Marcia M. Ward

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Health Management & Policy
ProfessorAppointed: 2006
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Health Management & Policy
Associate HeadAppointed: 2007
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Health Policy & Research, Center for
DirectorAppointed: 2007
Iowa City VA Center of Excellence
Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice
Senior ScientistAppointed: 2004
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Health Policy & Research, Center for
Deputy DirectorAppointed: 2000
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Health Management & Policy
Doctoral Program
DirectorAppointed: 1999
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Mailing Address

E210 General Hospital
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 384-5131
Fax: (319) 384-5125
marcia-m-ward@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=marcia-m-ward@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Ohio State University, Clinical Psychology, 1981.
M.A., Ohio State University, Psychology, 1976.
B.A., Ohio State University, Human Neuropsychology and Psychophysiology, 1973.

Expertise and Research Interests

Areas of Research Interest

1. Health Outcomes

2. Healthcare Quality and Performance

3. Rural Healthcare Delivery

Current Projects

1. Health Information Technology Solutions for Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Issues in Rural Hospitals

2. AHRQ Inpatient Quality Indicators and Patient Safety Indicators in Iowa Hospitals

3. Evaluation of Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record and Computerized Provider Order Entry System

4. TeamSTEPPS: Adoption in ACTION

5. Reducing hospital acquired infections (HAI)

Other Expertise

I have served as author or co-author of the following chapters.
  • Feuerstein M, Ward MM, LeBaron SWM. Neuropsychological and neurophysiological assessment of children with learning disabilities and behavior problems: A critical appraisal. In: Advances in Clinical Child Psychology. BB Lahey, AE Kazdin, Eds. New York: Plenum Press, 1979.
  • Feuerstein M, Ward MM. Psychological treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. In: The Comprehensive Handbook of Behavioral Medicine. JM Ferguson, CB Taylor, Eds. Jamaica, New York: Spectrum Publications, 1980.
  • Ward MM, Mefford IN, Black GW, Bortz WM. Exercise and plasma categholamine release. In: Exercise Endocrinology. K Fotherby K, SB Pal, Eds. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1985.
  • Ward MM, Mefford IN. Methodology of studying the catecholamine response to stress. In: Clinical and Methodological Issues in Cardiovascular Psychophysiology. A Steptoe, H Ruddel, H Neus, Eds. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1985.
  • Ward MM, Chesney MA. Diagnostic interviewing for psychophysiological disorder. In: Diagnostic Interviewing. M Hersen, SM Turner, Eds. New York: Plenum Press, 1985.
  • Ward MM, Swan GE, Chesney MA. Arousal-reduction treatments for mild hypertension: A meta-analysis of recent studies. In: Handbook for Hypertension. S Julius, DR Bassett, Eds. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1987.
  • Ward MM. Relationship of anxiety and cardiovascular reactivity. In: Anxiety and the Heart. DG Byrne, RH Rosenman, Eds. New York: Hemisphere Publishing Corp., 1990.
  • Swan GE, Ward MM, Carmelli D, Jack LM. Identification of subgroups with differential rates of relapse after smoking cessation: Applications to alcohol research. In: Alcohol and Tobacco: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice. JB Fertig, JP Allen, Eds. Washington DC, DHHS, 1995.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Computer Technology (medical), Health Care, Outcomes Research (Medical), Rural Health.

Additional Terms:

Health Services Research, Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality.

Memberships

Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Society of Behavioral Medicine

Honors and Awards

2005, Elected to Faculty Council, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
2003, Elected to Faculty Senate, University of Iowa
1997, Elected Secretary-Treasurer, Society of Behavioral Medicine
1993, Elected Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
1993, Citation Paper Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine
1991, Excellence Award, SRI International
1984, Citation Paper Award, American Psychological Association

