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Kavanagh KT, Beardsley JV. Brain stem auditory evoked response. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 1979 Jul-Aug;88(4 Pt 2 Suppl 58):1-28. doi: 10.1177/00034894790880s401. PubMed PMID: 114087.
Kavanagh KT, Panje WR. Neurogenic neoplasms of the seventh cranial nerve presenting as a parotid mass. Am J Otolaryngol. 1982 Jan-Feb;3(1):53-6. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(82)80033-1. PubMed PMID: 7114391.
Kavanagh KT, McCabe BF. Ototoxicity of oral neomycin and vancomycin. Laryngoscope. 1983 May;93(5):649-53. doi: 10.1002/lary.1983.93.5.649. PubMed PMID: 6843260.
Kavanagh KT, Harker LA, Tyler RS. Auditory brainstem and middle latency responses. I. Effect of response filtering and waveform identification. II. Threshold responses to a 500-HZ tone pip. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 1984 Jan-Feb;108:1-12. PubMed PMID: 6421220.
Babin RW, Harker LA, Kavanaugh KT. Traumatic intratympanic facial neuroma. A clinical report. Am J Otol. 1984 Jul;5(5):365-7. PubMed PMID: 6476087.
Kavanagh KT, Salazar JE, Babin RW. Bone marrow expansion of the thyroid cartilage: a source of confusion with malignant invasion in CT studies. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1985 Jan-Feb;9(1):177-9. doi: 10.1097/00004728-198501000-00031. PubMed PMID: 3918079.
Babin RW, Kavanagh KT. Familial nasal acilia syndrome. South Med J. 1985 Jun;78(6):737-9. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198506000-00030. PubMed PMID: 4002006.
Kavanagh KT, Litovitz T. Miniature battery foreign bodies in auditory and nasal cavities. JAMA. 1986 Mar 21;255(11):1470-2. PubMed PMID: 3951081.
Kavanagh KT, Domico WD. High-pass digital filtration of the 40 Hz response and its relationship to the spectral content of the middle latency and 40 Hz responses. Ear Hear. 1986 Apr;7(2):93-9. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198604000-00007. PubMed PMID: 3699264.
Giltman LI, Kavanagh KT, Babin RW, Crocker RA, Maijub AG, Black JN Jr. Extramedullary hematopoiesis within the hypotympanicum presenting as a glomus tympanicum. Am J Otol. 1986 May;7(3):218-20. PubMed PMID: 3717315.
Kavanagh KT, Babin RW. Definitions and types of nystagmus and calculations. Ear Hear. 1986 Jun;7(3):157-66. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198606000-00007. PubMed PMID: 3487475.
Kavanagh KT, Giltman LI, Babin RW. Erosive mucosal cysts of the temporal bone. A case report with review of the pathogenesis. Am J Otol. 1986 Jul;7(4):270-4. PubMed PMID: 3740235.
Kavanagh KT, Kahane JC, Kordan B. Risks and benefits of adenotonsillectomy for children with Down syndrome. Am J Ment Defic. 1986 Jul;91(1):22-9. PubMed PMID: 2943158.
Kavanagh KT, Cosby WN. Shave excision and dermabrasion of midline angiofibroma in tuberous sclerosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986 Aug;112(8):886-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1986.03780080086020. PubMed PMID: 3013241.
Domico WD, Kavanagh KT. Analog and zero phase-shift digital filtering of the auditory brain stem response waveform. Ear Hear. 1986 Dec;7(6):377-82. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198612000-00006. PubMed PMID: 3792680.
Kavanagh KT, Domico WD. High pass digital and analog filtering of the middle latency response. Ear Hear. 1987 Apr;8(2):101-9. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198704000-00007. PubMed PMID: 3582801.
Kavanagh KT, Babin RW. Endoscopic surgical management for laryngomalacia. Case report and review of the literature. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1987 Nov-Dec;96(6):650-3. doi: 10.1177/000348948709600606. PubMed PMID: 3688751.
Kavanagh KT, Hinkle WG. Reconstruction of the soft palate after jaw, tongue, neck dissection with subtotal palatectomy (velopharyngoplasty). Laryngoscope. 1987 Dec;97(12):1461-3. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198712000-00016. PubMed PMID: 3683058.
Kavanagh KT, Domico WD, Franks R, Han JC. Digital filtering and spectral analysis of the low intensity ABR. Ear Hear. 1988 Feb;9(1):43-7. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198802000-00016. PubMed PMID: 3342945.
Kavanagh KT, Beckford NS. Adenotonsillectomy in children: indications and contraindications. South Med J. 1988 Apr;81(4):507-14. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198804000-00023. PubMed PMID: 3162779.
Kavanagh KT, Domico WD, Crews PL, McCormick VA. Comparison of the intrasubject repeatability of auditory brain stem and middle latency responses elicited in young children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1988 May-Jun;97(3 Pt 1):264-71. doi: 10.1177/000348948809700310. PubMed PMID: 3377393.
Kavanagh KT, Magill HL. Michel dysplasia. Common cavity inner ear deformity. Pediatr Radiol. 1989;19(5):343-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02467313. PubMed PMID: 2755750.
Kavanagh KT, Gould H, McCormick G, Franks R. Comparison of the identifiability of the low intensity ABR and MLR in the mentally handicapped patient. Ear Hear. 1989 Apr;10(2):124-30. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198904000-00008. PubMed PMID: 2707503.
Kavanagh KT, Hinkle W. Compound pharyngeal myocutaneous flap. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989 May;115(5):633. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1989.01860290091024. PubMed PMID: 2706111.
