2023
Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Wang P, Asare E, Pitzer V, Dubrow R, Chen K. Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1206-1214. PMID: 37782513, PMCID: PMC10546297, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesDiarrhea riskOdds ratioMAIN OUTCOMEMixed-effects logistic regression modelRisk of diarrheaCross-sectional studyHigher odds ratioPrevalence of diarrheaLogistic regression modelsHealth survey programUnexposed childrenEffect modificationChild healthDiarrhea prevalenceSurvey clustersSignificant associationHygiene practicesFourth weekWeeksStrong associationRandom interceptYoung childrenChildrenDiarrhea
2020
Medical, nursing, and physician assistant student knowledge and attitudes toward climate change, pollution, and resource conservation in health care
Ryan EC, Dubrow R, Sherman JD. Medical, nursing, and physician assistant student knowledge and attitudes toward climate change, pollution, and resource conservation in health care. BMC Medical Education 2020, 20: 200. PMID: 32576175, PMCID: PMC7310528, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02099-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician assistant students' knowledgeExact testSignificant public health burdenPhysician assistant studentsPublic health burdenFisher's exact testHealth care sectorAssistant studentsDisease burdenCare sectorHealth burdenClinical practiceResponse ratePhysician assistantsPatient careClinical settingLack of timeHealth professional studentsLogistic regressionLack of educationHealth careHealth care materialsNursingDescriptive statisticsCareProjections 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
2016
Risk of End-Stage Liver Disease in HIV-Viral Hepatitis Coinfected Persons in North America From the Early to Modern Antiretroviral Therapy Eras
Klein MB, Althoff KN, Jing Y, Lau B, Kitahata M, Re V, Kirk GD, Hull M, Kim HN, Sebastiani G, Moodie EE, Silverberg MJ, Sterling TR, Thorne JE, Cescon A, Napravnik S, Eron J, Gill MJ, Justice A, Peters MG, Goedert JJ, Mayor A, Thio CL, Cachay ER, Moore R, Research and Design of IeDEA F, Kirk G, Benson C, Bosch R, Boswell S, Mayer K, Grasso C, Hogg R, Harrigan P, Montaner J, Cescon A, Samji H, Brooks J, Buchacz K, Gebo K, Moore R, Moore R, Rodriguez B, Horberg M, Silverberg M, Thorne J, Goedert J, Jacobsonc L, D'Souza G, Klein M, Rourke S, Burchell A, Rachlis A, Hunter-Mellado R, Mayor A, Gill M, Deeks S, Martin J, Patel P, Brooks J, Saag M, Mugavero M, Willig J, Eron J, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Crane H, Kim H, Drozd D, Sterling T, Haas D, Bebawy S, Turner M, Justice A, Dubrow R, Fiellin D, Gange S, Anastos K, Moore R, Saag M, Gange S, Kitahata M, Althoff K, McKaig R, Justice A, Freeman A, Moore R, Freeman A, Lent C, Kitahata M, Van Rompaey S, Crane H, Drozd D, Morton L, McReynolds J, Lober W, Gange S, Althoff K, Abraham A, Lau B, Zhang J, Jing J, Golub E, Modur S, Wong C, Hogan B, Tong W, Liu B. Risk of End-Stage Liver Disease in HIV-Viral Hepatitis Coinfected Persons in North America From the Early to Modern Antiretroviral Therapy Eras. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 63: 1160-1167. PMID: 27506682, PMCID: PMC5064164, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseUse of antiretroviralsESLD riskAntiretroviral therapyLiver diseaseNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationTime-updated CD4 cell countModern antiretroviral therapy (ART) eraAntiretroviral therapy eraTenofovir-based regimensCD4 cell countModern antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusIncidence rate ratiosRate ratioCohort CollaborationCoinfected PersonsTherapy eraHCV therapyHIV RNAHepatitis BHepatitis statusImmunodeficiency virusC virusAntiretroviral era
2007
Sex, condoms, gender roles, and HIV transmission knowledge among adolescents in León, Nicaragua: Implications for HIV prevention
Manji A, Peña R, Dubrow R. Sex, condoms, gender roles, and HIV transmission knowledge among adolescents in León, Nicaragua: Implications for HIV prevention. AIDS Care 2007, 19: 989-995. PMID: 17851995, DOI: 10.1080/09540120701244935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/AIDS-related knowledgePrevention interventionsPopulation-based cross-sectional surveyConcentrated HIV epidemicHIV prevention interventionsTransmission of HIVInconsistent condom useHIV transmission knowledgeHomosexuality-related stigmaHIV/AIDS stigmaCross-sectional surveyHIV infectionHIV epidemicTransmission knowledgeHIV preventionHealth facilitiesPeer-reviewed studiesCondom useAIDS stigmaMultivariate modelMost adolescentsSignificant correlatesSexual behaviorSexAdolescents
2001
Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States
Dhillon P, Farrow D, Vaughan T, Chow W, Risch H, Gammon M, Mayne S, Stanford J, Schoenberg J, Ahsan H, Dubrow R, West A, Rotterdam H, Blot W, Fraumeni J. Family history of cancer and risk of esophageal and gastric cancers in the United States. International Journal Of Cancer 2001, 93: 148-152. PMID: 11391635, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-cardia gastric adenocarcinomaFamily historyGastric cancerEsophageal cancerGastric adenocarcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinomaEsophageal squamous cell cancerNon-cardia gastric cancerEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell cancerRisk of esophagealSquamous cell carcinomaCase-control studyGastric cardia adenocarcinomaHigh incidence areaGastric cardiaIncreased riskCell carcinomaDigestive cancersRisk factorsStomach cancerProstate cancerBreast cancerGastric tumorsCardia adenocarcinoma
2000
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, use of H2 receptor antagonists, and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer
