RebeccaASillimanMDPhD

Emeritus Professor of Medicine

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University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 1981 - 1983
Roger Williams Medical CenterChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
Brown UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
Roger Williams Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1977

Computer Agents to Promote Walking in the Elderly Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Completed
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PubMed

82 citations
Risk of death and hospital admission for major medical events after initiation of psychotropic medications in older adults admitted to nursing homes
Krista F. Huybrechts, Kenneth J. Rothman, Rebecca A. Silliman, M. Alan Brookhart, Sebastian Schneeweiss
CMAJ. 2011-04-19
40 citations
Principles and Practice of Case Mix Adjustment: Applications to End-Stage Renal Disease
Sheldon Greenfield, Lisa M. Sullivan, Rebecca A. Silliman, Kimberly A. Dukes, Sherrie H. Kaplan
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1994-08-01
163 citations
Age as a Predictor of Diagnostic and Initial Treatment Intensity in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
Rebecca A. Silliman, Edward Guadagnoli, Alan B. Weitberg, Vincent Mor
Journal of Gerontology. 1989-03-01

Older Breast Cancer Patients: Risk For Cognitive DeclineNational Cancer Institute2009–2012
Long-Term Survivorship In Older Women With Early Stage Breast CancerNational Cancer Institute2008–2011
Summer Institute In Geriatric MedicineNational Institute On Aging2006–2011
Computer Agents To Promote Walking In Older Adults With Low Health LiteracyNational Institute On Aging2007–2010
Cancer Control In Older AdultsNational Cancer Institute2001–2010
Impact Of Breast Cancer On Older SurvivorsNational Cancer Institute2004–2008
Breast Cancer Treatment Effectiveness In Older WomenNational Cancer Institute2003–2006
BU Interdisciplinary Research Careers In Women'S HealthEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2003–2006
Summer Institute In Geriatric Medicine (2002,2003,2004)National Institute On Aging2002–2005
Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes In Older WomenNational Cancer Institute2000–2003
Interdisciplinary Research Careers In Women'S HealthEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2002
Adjuvant Tamoxifen Therapy In Old AgeNational Cancer Institute1998–1999
Adjuvant Tamoxifen Therapy In Old AgeNational Cancer Institute1996–1999
Breast Cancer Treatment Variations--Sources &SolutionsNational Cancer Institute1994
Breast Cancer Treatment Variations:Sources And SolutionsNational Cancer Institute1992–1993