2009
The relationship between handedness and risk of multiple sclerosis
Gardener H, Munger K, Chitnis T, Spiegelman D, Ascherio A. The relationship between handedness and risk of multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2009, 15: 587-592. PMID: 19389750, PMCID: PMC2771381, DOI: 10.1177/1352458509102622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosisHealth StudyHand preferenceOngoing prospective cohort studyUtero hormone exposureNurses' Health StudyProspective cohort studyMultiple sclerosis riskSex steroid hormonesLeft-handed womenLeft-handed individualsCohort studyAutoimmune disordersIncident casesUtero exposureUnknown etiologyPrenatal exposureSex hormonesImmune disordersStudy populationHormone exposureSclerosisFemale nursesSteroid hormonesRisk
2004
In utero exposures and the incidence of endometriosis
Missmer SA, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Michels KB, Hunter DJ. In utero exposures and the incidence of endometriosis. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1501-1508. PMID: 15589850, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.04.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study IIIncidence of endometriosisMultiple gestationsFetal environmentNurses' Health Study IIRate of endometriosisProspective cohort studyBody mass indexDiethylstilbestrol exposurePast infertilityPremature deliveryCohort studyMass indexUtero exposureInfertility statusIncidence rateEndometriosis diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEUS womenEndometriosisAge 18BirthweightStudy IIEffect estimatesWomen