Ann T. Riggs
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Also affiliated: University of Minnesota (1991); Hennepin County Medical Center (1991); Minneapolis VA Medical Center (1991)
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Ann T. Riggs' research has focused on health and medical outcomes, particularly for elderly populations. Her work includes investigating vitamin D deficiency in long-term care facilities and exploring associations between medications and mortality in nursing home residents. Riggs has also examined hyperparathyroidism in elderly adults and explored cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques for this demographic. Her publications address a range of topics, including financial exploitation of the elderly and disorders of water homeostasis in psychiatric patients. Riggs has a publication record of 12 papers and an h-index of 7, with a total of 328 citations.
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- h-index: 7
- Publications: 12
- Citations: 329
Selected Publications
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Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Long‐Term Proton Pump Inhibitors Independent of Concurrent Bisphosphonate Therapy in Elderly Adults (2015)
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Financial Exploitation of the Elderly: Review of the Epidemic—Its Victims, National Impact, and Legislative Solutions (2014)
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Vitamin D deficiency: A simple algorithm employing weekly administration of 50,000 IU of vitamin D (2013)
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Conservative management of thyroglobulin‐positive, nonlocalizable thyroid carcinoma (2013)
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Incidence of diffuse FDG uptake in the thyroid of patients with hypothyroidism (2011)
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A retrospective study of the association between megestrol acetate administration and mortality among nursing home residents with clinically significant weight loss (2007)
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Residents of Academic Long-Term Care Facilities Despite Having Been Prescribed Vitamin D (2006)
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Pressure ulcers lead to increased mortality, liability. Prevention, treatment require planning, teamwork. (2003)
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Controlling pain in the elderly: careful treatment can prevent suffering, improve quality of life. (2003)PubMed OpenAlex
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Medication and the elderly: avoiding the pitfalls of polypharmacy. (2002)PubMed OpenAlex
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Case report: Disruptive vocalization due to gout in an elderly nursing home resident with dementia (2000)5 citations OpenAlex
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