Previous Positions

1997-2006, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Health Management & Policy
1996-1997, Associate Director, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, Center for Health Sciences
1993-1995, Senior Research Consultant, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, Center for Health Sciences
1985-1993, Senior Research Psychologist, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, Center for Health Sciences
1978-1985, Biofeedback Therapist, Private Practice of John Glathe, MD, Palo Alto, CA
1978-1985, Research Psychologist, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, Behavioral Medicine
1978-1985, Clinical Psychology Consultant, Private Practice of John Glathe, MD, Palo Alto, CA
1977-1978, Predoctoral Psychology Intern (APA approved), Veterans Administration Hospital, San Francisco, CA
1973-1977, Graduate Research Assistant, Ohio State University, Clinical Psychology and Medical Rehabilitation, Psychophysiology and Endocrinology Research Laboratory

Funding Received

  • AHRQ: TeamSTEPPS: Adoption in ACTION (PI: Ward), $249,994, 2007 to 2009.
  • AHRQ: Reducing Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) (PI: Ward), $399,905, 2007 to 2009.
  • AHRQ: Collaborative EHR Implementation to Bridge the Continuum of Care in Rural Iowa (Subcontract: Ward), $1,474,176, 2006 to 2009.
  • AHRQ: ACTION (PI: Ward), 2006 to 2011.
  • Iowa Healthcare Collaborative: AHRQ Safety and Quality Indicators (PI: Ward), $40,000, 2005 to 2007.
  • VA Health Services: Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice (CRIISP) (PI: Rosenthal, Senior Scientist: Ward), $1,500,000, 2004 to 2009.
  • Mercy North Iowa and Trinity Health: Rural Iowa Redesign of Care Delivery with EHR Functions (PI: Wakefield, Co-PI: Ward), $344,680, 2004 to 2007.
  • AHRQ: Health Information Technology Value in Rural Hospitals (PI: Ward), $891,955, 2004 to 2007.
  • VHA Upper Midwest: Enhancing Performance on CMS Hospital Quality Indicators (PI: Ward), $3,000, 2004 to 2005.
  • CV Therapeutics: Cost-of-Illness Analysis of Stable Angina in the US (PI: Ward), $52,000, 2003 to 2004.
  • : Evaluation of the Implications of Implementing the Leapfrog Group's Patient Safety Standards in Iowa Hospitals (PI: Wakefield, Co-Investigator: Ward), $99,980, 2002 to 2003.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Evaluation of the Implications of Implementing the Leapfrog Group's Patient Safety Standards in Iowa Hospitals, $99,980, 2002 to 2003.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Tobacco Intervention Programs for Pregnant Women (PI: J Lowe, Co-Investigator: M Ward), $177,646, 2001 to 2002.
  • Iowa DOC: An Assessment of the Mental/Behavioral Health Needs and Services within the Iowa Department of Corrections (PI: R Anderson, Co-Investigator: M Ward), $95,378, 2001 to 2002.
  • Iowa Attorney General: Intervention for Pregnant Smokers (PI: Lowe, Co-Investigator: Ward), $350,000, 2001 to 2004.
  • HRSA: Improving the Research Infrastructure of FM and GIM (PI: C Johnson, Consultant: M Ward), $250,000, 2000 to 2003.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs: Epidemiology and Control of Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals (PI: B Doebbeling, Associate Investigator: M Ward)), $750,000, 1999 to 2004.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs: Determinants of Clinical Guidelines Implementation Effectiveness(PI: B Doebbeling, Associate Investigator: M Ward)), $750,000, 1999 to 2004.

