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Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) Guide

Curated and Evidence-Based Resources

Publications by MAHEC Authors Working in the Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) Arena

These listings are based on the latest MAHEC Publications List

2024

  Bass, R., Flinchum, G., Ramage, M., Galvin, S. L., Cabello-De La Garza, A., Caron, O., & Marietta, A. (2024). Accessing perinatal substance use disorder care in your local community: A case study of an innovative hub and spoke network in western North Carolina. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 158, 209268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.209268

  Bechtol, A.C., Ramage, M., Krulikas, L.J., Futrell, K., Caron, O. (2024). Naloxone access in perinatal substance use disorder. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2024.01.022

  Kopak, A. M., & Hoffmann, N. G. (2024). Key criteria within DSM-5 substance use disorder diagnoses: evidence from a correctional sample. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 63(1), 37–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509674.2023.2286655

  Zedonks D, Fan X, Bhatt S, and Wyatt SA. Chapter 103, Co-Occurring Psychosis and Substance Use Disorders. In: The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine 7th Ed. 2024. [Book Chapter].

2023

 Ahmed S, Alam D, Colistra A, Kang N, Minkoff K, Wyatt SA. Chapter 12: Integrating Care for Co-occurring Mental Health Conditions. (2023). In: ASAM Criteria 4th Ed. [Book chapter].

Galvin, S. L., & Coulson, C. C. (2023). Addressing cannabis consumption among patients with hyperemesis gravidarum. AJOG Global Reports, 3(2), 100180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100180

  Gamble, T. M., Kopak, A., & Hoffmann, N. (2023). A multisite study of amphetamine use disorders, length of detention and readmission in rural jails. Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 24(2), 133–142. https://doi.org/10.1108/DHS-10-2022-0038

  Hughes, P. M., Carda-Auten, J., DiRosa, E. A., Carpenter, D., & Rosen, D. L. (2023). “You can get a couple of ramen noodle packs for a Buspar()”: A qualitative examination of medication access, policy, and procedures in southern jails. Res Social Adm Pharm, 19(9), 1298–1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.05.013

  Hughes, P. M., Harless, C., Ramage, M., Fusco, C., & Ostrach, B. (2023). Opioid Use Disorder Practice by Licensure Category in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 84(3). https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.74508

  Hughes, P. M., Ostrach, B., & Tak, C. R. (2023). Examining differences in opioid deaths by race in North Carolina following the STOP Act, 2010–2019. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 155, 209171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.209171

  Hughes, P. M., Phillips, D. C., & Fagan, E. B. (2023). Prescribing psychologists: Forgotten providers in the battle against opioid use disorder. Addiction, 118(7), 1398–1399. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16204

  Hughes, P. M., Ramage, M., Gigli, K. H., & Tak, C. R. (2023). Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Removing Supervision Requirements for Nurse Practitioners Prescribing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 14(3), 44–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(23)00112-6

  Johnston, H., & Kopak, A. M. (2023). A Prospective Study of Injection Drug Use and Jail Readmission in Two Western North Carolina Counties. North Carolina Medical Journal, 84(5). https://doi.org/10.18043/001c.83928

  Julienne K. Kirk, P., Charlotte T. Boyd, M. A., Lisa Cassidy-Vu, M. D., Linda P. McRae, P., Heather E. Strickland, N.-C., & Ernest Blake Fagan, M. D. (2023). High-dose tramadol conversion to buprenorphine-naloxone. Journal of Opioid Management, 19(2), 187–190. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2023.0774

  Kopak, A. M., & Singer, A. J. (2023). Substance Use Disorder, Bail Reform, and Failure to Appear in Court: Results From a Naturalistic Study. Journal of Drug Issues, 53(2), 183–195. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426221107561

  Kopak, A., & Raggio, A. (2023). Substance use disorder and rural detention center readmission: Results from a 3-year prospective cohort study. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 47(3), 129–138. APA PsycInfo. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000231

