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PUBLICATIONS: PEER REVIEW-First author
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD, Thiele MC, Boyko EJ, Bulkow LR, Doty BJ, Lanier AP.
  Hypertension in Alaska Natives: association with overweight, glucose intolerance, diet, and mechanized activity. Ethnicity and Health 1997; 2:267-276
Murphy NJ, Butler SW, Petersen KM, Heart V, Murphy CM.
  Tobacco erases 30 years of progress: Preliminary results of the effect of tobacco smoking on Alaska Native birth weight. Alaska Medicine 1996; 38:31-33
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD, Thiele MC, Boyko EJ, Bulkow LR, Doty BJ, Lanier AP.
  Dietary change and obesity associated with glucose intolerance in Alaska Natives. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1995; 95:676-682.
Murphy NJ, Murphy CM, Lukey F, Hanaway PJ, Tan J.
  Antenatal diagnosis of a fetal mass containing a pelvis and limb bones. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice. 1995; 8:491-493.
Murphy NJ, Meyer BA, O'Kell RT, Hogard ME.
  Comparison of carbohydrate sources for gestational diabetes mellitus screening. Journal Of Reproductive Medicine 1994; 39:977-981
Murphy NJ, Meyer BA, O'Kell RT, Hogard ME.
  Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus with a reflectance photometer: Accuracy and precision of the single operator model. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1994; 83:1038-42.
Murphy NJ, Boyko EJ, Schraer CD, Bulkow LR, Lanier AP.
  Use of a reflectance photometer as a diabetes screening tool under field conditions. Arctic Medical Research 1993; 52:170-174.
Murphy NJ, Wallace DL.
  Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GNRH) agonist therapy for reduction of leiomyoma volume: Case report of leiomyosarcoma. Gynecologic Oncology 1993; 49:266-267.
Murphy NJ, Wallace DL, Behrend AE.
  Menometrorrhagia in an oral contraceptive user. Journal of Family Practice 1993; 36:229-231.
Murphy NJ, Bulkow L, Schraer CD, Lanier AP.
  Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in pregnancy among Yup'ik Eskimos, 1987-1988. Diabetes Care 1993; 16 (Supplement No. 1):315-317.
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD, Bulkow L, Boyko EJ, Lanier AP.
  Diabetes mellitus in Alaska Yup'ik Eskimos and Athabascan Indians after 25 years. Diabetes Care 1992; 15:1390-1392.
Murphy NJ, McClure C.
  Family Practice residents' documentation of clinical skills. J Med Ed 1988; 63:798-800.
Murphy NJ, Weiss BD.
  Documenting training and experience during Family Practice residency. Family Medicine 1987; 19:39-40.
Murphy NJ
  Giardiasis in Alaska, 1969-1979: A descriptive epidemiologic study. Alaska Medicine 1981; 23:22-27.
 
PUBLICATIONS: PEER REVIEW-Co-author
Smith DW, Murphy NJ
  Alaska's obstetrical delivery systems: A descriptive epidemiologic study. Alaska Medicine. 2000; 42(3)78-84.
MacLehose RF, Harpster A, Lanier AP, Shiff MA, Koehler K, Murphy N, Becker TM.
  Risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasm in Alaska Native Women: A pilot study. Alaska Medicine 2000; 41(4):76-85.
Adler AI, Boyko EJ, Schraer CD, Murphy NJ.
  The negative association between traditional phyisical activities and glucose intolerance in Alaska Natives. Diabetic Medicine 1996; 13:555-560.
Adler AI, Boyko EJ, Schraer CD, Murphy NJ.
  Lower prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes associated with daily seal oil or salmon consumption among Alaska Natives. Diabetes Care 1994 17:1498-1501
Schraer CD, Bulkow L, Murphy NJ, Lanier AP.
  Diabetes incidence, complications, and changing prevalence among Alaska Natives. Diabetes Care 1993; 16 (Supplement No. 1):257-259.
Bergus GR, Murphy NJ.
  Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: Comparison of a glucose polymer and monomer test beverage. J Am Board Fam Pract 1992; 5:241-247.
Schraer CD, Lanier AP, Boyko EJ, Gohdes D, Murphy NJ.
  Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Alaska Eskimos, Indians, and Aleuts. Diabetes Care 1988; 11:693-700.
 
