Selenium levels in relation to morbidity and mortality among children born to HIV-infected mothers
Kupka R, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Rifai N, Hunter DJ, Fawzi WW. Selenium levels in relation to morbidity and mortality among children born to HIV-infected mothers. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2005, 59: 1250-1258. PMID: 16015252, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma selenium levelsMorbidity informationSelenium levelsChild mortalityMaternal vitamin supplementsMonthly clinic visitsProspective cohort studyTertiary care hospitalMuhimbili National HospitalRisk of diarrheaChild health outcomesMonths of ageSelenium statusCause mortalityClinic visitsCohort studyRespiratory outcomesMedian ageStudy clinicNational HospitalVitamin supplementsHealth outcomesStudy childrenFogarty International CenterStudy participantsAdult Recall of Adolescent Diet: Reproducibility and Comparison with Maternal Reporting
Maruti SS, Feskanich D, Colditz GA, Frazier AL, Sampson LA, Michels KB, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Adult Recall of Adolescent Diet: Reproducibility and Comparison with Maternal Reporting. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 161: 89-97. PMID: 15615919, PMCID: PMC2293280, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study II cohortFood frequency questionnaireAdolescent dietFrequency questionnaireNurses' Health Study II cohortSpearman rank correlationLong latency periodAssessment of validityMaternal reportingProspective dataDietary factorsNHSII participantsCancer occurrenceFood intakePearson correlationUS womenRetrospective collectionLatency periodNutrient intakeRank correlationDietFurther studiesMean Pearson correlationIntakeWomen