  Singer, A. J., Kopak, A. M., & Hoffmann, N. G. (2023). Mental Health Conditions, Substance Use Disorders, and Jail Readmission in Four Rural Counties. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 0306624X231188234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X231188234

  West, H. C. (2023). A Quality Improvement Initiative: Embedding OUD treatment in academic primary care. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 17(5), e320. https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L643071517&from=export

  West, H. C., Williams, J., Bigelow, S. M., Wheeley, V., Lafata, J. E., Amburn, J., Ratner, S., Huemmer, M., Reilly, K., & Moore, H. (2023). EXPANDING OUTPATIENT ACCESS TO OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) TREATMENT IN AN ACADEMIC INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38(S2), 81–799. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08226-z

2022

  Blake, E., Major, E., Cody, T., Galvin, S. L., Tak, C. R., & Ramage, M. (2022). Perinatal Substance Use Care Coordination: The Need for One Care Plan. N C Med J, 83(3), 231. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.83.3.231

  Calandra, J., Shukla, S., & Grandy, R. (2022). Addressing equity and access to care: How an academic family medicine practice manages human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C, and substance use disorders in rural Appalachia. JACCP:  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 5(8), 921–927. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1670

  Caron, O., Fay, A. E., Pressley, H., Seamon, G., Taylor, S. R., & Wilson, C. G. (2022). Four models of pharmacistintegrated officebased opioid treatment. JACCP:  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 5(4), 413–421. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1607

  Felsen, U. R., Tlamsa, A., Moir, L., Shukla, S., Thompson, D., Weiss, J. M., Heo, M., & Litwin, A. H. (2022). Comparing Routine HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Screening to Estimate the Effect of Required Consent on HIV Screening Rates Among Hospitalized Patients. Public Health Reports, 137(1), 102–109. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354921999170

  Galvin, S. L., & Ramage, M. (2022). Response to Avoiding NICU Transfer for Newborns With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): A Quality Improvement Initiative to Manage NOWS on the Mother-baby Unit. J Addict Med, 16(3), 371–372. https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000000904

  Garza, A. C.-D. la, Harless, C., Ostrach, B., & Fagan, B. (2022). Increasing North Carolina’s Workforce Capacity for Prescribing Buprenorphine Products. North Carolina Medical Journal, 83(4), 288–293. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.83.4.288

  Harless, C., Lugo, B., & Ostrach, B. (2022). Hepatitis C and HIV Screening, Testing, and Risk Perceptions among South-Central Appalachian County Health Department Staff. Southern Medical Journal, 115(7), 422–428. https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001409

  Hughes, P. M., Ostrout, T. L., Pèrez Jolles, M., & Thomas, K. C. (2022). Adverse Childhood Experiences Across Birth Generation and LGBTQ + Identity, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2019. American Journal of Public Health, 112(4), 662–670. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306642

  Leiner, C., Antono, B., & Ostrach, B. (2022). Perinatal OUD Treatment Provider Understandings of Rural Patients’ Experiences. J Addict Med, 16(2), 177–182. https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000000858

  Pressley Byrd, D., Galvin, S., Ramage, M., & Johnson, E. (2022). Advanced Practice Provider–Led Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Women. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 67(3), 384–393. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.13372

  Ranney, L., Kowitt, S., Mottus, K., McDowell, S., Beane, A., Denslow, S., Sturm, K., Rice, N., Hernandez, M., Jaspers, I., Hickman, E., & Halladay, J. (2022). A Mixed Methods Approach to Improving Provider Counseling of Patients Who Vape. HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.36518/2689-0216.1443

  Shelton, D., Ramage, M., Hughes, P., & Tak, C. (2022). Factors associated with contraceptive use among postpartum women with substance use disorder. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 33, 100764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100764

2021

  Caron, O. A., Ramage, M., & Galvin, S. L. (2021). Stimulant misuse in pregnant patients at a rural perinatal substance use program. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 15(5), E55. Embase. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000902