PUBLICATIONS: Book and Journal Editorship
Scientific Editor
  International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2000-present
Associate Editor:
  Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course Syllabus. 4th Edition. Eisinger SH , Damos JR (Eds.) American Academy of Family Physicians. Leawood, Kansas.
Editorial Board, Clinical Updates in Women's Health, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
 
PEER REVIEW ACTIVITY:
Peer Review / Manuscripts
  Alaska Medicine: 1986-7
  The IHS Primary Care Provider: 1996, 1999
American Heart Association: 2000
US Preventive Services Task Force: 2000-present
Diabetes Care: 2001- present
Family Medicine: 2002
 
PUBLICATIONS: Book Chapters-First author
Murphy NJ
  Chapter: Diabetes in Pregnancy. In ACOG / IHS Postgraduate Course on Obstetrics, Neonatology, and Gynecology. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Washington, D.C. (In Press)
Murphy NJ, Burke TJ, Garnett BA
  Chapter: Cesarean Delivery. In Twenty Common Problems: Surgical Problems and Procedures in Primary Care. Lynge D, Weiss, BW (Eds.) New York. McGraw Hill, 2001: 383-420.
Murphy NJ, Reed S.
  Chapter: Maternal Resuscitation. In Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course Syllabus. 4th Edition. Damos JR and Eisinger SH (Eds.) American Academy of Family Physicians. Leawood, Kansas. 2000
Murphy NJ, Deutchman M
  Chapter: Cesarean Delivery. In Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course Syllabus. 4th Edition. Damos JR and Eisinger SH (Eds.) American Academy of Family Physicians. Leawood, Kansas. 2000
Murphy NJ, Kuhnley R, Baden D.
  Chapter: Urinary-Reproductive. In Community Health Aide / Practitioner Manual, Third Edition. Alaska Native Health Board 1998:249-300.
Murphy NJ.
  Diabetes and pregnancy in Alaska Natives: Prevalence and Socio-cultural aspects. In Joe JR, Young RS, eds. Diabetes as a disease of civilization: The impact of culture change on indigenous peoples. Berlin/ New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1993: 195-228.
 
PUBLICATIONS: Book Chapters - Co-author
Deutchman M, Murphy NJ
  Chapter: Cesarean Delivery. In Family Practice Obstetrics, 2nd Edition. Radcliffe SD, Baxley EG, Byrd JE, Sakornbut EL. (Eds.) Philadelphia. Hanley and Belfus. 2001: 537-550
Deutchman M, Murphy NJ
  Chapter: Cesarean Delivery for Family Physicians. In Clinics of Family Practice: Maternity Care. Wolkomir MS, Bower DJ. (Eds.). 2001: June, Vol. 3, No. 2; 429-454. WB Saunders, Philadelphia.
Eisinger SH, Murphy NJ.
  Chapter: Medical Complications of Pregnancy. In Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Course Syllabus. Third Edition. American Academy of Family Physicians. Kansas City, Missouri. 1996
LeMaire W, Skannes P, Vastola D, Murphy NJ.
  Chapter: Pregnancy and Childbirth. In Community Health Aide / Practitioner Manual, Third Edition. Alaska Native Health Board 1998:173-248.
 
