2003
Occupational exposure to methyl tertiary butyl ether in relation to key health symptom prevalence: the effect of measurement error correction
Keshaviah A, Weller E, Spiegelman D. Occupational exposure to methyl tertiary butyl ether in relation to key health symptom prevalence: the effect of measurement error correction. Environmetrics 2003, 14: 573-582. DOI: 10.1002/env.604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of MTBEHealth symptomsStudy participantsJob categoriesSmoking statusSerum concentrationsBlood concentrationsHealth outcomesMTBE exposureEye irritationSignificant associationSymptomsMethyl tertiary butyl etherAvailable dataPrevalenceExposureExposure effectsParticipantsLow levelsHeadacheRegression calibration methodIrritation
2002
Meat and dairy food consumption and breast cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies
Missmer SA, Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Yaun SS, Adami HO, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Kushi LH, Miller AB, Potter JD, Rohan TE, Speizer FE, Toniolo P, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Hunter DJ. Meat and dairy food consumption and breast cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2002, 31: 78-85. PMID: 11914299, DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.1.78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskDairy food consumptionBreast cancerCancer riskCohort studyNon-dietary risk factorsSignificant associationFood consumptionIncident breast cancer casesEgg consumptionProspective cohort studyInvasive breast cancerDietary assessment instrumentsIntake of meatBreast cancer casesPooled analysisRisk factorsCancer casesPooled databaseNutrient intakeUsual foodCancerRed meatTotal meatWomen
1999
Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption Patterns in Relation to Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men
Leitzmann M, Giovannucci E, Stampfer M, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Willett W, Rimm E. Prospective Study of Alcohol Consumption Patterns in Relation to Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 1999, 23: 835-841. PMID: 10371403, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04191.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic gallstone diseaseGallstone diseaseAlcohol intakeAlcohol consumption patternsDecreased riskAmount of alcoholAlcohol consumptionCohort of menAlcoholic beverage typesSymptomatic gallstonesFrequent intakeModerate intakeProspective studyRisk factorsSignificant associationDiseaseIntakeBeverage typePotential health hazardsRiskMenAlcoholic beveragesHealth hazardsAssociationConsumption patternsN‐acetyl transferase 2 genotypes, meat intake and breast cancer risk
Gertig D, Hankinson S, Hough H, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Willett W, Kelsey K, Hunter D. N‐acetyl transferase 2 genotypes, meat intake and breast cancer risk. International Journal Of Cancer 1999, 80: 13-17. PMID: 9935222, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990105)80:1<13::aid-ijc3>3.0.co;2-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskRed meat intakeMeat intakeRapid acetylatorsBreast cancerSlow acetylatorsCancer riskHealth StudyLow red meat intakeHigh red meat intakeNurses' Health StudyHeterocyclic aminesLack of associationHigh-temperature cooking methodsFrequent intakeNAT2 genotypeBlood drawAcetylator genotypeBlood samplesAcetylatorsSignificant associationCancerIntakeMajor causeHuman carcinogenesis