  Coulson, C. C., Lorencz, E., Rittenhouse, K., Ramage, M., Lorenz, K., & Galvin, S. L. (2021). Association of Maternal Buprenorphine or Methadone Dose with Fetal Growth Indices and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. American Journal of Perinatology, 38(01), 028–036. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1694729

  Fontaine, D., & Hoffman, M. R. (2021). Management of Acute Pain Due to Traumatic Injury in Patients with Chronic Pain and Pre-injury Opioid Use. Current Trauma Reports, 7(1), 24–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-020-00207-5

  Godar, E. A., & Jhaveri, R. (2021). A Survey of Practices in the United States Regarding Hepatitis C Screening in Pregnant Women. Clinical Therapeutics, 43(4), 780–784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinthera.2021.01.016

  Hughes, P. M., Verrastro, G., Fusco, C. W., Wilson, C. G., & Ostrach, B. (2021). An examination of telehealth policy impacts on initial rural opioid use disorder treatment patterns during the COVID19 pandemic. The Journal of Rural Health, 37(3), 467–472. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12570

  Leiner, C., Cody, T., Mullins, N., Ramage, M., & Ostrach, B. M. M. (2021). “The elephant in the room;” a qualitative study of perinatal fears in opioid use disorder treatment in Southern Appalachia. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 21(1), 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03596-w

  Ostrach, B., Buer, L., Armbruster, S., Brown, H., Yochym, G., & Zaller, N. (2021). COVID19 and Rural Harm Reduction Challenges in the US Southern Mountains. The Journal of Rural Health, 37(1), 252–255. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12499

  Ostrach, B., Carpenter, D., & Cote, L. P. (2021). DEA Disconnect Leads to Buprenorphine Bottlenecks. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 15(4), 272. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000762

  Ramage, M. A., Blake, E. H., Tak, C. R., Sullivan, M. H., Kauffman, S. V., Galvin, S. L., & Jones, H. E. (2021). Before You Write Your First Buprenorphine Prescription; A Readiness-Assessment for Prenatal Care Providers. Journal of Women’s Health and Gynecology, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.17303/jwhg.2021.8.203

  Ramage, M., Tak, C., Goodman, D., Johnson, E., Barber, C., & Jones, H. E. (2021). Improving access to care through Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Focus on perinatal patients with Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(1), 4–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14544

  Trull, G., Major, E., Harless, C., Zule, W., Ostrach, B., & Carpenter, D. (2021). Rural community pharmacist willingness to dispense Suboxone® - A secret shopper investigation in South-Central Appalachia. Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm, 4, 100082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100082

  Wilson, C. G., Ramage, M., & Fagan, E. B. (2021). A Primary Care Response to COVID19 for Patients with an Opioid Use Disorder. The Journal of Rural Health, 37(1), 169–171. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12438

2020

  Alemu, B. T., Olayinka, O., Young, B., Pressley-Byrd, D., Tate, T., & Beydoun, H. A. (2020). Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Newborns with Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome. Southern Medical Journal, 113(8), 392–398. https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001130

  Boggiano, V., Gilmore Wilson, C., Fagan, E. B., Kirk, J., Bossenbroek-Fedoriw, K., & Tak, C. R. (2020). The Impact on Future Prescribing Patterns of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Education and Waiver Provision During Residency. J Am Board Fam Med, 33(6), 998–1003. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200127

  Farrar, M., White, Z., Hulkower, S., Fagan, E. B., & Wilson, C. G. (2020). A Financial Model for Team-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 33(1), 124–128. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190228

  Galvin, S. L., & Ramage, M. (2020). Perinatal Cannabis Use Unrelated to Illicit Opioid Use When Prescribed OUD Medications. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 14(6), e409. Embase. https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L634656471&from=export

  Galvin, S. L., Ramage, M., Leiner, C., Sullivan, M. H., & Fagan, E. B. (2020). A Cohort Comparison of Differences Between Regional and Buncombe County Patients of a Comprehensive Perinatal Substance Use Disorders Program in Western North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 81(3), 157–165. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.3.157