Kavanagh KT, Franks R. Analog and digital filtering of the brain stem auditory evoked response. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1989 Jul;98(7 Pt 1):508-14. doi: 10.1177/000348948909800704. PubMed PMID: 2751210.
Kavanagh KT, Clark ST. Comparison of the mastoid to vertex and mastoid to high forehead electrode arrays in recording auditory evoked potentials. Ear Hear. 1989 Aug;10(4):259-61. doi: 10.1097/00003446-198908000-00009. PubMed PMID: 2776987.
Kavanagh KT, Smith TR, Golden GS, Tate NP, Hinkle WG. Promotion of patient appointment compliance in indigent pediatric medical care by use of a microcomputer. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1989 Oct;98(10):755-60. doi: 10.1177/000348948909801001. PubMed PMID: 2802457.
Kavanagh KT, Tate NP. Models to promote medical health care delivery for indigent families: computerized tracking to case management. J Health Soc Policy. 1990;2(1):21-34. doi: 10.1300/J045v02n01_03. PubMed PMID: 10119066.
Kavanagh KT, Tate NP. Indigent medical care: current challenges and solutions. J Health Soc Policy. 1990;2(1):1-7. doi: 10.1300/J045v02n01_01. PubMed PMID: 10119065.
Kavanagh KT, Smith TR, Golden GS, Tate NP, Hinkle WG. Multivariate analysis of family risk factors in predicting appointment attendance in a pediatric otology and communication clinic. J Health Soc Policy. 1991;2(3):85-102. doi: 10.1300/J045v02n03_06. PubMed PMID: 10116396.
Kavanagh KT, Hughes WT, Parham DM, Chanin LR. Fungal sinusitis in immunocompromised children with neoplasms. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1991 Apr;100(4 Pt 1):331-6. doi: 10.1177/000348949110000413. PubMed PMID: 2018294.
Fontanesi J, Beckford NS, Lester EP, Kavanaugh KT, Tai D, Eddy T, Kun LE. Concomitant cisplatin and hyperfractionated external beam irradiation for advanced malignancy of the head and neck. Am J Surg. 1991 Oct;162(4):393-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(91)90156-8. PubMed PMID: 1951896.
Kavanagh KT. Evaluation of occupational hearing loss and presbyacusis using a microcomputer. J Am Acad Audiol. 1992 May;3(3):215-20. PubMed PMID: 1581596.
Kavanagh KT. Delta Hearing Handicap and Presbycusis Software. JAMA. 1992 May 27;267(20):2738. PubMed PMID: 1533687.
Kavanagh KT, Beckford NS. Airway obstruction in the mentally handicapped. South Med J. 1992 Jul;85(7):779-81. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199207000-00029. PubMed PMID: 1631703.
Kavanagh KT, Maijub AG, Brown JR. Passive exposure to cocaine in medical personnel and its effect on urine drug screening tests. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992 Sep;107(3):363-6. doi: 10.1177/019459989210700302. PubMed PMID: 1408218.
Kavanagh KT. The supply of rural physicians. JAMA. 1993 Feb 10;269(6):744-5. doi: 10.1001/jama.1993.03500060043017. PubMed PMID: 8423648.
Kavanagh KT, Hinkle W. National health care reform: choice opportunities. J Health Soc Policy. 1994;6(1):1-12. doi: 10.1300/j045v06n01_01. PubMed PMID: 10140435.
Kavanagh KT. Applications of image-directed robotics in otolaryngologic surgery. Laryngoscope. 1994 Mar;104(3 Pt 1):283-93. doi: 10.1288/00005537-199403000-00008. PubMed PMID: 8127184.
Kavanagh KT. Evaluation of hearing handicaps and presbyacusis using World Wide Web-based calculators. J Am Acad Audiol. 2001 Nov-Dec;12(10):497-505. PubMed PMID: 11791936.
Kavanagh KT. World Wide Web-based temporal bone anatomic sections. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 May;126(5):573-7. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2002.124851. PubMed PMID: 12075233.
Kavanagh KT. Distribution of medical research articles on the World Wide Web. J Health Soc Policy. 2003;16(3):1-5. doi: 10.1300/J045v16n03_01. PubMed PMID: 12877244.
Kavanagh KT. In response to "Assessing nursing staffing ratios: variability in workload intensity". Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2007 Aug;8(3):182; author reply 183. doi: 10.1177/1527154407308489. PubMed PMID: 18178924.
Kavanagh KT. Financial incentives to promote health care quality: the hospital acquired conditions nonpayment policy. Soc Work Public Health. 2011;26(5):524-41. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2011.533554. PubMed PMID: 21902485.
Kavanagh K. Health care integration: will physicians lose their voice?. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2011 Jun;96(6):28-30. PubMed PMID: 22315908.
Kavanagh K, Abusalem S. Mounting evidence supports universal surveillance for MRSA in preoperative patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Aug;213(2):335-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.05.014. PubMed PMID: 21787990.
Kavanagh KT. Premier pay for performance and patient outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 26;367(4):381-2; author reply 382-3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1206170. PubMed PMID: 22830476.
Kavanagh K, Abusalem S, Saman DM. A perspective on the evidence regarding methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance. J Patient Saf. 2012 Sep;8(3):140-3. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182627b89. Review. PubMed PMID: 22874134.
Kavanagh KT, Cimiotti JP, Abusalem S, Coty MB. Moving healthcare quality forward with nursing-sensitive value-based purchasing. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2012 Dec;44(4):385-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2012.01469.x. Epub 2012 Oct 15. PubMed PMID: 23066956; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3558794.
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