (1999). Chronic Liver Disease in Central Harlem: the Role of Alcohol and Viral Hepatitis. Hepatology. 29(3). 883–888. 48 indexed citations

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Fullilove, Robert E., Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Mary E. Northridge, et al.. (1999). Risk factors for excess mortality in harlem. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 16(3). 22–28. 51 indexed citations

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Northridge, Mary E., Alfredo Morabia, Michael L. Ganz, et al.. (1998). Contribution of Smoking to Excess Mortality in Harlem. American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(3). 250–258. 51 indexed citations

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McCord, Colin & Harold P. Freeman. (1990). Excess Mortality in Harlem. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(3). 173–177. 423 indexed citations

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Taylor, C E, CHARLES G. NEUMANN, William J. Blot, et al.. (1978). The Narangwal experiment on interactions of nutrition and infections : I. Project design and effects upon growth.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 68 Suppl. 1–20. 21 indexed citations

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McCord, Colin. (1976). Man-Made Lakes and Human Health. JAMA. 235(12). 1273–1273. 22 indexed citations

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Hutchinson, John, et al.. (1973). The surgical management of intracardiac defects due to penetrating trauma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 65(1). 103–107. 10 indexed citations

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Hutchinson, John & Colin McCord. (1970). Fractured ball with emboli in a Magovern-Cromie mitral prosthesis. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 59(5). 744–747. 7 indexed citations

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Wood, James A., Albert Starr, Colin McCord, & Rodney H. Herr. (1965). Mitral commissurotomy with pump standby. The American Journal of Surgery. 110(2). 257–261. 5 indexed citations

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