  Galvin, S. L., Ramage, M., Mazure, E., & Coulson, C. C. (2020). The association of cannabis use late in pregnancy with engagement and retention in perinatal substance use disorder care for opioid use disorder: A cohort comparison. J Subst Abuse Treat, 117, 108098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108098

  Hughes, P., Denslow, S., Ostrach, B., Fusco, C., & Tak, C. (2020). Exploration of the STOP Act and Opioid Deaths in North Carolina, 2010–2018. American Journal of Public Health, 110(10), 1573–1577. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305748

  Hughes, P., & Ostrout, T. (2020). Adverse Childhood Experiences as Predictors of Perceived Health: Assessing the ACE Pyramid Model Using Multiple-Mediation. HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine, 1(5). https://doi.org/10.36518/2689-0216.1103

  Jackson, T., Antono, B., Grandy, R., Smith, E., Hulkower, S., & Stigleman, S. (2020). How effective is direct acting antiviral therapy in curing chronic hepatitis C among individuals who actively inject drugs? Evidence-Based Practice, 23(4), 1. https://doi.org/10.1097/EBP.0000000000000773

  Jarvi, A., Hughes, P., Shepherd, J. G., Hedgepeth Kennedy, M. L., & Wilson, C. G. (2020a). Impact of elective on students’ perceptions of treating patients with a substance use disorder. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 60(4), e43–e46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.01.021

  Jarvi, A., Hughes, P., Shepherd, J. G., Hedgepeth Kennedy, M. L., & Wilson, C. G. (2020b). Reprint of: Impact of elective on students’ perceptions of treating patients with a substance use disorder. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003), 60(5s), S84-s87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.08.033

  Kane, C., Leiner, C., Harless, C., Foley, K. A., Fagan, E. B., & Wilson, C. G. (2020). The Value of Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Family Medicine: From the Patient Perspective. J Am Board Fam Med, 33(4), 611–615. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.04.190389

  Major, E., Fusco, C. W., White, Z., Wilson, C. G., & Fagan, E. B. (2020). Long-acting, Injectable Buprenorphine: Great Promise, but Significant Barriers to Use. North Carolina Medical Journal, 81(3), 210–211. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.3.210

  Mullins, N., Galvin, S. L., Ramage, M., Gannon, M., Lorenz, K., Sager, B., & Coulson, C. C. (2020). Buprenorphine and Naloxone Versus Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy: A Cohort Study. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 14(3), 185. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000562

  Roe, M., Wilson, C. G., Fusco, C. W., Hulkower, S., & Stigleman, S. (2020). Does XR injectable naltrexone prevent relapse as effectively as daily sublingual buprenorphine-naloxone? The Journal of Family Practice, 69(10), E14–E15.

  Wells, S. S. (2020). How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(4), 567–569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2020.02.004

2019

  Austin, R. C., Fusco, C. W., Fagan, E. B., Drake, E., Pacious, J., Dickens, H., Galvin, S. L., & Wilson, C. G. (2019). Teaching Opioid Tapering Through Guided Instruction. Fam Med, 51(5), 434–437. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2019.502509

  Byrd, D. P., & Bartlett, R. (2019). Harm Reduction Strategies: Imperatives and Implications for Nurses. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 57(6), 4–5. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20190430-02

  Cariveau, D., Fay, A. E., Baker, D., Fagan, E. B., & Wilson, C. G. (2019). Evaluation of a pharmacist-led naloxone coprescribing program in primary care. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 59(6), 867–871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2019.07.012

  Fagan, E. B., & Kane, C. (2019). MAHEC Distributes Opioid Awareness Flyer to 171 Schools Across Western North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 80(1), 63–65. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.80.1.63

  Gilmer, B., Hulkower, S., Wilson, C. G., Macdonald, B., Pozner, J., & Stigleman, S. (2019). Which oral nonopioid agents are most effective for OA pain? J Fam Pract, 68(7), 417–418.

