2020
Projections of Ambient Temperature- and Air Pollution-Related Mortality Burden Under Combined Climate Change and Population Aging Scenarios: a Review
Chen K, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Dubrow R. Projections of Ambient Temperature- and Air Pollution-Related Mortality Burden Under Combined Climate Change and Population Aging Scenarios: a Review. Current Environmental Health Reports 2020, 7: 243-255. PMID: 32542573, DOI: 10.1007/s40572-020-00281-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality burdenOlder adultsAge-stratified analysisAir pollution exposureNon-optimal ambient temperaturesVulnerable older adultsAge-specific population projectionsAge-specific relationshipsFuture population vulnerabilityPollution exposureRecent FindingsWeRecent evidenceBurdenHealth impactsAir pollutionMortalityTemperature-related mortality burdenFuture studiesAdultsLess reductionPopulationStrong evidence
1996
Malignant melanoma risk factors by anatomic site: A case‐control study and polychotomous logistic regression analysis
Chen Y, Dubrow R, Holford T, Zheng T, Barnhill R, Fine J, Berwick M. Malignant melanoma risk factors by anatomic site: A case‐control study and polychotomous logistic regression analysis. International Journal Of Cancer 1996, 67: 636-643. PMID: 8782651, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960904)67:5<636::aid-ijc8>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma risk factorsCase-control studyRisk factorsAnatomic sitesSun exposurePopulation-based case-control studySun exposure-related factorsIntermittent sun exposureHistory of sunburnOnly risk factorPolychotomous logistic regression analysisInvasive melanoma casesNumber of neviLogistic regression analysisExposure-related factorsDevelopment of melanomaSex differencesPolychotomous logistic regressionHistologic subtypeMalignant melanomaClothing habitsPigmentary characteristicsMelanoma casesStudy subjectsLogistic regressionTubal sterilization and the risk of endometrial cancer
Castellsagué X, Thompson W, Dubrow R. Tubal sterilization and the risk of endometrial cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 1996, 65: 607-612. PMID: 8598311, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960301)65:5<607::aid-ijc9>3.0.co;2-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial endometrial cancerEndometrial cancerTubal sterilizationProtective effectMulticenter population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyNon-significant protective effectPopulation-based cancer registriesCase-control studyCrude odds ratiosEpithelial endometrial carcinomaYears of ageMethod of contraceptionCancer RegistryEndometrial carcinomaOvarian functionTubal occlusionWomen 20Odds ratioEndogenous estrogensProtective associationEndometrial carcinogenesisWoman's riskHuman studiesCancer
1995
Can mammography screening explain the race difference in stage at diagnosis of breast cancer?
Jones B, Kasl S, Curnen M, Owens P, Dubrow R. Can mammography screening explain the race difference in stage at diagnosis of breast cancer? Cancer 1995, 75: 2103-2113. PMID: 7697601, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19950415)75:8<2103::aid-cncr2820750813>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerWhite womenMammography screeningLate-stage diagnosisPopulation-based dataDevelopment of symptomsLate-stage cancerBlack womenAfrican American womenRace differencesRace-specific analysesScreening historyObserved race differencesRetrospective studyMammographic screeningActive surveillanceConnecticut hospitalsStage cancerCancerDiagnosisSocioeconomic statusWomenStage diagnosisSignificant predictorsAmerican women
1994
Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in Denmark
Dubrow R, Johansen C, Skov T, Holford T. Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in Denmark. International Journal Of Cancer 1994, 58: 324-329. PMID: 8050812, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910580303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalignant melanoma incidence in Connecticut (United States): time trends and age-period-cohort modeling by anatomic site
Chen Y, Zheng T, Holford T, Berwick M, Dubrow R. Malignant melanoma incidence in Connecticut (United States): time trends and age-period-cohort modeling by anatomic site. Cancer Causes & Control 1994, 5: 341-350. PMID: 8080946, DOI: 10.1007/bf01804985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous malignant melanomaAnatomic sitesUpper limbPopulation-based Connecticut Tumor RegistryCohort patternsConnecticut Tumor RegistryMale-female ratioMalignant melanoma incidenceTime trendsCMM incidenceNeck melanomaTumor RegistryIncident casesMalignant melanomaMelanoma incidenceEtiologic distinctionsCarcinogenic exposuresLower limbsLargest absolute increaseMelanomaCohort modelingAbsolute increaseIncidenceLimbLargest relative increase
1993
Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in connecticut
Dubrow R, Bernstein J, Holford T. Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in connecticut. International Journal Of Cancer 1993, 53: 907-913. PMID: 8473049, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910530607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft colonCohort patternsTransverse colonLarge bowelCancer incidenceEtiologic distinctionsConnecticut Tumor RegistryTumor RegistrySigmoid colonCancer casesCohort modellingBirth cohortConnecticut residentsColonRectumCohort modelSexBowelIncidenceDiagnosisMalesFemalesCommon patternRegistryCohort
1992
Fecal lysozyme: an unreliable marker for colorectal cancer.
Dubrow R, Kim C, Eldred A. Fecal lysozyme: an unreliable marker for colorectal cancer. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1992, 87: 617-21. PMID: 1595650.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Ischemic Heart Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality Among Police Officers.
Dubrow R, Burnett C, Gute D, Brockert J. Ischemic Heart Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality Among Police Officers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 1988, 30: 650. PMID: 3171723, DOI: 10.1097/00043764-198808000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research