2022
Relationships between short-term ambient temperature exposure and kidney disease hospitalizations in the warm season in Vietnam: A case-crossover study
Chu L, Phung D, Crowley S, Dubrow R. Relationships between short-term ambient temperature exposure and kidney disease hospitalizations in the warm season in Vietnam: A case-crossover study. Environmental Research 2022, 209: 112776. PMID: 35074348, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseRisk of hospitalizationTubulo-interstitial diseaseKidney diseaseHospital admissionIndependent associationGlomerular diseaseDisease subtypesAmbient temperature exposureProvince-level hospitalsKidney disease outcomesCase-crossover studyExposure time windowsSingle-day lagsCase-crossover designAdverse health effectsAdditional independent associationsOdds ratioDisease outcomeHospitalizationAdmission dataConvincing associationCumulative associationDiseaseEpidemiologic research
1997
Severe 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 role
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
1988
Cause‐specific mortality among male textile workers in Rhode Island
Dubrow R, Gute D. Cause‐specific mortality among male textile workers in Rhode Island. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1988, 13: 439-454. PMID: 3364422, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700130404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonmalignant respiratory diseasesMale textile workersTextile workersDust exposureCause-specific mortality patternsTextile dust exposureChronic lung diseaseCause-specific mortalityWork-related mortalityHigh dust exposureTextile occupationsSmoking habitsLung diseaseExcess mortalityOccupational exposureDeath certificatesRespiratory diseaseElevated PMRUsual occupationDecedentsCotton dustMortalityMortality patternsHigh PMRDisease
1987
Cause‐specific mortality among Rhode Island Jewelry workers
Dubrow R, Gute D. Cause‐specific mortality among Rhode Island Jewelry workers. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1987, 12: 579-593. PMID: 2961258, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700120511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cancerAccidental poisoningDrug dependenceKidney diseaseJewelry workersElevated PMRCause-specific mortality patternsSpecific occupational exposuresCause-specific mortalityPeptic ulcerStomach cancerOccupational exposureDeath certificatesRenal toxinsExcess deathsSubcutaneous tissueCancerSocioeconomic statusDiseaseDrugsMortality patternsDeathExposurePoisoningLack of information