Publications

  • Vartak S, Crandall DK, Brokel JM, Wakefield DS, Ward MM (2009) Transformation of Emergency Department processes of care with EHR, CPOE, and ER event tracking systems., The HIM journal, 38 (2), 27-32 Abstract
  • Li P, Ward MM, Schneider JE (2009) Factors related to time to conversion for critical access hospitals, Journal of Rural Health, 25 (1), 70-6
  • Li P, Schneider J, Ward MM (2009) Effects of critical access hospital conversion on the financial performance of rural hospitals, Inquiry, In Press
  • Halbesleben JRB, Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Brokel JM, Crandall DK (2009) The relationship between super-users' attitudes and employee experiences with clinical information systems, Medical Care Research & Review, In Press
  • Roberts LL, Ward MM, Brokel JM, Wakefield DS, Crandall DK (2009) Methodological approaches to measuring the effects of implementation of health information technology (HIT), HICCS 42 Proceedings, In Press
  • Bahensky JA, Moreau B, Frieden R, Ward MM (2008) Critical access hospital informatics: how two rural Iowa hospitals overcame challenges to achieve IT excellence., Journal of healthcare information management : JHIM, 22 (2), 16-22 Abstract
  • Wakefield BJ, Ward MM, Holman JE, Ray A, Scherubel M, Burns TL, Kienzle MG, Rosenthal GE (2008) Evaluation of home telehealth following hospitalization for heart failure: A randomized trial, Telemedicine and e-Health, 14 (8), 753-61
  • Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Groath D, Schwichtenberg T, Magdits L, Brokel J, Crandall D (2008) Complexity of medication-related verbal orders, American Journal of Medical Quality, 23, 7-17
  • Bahensky JA, Moreau B, Frieden R, Ward M (Spring 2008) CAH informatics from most wired, Journal of Health Information Management
  • Li P, Bahensky JA, Janna M, Ward M (2008) Role of multihospital system membership in electronic medical record adoption, Health Management Review, 33 (2), 1-9
  • Bahensky JA, Jaana M, Ward MM (2008) Health care information technology in rural America: electronic medical record adoption status in meeting the national agenda., The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 24 (2), 101-5 Abstract
  • Vartak S, Ward MM, Vaughn TE (Jan 2008) Do postoperative complications vary by hospital teaching status?, Medical care, 46 (1), 25-32 Abstract
  • Clabaugh G, Ward MM (2008) Cost-of-illness studies in the United States: a systematic review of methodologies used for direct cost., Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 11 (1), 13-21 Abstract
  • Chi CL, Street WN, Ward MM (2008) Building a hospital referral expert system with a prediction and optimization-based decision support system algorithm, J Biomed Inform, 41, 371-86
  • Wakefield DS, Halbesleben JR, Ward MM, Qiu Q, Brokel J, Crandall D (2007) Development of a Measure of Clinical Information Systems Expectations and Experiences, Med Care, 45 (9), 884-90
  • Roberts L, Ely J, Ward MM (Sep-Oct 2007) Roberts L, Ely J, Ward MM. Factors contributing to maternal birth-related trauma, American Journal of Medical Quality, 22 (5), 334-43
  • Allareddy V, Ward MM, Ely JW, Allareddy V, Levett J (2007) Impact of complications on outcomes following aortic and mitral valve replacements in the United States, J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino), 48 (3), 349-57
  • Crandall D, Brokel J, Schwichtenberg T, Henderson S, Haskins R, Wakefield D, Ward MM, Dixon B (2007) Redesigning care delivery through health IT implementation: Exploring Trinity Health's IT Model, Journal of Healthcare Information Management, 21 (4), 41-8
  • Roberts LL, Ely J, Ward MM (2007) Patient safety in Iowa: An analysis of maternal birth-related trauma rates, American Journal of Medical Quality, 45 (9), 884-890
  • Li P, Schneider JE, Ward MM (2007) The Effect of Critical Access Hospital Conversion on Patient Safety, Health Services Research, 42, 2089-108
  • Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Wakefield BJ (2007) A 10-rights framework for patient care quality and safety, American Journal of Medical Quality, 22, 103-11
