Doris L. Wethers

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Doris L. Wethers is a scholar working on Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Doris L. Wethers has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Genetics, 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 11 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Doris L. Wethers's work include Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (20 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (8 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers). Doris L. Wethers is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (20 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (8 papers) and Iron Metabolism and Disorders (8 papers). Doris L. Wethers collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Doris L. Wethers's co-authors include Charles H. Pegelow, Scott T. Miller, Lynn A. Sleeper, Steven J. Weiner, Kwaku Ohene‐Frempong, Frances M. Gill, John W. Moohr, Stephen H. Embury, Winfred C. Wang and Thomas R. Kinney and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Blood and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Doris L. Wethers

23 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Cerebrovascular accidents in sickle cell disease: rates and risk factors.

1998 1.3k citations Kwaku Ohene‐Frempong, Steven J. Weiner et al. Blood profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Doris L. Wethers United States	13	2.3k	1.8k	749	295	207	23	2.7k
Frances M. Gill United States	17	2.2k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	738 1.0×	371 1.3×	167 0.8×	35	2.9k
Virgil McKie United States	24	2.6k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	712 1.0×	375 1.3×	333 1.6×	43	3.2k
Dianne Gallagher United States	19	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	595 0.8×	305 1.0×	174 0.8×	24	2.1k
Baba Inusa United Kingdom	22	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	459 0.6×	111 0.4×	95 0.5×	117	1.9k
Monica L. Hulbert United States	17	804 0.4×	624 0.3×	283 0.4×	108 0.4×	133 0.6×	54	1.1k
Isaac Odame Canada	21	614 0.3×	334 0.2×	372 0.5×	113 0.4×	33 0.2×	49	1.2k
Paola Saracco Italy	26	263 0.1×	1.1k 0.6×	240 0.3×	210 0.7×	12 0.1×	82	2.4k
Johannes‐Peter Haas Germany	27	151 0.1×	873 0.5×	249 0.3×	166 0.6×	35 0.2×	183	2.3k
P. Jean Henslee‐Downey United States	27	337 0.1×	1.9k 1.1×	543 0.7×	348 1.2×	13 0.1×	55	3.3k
O.O. Akinyanju Nigeria	16	493 0.2×	405 0.2×	200 0.3×	37 0.1×	26 0.1×	37	913

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Miller, Scott T., Eric A. Macklin, Charles H. Pegelow, et al.. (2001). Silent infarction as a risk factor for overt stroke in children with sickle cell anemia: A report from the Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 139(3). 385–390. 213 indexed citations

Pass, Kenneth A., Peter A. Lane, Paul M. Fernhoff, et al.. (2000). US Newborn Screening System Guidelines II: Follow-up of Children, Diagnosis, Management, and Evaluation Statement of the Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Services (CORN). The Journal of Pediatrics. 137(4). S1–S47. 124 indexed citations

Miller, Scott T., Lynn A. Sleeper, Charles H. Pegelow, et al.. (2000). Prediction of Adverse Outcomes in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 342(2). 83–89. 366 indexed citations

Wethers, Doris L.. (2000). Sickle cell disease in childhood: Part II. Diagnosis and treatment of major complications and recent advances in treatment.. PubMed. 62(6). 1309–14. 30 indexed citations

Wethers, Doris L.. (2000). Sickle cell disease in childhood: Part I. Laboratory diagnosis, pathophysiology and health maintenance.. PubMed. 62(5). 1013–20, 1027. 56 indexed citations

Kinney, T R, Lynn A. Sleeper, Robert A. Zimmerman, et al.. (1999). Silent Cerebral Infarcts in Sickle Cell Anemia: A Risk Factor Analysis. PEDIATRICS. 103(3). 640–645. 230 indexed citations

Ohene‐Frempong, Kwaku, Steven J. Weiner, Lynn A. Sleeper, et al.. (1998). Cerebrovascular accidents in sickle cell disease: rates and risk factors.. Blood. 91(1). 288–94. 1266 indexed citations breakdown →

Bjornson, Ann B., John M. Falletta, Joel Verter, et al.. (1996). Serotype-specific immunoglobulin G antibody responses to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in children with sickle cell anemia: Effects of continued penicillin prophylaxis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 129(6). 828–835. 33 indexed citations

Grover, Ranjeet & Doris L. Wethers. (1990). Management of acute splenic sequestration crisis in sickle cell disease.. PubMed. 1(3). 67–70. 6 indexed citations

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Wethers, Doris L.. (1989). Delayed Growth and Sexual Maturation in Sickle Cell Disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 565(1). 137–142. 5 indexed citations

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Wethers, Doris L., Howard A. Pearson, & Marilyn Gaston. (1989). Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and Other Hemoglobinopathies. PEDIATRICS. 83(5). 813–814. 102 indexed citations

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Grover, Ranjeet & Doris L. Wethers. (1988). Spleen Dysfunction in Hemoglobinopathies Determined by Pitted Red Cells. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 10(4). 340–343. 6 indexed citations

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Oberfield, Sharon E., Doris L. Wethers, John L. Kirkland, & Lenore S. Levine. (1987). Growth Hormone Response to Growth Hormone Releasing Factor in Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 9(4). 331–334. 10 indexed citations

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Zarkowsky, Harold S., David Gallagher, Frances M. Gill, et al.. (1986). Bacteremia in sickle hemoglobinopathies. The Journal of Pediatrics. 109(4). 579–585. 170 indexed citations

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Grover, Ranjeet, Stanton Newman, Doris L. Wethers, Kwame Anyane‐Yeboa, & Kenneth A. Pass. (1986). Newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies: the benefit beyond the target.. American Journal of Public Health. 76(10). 1236–1237. 12 indexed citations

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Wethers, Doris L. & Ranjeet Grover. (1983). Pitfalls in Diagnosis of Osteomyelitis in Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Clinical Pediatrics. 22(9). 614–618. 8 indexed citations

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Grover, Ranjeet, et al.. (1983). Current sickle cell screening program for newborns in New York City, 1979-1980.. American Journal of Public Health. 73(3). 249–252. 33 indexed citations

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Grover, Ranjeet, et al.. (1978). Evaluation of the Expanded Newborn Screening Program in New York City. PEDIATRICS. 61(5). 740–749. 24 indexed citations

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Wethers, Doris L., et al.. (1970). CHILD HEALTH IN A HARLEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Journal of School Health. 40(9). 466–472. 2 indexed citations

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Wethers, Doris L., et al.. (1970). The foundation for research and education in sickle cell disease. A prospectus.. PubMed. 62(3). 200–3. 2 indexed citations

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