  Lorenz, K., Gannon, M., Ramage, M., Coulson, C. C., Wilson, C., & Galvin, S. L. (2019). Psychotropic medications do not appear to increase NAS risk in women on MAT. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 220(1), S224–S225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.342

  Mullins, N., Ramage, M., Ostrach, B., & Leiner, C. (2019). Addressing Patient Fears in Perinatal Substance Use Treatment. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 134, 44S. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.AOG.0000585496.98784.1a

  Nathan, A., Galvin, S., Coulson, C. C., Ramage, M., Mullins, N. H., & Gannon, M. (2019). Impact of an Integrated, Comprehensive Perinatal Substance Use Disorders Program for an At-Risk, Rural Population [34F]. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 133, 71S. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.AOG.0000559065.95262.da

  Ostrach, B., & Leiner, C. (2019). “I didn’t want to be on Suboxone at first…” – Ambivalence in Perinatal Substance Use Treatment. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 13(4), 264. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000000491

  Zaller, N., & Ostrach, B. (2019). HCV, injection drug use, and the importance of harm reduction in Kenya. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19(11), 1158–1159. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30407-4

2018

  Carpenter, D. M., Roberts, C. A., Westrick, S. C., Ferreri, S. P., Kennelty, K. A., Look, K. A., Abraham, O., & Wilson, C. (2018). A content review of online naloxone Continuing Education courses for pharmacists in states with standing orders. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 14(10), 968–978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.11.011

  Carpenter, D., Roberts, C., Ferreri, S., Westrick, S., Kennelty, K., Look, K., Abraham, O., & Wilson, C. (2018). Review of online naloxone continuing education courses. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 58(3), e197. Embase. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2018.04.004

  Coulson, C. C., Lorencz, E., Ramage, M. A., Gannon, M., & Galvin, S. (2018). 213: Comparison of buprenorphine versus methadone exposure in utero on fetal growth indices and neonatal abstinence syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 218(1), S141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.090

  Ramage, M., Ostrach, B., Fagan, B., & Coulson, C. C. (2018). Stabilizing the Mother-Infant Dyad for Better Outcomes from OB to FM: Caring for Patients with Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder through the 4th Trimester. N C Med J, 79(3), 164–165. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.79.3.164

2017

  Pattison-Sharp, E., Estrada, R. D., Elio, A., Prendergast, M., & Carpenter, D. M. (2017). School nurse experiences with prescription opioids in urban and rural schools: A cross-sectional survey. J Addict Dis, 36(4), 236–242. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2017.1361725

  Wilson, C. G., & Fagan, E. B. (2017). Providing Office-Based Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(5), 481–481. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2139

  Wilson, C. G., Rodriguez, F., Carrington, A. C., & Fagan, E. B. (2017). Development of a targeted naloxone coprescribing program in a primary care practice. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 57(2), S130–S134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2016.12.076

2014

  Parlier, A. B., Fagan, B., Ramage, M., & Galvin, S. (2014). Prenatal care, pregnancy outcomes, and postpartum birth control plans among pregnant women with opiate addictions. South Med J, 107(11), 676–683. https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000000189

2013

  Langlois, J. P. (2013). Pain management: lessons from palliative care. North Carolina Medical Journal, 74(3), 226–228.

  Rowe, J., & Caprio, A. J. (2013). Chronic Pain: Challenges and Opportunities for Relieving Suffering. North Carolina Medical Journal, 74(3), 201–204. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.74.3.201

2009

  Harper, M., Luna-Orea, P., & Lendle, S. (2009). 589: Increases in accidental deaths from prescription opioids among recently pregnant women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 201(6), S218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.454

2005

  Smith, K. D., Scott, M. A., Ketterman, E., & Smith, P. O. (2005). Clinical inquiries. What interventions can help patients stop using chewing tobacco? The Journal of Family Practice, 54(4), 368–369.

2003

  Lin, L. P. M. C., Galvin, S. L., & Dixon, S. D. (2003). Smoking cessation in an Ob/Gyn residency clinic. Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns, 10(6), 265–269. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1068-607X(03)00065-9