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Myra Muramoto, MD, MPH

Recent Publications

Leischow SJ, Hill A, Cook G, Muramoto M, Lundergan LL. The effects of transdermal nicotine for the treatment of Hispanic smokers. American Journal of Health Behavior, 20(5):1996 (September/October).

Enriquez FJ, Taren D, Cruz-Lopez A, Muramoto M, Palting JD, Cruz P. Prevalence of Intestinal Encephalitozoonosis in Mexico. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1998. 26: p1226-1229.

Leischow SJ, Muramoto ML, Cook GN, Merikle EP, Castellini SM, Otte PS. OTC Nicotine Patch: Alone and With Brief Physician Intervention. American Journal of Health Behavior 1999;23(1):61-69

Jorenby DJ, Leischow SJ, Nides MA, Rennard SI, Johnson JA, Hughes AR, Smith SS, Muramoto ML, Daughton DM, Doan K, Fiore MC, Baker TB. Effect of sustained release bupropion, a nicotine patch, or their combination for smoking cessation. NEJM 3 1999 40 (9): 685-691, (March 4).

Muramoto ML. Improved paedatric weighing device for use with portable hanging scales. Journal of Tropical Paediatrics 2000;46:117-8.

Muramoto ML, Connolly T, Strayer LJ, Ranger-Moore J, Blatt WF, Leischow R, Leischow S. Tobacco Cessation Skills Certification in Arizona: Applications of a State-wide, Community-based Model for Diffusion of Evidence-based Practice Guidelines, Tobacco Control 2000 9(4):408-414.

Hill AL, Roe DJ, Taren DL, Muramoto ML, Leischow SJ. Efficacy of Transdermal Nicotine in Reducing Postcessation Weight Gain in a Hispanic Sample. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2000 Aug;2(3):247-53.

Rohrbaugh MJ, Shoham V, Trost S, Muramoto ML, Cate, RM, Leischow SJ. Couple Dynamics of Change-Resistant Smoking: Toward a Family Consultation Model. Family Process 2001 40(1):15-31.

Muramoto ML, Ranger-Moore J, Leischow SJ, Efficacy of Oral Transmucosal Nicotine Lozenge for Suppression of Withdrawal Symptoms, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2003;5(2):223-230.

Pbert L, Moolchan ET, Muramoto ML, Winickoff JP, Curry S, Lando H, Ossip-Klein D, Prokhorov AV, DiFranza J, Klein JD.. The State of Office-based Interventions for Youth Tobacco Use. Pediatrics. 2003;111:e650-e660)

Muramoto ML, Campbell J, Salazar Z. Provider training and education in disease management: Current and innovative technology. Disease Management and Health Outcomes. 2003;11(10):633-645.

Leischow SJ, Ranger-Moore J, Muramoto ML, Matthews E. Effectiveness of the nicotine inhaler for smoking cessation in an OTC setting. American Journal of Health Behavior,2004;28(4):291-301

Winickoff JP, Berkowitz AB, Brooks K, Tanski Se, Geller A, Thompson C, Lando HA, Curry S, Muramoto M, Prokerov AV, Best D, Weitzman M. State of the art intervention for office-based parental tobacco control. Pediatrics, 2004;115: 750-760.

Lando HA; Borrelli L, Muramoto ML, Ward K. Perspectives on the role of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in Promoting Global Tobacco Research and Reducing Tobacco Harm. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. (accepted)

Prokhorov AV, Winickoff JP, Ahluwalia JS, Ossip-Klein D, Tanski S, Lando HA, Moolchan ET, Muramoto ML, Klein JD, Weitzman M. International Youth Tobacco Control Research and Activities:The Current Landscape. Pediatrics (accepted)

Mohan S, Pradeepkumar AS, Thresia C U, Thankappan KR, Poston WSC, Haddock CK, Pinkston MM, Muramoto ML, Nichter M, Nichter M, Lando HA. Tobacco Use among Medical Professionals in Kerala, India: The Need for Enhanced Tobacco Cessation and Control Efforts. Addictive Behaviors (accepted)

Nichter M, Nichter M, Adrian S, Muramoto ML. Smoking among low-income pregnant women: An ethnographic analysis. Health Education and Behavior (accepted)