Farrow D, Vaughan T, Sweeney C, Gammon M, Chow W, Risch H, Stanford J, Hansten P, Mayne S, Schoenberg J, Rotterdam H, Ahsan H, West A, Dubrow R, Fraumeni J, Blot W. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, use of H2 receptor antagonists, and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer. Cancer Causes & Control 2000, 11: 231-238. PMID: 10782657, DOI: 10.1023/a:1008913828105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseNon-cardia gastric adenocarcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinomaGERD symptomsReflux diseaseH2 blockersGastric adenocarcinomaGastric cancerLarge population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyPopulation-based tumor registryEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaPerson structured interviewRisk of esophagealSquamous cell carcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinoma riskH2-receptor antagonistsCase-control studyGastric cardia adenocarcinomaRandom digit dialingLong-term usersTumor RegistryAdenocarcinoma riskDaily symptomsCell carcinoma
1998
Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
Chow W, Blot W, Vaughan T, Risch H, Gammon M, Stanford J, Dubrow R, Schoenberg J, Mayne S, Farrow D, Ahsan H, West A, Rotterdam H, Niwa S, Fraumeni J. Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1998, 90: 150-155. PMID: 9450576, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.2.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaNoncardia gastric adenocarcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaGastric cardia adenocarcinomaAdult body mass indexOdds ratioCell carcinomaGastric adenocarcinomaCardia adenocarcinomaGastric cardiaCase patientsMass indexEsophageal adenocarcinomaPopulation-based case-control studyAge groupsRisk of adenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of esophagusAnthropometric risk factorsPrevalence of obesityHealthy control subjectsCase-control studyYounger age groupsMagnitude of associationUnited States population
1997
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Socioeconomic Status and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
Gammon M, Ahsan H, Schoenberg J, West A, Rotterdam H, Niwa S, Blot W, Risch H, Dubrow R, Mayne S, Vaughan T, Stanford J, Farrow D, Chow W, Fraumeni J. Tobacco, Alcohol, and Socioeconomic Status and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1997, 89: 1277-1284. PMID: 9293918, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.17.1277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaGastric cardiaSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaGastric adenocarcinomaRisk factorsTumor typesNoncardia gastric adenocarcinomaDuration of smokingCurrent cigarette smokersRisk of esophagealMajor risk factorCase-control studyGastric cardia adenocarcinomaEarly-stage carcinogenesisCigarette smokersHigher ORsControl subjectsIncidence rateSimilar ORsCardia adenocarcinomaEstimates of riskAdenocarcinomaCardiaSmokingSevere Obesity as an Explanatory Factor for the Black/White Difference in Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Jones B, Kasl S, Curnen M, Owens P, Dubrow R. Severe Obesity as an Explanatory Factor for the Black/White Difference in Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 146: 394-404. PMID: 9290499, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere obesityBreast cancerWhite womenRacial differencesBlack womenTNM stage IIPrevalence of obesityLogistic regression modelsObserved racial differencesBlack/White DifferencesRetrospective studyOdds ratioHigh prevalenceObesityStage IICancerDiagnosisWomenWhite differencesPrevalenceRegression modelsDifferencesLater stagesDiseaseImportant roleOccupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups
Russi M, Dubrow R, Flannery J, Cullen M, Mayne S. Occupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1997, 31: 166-171. PMID: 9028432, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199702)31:2<166::aid-ajim5>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cancer controlLaryngeal cancer riskCancer controlLaryngeal cancerCancer riskFluid exposureDeath certificate-based case-control studyPopulation controlsConnecticut Tumor RegistryCase-control studyLaryngeal cancer casesGeneral population controlsSeparate control groupLevel of exposureTumor RegistryCancer casesOccupational exposureDeath certificatesControl groupUsual occupationDeath dataHigh exposureP-valueCancerExposure
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 regression
1995
The accuracy of prostate cancer staging in a population-based tumor registry and its impact on the Black-White stage difference (Connecticut, United States)
Liu W, Kasl S, Flannery J, Lindo A, Dubrow R. The accuracy of prostate cancer staging in a population-based tumor registry and its impact on the Black-White stage difference (Connecticut, United States). Cancer Causes & Control 1995, 6: 425-430. PMID: 8547540, DOI: 10.1007/bf00052182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Tumor RegistryProstate cancerTumor RegistryMedical recordsPopulation-based tumor registryIncomplete medical recordsDistant stage diseaseProstate cancer stageDifferent cancer sitesPercent of blacksStage diseaseAccurate stagingPercent of whitesCancer stageCancer sitesRoutine codingStudy membersCancerWhite menRegistryStage differencesDiseaseManagement errorsDiagnosisMajor determinant
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 increaseChili Pepper Consumption and Gastric Cancer in Mexico: A Case-Control Study
López-Carnllo L, Avila M, Dubrow R. Chili Pepper Consumption and Gastric Cancer in Mexico: A Case-Control Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1994, 139: 263-271. PMID: 8116601, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116993.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 protein markers of colorectal cancer.
Dubrow R, Yannielli L. Fecal protein markers of colorectal cancer. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 1992, 87: 854-8. PMID: 1615938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerControl stoolsStool supernatantsEarly detectionProtein immunoblottingSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisStoolCancerHuman albuminFecal proteinBlue stainingProtein markersImmunoblottingBlood proteinsSupernatantDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisPatientsCoomassie blue stainingFurther workProteinHuman hemoglobinConsistent differencesHemoglobinFecal 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 ResearchGastrin and colorectal cancer
Yapp R, Modlin I, Kumar R, Binder H, Dubrow R. Gastrin and colorectal cancer. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 1992, 37: 481-484. PMID: 1551333, DOI: 10.1007/bf01307566.Peer-Reviewed Original Research