  • James PA, Li P, Ward MM (2007) James PA, Li P, Ward MM. Comparing mortality rates in rural and urban hospitals for patients with myocardial infarction: Rethinking measures of quality of care, Annals of Family Medicine, 5, 105-11
  • James PA, Li P, Ward MM (March-April 2007) Myocardial infarction mortality in rural and urban hospitals: rethinking measures of quality of care, Ann Fam Med, 5 (2), 105-11
  • Ward MM, Jaana M, Bahensky JA, Vartak S, Wakefield DS (2006) Clinical information system availability and use in urban and rural hospitals, J Med Syst, 30 (6), 429-38
  • McQuistan MR, Kuthy RA, Damiano PC, Ward MM (2006) General dentists' referrals of 3- to 5- year-old children to pediatric dentists, Pediatric Dentistry, 137 (5), 653-60
  • Jaana M, Ward MM, Pare G, Sicotte C (October/November 2006) Antecedents of clinical information technology sophistication in hospitals, Health Care Manage Rev, 31 (4), 289-99
  • Ward MM, Evans TC, Spies AJ, Roberts LL, Wakefield DS (2006) National quality forum 30 safe practices: Priority and progress in Iowa hospitals. Implications for patient safety, American Journal of Medical Quality, 21 (2), 101-8
  • Jaana M, Ward MM, Pare G, Wakefield DS (2005) Clinical information technology in hospitals: A comparison between the state of Iowa and two provinces in Canada, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 74 (9), 719-31
  • Ward MM, Yankey JW, Vaughn TE, BootsMiller BJ, Flach SD, Watrin S, Doebbeling BN, Provider Adherence to COPD Guidelines: Relationship to Organizational Factors, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 11(4), 379-87, Aug 2005
  • Bergus GR, Hartz AJ, Noyes R, Ward MM, James PA, Vaughn T, Kelley PL, Sinift SD, Bentler S, Tilman E (2005) The limited effect of screening for depressive symptoms with the PHQ-9 in rural family practices, Journal of Rural Health, 21 (4), 303-9
  • Ohsfeldt RL, Ward MM, Schneider JE, Jaana M, Miller TR, Lei Y, Wakefield DS, Implementation of Hospital Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in a Rural State: Feasibility and Financial Impact, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 12(1), 20-7, Jan 2005
  • Ward MM, Diekema DJ, Yankey JW, Vaughn TE, BootsMiller BJ, Pendergast JF, Doebbeling BN, Implementation of Strategies to Prevent and Control the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial-resistant Microorganisms in US Hospitals, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 26(1), 21-30, Jan 2005
  • Flach SD, Diekema DJ, Yankey JW, BootsMiller BJ, Vaughn TE, Ernst EJ, Ward MM, Doebbeling BN, Variation in the Use of Procedures to Monitor Antimicrobial Resistance in US Hospitals, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 26(1), 31-8, Jan 2005
  • McQuistan MR, Kuthy RA, Damiano PC, Ward MM (2005) General dentists referral of children less than 3 yeras to pediatric dentists, Pediatric Dentistry, 27, 277-83
  • Flach SD, McCoy KD, Vaughn TE, Ward MM, BootsMiller BJ, Doebbeling BN, Does patient-centered care improve provision of preventive services, Journal of General Internal Medicine, 19(10), 1019-26, Oct 2004
  • Javitz HS, Ward MM, Watson JB, Jaana M (Oct 2004) Cost of illness of chronic angina., 10 (11 Suppl), S358-69
  • Wakefield DS, Ward M, Miller T, Ohsfeldt R, Jaana M, Lei Y, Tracy R, Schneider J (Fall 2004) Intensive care unit utilization and interhospital transfers as potential indicators of rural hospital quality., 20 (4), 394-400
  • Ward MM, Yankey JW, Vaughn TE, BootsMiller BJ, Flach SD, Welke KF, Pendergast JF, Perlin J, Doebbeling BN, Physician process and patient outcome measures for diabetes care: relationships to organizational characteristics, Medical Care, 42(9), 840-50, September 2004 Abstract
  • Ernst EJ, Diekema DJ, BootsMiller BJ, Vaughn T, Yankey JW, Flach SD, Ward MM, Franciscus CL, Acosta E, Pfaller MA, Doebbeling BN, Are United States hospitals following national guidelines for the analysis and presentation of cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility data?, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 49(2), 141-5, June 2004 Abstract
