2011
Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Risnes KR, Vatten LJ, Baker JL, Jameson K, Sovio U, Kajantie E, Osler M, Morley R, Jokela M, Painter RC, Sundh V, Jacobsen GW, Eriksson JG, Sørensen TI, Bracken MB. Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 40: 647-661. PMID: 21324938, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioCardiovascular diseaseBirth sizeCardiovascular mortalityHigher birthweightInverse associationObservational studyLong-term mortalityGeneric inverse varianceRisk of obesityStrong inverse associationSmall birth sizeLarge birth sizeLong-term healthCause mortalityCancer mortalityCancer deathEpidemiology guidelinesResidual confoundingLower riskBirthweightMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewMortalityInverse variance
2000
Clinical Measurement, Statistical Analysis, and Risk-Benefit: Controversies from Trials of Spinal Injury
Bracken M, Aldrich E, Herr D, Hitchon P, Holford T, Marshall L, Nockels R, Pascale V, Shepard M, Sonntag V, Winn H, Young W. Clinical Measurement, Statistical Analysis, and Risk-Benefit: Controversies from Trials of Spinal Injury. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2000, 48: 558-561. PMID: 10744306, DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200003000-00036.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsNational Acute Spinal Cord Injury StudyAcute Spinal Cord Injury StudyAcute spinal cord injurySpinal Cord Injury StudyClinical measurementsHigh-dose methylprednisoloneSecondary neuronal damageSpinal cord injuryRisk benefitNeuronal damageFunctional recoverySafety profileCord injuryPharmacologic agentsSpinal injuryInjury studiesInnovative therapiesTrialsStatistical analysisInjuryMulticenterMethylprednisoloneSeries of trialsTherapyPrevention