Elsie M. Taveras, M.D.
Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Professor of Population Medicine, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare
Harvard Titles
Conrad Taff Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics
Associate Professor of Population Medicine
Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Administrative and Hospital Titles
Co-Director, Obesity Prevention Program, Department of Population Medicine
Address
Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
8th Floor
125 Nashua Street
Boston MA 02114
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Paternal Acculturation and Maternal Health Behaviors: Influence of Father's Ethnicity and Place of Birth.
Examination of Hospital, Maternal, and Infant Characteristics Associated with Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation Among Opioid-Exposed Mother-Infant Dyads.
Authors: Schiff DM, Wachman EM, Philipp B, Joseph K, Shrestha H, Taveras EM, Parker MGK.
Breastfeed Med
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Breastfeed Med
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Association of vitamin E intake at early childhood with alanine aminotransferase levels at mid-childhood.
Authors: Woo Baidal JA, Cheng ER, Rifas-Shiman SL, Oken E, Gillman MW, Taveras EM.
Hepatology
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Hepatology
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Effects of Before-School Physical Activity on Obesity Prevention and Wellness.
Rationale and design of the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Randomized Trial.
Authors: Fiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V, Langhans N, Sharifi M, O'Connor G, Price S, Locascio J, Kuhlthau K, Kwass JA, Nelson C, Land T, Longjohn M, Lawson V, Hohman K, Taveras EM.
Contemp Clin Trials
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Contemp Clin Trials
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Strengthening integration of clinical and public health systems to prevent maternal-child obesity in the First 1,000Days: A Collective Impact approach.
Authors: Blake-Lamb T, Boudreau AA, Matathia S, Tiburcio E, Perkins ME, Roche B, Kotelchuck M, Shtasel D, Price SN, Taveras EM.
Contemp Clin Trials
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Contemp Clin Trials
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The role of fathers in overweight prevention: an analysis of a Caribbean cohort.
Authors: Smith JA, Rocke KD, Charles SM, Chang SM, Wright AS, Walker SP, Taveras EM, Tulloch-Reid MK.
Glob Health Epidemiol Genom
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Glob Health Epidemiol Genom
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Actigraphy-based sleep estimation in adolescents and adults: a comparison with polysomnography using two scoring algorithms.
Authors: Quante M, Kaplan ER, Cailler M, Rueschman M, Wang R, Weng J, Taveras EM, Redline S.
Nat Sci Sleep
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Nat Sci Sleep
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Texting Motivational Interviewing: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Motivational Interviewing Text Messages Designed to Augment Childhood Obesity Treatment.
Authors: Armstrong S, Mendelsohn A, Bennett G, Taveras EM, Kimberg A, Kemper AR.
Child Obes
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Child Obes
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Childhood Obesity Prevention: Changing the Focus.