  • Diekema DJ, BootsMiller BJ, Vaughn TE, Woolson RF, Yankey JW, Ernst EJ, Flach SD, Ward MM, Franciscus CLJ, Pfaller MA, Doebbeling BN, Antimicrobial resistance trends and outgreak frequency in United States hospitals, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 38(1), 78-85, 1 January 2004
  • BootsMiller BJ, Yankey JW, Flach SD, Ward MM, Vaughn TE, Welke KF, Doebbeling BN, Classifying the directiveness of veterans affairs guideline implementation approaches, American Journal of Medical Quality, 19(6), 248-54, 2004
  • Ward MM, Jaana M, Wakefield DS, Ohsfeldt RL, Schneider JE, Miller T, Lei Y, What Would Be the Effect of Referral to High-volume Hospitals in a Largely Rural State?, The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 20(4), 344-54, Fall 2004
  • Welke KF, BootsMiller BJ, McCoy KD, Vaughn TE, Ward MM, Flach SD, Peloso PM, Sorofman BA, Tripp-Reimer T, Doebbeling BN, What factors influence provider knowledge of a congestive heart failute guideline in a national health care system?, American Journal of Medical Quality, 18(3), 122-7, June 2003
  • Ward MM, Doebbeling BN, Vaughn TE, Uden-Holman T, Clarke WR, Woolson RF, Letuchy E, Branch LG, Perlin J, Effectiveness of a nationally implemented smoking cessation guideline on provider and patient practices, Preventive Medicine, 36(3), 265-71, March 2003
  • Javitz HS, Ward MM, Farber E, Nail L, Vallow SG, The direct cost of care for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in the United States, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 46(6), 850-60, June 2002 Abstract
  • Doebbeling BN, Vaughn TE, Woolson RF, Peloso PM, Ward MM, Letuchy E, BootsMiller BJ, Tripp-Reimer T, Branch LG, Benchmarking Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in the delivery of preventive health services: comparison of methods, Medical Care, 40(6), 540-54, June 2002 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Vaughn TE, Uden-Holman T, Doebbeling BN, Clarke WR, Woolson RF, Physician knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding a widely implemented guideline, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 8(2), 155-62, May 2002 Abstract
  • Vaughn TE, Ward MM, Doebbeling BN, Uden-Holman T, Clarke WR, Woolson RF, Organizational and provider characteristics fostering smoking cessation practice guideline adherence: an empirical look, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 25(2), 17-31, April 2002
  • Ward MM, Javitz HS, Smith WM, Whan MA, Lost income and work limitations in persons with chronic respiratory disorders, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 55(3), 260-8, March 2002 Abstract
  • Culica D, Rohrer J, Ward M, Hilsenrath P, Pohmrehn P, Medical check-ups: who doesn't get them?, American Journal of Public Health, 92, 88-91, 2002
  • Javitz HS, Ward MM, Value of antimicrobials in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in the US, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 6(4), 275-88, 2002
  • Ward MM, Swan GE, Jack LM, Self-reported abstinence effects in the first month after smoking cessation, Addictive Behaviors, 26, 311-27, 2001
  • Ward MM, Javitz HS, Smith WM, Bakst A, Direct medical cost of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the U.S.A, Respiratory Medicine, 94(11), 1123-9, November 2000 Abstract
  • Borders TF, Rohrer JE, Hilsenrath PE, Ward MM, Why rural residents migrate for family physician care, The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 16(4), 337-48, 2000 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Javitz HS, Smith WM, Bakst A, A comparison of three approaches for attributing hospitalizations to specific diseases in cost analyses, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 16(1), 125-36, Winter 2000 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Javitz HS, Yelin E, The cost of illness of rheumatoid arthritis, Value in Health, 3, 243-52, 2000
  • Javitz HS, Ward MM, Martens L, Major costs associated with pressure sores, Journal of Wound Care, 7(6), 286-90, June 1998 Abstract
  • Swan GE, Jack LM, Ward MM, Subgroups of smokers with different success rates after use of transdermal nicotine, Addiction, 92(2), 207-17, February 1997 Abstract