PROCEEDINGS: First author
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD, Holck PS, Lanier AP.
  One step gestational diabetes screening: Preliminary results in Alaska Natives. 11th International Congress on Circumpolar Health. Proceedings Abstract # 361 June 2000
Murphy NJ, Butler SW, Petersen, KM, Heart V, Murphy CM.
  Tobacco erases 30 years of progress: Effect of tobacco smoking on Alaska Native birth weight. 47th American Association for the Advancement of Science Arctic Division Science Conference. Proceedings Abstract page 36. September,1996.
Murphy NJ, Butler SW, Petersen, KM, Heart V, Murphy CM.
  Large mean birth weight among Alaska Natives. Tenth International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract # 290. May,1996.
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD, Theile MC, Boyko EJ, Doty BJ, Lanier AP.
  Hypertension in Alaska Natives: Association with overweight, glucose intolerance, diet and mechanized activity. Tenth International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract # 291. May,1996.
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD, Fleming M, Murphy CM.
  Birth weight among Alaska Natives: Effect of diabetes in pregnancy. 3rd Annual International Conference on Diabetes in Indigenous Peoples, Proceedings Abstract # 92. May,1995.
Murphy NJ, Meyer BA, O'Kell RT, Hogard ME.
  Comparison of carbohydrate sources for gestational diabetes mellitus screening. Missouri Perinatal Association Proceedings, 1993.
Murphy NJ, Meyer BA, O'Kell RT, Hogard ME.
  Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus with a reflectance photometer. Missouri Perinatal Association Proceedings, 1993.
Murphy NJ, Bulkow L, Schraer CD, Lanier AP.
  Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among Yup'ik Eskimos and Alaskan Coastal Indians, 1987-1988. Circumpolar Health 90. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1991: 423-426.
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD, Boyko EJ, Lanier AP, Bulkow L.
  Twenty-five year follow-up of diabetes mellitus in Alaska Yup'ik Eskimo. 8th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract # 350, page 55. May 1990.
Murphy NJ, Brown HJ, Silimperi DR.
  Review of Yup'ik traditional healing methods: Empirico-rational and spiritual / mental health aspects. 7th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract #78, page 52. June 1987.
Murphy NJ, Knott L, Schraer CD.
  Preliminary results of screening for gestational diabetes mellitus at the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital. 7th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract #339, page 52. June 1987.
Murphy NJ, Schraer CD.
  Field testing of a portable reflectance meter glucose monitoring device in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Region of Alaska in winter conditions. 7th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract # 294, page 52. June 1987.
 
PROCEEDINGS: Co-author
Schraer CD, Murphy NJ, Jarin E, Jay A.
  Decreased rate of gestational diabetes mellitus following nutrition education in Alaska Natives. Proceedings Abstract # 126. 3rd International Conference on Diabetes and Indigenous Peoples, May 1995.
Adler A, Boyko E, Schraer C, Murphy N.
  Daily consumption of seal oil or salmon associated with lower risk of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in Yup'ik Eskimo and Athabaskan Indians of Alaska. Arctic Medical Research 53: Suppl 2, 271-5, 1994.
Adler A, Boyko E, Schraer C, Murphy N.
  Lower prevalence of glucose intolerance associated with traditional physical activities Among Alaska Natives. Society of Epidemiologic Research. Proceedings Abstract # 283, June 1993.
Adler A, Boyko E, Schraer C, Murphy N.
  Lower prevalence of glucose intolerance associated with traditional physical activities among Alaska Natives. Am J Epid 1993;138:633-634.
Schraer CD, Murphy NJ.
  The occurrence of diabetes and it's complications among Alaska Natives. 8th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract #245, page 38. May 1990.
Schraer CD, Boyko EJ, Murphy NJ.
  Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Alaska Eskimos, Aleuts, and Indians. 7th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Proceedings Abstract. June 1987.
 
PUBLICATIONS: Non-Peer Review, Radio, Other
Murphy NJ, Meyer BA, O'Kell RT, Hogard ME.
  Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus with a reflectance photometer: Accuracy and precision of the single operator model. Clinical Diabetes 1995; July/August:71-72 (Abstracted review by Morrison JC. Univ of Mississippi Medical Center, Dept OB/GYN)
Murphy NJ, Meyer BA, O'Kell RT, Hogard ME.
  Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus with a reflectance photometer: Accuracy and precision of the single operator model. Obstetrics and Gynecology (Letter)1994; 84:639-641.
Murphy NJ.
  Diabetes in the Far North: Lessons from the past. Diabetes Forecast 1991; 44:46-50.
Murphy NJ, Weiss BD.
  Hematospermia. American Family Physician 1985; 2:167-171.
Murphy, NJ.
  Hematospermia. Physician's Radio Network, Stamford Connecticut, 1986
Murphy NJ.
  Alaska Native newborns at risk. University of Alaska, Fairbanks, KUAC Radio, Arctic Science Journeys. Voice of America, 1996.

 

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