  • Swan GE, Ward MM, Jack LM, Abstinence effects as predictors of 28 day relapse in smokers, Addictive Behaviors, 21, 481-90, 1996
  • Ward MM, Swan GE, Jack LM, Javitz HS, Hodgkin JE, Ambulatory monitoring of heart rate and blood pressure during the first week after smoking cessation, American Journal of Hypertension, 8(6), 630-4, June 1995 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Swan GE, Jack LM, Javitz HS, Effect of smoking cessation and relapse on cardiovascular levels and reactivity, Psychopharmacology, 114(1), 147-54, February 1994 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Turner JR, Johnston DW, Temporal stability of ambulatory cardiovascular monitoring, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 16(1), 12-23, 1994
  • Turner JR, Ward MM, Gellman MD, Johnston DW, Light KC, Van Doornen LJP, The relationship between laboratory and ambulatory cardiovascular activity: current evidence and future directions, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 16(1), 3-11, 1994
  • Swan GE, Ward MM, Jack LM, Javitz HS, Cardiovascular reactivity as a predictor of relapse in male and female smokers, Health Psychology, 12(6), 451-8, November 1993 Abstract
  • Swan GE, Ward MM, Carmelli D, Jack LM, Differential rates of relapse in subgroups of male and female smokers, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 46(9), 1041-53, September 1993 Abstract
  • Henningfield JE, Obarzanek E, Benowitz NL, Hall SM, Klesges RC, Leischow S, Levin ED, Perkins KA, Spring B, Stitzer M, National working conference on smoking and body weight. Task Force 2: Methods of assessment, strategies for research, Health Psychology, 11 Suppl, 10-6, 1992 Abstract
  • Carmelli D, Ward MM, Reed T, Grim CE, Harshfield GA, Fabsitz RR, Genetic effects on cardiovascular responses to cold and mental activity in late adulthood, American Journal of Hypertension, 4(3 Pt 1), 239-44, March 1991 Abstract
  • Rosenman RH, Ward MM, The changing concept of cardiovascular reactivity, Stress Medicine, 4, 241-51, 1988
  • Chesney MA, Black GW, Swan GE, Ward MM, Relaxation training for essential hypertension at the worksite: I. The untreated mild hypertensive, Psychosomatic Medicine, 49(3), 250-63, 1987 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Chesney MA, Swan GE, Black GW, Parker SD, Rosenman RH, Cardiovascular responses in type A and type B men to a series of stressors, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 9(1), 43-9, February 1986 Abstract
  • Swan GE, Chesney NMA, Black GW, Ward MM, Self-reported somatic symptoms in Type A and Type B middle-aged males, Stress Medicine, 2, 63-8, 1986
  • Chesney MA, Ward MM, Biobehavioral treatment approaches for cardiovascular disorders, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 5(5), 226-32, 1985
  • Carmelli D, Chesney MA, Ward MM, Rosenman RH, Twin similarity in cardiovascular stress response, Health Psychology, 4(5), 413-23, 1985 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Mefford IN, Parker SD, Chesney MA, Taylor CB, Keegan DL, Barchas JD, Epinephrine and norepinephrine responses in continuously collected human plasma to a series of stressors, Psychosomatic Medicine, 45(6), 471-86, December 1983 Abstract
  • Chesney MA, Sevelius G, Black GW, Ward MM, Swan GE, Rosenman RH, Work environment, type A behavior, and coronary heart disease risk factors, Journal of Occupational Medicine, 23(8), 551-5, August 1981 Abstract
  • Mefford IN, Ward MM, Miles L, Taylor B, Chesney MA, Keegan DL, Barchas JD, Determination of plasma catecholamines and free 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid in continuously collected human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection, Life Sciences, 28(5), 477-83, 1981 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Sandman CA, George JM, Shulman H, MSH/ACTH 4-10 in men and women: effects upon performance of an attention and memory task, Physiology and Behavior, 22(4), 669-73, April 1979 Abstract
  • Ward MM, Stone SC, Sandman CA, Visual perception in women during the menstrual cycle, Physiology and Behavior, 20(3), 239-43, March 1978 Abstract

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